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…
President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, were mostly polite during the final presidential debate before the Nov. 3 election at Belmont University, Tennessee, a stark change from the first debate. Kristen Welker of NBC moderated…
On Oct. 14, Country Day seniors will take the SAT and juniors the PSAT on campus. “Students should plan to arrive on campus at 8:45 a.m. for health screening before their exam,” wrote Head of High School Brooke Wells in…
Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, took the stage tonight at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Susan Page, the Washington bureau chief for “USA Today,” moderated the debate. Desks were spaced 12…
Despite the COVID-19 lockdown and remote learning on Zoom, students are still performing music at SCDS. However, online learning provides new challenges for these students Director of High School Bands Bob Ratcliff expressed his concerns about playing on Zoom. “A…
After the start of the quarantine in March, Country Day’s 15 international students were faced with a decision. They could stay in Sacramento to wait out the pandemic without their families, or they could go home to their families and…
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the college experience. Everything from how students move into living situations to how they attend class to how they get food – everything is being done in a new way. As colleges begin their academic…
In a lower school Zoom meeting on Friday, Sept. 18, Head of School Lee Thomsen, along with the lower school faculty, explained to families that K-5 students are no longer returning to school on Sept. 22. A few days before…
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Country Day’s pre-K students have returned in-person. The pre-K operates under a child care license, meaning its rules are different from the rules for the rest of the school. The class is taking precautions while the…
Country Day summer class teachers had to adjust their courses to fit the online learning format due to COVID-19. Students had to adjust too. Two high school summer class teachers, and senior Elijah Azar, recently reflected on their virtual learning…
