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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Elise Echeverria

Elise Echeverria, Editor In Chief/News Editor

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Encinitas Arts Festival Held at SDA

Encinitas Arts Festival Held at SDA

By Elise Echeverria, Online Editor
April 2, 2015

People teetering around on stilts, pottery demonstrations, live music, and of course Culinary Art’s tasty ice cream sandwhiches, all created the eclectic, creative envioroment that conveyed the artistic...

Power Outage at San Dieguito Academy

Power Outage at San Dieguito Academy

By Caroline Daniel and Elise Echeverria
February 12, 2015

San Dieguito Academy and much of the community surrounding it experienced a short power outage today due to Santa Ana winds. The power went out right at the start of homeroom and came back on toward...

Fire Breaks Out in Metal Shop

Fire Breaks Out in Metal Shop

By Elise Gout and Elise Echeverria
January 14, 2015

A fire in the metal shop caused second period classes to be interrupted Wednesday, Jan. 14. According to metals teacher Jason Berend, there was a “small fire” in the metal shop’s foundry, which...

Encinitas Community Park Grand Opening

By Elise Echeverria, Editor In Chief/News Editor
January 12, 2015

Families, skaters, sports teams, dog owners, and many more Encinitas residents flocked to the grand opening of the Encinitas Community Park for the four hour extravaganza Saturday, Jan. 10. The park...

Torrey Pines High School Lockdown Cleared

Torrey Pines High School Lockdown Cleared

By Elise Echeverria, Editor in Chief/News Editor
November 20, 2014

As of 2:45 p.m. today, Torrey Pines High School reported that they lockdown were no longer in lockdown. Torrey Pines High School was placed in lockdown at 10:30 this morning after receiving an anonymous...

School Board Midterm Election Results

By Elise Echeverria, Editor in Chief/News Editor
November 6, 2014

Challenger Maureen Muir and incumbents John Salazar and Amy Herman were elected to the San Dieguito Union High School District School Board. Muir, the only challenger to be elected onto the school board,...

A Look at the Candidates Additional Questions

By Elise Echeverria, Editor In Chief/News Editor
October 17, 2014

Here are some additional viewpoints of the SDUHSD school board candidates that were featured in the October issue of the Mustang. They weigh in on Common Core and other public concerns they heard about...

High School Selection Results

By Elise Echeverria, Assistant News Editor
April 1, 2014

One-hundred and seventy-eight SDA hopefuls were wait-listed this month when San Dieguito Union High School District released online the results of the lotteries that occurred for San Dieguito Academy and...

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Fresh Faces

Claire Brady Can you describe your rock climbing? How often do you do it for? Where do you do it? I rock climb at minimum twice a week, but usually more. I have had weeks were I climb every single...

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Senior Out Is Back!

By Elise Echeverria, Assistant News Editor
February 24, 2014

It’s that time of year! A time categorized by anxiety, fear, and determination. It’s time for on- edge seniors to be constantly glancing over their shoulders, incessantly questioning their friends’...

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Old Globe’s “Bethany” Depicts Desperation

By Elise Echeverria, Staff Writer
February 12, 2014

  The Old Globe’s production of “Bethany” instantly immerses the audience in a scene that might not typically be brought to mind when thinking of theater: A business woman and a homeless...

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Arts Abound at SDA Art Fest

By Elise Echeverria, Assistant News Editor
January 13, 2014

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Today at SDA: Art Fest 2014

By Elise Echeverria, Assistant News Editor
January 10, 2014

Last night at Art Fest, students and people who attended were given the opportunity to contribute to an “in-progress” sculpture collaboration. Once completed, the studio art class hopes to move the...

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Students Succeed at Teen Master Chef Competition

By Elise Echeverria, Assistant News Editor
December 15, 2013

Students from SDA’s international cuisine class were victorious this month, placing second out of 12 at the Teen Master Chef Competition. The team of four, seniors Ty Gibson, Aaron Steger, Sam Fierro,...

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Community College Changes

By Elise Echeverria, Assistant News Editor
November 13, 2013

The idea to implement four-year baccalaureate programs at community colleges was first proposed a few years back but was not passed when it went to the state legislature. The California Community Colleges...

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“Everything is so much bigger in America!”

By Elise Echeverria, Assistant News Editor
October 29, 2013

Festive, jubilant, Austrian music blares over the PAC speakers as a group of Austrian students and a few SDA students take the stage for a traditional folk dance. Some of the boys clad in lederhosen and...

The Big Wedding

The Big Wedding

By Elise Echeverria, Staff Writer
May 20, 2013

Despite its misleading previews, displaying an all-star cast, cute love scenes, and cheesy jokes, “The Big Wedding” is not your typical rom-com. So moviegoers beware: if you’re looking for a few...

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