Ninety-five St. Margaret’s seniors will cross the podium and receive their diplomas next Saturday at the 2010 Commencement Ceremony. As they take those steps, symbolizing the end of their student careers at St. Margaret’s, Mr. Roland Allen, St. Margaret’s director of college counseling, will look on with confidence that they are headed toward vibrant and exciting futures.
The St. Margaret’s Class of 2010 received admission acceptance from more 175 colleges and universities, totaling more than 500 individual acceptances, among those are Barnard College, Carnegie Mellon University, Georgetown University, University of California, …

Students examined data from different perspectives before using their newly-developed, graph-making skills to sell products that they created.

Last Friday, St. Margaret’s Upper School students gathered in the Pasternack Field House for the 2010 Upper School Awards Ceremony. This ceremony recognizes the exemplary academic work Upper School students have done throughout the school year and honors students for their outstanding work beyond the classroom as well as their contribution to the life of the school.
David G. Boyle, Upper School Principal, gave a warm welcome to all the students, parents and faculty in attendance pointing out that many students present at the ceremony are wiser, understand more about themselves, …

St. Margaret’s seventh grader Kenley Farace, won the Orange County Spelling Bee in February and heads to Washington D.C. next week to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Kenley was profiled in The Capistrano Dispatch and The Orange County Register this week.
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Kenley was honored by Orange County Supervisor Patricia C. Bates in March.

Last month, seven juniors and 14 seniors were inducted into the Cum Laude Society, an international honors organization for which only a small percentage of high school juniors and seniors are qualified. To be eligible, juniors must rank in the top 10 percent of their class, and seniors must rank in the top 20 percent of their class. In addition, each inductee must be approved by the Cum Laude committee, consisting of school faculty and administrators who evaluate whether they strive for perfection in their coursework and set high academic …

Five St. Margaret’s students have won awards in the California Writing Awards 2010 Scholastic Writing Awards Contest. Kristin Godfrey, grade 7, won a Silver Key award in the Short Story category, for “Multiple Blues.” Hanna Hurr, grade 12, won a Silver Key award in the Poetry category, for “The Valley.” Meaghan Hurr, grade 10, won a Merit Award in the Short Short Story category, for “A Glimpse of Athena.” Peighton McRobie, grade 7, won a Merit Award in the Humor category, for “Beauty in a Shopping Bag.” Alexis Salcido, grade …

To successfully prepare for a debate, you must, pretty much, research your head off. Well, at least if you want to present a great argument, you do.

Next week, St. Margaret’s student Johnny Li, grade 11, will represent our school and Orange County at the California State Science Fair, May 17–18, at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. He will be competing against 958 other participants from 394 schools throughout California. Although Johnny is excited about this great honor, resulting from his win at the Orange County Science Fair, this is not his only recent science victory. Just a few days ago, the members of the United States Physics Team were announced, and Johnny was among …

Guest speaker Wylie Ferguson visited St. Margaret’s AP art class last month to help students prepare to excel at this challenge.

As the capstone to a great year of team competition, students in the St. Margaret’s speech and debate team won the state qualifier tournament and competed at the state level last month. During the past few years, this team has grown in size and scope: In the 2007–2008 school year, there were only four members in the speech and debate club; the next year, it had had grown to 16 students. This year, grade 11 student Sam Malagon coaches the 19 team members, who competed in 12 tournaments during the …