It’s a sweltering hot day, and Country Day soccer players are sprinting around the field at the Cherry Island Sports Complex. The student athletes start with masks all on, but one by one, the rigorous exercise gets to them. Masks…
After more than a decade of teaching at Country Day, history teacher and college counselor Chris Kuipers is ready to move on to the next phase of his life in the Pacific Northwest. Alicia Perla will be taking over as…
Middle school science teacher Kelly Bornmann is leaving Country Day — transitioning from teaching students to teaching teachers. Bornmann joined Country Day in 2018 and teaches sixth grade science, is a sixth grade advisor, runs a study hall elective and…
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…
On June 1, Country Day sent out a newsletter to the SCDS community with a list of all award recipients.
Nine teachers have departed the Country Day community for a variety of reasons following the 2020-21 school year. They are: – Kelly Bornmann (sixth grade science) – Alexis Covey (second grade) – Bill Crabb (high school history) – Shelley Hinson…
Emma Boersma, ’20, attends Tufts University. She is majoring in computer science. Q: Why did you choose your major? A: I completely made the decision in like five seconds. Very little thought went into it. A major declaration deadline was…
