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What is senior year without a campus? Samohi students share their experiences
When the pandemic broke out the Class of 2020 mourned the loss of prom and the chance to walk across
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Samohi students embark on scavenger hunt before graduation
The first virtual commencement ceremony in the history of Santa Monica High School is in the books.
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Samohi LatinX clubs gather for final goodbye
With more than 1,000 Spanish speakers at Santa Monica High School, the LatinX and ChicanX community
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Celebrating Samohi’s Class of 2020
Every graduating class has some challenges and congratulating students is expected. However, 2020 has been anything but an ordinary year...
Read moreSamohi readies for virtual commencement ceremony
Since schools shuttered in March as a result of Covid-19, seniors across California have wondered if
Read moreYour Column Here – Superintendent’s Message to the Class of 2020
Dear Samohi, Malibu High School and Olympic High School Class of 2020, The year 2020 will go down in
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Santa Monica High School places second in national ocean sciences competition
Samohi took second place in a national competition recently. Pictured are Ingo Gaida (coach), Teddy
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Samohi Soccer scores during awards season
On the heels of a season filled with success and a trip to the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playo
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Samohi senior named finalist in National Shakespeare Competition
Forty-nine students from across the nation were supposed to head to New York next week after securin
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Santa Monica cancels all events, schools close to contain coronavirus
Santa Monica canceled all events and local schools announced plans to close Thursday as the number o
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