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Julia Shapero

Julia Shapero, Managing Editor

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Torrey Pines Teen Shot by Police

Torrey Pines Teen Shot by Police

By Olivia Olander and Julia Shapero
May 8, 2017

A Torrey Pines student was fatally shot by police early Saturday morning following a call to 911 reporting a 15-year-old boy standing outside the high school, according to a news release from the San Diego...

ASB Hosts SDA Movie Night

By Julia Shapero and Sylvia Young
April 4, 2017

Students showed up with a mix of beach towels, blankets, and lawn chairs and spread out on the grass in front of the PAC last Friday night for a showing of the “The Parent Trap.” ASB decided on...

Hey SDA! What Do You Want In Your Next Principal?

Hey SDA! What Do You Want In Your Next Principal?

By Julia Shapero, Managing Editor
April 4, 2017

SDA students, teachers, and parents will be able to voice their opinions about what they are looking for in a next principal on a survey, which has been sent via email and will be available until this...

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...

Picasso, Einstein and Elvis Walk Into a Bar....

Picasso, Einstein and Elvis Walk Into a Bar….

By Julia Shapero, Managing Editor
March 15, 2017

Picasso, Einstein, and…Elvis? Steve Martin’s play, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” entertains high expectations given its star-studded cast and director and matches them to an extent with humor...

Plants Growing out of New Campus Mural

Plants Growing out of New Campus Mural

By Julia Shapero, Managing Editor
February 16, 2017

Senior Stephanie Beraud has never taken an art class here at SDA, but that has not impeded her artistic expression. Beraud’s most recent art piece, which she spent a semester on campus creating, was...

Fire Truck Visits SDA for Pendulum Experiment

By Julia Shapero and Kate Sequeira
January 27, 2017

The fire department visited SDA Friday to aid math teacher Paul Brice’s Integrated Math 2/3 class in their experiment based on Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Pit and the Pendulum.” “We...

Meatless Mondays, Encinitas TEDx and More at the Forum

Meatless Mondays, Encinitas TEDx and More at the Forum

By Julia Shapero, Managing Editor
January 20, 2017

Despite the rainstorm Friday, SDA students still made the trek to the art room for the monthly Forum to discuss campus issues and announcements, including student driving safety in the rain, vegan options,...

Two Mustangs ranked 41st for Policy Debate

Two Mustangs ranked 41st for Policy Debate

By Julia Shapero, Managing Editor
January 18, 2017

Seniors Katie and Eric Wimsatt made waves for the SDA speech and debate team this year after ranking 41st for policy debate in the country. Their ranking marks the first time in four years that a SDA team...

Sophomores Lucy Ryall, Linnea Erisman and Sylvia Young of Spanish teacher David Bair's homeroom add newly found objects to their scavenger hunt box.

Students Scatter Through Campus for Homeroom Olympics Scavenger Hunt

By Julia Shapero, Managing Editor
November 16, 2016

Students spread out over campus yesterday in search of everything from dinosaurs to haikus for the scavenger hunt yesterday as a part of the first event in the annual Homeroom Olympics competition. Homeroom...

Harry Potter? Mountain Biking? This and More at the Club Fair

Harry Potter? Mountain Biking? This and More at the Club Fair

By Julia Shapero, Managing Editor
October 10, 2016

SDA’s first club fair of the year gave students a chance to explore both brand-new and long-standing clubs during homeroom and lunch on Friday. From the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) to the Big Sister...

Arrival of Austrians Brings Excitement

Arrival of Austrians Brings Excitement

By Julia Shapero, Managing Editor
September 14, 2016

The annual group of Austrian exchange students arrived at SDA Monday night, leading many students to find new additions to their classes; the exchange students’ arrival was long expected by their respective...

Administration Reacts to Senior Prank

Administration Reacts to Senior Prank

By Julia Shapero, News Editor
June 6, 2016

Seniors attempted to break out into a pillow fight last Friday as their senior prank, but were stopped by the administration due to safety concerns, and chose to instead lie down in the covered hallway...

Robotics Headed to Championships

By Julia Shapero, News Editor
March 17, 2016

The SDA robotics team won its first regional competition March 5 and 6, allowing it to advance to the championships in St.Louis, Missouri for the first time for in five years. The robotics team competed...

Kindertransport Preview

By Julia Shapero, News Editor
March 17, 2016

The theater-for-a-cause production “Kindertransport” opens tonight and will continue showing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of this week. All proceeds from the show will go to the charity Casa de Amparo,...

Did You Think There Was a Timing Issue on the PSAT? Check Your Scores

Did You Think There Was a Timing Issue on the PSAT? Check Your Scores

By Julia Shapero, News Editor
February 19, 2016

The timing of the PSAT became a source of problems this year as the time initially allotted for the test turned out not to be sufficient, said students. As a result, many students said they found that...

The End of an Era: the SAT

The End of an Era: the SAT

By Julia Shapero, News Editor
February 5, 2016

For a long time, the SAT has been defined by its vocabulary-intensive structure and somewhat eccentric math questions; however, this era has officially come to an end. The SAT testing on Saturday, Jan....

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