WINGS Magazine
WINGS is the annual magazine of Santa Margarita Catholic High School, published by the Santa Margarita Eagle Foundation.
The Foundation supports SMCHS in its mission to provide an excellent Catholic education. It helps the school form graduates who are strong in faith, lifelong learners, healthy individuals, and active, responsible citizens.
If you have a story idea, please email advancement@smeaglefoundation.org or call 949-766-6080.
WINGS Spring 2025
If you attended Santa Margarita between 1987 and 2015, you likely remember scrounging for a dollar to buy two chocolate chip cookies at lunch—a simple tradition shared by Carson Palmer, whose journey began at the school that helped shape his life.
WINGS Spring 2024
WINGS Fall 2023
Tom Smith has spent 35 years at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, serving in many roles—including band director, activities director, and 21 years as assistant principal of student services—while becoming a steady, respected presence known for his humor and dedication.
WINGS Summer 2019
After 12 years as principal of Santa Margarita Catholic High School and 48 years in education, Ray Dunne retired at the end of the 2018–19 school year but will continue teaching AP Government and serving as principal emeritus, leaving a lasting legacy of instilling the school’s charism, Caritas Christi, throughout SMCHS.
WINGS Winter 2019
Libby Katzman ’20 is pictured showing 2-year-old Peter Brantley his newly modified ride-on car, part of a project where 23 SMCHS IB students and the robotics team retrofitted seven cars through GoBabyGo! to give children with limited mobility greater independence.