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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

Splashing to success – The swim team’s intense training has prepared it to complete in the new CIF State Championship.

Swimming to state

Alexa Hines, Web Editor-in-Chief Apr 29, 2015

For as long as it has been around, the SMCHS swim team has ended its season after the CIF Southern Section Division I Championship. However, the 2015 season is unlike any other. In fact, it is historic. Last...

Nothing beats a mother’s pride.

Robles on the run

Paige Schuck, Staff Reporter Apr 29, 2015
It's 4 a.m. and there are over 30,000 people milling around Dodger Stadium, including SMCHS senior Gabby Robles. It’s L.A. Marathon time. Starting at Dodger Stadium and making their way all the way to Palisades Park near the Santa Monica Pier, the runners...
Game day, work day - Instead of a suit and tie, Mike McCabe decks out in his pinstripe jersey as he officiates the UCLA games. ​

Not your average call

Edison LaCour, Staff Reporter Apr 29, 2015

In the briefcase-carrying, Bluetooth-wearing, Starbucks-drinking, dog-eat-dog work world, there isn’t whole lot of excitement. Every day is just filled with the usual tasks of attending meetings, filling...

Twenty-one brothers

Twenty-one brothers

Carly Desmond, News & Sports Editor Apr 22, 2015

"SMCHS varsity ice hockey moves on to the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME tomorrow morning against Regis Jesuit from Colorado," the announcer of Fast Hockey exclaims. It is Sunday March 22. Just seconds before this...

FITspiration

FITspiration

Monique Beals, Staff Reporter Mar 31, 2015

We all have those days when it seems like all we want to do is just go home to Netflix calling your name. While we all know these days happen far too often, it is always important to exercise and even...

Strength and determination bring senior Kaitlyn Merritt over her mark for varsity pole vaulting, leading her to victory once again.

Track-and-field royalty

Claire Robidoux, Feature Editor Mar 23, 2015

She steps out onto the runway and her mind immediately sets on the bar. As she prepares herself for the jump, she visualizes what she needs to do and how it will feel when she hits each position accurately....

Nationals bound

Nationals bound

Kiera Makowecki, Staff Reporter Mar 3, 2015

The weekend of Feb. 21, the SMCHS varsity ice hockey team participated in the State playoffs that determined which team the league will choose to represent California in Chesterfield, Mo. for the 2015...

And then there were four - The LEGO Store at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, Calif. gets in on the fun of the College Football Playoff by portraying the College Football Playoff bracket completely out of LEGO bricks.

New and improved?

Edison LaCour, Staff Reporter Jan 5, 2015

On Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, Christmas came early for college football fans across the nation. For ding-dong the witch is dead. The old, flawed Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system has finally been replaced...

Champions - The Varsity Cheer team wins first place at the 2014 USA Nationals.

Beyond the football field

Kiera Makowecki, Staff Reporter Jan 5, 2015

“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and one, two, three, four…” Carrie counts in her head as she approaches the last element of the routine: the pyramid. She feels the bases grip...

Queen of the court - Sophomore Katie Chang represents her  sport and her team by wearing the tennis team polo.

Swing to success

Amanda Zou, Photo Editor Dec 11, 2014

She walks out of the locker room and steps onto the court with a racket in hand. Anxiety pulses through her veins as she wonders if the four days of preparation will be enough for success. Sophomore...

En garde!

En garde!

Carly Desmond, News & Sports Editor Dec 1, 2014

You hear the word "fencing", and what do you think of? Perhaps 12th century men with swords fighting for a damsel in distress, or maybe Lindsay Lohan's The Parent Trap? What about an SMCHS student behind...

True fans stay – Not only do true fans stay, but they start to fill the student section as early as an hour and half before game time.

Party in pink

Alexa Hines, Web Editor-in-Chief Nov 10, 2014

Pink shirt, check. Pink tights, check, Pink socks, check. Pink face paint, check. Pink hair spray, check. Oh, and don’t forget the pink baby powder and confetti, check. Pink and perfect. That’s...

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