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The student news site of Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

The Eagle Eye

The student news site of Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

The Eagle Eye

The student news site of Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

The Eagle Eye

Female writers in English curriculum

Emily Freeborn, Web Editor-in-Chief May 5, 2020

Fourteen women have won the Nobel Prize for literature. Over the past fifty years, the female writers community has experienced such growth that they now finally make up about fifty percent of all best...

Tech use during pandemic

McKenna Andrew, Staff Writer May 5, 2020

It is very easy to reach over and grab your phone and begin scrolling through apps like Tik Tok or Instagram for hours. Open up a laptop and next thing you know Netflix is asking if you are still watching....

The reality of remote learning

Alex Vallone, Managing Editor Apr 15, 2020

Transitioning to online school hasn’t been an easy task for students and teachers alike. While teachers scramble to put together lesson plans to allow students to learn from home, students cope with...

Weinstein’s conviction fuels our fire

Evelyn Driscoll, Print Editor-in-Chief Apr 15, 2020

Miriam Haley, Jessica Mann and Rose McGowen. You might recognize these women's stories better with the mention of the name Harvey Weinstein. These are just a couple women who've presented sexual abuse...

Paw-fect quarantine

Evelyn Driscoll, Print Editor-in-Chief Apr 15, 2020

There's one thing that can instantly brighten your tiring and long day: your dog. Your dog is always there waiting for you when you come home from school and extracurricular activities. Quarantine, a constricting...

Real World Danger Online

Emily Freeborn, Web Editor-in-Chief Mar 30, 2020

It can seem daunting to find a partner as a teenager when your social reach is limited to the scope of your school. In contrast, dating outside the bubble appears to be an exciting opportunity to try...

Moral Responsibility

Staff Editorial Mar 30, 2020

As teenagers, we have become accustomed to a lack of consequence for our laziness or irresponsibility. For now, the messes we make will be cleaned up. But the older we grow, the less that will be so. Who...

Food Frenzy

Hadley McCusker, Staff Writer Mar 30, 2020

As the times are changing, our campus starting to become new and innovative. The new block schedule comes with many great opportunities for students and teachers a like but there is one downfall: lunch. Students...

Dating through the distance

Jaime Svinth and Julia Mortimer Mar 30, 2020

From casually flirting in class to awkward first dates, high school often marks students' entry into the dating world. For some students, dating can be more than just casual, and may even lead to a future...

Opening the door to other cultures

Giulia Henshaw, Copy Editor Mar 30, 2020

When traveling to a new country, there is excitement surrounding the scenery, food, a new culture and the friendly locals. But when faced with a common task of simply asking directions to a restaurant...

Taking life a season at a time

Emily Freeborn, Web Editor-in-Chief Dec 19, 2019

Although it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go, there’s still nearly 50 days until the culmination of the yuletide cheer in the air. Daylight savings, signifying the beginning...

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Self-love is not selfish

Evelyn Driscoll, Print Editor-in-Chief Oct 27, 2019

As a kid, we're given conflicting messages about self-love and kindness. We're taught to give someone else the last piece of pizza or sacrifice our time to help our friend with a homework question. While...

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