Santa Margarita Catholic High School
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Wednesday, September 30th 2009
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New President on Campus
By Ross Kingsley
Santa
Features pg. 2-3
Foreign Exchange
Students
Margarita
in Orange County for 6 years
campus, and to raise and
Catholic High School begins
before moving on to Alumni
control money for its various
the new 2009-2010 with a
relations back at Chapman
projects”. With the addition of
new President, Mr. Paul
College. His involvement in
a new president to the
Carey. Mr. Carey grew up in
university relations lasted for
school, Principal Dunne has
the California Bay Area until
20 years before finding his
pression on Mr. Carey about
been given the opportunity to
age 9, when he and his fam-
Sports pg. 4
Eagle Football
Entertainment pg. 5
Miley vs. Blink
Karlie/Laura pg. 6-7
Editors in Cheif!
Opinion pg. 8
Kairo-Phobia
Health pg. 9
Swine Flu
teach an AP government
ily moved to Miami,
class and to focus less on the
Florida. At age 16, his
business side of the
family moved to Las Ve-
school and more on the
gas where he gradu-
students. Although his
ated
Bishop
time has now been
Gorman High School.
shifted more towards
During high school he
campus life, he states,
tried his luck at baseball
“The Principal and the
but it never stuck. After
President are a team
high school, Mr. Carey
and have to work as
continued his education
such. I am very happy to
at Chapman college.
work with him and I think
Due to the fact that his
he brings many new tal-
dad was an accountant
ents and skills to the SM
from
when he was growing
Photo Courtesy of smhs.org
up, he had a big impact on
this school is the Catholic edu-
his life in the business world.
cation and the academic rigor
Being Valedictorian in both
of the courses. In addition, he
High School and college,
also believes that the moral
and being involved in stu-
and learning in a Catholic en-
dent
at
vironment surpasses that of
Chapman, Mr. Carey be-
other educational institutions.
came acclimated in the
So, what does a Santa
school system. Mr. Carey
Margarita President do? His
also founded a National Fra-
main job here at Santa
ternity at Chapman. After
Margarita is to “guide the vi-
college, Mr. Carey went on
sion of the school as it relates
to work in local government
to the physical structure of the
government
Special Section pg. 10
Cookie Prices Round 2
Camp Ministry pg. 11
Welcome Mass
Campus Life pg. 12
Tag yourself!
Football Game
October 2
vs.
Orange 7 p.m.
Fall Recess!
October 9
Senior College
Day
October 14
community. Besides, he
is also a Cal State Fullerton fan. Go Titans!”
Besides his responsibilities
here at school, Mr. Carey is
St. Margaret
Mary Mass
October 16
an avid golf player and also
has a deadly aim with a
Frisbee. So, next time you
are walking through campus
or in the front office say hello
and maybe challenge him to
a game of ultimate Frisbee.
CHOC Walk
October 18
@ Disneyland
He will take you on anytime,
anywhere.
The Construction Continues!
By Evan Edwards and A.J. McCartney
Have you been rival those of smaller uniwondering what all the versities across the nation.
A c c o r d i n g t o M r.
construction in the senior parking lot is for? It Schaaf, the SM athletic diis for SM’s new athletic rector, “All teams will be
facilities. The building able to use the new facility
will be 37,000 square hopefully by February; a
feet and three stories coach needs to be with you
high; it will include a at all times if you are using
7,000 square foot state the weight room”. There
of the art fitness and are also newly remodweight room. The facility e l e d b o y s a n d g i r l s
will have top of the line locker rooms that now
weight racks, weight hold team rooms for
platforms, and cardio sports such as volleymachines. There will ball, basketball, and
a l s o b e t e a m r o o m s football.
which will be used as
A future upgrade
banquet space in the fu- that SMCHS plans to
ture as well. Our high make is a new academic
school athletic facility will
Upcoming
Events
building. The building will
consist of a new ETV
news studio, ten additional classrooms, and a
new ASP center. All of
these additions to our
campus will surely make
it a great day to be an
EAGLE!
Homecoming
Spirit Week
October 19-23
Homecoming
Dance
October 23
Red Ribbon
Week
October 26-30
September 2009
Features
The New Big Dog on Campus
By Denise Fernandez and Melissa Zornig
At GDA (Guide Dogs of
America), the puppy raisers are
supposed to prepare them for
their important job later on in life.
They are supposed to take the
puppy everywhere, and expose
them to as many different
situations as possible. It is a plus if
there are children and pets
around. The puppy raiser is
required to teach the puppy how
to sit, lie down, stay, etc.
We are sure that many of
you are wondering what
happened to the most popular
dog on campus, Friday, and who
the new dog is. Estelle Guerineau
started training guide dogs last
year to get her service hours and
became very well known around
the campus for her loving dog,
Friday. Friday followed her
around school every day where
she got trained to be a seeing-eye
dog for blind people.
Unfortunately, Friday got dropped
from GDA and is now a pet with
one of Estelle’s next door
neighbors. She says that she is
allowed to visit Friday any time
she wants.
Estelle now has a new
yellow lab, male puppy named
Sydney.After Friday got
dropped, GDA called her and
said that they had another
puppy for her to raise part time.
She is sharing Sydney with
another family, Russ and Lee
Jacobs, so she does not have
him every day at school.
Sydney was born at
GDA, which means he has a
blood line of guide dogs. This
will make it a little easier for
Estelle to train him. Estelle
started to train him about 2
months ago and she loves it.
She says that Sydney is a very
good dog. Sydney is a dog that
is very adventurous and loves to
swim. Estelle explains, “Last
week we went to Catalina with
him, quite the experience. He
was sailing, jumping off the boat,
kayaking, and rolling in the hot
sand.” She also told us she took
Sydney to the Orange County
Fair over the summer. “He was
touching noses with the pigs,
cows, sheep and goats,” she
informsus.
Up-coming events at SM!
By Katelyn Finneran and Julia
Boyle
Wa n t t o k n o w
w h a t ’s g o i n g o n a r o u n d
SM; well here is your
source! In the month of
October we have a few
things coming up. Take a
look and be sure to show
your Eagle Pride at anything coming up!
September 30-October 2: Fall Sophomore Retreat
October 10: SAT testing
Estelle and Sydney make a good team! Photo courtesy of Estelle Guerineau
Sydney will be a great
opportunity to help the blind
community in the future and it is
great to have him at our school.
Let us all be sure to respect him
and only pet him when approved
by Estelle. This is an awesome
way to help our community and
we are very thankful for what
October 10: MUN Cerritos
October 13: Blood
Drive
October 14: IWOA/
P L A N / P S AT t e s t i n g f o r
freshman, sophomores, and
juniors. SENIORS GET THE
DAY OFF!
October 15-23: MUN
Estelle is doing and the effort she
puts into these seeing-eye dogs.
Here are a couple of
questions we asked Estelle:
1. How do you like having
another seeing-eye dog to train?
E: I love having another
seeing-eye dog to train. I love
London
October 18: CHOC
Walk
October 18: Open
House
October 19-23: Homecoming spirit week
October 23: Homecoming Rally
October 24: ACT
how I get a new dog and a new
opportunity to train them.
2. How do you train Sydney? Is it
hard to let go? Do you get
attached?
E: Many people have
asked me this question.And
when I had Friday I got very
attached to him and told people
that I was just fostering him. But
when I had to give him up it was
extremely hard. I’m still trying to
get over the pain. So with Sydney
I have not attached myself to him.
3. Do you want to keep training
seeing-eye dogs in the future?
E:Yes I do. I want to do
it in college and throughout my
entire life. I love dogs and know I
was meant to do this.
4. How many dogs have you
trained in the past?
E: I’ve only trained
Friday and Sydney.
5. Do you still see Friday all the
time?
E: I see Friday every
two weeks or so. But I could see
him everyday if I wanted to. I do
not do this though because it is still
hard to see him without me and
with another family.
Testing
October 24: Homecoming dance
October 24-25: MUN
Edison Advanced
October 26-30: Red
Ribbon Week
October 28-30: Fall
Junior Retreat
October 28: Peer Court
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September 2009
Features
Foreign Exhange Students Come to SM!
By Julia Boyle and Katelyn Finneran
Guess What SM!? We
recently enrolled four foreign
exchange students from Italy,
England and Mexico. Ariann
a D’Amico and Valeria Pusateri are from Italy, Matthew
Hilley is from England, and
Carina Carballo is from Mexico City. We interviwed Carina and Valeria and here’s
what they had to say.
1. What is your name?
C: Carina Carballo
Chanfon
V: Valeria Pusateri
2. Where are you from?
C: Mexico City
V: Italy
3. What made you come
here?
C : Wa t e r p o l o - I c a m e
here to play waterpolo.
V: I wanted to try a new
experience and come to a new
place.
4. How do you like SM
so far?
C: Good-so far it is good.
V: The school is incredible! I love it here!
5. D o y o u p l a y a n y
sports here?
C: Yes, I play waterpolo.
V: No, I don’t have any
time.
6. What’s your favorite part about coming here?
C: Being able to play
for our water polo team,
learning more English, and
the beaches.
V: C o m i n g t o t h e
school.
7. How long are you
staying here?
C: I don’t know yet,
at least one year. I want
to stay here until college.
V: Until June.
8. Who are you staying with?
C: The Hernandez
Family
V: Madeleine Abbott
9. How do you get in
the exchange program?
C: I’m not in this program I came here on my
own.
10.Are you homesick
at all?
Yeah. I am. I miss my
family, friends, and the
food.
11.How does SM differ from your old school?
C: Everything! My
old school was smaller, it
was a Swiss school so we
spoke German and we didn’t
have sports, dances, or football games.
V: It’s compeltely different. In Italy high school is
five years, not four.
12.Is it easy to make
friends?
C: Yes, but no because
I don’t speak good English.
13.Do you get to go
home for the holidays?
C: Yes, for the Christmas holiday.
If you see any of them
around make sure to welcome them to Santa Margarita!
Carina hanging out in the water polo team room. Photo Courtesy of Dani Holzman
Valerie and Arianna posing for pictures. Photos courtesy of Julia Boyle and Katelyn Finneran
Meet the Freshies!
By Stephanie Stamos
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Do something Crazy?
Who are these crazy
freshmen, where did they
come from? I personally
got to meet these freshmen and got to know their
deepest fears about the
next four years. They
come from middle schools
all across Orange County
including St. Johns, Serra
Catholic, Arroyo Vista.
Here’s were their journey
begins, at Santa Margarita Catholic High School.
They began by telling
me that their deepest
fears before coming into
high school those fears include being the typical
freshman and walking into
a senior class and trying to
play off like you just needed to talk to the teacher.
Being late to class just
because they do not understand the concept of a
locker or how it works for
that matter. Getting picked
on by the big, older, scary
upper classman, which they
probably will not. And not to
being able to make the
grades needed for college.
Looking on the bright
side of things. Freshmen get
to look forward to the whole
high school experience including formal dances, football games, being apart of
the Santa Margarita spirit,
and dressing up with their
friends, wearing blue and
g o l d a t t h e r a l l y ’s , a n d
cheering on our fellow classmates. Freshmen year is a lot
of fun, but there is still a lot
more to come ahead!
Now hear are a few
pointers for freshman: Don’t
be afraid of high school stay
confident and enjoy it as
much as you can. Take up
every experience that comes
your way because high
school goes by fast. Get involved as much as you can
and join lots of clubs, sports,
and extra curricular activities. It’s a rollercoaster but,
you’ll have the time of your
life!
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N O V E M B E R
2009 FALL SPORTS UPDATES
SPORTS
IF YOU LIKE IT, SAY GO BIG BLUE
Eagles Run for Victory Girl’s Volleyball Championship Repeat?
By Cody Webster
By Chris Popovec
Fall is here! That means
that another race for a CIF title
has begun for our cross country
teams. The girls are led by Coach
Garcia and Coach Ferry and assistant coaches TheresaApodaca
and Callie Goldberg. Coach
Zeitler is leading the boys.
Coach Garcia says, “We
have a good chance at a CIF title
and I am hoping for a top 6 finish
in the state meet.” Monica Baker
andKarsynKraft,thecaptains,will
carry the team. The seniors placed
2nd overall in the September 12th
meet at Laguna Hills and swept all
levels at the St. Paul meet. On
September 24th, the girls completed a successful 2nd place finish
at the League Previews at Central
Park in Huntington Beach.
Boy’s team captain
Brentano Guiliano says that he is
looking forward to a being the
leader of a great team. All members finished in the top 30 at the
Santa Margarita 5K run and four
runners received medals. The
eagles also had a successful September 12th meet at Laguna Hills
with four runners finishing in the
top 20. The Saint Paul meet on
September16thwasalsoimpressive. Freshman Jason Engel set
the school record for freshmen
with a time of 18:07 in the 3 mile
event. On September 24th, the
boys attended the League Previews meet at Central Park in
Huntington Beach. Seniors
Michael Holcomb and Patrick
Stege turned in successful Varsity performances. With a new
group of talented under classmen
the future looks very bright for
these eagle runners.
Girls Volleyball season
is finally here! Who could
ever forget last years epic
championship battle between the Eagles and Mira
Costa? That game was one
of the best sporting events
Santa Margarita has ever
seen. If you missed it, Santa
Margarita beat Mira Costa
to win the CIF Division IAA Championship.
SM lost a lot of senior
starters this year, but there
are a few returning players.
Each returner plays a key
role to bring another winning season to the program.
There are five returning
players, four of whom are
starters. Kylie Hargreaves,
a fourth year varsity player,
is one of the most important
players SM has. She was
named CIF player of the
year in 2009 and recently
committed to Wake Forest;
she is a leader on and off
the court.
Football Team Remains Strong
By Kylie Hargreaves, John Migliaccio and Megan Murphy
Santa Margarita Varsity
Football kicked off its season
opener on the road at Dana Hills.
SM went into halftime with a 10point lead over Dana Hills. Spencer Tyson was one of the stars
in this game for SM; he ran for a
total of 123 yards and received.
Tyson also scored on a 72-yard
run in the second half. But, SM
ended up loosing to Dana Hills.
SM bounced back in their home
opener with a 41-17 victory over
Poway. Cory Thompson led the
Eagles to victory with 2 touchdowns.
In the 34-20 victory at
Foothill, Spencer Tyson was
once again a key factor in the
win. SM shut out Foothill in the
second half and was able to
come back from an 8-point deficit to win the matchup. Last Friday, SM had an unfortunate 2814 loss to La Costa Canyon. SM
scored its two touchdowns from
a Nickolas Bock 4-yard reception and a 2-yard run from Bobby
Crane. SM finished the month
of September with a 2-2 record.
SM will host Orange Lutheran
in their next matchup.
In order to get an inside
look into what really goes on
before the team steps onto the
field, we interviewed team cap-
tain, Tyler Wallace.
B: “How would you describe hell week?”
TW: “It is like living with
the team for a week. It’s tough.
We wake up at 6:30 to go to
football and stay there until 6:00
or 7:00.”
B: “What is your daily
diet?”
TW: “I eat at least five to
seven times a day. My mom
helps me with a big breakfast
lunch and dinner and then small
meals in between.”
B: “What is a typical
game day routine?”
TW: “On game day I lis-
ten to my iPod and focus. After
school we go to the team room,
then to the chapel, eat a team
meal, get dressed, go through our
plays, and then it’s off to the
game.”
B: “How much do the
fans affect your game?”
TW: “Our fans mean a lot
to us during a game and we play
to win. When we see all the
fans supporting us, it keeps us
motivated.”
It is clear that football
players take on more responsibility than most of us give them
credit for. Good luck to the team
this year and keep up the good
work!
Seniors cheering on the team.
Photo Courtesy of Maddy Sykes
and Sophie Turner
The girls preparing for victory. Photo courtesy of Guy Hargreaves
The other returning players are: Meghan Harman,
Katherine Kolodziej (KK),
Elizabeth Riggins, and
Samantha Tinsley. These key
players will do whatever it
takes to win another Trinity
league championship and a CIF
ring! I asked Kylie Hargreaves
what she is going to do in the
new season with so many new
players. She replied, “Encourage and motivate them and
make sure they don’t get down
on themselves when Coach
Chapman or an older player
corrects them.”
This past weekend, the
team went to Las Vegas to
play in the Durango Classic
and had great success. They
beat La Costa Canyon, the
number 2 ranked team in the
nation, congrats ladies!
Come out on Thursday October 1, 2009 to watch the
team take on J. Serra in our
gym at 5:30.
Eagles on Ice
By Roman Spinosi
Hockey is breaking ice at
Santa Margarita! SM was granted
the chance for this team by the Anaheim Ducks Organization, who
founded this program.
Head Coach Craig Johnson
directs this great team. Coach
Johnson played in the National
Hockey League for 10 years, he
was a member of Team USA in the
1994 Winter Olympics and was also
representative of the United States
in four Championships from 19932001. The team is also led by Assistant Coach Mitch O’Brien who
coached the Southern California Jr.
Ducks for 7 years.
We asked defenseman and
team captain, Timmy Martin, what
motivated his team to become one
of the best teams in California. He said, “This is our
first season, our motivation
is to get the word out to the
school that we have an ice
hockey team and we mean
business.” Martin then
went on to explain how his
team’s motivation will take
them farther than any
other team, saying, “Outside of
school, our motivation is to show
what we’ve got to other clubs and
let them know that we aren’t just
some cute little Catholic rich kid
school with a ice hockey team,
but that we hit harder, we skate
faster, and we play smarter than
any of our opponents.”
Before their first game, the
team had a special ceremony honoring Mark Motley and Zachary
Raffety. During the ceremony,
the team retired their numbers and
gave their parents honorary jerseys. It was a very emotional
tribute. The Eagles lost to the
Ice Lions of J Serra by a score
of 5-2. It was a tough, action
packed game. Come out and support the Eagle next Saturday at
5:20 when they take on Jr. Reign.
Photo Courtesy of Google Images
Photo courtesy of smhs.org
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September 2009
Entertainment
My DVR is oh so Lonely...
By Elizabeth Pinner
“Tune back next week
to see what happens next”
… or maybe not. We all
know there is a long list of
TV shows, that came to an
end when we weren’t prepared. Namely, The OC,
Keenan and Kel, or even
R o c k e t P o w e r. D e s p i t e
sufficient success to transform some temporary TV
Show hits, like Hey Arnold!, into big screen pictures, some series have
been cancelled, leaving TV
audiences speechless. Of
course, there have been
those TV Shows, like Law
and Order, which television
audiences were cringing at
the fact that they were still
o n a i r. B u t w h a t a b o u t
those where we were all
left hanging? Left us wondering whatever happened
to Ross and Rachel, Corey
a n d To p a n g a , a n d e v e n
Gordo?
Despite the comedic
brilliance of each beloved
television series, they were
Old favorites that havebeen
cancelled and we mourn the loss
of. Photos courtesy of Google.
cancelled and left viewers
giving their tearful goodbyes and attempting to
move on with life without
w i s e w o r d s f r o m M r.
Feeny. After four or less
s e a s o n s , P r i s o n B re a k ,
Deal or No Deal?, Kyle
XY, has made the list of recently cancelled television
shows.
However, some viewer’s favorite TV series are
making a strong comeback
and we are most appreciative! Returning popular series, such as 90210 and
Melrose Place, gives our
generation a taste of what
our parents used to watch
back in the day (which
tends to scare us a bit, if
you know what I mean).
Comebacks such as those
are what gives TV audiences hope that they might be
able to see their favorite
cancelled TV show making
a reappearance sometime
in the future. We all aware
that all good things must
come to an end, but what if
we don’t want them to?!
How Reality Became Popular
By Lauren Gardner
In today’s world, many
of us often find it difficult to
relate to each other on a daily
basis. We get caught up in our
own interests and problems,
and most modern movies don’t
make it any easier to live in the
real world, with all their special effects and apocalyptic
themes taking over the screen
(2012, anyone?). But a strange
phenomenon seems to be taking place among young adults:
more people are choosing to
see movies about real life - and
actually enjoying them.
Ever since Juno came
out in 2007, people have been
drawn to films of a more-realistic type: Nick and Norah’s
Infinite Playlist, (500) Days
of Summer, and so on. Why? I
think there’s a part of each of
us that wants to see the way
true-to-life situations play out,
rather than delude ourselves
into thinking we’re always going to save the world, get the
girl, or whatever it is the bigbudget movies are trying to sell
us. Take the new movie (500)
Days of Summer, for instance:
a young man (Joseph GordonLevitt) who’s spent his life believing he’ll never be happy un-
til he finds “the one” who he
thinks is his perfect girl (Zooey
Deschanel). When their romance goes sour, Gordon-Levitt is left to reflect on why they
weren’t the perfect couple he
anticipated. The movie deals
with themes like determining
coincidence from fate and balancing growing up with holding
on to childhood beliefs. For
many of us, we’re going through
similar dilemmas, so watching
real people solving their real
problems might make solving
ours a little easier.
500 Days of Summer struck a cord
with its enticing romatic but real love
stpry. Photo courtesy of Google.
Blink is Back Again, Blink is Back Again!
She
y!
She’’s Jus
Justt Being Mile
Miley!
By Taylor Razzano and Jennie
Whisnant
by Alexa Kosco
True Blink 182 fans
have been praying for the return of the epic band for almost
half a decade. This band was
formed in 1992, with members
Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus,
and Scott Raynor. In 1998,
drummer Travis Barker replaced Raynor. Since their
break up in February 2005,
Senior Jenna Sanders with Blink
frontman Tom Delonge. Photo
courtesy of Taylor Razzano and
Jenny Whisnant..
new songs and tours had fans
waiting in hopeful anticipation.
When the band broke up, due
to tensions between the band
members, the music industry
lost one of America’s most
beloved rock bands.
As of February 9,
2009, the band was proud to
announce that they are making a comeback and will be
continuing their music career.
On September 17th and 18th,
Blink 182 performed at the
Verizon Ampetheater, in
Irvine, for their return concert.
The concert created controversy about their performances before their break up;
compared to the returning
concert due to the long period of time they did not play
together.
Blink has been work-
ing on a new album, but they
also performed all of their classic hits, like “All the Small
Things”, for the excited crowd.
On Friday’s show, Fall Out
Boy, All American Rejects, and
Chester French opened up for
the band. Not only were they
great performers, they were
great entertainers. We thought
that this was one of the best
concerts we have ever been to.
We recommend everyone to go
see Blink! Jenna Sanders, senior at SM, was lucky enough
to meet the band. Jenna said,
“It was life changing, amazing,
and meeting them was the highlight of my entire life.” Senior,
Joey DellaMaggiore, said “I fell
in love with a girl at the rock
show.” We think that everyone
would agree that Blink’s show
was amazing!
September 23, 2009.
The day my life was changed
forever. Before this date I
didn’t even think it was possible my obsession with Miley Cyrus or my desire to be
her could get any greater than
it already was…and to be
honest I don’t even think I
was emotionally prepared for
this night. After having these
tickets for months, the day
I’ve waited weeks for was
finally here.
To start things off
Miley’s older brother’s band,
Metro Station, performed but
compared to what the rest of
the night entailed they aren’t
even worth mentioning, so
forget I even brought it up.
I’m sitting in my seats…the
lights go black… and the entire Honda Center fills with
the scream of girls primarily
ages 10-13. Before I know it
there’s Miley Cyrus…on
stage… IN AN IGLOO. But
wait… the special effects,
set, and the stage of her concert only get better and better with each song. Even the
biggest hater cannot even deny
that Miles puts on AN AMAZING show.
All of us in the
audience also got a little sneak
peak of her new movie, The
Last Song. Which I basically
have tickets for the midnight
premiere already…because it
looks THAT good. Not only
does it star Miley, but is based
on a book written by the author
of The Notebook. Her “love interest” might possibly be the
hottest guy to walk the face of
the Earth sooooooo I couldn’t
even dream up a better movie.
The show even included a little Thriller dance tribute
to Michael himself and a cover
of Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock and
Roll”. But to end the night with
an emotional bang Miley sang
her hit, “The Climb.” And I’m
not even gonna try to lie here- I
was crying. Actually more like
weeping..,but that completely
irrelevant. The only way to
some up the night and my love
for Miley is what SM Senior,
Emily Haines said, “I want to
rip off her skin and wear it.”
5
September 2009
THERE ARE NEW
NEW CHIEFS IN TOWN!N!
BY KARLIE BORZANSKY AND LAURA SCHMELTZER
BY KARLIE BORZANSKY AND LAURA SCHMELTZER Welcome to hotel
stress, check in is now—
check out is never! Summer has officially come
to an end now that the
teachers have sufficiently
got the ball rolling with
every assignment imaginable. It is that time of the
year when you get new
clothes-not in a good
sense like Christmas, but
uniforms you can’t sit
down in without feeling
like your wearing cardboard. Yes, the school
year is starting off with a
bang! New teachers,
food, uniforms, rules,
coaches, and best of
all— editors-in chief!
Welcome back upper westsiders, Karlie and
Laura here, tapping into
the scandalous lives of
Santa Margarita’s elite.
Spotted- the new chiefs
in town stirring up some
excitement for the new
school year.
Anyywhooseinhoweer,
we are the new editors
in chief what whattt! For
the upcoming school
year of 2010, Laura
Schmeltzer and Karlie
Borzansky are the new
leaders of the school paper. Consider yourself
lucky Santa
Margarita, because now
you will have
the humorous
stylings of our
dynamic duo.
If you do not
know
uswhich is unlikely- we are
the
most
beautiful,
think we know what we’re
doing.
Okay peeps, so
now that you are starting
to get the hang of Santa
Margarita, there are some
things that are essential to
surviving this year. Listen
Now sophhhhs, no
joke, just because you
are not a freshman
doesn’t mean you have
the right to steal upperclass parking spaces
and even worse, OUR
FRONT
ROW
BLEACHERS AT
F O O TB A L L
GAMES.
J-J-J-JJ U N IORS live
by the
phrase
“work
hard, play
hard” be-
popular, senior girls getting the scoop on everything happening at SM.
Consider us professionals- even though we
both failed our papers in
Mrs. Irion’s class. Put
that behind you thoughbecause after our years
in Journalism, we like to
up freshman, and CALM
DOWN. Please don’t run
to class, TRUST US, you
will make it on time. Also,
we have five words for
you, MRS. CAROLYN
BIEN
AND
ACE
VENTURA…
these
people can work wonders
if you get to know them.
cause honestly this
year will bring a ton of
all-nighters, good and
bad ;). Now seniors!
Oh please, you know
that senioritis hit all of
us the first day of
school, and you have
no intention on changing your ways. College
doesn’t like them whatsoever, so
don’t get on her nerves!
Mr. Naylor- Always be respectful, bring your workbooks,
and laugh at all of his jokes. He is
really big on respect! If you show
respect in his class you will have
no problem.
Mr. Nielsen- Make sure your
shirt is always buttoned up. He is
by far the sweetest teacher you will
know, but he hates when girls don’t
have their shirts buttoned up all the
way!
Miss Ollila- NEVER text in her
class! She has a good eye for
phones so she will ALWAYS catch
you!
Mr. Mercer- NEVER ask him
what a Jedi knight is. This is something that you should avoid because Mr. Mercer refers to himself
as one. If you were to ask him what
one was, he would be ashamed
and probably write you a detention.
Mr. Zeitler- Always have a
four way changeable pen. This is
something he requires every
student to have, but make
sure you always have it on
you. DON’T FORGET YOUR
GOGGLES!!
Mrs. Atnip- ALWAYS get
a WOW on your essays, or
otherwise known as an “A”.
She always happy with her students that perform well!
Other helpful hints:
Here are a few other
helpful hints that will get you
around campus with no difficulties.
Mr. Dunne- When he
says “It’s a Great Day to be
an Eagle”, say it loud and
proud the first time!
Phitz Patrick- FRESHMAN! Don’t freak out if you
see him walking around at
lunch. No need to run from him
he isn’t looking around for
dress code, he is just looking
for his softball players!
Ms. Pierce (Librarian) DO NOT walk thru the library
HELPFUL HINTS
BY KELSEY HUMMER AND LAUREN HUNDLEY
Welcome class of 2013!
Here are a few things that hopefully make your SM experience
one of the best! Let’s get started
with the teachers. We are going
to give you some of the best tips
on a few of the teachers around
campus. With these you will
know what to do and not to do in
these teacher’s classes.
Mr. Mark Schumacher- Always laugh at his jokes. I mean
ALL OF THEM! And don’t ever
throw berries in his class. He is a
pretty funny teacher; just leave
the berry throwing for another
time!
Mrs. Gatfield- Make sure
that you are ALWAYS in dress
code and ALWAYS do your
homework! She is one of the best
teachers on G2 just be sure to
follow all of her rules! This
means don’t text in her class!
Mr. Trotter- Be updated on
“The Office” at all times.
Mr. Cope- Make sure to always do your webassign. You
will fall far behind if you forget!
It’s your only source of homework!
Mr. Sedlick- NEVER tell
him the Brown’s suck, even
though they do! He is a huge
Brown fan, so do not tell him the
Cowboys are AMAZING either.
Mr. Ferry- ALWAYS be in
dress code and NEVER forget
your book! He is big on dress
code, and will write you a detention if you are not in proper
attire.
Ms. Rhodes- Don’t be an
annoying FRESHMAN! She
apps are around the corner, and let’s be frank,
being a Gaucho doesn’t
look too bad right now.
This year will be
much different than the
rest. Why you ask? In a
nutshell, our seniors this
year are the remedy for
our lost but now found,
school spirit. We realize
that our high school
years, in retrospect, are
probably the most carefree years of our lives.
Now I know you’re
thinking, “You don’t
know my life?!?!” But
sadly, we do. We as seniors have experienced it
all to set the way for our
upcoming classes to
fully enjoy our current
school year. Seniors,
how about we leave a
mark for the class of
2010 that we will always
r e m e m b e r. D E A L ?
DEAAAALLLL.
You know you
love us,
Xoxo K&L
to get to the “C” building, she will
get you!
FRESHMAN!! You have
lockers for a reason. There is no
reason for you to carry your
books for the last class of the
day if school hasn’t even started
yet. USE YOUR LOCKERS!
Also,you DO NOT have to run
to class to be on time! I promise
you won’t be late! FRESHMAN
GIRLS!! You DO NOT have to
wear your skirts down all the way
to your ankles to not get a detention! FRESHMAN BOYS!! Try
buying smaller shirts that will actually fit you! You will bulk out I
promise! FRESHMAN!!
Hopefully some of these
hints will make it a GREAT “four”
years to be an Eagle!! We truly
wish the class of 2013 the best!
We sincerely hope that you enjoy your years here at Santa
Margarita. And for your own
good, use these helpful hints to
get you around campus for your
first year of high school.
6
September 2009
THE CHILLEST OF THE DANKEST CHILLERS
Dank is like way
bomb. This last year
there have been television shows with guys
who are way chill. My
colleagues and I wanted
to inform the crowds,
what different kinds of
chillas we might see
around our school and
local hang outs. There
are different chillers for
every zip code and we
thought you should know
what characteristics are
and give you some examples:
The Beach chillers:
A beach chiller is the
guy who lives in Dana,
Laguna, and any other
area along the Pacific
Coast Highway. These
guys care about two
things, the beach and
the beach “hunnies”.
They usually wear no
shirt, cut of jeans, and
bathing suits. These
chillers may wear accessories like chill Ray
Ban knock off glasses or
cool old school flimsy
hats backwards. They
use words like “way
bomb”,”
gnarly”,
“nappy”, and “dank”.
These guys obviously
mean business. Examples of these chillers
aremost of the kids from
Dana Hills High School,
Laguna Hills High
School, Blake Bunte,
and Alex Lavayen.
Coto Chillers:
A Coto chiller is
also known as the poser
chillers to the beach
chillers. They like to go
to beaches like Salt
Creek and Strands and
hit on under classmen.
They also like to go to
ARE YOU READY
TO HARVEST?!
BY ALLISON LE
Beep! Beep! Beep!
– That is the sound of an
alarm going off at 5:22
AM on a Monday morning. Why? If you think it
is to get ready for
school, you are sadly
mistaken– it is to harvest
your newly grown
“crops.” Watch out everyone – Facebook decided that they are not
addicting enough so they
came up with the infamous game (but really a
lifestyle) - Farmville.
This enticing new attraction is a virtual farm
designed to keep the average, overloaded with
homework and tests,
person busy for days at
a time … because that is
just what’s needed right?
The possibilities are
Wingstop, not order food,
and just “chill”. After these
kids leave Wingstop, they
also like to hang out side
the movie theater and look
super cool with their “Coto
hunnies”. They like to
wear tank tops outside in
cold weather, flannel jackets in hot weather, true religion jeans that hang below their feet, and backwards hats from Lids. Also
you can recognize coto
chillers by their super sick
faux hawks. These guys
act like they don’t care
about anything, when in
reality they do. Examples
of these Coto chillers are
Zac Kavanaugh, most kids
from Tesoro High School,
and Zac Kavanaugh.
Way too Chillers:
These guys are the
chillest of the chill. These
are a select group of guys
from our school, and if
you haven’t seen them
yet, trust me they are
here. They are like
when the transformers
all connect into one,
but with chillness. They
carry aspects of both
of the chill groups and
mix the styles into one.
They also like to wear
affliction, tap out, although they have never
trained in their lives.
Way too chillers also
wear everything that
the other groups wear,
but to the extreme.
Many people do get intimidated by their chill
factors, and trust me
you should be. These
kids are so chill that if
you hang out with them
long enough, you to
will be chill. They join
and quit sports teams
By Kevin Witt
And Kevin Avjian
so much you have no
idea if they are playing
anymore. These kids
would not let us use their
names in this article because they are way to
chill, but we all know who
they are.
Next time you see
any of these chillers
walking down the hall
you might want to back
off because they might
be way too chill to see
you and possibly knock
you down. The problem
with society today is
there are chillers everywhere, and one might
say there is a chiller in
everybody. Which leads
us to one last question,
what kind of chiller are
you?
THE BLUEPRINT
Advanced Staff
Writers
Kevin Avjian
Adrielle Castro
Campus Life/Photo Editors Chanel Collins
Caitlin Doud
Karlie Borzansky
Denise Fernandez
Laura Schmeltzer
Amanda Figueroa
Samantha Goff
Special Section Editor
Emily Haines
Kyle Richter
Kylie Hargreaves
Campus Ministry Editors Meghan Harman
Kelsey Hummer
Alexa Kosco
Lauren Hundley
Allison Le
Ross Kingsley
John Migliaccio
NewsEditor
Megan Murphy
Karsyn Kraft
Paige Parsons
Carly Rivera
Health Editors
Karenna Soto
Lauren Guidice
Robert Taylor
Caroline Christ
Cody Webster
Kevin Witt
Melissa Zornig
Opinion/Editorial Editors
Faculty Advisor
Niki Genthe
Ms. Rhodes
[email protected] Brian Sanvido
Editors in Chief
Karlie Borzansky
Laura Schmeltzer
endless! Whether
Features Editors
Julia Boyle
you want to plant
Katelyn Finneran
raspberries,
pumpkins, or
Entertainment
rice you just have
Editor
to remember the
Caroline Christ
Co-Editor
cardinal rule – do
Elizabeth Pinner
not forget to harvest. Or else the
Sports Editors
worst possible
Lauren Guidice
Ashley Kotero
thing will happen.
Your crops will …
w i t h e r. E v e r y
“farmers” nightmare is to log on to though many people treaFarmville and see that sure this new obsession,
their whole pride, ef- there are always those
forts, and joy are with- haters.
ered. If any farmer were
There are three opinto describe their favor- ions given when the word
ite moment on Farmville “Farmville” is uttered. The
it would be watching first is the lover, “OH MY
their crops ripen right in GOSH, CAN YOU SEND
front of their eyes – ME A COW IF I SEND
square by square. Al- YOU A FIG TREE?!” The
Begining Staff Writers
Samantha Armstrong
Caitlin Boyle
Alyssa Collica
Megan Couch
Kaitlyn Dally
Carson Driscoll
Evan Edwards
Kathryn French
Lauren Gardner
Kyle Geoffrion
Steven Gould
Rachel Hoynak
Daniela Huebner
Natalya Kadziauskas
Mackenzie Kaus
Dustin Lane
Alisha Maline
Andy McCartney
Michael Meyer
Christopher Popovec
Kaitlin Propeck
Kelsie Ramirez
Taylor Razzano
Roman Spinosi
second is the hater, “If
I get one more
Farmville notification
asking
to
be
someone’s “neighbor”
I will ‘plow’ someone
over.” The third is the
indifferent who says,
“What’s Farmville?”
Now back to the
Farmville
lovers.
Some avid “farmers”
Alexia Stamos
Stephanie Stamos
Madeline Sykes
Bailey Turk
Sophie Turner
Jennifer Whisnant
Breanne Wiekamp
even change their statuses to read: “fig tree,
avocado tree, grapefruit
t r e e , p i g , c o w, l i m e
tree...I need four of
these to get the blue ribbon and then I can share
the wealth.” This new
“craze” has for sure developed into a new …
phase… of life!
7
September 2009
OPINION
K a i r o - P h o b i a
By Niki Genthe
Almost the entire senior class will partake upon
the legendary adventure that
is commonly known as
Kairos. My fellow soon-tobe fully fledged eagles, I
have a conundrum that must
be shared with you! I’m not
sure I want to go on
Kairos.*Gasp*
Okay, okay, calm
down! Keep your Oxford
shirts tucked in, I am in no
way bashing Kairos, God,
the school, the administration, Campus Ministry, the
Pope, the Diocese or anyone else that is affiliated with
this soul-searching venture.
Actually, I have heard some
mind-boggling stories about
the humongous abundance of
love that people discover
while attending Kairos.
But my impressionable young mind has heard
many stories. I’ve been left
Role
Models?
By Brian Sanvido
The NFL is made up
of many different types of
people. Some like Brett
Favre can come to annoy
us (which I will not go
into in this article), some
such as Devan Hester
awe us, some like Peyton
Manning gain our respect,
and some players lose
our respect. Three players come to mind when I
think of this last category; Michael Vick, Donte’
Stallworth, and Plaxico
Burress.
Michael Vick was
sentenced to 23 months
in jail for “running a dogfighting operation and lying about his involvement.” He was convicted
and pled guilty. The exFalcon quarterback was
with a confused rumble in
my tummy and a throb in
my head. I have a little secret to share: I’m afraid of
going on the retreat.
I know, this is a
bold statement to make
and it’s been causing some
talk amongst the big kids
on campus (12th Graders).
Corrin Rodriguez, senior,
quickly responded to my
announcement, “I feel that
everyone should go on
Kairos because the main
focus is about finding yourself, who you truly are, and
discovering what YOU believe.”
Since I was a wee
freshman lass, I watched
my elders go on Kairos
and return supercharged
with joy; even the grumpiest of the lot. Almost as if
a magical happy spell was
cast upon them. This
cheerful Kai-High appears
to be contagious even now
as certain things have
changed. This got my brain
gears turnin’ and my ideas
bubblin’.
Is there less love now
because we have new
Kairos t-shirts with a
brighter color? Will I not
have as much fun without
that special Kairos mug? I’m
worried for you, senior
class. Do material objects
affect the retreat this much?
When I sit down and
seriously think about this, I
am quick to say a deep,
emotional, life-changing experience shouldn’t be defined simply by the things we
are given. However, I think
we all can appreciate the
want to maintain a traditional
air.
Michelle Dalisay,
sophomore, gave me some
insight into this predicament, “I have watched my
older brother and sisters go
on Kairos and get the mug.
It’s disappointing that I
might not be able to get
one too.”
This makes more
sense now that I’ve heard
the underclassmen’s point
of view. Many of us want
to follow in the footsteps of
our older siblings. Austin
Kovacs, senior, “When I
grow old, I want to drink
my coffee out of a Kairos
mug and say, ‘Hey! I remember this wonderful
moment in my life.’” Many
seniors want to have that
memento to remember the
trip by. After interviewing
these people and hearing
different sides to the story,
I decided to dig deeper.
I surveyed 97 seniors. 67 are willing to pay
found providing a
house to his cousins
who were running a dog
fighting ring.
Plaxico Burress
was charges and convicted for a “possession
of weapon” charge. He
shot himself in the leg
on accident when he
was at a club and then
crossed the New York
– New Jersey boarder.
New York has very
strict gun laws so he
was harshly punished.
The NFL wide out was
arrested the next day.
Both of these criminals
were convicted in the
past 2 years and have received harsh punishment for being NFL
stars.
The last of the three
players I will talk about
is Donte’ Stallworth. He
was drunk and decided
to drive. He was driving
and crashed and killed a
man. He only received 30
days in jail for DUI manslaughter. Drunk driving is
the most preventable
crime. Like our own SM,
the NFL has a program
like safe rides.
All players, coaches,
and front office members
have the number and are
allowed to call the number in whatever city they
are in and a car will come
get them. Stallworth decided to pass and drive,
resulting in the death of 59
year-old Mario Reyes. He
received the lowest punishment by law out of
these three criminals.
I am not trying to
justify what Michael Vick
and Plaxico Burress did,
because they both committed crimes and should
be punished. Michael
Vick did his time and is
involved in the community trying to teach the
youth in areas where dog
fighting is seen as an
event and not animal
cruelty that dog fighting
is wrong.
He has a mentor in
Tony Dungy who is a
very religious ex NFL
coach and he is taking
all the right steps to be
accepted back in the
community. Plaxico Burress is still doing his time
in jail, but has given a
public apology. If these
two men received jail
sentences of close to 2
years, what should Donte Stallworth get?
He took the life of a
man when he could have
easily gotten a ride
home. In my mind, he
should at least receive 5
years in jail, which is 60
more for the mugs, 16 aren’t
willing, and 14 say it depends on the price. Class
2010 has spoken. Maybe
this whole Kairos thing isn’t
so scary after all, but rather
a right of passage we all
should take as eagles before
graduating. The question is
turned to the other seniors
wondering, “Should I stay or
should I go?” I think you
know the answer now.
Photo courtesy of Paige
Glasser
times the jail sentence of
what he has now.
In my mind, Michael
Vick did something vicious, Plaxico Burress
put others in danger, but
Donte Stallworth killed a
human being, which is so
much worse. A human
life is worth more than a
dog’s life. So think about
the crimes you see, and
have your own opinion
on what you think the law
system should do for
sports stars.
Photo courtesy of Google
8
September 2009
Health
Swine Flu: Should we be afraid?
By Katelyn Finneran and Adrielle Castro
It is probably no surprise that
H1N1, or Swine Flu, is spreading
throughout the United States and the
world. Schools are being greatly affected
by this flu, especially since school has
started and the number of fatalities in
California continues to increase. This
virus is far more contagious than any
other virus and has spread faster than
any other flu pandemic. Because our
bodies have not created immunity to this
virus, the fatalities from this flu continue
to increase in all parts of the world.
We interviewed Mrs. Rodriguez,
our school nurse, for more information
about the H1N1 flu. She informed us that
every classroom in our school has hand
sanitizers, so use them! The sanitizer
contains 60% alcohol, which is what the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends. We also
found out that the maintenance staff is
now using anti-viral wipes in common
places we touch (door handles, hand
rails, keyboards, and bathrooms).
Mrs. Rodriguez said, “If you have
a fever of 100 or greater, then you can-
Julie Meza being safe. Photo courtesy of Lauren Giudice.
not come to school and you should make a doctor’s
appointment”. When you’re fever is gone, you have to
go see through her before you to go back to classes.
This is to help prevent the H1N1 flu from spreading
throughout our school.
Symptoms of the flu include: fever of 100 degrees or greater, cough, sore throat, congested nose,
body aches, and headache. The H1N1 flu is more contagious than the regular flu and can often be more serious. The flu mainly attacks people under 25 years old.
More 90% of people diagnosed with the common flu in
Orange County are also diagnosed with H1N1 flu.
“Worst case scenario, 50% of our school will
be hit with the H1N1”, Mrs. Rodriguez informed us.
That’s a lot! If everyone washes their hands
and use the sanitizers, we can make our
school safer.
Mrs. Rodriguez also told us, “There
is a two dose vaccine coming out in the
middle of October in the United States. Our
school is on the list to have a clinic here to
receive the H1N1 shot”. Take advantage if
we do get the clinic on campus; it will help
you and our school.
California has now become the leading state in the number of H1N1 infections
and fatalities. The first case discovered in
California was a 10-year old boy from San
Diego; he was diagnosed on March 30 th.
Since then, this growing pandemic continues to grow and has already claimed more
than 80 people’s lives in California.
Take caution and always wash your
hands! Listen to ETV for any information
and you can always ask Mrs. Rodriguez if
you have any questions. She a binder filled
with helpful information and there are helpful flyers that are all around school.
The Five Second Rule: Fact or Fiction? Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
By Daniela Huebner and Alyssa Collica
By Katelyn Finneran
What happens when you
drop a piece of food on the
floor? Do you throw it away, or
do you use the five-second rule?
If you chose to throw it away,
you just avoided consuming
something covered with thousands of germs.
The five-second rule is a
well known rule that suggests if
you drop a piece of food on the
ground, you have five seconds
to pick it up and it will still be
safe to eat. However, research
shows that bacteria can attach
itself to your food instantaneously. According to KidsHealth.org,
most germs can survive on the
ground for hours, especially in
wet areas. In one test study, a
high school student by the
name of Jillian Clarke decided
to test the accuracy of the
five-second rule. In one test
situation, she found traces of
E.Coli on the food she had
dropped, which causes bad
stomach cramps, vomiting, and
diarrhea.
We went around our
school to see whether or not
our student body uses the fivesecond rule. When asked, one
freshman student said, “I always use the five-second rule,
how many germs can possibly
get on your food in just five
seconds?” Unfortunately,
thousands of germs can attach
itself to your food in less than
five seconds. A sophomore student exclaimed, “Ew, no! I never use the five-second rule.
That’s disgusting! Do you know
how many germs are on your
food if it falls on the floor for
even a second?” This student is
correct; the safest choice is to
throw it out.
Some bacteria may not be
harmful, but why take the risk?
So next time you’re eating that
delicious cookie and you accidentally drop it on the ground,
be safe and buy yourself a fresh,
new one.
What is actually happening to Caroline’s chip... Photo Courtesy of Google Images
To us, gold may just
be a one of our school colors. But to many, it represents something much more.
Gold is the color of the ribbon that represents Childhood
Cancer. This month is Childhood Cancer awareness
month. Many kids are currently being treated around
the world for various types of
cancer. It is a very scary
thing to go through, and especially as a child.
Although cancer is
very rare for children, it is the
number one cause of diseaserelated death for children.
One in three hundred and
thirty boys and one in three
hundred girls are diagnosed
with cancer each year.
That’s about 12,400 kids each
year between the ages of
zero and nineteen are diagnosed.
Leukemia is the most
common cancer in kids. You
can help by donating blood at
any blood drive. There are
many offered throughout the
school year. There is no def-
inite cause to childhood cancers, however a small percentage come from genetic abnormalities and ionizing radiation.
Doctors are still working on a
cure for cancers, but you can
help by doing little things like
donating blood.
Many kids face life or
death situations everyday,
something none of us could
ever imagine. The fight they
put up is incredible. A lot of
children are being treated at
CHOC. On campus, we have
an American Cancer Society
club that does things throughout the year to help kids and
adults enduring cancer right
now. As they fight for brighter days, let’s help them out and
show them we care. Listen to
ETV for when our next ACS
club meeting will be!
Photo Courtesy of Google Images
9
September 2009
Special Section
The New Faces On Campus!!
By Chanel Collins
SM has two new
teachers and one new
coach joining us this
y e a r. M s . A l l a r d
teaches all levels of
girl’s dance, Ms. Mata
teaches Spanish 1 & 2,
and Mr. Houser is the
girl’s basketball coach.
Here’s what they had to
say about themselves as
new members of the
eagle family:
Why did you decide to
come to SM?
Ms. Allard: It
brings my two passions
(dance and teaching) together
Ms. Mata: I enjoyed teaching at a
catholic high school and
knew that I woulde n joy teaching at SM
M r. H o u s e r : I
have always loved
watching SM compete
at a high level
What did you do before you taught at
SM?
Ms. Allard: I
have been teaching at
South Coast Performing Arts
Ms. Mata: I
taught Spanish at Cathedral Catholic High
Mr. Houser: I
played professional
basketball for 8 years.
I camped with the
Lakers and got
two ten day contracts
with the Dallas Mavericks
What is a noticeable
difference between
public and private
schools?
Ms. Allard: SM
is not just a school, it
is a network of people
that care about each
other
Ms. Mata: Motivation and school spirit
and of course the importance of faith
W h a t ’s y o u r p e t
peeve?
Ms. Mata: Talking while chewing food
Mr. Houser: Quitting and fear. If you live
your life by “I Can’t”
you will pass up t h e
world of “I Can” and
never see the best side
of life
Have you lived anywhere interesting?
Ms.
Mata:
Monterrey Mexico from
age 5-6
Mr. Houser: Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, France
Do you have any pets?
Ms. Allard: Antonio (cat), looks like
By Breanne Wiekamp and Michael Meyer
Buckley, the food service director at SM, we have come
to the conclusion that the food
prices needed to be raised
because of the current situation with our economy. Since
gas prices have gone up, shipping prices have gone up as
well, so it is more expensive
for the food to be shipped.
Also, we have gone
green by using plastic cups,
which are more expensive,
instead of Styrofoam.
It is clear that our
school did not want to raise
the prices on us to torture us,
but for the reason that it was
necessary because of the
economy. Even though the
economy has gone under, our
school seems to be very good
about keeping traditions, so
our cookie price should not
be taken away from us.
Brand new to SM is the new
head baseball coach, David
Bacani.
Ms. Allard
Mr. Houser
Ms. Mata
Photos Courtesy of Chanel
Collins
New Policies and Logo
Cookie Prices Increase AGAIN!!!
If you have not noticed,
the food prices at our school
have gone up. Each item has
gone up twenty-five cents from
last years prices. The great deal
of three cookies for one dollar
has been a tradition at our
school. Last year the prices
went up to three for one dollar
and twenty-five cents, but we
argued the situation and had the
tradition reinstated. So why are
the prices of the cookies raised
again?
Grant Kelly, a sophomore, says, “Being a student at
SM I have grown to love the
cookie prices. Now that they
are raised, I feel violated.”
Junior Ryan Shary has
this to say about the food in
general, “I’m disappointed. If
the quality of food were better
it would be okay, but it’s not.”
After talking to Mark
“Puss-n-Boots” from
Shrek. He does tricks
for treats: “stand up”
and “high five”
Ms.
Mata:
Rocky Balboa (dog),
no he is not a fighter
Do you have any
quirks?
Ms. Allard: I am
very anal about organization
Mr. Houser: (I
have) my (1 gallon)
water with me all the
time
What’s your favorite
fashionable thing to
wear?
Ms. Allard: long
necklaces, long dresses
in the summer and
scarves in the winter
M r. H o u s e r :
Watches
By Clark Taylor
Photos courtesy of google images
and smhs.org
We’ve had a new
logo since last year, but the
block lettered SM is being
incorporated everywhere.
Everything from the shirts
to the jerseys includes the
new logo. It is much more
noticeable on the uniform
shirts because it is larger
and located on the front of
the shirt instead of the
sleeve.
The colors of course
are royal blue and vegas
gold, which is awesome
because who doesn’t like
Las Vegas. A couple of our
sports teams used to have
navy blue instead of royal
in their uniforms, in addition to their own unique
SM logos.
For the first time the
school is completely uniform with one SM logo,
and one Eagle logo. Regarding policies we
haven’t advanced much.
Last year we were
given black shoes and this
year we were given the
same gracious privileges. Of
course, last year worked
out pretty well, and the rules
are pretty lenient especially
for a private school so try
not to break them all the
time. When going through
the rules one thing stuck out
to me, the fact that we cannot use the computers with
someone else’s identity. We
are no longer allowed to
partake in identity theft on
the school computers, no
matter how badly you need
to print out that last minute
homework assignment. So
remember SM, wear those
school approved uniforms,
be prepared to display your
student id’s and there will
be no need for disciplinary
action. It is indeed a rule to
haveyour identification in
you pssession. Prison-like?
Maybe, but it is only there
for safety.
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September 2009
Campus Ministry
Yes Lord!
BY CAITLIN BOYLE AND
NATALYA KADZIAUSKAS
Thursday September
10th we all gathered in the
Moiso Pavilion (Gym) to
celebrate our Welcome
Mass. Despite our school
classifications as freshman,
sophomores, juniors, and
seniors, we all came together
as one in the body of Christ.
The yellow, green, red, and
blue bouquets were brought
up to the altar separate, but
were put together thus
symbolically
proving
everyone’s togetherness.
“We are like a family, so to
come together and pray
together is powerful,” says
Mrs. Hormuth, director of
Campus Ministry.
Punch Out Bullying
BY CARSON DRISCOLL AND
KATIE DALLY
Almost everyone has
been involved in an incident of bullying whether they realize it or not.
Many people think that bullying is
just physical but there are actually
many more types. There is also
emotional, cyber, and social bullying. Emotional bullying includes verbally lowering someone’s self-esteem or feelings and social bully-
Our freshman class
was especially welcomed to
their first mass here at Santa
Margarita. A special skit was
put on by our fellow peer
ministers displaying how
enjoyable mass can be for
everyone despite their
religious beliefs. Freshman
Jennifer Ash admits, “I feel
welcome at mass even
though I am not a Catholic.”
We all rocked out
with song leader Tony, and
danced along with our peer
ministers praising the Lord.
“I like the peer ministry
leaders, they are all so
spirited and make mass
exciting,”
remarks
sophomore
Lyndsey
Wetmore. Father John
Weling blessed the new peer
ministers who were
preparing to administer the
body of Christ. Students, faculty,
and staff extended their right
hands in blessing of the
Eucharistic ministers. In the
sprit of our school’s motto
“Caritas Christi,” the love of
Christ, the homily of Father John
Weling reflected on the principle
of loving your neighbor as you
love yourself. “Every kind act
blesses another,” quotes
Mrs.Hormuth.
Shelby Koehler, Alex Ooms, Christen Summers,
Amanda Brewer, and Paige King holding the class
bouquets. Photo courtesy of Johnny Whichard.
Father intrigued us
with his homily about Lucy and
Linus from an episode of The
Peanuts. “The homily is my
favorite part of mass because it
applies to everyday life” says
sophomore Andrew Cusator.
The Welcome Mass is only the
beginning of many more
exciting masses to come.
Upcoming Events
ing is when people are rejected
year we had another special guest,
teachers were also in-
from specific social groups. Cyber
Jodee Blanco, who was bullied as a
volved through a training
bullying is using technology to bully
child and now is an advocate for kids
course provided by the
in any way, and is now becoming
who are being bullied. On September
campus ministry depart-
more popular.
23, there was an on-campus retreat
ment. Because of this an-
Last year Peer Ministry
in which the student body gained a
nual event, SMCHS hopes
started Anti-Bullying Week because
new perspective into the lives of those
to bring an end to bullying
of the concerns that students,
who are being bullied. Kat Andrews,
in our school and become
teachers and parents had about the
sophomore, thought that, “the
a tighter-knit community,
situations in the school. “It’s impor-
speaker at the assembly was very in-
and best stated by fresh-
tant to talk about bullying because
sightful by relating her life to bullying
man Bill Heisler, “Don’t be
it still exists on campus even if people
and how much damage it can do to
a clown, what goes around
aren’t getting beaten up.” – Mr.
one person.” Along with the retreat
comes around.”
Gentry, Religion department. This
for the students, the parents and the
Spreading the K-Love!
BY JULIA BOYLE AND SAM GOFF
What is the most really is a key element to this
talked about event of Senior retreat. What we have learned
year? Without a doubt most from going on it is that what
people would say Kairos! We you put into Kairos is what you
went on K-95 over the summer get out of it. Put all judgments
and it was like nothing we and your fears aside because
the people you are with will behave ever imagined.
So, now you’re prob- come your second family. We
ably thinking, “Why is it so fully guarantee it.
To all the seniors who
great?” Well we can’t really
tell you why because IT IS A haven’t had this experience we
SECRET! Kairos is known as one strong encourage you to go on
big secret. It makes the expe- it and take the opportunity. And
rience unique and unexpected. to all the underclassmen just
It gives you a feeling of being wait and hold tight your Kairos
on the edge wondering what experience will come soon
comes next. This is what enough.
These four days will
makes this retreat stand out
probably change your life in one
among the rest.
You will probably hear way or another. You may not
this phrase more than once understand this phrase but
but, “The experience is what when you go on your Kairos you
you makes of it so open up and will understand: DOUBT the
give it your all”. This phrase first, CRY the second, TRUST the
third, and lastly LIVE the fourth!
Kairos
Karina
Gonzalez
and Ryan
Capretz
bonding on
Kairos!!
A Kairos
Small
Group
All the girls of Kairos 93 sharing the love!!
Photos Courtesy of Karina Gonzalez
-Sept 30- Oct 2: Sophomore
Retreat
-Oct 20: Junior Ring Ceremony
Mass
-Oct 24: Fall Sports Mass
-Oct 28-30: Junior Retreat
Campus Ministry Fellowships
(CMFs) every Tuesday
night at 7 in the Sacred Heart
Chapel!
K93 ♥
BY LAUREN GIUDICE
When I first signed up for
It is a rare opportunity to have
Kairos, I was nervous and skeptical.
the ability to be completely hon-
I didn’t know many people that
est with people. Team Quaran-
were going on K93 and I wasn’t sure
tine (my small group), truly made
spending 5 days in the mountains
my experience amazing. I will
would be very fun. But I decided to
always treasure their friendship
go on the retreat.
and understanding. As I talk to
But by the end of the first
other people about their experi-
night, my negativity proved unnec-
ences, a common theme is that
essary. I was already having an
everyone felt so close to their
amazing time. Everyone goes on
small groups.
this retreat for a reason, so it is easy
Kairos can mean dif-
to be open. By spending time with
ferent things for every person.
people you don’t know, you get to
To me, Kairos was an opportu-
make more friends.
nity to meet new people, be-
When I first met my small
come closer to God, and become
group, I was a little concerned. I
closer to myself. It helped me
only really knew one person. But by
come closer to solving the mys-
the end of the retreat, all six of them
tery of “Who am I?” and who
became really good friends of mine.
God want me to be.
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September 2009
CAMP LIFE: TAG YOURSELF!
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