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…
AP exams, an integral part of many high school curriculums, have shifted partially in-person this year. Last year, exams took place entirely online with a platform that some had technological issues with. Advanced Placement classes provide a more rigorous curriculum…
It was a bright day on March 13 and after hours of long volunteer work, junior Lilah Shorey rushed to get her first vaccine. Aiding one of the vaccinators at the pop-up clinic in the Jesuit High School parking lot,…
The Country Day writing contest was created by Pepa Novell, Country Day’s middle school Spanish teacher and the founder and director of MAGMA publisher, a publishing company. The competition was divided into three categories: high school (ninth to 11th), middle…
Due to the pandemic, it has been difficult for the drama class to put on productions and function properly over Zoom. High school drama teacher Jane McGinnes has been dealing with the frustration of teaching online. “I was nervous about…
Senior Pragathi Vivaik is partnering with the American Red Cross to host the first blood drive at Country Day since November 2019. The blood drive will take place in the Benvenuti Gym on Friday, April 9. Anyone 17 or older…
Students logged onto the March 5 high school Zoom morning meeting expecting club announcements and a few words from teachers. They got the f-bomb. An unwelcome visitor, assuming the name of a student, dropped in halfway through the meeting, interrupting…
A team of three Country Day students ranked No. 14 out of a field of over 150 teams in this year’s March 6 HP CodeWars High School Programming Competition. Members included senior Keshav Anand, junior Nihal Gulati and sophomore Samhita…
Our stock market has made major headlines over the past few weeks. For Country Day students and others around the world, this stock market frenzy has produced endless opportunities. A primary cause for this dramatic fluctuation has been the influence…
