Elevating Athletics: Samo’s New Gold gym
With the new Exploration Building officially open, students are looking forward to the opening of the new Gold Gym. The Gold Gym was originally planned to open for the 2024-2025 school year, but it has experienced some recent delays. At it’s time of opening, the new gym will expand Samo’s athletic programs tremendously. The Gold Gym will house two gyms, a dance studio, outdoor workout areas, a yoga room, a fitness room, new locker rooms and a third auxiliary court for both volleyball and basketball. The gym’s large size and modernization makes it unique to the other gyms on campus. Featuring well-lit spaces and outdoor areas, the new Gold Gym is designed to be an ideal and productive environment for student-athletes.
Team Splash: a Look Into This Season of boys’ water polo
The Samo boys’ water polo team had a very successful 23-24 season and is looking to replicate that again this year. The team, now 8-5, has their next home game on Sept. 24 against Culver City High School.
New coaches and captains propel cross country team to new heights
During Samo’s historic run last season, the Vikings were stopped short in the CIF Southern Sectional championship, ending in a 27-29 loss to Rio Hondo Prep.
HOTLB: Samo’s favorite paris 2024 moments
The 2024 Olympics happened this past summer, from July 26 to Aug. 11, in Paris, France. The Olympic games brought people together, uniting them behind their TV screens while they supported their nation’s leading athletes in search of a gold medal.
Samo football looks to build off of last season’s momentum
During Samo’s historic run last season, the Vikings were stopped short in the CIF Southern Sectional championship, ending in a 27-29 loss to Rio Hondo Prep.
LA 2028’s compounding impact on surrounding homeless community
In preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, local citizens have already noticed the changes in the city with the biggest ones being the renovations to Los Angeles International Airport, the expansion of the Metro system and most significantly the “cleansing” of the homeless community.
Girls’ golf has put in the work: Ready to shine
Last year, the Samo girl's varsity golf team faced various challenges that impacted their performance. Despite the best efforts of the players and their coach, Roshni Mejia, the team often found themselves forfeiting matches due to insufficient team members. This persistent issue overshadowed their potential on the course and the team only managed to get one win last year, against Redondo Union. However, the team still made a huge accomplishment last year, with the current team captain Cash Henton (’25) making League Finals