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The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Wind Ensemble Winter Concert

By Olivia Olander, Editor-in-Chief December 21, 2017

The SDA Wind Ensembles will perform in their winter concert Dec. 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the gym. The performance, which is mainly winter-themed, according to senior Sam Goldsmith, will include CCA’s band...

Newest Writing Lab Tutor

Newest Writing Lab Tutor

By Savannah Feuling, Staff Writer December 19, 2017

With a big, blue logo placed on the door, light flooding in through the windows, and art hanging on the walls, the writing lab comforts students searching for help with their assignments. One student sits...

Today at SDA: The Giving Tree

Today at SDA: The Giving Tree

By Amelia Kaiser, Staff Writer December 18, 2017

A blue recycling can has been placed outside of the new building in a supposed effort to boycott ‘The Giving Tree’, which is a wire structure that collects cans and bottles. Students can take them...

School Board Decides on New Voting Boundaries

School Board Decides on New Voting Boundaries

By Olivia Olander, Editor-in-Chief December 18, 2017

The school board unanimously voted Thursday to change the election of trustees from an “at large” election to one in which members are elected by small areas. The move was in compliance with the California...

Teachers Jamie Duck and Angela Vasquez-Herrera dress as Mr. Stimson to win extra points during the scavenger hunt.

Quack! Quack! Guess Who’s Winning Homeroom Olympics

By Sylvia Young, Assistant Online Editor December 18, 2017

Social studies teacher Jamie Duck's homeroom took first place in the Stimsonian scavenger hunt with 64 points. Siers and PALs tied for second place with 63 points, and Ifergan took third place with 62...

Today at SDA: Incoming Freshmen Visits

Today at SDA: Incoming Freshmen Visits

By Nadia Ballard, Humor Editor December 13, 2017

Eighth grade students and their parents watch Mr.Cardenas AP physics 1 class as they experiment with sound waves.

One of several options for creating new voting boundaries within the district.

School Board to Vote on New Election Boundaries

By Olivia Olander, Editor in Chief December 12, 2017

The school board will vote Thursday on whether to abandon the current election system, under which residents vote for all five members of the board, in favor of smaller districts where residents vote for...

Social studies teacher Jaime Duck dressed up at Stimson to gain extra points for her homeroom during the Scavenger Hunt.

Scavenger Hunt Brings Students Together

By Nohemia Rosales, Features Editor December 8, 2017

The bell rang and students dashed across the halls in search for erasable pens, middle school IDs, a dictionary, and many more in order to gain the success of their homerooms. The annual Homeroom Olympics...

Students at Tasha Gardiner's campaign booth sell cotton candy.

Today at SDA: Bazaar

By Sylvia Young, Assistant Online Editor December 8, 2017

The bazaar during homeroom and lunch featured a variety of booths, including those of the students running for ASB officer positions. The highlight for many was a petting zoo with a goat, alpaca, pigs,...

The new wall blocks off the sidewalk next to the new culinary arts classroom.

Tall Wall Blocks All

By Simmone Stearn, Design Editor December 6, 2017

A new plywood wall has been erected around classroom 16 at SDA as the school’s construction continues. The wall stretches from the end of the new culinary building in the 50s and wraps around the back...

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