Skip to Main Content
San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Today at SDA: Guest Speaker in Band

Today at SDA: Guest Speaker in Band

By Mallika Seshadri, Assistant Opinion Editor March 13, 2017

Students in both Wind Ensembles 1 and 2 had rehearsal under the direction of a guest conductor Tom Cole from the Coastal Communities Concert Band in preparation for their performance at the San Diego Winds...

Junior Holds Book Drive for Children in Kenya

Junior Holds Book Drive for Children in Kenya

By Madison Vance, Staff Writer March 13, 2017

Junior Kara Sagunsky has organized a book drive on campus for the local non-profit organization in Carlsbad called Kids for Peace. Sagunsky said, “I’m collecting books for the kindergarten through...

Today at SDA: Eye Dissection

Today at SDA: Eye Dissection

By Sonia Rathee, Staff Writer March 10, 2017

Students in teacher Erica Zug's anatomy and physiology class performed a cow's eye dissection today.

Chalk Art Competition Decorates SDA

By Anna Griffen, Staff Writer March 8, 2017

Nineteen homerooms participated in the Homeroom Olympics chalk art competition on March 7. Kerri Leonard’s homeroom won first place for artistic merit with their piece “Girl with Pearl Earrings”...

Paige Behind the Grill

Paige Behind the Grill

By Sylvia Young, Staff Writer March 8, 2017

Principal Bjorn Paige donned a toque today at lunch. Paige worked at a barbeque in front of the Mosaic flipping burgers for students. Paige, a vegetarian, chose to help out as a chef for the day in...

New Time Capsule Accepting Contributions

By Alyssa Fisher, Staff Writer March 7, 2017

San Dieguito Academy is putting together a time capsule that will be buried in front of the new two-story building at the end of the month. All students and staff are welcome to bring items, pictures,...

Author Luis Alberto Urrea Visits the Dove Library

By Taylor Gates, Staff Writer March 6, 2017

A Mariachi band made up of women played as a flood of 80-year-olds quickly filled up the first five rows of the Carlsbad Dove Library auditorium last Saturday. All of them seemed to know each other, and...

Today at SDA: Brain Hats

Today at SDA: Brain Hats

By Sonia Rathee, Staff Writer March 6, 2017

Students in teacher Erica Zug's anatomy and physiology class made paper brain hats to prepare for the sheep brain dissection later this week.

Meet Ann Areeckal, Social Worker at SDA

Meet Ann Areeckal, Social Worker at SDA

By Erin Maxwell, Assistant Features Editor March 6, 2017

Ann Areeckal is San Dieguito Academy’s school social worker for this year. Areeckal is one of four social workers hired by the San Dieguito Union High School District to work at its various high schools...

Students participate in the Chalk Art Homeroom Olympics event in 2014.

Homeroom Olympics Chalk Art Preview

By Sonia Rathee, Staff Writer March 2, 2017

This year’s Chalk Art contest will take place on March 7 during homeroom. The theme is to “recreate a masterpiece or interpret a famous work of art either literally or figuratively,” according to...

Load More Stories