The Queen’s Gambit follows Beth Harmon’s (Anya Taylor-Joy) chess career from 8-year-old orphan to international superstar as she battles problems with addiction. Anya Taylor-Joy’s acting was one of the best parts of the show. I had high expectations after seeing…
Throughout quarantine, many people from the Country Day community changed major parts of their lives, including moving across the country and changing hair color. — By Rod Azghadi Originally published in the Nov. 17 edition of the Octagon.
Across: 1. She and her husband were killed by the French National Convention 7. Popularized diagram type 8. The opposite of altruists 11. S = rϴ 12. Acronym for the type of infections that occur in the nose, mouth and…
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….
The 1998 “Mulan” was an iconic movie that I grew up watching countless times. It was one of my all-time favorites, and I had highly anticipated the 2020 live-action adaptation. However, the live-action movie paled in comparison due to a…
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the art industry, though the severity of its effects varies among artists. Getting art supplies has been a challenge for artists like junior Jesus Aispuro. He makes stencil and spray paint art but as…
“Among Us,” a 2018 party game published by Innersloth, is set inside a spaceship. It is all the rave, but is it really that good? I don’t think so, but it’s still a lot of fun. “Among Us,” in simple…
