High school athletics make a return to country day
Sports at Country Day and other schools across California are slowly making their return. On March 13, 2020, Country Day shutdown along with its spring sports of baseball, golf, tennis, track & field and swimming. Cross country, golf, and ski…
CLASS OF 2021: Senior athlete rekindles love for art while enduring concussion
Quarantine started early for senior Erin Wilson. It was Sept. 20, 2019; the high school campus was streaked with red and masked in black. Excited students were awaiting buses to Ancil Hoffman Park, where they would begin the annual high…
COVID-19 vaccines prompt return for students abroad
Country Day has five international students — four in China and one in Taiwan — who, despite the pandemic, plan to come back to the U.S. sometime this year. In China, where senior Stephanie Ye and juniors Tina Huang and…
MY ANGLE: Build a PC!
This past week, I finally accomplished what has been a long overdue goal of mine: build my own computer. Now, what struck me as I picked out my parts and actually sat down and built it was just how accessible,…
A Past Experience in the Corner of Competitive Table Tennis
Racket in hand, anticipating the spin, the player’s muscles are tense as he prepares to receive a serve. Bam! The opponent’s powerful serve can be heard across the room. Whoosh! The prepared player effortlessly returns it into a back-and-forth battle…
NKOTBs: Meet 2020-21’s new students!
There are 16 new students on the high school campus this year. Learn about their hobbies and interests.
AP Classes lose discussions, adapt to shortened time
Due to the constant switching between the hybrid and remote schedules this school year, teachers have had significantly less time with their students, leading them to make adjustments in their curriculum, such as cutting out content, using online resources, and…
A deeper look into student sleep schedules
“I usually wake up around 10 minutes before class.” That’s junior Dylan Margolis. It’s 8:10 a.m. when he opens his eyes to the sound of his phone playing “By the Seaside.” Rolling out of the lower bunk, Margolis sleepily slips…
Social media — be consistent
Following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, social media and Big Tech companies responded by limiting accounts on their platforms that they considered dangerous. While this may not initially ring any alarm bells for some, it is…