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The Mustang Journal



The Bathroom Situation: What’s Really Going On?
It seems to be the last thing the administration cares about in this school. The cycle is constant; this door’s closed, go to the other one, that door’s closed (despite having a monitor right there), finally finding a bathroom, there’s people vaping, the urinals have miscellaneous floating items… and there’s no soap. And when there is soap, there’s just a mess of it on the counter for no particular reason. Stalls are detached and everything is grimy. There’s some sort of sub
Garrett Bice
Oct 28, 20252 min read


What is Otay Ranch’s Best School Food? Part 1
Expert rating from two seasoned lunch food professionals. Featured above: Eunji Kwak with giant edited school apple School lunch is...
Kalani Patel and Tyson Pruitt
Sep 29, 202514 min read


Gaming Club: Is it Only For Losers?
Only if you play games that I don’t like. Pictured above is Otay's very own Gaming Club Today, Otay Ranch High School’s new Gaming Club...
Kalani Patel
Sep 8, 20252 min read


How To Choose A College Major
@https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/choosing-college Applying to College In our senior year of high school, we apply to colleges throughout our first semester, which can cause great amounts of stress for students as choosing between colleges, application fees, and certain aspects of the college application process can make any student feel overwhelmed. One of the most important and difficult decisions in this process is choosing a major, which can dictate your entire
Hero Davis
Feb 28, 20233 min read


A Brief Overview of the Last Two Academic League Matches
Introduction Ever since the terrible defeat against Eastlake as the first game of the year, the Otay Ranch Academic League Varsity team has been looking for a chance at redemption while JV has been trying to keep up its winning streak. Luckily, two weeks prior, the Academic League battled Castle Park, a team it had historically fared well against, and won both varsity and JV matches. The ultimate score for JV was 335 ORH - 210 CPH, a wonderful job! The score for the varsity
Yechan Kim
Feb 28, 20234 min read


"Everyone was telling me to do it": Interview With the Class of 2024 President
@Getty Images Introduction I must have been eight, maybe nine years old when I first met Bezalel Shin. It was at a gym, (now called World Gym, then called B2BE Sports & Wellness) where parents would drop off their children for sports lessons or CrossFit. The kid's area was in proximity to the swimming pool and the racquetball courts, so of course, I had to do both while my mom and the other Korean parents would chat in the lounge. I can’t remember how I met him or what I th
Yechan Kim
Feb 13, 20234 min read



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