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The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Jake Heilbrunn, 20, speaks about connecting to the present and taking risks.

SDA Hosts TEDxEncinitas

By Kate Sequeira, Online Editor April 3, 2017

Youth speakers addressed an adult audience at TEDxEncinitas Saturday at San Dieguito Academy. The event was titled Changing Voices, incorporating topics such as immigration, political activism and technology....

Seniors Leave Their Mark at SDA

Seniors Leave Their Mark at SDA

By Vicky van der Wagt, Sports Editor March 31, 2017

Seniors spent Tuesday and Friday this week decorating their senior tiles in the painting room during the mornings of CAASPP testing. According to senior director Oceana Haaland, the tiles are going...

Students excitedly watch as others get their hair cut in front of the PAC.

Lots of Love for Locks of Love

By Yarisette Sequeira, Business Manager March 31, 2017

Friends cheered, the crowd roared, and SDA girls anxiously waited for the first snip of the scissors to cut off their long locks of hair on Thursday at lunch. As what was once long instantly became short,...

Students eat pizza in the art room during the Forum.

New Principal, Crowded Parking Lots, and More at the Forum

By Julia Shapero, Managing Editor March 31, 2017

SDA students welcomed the SDUHSD superintendent Eric Dill at the monthly forum Friday, as they discussed finding a new principal and student participation in the process. Principal Bjorn Paige will...

Incoming Freshmen Get a Taste of SDA

Incoming Freshmen Get a Taste of SDA

By Megan Levan, Staff Writer March 30, 2017

There was an air of excitement and teenage anxiety as huddled groups of freshmen-to-be waddled by the elective booths at the incoming freshmen registration event Wednesday. Booths sporting brightly colored...

Today at SDA: Outside Learning

Today at SDA: Outside Learning

By Kate Sequeira, Online Editor March 27, 2017

Students in teacher Ryan Cardenas' chemistry class learned about chemical equations outside today.

Anthony Valencia patrols the student parking lot.

The New Kid at School

By Skylar Masterson, Staff Writer March 25, 2017

Anthony Valencia has three children that he parents with his girlfriend. Dogs to be exact. Valencia has three yorkie terriers named, Rudy, Allie and Boomer. Valencia is San Dieguito Academy’s new part-time...

Shawlin Supreme and the Kick Back Boys perform at the talent show, winning first place.

SDA Talent Shines at the Talent Show

By Erin Maxwell, Assistant Features Editor March 24, 2017

Some of SDA’s most gifted musicians and dancers performed in SDA’s talent show Wednesday. The Masters of Ceremony, juniors Gibran Mustafa and Josh Lim, led the audience through the 11 acts, which...

Family Forum Hosts Mindfulness Session

Family Forum Hosts Mindfulness Session

By Megan Levan, Staff Writer March 24, 2017

A relaxing atmosphere welcomed parents, students, and community members into the learning commons as they signed in to the mindfulness workshop last Wednesday evening. The library had been completely zenned...

SDA's varsity academic team prepares for the match.

Mustang Minds Plays Last Match of the Season

By Linnea Leidy, Opinion Editor March 24, 2017

San Dieguito Academy’s Mustang Minds team competed in their final match of the season last night against La Costa Canyon High School. Freshmen and junior varsity teams beat LCC 74-29 and 80-54 and varsity...

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