St. Margaret’s Episcopal School received unanimous approval from the San Juan Capistrano City Council on Tuesday evening for its campus master development plan. Before the vote at the City Council meeting, council members praised St. Margaret’s administrators for their friendly, collaborative and responsive approach to the City’s process and for the important contributions the school makes to the San Juan community.
“We are elated. The unanimous support and praise from our City Council was more than we expected. These plans are very important to the future of our school and pave …

Kenley Farace, a seventh grader at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, won the Orange County Spelling Bee and will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in early June, an event televised by ESPN.

Kenley competed against 70 other local students, the largest field in Orange County history, and triumphed in round 13 with the word “secessionist” first to edge out the remaining contender and then with “evulsion,” meaning to pull out or to extract, to capture the trophy.

This week, a St. Margaret’s Upper School guitar ensemble performed at the 2010 State of the City Breakfast. The students were invited to perform by the Mayor, the Honorable Dr. Londres Uso.
The Tartan musicians received enthusiastic applause from the community members in attendance, and in his welcoming address, President of the San Juan Capistrano Chamber Board Larry Thomas thanked each of the student performers by name. He remarked that the City was thankful for their performance, especially because he knew how hard the students worked to prepare.
Members of the Upper …

Our very own community publications, Tartan newsletter and Highlander magazine, have both been nationally recognized for excellence.
Both publications won top awards in the 25th Annual Educational Advertising Awards competition. This is a well-respected national competition focused on marketing and communications materials designed specifically for the education sector. This year, more than 2,000 entries were received from more than 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from all 50 states and several foreign countries.
Tartan newsletter won a gold award (the highest award) in the newsletter category within all secondary schools. Gold awards …

Join the festivities as St. Margaret’s and the entire San Juan community celebrate the 52nd Swallows’ Day Parade, on Saturday, March 20, at 11 a.m., in Downtown San Juan Capistrano. St. Margaret’s is honored to sponsor this treasured community celebration. Come out and see St. Margaret’s in the parade! For more information about the parade, visit www.swallowsparade.com.

In recent years, the St. Margaret’s community of parents, administrators, faculty and staff has come together at Tartan Talks to discuss our school and curriculum, and the value of a St. Margaret’s education. In this week’s Tartan Talk, the “Tartans talked”—three groups of students, plus panelists, offered thoughts about the value of their educational experience. In a real-life expression of the St. Margaret’s mission, students presented their unscripted ideas and research in the categories of Learning, Leadership, and Service.
As Headmaster Marcus D. Hurlbut greeted attendees, he stressed that through this …

On March 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Margaret’s will be hosting a Red Cross blood drive in the Tartan Center. We hope you will join us and be a part of the SMES life-saving team by giving blood! Make an appointment online at www.givelife.org with the sponsor code: smes. Please bring a photo ID with you when you donate.

Headmaster Marcus D. Hurlbut and Head Coach Rod Baltau were presented with a Certificate of Recognition from the City of San Juan Capistrano by the Mayor of San Juan Capistrano, the Honorable Dr. Londres Uso on Tuesday, during a meeting of the San Juan Capistrano City Council.
The certificate was presented in recognition of the Tartan football team’s four back-to-back CIF Championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009); the longest winning streak in Orange County history, 44-0 (2006-2009); and because of their “drive, talent, and sportsmanship.” After the presentation, Mayor Uso and the …

The St. Margaret’s Girls Tennis Team, along with Headmaster Marcus D. Hurlbut, Orange County Register Coach of the Year Coach Rick Trager and Coach Gretchen Miller, were honored with a Certificate of Recognition from the City of San Juan Capistrano on Thursday, during a meeting of the City Council.
The Mayor of San Juan Capistrano, the Honorable Dr. Londres Uso, who is also an alumni parent (Lonnie Uso, Class of 1989), and the City Council members invited the entire team forward to accept the certificate in recognition of their back-to-back CIF …

Please join us on Tuesday, February 2, at 6:30 p.m., at the San Juan Capistrano City Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto, when the City Council of San Juan Capistrano will recognize the St. Margaret’s Tartan Varsity Football four-time CIF Champions.
Read more about the CIF-winning Tartan Football game.