School Board Update
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School Board Update
Former Saint Monica Preparatory School Board President Ed Stokx has completed his 13 years of service on the board, six as president. We are grateful for his strong leadership, particularly during the transition to our successful new chapter as one unified TK-12 school. Stokx ‘84 and his wife Sharlene ‘83, who were prom dates at Saint Monica, were honored in 2021 with the Heart of Monica Award at SMASH. He shared that he wanted to help others, including his daughters, Alyssa ‘12 and Jessi ‘18, experience the same education that both he and his wife received here. Stokx has always been active in our community from mentoring students and volunteering at school events, to eventually leading the board as president. While at Saint Monica, he was also very active, playing football, running track and in the Letterman’s Club. He graduated from LMU with a degree in Accounting and is chief financial & administrative officer of MBK Real Estate.
As we say goodbye to Stokx, we welcome two fellow alumni to our expanded school board, Robert Klein ‘65 and Irma Vargas ‘72. Klein, the recently retired president & CEO of Saint John’s Health Center Foundation, is a member of our Distinguished and Athletic Halls of Fame and played for the Los Angeles Rams and the San Diego Chargers. Vargas, also a member of our Athletic Hall of Fame, is the founder of Tierra Properties and a leader in the Los Angeles real estate community. View the full SMPREP 2024-2025 School Board here.
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Congratulations to the cast and crew of the wonderful Saint Monica Preparatory Fall Play, "12 Angry Jurors." Playbill recently featured the cover design for our production in a PLAYBILLDER Spotlight Gallery of covers from around the country! View the full gallery here; SMPREP's creative design is on slide eight.
Adapted from the classic play and film "12 Angry Men," the thought-provoking reimagining placed the actors in the midst of the audience rather than on stage, allowing spectators to feel as though they were seated inside the jury room. Now that the final verdict has been read, students are preparing to take on "Mamma Mia!" as our spring production this April.
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UPDATE: Saint Monica Preparatory's 7th/8th grade Flag Football team is now the #1 team in all of CYO in Los Angeles County after winning the CYO Open Division Flag Football championships.
That's a wrap on Mariner Fall Sports. Congratulations to Mariner Football (who went 9-1) and Mariner Cross Country teams for strong playoff runs. Girls Golf finished the season on top, tying for first place in the league!
Our 5th/6th grade Girls Volleyball finished its impressive season undefeated, while the 7th/8th Grade Flag Football team secured the league championship title.
Mariner Boys Basketball hosted the 5th annual Leon Wood Tip-Off Classic. Our Mariners made it all the way to the championship game vs. Crossroads, who took the win 62-49.
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Saint Monica Preparatory was recently featured in a story in The Argonaut. Our primary teachers for transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade and second grade have collaborated as a teaching team to create a community of writers. After a year of meaningful teacher collaboration, focused on research-based instructional practices, SMPREP saw a 20% increase in writing proficiency of TK-2nd grade students. Throughout the year, both teachers and families witnessed students grow in confidence, skill and joy as writers.
Learn more about Saint Monica Prep’s strong academic programs at our Christmas Playdate/Open House for grades TK-2nd on Saturday, December 6.