On Monday, May 18, SBHS seniors assembled by the flagpole to honor top scholars from each school program and subject. Organized by Spencer Barr, said the Top Dons are the students who were “hand-picked...

Not only has she been a loyal English teacher, but Maggie Light was the yearbook teacher from 1998 to 2017. She says that the yearbook teacher position was “a scrappy stage where people were given it...

As the 2025-26 school year closes off, The Forge waves a warm goodbye to its three senior editors: Camia Garcia-Otero, Ember Reiter, and Claire Putnam, who each left a personalized mark on the school newspaper.  After...

On Saturday, May 16, the Hilton Hotel hosted SBHS Dons at prom. The Associated Student Body (ASB) arranged the hotel’s rotunda beautifully, with streamers of cloth placed neatly around. Dons danced the...

The annual “Big Show” took place on May 5 at the District Office on Foothill Road. The Big Show is a competition where all six junior high and high school students gather together to compete and show...

Today outside the cafeteria, the Santa Barbara High School's Olive and Gold Yearbook Team distributed their 120th yearbook. The program started back in 1906. This year's yearbook distribution featured...

The Alumni Association at SBHS offers scholarships to graduating seniors and alumni looking to continue their education. This year, the Association broke records by granting 87 recipients over a combined...

For the past few years, Santa Barbara High School  has hosted the Winter Formal in February. This year, they’ve decided to change the dance to Spring Dance. The dance would fall on Saturday, March 21....

Santa Barbara High School (SBHS) will be having its spring dance on Saturday, March 21. The new dance is a rebranding of the annual winter formal, which has long been a tradition at SBHS. Along with Homecoming...

In January, the long-awaited Santa Barbara High School[SBHS] Wellness Center opened. SBHS was the last of the three major public high schools in Santa Barbara to implement a mental health center on campus,...

Santa Barbara High School (SBHS) was put on hold due to nearby Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity, specifically at/near the Santa Barbara Police station. School alert systems on the "Crisis...

As the Class of 2026 at Santa Barbara High School (SBHS) eagerly awaits college admission decisions in the upcoming months, many seniors are met with more dread than excitement. Each year seemingly more...