inventory_2 Archive: Fall 2010 - Spring 2014
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- Brian Matusovsky
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- CBVA
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- Cynthia Cadena
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- Dance for a Difference
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- End of Season Wrap-Up
- engineering
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- Fall TV Preview
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- February
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- juniors
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Technology is not always your friend
Ever since people realized the Internet’s potential to become a way to relieve stress (a.k.a. looking at cleverly captioned videos of cats), it has morphed into the hypothetical birthday cake for the midnight snacker.
Setting Sail...
How to successfully live your Summer?
You awake to an incredibly sunny afternoon. You stumble downstairs for some OJ, rubbing your eyes vigorously. After spending some quality time stalking your friends on Instagram and Facebook, you sprawl on the couch to play Call of Duty for the remaining hours of the day. You figure, “It’s summer, why should I do anything?”
A soul sister’s take on the college application process
Principal Eva Mayoral presents new philosophy for Samo students
Current John Adams Middle School (JAMS) principal Eva Mayoral will begin her appointment as Samo principal Aug. 22, bringing with her the beginnings of a new plan for the school.
ASB ends school year with "Hunger Games" pep rally
Illuminate down as year ends
Illuminate crashed on May 28 and 29, leaving students and faculty without access to grades and attendance records online.
Meadors steps down as Cheer coach after ten years
Samo selects new House Principals
Two Samo “veterans” and two newcomers will join H-House Principal Leslie Wells in house leadership positions during the 2013-14 school year.
Samo Film Festival 2014
What is going on with Samo?
With Samo’s current principal and four of its five house principals leaving their posts, there is no question that our school is headed for change. The only question is, what exactly is that change?
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.
All-Class Picnic to Take Place on June 1
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.
M-House Senior Dinner
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.
Why are we still in school?
Heal the Bay Club extends program to lower levels of education
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.
Samo Blood Drive canceled by UCLA nurses' strike
The annual Associative Student Body (ASB) Blood Drive on May 21 was an unintended casualty of a dispute among University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), nurses who help with the event.
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.
If you smoked it, please don't post it
What you do on the weekend is entirely your choice, but is it really necessary to pollute my newsfeed with selfies of you smoking a bong, popping open a beer or worst of all — posting a poorly photoshopped picture of yourself with not-really-questionable items hidden beneath those oh-so-classy kittens?
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.
SSA plans the final Bike It! Day of the year
Samohi Solar Alliance (SSA) will host the last Bike It! Day of the school year on May 22, aiming to promote bike safety through the help of various collaborations.
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.
Samo announces new house principals
Samo administration is undergoing large changes as the four new house principals for the 2013-14 school year have been selected.
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.
Fretz warns students about the dangers of Vine
Principal Laurel Fretz drew mixed reactions from students when she warned of the dangers of Vine, a video social networking application, in a recent email to parents on May 3.
