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Emerson Steady
Emerson Steady, a senior, is honored to be Editor-in-Chief and write for The Forge for his third year. Working with The Forge's team of talented writers and covering the artists, athletes, clubs, and academics at our school has deeply connected Emerson to the SBHS community. In addition to journalism, he is very active in theatre at Santa Barbara High School and beyond. He writes music, and his dream is to write and compose for musical theatre.
Dear Santa Barbara High School community, Over the past two years, I have seen my own life reflected in headlines from around the world, including…
For many people in Santa Barbara, war can be difficult to imagine. The United States tends to fight its wars from afar and no event…
New guidance from the State of California allowed SB Unified to officially drop the mask mandate for students and faculty at all schools on March…
[This story is part of a series exploring the experiences of students at Santa Barbara High School who have been infected with the virus that…
[This story is part of a series exploring the experiences of students at Santa Barbara High School who have been infected with the virus that…
[This story is part of a series exploring the experiences of students at Santa Barbara High School who have been infected with the virus that…
The arrival of the Omicron variant in Santa Barbara High School and the surrounding community has led to an utterly unprecedented spread of the virus…
You have probably seen Santa Barbara High School’s Marching Band pump up the energy at a raucous football game, but when they have a stage…
Hours before the horrific school shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan that left four students dead, Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old suspect, was pulled out…
The energy was electric at the newly renovated Peabody Stadium as generations of Dons filed in to celebrate the completion of a years-long, community-led construction…
When Grace Fisher graduated Santa Barbara High School in 2015, it was nothing like she had thought it would be. Fisher was a third-generation SBHS…
It may be tightly tucked away behind the library and underneath the theatre’s steps, but once you enter the doors of the Computer Science Academy,…
Santa Barbara High School has long been known as a breeding ground for passionate artists of all kinds. Between the Visual Arts and Design Academy…
Isabelle Kamin has had to lead her student body through perhaps the strangest year in Santa Barbara High School’s history. As Associated Student Body President…
With students back on campus four days a week and Santa Barbara County firmly in the Orange Tier, students are adjusting to a new kind…
On Tuesday, April 6, the Santa Barbara Unified School Board voted to expand the amount of in-person learning students in the districts are able to…
Over a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced Santa Barbara High School’s renowned theatre program to go dark, actors are finally returning to the stage.…
Almost exactly a year after Santa Barbara High School transitioned to online learning, students will finally be returning to campus for their academic classes. With…
With Covid-19 cases at their lowest rate since the fall, and elementary schools reopening for hybrid instruction, the Santa Barbara Unified School Board has put…