News briefs for Feb. 18
February 22, 2019
ASL classes participate in the annual ASL Silent Weekend
Over the weekend, students from American Sign Language I through IV classes had the opportunity to attend the ASL Silent Weekend held in Big Bear. The students spent the entire weekend without speaking and instead, relied on speaking using the sign language that they have learned in class.
Track team competes at the Santa Margarita High School Eagle Invitational
The track team competed on Saturday at the Eagle Invitational hosted by Santa Margarita High School. All the teams competed at this meet which was also attended by St. John Bosco, Newport Harbor, Notre Dame High School, Esperanza, and St. Joseph.
Mater Dei theatre performs Shakespeare in the Grotto
Opening on Thursday and finishing Saturday night, the theatre program performed the Shakespeare play “Love’s Labour’s Lost” for the annual Shakespeare in the Grotto. Due to weather circumstances, this year the play was hosted in the Monarch Pavilion.
![BUILDING THE FUTURE: Plans to build tennis courts and a new Performing Arts Center will be started and completed in the coming years. This will benefit students and athletes alike as they will enhance both the Athletic and Performing Arts Departments and bring much-needed venues and state-of-the-art spaces to campus. “You want to be rooted in that tradition of the school when [it comes to] these projects, we’ve always got to be innovating and moving forward,” Vice President of School Relations Scott Melvin said. Mock Renderings courtesy of Mater Dei High School.](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mater-Dei-Tennis-Court-and-PAC-e1780632956112-1200x672.jpg)
![GET UP Students laugh and dance at a school rally. All the events and rallies hosted by ASB help bring students together and make school an enjoyable place to be. Senior Maddy O’Connor believes ASB keeps everything together and the school spirit alive. “A lot of things wouldn't be as organized [without ASB] and it'd be kind of boring,” O’Connor said. “ASB brings joy to Mater Dei, and pretty much [all things] cool.”](https://thescarletscroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/HEIF-Image-1200x800.jpeg)