The high school job is an age-old rite of passage. This first job usually isn’t easy or glamorous. It’s a challenge. From child care to building neural networks, many Country Day students spent this summer exploring many different sectors of…
It’s cold and dark at 5:30 a.m. when freshmen Andrew Burr goes on his daily 7-mile run before school, working toward his 50 miles for the week. With nothing on his mind but becoming the best, Burr is on his…
Tired of the old standard exercise routine? If you have one to begin with at all? Here are unique workouts that some students of Country Day do to stay in shape. Daily goal: Get Moving! Senior Dylan Breen has been…
Senior Lilah Shorey is dynamically artistic. Since elementary school, Shorey’s teachers have described Shorey’s creative ambition and work ethic as a driving force, guiding them into the branching paths of music and artistic expression. Shorey is an integral part of…
Originally published in the Nov. 16 edition of the Octagon.
There are a lot of things that make a school run smoothly. Many people associate the word ‘school management’ with the teachers who engage students in learning or the administrators who raise money for the various activities taking place on…
The clock hits 12:12, it is lunchtime. A wave of hungry students crowd in front of the library to grab their lunch, delivered from local restaurants. As they walk up to the lunch tables, students of all grade levels look…
The 4:30 a.m. alarm clocks start ringing and senior Arjin Claire and his dad, George Claire, wake up to watch the Liverpool F.C. soccer game in England — eight hours ahead of their time zone. Arjin’s interest for the game…
This story is a sidebar to the “Almond farming in a changing climate” story originally published in the Sept. 21 edition of the Octagon. Read that story here. In late spring Jasleen Gulati surveys her blooming almond orchards and doesn’t…
An opponent hits the volleyball, sending it hurtling to the floor of the court. Suddenly, everything is meaningless to senior outside hitter Vanessa Escobar except the ball, dangerously close to the ground. If she makes the wrong move, she could…
