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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Senior Nadia Ballard prepares for Senior Out.

Senior Out Day 1: Go Big or Go Home

By Nadia Ballard, Humor Editor March 6, 2018

First day of Senior Out, you either gotta go big or go home. I hit them with that double whammy. First I woke up. If you want to beat a high school senior you have to beat the birds. I got out of bed at...

Today at SDA: Flags at Half-Mast

Today at SDA: Flags at Half-Mast

By Olivia Olander, Editor in Chief February 15, 2018

The flag at the campus entrance waved at half mast today, the day after a deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla. The San Dieguito Union High School district emailed families this morning informing...

Today at SDA: Valentine's Day

Today at SDA: Valentine’s Day

By Sophie Hughes, Online Editor February 14, 2018

Students roamed the halls around the administration hallways searching for their personalized valentines taped to the walls.

Venezuelans protesting their government for limiting political and economic freedom (April, 2017)

Venezuela’s Government A Prime Example Of Socialism

By Aeon Benford-Combs, Staff Writer February 12, 2018

The people of Venezuela are experiencing only what Americans can imagine when they think of “dystopianism” and “extreme oppression.” The freedom of the Venezuelan people, rated by freedomhouse.org,...

Juniors Adriana Billante and Kiomi Yamada jam to the music during last week's homeroom dance party.

Who Will Bop to the Top of Homeroom Olympics?

By Sylvia Young, Assistant Online Editor February 12, 2018

Students flocked to the gym last Thursday for the biggest physical competition in SDA history: the homeroom dance party. Although everyone shook their groove thangs real hard, the winning homeroom was...

Boys Soccer Senior Night Ends With A Win

Boys Soccer Senior Night Ends With A Win

By Kieran Zimmer, Staff Writer February 12, 2018

Parents and students lined up on the field, the former standing smiling with flowers, the latter clad in white jerseys joking and laughing anxiously; the last time the Mustangs played Sage Creek it was...

The SDA girls water polo team beat rivals LCC in their latest game.

Keep LCC Swimming

By Alexandra Joelson, Business Manager February 9, 2018

SDA took on LCC in a girl’s varsity water polo game which started off as a close match until SDA picked up the pace and ended with a three-goal lead Wednesday. Within minutes, sophomore Siona Rector...

Room for Improvement at the Elective Faire

By Anna Griffin, Staff Writer February 9, 2018

As students prepared to sign up for their new electives, some courses were put on display at the elective fair Feb 9. The event took place in the math and science courtyard. Some said the event was...

Old Tower "Stellary Wisdom" Review

Old Tower “Stellary Wisdom” Review

By Kieran Zimmer, Staff Writer February 9, 2018

A lonely, sad spirit drifts through forgotten castles. It was long ago banished from the mortal realm, and now, morose and melancholy, it longs for its eventual dissipation into the stars... While listening...

Back to School Night...Again?

Back to School Night…Again?

By Erin Maxwell, Staff Writer February 9, 2018

Around 4:45, parents start trickling up to the table that sits at the front of the school, grabbing flyers for second semester’s Back to School Night. The classroom visits don’t start until 6,...

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