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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Taylor Swift's taps into her "dark side" in her new song and music video.

Queen Snake

By Lena Mau and Kamryn Romley September 18, 2017

Taylor Swift is back with an edgy new persona that she is flaunting with grace. When talking about the new Taylor Swift, you need to focus on three aspects of her new career: the ‘reputation’, the...

New principal Adam Camacho attends the first forum of the year.

Newest Principal Attends First Forum of the Year

By Simmone Stearn, News Editor September 15, 2017

New SDA Principal Adam Camacho looked eager as he introduced himself Friday, expressing his excitement for the future at the school year’s first Forum, held at lunch. The floor was then opened to students,...

Students gather around the cast list of "Calvin Berger"

SDA Students Audition for “Calvin Berger”

By Mallika Seshadri, Opinion Editor September 15, 2017

Those who tried out for SDA’s production of “Calvin Berger” assembled outside the theater after school Friday to view the cast list, leaving some elated and others emotional.   The casting...

Parents gather in the new building courtyard during Back to School Night.

Parents Get Back in the Groove at Back to School Night

By Mallika Seshadri, Opinions Editor September 15, 2017

Hundreds of parents meandered around SDA’s campus Wednesday evening for Back to School Night. Before classroom visits, parents gathered in the new math and science building’s courtyard, where Shawlin...

During the Link Crew event, students tested out paper airplanes made with a partner.

Link Crew Helps Bring School Together

By Jaden Hauptman, Staff Writer September 15, 2017

On Tuesday, about 500 freshmen overflowed the red track as they gathered into circles of anxious and excited teenagers, with their Link Crew leaders by their sides. As they caught up with each other, they...

Today at SDA: Physics and Phonebooks

Today at SDA: Physics and Phonebooks

By Sophie Hughes, Online Editor September 13, 2017

Mr. Cardenas's AP Physics 1 classes tested the strength of friction between two interlaced phone books by playing tug of war using rope and metal clamps attatched to the books' spine. Cardenas had a slight...

Where's the Best Water?

Where’s the Best Water?

By Thomas Amoroso, Staff Writer September 13, 2017

I left my fourth period Journalism classroom on a mission to go around school and objectively determine the best water fountain. To find out the water temperatures, I borrowed a food thermometer from Scott...

SDA athletes compete at Kit Carson Park this past weekend.

Cross Country Finishes Top Five in Bronco Invitational

By Sarah LaVake, Staff Writer September 13, 2017

San Dieguito Academy’s Cross Country team raced over 55 teams from around San Diego at Kit Carson Park in a two mile long course, including a hill that spans almost half a mile, at the Bronco Round Up...

“Baby Driver”, starring Ansel Elgort and Kevin Spacey, is about a major crime boss and his getaway driver.

Ooh Baby, Baby… Driver?

By Emma Toscani, Staff Writer September 11, 2017

Most fast-paced action movies make me sink dejectedly into my seat in anticipation of an onslaught of drawn-out car chases, an excessive amount of gunfire, and the loss of a few brain cells. But something...

Respect the Chalk

By Lena Mau, Kamryn Romley September 8, 2017

The day before senior year, the class of 2018 mobbed the parking lot(s) and threw some chalk down. It’s a tradition that has been a part of this beautiful campus. And as a junior, when a spot was chalked,...

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