Larkin Barnard-Bahn, ’20, is a freshman at Scripps College in Claremont, California. She is fully online due to the pandemic and is double minoring in data science and Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures. Q: What college are…
The end of the semester brought lots of success for Generation Great amidst the chaos of this crazy time. But I also found myself reflecting on a much larger topic — the importance of early education. When I first started…
College freshman Aaron Graves, ’20, is pursuing a political science major at Gonzaga University in Washington State. Q: How have you been doing at Gonzaga University? A: Well, it’s been definitely a step up from high school to here, but…
Spencer Scott, ’20, is a freshman at The University of Chicago. He enjoys the chilly weather along with the street food around the corner. Spencer is majoring in medieval studies. Q: Why did you choose to attend the University of…
The annual alumni panel will be taking place this Friday on Dec.18. Normally, the alumni from the class of ‘20 would eat lunch with the seniors and answer questions in the multi-purpose room (during the elective period). However, due to…
Country Day junior Arjin Claire and alumna Sahej Claire, ’18, have partnered with two Sacramento nonprofits, Art for Abhi and Improve Your Tomorrow, to raise funds and awareness for young men of color in colleges and universities. Art for Abhi…
This story was updated on Dec. 10 to clarify Paul Bauman’s time as adviser for the Octagon. Five Country Day students earned journalism honors in the 2020 Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s 37th Gold Circle Awards program. Their award-winning work was…
Due to COVID-19, the Run to Feed the Hungry annual fundraiser is going virtual to keep serving people in need. Because participants don’t have to show up in person, run times can be submitted from Nov. 22 – Dec. 5….
Every Country Day high school student was assigned to read “The Poet X,” written by Elizabeth Acevedo, over summer break. A book being assigned to the entire high school has never happened before, so, naturally, I wanted to see what…
Head of High School Brooke Wells discussed his thoughts on the book and the impact he hopes it will have on the SCDS community. Q: Why did you choose “The Poet X?” A: I thought the form was really neat….
