Dear Reader, The Forge has been my lifeline over the past 4 years. This paper was not just “something I put on my college application”…
Anya McCue
Anya McCue is a senior at Santa Barbara High School and editor in chief of The Forge. She hopes to bring the SBHS community closer together through the publication of spotlights on student and Santa Barbara life. In addition to writing for the Forge, Anya is involved in ASB Leadership and dances with her ballet studio. She also loves playing guitar and being with her friends and family.
The passionate cry, “Fair pay, teachers stay!” rang out in the Santa Barbara School District meeting room on May 9th, 2023, Teacher Appreciation Day. At…
A senior decides their future. Somehow, the next four years of their life are set in stone. The senioritis is weighing them down. Class is…
Pepper Marks is a senior wrestler at Santa Barbara High School, who just won her second year of CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) Southern Division as…
Minda and Eric Bittle Minda and Eric Bittle met in their sophomore year Spanish class in room 86 (in the English building) and have now…
As things begin to reach full swing on the SBHS campus for the school year, stress and anxiety run high. Seniors are trying to make…
For the class of 2023 and below, there has been a seemingly never ending stream of natural disasters and freak “once in a lifetime” events…
Emerson Steady is graduating with the class of 2022, but if you look at his transcript you would think he had been here for more…
Once a year the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table honors one student who has excelled athletically and academically by bestowing upon them the Scholar Athlete…
On March 2nd, 2022, the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival commenced. People from all over the world filed into Arlington for the first…
Seku Fujino-Harmachis is currently a senior entering his last semester at Santa Barbara High School, and he has always been passionate about music. When asked…
Alizee Lytle is a talented young artist at Santa Barbara High School whose relationship with art is one of the most integral parts of her…
Shea Lily Whelan is a senior at Santa Barbara High School. She is involved in Green Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Architecture Club, Fashion Club, Music…
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us in one way or another, and Santa Barbara High School students are no stranger to this. From…
The COVID-19 pandemic has struck the world into a pause. Over one hundred thousand people worldwide have passed away due to the virus, even more…
Veterans’ Day, which originated as Armistice Day, is a holiday to celebrate the lives that have been devoted to keeping our country safe. It is…