inventory_2 Archive: Fall 2010 - Spring 2014
The “lawn-gest” five minutes of the day
Samo students find peace of mind every day between third and fourth period on the grass in front of the History Building.
Greenies find early success
“Last year we had better cohesiveness, but this year we’re having more fun. I think we’re positioning ourselves well for our league drive, which starts in October,” coach Matthew Flanders said. “We could have won those games, but we were having problems with over-aggressive players.”
Girls' Cross Country has room to grow
After their first two races where the team was unfortunately divided between grade levels, the varsity team was finally able to pull off a cooperative win at their first league meet at Kenneth Hahn park. They placed first, beating the Beverly Hills girls’ team, which has been a long-standing rival of the Lady Vikings.
Girls' Volleyball rebounds after initial loss
After losing to El Segundo Wednesday, Samo was hungry for a win. In the end they defeated Morningside in a 25-2, 25-8, 25-3 demolition. Most of Morningside’s points came from Samo’s serving errors.
Athlete of the Issue: Kris Comas
Even though he is small, he still works hard. In this respect, his inspiration is DeSean Jackson. “He reminds me that I still have to push hard [and] don’t get down because you’re small.”Comas’ size makes him faster, and makes it easier for him succeed on the field.
Vikings’ efforts not enough for Valencia
The excessive turnovers in the game played a big role in Samo’s loss, according to Clark.“The cons obviously were the turnovers. That’s just difficult to overcome,” Clark said.Ramos agreed with Clark, saying “We had about seven turnovers, and you can’t win a game with seven turnovers.”
Tardy Machine raises concerns from students
“Doing it by hand was infinitely longer,” Semik said. “I think it was money well-spent; less kids can fall through. Today, we scanned 203 kids for tardies.”
Measures Y and YY would raise $6 million for district
According to Allen, if the measures fail, SMMUSD will once again be faced with teacher layoffs, increased class sizes, closing of elementary libraries, and other harmful cuts.“Measure Y and YY money would help continue the programs that we already have; some of the things we really enjoy – drama, athletics, music, dance, as well as classroom supplies and things like that,” Semik said.
Malibu school applies for charter status
“Being a charter school gives us more power and with the power comes more control,” Kristy said. “... We can be part of LAUSD without being completely under its authority.”
Samo alum and “Titanic” star dies at 100
Gloria Stuart, the 1930s Hollywood beauty who went on to become the oldest Academy Award nominee for her role in “Titanic,” died in her sleep on Sept. 26, 2010 at age 100.
SAGE team travels to South Africa, places second
Samo’s ROP Students of the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship team of Global Entrepreneurship team placed second in the SAGE World Cup 2010 business competition this summer in South Africa.
Coach Cady to run for Board of Education
Longtime Samo coach and teacher Patrick Cady has will be representing Malibu this year as a candidate for a spot on the Board of Education
Girls' Tennis inches past Mira Costa and El Segundo, falls to Harvard Westlake
“In the Harvard Westlake game, my girls were not focused. But against Mira Costa, they moved better because of their commitment and practice."
In the face of loss, Escalera remains positive
Difficult though it may have been for him to step into the position, Escalera still gleans an obvious pride and pleasure from his participation in Samo athletics. A longtime football coach and former high school athlete, he harbors a deep-rooted belief in the power of sports to improve individuals and unite communities.
Are Samo students on a “Race to Nowhere?”
In education today, students always feel the need to please, with the fear of failure and the feeling that no learning is really occurring ever-present. Instead, it feels as if we’re just taking in our daily dose of information and spitting it out again at someone’s request, like machines.