Farwell to 2017-2018 Cardinal Court
A year ago, Justin Mendoza was crowned Mr. Cardinal along with his court, Javier Molina, Jason Mendoza, and Nathan Hunter. Together, all of you experienced many happy and, at times, stressful moments as you carried out your duties; but when you reflect on the past year spent serving the crown, and think about all of those great memories that were made, the brotherhood created, and … Continue reading Farwell to 2017-2018 Cardinal Court
A New Era for Mr. Cardinal
The annual Mr. Cardinal City Pageant took place at the beautiful Sturges Center of Performing Arts on Saturday, April 7, 2018 and after a thorough and highly competitive round of events, Alfonso Sanchez was crowned the new Mr. Cardinal! Of course, Alfonso cannot perform his duties without his court. The 2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Court is: Anthony Valencia, first runner-up; Omar Santana, second runner-up; and … Continue reading A New Era for Mr. Cardinal
Yallwest Book Festival
Do you want to sit down and enjoy a good book? If your answer is “YES!” than Yallwest is the place for you! Yallwest is a FREE book festival held at Santa Monica High School every year. This year’s festival is on Saturday, May 5th. All the bookworms come out and have a blast: we get to interact with over 100 YA authors, TV, video … Continue reading Yallwest Book Festival
2018 Prom Fashion Show
Our 1930’s Theater came to life with the laser show that illuminated the SBHS auditorium. Thirteen Cardinal friends participated in the annual Prom Fashion Show where they modeled dresses and tuxedos that were provided by Jimmie Hancock’s Formal Wear. The girls rocked the stage, dancing to “Rabiosa” by Shakira, and as they exited the stage, the boys put on quite a show when they jumped out … Continue reading 2018 Prom Fashion Show
SBHS Student Leadership at Disneyland
Youth Action Project (YAP), an organization here on campus, was generous enough to pay for a three-hour leadership conference that took place over Spring Break at Disneyland for our student leaders. Disneyland has a Youth Education Series (YES) program whose mission is to explore the relationship between good leadership and successful business strategies. Participants discovered the value of communication, training, and empowerment when creating … Continue reading SBHS Student Leadership at Disneyland
Senior Trip
Seniors participated in the Big Bear Snow Tubing trip. On March 19th, right after taking the traditional graduation number picture, they ran to the bus where they took off to Big Bear and had a blast. Laughter could be heard for miles! It was a day to remember for the seniors. Everybody had fun, including the Imbrianis, even though Mrs. Imbriani lost her phone in … Continue reading Senior Trip
2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 15: Roman Camarena
What prompted you to join Mr. Cardinal? I wanted to get to know more people and help out the community. What is your favorite song and why do you like it so much? “Last Christmas.” It makes me happy. 🙂 What movie are you most excited about seeing? I’m actually not that into movies. I’d rather be active and playing tennis or soccer, or going … Continue reading 2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 15: Roman Camarena
2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 14: Jeremy Barrios
What is your all-time favorite movie? I don’t have one. How about your top five? I think it would be: 5) Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick, 4) Chinatown by Roman Polanski, 3) Blade Runner 2049, the new one, by Denis Villeneuve, 2) Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, and 1) Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds Are there any other movies that you would recommend to others? One that … Continue reading 2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 14: Jeremy Barrios
2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 13: Anthony Valencia
What has been your best high school experience so far? My best high school experience? That’s quite difficult, but I have to say it’s the first day I got here because it’s the first day being in a new city and a new district. And just being by myself. What is something people don’t know about you? There are a lot of things people don’t … Continue reading 2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 13: Anthony Valencia
2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 2: Alonzo Sanchez
How would you describe yourself? I’d describe myself as spontaneous and random. Why did you join Mr. Cardinal? I joined because I saw Jason lose and I was there to support him. I’m also competing because it’s a really good title and I want to know that I did something in this school. Plus, I need the scholarship. 🙂 What was your favorite event as … Continue reading 2018-2019 Mr. Cardinal Contestant 2: Alonzo Sanchez
SBHS Tyro Times 