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The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

English teacher Kerri Leonard presents the new "Run, Hide, Fight" procedure.

New Gun Safety Protocol

By Nohemia Rosales, Features Editor March 30, 2018

Teachers and staff members were given the task of explaining the reformed gun safety procedures during homeroom over the course of the week of March 26-30. The presentations took place in the form of power...

Old photo of Roger Chadwick making one of many college basketball shots.

Busted Brackets, Broken Hearts

By Ryan Cohen, Staff Editor March 30, 2018

The perfect NCAA men’s basketball March Madness bracket has never been filled in. It is as close to the impossible as the San Diego Padres winning a World Series. There are the experts. They get it wrong....

Freshman Walker Mayer and sophomore Shawlin Tucker show off their new hair.

Lots of Love at Locks of Love

By Sienna Riley, Staff Writer March 30, 2018

Friday afternoon lunch at SDA was met with a beautiful sunny day that seemed to brighten all of the students gathered at the annual Locks of Love event held at the PAC. Students from all grades volunteered...

Students show off their work at the most recent Open Mic night.

Students Share Work at Open Mic Night

By Erin Maxwell, Assistant Features Editor March 30, 2018

Starting around 6:15 on Thursday night, students filtered into SDA’s learning commons, ready to participate in one of Creative Writing Club’s after school Open Mic Nights. The signup sheet sat on...

Students link arms as part of the relay race event.

Go For Gold: Who Won the Relay Race?

By Taylor Rudman, Arts Editor March 29, 2018

After a trying relay race took place during homeroom on Tuesday, the results are finally in. Keillor’s homeroom went home with the gold, while Huntley followed close in second, and Duck in third....

Some teachers waiting in the dugout for their chance at victory.

Who Won the Student vs. Staff Softball Game?

By Nadia Ballard, Humor Editor March 28, 2018

A perfect day for a fight to the death. The girls softball team versus a ragtag team of teachers. Those girls had been training all season to hone and perfect their bat swinging and diamond chasing skills....

Students leap towards victory

Opinion – Homeroom Olympics: Relay Race Day

By Tom Amoroso, Staff Writer March 27, 2018

At SDA, Homeroom Olympics is the pinnacle of intra-school competition. It is the stage in which homerooms both foster a sense of community as well as prove their ultimate dominance. Homerooms may elect...

Currently, most students and parents use the SDA website as a source of information about the school.

New SDA App?

By Rosy Alvarado, Staff Writer March 27, 2018

Principal Adam Camacho and Assistant Principal Celeste Abdelnaby have been researching ways to create a mobile app for SDA for the past four months. The goal is to communicate with students in an easier...

Protesters, including many SDA students, join the Encinitas March for Our Lives.

Opinion – Taking Action Beyond the March

By Lila Schief, Staff Writer March 26, 2018

Enough is enough. As 4,000 men, women, and most importantly, children gathered at Swami’s Saturday to March for their Lives and for the enforcement of stricter gun laws, our overwhelming need for change...

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