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…
On Tuesdays and Thursdays after school, freshman Eliana Robinson rushes to do her homework before 5 p.m. so she has time to eat dinner before going to karate practice. Robinson is training for her first degree black belt. She attends…
Country Day has suspended its hybrid schedule through Dec. 11, which is two school weeks after the end of the Thanksgiving Break. Head of School Lee Thomsen announced the change in a Nov. 19 email to Country Day families. For…
Being stuck at home for six months can drive you crazy. Personally, I really liked staying at home. You might think I’m insane to say we needed quarantine. However, quarantine is a funny thing. Even though it has stressed virtually…
“I wish I had gotten it done before senior year,” senior Hana Lee said, reflecting back on her “not too serious” attitude toward community service in her freshman year. Lee is one of 40 seniors who hasn’t completed her required…
COVID-19 has changed the way high school students can complete their four required semesters of physical education, PE. They can participate in athletics, independent PE, the PE elective or any combination of all three. Athletics One season of a sport…
With a long and hectic road to resuming tutoring after the COVID-19 lockdown, Generation Great is back in full swing and operating effectively. My nonprofit was initially founded in fall of 2018 to serve youth in the Oak Park community…
Fall high school trips were canceled last spring due to COVID-19. Usually, high school students go on their week-long trips in the first week of October. The freshmen go to San Francisco, sophomores to Greenhorn Ranch in Quincy and juniors…
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…
The six-month sweep of the coronavirus has taken another thing away from most people, Halloween. Yet some Country Day students won’t let the virus get in the way of celebrating their favorite holiday. Senior Olivia Chilelli is one of them….
