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The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

San Dieguito Academy Newspaper

The Mustang

Delilah Sonnenshein

Delilah Sonnenshein, Editor-in-Chief/Features Editor

"It might not be easy, but it'll be worth it."

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The Teenage Mental Health Crisis

By Delilah Sonnenshein
July 29, 2024

      Mental health and wellness is an ever-present topic in today’s society. It’s also both a delicate and complicated subject, and one that is judged differently depending on the individual. The...

Love at first sight – real or fake?

By Delilah Sonnenshein
July 29, 2024

      “Love at first sight” is a phrase commonly tossed around in the modern world. The concept is found in popular works such as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, where teenagers Juliet and Romeo...

The Ohio State University dance team - notably one of the most best college dance teams in the nation - poses for a team photo.

Dance as a College Sport

By Delilah Sonnenshein, Editor-in-Chief
April 8, 2024

      Dance has been hovering over the line between sport and art form for as long as it has existed in a formal setting. In the modern day, however, more and more people and groups are moving towards...

SDA’s 2023 Club Fair and Sports Fair

By Delilah Sonnenshein and Brooke Stealey
October 1, 2023

      San Dieguito Academy is well-known for having a diverse and extensive range of clubs. From our various National Honor Societies to our Dungeons and Dragons Club and Pickleball Club, SDA is home...

The leads of San Diego Civic Youth Ballet's Nutcracker production.

Pretty Much a Kidnapping

By Delilah Sonnenshein
December 20, 2022
The beloved Nutcracker - but from a more realistic perspective.
The poster for the On The Come Up movie, featuring lead actress Jamila C. Gray.

On The Come Up: Book vs. Movie

By Delilah Sonnenshein
December 19, 2022
The On the Come Up movie can’t measure up to Angie Thomas’s original novel.
VG’s or Leucadia Donut Shoppe?

VG’s or Leucadia Donut Shoppe?

By Delilah Sonnenshein
September 30, 2022

Encinitas has many remarkable doughnut shops - which, as a doughnut enthusiast, I emphatically support. But in conversation, it’s usually two places that people speak fondly of most often - VG Donut...

Simone Biles at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Image courtesy of NPR.
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“I Have to Do What’s Right for Me”

By Delilah Sonnenshein, Staff Writer
May 2, 2022

Mental health is one of the most stigmatized topics in society; and in athletics, particularly professional and Olympic-level sports, the pressure is piled even higher. Athletes train themselves rigorously,...

Freshmen Taylor Belanich, Isabella Zumot, Jovia Gutierrez, and Penelope Rolley hanging out in their pajamas during lunchtime.

The best way to kick off Spirit Week

By Delilah Sonnenshein, Staff Writer
March 7, 2022
SDA hosted a Pajama Day to start Spirit Week on a high note.
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