Students remain split between in-person, remote learning
Despite Country Day being in a hybrid schedule, many students have chosen to remain at home. Some recent schedule changes and COVID-19 concerns have affected high school students’ decisions. Fridays now follow a club schedule, with meeting times for advisory,…
Senior leads JEDI Council’s effort to strengthen Country Day’s sense of community
Senior Kenyatta Dumisani begins many JEDI Council meetings by explaining the meaning of his name and encouraging new members to do so as well. “My father named me Kenyatta because he wanted me to be like Jomo Kenyatta, a catalyst…
High school athletics make a return to country day
Sports at Country Day and other schools across California are slowly making their return. On March 13, 2020, Country Day shutdown along with its spring sports of baseball, golf, tennis, track & field and swimming. Cross country, golf, and ski…
Sports return after nearly a year
After nearly a year without athletics, Country Day sports returned when the ski and snowboard team hit the slopes on Feb 15. The team had two competitions during the mid-winter break. Golf and cross country followed with their first matches on…
Golf team wins first match, improves rapidly
Country Day won its first golf match against Valley Christian and lost its second against Sacramento Adventist on Feb. 22 and March 1. For its first match of the season, the team did not meet the five-player requirement to compete…
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Savannah Rosenzweig, ’20, considers continuing volleyball career at UC Santa Cruz
Savannah Rosenzweig, ’20, is majoring in psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Q: Why did you choose to attend UC Santa Cruz? A: If I’m being honest, I chose UC Santa Cruz because of the location. It’s right…
CLASS OF 2021: Senior athlete rekindles love for art while enduring concussion
Quarantine started early for senior Erin Wilson. It was Sept. 20, 2019; the high school campus was streaked with red and masked in black. Excited students were awaiting buses to Ancil Hoffman Park, where they would begin the annual high…
COVID-19 vaccines prompt return for students abroad
Country Day has five international students — four in China and one in Taiwan — who, despite the pandemic, plan to come back to the U.S. sometime this year. In China, where senior Stephanie Ye and juniors Tina Huang and…
MY ANGLE: Build a PC!
This past week, I finally accomplished what has been a long overdue goal of mine: build my own computer. Now, what struck me as I picked out my parts and actually sat down and built it was just how accessible,…