St. Margaret's Episcopal School
From Stmargarets
St. Margaret's Episcopal School is a K-12 college preparatory school with a history as rich and controversial as any European Dynasty. This website has been created as an attempt to document and organize SMES' colorful past. Feel free to contribute anything, so long as it won't cause a lawsuit.
Early History
According to various speeches and unread books and articles, St. Margaret's was founded in 1979 by the Rev. Canon Ernest D. Sillers aka Father Sillers. The school began with only 79 students (that's one away from 80), with kindergarden through grade six.
The first couple of years were rough indeed, with graduating class of no more than 10 or 15 students and virtually no textbooks or school equipment. The first 10 years of St. Margaret's might be compared to the current state of affairs at Junipero Serra High School, Sage Hill, or even CVCS. But through a combination of luck and skill the school would soon grow to the point of national notoriety. Much celebration came with the school's inclusion in Princeton Review's prestigous top 443 private schools in the United States book. Other high points including multiple CIF championships confirmed the school's importance.
Over it's 25 year history, St. Margaret's slowly opened up new schools and new buildings.
Then, in the past couple of years, the school has taken on a new mission statement of, "if you build it, they will come". Realizing they already had students, they changed it to a long and boring 'philosophy' that is rumored to never have been read.
Student Life
Some students at SMES are notoriously preppy and cliquish, but this is the minority. While there are some deeply rooted social allegiances many students share a large group of common friends and befriend newcomers quickly and with ease. The students accept the large role that integrity and honor play into being a part of the student body, which can more appropriately be labeled as a wholesome and supportive community of learners.
Food
SMES boasts a world class dining facility featuring a weekly rotated schedule of catered food. Students are required to preserve their catered food from In 'n Out, Pick up stix, Tannins (formerly Tre Vigne), Baja Fresh, and Ball Park Pizza These fast food chains seem nice to the public eye, as thats all SMES cares about, but are coated with terror! SMES has recently started serving shaved ice or Italian ice as some call it, although it has nothing to do with Italy and considering that SMES is a Scottish school. This Ice has many flavors of which are mango and strawberry.
For second semester juniors and seniors, the options are far larger. For those who are bold enough to dare getting to class late, many fast food restaurants are in close proximity to the SMES campus, notably Carl's Jr., Jack in the Box, Taco Bell, Del Taco, and Arby's.
