Santa Margarita Catholic High

22062 Antonio Parkway

Rancho Santa Margarita 92688

(949) 858-3350

* Enrollment: 1,798

* Established: 1988

* Team name: Eagles

* Newspaper: Eagle Update

* Web site: https://www.smhs.org

* Principal: Merritt Hemenway

* Student president: Stacy Fikert

* Valedictorian: Brad Poon

* Famous alumnus: Soccer players Seth George, Matt Reiss, Matt Keller and Danny Sparks

* Winning moments: Steel Drum Band awards; five students named 1999 National Merit Scholar semifinalists; 53 students were 1998 Advanced Placement scholars; Merritt Hemenway chosen California State Principal of the Year by the National Assn. of Secondary School Principals; boys’ and girls’ soccer Southern Section Division III champions; football Southern Section Division VI runner-up; girls’ cross-country state Division II playoffs; boys’ and girls’ basketball Southern Section Division IIA playoffs; girls’ volleyball Southern Section Division II playoffs; girls’ water polo Southern Section Division I playoffs

* In the works: Six tennis courts

* Graduation: June 5, 10 a.m., at the Bren Events Center in Irvine

SENIOR STANDOUT

Stacy Fikert of Mission Viejo

* Achievements: Earned a 4.24 weighted grade-point average; school’s first female Associated Student Body president; Girls’ State; Southern California Youth Citizenship Seminar attendee at Pepperdine University; California Scholarship Federation; National Honor Society

* Connections: Kiwanis Club; Junior Statesmen of American; volunteers at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center’s emergency room

* Ambitions: Attend UCLA, majoring in biology. “I am hoping to pursue a career in medicine or forensics.”

* Family: Father is Ron Fikert; mother is Diane; brother is Chris

* Claim to fame: “Don’t really have one right now, but I am hoping to develop one before I head off to college.”

THE SENIOR CLASS: 371

Stacy Fikert of Mission Viejo