Many people on campus have unique fashion senses. I interviewed two students with completely different personalities. but with one similar way of expressing them. “It’s…
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Dr. Elise Simmons resigned as principal of Santa Barbara High School on August 2nd, 2023. She served as our principal for five years and left…
As college application season approaches, many seniors are preparing to take on a new chapter in their lives, and attend either a four year or…
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Ongoing Teacher Issues in SBUSD
Across the United States, various union issues and strikes– like those in the Los Angeles school district last year or SAG-AFTRA– have been a common…
Since 2021, the school bathroom policy has been based on passes. Two color-coded clipboards per classroom. In theory, it works great, but when the rules…
On May 9, at the Eddie Mathews Field, the Santa Barbara Dons played against the Brea Olinda Wildcats, in the second round of the Division…
Hattie Feazelle, the “Queen of Fiesta’s” entire life revolved around horses. Born in Santa Barbara at Cottage Hospital on March 27, 1911 she was nine…
As the school year comes to an end, Santa Barbara High School celebrates our Top Dons. Every year teachers from every department nominate who they…
After the success of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, people will soon have the pleasure of seeing Ride the Cyclone on June 4th and 5th.…
My first day. My first day in a new country and my first day as a freshman in a new school. New faces, new personalities,…
On Friday night last week, four SBHS students got the chance to walk the red carpet in our very own theater. Each was the recipient…
Olivia Rodrigo, Smashing Pumpkins, Lorde—what do these artists have in common? They all performed at the Santa Barbara Bowl last season. As the 2023 concert…
Graduation tickets have been bought. Yearbooks have been flipped through. College merch has been worn and classes have been skipped. For most seniors, these last…
Ashley Birch- Parsons School of Design Danielle Chaplin- UC Santa Cruz Sofia Budke- SBCC Daisy Foreman- UC Davis Stella Scheim- UC Santa Cruz Olivia Obando-…
The end of the year is approaching, and with it, seniors are preparing to take the train to the next station of their lives. The…
On Wednesday, May 24, the girls of SBHS suited up to play flag football in the annual Powder Puff game. The games have been promoted…
As the remaining school days begin to dwindle and students yearn to escape the classroom confines in search of the beach, many Santa Barbara High…
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”…
May has been a historical month for Santa Barbara High School athletics. In Dons track and field, junior and October’s Athlete of The Month Andreas…
In 2017, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) paid €222 million for the release of Neymar Jr. from Barcelona to PSG making it a Guinness world record,…