College Night, put on by National Honor Society, was held in the library on Tuesday. There was a panel of current seniors who each had a topic to talk about including the college admissions process and...
Audiences filled the theater seats Friday night, ready for ComedySportz’s last game of the year, the Senior Game.
Referee Michael Santel started the game by differentiating the two SDA teams into...
The second blood drive of the year took place inside the SDA gym today. Over 50 students successfully donated through the San Diego Blood Bank.
For many, the idea of needles and/or blood immediately...
Netflix has answered the prayers of fans of “Sense 8” and recently released the long-awaited season 2. Since June 2015 when people finished binge-watching the first season of the show, fans have been...
Students crowded the gym after first period this morning for the Spring Assembly, where they were able to participate in audience activities and hear about upcoming events.
The assembly featured staff...
Seniors spent Tuesday and Friday this week decorating their senior tiles in the painting room during the mornings of CAASPP testing.
According to senior director Oceana Haaland, the tiles are going...
I had intended to survive. Walks to classes mapped out. Any evidence of my classes hidden from social media. The name on my card entrusted to only a selected few. Confidence was my first fatal error.
It...
After many years of waiting, it’s finally our turn to play Senior Out. My friend and I have been planning for Senior Out since sophomore year. So, as soon as we got our assignment cards we started networking...
Starting this year, Manly Month of March will be changed to Mustang Month of March, in order to promote school spirit and provide activities to make the long stretch of school from now until spring break...
Some 260 seniors, the largest number in SDA history, have bought their Senior Out tickets, which begins March 2 and ends on March 10. “It’s the most students we’ve ever had participating,” said...
Musical Theater continues to blow it out of the park with this year’s musical “The Addams Family.” The show and students do a wonderful job of introducing us to the lovable characters of the Addams...
The long awaited boys soccer games against Torrey Pines took place yesterday on the stadium field.
The varsity game began with the ball flying everywhere across both sides of the field. SDA took...
SDA’s theatre program and band students are getting creepy and kooky as they prepare to put on this year’s musical, “The Addams Family.” The show about this famously ghoulish family will be presented...
“My best 2016 moment was our Robotics making it to championships! It was my first year of the team and we were in the last match – it was super close. When the scores came up and our alliance had won...
The highly anticipated boys first soccer game of the year took place on the SDA stadium field on Friday. Many students were there supporting and leading cheers throughout the course of the game, as well...
“It feels amazing,” reflected senior Jennifer Kerr on her CIF win for girls tennis. This is her second consecutive CIF win as part of the SDA team, and although there was more pressure to take home...
Senior Kim Quach is taking the initiative in spreading positive feelings across campus. She set up a table by the bell tower on Nov. 15 and 17 at lunch where she handed out slips of paper to the hundreds...
The second senior java of the year took place in front of the Learning Commons today during homeroom. Students enjoyed bagels with cream cheese and were able to submit their senior wishes.
Theater’s canned food drive was announced to homerooms last week and ended yesterday.
Although not many homerooms participated, the canned food drive was still successful, said Thespians officer Savannah...
Girls volleyball played LCC for the second time yesterday after school in the SDA gym, winning three out of four sets. The long-anticipated game brought in lots of fans from both schools to cheer on their...
The annual Founder’s Day event was held in the media center last Friday. Senior alumni from the graduating classes of ’41 all the way through ’63 attended, sharing stories, smiles, and snacks provided...
What was considered the most important water polo game of the season so far brought in lots of enthusiastic fans from both SDA and LCC to Alga Norte yesterday. People of all ages were present, flaunting...
The theatre department is in a rush to put on “Boy Meets Girl,” their first play of the year, which opens Sept. 29 and continues through the weekend.
According to student directors Savannah Casey...
A small fire broke out in room 33 at about seven this morning, said teacher Darlene Blanchard. Due to a lighting blowout before school started, classes were moved for the day while smoke in the room was...
Thursday was their third game of the season, but the spirits of the players on the varsity girls field hockey team had never been higher. Spectators came to support their team and watched as the team dominated....
Earlier today, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 7 at an annual conference that took place in San Francisco. There are many improvements to the home button, the camera, and the battery, although there was...
After “Despicable Me” came out in 2010, Universal Studios took advantage of its success and began to market the capitalistic tic-tac-like minions. They were cute, simple, and had a huge fan base. Now,...
San Dieguito Mustangs had a strong presence at Avocado East League Track and Field Finals, at Del Norte High School yesterday. Many school records were broken. The top performers will advance to CIF Prelims...
As students entered the gym, they were excited to see what was planned, chattering among their friends about what to expect. One of the few assemblies throughout the year, SDA’s annual winter assembly...
For his eighth film, “The Hateful Eight,” Quentin Tarantino delves into the ruthless world of the Wild West to tell the story of eight hardened thieves, fighters, and bounty hunters trapped...
The holidays are often a time of gift giving. Stores are crowded with shoppers looking for presents to give to family and friends.
Yet, these presents can be hard to afford. The program Adopt a Family,...
Science teacher Cathy Ramos’ homeroom took first place in the first Homeroom Olympics event of the year, Chopped, and was awarded 500 points. Homeroom of drama teachers Stephanie Siers and Michelle Trester...
My night started with a nearly two-hour wait for the Haunted Hayride.
I knew the lines were going to be long, but still, I had cross country practice earlier that day, so my legs were already tired....
When Alan Turing broke the Nazi code and helped win WWII, he probably didn’t expect this story to be turned into a movie, let alone one that would earn over 200 million dollars worldwide, according...
The SDA Girls Varsity cross country team finished 5th out of 10 schools and SDA Boys Varsity cross country team finished 4th out of 11 schools on Saturday at the Bronco Round Up Invitational meet at Kit...
Kathryn Friedrichs, SDA’s American sign language teacher, is another member of the staff that we will be saying goodbye to the campus this year. After working for 12 years as a teacher at San Dieguito,...
It’s that time of year again. On Thursday, yearbooks were passed out in front of the gym after school by members of the yearbook class. Along with the distribution comes the inevitable beginning of yearbook...
“Wait wait wait, I got one,” said one freshman, offering his ‘words of wisdom’ during SDA’s Making the Choice Night last Thursday. “Wherever you go, take your heart with you.” He joined...
As the 2015 Oscar Awards Show drew closer, 41 SDA students were asked to choose their favorite in five categories: Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Original Song, and Animated Feature Film. SDA’s students...
