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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Board Trustee Michael Allman.

Is Michael Allman a true independent?

By Landon Block, Alumnus Staff Writer September 21, 2022

The San Dieguito Union High School District has been under scrutiny in recent months for various scandals. Many of these scandals involve Trustee Michael Allman, who was elected to the board in November...

Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act.

The Inflation Reduction Act

By Ana Cabrera, Staff Writer September 17, 2022

The Inflation Reduction act is a piece of legislation that empowers Medicare officials and lowers prescription drug prices. Its provisions "appear to be the most substantial changes to health policy since...

Opening scene from "Come Fall in Love"

Bollywood musical dazzles at San Diego theater

By Dylan Bunyak, Staff Writer September 16, 2022
In the first five minutes, the stage exploded into colorful fabric, painted flowers, hand-sewn sequins, and joyful dance. And that was basically how the rest of the show went. 
Leslie Grace as Batgirl

“Batgirl”: Pulled from the Big Screens

By Brooke Stealey September 9, 2022

On August 2nd, 2022, Warner Brothers Discovery shocked the entertainment industry with the scrapping of “Batgirl'' from HBO Max and in theaters. The upcoming DC film was in post-production when the new...

Students participating in class.

Impact of Class Size on Education

By Bella Stearman and Scarlett Athan September 9, 2022

It's the start of the 2022 - 2023 school year and once again SDA is faced with the controversial problem of increasingly large freshmen classes. While SDA welcomes all students there is only so many it...

Advertisement for Welcome Back Dance.

Dance postponed

By Jenna Wilson-Levin, Co-Editor-in-Chief/Opinions & News Editor September 8, 2022

Arghh. The Pirates of the Carribean-themed Welcome Back Dance was aptly postponed by the scourge of the sea, a hurricane. Hurricane Kay, now a tropical storm, is supposed to cause rain in Encinitas on...

Boardmember faces community backlash

Boardmember faces community backlash

By Dylan Bunyak, Staff Writer August 31, 2022

Last Thursday's board meeting was another opportunity for growth, progress, and change. Unfortunately, the newsworthy story from the four-hour gathering in San Dieguito Academy’s Mustang Commons was...

A set of bathrooms at San Dieguito Academy.

Going to the bathroom at school

By Jenna Wilson-Levin, News/Opinions Editor/Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2022

Many teachers face their students abusing their bathroom “privileges”, however, going to the toilet should not be a privilege; it’s a right. In workplaces, according to California law, an employer...

Norma McCorvey, left, who was Jane Roe in the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, with her attorney, Gloria Allred, outside the Supreme Court in April 1989, where the Court heard arguments in a case that could have overturned the Roe v. Wade decision. Courtesy of Lorie Shaull.

Roe vs. Wade to be overturned

By Jenna Wilson-Levin, Managing/Opinions Editor May 3, 2022

On May 2nd, a draft majority opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samual Alito was leaked. The opinion states that “…Roe and Casey must be overturned.” Referring to the 1973 Supreme Court...

Mei as a red panda was supported by her friends.

Turning Red Review

By Skyler Martin, Arts Editor May 1, 2022

Released February 21 on Disney+, “Turning Red” is a new Pixar movie about Meilin, a 13 year old Chinese-Canadian student who lives in Toronto with her overbearing mother and shy father. Mei helps her...

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