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Author: Charles Kyungchan Min
Current Senior at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, and a Joongang Student Reporter since 2009.
Santa Margarita Recognizes Outstanding MUN Achievements
Santa Margarita’s Model United Nations (MUN) program is recognized for its regional and international awards and accomplishments.
NLHS Trains Future Community Leaders
National Leadership Honor Society (NLHS), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is one of California’s first to make leading and providing high school tutors who will aid in the educational development of younger students while developing their own leadership skills in the process. Every Saturday at the Magnet Learning Academy in Irvine, CA, tutors and their tutees…
Students Bring Awareness on the Importance of Civic Participation
Every Saturday, high school students from across Orange County meet at Pomona College to discuss various ways of promoting civic participation in the Korean American community. Sponsored by the Korean Resource Center (KRC), the Civic Leadership Program (CLP) is a 12 week course that invites students that are eager to learn about numerous ways to…
Overcoming “StandardizedTestingPhobia”
It haunts students at night, follows them during the day, and appears when they least expect it. The word itself makes students shudder with anxiousness and fear. What is this horrid and detested creature? The infamous standardized test. Charles Kyungchan MinCurrent Senior at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, and a Joongang Student Reporter since 2009.More…
Cantabile Ensemble Shares Passion for Music with Hospital Patients
On the first Monday of every month, patients at the Lake Forest Nursing Center have the opportunity to listen to the Cantabile Ensemble as they perform music ranging from Elvis Presley to Mozart. Charles Kyungchan MinCurrent Senior at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, and a Joongang Student Reporter since 2009.More Posts
Student Musicians across the World Perform at Carnegie Hall
From February 9th to the 13th, student musicians internationally travelled to New York for an amazing opportunity to play at the world’s renowned Carnegie Hall. The American High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall, since its inception in 2010, has attracted countless musicians. This year, students from 48 states in the US, Canada, Taiwan,…
SM Student Featured as ABC7’s Cool Kid
Santa Margarita Catholic High School’s senior Steven Holcomb has recently been selected as ABC7’s Cool Kid for his admirable works with SM’s Ronald McDonald House Family Club. As the club’s president and founder, Steven has put in tremendous effort to bring comfort to many families whose children are going through long stays at the Mission…
SOCOMUN Introduces Students to MUN
On September 24th, Santa Margarita Catholic High School hosted its 20th annual South Orange County Model United Nations (SOCOMUN) Conference. With over 900 students from over 20 schools from all over Orange County, SOCOMUN XX was an enormous success. This year’s theme for the conference was “Learning from the past, Leading the future,” and the…
Young Musicians Compete for $1000 Grand Prize
June 15, 2011—-The Sixth Annual Young Musician’s Competition took place on May 22nd at the Fullerton College Music Department Recital Hall. Young musicians from all over Orange County came to Fullerton that day to compete in one or more of the following divisions: piano, strings, voice, and woodwind. Ages ranged from 6 to 18 with each…