SAMOHI — Santa Monica High School students returned from winter break Wednesday to find work begun on a $55 million science and technology building that promises to consolidate and modernize science education on campus.
From the Arab Spring uprisings to the Occupy Wall Street movement and austerity rallies, 2011 was the year of the protest. Dictators were toppled and governments put on notice as ordinary citizens used social media to do the extraordinary — spread a wave of dissent across continents.
SAMOHI — The Santa Monica Vikings’ run to the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 3AA girls’ volleyball playoffs must have impressed people in high places.
CITYWIDE — A total of six Santa Monica-based basketball teams have been named to the first CIF-Southern Section polls, it was announced on Monday. The boys’ team from Santa Monica High School earned the highest ranking, with a No.
SAMOHI — For the first time in recent memory, Santa Monica High School’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will play a home doubleheader. Scheduled for Thursday, the girls open the action against Valencia at 5:30 p.
The boys’ basketball team from Santa Monica High School finished in fifth place of its second annual ‘The Tournament.’ SoCal powerhouse Loyola won the tournament, which concluded Saturday.
SAMOHI — Fairfax was able to survive a furious comeback by Santa Monica, 45-41, in the second round of "The Tournament" on Wednesday at Samohi.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Two juveniles responsible for what has been described as a racial incident at Santa Monica High School this spring are enrolling in an diversion program meant to keep kids from turning into career criminals.
SAMOHI — Santa Monica’s perfect run through the Ocean League didn’t go unnoticed. Samohi running back Kori Garcia won league Most Valuable Player and linebacker Chris Collins was tabbed MVP on defense.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A 16-year-old Samohi student was able to speak to police investigators Wednesday afternoon for the first time since he was shot multiple times in the upper torso on Tuesday.
SAMOHI — The Vikings reward for beating a scrappy Cleveland team 60-47 on Monday is a matchup with the vaunted boys’ basketball team from Fairfax. Santa Monica’s win over Cleveland in the first round of the second annual “The Tournament” was a sound victory — on paper.
