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Comedy Sportz Began With a Bang

By Cassia Pollock October 19, 2011

Many students braved the surprisingly chilly mid-afternoon weather, wet grass, and muddy jeans to witness the opening of Comedy Sportz last Friday. The cast appeared in the open amphitheater, wearing uniforms...

The Great Debate

By Emma Lindley, Ads Manager October 18, 2011

                With words too quick to hear and ideas too complex to process, the average teenager can hardly keep track of what goes on when observing a speech and debate tournament. Missile...

Tatiana Roy Blasts Off to an Internship with NASA

Tatiana Roy Blasts Off to an Internship with NASA

By Emma Lindley, Ad Co-Editor September 29, 2011

Young Tatiana Roy sits in bed, listening to her father as he reads her the story of the three astronauts of Apollo 11. As her first bedtime story, Apollo 11’s moon-landing was a catalyst for what would...

SDA Welcomes New Teachers

SDA Welcomes New Teachers

By Lily LeaVesseur, Staff Writer September 22, 2011

  Kasja Medak-Art Teacher   A substitute in the district for three years, Kasja Medak has now officially joined SDA’s staff as an art teacher. Medak taught at Carmel Valley Middle...

Language Classes Span the Globe

Language Classes Span the Globe

By Mae Wright, Staff Writer September 22, 2011

Students from SDA travelled to opposite sides of the world to embrace culture and bring their language studies into the real world during the 2011 summer break.   A group of 16 students and...

Incoming freshman participate in games led by ASB director Rod Keillor at the beginning of the orientations.

Linking Together

By Anna Williams, Online Student Life Features Editor September 7, 2011

Incoming freshmen arrived at their first Mustang Taking Care of Business Day on Monday, Aug. 22 and enjoyed their introduction to SDA, led by Link Crew. Link Crew group leaders were sophomore and older...

UFO’s and the People Who Need Them

By Tate Dannemiller, Staff Wwwriter May 2, 2011

Deep within El Cajon, in the noisy crotch of two freeways, stands a Sizzler. Inside, tucked away in a back room, a group of UFO enthusiasts meet once a week to discuss their research, sitings, and enjoy...

Six-year-old Emily Huang, now a junior, plays at a piano recital. She said her parents “tricked [her] into playing piano when [she] was little,” but that they are by no means as extreme as Chua (no dolls have been harmed throughout her musical career).

PIANO NOW OR I’LL BURN YOUR DOLLS

By Angela Zhang, Online Arts Editor May 2, 2011

My parents set high standards for me from the very beginning. By the time I was in fifth grade, I was a straight-A student taking sixth grade math, a Certificate of Merit level seven pianist, flutist in...

Greetings From Japan

By Cassia Pollock April 4, 2011

Students at the Academy said, “Cute!” when they saw the Japanese exchange students’ elegant uniforms last week. The girls wore navy plaid skirts with a baby blue bow lining their collars. The boys...

A student recieves the prize package from math teacher Paul Brice after reciting the required number of pi digits.

Pi Day

By Anna Williams March 22, 2011

3.141592653589793. Three point one four one five nine two six five three five eight nine seven nine three. Pi to the fifteenth digit. Students who memorized the string of numbers stood in line...

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