inventory_2 Archive: Fall 2010 - Spring 2014
Baseball season wrap up
Led by head coach Kurt Schwengel, this year’s varsity baseball team has had a historic year. As of now, the team is undefeated in Ocean League and after batting .381, the team has broken its single season record for batting averages. As a result, Samo is ranked 105th in the state and has already clinched a spot in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) playoffs.
Boys Volleyball Season Wrap Up
After earning third place in league, Samo’s boys’ Volleyball team moved on to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) playoffs. However, the team would eventually lose to El Camarillo in the first round of playoffs on Tuesday, May 13.
Boys' Golf wrap up
In golf, consistency is just as crucial as skill. Even the most celebrated golfers in the world understand that if their performance doesn’t remain stable, they’ll suffer on the course. And unfortunately for Samo’s boys’ golf team, a range of inconsistencies kept them from the success they long coveted.
Swim Season Wrap Up
Despite losing multiple juniors and seniors from last year, Samo’s boys’ and girls’ swim teams had one of their most successful years in recent memory.
Track and Field season wrap up
After a busy preseason and a successful season, Samo’s boys and girls track teams went undefeated in league, earning them the title of Ocean League Champions. With the addition of new coach Krishna Curry and new workouts, this year’s team has set new standards for the future of the program and has added to the reputation of the Samo track program throughout southern California.
Boys' tennis season wrap up
After countless drills, matches and tournaments, boys’ tennis season ended after a 16-2 loss against defending champions, San Marino High School, in a California Interscholastic (CIF) quarterfinal game.
Lacrosse Season Wrap-up
Beginning as an exciting new experiment for Samo athletics, Lacrosse now ends it’s season as a triumphant success for the sports department. With both the boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams making slow but sure progress, this year’s lacrosse teams thrived, even though many competing players were new to the game.
Softball season wrap up
After achieving the highest batting average of a single season, the Samo softball team has secured a spot in this season’s California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) after a record of 10-0 in Ocean League.
Color Guard wins regional championship
Samo’s Winter Color Guard Team made Samo history when it took the gold at the Winter Guard Association of Southern California Championships Competition (WGASC) on April 12. Senior captains Rachel Theis (’14) and Liza Mirkin (’14) led the rifle/sabre/flag-tossing team to victory in their final show of the year.
Cosplay: A Subculture
Costume-Play, more commonly known as “Cosplay,” is a phenomenon that has been around for years, originating in the 1960s while “Star Trek” was airing on television. Star Trek fans would organize small Star Trek conventions, and come in homemade costume as their favorite characters. Now cosplayers travel across the country to conventions where they meet other cosplayers and sometimes compete in contests. Today, cosplay covers a broad spectrum of fandoms, a group surrounding books, movies, TV shows, video games, etc. Costumes are often made by their wearer, which adds an extra aspect of creativity.
The North Gym updates CIF banners
As the two new basketball and wrestling California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) banners are placed in the North Gym, remnants of glory and history are brought back. A variety of different sports, names and years lay upon a wall and all hold their own history and accomplishments, while symbolizing one thing: Samo.
Girls' water polo beats El Dorado, 6-3
On Feb. 20, girls' water polo defeated its first opponents in California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) playoffs, El Dorado, with a score of 6-3.
Boys' soccer beats South Torrance, 2-1
Samo boys' soccer solidified its position in the second round of California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) with a hard fought win against South Torrance on Thursday, February 20. The final score was 2-1.
Girls' Waterpolo beats Culver City High, 4-3
Girls’ Waterpolo beat Culver City High School 4-3 on Tues., Jan. 12. At the half, Samo was down 1-2 but came out strong, fighting to beat Culver City in those last minutes.
Boys' Basketball loses to Beverly Hills High School, 58-45
On senior night Feb. 7, the Samo Vikings took on the Beverly Normans, and conceded in a loss of 58-45 as their past four game winning streak came to an end.
When coaches go too far
Last March, Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice was fired for physically and mentally abusing his players during practice. He yelled obscenities, kicked players, threw basketballs and constantly belittled his team. After getting caught on tape abusing his team and using homophobic slurs, Rice was only suspended for three games. Immediately after the suspension, Rice was eventually fired and sued by former players.
Crazy $cholarships
Although searching for college grants can be intimidating, if brave enough to dive into the depths of the world of scholarships, one might stumble upon some unusual and even ridiculous gems.
Have an artsy summer
When Samo student Annabel Renshaw (’16) attended the Interlochen Center for the Arts — an intensive art camp located in Interlochen, MI — last summer, it turned out to be one of the best decisions she ever made. Not only did she take serious dance classes, but she interacted with many other students her age with a similar drive.
