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San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Katie McPherson

Katie McPherson, Features Editor

Katie McPherson is a senior and has been in journalism every year since she was a freshman. She is currently the Features Editor for the paper. This is the end of her profile.

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Exchange

Exchange Students Say Sayōnara

By Katie McPherson, Features Editor
March 24, 2014

The Japanese exchange students headed back  to Toyama, Japan Thursday after a two-week stay with their host families from San Dieguito Academy. Besides eating pizza and going to the beach, the exchange...

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[Photo] Today at SDA: Japanese Exchange Students Odori

By Sierra Zounes, Online Editor
March 17, 2014

The Japanese exchange students ordori, meaning "dance," during lunch, and later teach the students and staff a dance at the end of their performance.

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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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Cabaret Night 2014

By Katie McPherson, Features Editor
February 27, 2014

Over 250 people gathered at the PAC for Cabaret Night on Feb. 22. The fundraiser was put on by both the music and theatre departments and showcased the students’ collective talents with acting, singing,...

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SDA Students Participate in Finish Chelsea’s Run

By Katie McPherson, Features Editor
February 27, 2014

On Saturday a few SDA students will participate in “Finish Chelsea’s Run” at Balboa Park, a 5k which will raise money for San Diego Youth as part of the Chelsea’s Light Foundation’s Sunflower...

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[Photo] Winter Assembly

By Ivan Ramales, Staff Writer
January 17, 2014

Band teacher Jeremy Wuertz conducts the school band for the winter assembly.

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[Photo] Skier vs. Snowboarder – Dec. 2013

By Lily LeaVesseur, Business Manager/CAF Editor
December 20, 2013

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Catching Fire

By Katie McPherson, Features Editor
November 22, 2013

A few years ago, the nation was ablaze with “Hunger Games” fever. Teenage girls and boys hung on Suzanne Collin’s, the author of the trilogy, every word. Now, the second movie, “Catching Fire,”...

The Gift of Giving Blood

By Katie McPherson, Features Editor
November 20, 2013

SDA students donated a total of 47 pints of blood at the ASB run blood drive on Tuesday. A total of 70 students signed up, surpassing ASB’s goal of 50 participants. However, many students weren’t allowed...

Live Action Painting

Live Action Painting

By Sara Portnoy and Katie McPherson
November 13, 2013

On Wednesday, November 13, the Art Wars club put up a wall next to the Mosaic and painted it during hour lunch, an activity called "live action painting."  The wall consisted of 100 individual squares...

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An Infectious Show

By Katie McPherson, Features Editor
October 18, 2013

When watching the first episode of season 4 of “The Walking Dead,” it seems we have stumbled upon our beloved characters after quite some time. While in season 3 they had become much more badass after...

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[Photo] Today at SDA: A Historical Panel

By Sam Winter, Online Editor
October 14, 2013

Junior Chris Schenkhuizen poses as Rhode Island statesmen Samuel Ward, while Junior Caleb Clay introduces him to the AP U.S. History delegation during today's panel presentation.

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Gravity

By Katie McPherson and Katrina Olsen
October 11, 2013

In space no one can hear you scream. In this thriller, a team of three astronauts suffer and deal with the aftermath of a catastrophic event as they struggle to get back to Earth. Which, as you can...

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New Teachers Q&A 2013

Rebecca Travis What kind of student were you in high school? What kind of high school student was I? That’s a loaded question. I was generally a good student. I did well in class, pretty well behaved,...

Students partaking in the talent show perform "Ho Hey" by the Lumineers.

A Night of Song and Dance

By Katie McPherson, Staff Writer
March 19, 2013

Senior Riley Galleher won the SDA talent show on March 14. Galleher, along with other SDA students showed off their talents which ranged from singing to dancing and even a comedy stand-up routine. The...

Runners take off from the starting line.

Costumed Kooks

By Katie McPherson, Staff Writer
March 1, 2013

On Feb. 3, hundreds of Encinitas residents, young and old, gathered in the morning near the parking lot of Moonlight Beach to celebrate the Cardiff Kook and the many creative opportunities it provides...

Be-Formal

By Katie McPherson, Staff Writer
February 1, 2013

Debating whether or not to go to Formal? Well, here’s some information to help you decide. This year Formal is on Saturday, Feb 2 at the Port Pavilion in San Diego from 8:00 to 11:30 p.m. Entertainment...

Homeroom Blanket Drive

Homeroom Blanket Drive

By Katie McPherson, Staff Writer
March 16, 2012

Fifteen to 20 homerooms donated a total of 40 blankets on Mar. 6 as a part of Homeroom Olympics. Teachers Mike Santos’s and Amy Johnson’s homerooms tied for the most blankets with eight blankets donated. The...

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