18 May 2012 | admin | 
Headmaster Marcus D. Hurlbut and Board of Trustees President Michael J. Berchtold hosted a group of VIPs at St. Margaret’s this week for a conversation about the school’s history and future. Eight past St. Margaret’s board presidents returned to school to share thoughts about their time at St. Margaret’s as parents, volunteers and board members, to reflect on the progress the school has made in the past 33 years, hear updates and provide input on the state of the school today and tour the new Performing Arts Center.
“It was a …
Early Thursday morning, the Orange County CAPPIES announced the 2012 nominees and commendees for the 2011-2012 theatre season. St. Margaret’s students received 16 nominations for their work on The Servant of Two Masters and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in performing, design, technical and critical categories.
Fifty-eight theatre productions performed by 32 high schools were eligible for this year’s awards. The Orange County Cappies Critic’s teams select “Critic’s Choices” in all eligible categories. Those Critics’ Choices go on the ballot for voting, which was completed on Tuesday night. The top five become nominees. …
By Joe Ingalls, Upper School Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Teacher
Last month 36 chemistry honors students traveled to Irvine to visit the Allergan, Inc. corporate headquarters. The visit was made possible by sophomore Kelly Burk’s father Dr. Robert Burk, who is a senior researcher at Allergan. Dr. Burk arranged for the students to meet and speak to a patent attorney and the director of human resources to help the students see the broad educational needs for the people that work in the research and development science organization. The students were also …
Diversity is a broad term that encompasses many facets of our culture in both obvious and subtle ways. Connecting with our immediate and surrounding communities and telling the stories of individuals in them is a powerful way of recognizing that we are not all the same, we all experience life differently and have different stories to tell. If we can acknowledge our “otherness” we can begin to develop empathy and honor the diverse nature of humanity.
With a basic understanding of diversity and its eight cultural identifiers (or The Big Eight), …
From the Classroom
Seniors Colin Johnson and Madison Gottlieb have joined the Preschool this week as part of their Independent Senior Projects (ISP). Both writers, the students are investigating the emergence of writing skills in the preschool child.
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Now an annual Preschool tradition, Family Fun Night brought current Preschool families and newly admitted Preschool families together for a wonderful night of pasta and puppets last Friday night.
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We have ducklings in the Preschool! We have incubated and hatched chickens before in the Preschool—in fact, two of our egg-laying hens in the coop are babies that were born here; but, this is the first time we’ve hatched ducklings.
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Live Construction Cam
Events
- Tartan Talk – Community Service Program
- 2012 Library Luncheon Registration Closes Wednesday
- Tomorrow! Sapphire Food Fare and E-waste Recycling at SMES
- Mother-Daughter Project Presentation for Parents of Preschool-12th Girls
- *DATE CHANGE* New Author to Share Book and Publishing Journey
Tartans in the News
- SMES Ranks #7 Among Top 25 Orange County Schools in Sports
- Five SMES Students Win at the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair
- Senior Ted Ko Quoted in “The Harvard Crimson”
- SMES Alumnus Publishes “My Grandfather’s War”
- Sophomore Tiffany Choe to Perform at SOCSA Foundation Opera Celebration
Announcements
- Important Parent Survey
- Ninety-one Percent and Rising—Thank You
- Summer Session Spotlight: Technology
- Annual Fund – Faculty and Volunteer Profile
- Important Message Regarding The Right Reverend J. Jon Bruno
