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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Mozy's Cafe has been a local staple in the community for many years.

Local Encinitas businesses burn down in Monday fire

By Olivia Lyons and Rayelyn Burrell October 1, 2019

Early Monday morning, while many SDA students were sleeping in and enjoying their day off, on the corner of Daphne Street and Coast Highway, four local businesses were destroyed in a fire. The most affected...

Meet SDA's newest PE teacher, Darrin Brown.

Meet Darrin Brown: SDA alum and new P.E. teacher

By Matty Neimark, Sports Editor September 12, 2019

Some may be wondering “Who is that guy?” That guy is Darrin Brown and he has been a P.E. Teacher for the past twenty five years. Just recently, he joined the San Dieguito Academy staff and said he...

SDA welcomes its newest science teachers, Madhuri Agashe and Jennifer Kuo

By Kate Barr, Staff Writer September 10, 2019

Jennifer Kuo is one of the new chemistry teachers at San Dieguito Academy. She is  always smiling and is extremely devoted to her job. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and has...

Our newest science teacher, Madhuri Agashe, is teaching physics.

SDA welcomes its newest science teachers, Madhuri Agashe and Jennifer Kuo

By Joice He, Opinions Editor September 10, 2019

The old piano and physics posters on the walls of Room 99 are familiar, but the colorful hand-made table signs hanging from the ceiling panels are recent additions. After only a week of teaching at San...

The SDUHSD malware attack left the student share drive empty.

SDA faces school district’s malware attack

By Aiden Fullwood, Editor In Chief September 3, 2019

A malware attack launched on SDUHSD online data records on Friday, Aug. 9 resulted in the destruction of student storage drives and a temporary shutdown of the Aeries Portal. No personal data was stolen...

Students were encouraged to wear yellow for suicide awareness.

SDA comes together for suicide prevention awareness

By Devlin Ott, Online Editor May 24, 2019

Today, ASB organized a suicide prevention awareness event that allowed students to come together in several activities. Students were encouraged to wear yellow through social media announcements. Before...

Exhibition Day is being moved to Friday next week, May 31.

ASB postpones Exhibition Day

By Devlin Ott, Online Editor May 21, 2019

Today, ASB made the decision to postpone Exhibition Day to next Friday, May 31. “This was decided after careful consideration after what is happening on campus,” ASB said in a Remind 101 text to...

AP Psychology teacher James Hrzina (left) wins "Staff Out" to admin secretary Leslie Luna (right).

Staff Out: An Insider’s Perspective

By Jenna Weinhofer, Staff Writer May 10, 2019

Teachers and staff competed in Staff Out these past two weeks. Similar to the annual “Senior Out,” the objective was to tag their pre-selected target. The only way they could remain safe was being...

The boy's restroom in the new building has been closed due to vandalism.

Vandalism causes shut down in boys bathroom

By Maya Janaswamy, Carolina Gutierrez, and Peter Gao May 8, 2019

The boys bathrooms in the new building were closed last week due to vandalism and have yet to be reopened. According to head custodian Gabriel Figueroa, “There was a privacy divider between the urinals,...

Schedule for the times during Friday, Exhibition Day

Exhibition Day Preparation

By Shayna Glazer, Staff Writer May 2, 2019

Hot topics at today’s Exhibition Day meeting included the need for a food handlers license, and a lack of tables compared to the sheer amount of sign ups: Food Handler’s License ASB teacher Rod...

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