inventory_2 Archive: Fall 2010 - Spring 2014
UC website in danger of overload
According to college adviser Frank Gatell, the University of California (UC) Website has been reported to crash days before the UC college admissions are due. Due to the thousands of applicants accessing the website to upload applications, the site overloads, preventing students from being able to submit.
City Council and SSA work to sustain local water
As the Santa Monica City Council adopted the Sustainable Water Master Plan (SWMP), the goal of which is to have water self-sufficiency by the year 2020, the Samohi Solar Alliance (SSA) is working to improve water sustainability on campus.
The Village Nation holds assembly at Samo; block schedule implemented
Due to an assembly presented by an organization called The Village Nation, Samo students had a block schedule on Nov. 16 and 17.
Team Marine collecting clothes to help Hurricane Sandy victims
Samo's Team Marine is helping the Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) organization collect supplies to ship to students affected by Hurricane Sandy in New York.
Measure BB construction plans becoming concrete
SMMUSD elementary schools placed on Program Improvement
Human Rights Watch Student Task Force club co-hosts candidate forum
Samo students campaign with their parents
Election 2012
Samo students participate in statewide mock election during classes and lunch
Parents and students rally for the passing of California Proposition 38
Circle of Friends mixer kicks off new year for club
Samo's Circle of Friends club held a mixer in the Humanities Center at lunch on Oct. 19 for club members to meet each other and their buddies, the Special Education students they will work with this year.
Former Digital Design teacher Richard McGee passes away
Regional Occupational Program (ROP) Digital Design teacher Richard McGee passed away on Oct. 13 after an extensive struggle with cancer.
Samo raises API score by 19 points
Principal Laurel Fretz announced at the Homecoming Pep Rally on Oct. 12 that Samo's Academic Performance Index (API) score increased by 19 points this year, from a score of 804 to 823.
Santa Monica City Council prohibits AIDS Walk from advertising on Big Blue Bus
The Santa Monica City Council decided in August to prohibit advertisements from non-commercial campaigns, including the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Walk, on the Big Blue Bus.
The HistoryMakers visit Samo
Hip-hop violinist Karon Briggs and spiritual sculptor Artis Shreve Lane performed in Barnum Hall on Friday Sept. 28 for the second annual Back-to-School with The HistoryMakers event at Samo.
S-House Leadership makes Samo students feel appreciated
S-House Leadership is attempting to make the 2012-13 school year more enjoyable for the entire school through their Kindness Campaign, introduced last year by teacher Meredith Louria.
Stephen Franklin named new M-House principal
M-House has welcomed Stephen Franklin as its new M-House principal, taking over the job from long-time House Principal Larry Boone.
Samo theatre to perform at regional drama competition
The Samo theatre department will perform at the Drama Teachers Association of Southern California (DTASC) competition for the first time in two years on Oct. 27.
Educational social networking comes to Samo
Samo teachers have started to use social websites to teach and communicate with their students more efficiently.
Yearbook’s senior polls stir controversy among students
Samo Conflict-Free Minerals club advocates "conflict-free" status
Bands return to fiscal health
$4.8 milion donated to SMMEF by late Peggy Bergmann
Samo CST scores show improvement in most sections
Issues update poses problems for teachers
Samo welcomes new Activities Director Bryn Boyd
Santa Monica citizens to vote on Measure ES on the November ballot
Samo garden suffers due to lack of water supply
The Samo school garden, once blooming with opportunity, has suffered due to a cut-off in the water supply brought on by the ongoing construction.
Samo witnesses flight of retired space shuttle
The space shuttle, Endeavour, flew over the Santa Monica Pier on Sept. 21. Samo students and staff left classrooms in the middle of instruction in hopes of glimpsing the shuttle.