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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

PALs present their slides on Suicide Prevention over on Google Meets

PALs Talk about Suicide Prevention

By Taylor Lee, Online Editor September 18, 2020

The PALs presented a pre-recorded presentation about Yellow Ribbon Day during homeroom today. In alignment with the Suicide Prevention program, the yellow ribbon was a way to symbolize life and hope...

The Democratic Party and Republican Party emblems facing off in a duel.

A Tale of Two Parties

By Jenna Wilson-Levin September 18, 2020

For the first time in history, the Democratic National Convention and Republic National Convention were held virtually. Both drew huge audiences and featured many important figures in each party. With...

Look at her run!

This horse gets new legs

By Kylie Schwartz, Editor-in-Chief September 15, 2020

San Dieguito Academy's foremost news medium launched their brand new website Tuesday afternoon. This high-quality revamp of The Mustang’s website-- sdamustang.com-- comes during an age where staying...

Students protest for San Dieguito to address racial inequalities in front of San Dieguito Academy on Aug. 14

‘Actions are created now, not later’ regarding racism, Encinitas4Equality youth leaders insist on implementing race and equity education in SDUHSD

By Taylor Lee and Ria Chockalingam September 14, 2020

What began as nightly vigils and peaceful protests at the Cardiff Kook, Encinitas4Equality evolved into a nonprofit organization Encinitas4Equality to support Black residents and address systemic racism. The...

The learning from home survey was sent out to all schools in the SDUHSD district

Learning from Home Survey Results

By Taylor Lee, Staff Writer May 29, 2020

San Dieguito Academy released a Learning from Home survey from May 13 to 20 during the seventh week of distance learning. This was developed by California School Climate, Health and Learning Surveys in...

Creativity comes in all sorts of mediums such as theater, photography, and music

How to Stay Creative during Quarantine

By Olive Wheadon, Staff Writer May 28, 2020

As we have now faced months of solitude, there has been a new time and space for creation, replacing the hours with friends, extracurriculars, and basically almost every activity SDA students indulge in...

The NFL, NBA, and MLB are all being affected by Covid-19.

Coronavirus and professional sports

By Matthew Schwartz, Staff Writer May 28, 2020

When coronavirus reached the United States early this spring, life as we once knew it quickly came to a complete halt. Businesses were closed and the majority of the population was told to stay home, all...

SDUHSD has updated their grading policy for this quarter.

Everything SDA students need to know about the temporary grading policy for fourth quarter

By Taylor Lee, Staff Writer May 22, 2020

The San Dieguito Union High School District officially voted to modify its grading policy at the board meeting on May 21, 2020. Here’s everything you need to know about the decision.    High...

SDUHSD holds a special virtual board meeting over Zoom to discuss new changes to the grading policy.

SDUHSD Hybrid Grading Policy Decision Faces Uncertainty

By Taylor Lee, Staff Writer May 18, 2020

After many complaints and protests from community members, San Dieguito Union High School District announced that students will have a choice between a letter grade or a credit/ no credit grading policy...

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...

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