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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang
students sitting on the grass while watching in the pac

Day One: Battle of the Bands

By Taylor Lee, Online Editor • May 3, 2021
Phipher (Gabriel Randol, Luke Haunart, Grant Campbell) and The Skeptiks (Delilah Campos, Ruben Duarte, Luke Haunert) kicked off Battle of the Bands during lunch today. 
two girls in blue shirts and red turtleneckpainting rocks

“Make your mark” rock painting event

By Taylor Lee, Online Editor • April 29, 2021
English teacher Andriana Maude and Assistant Principal Celeste Barnette spearheaded a rock painting event for freshmen and the wellness club after school on April 29. 
Three girls in a row drawing with chalk

Senior Chalk a Lot

By Taylor Lee, Online Editor • April 26, 2021
Class of 2021 seniors partook in the tradition most underclassmen look forward to—chalk a lot on April 24 and 25 bright and early in the morning.
A girl in a cart with art

Pass on Plastic club creates art display for Earth Day

By Taylor Lee, Online Editor • April 22, 2021

Pass on Plastic club hosted an art display celebrating San Dieguito student's art culture while spreading awareness about how to help the planet through recycling guideline flyers. The club, which has...

A sign that says "I Can't Breathe"

The Derek Chauvin trial enters its final stage

By Andrew Sinclair, Staff Writer • April 20, 2021
A look into the Chauvin trial
President Biden signing at a table with Kamala Harris on the left in the Oval Office

The first 100 days of the Biden Administration

By Andrew Sinclair, Staff Writer • March 31, 2021
New presidency, new policies
While enrollment numbers are high, the entering class will not have to worry about a lottery in order to attend SDA as a freshman in the fall

A future return to the lottery system

By Kylie Schwartz, Editor-in-Chief • March 23, 2021
With growing class sizes, SDA could see a return to the lottery admissions system in the future–though not for the upcoming freshman class
Freshman Torrey Wallace in sculpture class. Classes are going well despite the distance.

Students return back on campus twice a week

By Taylor Lee, Online Editor • March 23, 2021
Some students who chose to learn in-person, with their teachers two days per week, are back on campus bustling in and out of class each period
Spanish teacher Ivonn Barriga with her dogs Wrigley and Kona

Spirit Week: Show your pet day

By Caroline Wagner, Staff Writer • March 19, 2021
Students and staff showed off their pets in class today for the last day of Spirit Week. It was a great way to connect with everyone while still doing online classes.
Science teacher Trish Hovey goes all out for Decade Day

Spirit Week: Decade Day

By Kaya Simcoe, Staff Writer • March 18, 2021
Students and staff dressed up today as their favorite decade. This begins to round out Spirit Week, the third since distance-learning started, but students and staff are still finding ways to bring creativity and spark to the day, whether online or on campus.
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