The Matthews Library has long functioned as a place of refuge for Country Day middle and high schoolers, but when COVID-19 guidelines prevented students from eating, drinking and congregating inside, many found the once inviting facility to be anything but…
After 19 years as a teacher, coach, colleague and friend, Chris Millsback is leaving Sacramento Country Day. He will be teaching mathematics as well as coaching baseball and football at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Massachusetts. At Country Day, Millsback…
The 2021-22 school year is coming to a close, and with the exit of the senior class, The Octagon, Medallion and Student Council have selected new leaders for next year. For The Octagon, the school’s newspaper, juniors Adam Akins and…
For years, freshman Cara Shin identified herself as an active participant in the classroom, but, seated in the back of French III, she found that confidence dwindling. She was overwhelmed by her lack of foundation in French, and for the…
John Yu, the fifth grade math and science teacher and the lower school science coordinator, is leaving Country Day after seven years and moving to New York. To sophomore Lauren Lu, a student of Yu’s during the 2016–17 school year,…
Like most Marvel Cinematic Universe films, “Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” finds success in its visual effects, cinematography and acting, but fails in its uncharacteristic darker tones and sequences, creating an uneven blend between comedy and horror. The…
By soldering in a Range Rover, on the floor of Room 3 and on top of a trash can, Country Day’s Solar Regatta team may not have won the Regatta Cup but they did get better at soldering — at…
While the war in Ukraine began months ago, its very human impact is continuing to be felt in Sacramento and the Country Day community. Michael Zacharia — father-in-law of high school English teacher Jason Hinojosa — and his wife, Debi,…
Despite sharing the same name, the “How to Train Your Dragon” films are almost nothing like the book series on which they are based. Both take place on the Island of Berk, following the adventures of a young Viking, Hiccup…
A deadly storm. Flying debris. One isolated, enterprising astronaut. Andy Weir’s “The Martian,” a 2011 science-fiction novel adapted into a film in 2015 by the illustrious Director Ridley Scott, jumps right into the action. In the novel, astronaut Mark Watney,…
