Dear Campus Ministry, How do we begin to thank you for everything you do for SMCHS? It's nearly impossible to explain how much you do for our student body, but here we are in an attempt to say thank...

SMCHS varsity baseball team rises to new heights this season, winning games and breaking records. The baseball team traveled to Las Vegas and defeated Bishop Gorman High School. They set the school record...

In Nov. 2015, my family and I took a trip to Indiana and Illinois to look at Notre Dame and Northwestern University. My perspective on college changed drastically after seeing both of these schools. ...

After the anticipated wait, Chipotle has finally come to Rancho Santa Margarita. The restaurant opened its doors on Feb. 11 in Plaza El Paseo, offering jobs to two seniors, Noelle Bannigan and Lillie...

After her absence from Jan. 29 to Feb. 7, Director of Percussion Amanda Duncan has finally returned to SMCHS. Her time away was spent in Trinidad practicing nonstop for the Panorama: a carnival where...

In third grade, senior Morgan Yurosek sent a letter and an American soldier Build-A-Bear to then President George W. Bush. Three months later, the president responded with a personal letter, signed photographs,...

Grateful for graffiti by Dessi Gomez on Exposure

Attending a class designated for a group of kids? Common. Attending a class with a curriculum made just for you? Unheard of. Sophomore Rachel Kim has her own French 5 Honors class here at SMCHS. After...

Some people try to warn you that first semester senior year would be just as challenging with finding colleges and starting (and finishing) college applications, all while keeping up grades and having...

My parents dropped me off at LAX at 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 16. I soon met the 16 other MUN kids holding their 40 pound suitcases. After a long five hour red-eye, we landed in Newark and started one of the most...

With almost one year of college out of her way, Andrea Martinez has been killing it at New York University. Even though she's 2,792 miles away from California, she and her family are still making a huge...

Buttons are pushed with great speed. Gears  click into place and whir frantically. The  microcontroller brain boots up. The robot is ready for action. During the 2014-2015 school year, SMCHS  started...