Director of Pre-K Mitzi Mapa-Contes moved to Sacramento in 2018 and stepped onto Country Day’s campus tasked with re-imaging the Pre-K curriculum. Nearly three years later, Mapa-Contes plans to return to Singapore to teach at United World College of South…
This data is collected from an April 24 poll of 30 SCDS seniors. These are the seniors who are Most Likely To…. Become a world leader – Kenyatta Dumisani He has a very extroverted personality so he’s always voicing his…
A $1.18 million federal forgivable loan has allowed Country Day to maintain its payroll and buy or rent COVID-19-related safety items that helped the school bring students back to campus. Country Day’s loan was forgiven and paid in full by…
As of May 10, COVID-19 vaccines are now available to all high school students. It falls on Country Day, then, to decide how much to encourage students to be vaccinated by the next term. We think that the school should…
Although he only intended to spend four years at Country Day, band director Bob Ratcliff is leaving the school after 21 years. Ratcliff, who is largely responsible for building Country Day’s music program, is returning to Boise, Idaho, to spend…
In recent years, the LGBTQ+ community has been featured more and more in different forms of media, including TV shows and advertisements. This is a big step in the right direction but can be a disservice at times due to…
At Country Day, students have taken the lead in spreading cultural awareness. But more could be done. The LatinX Student Union, the Black Student Union, the Gay-Straight Alliance, the Food Club and the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council all…
High schoolers are notoriously sleep-deprived, and many are turning to naps — during and after school — to fill the gap. In an informal high-school March 17 Octagon poll, 23 of the 30 respondents said that they napped during the…
COVID-19 has brought Country Day’s traditional end-of-the-year celebrations to a halt for the second year in a row. The replacements are expected to be small but are not yet official. In past years, high school students have been able to…
Country Day is trying to hire a part-time school nurse for the first time since its founding in 1964. The idea had been discussed by the administration in the past, but COVID-19 made it a reality. School administrators had many…
