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Drum on up! At the homecoming rally, Jonah Mandel, the new Band director, was conducting the bands performance.  This was the first performance out of many they have planned for the year.

A Band New Year

Sonya Martinez, Anahi Garcia, and Elia Leon November 12, 2025

Having a new teacher in the band room is,  unfortunately, not a new experience for students in the music program. The new band teacher, Jonah Mandel, is the fourth band director since campus reopened...

Science teacher Dania Monroy takes a big gulp from her "anything but a cup" container. It was a mix of water, blue food coloring and liquid IV--not soap!

Teachers sport strange fashion choices

Musket Media Staff November 7, 2025
What on earth are the teachers wearing this week? Have they lost their minds?
The girls flag football team played against San Pasqual on Sept 18 for Battle of the Bear.

Sisterhood of The Traveling Flags

Amber Cardenas, Jasmine Jimenez, and David Villeda November 6, 2025

On the field they’re fierce competitors. Off the field, they're a family. The flag football team has created much more than just a sports program. Many team members were injured after their first game...

BREAK IT! The 4x800 team broke more than one record this year. Getting faster each time one of their broken records led them to the CIF championships.

Bitter sweet record

It’s never too late! On May 28, two seniors and two juniors in track and field ran a 4x800, breaking their personal record for the race distance. Leaving their coach proud and leaving behind an accomplishment....

The Natural History Museum in Balboa Park was the location from '25 Prom.

Stars of the night

Musket Media Staff, Staff Writer June 2, 2025

Julian Nieto, 12. during a Color Guard performance.

Art is more than just pen and paper

Liliana Herrera, Staff Writer May 23, 2025

The Color Guard program resumed this fall with eight students from San Pasqual High School, marking its return after three years of recruitment efforts. Guard met every seventh period, where students learned...

The next chapter

Izabele Gomez, Staff Writer May 23, 2025

As the school year comes to an end,  high school seniors are preparing for one of the biggest transitions of their lives. After 12 years of learning, growing, and persevering, they now stand on the edge...

EUHSD: Keep your cuts away from kids

The Musket Staff, Staff Editorial May 20, 2025

The district is doing the math—but forgetting the humanity. Teachers are the backbone of education, they are more than just line items on a budget sheet. They are mentors, supporters, and guides that...

Sinking shots, saving cash. Joel Peña, 12th grade, shares a moment of celebration with students Emilio Aguilar, 12, and Yurem Novoa, 12, after winning a cup pong game and earning back money for prom at ASB lunch game.

Prom pong gets paddled: ASB’s game switch scores big

Isabel Garcia and Sarahi Zavala-Hernandez May 19, 2025

What looked like a harmless ASB ping pong toss to win back prom money quickly turned into a high-stakes pivot. On May 16, students gathered around a curious setup in the plaza: plastic cups, a ping pong...

Yurem Novoa, 12 and Leah Barrientos, 9,  participate in the 2025 Ice bucket challenge and staff remember the original challenge in 2014.

It’s not just ice and water

Amber Cardenas, Luis Alvarez, and Azul RiosChavez April 25, 2025

While posting a video pouring ice water on your head might be entertaining, the USC speak your mind challenge’s original intent was to spread mental health awareness. This isn't the first time the challenge...

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