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![11th Annual Alumni Career Day Offers Valuable Career Insights for SMCHS Juniors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550074980/smhsorg/pyh9pag4ue4dhvkyp4h4/groupshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550074980/smhsorg/pyh9pag4ue4dhvkyp4h4/groupshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1550074980/smhsorg/pyh9pag4ue4dhvkyp4h4/groupshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1550074980/smhsorg/pyh9pag4ue4dhvkyp4h4/groupshot.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1550074980/smhsorg/pyh9pag4ue4dhvkyp4h4/groupshot.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1550074980/smhsorg/pyh9pag4ue4dhvkyp4h4/groupshot.jpg","width":2200}])
![National School Counseling Week Celebrates All Counselors!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549580585/smhsorg/kx57nmrpjwahxtssfozq/AlyssaFlynnCounselingweek.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549580585/smhsorg/kx57nmrpjwahxtssfozq/AlyssaFlynnCounselingweek.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1549580585/smhsorg/kx57nmrpjwahxtssfozq/AlyssaFlynnCounselingweek.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1549580585/smhsorg/kx57nmrpjwahxtssfozq/AlyssaFlynnCounselingweek.jpg","width":1164}])
![Faculty and Staff Service Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549582162/smhsorg/qbori0kb7hixmlt5hdnw/FacultyandStaffservice1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549582162/smhsorg/qbori0kb7hixmlt5hdnw/FacultyandStaffservice1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1549582162/smhsorg/qbori0kb7hixmlt5hdnw/FacultyandStaffservice1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1549582162/smhsorg/qbori0kb7hixmlt5hdnw/FacultyandStaffservice1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1549582162/smhsorg/qbori0kb7hixmlt5hdnw/FacultyandStaffservice1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1549582162/smhsorg/qbori0kb7hixmlt5hdnw/FacultyandStaffservice1.jpg","width":2200}])
![Engineering and Business Come Together on Robotics Team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1548955041/smhsorg/ym84pplwpqfcoe4fbjki/studentusingtools2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1548955041/smhsorg/ym84pplwpqfcoe4fbjki/studentusingtools2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1548955041/smhsorg/ym84pplwpqfcoe4fbjki/studentusingtools2.png","width":640}])
![Eagle Insider with Jerry Holloway]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549559523/smhsorg/vm6xnzmw21d4sifue7zw/Jerryholloway.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549559523/smhsorg/vm6xnzmw21d4sifue7zw/Jerryholloway.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1549559523/smhsorg/vm6xnzmw21d4sifue7zw/Jerryholloway.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1549559523/smhsorg/vm6xnzmw21d4sifue7zw/Jerryholloway.jpg","width":1146}])
![Master Artist Series Welcomes Disney Senior Art Director]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1548978098/smhsorg/bysyuw0qgrzsu1n4ybnx/BrianSandahl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1548978098/smhsorg/bysyuw0qgrzsu1n4ybnx/BrianSandahl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1548978098/smhsorg/bysyuw0qgrzsu1n4ybnx/BrianSandahl.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1548978098/smhsorg/bysyuw0qgrzsu1n4ybnx/BrianSandahl.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1548978098/smhsorg/bysyuw0qgrzsu1n4ybnx/BrianSandahl.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1548978098/smhsorg/bysyuw0qgrzsu1n4ybnx/BrianSandahl.jpg","width":2200}])
!["What Does a Catholic Education Mean to Me?"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549044417/smhsorg/f5dprpmipvxfabdccsuc/ASLphoto.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549044417/smhsorg/f5dprpmipvxfabdccsuc/ASLphoto.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1549044417/smhsorg/f5dprpmipvxfabdccsuc/ASLphoto.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1549044417/smhsorg/f5dprpmipvxfabdccsuc/ASLphoto.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1549044417/smhsorg/f5dprpmipvxfabdccsuc/ASLphoto.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1549044417/smhsorg/f5dprpmipvxfabdccsuc/ASLphoto.jpg","width":1616}])
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SPORTS
![Brent Vieselmeyer Named Head Football Coach at SMCHS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550628994/smhsorg/jhulkqdpgumbkcxqztc9/Vieselmeyer.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550628994/smhsorg/jhulkqdpgumbkcxqztc9/Vieselmeyer.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550628994/smhsorg/jhulkqdpgumbkcxqztc9/Vieselmeyer.jpg","width":525}])
![Caroline Christl, Girls Water Polo Athlete of the Week]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550596408/smhsorg/trpqml8lwjozv2yxlmro/4W6A5440.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550596408/smhsorg/trpqml8lwjozv2yxlmro/4W6A5440.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1550596408/smhsorg/trpqml8lwjozv2yxlmro/4W6A5440.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550596408/smhsorg/trpqml8lwjozv2yxlmro/4W6A5440.jpg","width":1024}])
The hard-shooting utility player scored 14 goals in two matches, including eight in the finals, to help lead the Eagles to the CIF-SS Division 2 title
![Boys Basketball, Girls Water Polo, and Wrestling Update]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550594718/smhsorg/nwtaxycn471cpwv65r7d/CP4T9732_edited-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550594718/smhsorg/nwtaxycn471cpwv65r7d/CP4T9732_edited-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1550594718/smhsorg/nwtaxycn471cpwv65r7d/CP4T9732_edited-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1550594718/smhsorg/nwtaxycn471cpwv65r7d/CP4T9732_edited-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1550594718/smhsorg/nwtaxycn471cpwv65r7d/CP4T9732_edited-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1550594718/smhsorg/nwtaxycn471cpwv65r7d/CP4T9732_edited-1.jpg","width":2200}])
The winter season is heating up as the temperatures drop, with girls water polo, boys basketball and wrestling still alive and well
![Nate Clay Etches his Name in History Books]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550082824/smhsorg/g4iw2mne71th8ikmzgty/CP4T6102_edited-1_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550082824/smhsorg/g4iw2mne71th8ikmzgty/CP4T6102_edited-1_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1550082824/smhsorg/g4iw2mne71th8ikmzgty/CP4T6102_edited-1_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1550082824/smhsorg/g4iw2mne71th8ikmzgty/CP4T6102_edited-1_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1550082824/smhsorg/g4iw2mne71th8ikmzgty/CP4T6102_edited-1_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1550082824/smhsorg/g4iw2mne71th8ikmzgty/CP4T6102_edited-1_1.jpg","width":2200}])
Senior Nate Clay etched his name into the Santa Margarita record books this past weekend where he earned the CIF Championship in the heavyweight division
![13 Student-Athletes Commit on NCAA Signing Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549577715/smhsorg/kwextecvrmvztqnmcapd/Footballsignees.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549577715/smhsorg/kwextecvrmvztqnmcapd/Footballsignees.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1549577715/smhsorg/kwextecvrmvztqnmcapd/Footballsignees.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1549577715/smhsorg/kwextecvrmvztqnmcapd/Footballsignees.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1549577715/smhsorg/kwextecvrmvztqnmcapd/Footballsignees.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1549577715/smhsorg/kwextecvrmvztqnmcapd/Footballsignees.jpg","width":2048}])
13 student-athletes from Santa Margarita Catholic High School made their futures evident on Wednesday, Feb 6, as they officially signed letters of intent or celebrated their commitment to attend colleges across the country for their sport
![Clay Earns Trinity League Tile, Freshman Healy Advances to CIF]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549303176/smhsorg/n9xq71shdype9rwf9uox/CP4T6102_edited-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549303176/smhsorg/n9xq71shdype9rwf9uox/CP4T6102_edited-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1549303176/smhsorg/n9xq71shdype9rwf9uox/CP4T6102_edited-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1549303176/smhsorg/n9xq71shdype9rwf9uox/CP4T6102_edited-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1549303176/smhsorg/n9xq71shdype9rwf9uox/CP4T6102_edited-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1549303176/smhsorg/n9xq71shdype9rwf9uox/CP4T6102_edited-1.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to Nate Clay and Mack Healy of the Eagle wrestling team for punching their tickets to CIF
![Klay Thompson ‘08 Honors former SMCHS Coach Jerry DeBusk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1547769751/smhsorg/tcitoniwyd8cclyodakd/NG1_2944.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1547769751/smhsorg/tcitoniwyd8cclyodakd/NG1_2944.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1547769751/smhsorg/tcitoniwyd8cclyodakd/NG1_2944.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1547769751/smhsorg/tcitoniwyd8cclyodakd/NG1_2944.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1547769751/smhsorg/tcitoniwyd8cclyodakd/NG1_2944.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1547769751/smhsorg/tcitoniwyd8cclyodakd/NG1_2944.jpg","width":2200}])
Warriors guard Klay Thompson and his high school coach, Jerry DeBusk, will be honored Wednesday night at the Coaching Corps Game Changer Awards
![TRINITY LEAGUE ATHLETE PROFILE: ALEXIS KIECKHAFER]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1547571154/smhsorg/vtvgqmg7ppdv6pu7v6ez/Alexis_Kieckhafer_03-WEB.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1547571154/smhsorg/vtvgqmg7ppdv6pu7v6ez/Alexis_Kieckhafer_03-WEB.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1547571154/smhsorg/vtvgqmg7ppdv6pu7v6ez/Alexis_Kieckhafer_03-WEB.jpg","width":640}])
OC Catholic's Trinity League athlete feature focuses on Harvard-bound water polo goalie Alexis Kieckhafer
![Girls Track & Field | Sprint Tryouts]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1542232163/smhsorg/r6nm6zygmylq80pzmj2z/SMCIFSSF2018-3159.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1542232163/smhsorg/r6nm6zygmylq80pzmj2z/SMCIFSSF2018-3159.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1542232163/smhsorg/r6nm6zygmylq80pzmj2z/SMCIFSSF2018-3159.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1542232163/smhsorg/r6nm6zygmylq80pzmj2z/SMCIFSSF2018-3159.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1542232163/smhsorg/r6nm6zygmylq80pzmj2z/SMCIFSSF2018-3159.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1542232163/smhsorg/r6nm6zygmylq80pzmj2z/SMCIFSSF2018-3159.jpg","width":2200}])
The boys and girls track and field team is a NO-CUT sport. However, on the girls side, there are tryouts for athletes that want to be a sprinter (100m-400m & Hurdles)