Signup to Receive the Admissons e-newsletter by clicking here. |
|
|
 Welcome to the Eighth Edition of Eagle Vision for the 2012-2013 School Year. Eagle Vision is my way of communicating with our local schools, parishes, and prospective students about Admissions events and the latest news from Santa Margarita Catholic High School.
Ron Blanc Admissions Director |
|
|
Online Registrations for the 2013-2014 School Year
|
Incoming Freshmen (Class of 2017) Asked to Register Before April 16th
Santa Margarita's Parent Portal is open and registrations for the 2013-2014 school year are streaming in. If you would like to reserve a seat for the Freshman Class of 2017, we ask that you login to our Parent Portal and complete your online registration before April 16th, the evening of our Scheduling Night, so that your student may receive their class schedule at that event.
Once your student is accepted to SMCHS, you will receive an email with your username and password necessary to login to the Parent Portal to complete your registration.
Access to our Parent Portal is located here.
The $550 registration fee is paid via an E-check. We will be accepting registration checks for $550 the evening of Scheduling Night, but for your convenience, it is recommended to complete the online registration beforehand.
|
|
Scheduling Night for Incoming Freshmen (Class of 2017)
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
|
Students and Families of Registered Students Asked to Attend
Incoming freshmen students who have been accepted to the Class of 2017 and completed the online registration process via our Parent Portal are asked to attend our Scheduling Night on Tuesday, April 16th at 7 pm in the Moiso Pavilion (Gymnasium).
At Scheduling Night, students and their families will listen to speakers from each Academic Department and make selections for some of their freshmen classes. Topics to be discussed include:
- HSPT Placement Test results (students will receive a copy of their test results)
- Honors Testing for World Languages
- Elective Options
- World Language Options
- Social Science Options for Freshman Year
Students will receive a copy of their preliminary schedule showing their Religion, Math, Science, and English classes.
For more information about the topics being discussed and the class options available, please see the flyer about Scheduling Night here.
|
|
Financial Assistance Applications for 2013-14 School Year
|
Santa Margarita offers need-based financial assistance to our families each Spring. The application process begins with an online application at our school's Admissions webpage. While the initial deadlines for Financial Assistance have passed and financial assistance awards have been given, we will continue to accept applications until all funds have been distributed.
Santa Margarita will use F.A.C.T.S. to initially collect the financial assistance application and the supporting financial aid documents. To complete a financial assistance application, a family will be asked to submit the following:
- An online school application for your student (school applications available here)
- 2012 Income Tax Return (faxed to F.A.C.T.S.)
- 2012 W-2's (faxed to F.A.C.T.S.)
- Santa Margarita Questionnaire (up to 5 reasons why your family is requesting financial assistance) faxed to F.A.C.T.S.
Each year, Santa Margarita provides approximately $1 million in financial assistance and currently 1 out of every 5 families are receiving some form of assistance.
|
|
Applications for 2013-2014 Available
|
SMCHS Accepting Applications for the Freshman Class of 2017
Applications for the 2013-2014 school year are available online here. When you submit an online application, the admissions process for your son or daughter begins. To complete your student's application, we ask that you complete the following:
- $50 application fee (check payable to SMCHS may be sent to our Admissions Office)
- 3 Letters of Recommendation (from a Math Teacher, English Teacher, and Principal)--letter forms may be found at our online application site
- 7th and 8th Grade Transcripts
- Standardized Testing Scores (for public school students, please send the detailed STAR testing report that shows a series of bar graphs on both sides of the test report)
- Immunization Record
Once your application is complete and we have received the results of your Placement Exam, our Admissions Committee will review your application and mail you their acceptance decision.
|
|
World Language Honors Testing for Incoming Freshmen
| |
Exams to Place into a World Language Honors Class to be Held on May 2nd and 7th
Santa Margarita is proud to offer the following World Languages to our students: - Ancient Greek
- French
- Latin
- Mandarin Chinese
- Spanish
Students wishing to place into honors in their World Language of choice are asked to attend an honors test at SMCHS on either Thursday, May 2, 2013 or Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
For more information about the World Language Honors testing schedule and requirements for each language class, please see the flyer here.
|
|
Special Olympics Celebrated at SMCHS
| |
Over 500 Special Athletes Participate in 6th Annual Meet
On Thursday, March 28th, Santa Margarita Catholic High School welcomed over 500 special needs athletes to the campus of SMCHS to compete in the 6th Annual Special Olympics, Track and Field. These special needs athletes came from several different southern California school districts including Brea, Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Capistrano Valley with competitors ranging in age from elementary school to adult transitional schools.
As a part of the campus ministry service project, more than 400 SMCHS sophomores gathered at Santa Margarita Catholic High School to help set up the event and to buddy up with the special Olympics participants and to help guide, motivate, and encourage them along the way. The SM students decorated their respective tents in their visiting school's colors to welcome them to our school.
On Saturday, April 13th, SMCHS will also be hosting their 5th Annual Special Olympic Swim Meet of Champions at the Eagle Aquatics Center
For more information on this incredible event and photos from the meet, please click here.
|
|
Disney's Beauty and the Beast Arriving in the Talon Theater
| |
Spring Musical Promises to be a Smashing Success
The Eagle Talon Theater is proudly presenting Disney's Beauty and the Beast with performances being held from April 18th through April 21st. Show times are as follows:
Thursday, April 18th at 7:00pm
Friday, April 19th at 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 20th at 7:00 pm
Sunday, April 21st at 2:00 pm
Tickets are going fast, so please purchase your tickets here to reserve your seat. The performance follows last year's critically acclaimed rendition of Les Miserables, and will feature the amazing vocal and instrumental talents of our Santa Margarita students.
|
|
Double National Championship Titles and a National Record Bring Prominence to SMCHS
|
The Eagles Pep Squad and Ice Hockey Teams are Crowned National Champions, and Kaitlyn Merritt breaks her second National Record
The past few weeks have brought Santa Margarita into the national conversation in Ice Hockey, Track and Field, and Pep Squad. Two teams were crowned National Champions and a stellar pole vaulter soared to new heights.
The Ice Hockey team swept to the trifecta of League, State, and National Championships with their most successful season to date. The Eagles defeated the defending national champion, Regis Jesuit from Colorado in overtime to claim the national title.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Merritt soared into the stratosphere and returned to earth with a new National Sophomore pole vaulting record when she cleared 13 feet 9 inches at the Arcadia Invitational. Her record height also broke the Orange Country record.
The Eagles Varsity Song captured the National Championship in Florida with an outstanding performance that saw the pep squad collect 4 total team trophies. The Song Team finished their competitive season undefeated in California. For more information about their successful season, please click here.
|
|
New School Calendar for 2013-2014
| |
School Year Will Begin Next Fall on August 13, 2013 To Provide Students with a More Beneficial Academic Calendar
With more and more high schools switching to an earlier starting date, Santa Margarita announced that the 2013-2014 school year will begin earlier on August 13, 2013 and end sooner on May 31, 2014.
This more collegiate model allows students to complete their first semester and their first semester final exams before Christmas vacation. Students will not have to worry about first semester projects or studying for semester exams over their Christmas break.
This new calendar will also provide our students and teachers more class instructional time to prepare for the annual Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams that begin at the start of May.
For more information about the new calendar and the reasons behind the decision, please read a letter from our Principal, Mr. Ray Dunne here.
|
|
Student Shadow Program
| |
Shadow Dates Available for 2012-2013 School Year
All 8th grade students considering Santa Margarita Catholic High School are encouraged to shadow a current SMCHS Freshman and be an Eagle for a Day.
Shadow days occur on specific days during the school year, so once you select the shadow day from the list of days available (see link below), please call us at 949-766-6076 to reserve your spot.
Space is limited and Shadow days fill up quickly. We ask that you make your reservations at least 3 days prior to the shadow date so that we can make the arrangements for your student.
Shadow days begin at 8:15 am and end at 1:45 pm. Lunch will be provided as well. For more information about Shadow Days at Santa Margarita and to see the schedule of available Shadow Dates, please click here.
|
|
Campus Tours Available
| |
See the "Most Beautiful High School Campus in Orange County"
Individual family tours are now available to see our college-style campus and state-of-the-art facilities. To set up a tour, please call Rhonda Ury, the Admissions Secretary, at (949) 766-6076 (or e-mail at uryr@smhs.org) to schedule a date and time that will be convenient for your family to tour our school.
We look forward to providing your family with a personalized tour of our campus, and to answer any questions you may have about the Eagle family.
|
|
Catholic Parish Verification For All New Students
| |
Families Registered at a Catholic Parish Asked to Complete This Form
Students who are applying to Santa Margarita that are from families registered at an Orange County Catholic parish are asked to send a Parish Verification Form to their pastor. Your pastor is required to sign this form in order for your family to receive the Catholic student tuition discount.
Your pastor will forward the form to our Admissions office where the form will be added to your student's application file.
If you have not submitted the Parish Verification Form to your local parish, please download the form here and provide to your parish pastor.
|
|
Santa Margarita Adds 2nd Bus Route
|
New North County Route Joins South County Route Providing Student Transportation To and From School
A new SMCHS bus route to communities to the west and north of our campus has joined our highly successful South Route for the 2012-2013 school year. Students from the communities of Yorba Linda, Anaheim Hills, Orange, Tustin, and Irvine now have a bus route dedicated to families in their neighborhoods.
For more information on specific pick up and drop off locations for both the North Route and the South Route, please see our Bus Transportation webpage here.
|
|
Forward This Email To A Friend If you know of a family that has expressed interest in Santa Margarita Catholic High School for their son or daughter, or may be interested in learning more about SMCHS, please forward this e-mail to them. |
Discontinuing the Admissions E-Newsletter
If you no longer wish to receive the Admissions E-Newsletter, please contact Ron Blanc, Admissions Director. Please do not select Unsubscribe, as this will remove your e-mail address from every Santa Margarita e-mail. |
Thank you for your interest in Santa Margarita Catholic High School. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (949) 766-6076 or admissions@smhs.org .
In Eagle Spirit,
Ron Blanc, Admissions Director
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
email: admissions@smhs.org
| |
|
