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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Students pet one of the dogs brought on campus as apart of the Canine Unwind area during last year's Exhibition Day.

Exhibition Day Forum: schedule, new additions, and more

By Aiden Fullwood, News Editor March 26, 2019

The schedule, booths, and possible new additions were hot topics at the Exhibition Day Forum held during lunch in Room 70 Tuesday. Here’s what you missed:   Schedule The schedule will be...

Bernie Sanders at a rally last weekend in San Diego.

San Diego feels the Bern

By Maya Janaswamy, Staff Writer March 25, 2019

The crowd gathered in Waterfront Park chanted “Bernie! Bernie!” as “Disco Inferno” by The Trammps blasted in the background. Outside the gates surrounding the park was a long line of supporters,...

Senior Caeden Schlosser (left) and junior Tyler Brown (right) receiving first place for their air drum performance

SDA’s Got Talent

By Piper Nilsen and Kate Paxton March 22, 2019

Lights flashed on, the stands were filled with excited faces. The yearly talent show was a hit for SDA students and families. The hosts, sophomore Adrian Thierry and freshman Niya Mustafa walked out to...

Students were encouraged to draw kind messages in chalk for kindness week.

Kindness week sidewalk chalk activity gets out of hand

By Joice He, Staff Writer March 19, 2019

Custodians, administration, and some art students spent second period scrubbing away inappropriate sidewalk chalk drawings left around the gym from kindness week activities on Tuesday. Although the drawings...

On Friday, the Sheriff Department was called after an anonymous threat was left on a calculator.

Police called in response to threat on campus

By Joice He, Staff Writer March 19, 2019

The San Diego Sheriff’s Department was called in response to an anonymous written threat that was likely a prank on Friday, March 15. According to Assistant Principal Robert Caughey, the threat was written...

Senior Aeon Benford-Combs finally caught his card.

Senior Out: Five Feet Apart

By Aeon Benford-Combs, Staff Writer March 15, 2019

Day One: Hey, guess what guys? Five feet is five feet. Five feet isn’t five feet and 11 inches, which is the width of a 2004 Honda CRV, which is also the distance of the nearest person who was wearing...

Senior Maya Hamson, junior Marley Jaoudi, and senior Rachel Kanevsky chose country attire.

Spirit Week: Country v. Country Club

By Taylor Lee, Editor-in-Chief/ Features Editor March 15, 2019

To cap off spirit week, SDA students had two options for dressing up-- country (cowboy hats, plaid, you know the drill) or country club (shoulder sweaters, polos, just a general air of condescension). Students...

Seniors Cameron Prince and Rachel Kanevsky answered math teacher Todd Vollstedt's math questiosn to earn another stamp.

An “Irrational” Celebration

By Devlin Ott, Online Editor March 14, 2019

Not as big as Exhibition Day, yet still attracts as many students as Battle of the Bands, Pi Day is a very important holiday at SDA. The Math department arranges a celebration of pi(e) every year in which...

Last week, an unauthorized student was able to breach the district's databanks.

SDUHSD data systems breached by unauthorized student

By Joice He, Staff Writer March 14, 2019

An unauthorized student was able to breach the district’s databanks last week. Though the student gained access to basic directory information such as names, addresses, and school selections, no confidential...

Seniors Amelia Young and Cami King wore their SDA t-shirts.

Spirit Week: Mustang Pride Day

By Victoria Lee, Staff Writer March 14, 2019

On March 14th, 2019, students showed their unique school spirit by wearing SDA clothing associated with clubs, sports, and academics. With the date being 3/14/19, San Dieguito Academy also celebrated...

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