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Vandalism seen before school Monday morning on Melba Road.

Vandals strike at (and near) SDA

By Taylor Rudman and Simmone Stearn June 13, 2017

Gang signs and derogatory racial slurs were spray-painted on the gym and elsewhere on campus Friday night. It was discovered at SDA early Saturday morning by the janitorial staff. Similar vandalism was...

Golf? How does this game work

Golf? How does this game work

By Mackenzie Moe and Drew Atkins June 13, 2017

If you read our first piece in The Pony, Makenzie and I had no idea about each other’s sports. Though she doesn’t understand volleyball, and I will never understand basketball, we have one thing in...

Homerooms circle for a cinnamon roll hug at the end of the event.

Homerooms Race for First in Homeroom Olympics Finale

By Mary Ford, Arts Editor June 9, 2017

A Mario Kart themed race ran through campus at the last Homeroom Olympics event of the year today. In a tightly contested group race, teacher Angela Vazquez-Herrera’s homeroom took first place, leaving...

"Wonder Woman" Review

“Wonder Woman” Review

By Leah Haverkamp, Staff Writer June 8, 2017

In the recent flood of superhero movies, several have managed to be quite good — but “Wonder Woman” ranks as one of the few great ones. “Wonder Woman” is based on the story of Diana, who,...

Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) returns for his fifth movie in the "Pirates" series.

Dead men tell no tales… except this one.

By Joe Whitlam, Staff Writer June 8, 2017

Johnny Depp is back again as the lovable, goofy, drunk pirate Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.” This time Jack faces off with the ghost of a Spanish...

Preview: Open Mic to Bring "Monsters Inc." to SDA

Preview: Open Mic to Bring “Monsters Inc.” to SDA

By Rosaysela Alvarado, Staff Writer June 6, 2017

SDA will be having an open mic night on Wednesday June 7 from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in front of the Performing Arts Center. It is called Open Mic (Wazowski) and has a "Monsters Inc." theme. During the event,...

Sophomore Mackinsey Creagan posing with rock band "Panic! at the Disco."

Would you panic if you met Panic at the Disco?

June 6, 2017

Panic! at the Disco How does it feel to meet the people on your posters?  “If you meet your idols, don’t cry or you’ll look crazy,” Mackinsey Creagan, sophomore, said.  “ I didn’t cry...

Underclassmen Learn About the College Application Process

By Vicky van der Wagt, Sports Editor June 5, 2017

College Night, put on by National Honor Society, was held in the library on Tuesday. There was a panel of current seniors who each had a topic to talk about including the college admissions process and...

Matt Benowitz and Milo Spearman test their bridge.

Bridge Building

By Jordan Guillory, Staff Writer June 5, 2017

"Science classes don't teach real science. They usually teach you how to solve a problem using the tools the teachers have given you. That isn't real science; science is about answering questions that...

SDA Sophomore Moving on to Jimmy Awards

SDA Sophomore Moving on to Jimmy Awards

June 2, 2017

Jillian Strattman, sophomore, won Best Actress at the Ben Vereen musical theater awards last Saturday; she will move on to the national awards in New York known as the Jimmy’s. In an interview, Strattman...

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