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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Fourth period Spanish students listened to a presentation.

Corazon de Vida members tell their stories

By Rithika Vighne, Staff Writer December 20, 2018

Andrea Lopez, 22, Brisa Alonso, 23, Rocio Martinez, 22, and Samantha Alvarado, 22 lined up in the Media Center and faced around 60 students from Spanish 5 and Spanish for Spanish Speakers classes with...

Teachers advocating for the SDFA sponsored candidates at a rally before the elections.

What does your school board care about?

By Aiden Fullwood, News Editor December 19, 2018

Newly elected SDUHSD school board officials Melisse Mossy and Kristin Gibson plan on addressing the district budget deficit by streamlining expenses. “I am looking forward to finding cost effective...

Current ASB President senior Jeremy Romero chats with new President junior Amelia Kaiser.

And the winners are…

By Cade Culbertson, Staff Writer December 19, 2018

The results for the ASB student elections came in today with junior Amelia Kaiser winning the presidency and junior Julia Fumo being elected to the office of vice president. Winners of other executive...

Junior Kalvin Grensted and student body president candidate gives his speech to SDA students with other candidates for different things stand by.

Candidates give speeches at the Nomination Convention Assembly

By Joice He, Staff Writer December 15, 2018

SDA students gathered in the gym on Friday for the annual student council and student director election assembly. At the assembly, current ASB vice president Valerie Telnack introduced each candidate and...

Bathroom etiquette was one of the bigger topics today at the forum.

Traditions, Rumors, and Bathrooms: December forum

By Aeon Benford-Combs, Staff Writer December 14, 2018

At the student forum, students complained about the lack of bathroom etiquette and talked about restoring a classic San Dieguito tradition Friday.  Senior Drew Atkins and Junior Charlotte Hou helped...

Twenty-two speech and debate students competed in a Tournament last weekend. Half of these students place- two even winning 1st place in their events.

Speech and Debate wins at Cypress College

By Devlin Ott, Online Editor December 13, 2018

Two SDA speech and debate students placed first in the Cypress Invitational Tournament at Cypress College last weekend. Twenty-two students participated in the two-day tournament which consisted of six...

With the ball in the air, players wait impatiently for it to fall back down and continue the game.

Just short of the tie, SDA girls soccer loses to LCC

By Ava Meyer, Staff Writer December 11, 2018

On Friday evening, the SDA girls varsity soccer team battled it out with the LCC girls, losing 1 to 0 but putting up a strong fight. The LCC girls varsity soccer team broke the game-long tie in the last...

The popular petting zoo featured some alpacas, dogs, chickens, a goat, and other animals.

SDA gets Bizarre

By Aiden Fullwood and Rithika Vighne December 7, 2018

A stray goat jumped over the petting zoo fence and bounced to a patch of grass in time to Scottish bagpipe music. ASB candidates handed out candy and pastries to passerbys, displaying their “VOTE...

This superhydrophobic art piece is done by the weight training room.

Artwork is reigning around the campus

By Taylor Lee, Staff Writer December 5, 2018

It’s rainy midday on a Thursday at San Dieguito Academy, and walking to class; you find what seems to be a depiction of Spongebob, Patrick, and Squidward’s house near the PAC. These were no accidents,...

Fourth period AP Physics C students launched their trebuchets Monday afternoon.

Trials and Trébuchets: Project Continued under Cardenas

By Lila Schief, Staff Writer December 4, 2018

Ryan Cardenas’s AP Physics C class launched their highly anticipated trébuchets over the back entrance hill Monday. Student spectators gathered from various classes to watch as balls were flung 100,...

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