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As a reminder, all gifts must be received or postmarked by December 31, 2013 for them to qualify for your 2013 income tax returns. For more information, please Click Here, contact the office of Development at 949-766-6080 or email. Give a gift Eagle Fund Today. Your gift, regardless of the size, will truly "Be the Difference." Thank you to those who have already given a gift. Each gift truly makes a Difference! 

Santa Margarita Catholic High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Rick Curtis as the Head Varsity Football Coach and member of the faculty. Curtis will be entering his 37th year as a high school football coach, most recently guiding Northwood High School for the past 13 years. Prior to his tenure as Northwood's Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, Curtis coached at Servite, University, Laguna Hills, Irvine, and now enters his first year at Santa Margarita. While at Irvine, Curtis served as the Athletic Director for 10 years, was the defensive coordinator for three consecutive CIF Championship teams in 1991, 1992, and 1993, and coached basketball, track, softball and golf.  Coach Curtis has 29 years of experience as a business education and physical education teacher and is an adjunct professor at Concordia University in the Masters in Athletic Administration and Coaching Program.

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The new state of the art polyurethane blue track surface is currently being installed and as a result, the track AND football field will be closed to everyone through Christmas Break. Weather permitting, we hope to open the track and football field again upon the students' return to class after Christmas break. Thank you for your understanding.

Students are currently on Christmas break until January 3rd and classes resume on Monday January 6th with a Special Distribution Day 0/4. All offices on campus will be closed on December 24-25, December 31- January 1. Have a Merry Christmas and a safe New Year! Current office hours are 8:00am-3:00pm.

Tomorrow, December 27th, the SMCHS voicemail/auto-attendant answering system will be undergoing software updates and will be down for the entire day. If you call into the school on the main line or a line that is affected by this outage, the call will automatically be rerouted to the front office receptionist. You are encouraged to use email as your main communication to the school on this date.  Thank you for your assistance and patience with this matter.

Attention 9th and 10th grade students and parents, please join us for an informational meeting on Wednesday, January 8th at 7:00pm on the 3rd floor of the R Building to discuss the SMCHS IB Programme, both the Full Diploma and Courses/Certificate option, course offerings, and the application process.  Perspectives will be offered by students and alumni. For additional information contact the SMCHS IB Office at (949) 766-6034. Click Here to access the IB website.

Attention junior and senior parents, you are invited to attend the upcoming Financial Aid night on Thursday, January 9th at 7:00pm in the Banquet Center on the 3rd floor of the Athletic Building. A representative from a college financial aid office will be presenting information on the FAFSA as well as scholarship options for college.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Do you want to give someone a truly uplifting gift this Christmas? Then give a gift that will inspire, motivate, and transform. Give someone a ticket to hear how the "Genius of Catholicism" can give them a clearer understanding of God's plan for their life. Come listen to acclaimed Catholic author Matthew Kelly at St. Killian Catholic Church on Friday, January 10th at 7:00pm. Click Here for more information.