Due to COVID-19, standardized testing is less accessible. As a result, many colleges across the country have gone test optional or test blind to accommodate for limited testing opportunities. With the need of testing on a hiatus, this is a…
COVID-19 has changed the way high school students can complete their four required semesters of physical education, PE. They can participate in athletics, independent PE, the PE elective or any combination of all three. Athletics One season of a sport…
With a long and hectic road to resuming tutoring after the COVID-19 lockdown, Generation Great is back in full swing and operating effectively. My nonprofit was initially founded in fall of 2018 to serve youth in the Oak Park community…
Fall high school trips were canceled last spring due to COVID-19. Usually, high school students go on their week-long trips in the first week of October. The freshmen go to San Francisco, sophomores to Greenhorn Ranch in Quincy and juniors…
Someone is causing trouble on Latham Drive. Is it the small private school that wants to increase its enrollment by 10%, or the residents who oppose the increase and say traffic will worsen? Both parties have understandable needs, but the…
Sierra homeowners who live near Country Day have appealed the city’s approval of Country Day’s plan to increase building space and enrollment. An appeal hearing is set for Nov. 12. The school seeks permission to replace its Multipurpose Room and…
As COVID-19 sweeps across the nation, colleges, universities, teachers and students have been caught in the crossfire of the outbreak which has temporarily stopped standardized exams. On Oct. 14 the school administered the PSAT and SAT to juniors and seniors…
For seven seniors who have turned 18, the Nov. 3 election will be the first one they’re eligible to vote in. Senior Ashwin Rohatgi decided to register to vote early last summer when he realized he would be eligible. “Most…
The six-month sweep of the coronavirus has taken another thing away from most people, Halloween. Yet some Country Day students won’t let the virus get in the way of celebrating their favorite holiday. Senior Olivia Chilelli is one of them….
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…
