With the defeat of Measure A, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s $198 “emergency” parcel tax last month, emotions are running high. School supporters have been playing the “blame game.
SAMOHI — Come late July, 11 students from Santa Monica High School will find themselves thousands of miles away from home, walking the streets of Cape Town, South Africa.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Tyler Skaggs has gone from the baseball diamond at Santa Monica High School to being a minor league all-star. In his second season of professional ball, Skaggs, a starting pitcher, has been named to the Midwest League All Star team, it was announced last week.
SAMOHI — With a great season comes great reward. Days removed from winning its first California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section title in softball, Santa Monica High School has been named the state Division 3 team of the year by Cal Hi Sports.
Something you may not know about your occasionally cynical, slightly jaded, friendly neighborhood columnist is that I love the young people. Having done work with a local organization (which I’m sure would prefer to remain nameless) for the past few years, I’ve been lucky enough to form friendships
CLOVIS — Going against some of the top athletes in the state, senior shot putter Joe Daou proved to be his own worst enemy. One week after taking first at the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Masters Meet — and breaking his own Santa Monica High School record in the process — D
IRVINE — In a game with so many subplots, there is one thing that is certain: Samohi’s softball team is a CIF champion. Santa Monica High School won its first-ever California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section title in the sport on Saturday during a 11-3 rout of the North Torrance Saxons in
IRVINE — Santa Monica High School’s softball team won its first ever California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section title in the sport by routing two-time defending champ North Torrance, 11-3, Saturday in the Division 4 final.
This past Memorial Day weekend, the Santa Monica community lost a long-time friend, colleague and educator. Norm Lacy, athletic director at Santa Monica High School, passed away from a heart attack while on vacation with his family.
SAMOHI — The Santa Monica High School football team will play in its first ever “Blue-Gold Game” on Saturday in honor of Athletic Director Norm Lacy, who passed away of a heart attack last weekend.
CLOVIS — Joe Daou has already broken a 55-year-old school shot put record. Now, after placing first at Friday’s California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Masters Meet, Daou has his sights set on a state title.
SAMOHI — Norm Lacy would have loved it. The late athletic director at Santa Monica High School was remembered during a pre-game ceremony before the Vikings defeated Torrance, 1-0, on Thursday at Samohi to advance to the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division 4 finals.
