Junior, alumna partner with two Sacramento nonprofits
Country Day junior Arjin Claire and alumna Sahej Claire, ’18, have partnered with two Sacramento nonprofits, Art for Abhi and Improve Your Tomorrow, to raise funds and awareness for young men of color in colleges and universities. Art for Abhi…
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Jackson Margolis, ’20, loves film studies at UC Berkeley; takes classes online due to COVID-19
Jackson Margolis, ’20, attends the University of California, Berkeley. Margolis is leaning toward majoring in molecular and cellular biology. Q: Why did you choose to attend UC Berkeley? A: Ultimately, I decided to attend UC Berkeley due to its sports…
CSPA Gold Circle awards earned by five current, former Octagon staffers
This story was updated on Dec. 10 to clarify Paul Bauman’s time as adviser for the Octagon. Five Country Day students earned journalism honors in the 2020 Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s 37th Gold Circle Awards program. Their award-winning work was…
CLASS OF 2021: Senior swimmer commits to Divison I university
The sun was smiling down on the large limestone Sample Gates of Indiana University. Standing before them was senior Sydney Turner, smiling just as brightly. She had just come to a conclusion: she would spend the next four years of…
Students get creative with Apple’s new IOS 14 update, customize homescreens
On Sept. 16, Apple iPhone users, including juniors Lilah Shorey, Vanessa Escobar, Sicily Schroeder and sophomore Haylee Holman, downloaded the new iOS 14 update, which featured changes to existing apps and renovations to the iOS software. With the new update,…
MY ANGLE: Why texting sucks
One late night, I was texting a friend. I made an unfortunately misunderstood sarcastic comment in response to a joke. It’s been six years since our last communication. Now that was a joke, but my point remains: texting is a…
EDITORIAL: Our lunch is too short for anything
In response to Sacramento County’s drop from the purple to the red tier for COVID-19 cases, Country Day shifted to its hybrid learning plan on Oct. 20 and was able to hold several weeks of partially in-person learning. However, when…
Students, teachers celebrate Thanksgiving amid pandemic
Thanksgiving, a holiday celebrated the last Thursday of every November, is always met with festivities. Families usually gather together for a a meal that features a variety of traditional foods. The majority of schools close school for the week surrounding…
Annual Run to Feed the Hungry fundraiser goes virtual
Due to COVID-19, the Run to Feed the Hungry annual fundraiser is going virtual to keep serving people in need. Because participants don’t have to show up in person, run times can be submitted from Nov. 22 – Dec. 5….
Seniors apply to college amidst global pandemic
Finding a school that is the right fit for students is the job of Country Day’s college counselors. Director of College Counseling Jane Bauman and Associate Director of College Counseling Chris Kuipers have been counselors at Country Day for the…