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...
Starting high school feels like entering a completely different world. Everyone seems like they already know who they are, where they belong, and what they’re doing. Especially in places like Southern...
It was a rocky year for Dons football as they finished 5th in the Channel League with a 4-6 record overall. This was largely due to the loss of quarterback Griffin Arnold halfway through the season which...
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...
SBHS’s boys lacrosse team had an extraordinary season this year, taking home the title of Co-Channel League Boys Lacrosse Champions with their rival team, Dos Pueblos, for the first time in program history....
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...
The Dons wrestling team had a great year, with Coach Hamman saying, “I think our team is motivated by one another. We have a
really good culture in the room where athletes can discuss matches...
The governor of California has authority over the 4th largest economy in the world, a budget over $300 billion, and 39 million residents. It’s normally a stronghold for the Democrats, but will they make...
While many Santa Barbara High School (SBHS) students have been studying for APs and wrapping up sports seasons, the SBHS Theatre Department has been deep in rehearsal for its spring production of A Midsummer...
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