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…
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On February 6, 2023, southeastern Turkey and northern Syria were hit by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake has shattered the lives of people…
Santa Barbara’s baseball team is one of the best in the Channel League, with a 3-1 league record and being third in Channel. However, it…
The boys volleyball team is looking bright this season after going 7-1 in Channel League last year. The boys volleyball team has many returning players…
The Academy Award season is upon us! – With films such as Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and The Banshees of Inisherin nominated for…
The Forge attended the Virtuosos event and red carpet on February 15. In combination with the Condor Press and Westmont’s film club, they received interviews…
On February 17, 2023 the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) honored Todd Field and Martin McDonagh, awarding them with the Outstanding Director of the…
Before I watched this film, I didn’t know much about ALS, but after watching Go On, Be Brave, I now know a lot more about…
North Circular is a documentary film that brings forth stories of the North Circular road that runs through Dublin, Ireland. The film is an immersive…
On January 16, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival presented Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson with the Cinema Vanguard Award. The award honors actors who…
Red Carpet Coverage By Ella Bailey The third celebrity red carpet event of the 28th Santa Barbara Film Festival (SBIFF) features Maltin Modern Master Award…
Red Carpet Coverage The first celebrity interview Red Carpet of the 38th Santa Barbara Film Festival (SBIFF) was full of invigorating and empowering appearances. Honoree…
Santa Barbara High School (SBHS) recently started a Gay-Straight Alliance Club (GSA). The club helps queer students here at SBHS open up with their peers.…
Mary Ziegler has been a Statistics and Math 2 teacher at Santa Barbara High School and will now be replacing our previous interim Dean of…
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…
The Dons boys wrestling team kicked off their season with a tournament at Nordhoff on November 19th. They took third as a team, had four…
Soccer senior night was January 24, a home game against the Rio Mesa Spartans. This year’s varsity soccer team has seven seniors including Luca Peluffo,…
Track and Field is starting up for the dons at Santa Barbara High School. This year is looking very good for SBHS with lots of…
Here in Santa Barbara county, we are surrounded by the all encompassing Pacific Ocean. Due to recent discourses on climate change and its effects, there…
Luke Zuffelato is a sophomore at Santa Barbara High School and is February’s Athlete of The Month. In late 2022, Luke was awarded the Athletic…