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SDA Placed on Lockdown

February 9, 2012 • Lindsey Agnew, Editor-in-Chief  

San Dieguito Academy was placed on lockdown at approximately 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. The lockdown was in response to reports from the sheriff’s office of a possible armed person in a canyon behind Ocean Knoll, according to Assistant Principal Jeanne Jones.  The lockdown lasted for approximately... 

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Photo Courtesy of the Air and Space Museum.

Winter Formal- “Soaring Over San Diego”

January 12, 2012 • Anna Williams, Online Student Life Features Editor  

With the theme of “Soaring over San Diego,” the annual Winter Formal Dance, themed “Soaring over San Diego” will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Air and Space Museum in Balboa Park. This formal event will take place from 8:00-11:30 pm and aside from dancing, the venue will host a variety of... 

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Senior Alison Ryall, junior Julian Dennis, sophmores Tacy Manis, Laura Briedenthal and Cassidy Mayeda, and art teacher Jeremy Wright sit in their club's latest creation.

Exterior Designing

January 11, 2012 • Lily LeaVesseur, Staff Writer  

Bookshelves, a couch, and various other pieces of furniture were found in Senior Court as students arrived to school on Tuesday Jan. 10. No one tried to take the TV set in the front, but many eyed the students sitting in front of it. Art teacher and Art Wars advisor Jeremy Wright joined the group, who,... 

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SDA students and alumni competed for laughs at the Jan. 6 Comedy Sportz game.

Comedy Sportz with an Alumni Twist

January 10, 2012 • Gabby Catalano, Staff Writer  

Step aside Drew Carey, Comedy Sportz rocked the new SDA theater again on Jan. 6 by delivering a full house of laughs, clapping, whistle blowing, and audience participation to this competition.  A slight twist to the comedy event was the battle against four SDA alumni students (Alec Gordey, Daniel Kusher,... 

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ASB Election Results

December 31, 2011 • Anna Williams, Online Student Life Features Editor  

  SDA’s student body election results are in with junior Clayton Bishop chosen by Mustangs as the  incoming ASB President-elect.  After a week of solid campaigning, numerous neon flyers, and speeches, students at SDA voted for their 2012-2013 officers on Friday, Dec. 9 after the campaign assembly,... 

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ASB Elections-Get to Know your Candidates

ASB Elections-Get to Know your Candidates

December 9, 2011 • Anna Williams, Online Student Life Features Editor  

Below are interviews from the 2012-2013 ASB candidates. The school-wide nominating convention where the candidates will be making their speeches will be held on Friday, December 9th in the gym during an extended homeroom. Questions- 1.) What makes you unique, as a candidate/what will you bring, once... 

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SDA Forum Meeting: Homerooms

SDA Forum Meeting: Homerooms

December 8, 2011 • Lily LeaVesseur, Staff Writer  

One hundred and five students and five teachers gathered in physics teacher George Stimson’s classroom for the latest forum meeting during lunchtime on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Thoughts about homeroom activities and students’ awareness  regarding school events dominated the half-hour discussion. Students... 

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Students gather to  pose for a group picture of all the costumes. Photo courtesy of Encinitas Library.

Halloween Events at Encinitas Library by the J-Club

November 17, 2011 • Lily LeaVesseur  

  Scott Pilgrim of the movie/book franchise walks through the door and heads for the snack table. A “Japanese” schoolgirl wearing a sailor outfit rifles through a stack of manga.  Another teen with strange red markings on her face and a giant stuffed peanut strapped to her back  scoops punch... 

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Alumni Visit SDA for 75th Anniversary

November 10, 2011 • Mae Wright, Staff Writer  

Alumni from the San Dieguito High School founding classes of 1937 through 1942 returned to campus for a reunion on Friday, Oct. 21. The event was organized by the SDA Foundation heads Bonnie Wren, Bettie Grice Wolf, and Mary Arballo Magana and took place between 1:30 and 3:30p.m. in the library. The... 

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Occupy Encinitas

November 1, 2011 • Anna Williams, Online Student Life Features Editor  

Saturday, Oct. 15, marked the beginning of Occupy North  County, a resistance movement targeting the corruption and influence of corporate greed.  The protest held on the intersection of Encinitas Boulevard and Coast Highway 101. The march began at 1 p.m. and members of the local community, as well... 

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