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September 5, 2023 - Students from Santa Monica High School have informed the Observer that students were sent home from the school this morning due to a power outage. School was not in session yesterday because of the Labor Day holiday, but students were sent an email informing them that school would be closed. There is apparently a problem with the fuses at Samohi....
Dear Editor, Around July 3, the City Attorney's office issued a biased and distorted press release with claims claims which were just lot of malarkey, driven by the malicious aim to sully my reputation, conceal mismanagement within the City, and shamelessly endorse the City Attorney and a law firm. This deceitful maneuver is intended to shift the focus of the public away from the City's misconducts, which has led to a surge in drug usage in parks and other public areas, a...
My open letter to SM City Council and School Board on the quarter billion $+ plan to acquire the Civic Auditorium: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education, Santa Monica City Council, Mayor Gleam Davis Dear Members of the SMMUSD Board of Education, City Council, and Mayor Gleam Davis, I am writing to you as a concerned citizen of Santa Monica and a parent of two school children in the SMMUSD. The proposed plan to purchase and repurpose the Santa Monica...
In June 2023, seven Santa Monica teenagers will be recognized with the highest rank one can earn in the Scouts BSA (formerly Boy Scouts of America). The seven Scouts are Isaiah Armour, Jacques Winn Barnett, Oliver Berger, Jacob Grossman, Anthony Joseph (AJ) Matise, Isaac Rockwell, and Kyle Spiteri. Rockwell and Barnett are graduating from Santa Monica High School, Spiteri is a junior. Grossman is a sophomore in Santa Monica High’s Project-Based Learning (PBL) Pathway. M...
The cast of over 80 student dancers-including over 40 Santa Monica and Culver City residents and students-are preparing to perform in Westside Ballet of Santa Monica's "Masters of Movement: Ballet through the Centuries," returning for the ninth year at The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center. On Friday, May 26, the five-decades-strong nonprofit performance company will host its annual Soirée special event, including cocktails,...
IMG 1) Left Marcus Vlok from the Crean Lutheran boys' varsity lacrosse team along with center Ryan Schatzow and Luke Helmacy both from Santa Monica High battle for possession of the ball at Downey High School the home for the Division 3 CIf-Southern Section boys Lacrosse finals on Saturday May 13th 2023 as Samohi beat Lutheran 9-8 in overtime to capture the CIF-S.S. Division 3 boys lacrosse title. IMG 2)Left Ryan Schatzow from the Santa Monica High School boys' varsity...
Img 1) Left Joaquin Nava from the Santa Monica Boys' varsity lacrosse team and John Cruszcz from ML King High School check each other as they battle each other for possession of the ball at Historic Belmar Park the homefield for Santa Monica High Lacrosse on Thursday May 11th 2023 when SAMOHI hosted King in a CIF Divsion 3 Semifinal in which SAMO won 6-5 OT to advance to the finals. Img 2)Left Lucas Wolf from the ML King High School boys' varsity lacrosse team watches Ozgood...
IMG 1)Left Joaquin Nava from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity lacrosse team knocks away the stick and poke check attempt of Andrew Forsland from Dos Pueblos High School at Historic Belmar Park the home field of the Santa Monica High School boys' lacrosse team on May 9th 2023 as Samohi hosted Dos Pueblos High School in the quarter finals of the CIF Division 3 Lacrosse playoffs in which Samohi won 18-7 to advance to the Semi-finals. IMG 2)Left Dash Roshell from the Dos...
IMG 1)Right Junior Manuel Castagna from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity soccer team dribbles the soccer ball around a pair of teammates from the Lynwood HIgh School Varsity soccer team at Santa Monica High School on Friday December 16th 2022 when SAMOHI hosted Lynwood in a non-league soccer match and won 1-0 improving their record to 5 wins and 0 losses on the season. IMG 2)Left Senior Niko Bardacke from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity soccer team jumps...
IMG 1) Left Trux Connor from the Culver City High School boys varsity lacrosse team checks Ozgood Hawkins from Santa Monica High at Culver City High School on Wednesday April 26th for an ocean league match that SAMO won 16-2 and improved their record to 6 wins and 0 losses in league play and 12-6 overall. IMG 2) Left Ozgood Hawkins from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity lacrosse team shoots the lacrosse ball at the Culver City goal underneath the stick of Sylvie...
Joshua Bodor, 19, has been found deceased on a freeway embankment. He was a graduate of John Adams Middle School and Santa Monica High School. His family announced his death on GoFundMe website. In an email to us, Joshua's father said that he died in an automobile accident. "It is with deep sadness that we share the news of Joshua Bodor's passing," wrote Ilona Bodor on Godfundme.com. Her announcement continues below. "Joshua, a 19-year-old resident of Santa Monica,...
On April 21, there were six fires in an hour in Santa Monica. Fire fighters say the only possible explanation is that someone is setting fires locally. Some suspect the local homeless community. On April 19th, Santa Monica Police were searching for a suspected arsonist in the area of 4th and Wilshire. There is no description of the suspect; homeless people have been known to start fires locally however. 4 fires were reported Tuesday in the area of 4th and Wilshire. There was...
Img1) Senior Christian Recendez from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity baseball team gets low to the ground to field the baseball which was hit into play by a batter from Venice High School at Santa Monica High School on Saturday March 4th 2023 when SAMOHI hosted VENICE in a non league baseball game won 2-1 improving their record to 5 wins 2 losses and 1 tie on the season. IMG2) Junior Sage Douglass from the Santa Monica High School varsity baseball team bunts the...
IMG 4)Left Thomas Nevell from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity lacrosse team looks down at the ball getting ready to pick it up with this stick in front of Carlos Castellon from Redondo Union High School at Historic Belmar Park the home field for the Samohi Boys varsity lacrosse team in Santa Monica on Friday March 17th 2023 when Samohi hosted Redondo in a non-league lacrosse match and loss 9-2 with the loss the Samo's record falls to 3 wins and 5 losses. IMG 7)Center...
The Drowsy Chaperone transported theatergoers to the 1920's. A tale of romance with a zany cast of characters, including dancing gangsters, huge musical numbers, mistaken identity, and vaudeville style gags all set in the roaring 20's. Hailed as "the Perfect Broadway Musical" by New York Magazine, The Drowsy Chaperone has also been called "the funniest musical you've never heard of." It's shocking this hilarious show isn't more widely known. It was a winner of five Tony...
MAthletes from Santa Monica High School, are raising money to attend a competition in Torrance. Their Samohi Faculty advisor is Emily Lee Anderson. We caught up with the Mathletes conducting a bake sale on Montana Avenue. One of them explained they have to raise money because the group is considered an outside club, i.e. not part of the official SamoHi program. A mathlete is a person who competes in mathematics competitions at any level or any age. More specifically, a...
IMG 1)Left Carter Wood from the Highland High school boys varsity baseball team fields the baseball that was thrown to him by a teammate as Kian Naini from Santa Monica High School sides into third base at Santa Monica High School on Wednesday February 22nd 2023 when Samohi boys hosted Highland in a non-league baseball game. The game was ended after 8 innings tied 2-2 which brings SAMOHI record to 2 wins 1 loss and 1 tie IMG 2)Left Erick Holman from the Highland High school...
IMG 1) Center Collin Swimmer from the Santa Monica High School boys' varsity soccer team dribbles the soccer ball down the field past left Roque Alvarez on the left and on the right Victor Kagurabadza both from Long Bach Poly High School at SAMOHI on Saturday February 19th when SAMOHI hosted Long Beach Poly in the division 2 semifinal playoff and lost 2-1 and were knocked out of the playoffs IMG2) Center Collin Swimmer from the Santa Monica High School boys' varsity soccer...
Img 1)Christian Recendez from the Santa Monica Prep High School boy's varsity baseball team throws a pitch to a batter from St. Monica baseball team at Samohi on Wednesday Feb 15th as Samohi hosted St. Monica in a non-league baseball game and won 6-0. With the win Samohi's record improve to 2 wins and 1 loss while St. Monica's record dropped to 0 wins and 2 losses. Recendez would end up pitching 6 shutout innings only giving up 1 hit. Img 2)Left Daniel Salcedo from the St....
IMG 1)Left Teddy Levin from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity baseball team waits with his glove open to catch the baseball which was thrown to him as Tyler Steere from South High School slides into 2nd base at Santa Monica High on Saturday February 11th 2023 as Samohi hosted south in game 2 of a double header non-league baseball game and won 1-0 improving their record to 1 win and 1 loss on the year. IMG 2) Kian Naimi from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity...
IMG 1)Center Joshua Hecht from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity basketball team drives to the basketball hoop in between left Mark Jones and Anggulio Guerra both Hesperia High School inside the North Gym between located on Friday February 10th 2023 as Samohi hosted Hesperia in the Division 3AA boys basketball game in which Samo lost 63-50 IMG2) Left Jayden Xu from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity basketball team jumps into the air as Don Henrys from Hesperia...
Img 1)Left Karen Garcia from the Santa Monica High School girls basketball team drives to the basketball hoop with the basketball while being chased from behind by Mikayla Oliver from Pacifica High School inside the north gym located on the campus of Santa Monica High School when SAMOHI hosted Pacifica in the first round of the Division 2AA southern section playoffs. IMG 2) Left Haven Ramirez from the Pacific High School girls basketball team puts her arms up as right Karen...
The Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District is moving its headquarters to a new location. And it's SamoHi adjacent. The building at 1717 4th Street currently houses offices for the City of Santa Monica. It was constructed on School District property in 2003. The move will take effect on Feb. 21, 2023, announced School Superintendent Mark Kelley in a press release. The move from the current location of 1651 16th St. Santa Monica will take place the week of February 13,...
IMG 1)Center Santa Monica High School varsity basketball team coach James Hecht poses with Left Joshua Hecht and Ty Vudmaska inside the North Gym located on the campus of Santa Monica High School on Thursday Febuary 2nd 2023 as Vudmaska and Hecht are both seniors and were being recongnized before the start of Samohi's game vs Culver City IMG 2)Front Center Holden Henderickson from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity basketball team dribbles the basketball while being...
IMG 2)Left Keilani Jung from the Culver City High School girls basketball team reaches out as Karen Garcia from Santa Monica High School jumps into the air for a layup attempt inside the North Gym located on the campus of Santa Monica High School on Tuesday February 2nd 2023 as Samohi hosted Culver City in a bay league basketball game and won 38-36 to end the season at 7 wins and 3 losses in league play and 18-10 overall IMG 3)Center Brielle Minor from the Santa Monica High...