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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Getting work done from home needs a positive attitude and a clean workspace.

Staying motivated while working from home

By Rithika Vighne, Staff Writer May 18, 2020

If you’re anything like me, you’re all too familiar with the scene of sitting down at your laptop to do your homework and quickly becoming swept away by Instagram notifications, that one video YouTube...

The SDUHSD survey asked students to answer how they feel about online schooling.

New survey administers how students are learning from home

By Taylor Lee, Staff Writer May 13, 2020

San Dieguito Union High School District released a Learning from Home survey on May 13 in hopes to assess the current nature of students’ connectedness and how to best support schools now and in the...

The decision of many universities to become test optional for the Class of 2021 satisfies some students and disappoints others.

Test-optional universities leave some students relieved and others disappointed

By Madelyn Sequeira, Staff Writer May 12, 2020

Standardized testing has played a major role in a student's journey to college for many years. However, now that the spring testing dates for the SAT and ACT have been cancelled due to the coronavirus,...

San Diego beaches have began to open up-- with restrictions.

San Diego begins reopening beaches: all you need to know

By Sydney Randolph, Staff Writer May 9, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many beaches were closed to prevent the spread of the pandemic. Access to specific beaches in San Diego went into effect at sunrise on Monday, April 27th. Many more beaches...

Year One by Nora Roberts is Georgia's number one recommendation for a quarantine read.

A ranking of books you should read in quarantine

By Georgia Villarreal, Staff Writer May 3, 2020

I love books, you can immerse yourself in the book and use your own imagination. So I am going to rank the books I have read, best to worst. Now, you might have not read these books or don’t consider...

Lots of students are looking forward to reconnecting with their friends after quarantine.

Things to look forward to after quarantine

By Emily Broyles, Staff Writer May 3, 2020

As everyone knows students, teachers, parents and everyone else are currently stuck in quarantine. It’s a hard time and I’m sure most people, just like me, are getting tired of being so limited on...

Protesters at swamis beach on April 19, 2020

Opinion: Protesting quarantine is a bad idea

By Ella Murray, Staff Writer April 29, 2020

I know we’re all pretty sick of this now. Stuck at home, surrounded by our families, all attending school through the internet. I know everyone, including myself, can’t wait for the day when everything...

Moonlight Beach on Monday April 27th.

San Diego cities begin reopening beaches

By Aidan Dillon, Staff Writer April 29, 2020

Along the San Diego coastline on Monday, cities began reopening their beaches in a step towards a return to normal life. The beaches closed at the beginning of April and remained closed for a majority...

What music has SDA been listening too?

SDA’s quarantine tunes

By Caetano Garcia, Staff Writer April 28, 2020

High Schoolers will always value music and often seek it to feel better or relax and just vibe to some tunes. Our very mood on a specific day can define the very genre we listen to. And considering we’ve...

Piper goes for a swim in her tub.

16 Quarantine Alternatives

By Piper Nilsen, Staff Writer April 28, 2020

As everyone is stuck in isolation and missing their teenage normalcy, here are some alternatives to activities that we’ve been missing while stuck at home.      If you like shopping, you can...

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