inventory_2 Archive: Fall 2010 - Spring 2014
71511: New security measures for student safety.
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.
Boys’ Soccer ties Beverly Hills 1-1
Samo Girls' Soccer Beats South Torrance 2-1
Boys’ Varsity soccer beats Morningside 5-2
Boys’ Soccer defeats Inglewood 8-2
Boys’ Soccer beats Crossroads 3-0
Boys' soccer beats North Torrance 2-1
Girls' soccer overcomes injuries in preparation for its season
With up to eight girls out because of injuries during the pre-season, the Samo girls’ soccer team faces a huge obstacle this year. However, through countless hours of practice, sprints and even sprints, the team is continuing to improve and to both mentally and physically move toward their goal of starting the season strong and keeping a consistent level of play throughout the pre-season, season and all the way to CIF.
Player to watch: Omar Sanchez
Known for his optimism on the field, commitment to the game and endless soccer experience, Omar Sanchez (’14) has proved himself a talented and determined soccer player.
Summer reading takes to the web with samohireads.com
Ban the Bottle holds environmental awareness assembly
In an effort to raise student and faculty awareness about the negative side effects of plastic bottle use, the Ban the Bottle club held an assembly demonstrating the dangers of plastic bottles on Friday, March 23. The assembly was hosted by several club members and engineer-in-training Shohreh Janfaza.
WWII veterans come to Samo
For many high school students, history may seem like nothing but facts from a book that have no connection to their lives. But for Carl Hobkirk’s students, on March 20 and 22, history took on a new dimension when five World War II veterans addressed his classes in the library.
Samo students participate in national orchestra
Samo seniors Mayu Isom and Luke Bencivengo, juniors Jonathan Forsander and Yekun Ding and sophomore Justin Sardo flew to Atlanta, GA the weekend of March 24 to participate in the 2012 National High School Honor Orchestra (NHSHO), joining the top high school musicians in the country.
College center relocates to Business Building
After months of preparing, Samo’s College Center moved to its new home in B115 and awaits updated technology to help students with their college application process.
Advisers survey students for SPARC
On March 8, Samo advisers released the results of the surveys they distributed to second period classes on Jan. 24. According to I-House Adviser Jessica Garrido, the surveys were part of the recently implemented Support Personal Accountability Report Card (SPARC), which is used by the advisers to gain recognition for Samo’s counseling program.
Samo Ambassadors hosts annual Career Day
Samo Ambassadors hosted their annual Career Day and Job Fair in partnership with the City of Santa Monica on March 12.
It’s the business: DECA team continues to excel
English department bookends the school year
Starting this year, Samo English teachers will implement in-class, year-end essays to evaluate the progress of all students from their first in-class baseline essay.
Girls’ soccer season ends with loss in second round CIF
Though girl’s soccer came in third place overall in Ocean League and had high hopes for CIF, the team unfortunately fell short of their goals.
Boys' soccer dominates in first two rounds of CIF
While kneeling in a circle minutes before their second round of CIF playoffs the boys’ varsity soccer team listened intently to words of wisdom from their coaches before warming up.