top of page
THE MARGAZINE
THE MARGAZINE
THE MARGAZINE
THE MARGAZINE
THE MARGAZINE

ARTICLE NAVIGATION
Search

An interview with Dr. Graham, our new Head of School
I recently had the honor and pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Jeneen Graham, our beloved Upper School Principal and soon to be Head of...
Ciara Robertson
Aug 30, 20237 min read
20
0


Stanford ‘27: Tina Mai
Sometimes, it seems like Tina Mai’s life runs at 2x speed. At 15, she became an internationally published poet when her poetry was...
Alexis Lindenfelser
Jan 23, 20233 min read
143
0

Why You Should Spend Next Summer on a College Campus
Quick….close your eyes and think about summer. What pops into your mind? Visions of tropical beaches and aquarium blue water? Lying on...
Ciara Robertson
Jan 5, 20234 min read
37
0


Margazine Co-editor, Tartan Tutor, and Coach: Vanessa Liu
Vanessa Liu, our beloved Margazine co-editor, the Yearbook Editor-in-Chief, and a Tartan tutor, is a senior this year at St. Margaret’s....
Alexis Lindenfelser
Jan 2, 20233 min read
68
0

Christmas Around the World
From play-fighting your siblings for the acclaimed spot of placing the shining gold star on the top of your adorned Christmas tree to...
Emma Kim
Dec 23, 20223 min read
35
0


Reaching the Rainbow: How Today’s LGBTQ+ Flag Came To Be
From embellishing bright, glossy pins and stickers to billowing gently above town halls and universities, the multicolored pride flag...
Vanessa Liu
Jun 25, 20224 min read
31
0


Environmental Club Hosts Successful K-Cup Drive
As some of you might have seen by the green and black K-Cycle boxes next to the trash cans in the Tartan Cafe, the SMES Environmental...
Alexis Lindenfelser
Jun 22, 20223 min read
32
0

Girl Scout Gold Award: Mari Edler
Mari Edler, a rising senior at St. Margaret’s, is a passionate artist, Girl Scout, and scuba-diving enthusiast. She loves experimenting...
Alexis Lindenfelser
May 26, 20223 min read
82
0

WHAT'S HOT: Fast from Fast Fashion
Originally published: Visions: Literary and Arts Magazine by Tina Mai (April 2022) Written by Nadia Momtaz and Ashley Shanahan Social...
Nadia Momtaz
May 17, 20228 min read
15
0


SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Jeanie Liang
Jeanie chose to have her stuffed animal pig friend, Kevin Bacon, as the cover picture for her article. Check out his Instagram account...
Alexis Lindenfelser
Apr 3, 20222 min read
21
0

Looking for a New Sport? Try Taekwondo
I was fourteen years old when I received my second degree black belt. It was a culmination of daily practices, grit, and countless hours...
Ciara Robertson
Apr 2, 20223 min read
18
0

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Max Page
Max Page is a St. Margaret’s Senior who joined the SMES community just last year. He says that “the students and the teachers were very...
Neela Gerayli
Mar 27, 20222 min read
13
0

How Can You Help People in Ukraine?
Many of us have watched the tragic Russian invasion of Ukraine unfold on the news these past few days. Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Alexis Lindenfelser
Mar 2, 20223 min read
26
0


‘Dickinson’: Drunk on Imagination and Unapologetically Feminist
The following is a review that St. Margaret's Junior Tina Mai wrote for an essay contest hosted by the New York Times. Of 4,000...
Tina Mai
Mar 2, 20223 min read
25
0

How to Set and Achieve Goals
Yes, it’s the beginning of a 2022, and we all know what that means… New Year’s resolutions! Goal setting certainly can happen any time,...
Ciara Robertson
Feb 23, 20223 min read
9
1

Omicron Variant Factsheet
With so much information and concern spreading about the current Omicron variant and COVID-19 surge, it can be difficult to get to the...
Alexis Lindenfelser
Jan 7, 20223 min read
8
0

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Emma Chang
A senior at St. Margaret’s this year, Emma has participated in a diverse array of activities, has taken many unique classes, and puts a...
Alexis Lindenfelser
Jan 6, 20223 min read
62
0

The Huntington Beach Oil Spill and Community Response Efforts
What Happened? On Friday night October 1st, the Coast Guard first received reports of a possible oil spill just north of the Huntington...
Charles Ihara
Dec 21, 20216 min read
25
0


How To Not Catch A Cold This Winter
Anytime someone has a sore throat, a stuffy nose, or a cough these days, everyone immediately thinks, “Ahh! COVID!” But what about the...
Ciara Robertson
Dec 21, 20214 min read
8
0

ALUMNI ANSWERS: Sasha Yousefi
Sasha Yousefi is an accomplished St. Margaret’s Class of 2016 alum currently earning her Research Masters in Statistics and Data Science...
Alexis Lindenfelser
Dec 3, 20214 min read
329
0
bottom of page