Every year, graduating seniors on The Octagon write a final piece to say goodbye to Country Day. This is one of nine pieces by the class of ’22. How do I begin? The last couple of months have trained me…

Every year, graduating seniors on The Octagon write a final piece to say goodbye to Country Day. This is one of nine pieces by the class of ’22. Since the moment I was tasked with writing this story, I have…

Every year, graduating seniors on The Octagon write a final piece to say goodbye to Country Day. This is one of nine pieces by the class of ’22. Does Lightning McQueen have car insurance or life insurance? You probably think…

Every year, graduating seniors on The Octagon write a final piece to say goodbye to Country Day. This is one of nine pieces by the class of ’22. The same set of fifty-some 5-foot tall rectangular gym mats has followed…

Every year, graduating seniors on The Octagon write a final piece to say goodbye to Country Day. This is one of nine pieces by the class of ’22. Country Day and its surrounding community has shaped me immensely since my…

For years, freshman Cara Shin identified herself as an active participant in the classroom, but, seated in the back of French III, she found that confidence dwindling. She was overwhelmed by her lack of foundation in French, and for the…

John Yu, the fifth grade math and science teacher and the lower school science coordinator, is leaving Country Day after seven years and moving to New York.  To sophomore Lauren Lu, a student of Yu’s during the 2016–17 school year,…

By soldering in a Range Rover, on the floor of Room 3 and on top of a trash can, Country Day’s Solar Regatta team may not have won the Regatta Cup but they did get better at soldering — at…

Blocky letters fade in and out as the camera pans through a dense South American landscape, revealing a caravan of three with eyes flickering with desperation — all except one. Our titular character clad in shades of brown topped with…