SMMUSD HDQTRS — Students and parents rallied at Thursday’s Board of Education meeting in support of a popular photography teacher who left his class after controversial student photographs were found on a school server.
Santa Monica High School senior Jesus Martinez (left) scores past the Bonita defense Thursday at home. Samohi won the first round CIF-SS Division 4 playoff game, 4-0, to advance.
CITYWIDE — Winter sports will be in full playoff mode starting today as boys’ soccer begins its playoffs. Santa Monica High School, the winner of the Ocean League and the No.
Kathleen Howes stands in her sister’s apartment talking to a friend. Howes, leaning casually against the doorframe, informs her buddy that no, in fact it isn’t acceptable to throw a guy into the stands during a co-ed soccer game.
ST. MONICA — For the first time in a decade, St. Monica’s girls’ basketball team can call themselves league champs. A 59-48 win over Cantwell-Sacred Heart on Thursday led the way to the Camino Real League crown.
SAMOHI — Environmentally-conscious students here are close to completing the transformation of a gas-guzzling VW Beetle into one that runs entirely on electricity.
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HAWTHORNE — The boys from Samohi have earned at least a share of the Ocean League title, but it’s somewhat complicated. The combination of a win over Morningside and an Inglewood loss on Tuesday gives Santa Monica’s boys’ basketball team sole possession of first place and a direct line to the crown.
A 48-34 win over Mary Star of the Sea on Tuesday pushed St. Monica’s girls’ basketball team into a tie for first place in the Camino Real League. The Mariners were again led by junior Briana Harris, who had a game-high 20 points and set a career high with 20 rebounds.
SAMOHI — Undefeated in the Ocean League with two games to go, Santa Monica High School’s boys’ soccer team controls its own destiny. Sitting at 6-2-0, the Vikings are preparing for a pair of road games this week to complete the regular season unbeaten to secure a league title.
SAMOHI — Santa Monica High School’s boys’ basketball team blew out rival Beverly Hills, 80-53, on Friday at home to stay in the hunt for the Ocean League title.
