‘Among Us’ is fun but flawed
“Among Us,” a 2018 party game published by Innersloth, is set inside a spaceship. It is all the rave, but is it really that good? I don’t think so, but it’s still a lot of fun. “Among Us,” in simple…
School gardeners work through poor air quality; donate 1,000 pounds of produce
Creation of Country Day’s garden began in 2007 when a group of parents and students cleared a quarter of an acre in the field behind the school. Over several years, soil was turned, paths were laid and thousands of seeds…
Alumni adapt to new college environments
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…
Trump, Biden battle in chaotic debate
President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee former Vice President Joe Biden, took the stage tonight at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Fox News anchor Chris Wallace moderated the debate, the first of three that have…
Lower school to return to campus after schedule reworked
Kindergarten will be returning to campus on Sept. 29, Head of School Lee Thomsen wrote in a Sept. 25 email to the Country Day community. The announcement came after days of uncertainty following the Sept. 17 postponement of the K-5…
EDITORIAL: Follow social distancing guidelines; it’s the only way to get out of this pandemic
With the school year starting online, many students and parents are wondering when grades 6-12 will be able to return to campus. A waiver filed by the school, which was approved, now allows grades K-5 to attend school in-person. The…
Students spend quarantine summer camping, gaming, working
Bored during quarantine? High school students share the highlights of their summer. — By Samhita Kumar Originally published in the Sept. 22 issue of the Octagon.
Thousands of lightning strikes spark hundreds of fires across California
Jennifer Daugavietis recalls being shaken awake by her husband at 5:45 a.m. on Aug. 19 to the smell of smoke and an orange sky. “Sirens started going off in our neighborhood around 3 a.m., and my husband and I slept…
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ is the best TV show you’ll ever see
Long ago, families tuned in every week to watch Michael DiMartino’s and Bryan Konietzko’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Fifteen years after its premiere, the show is enjoying a resurgence in popularity — evidenced by its May 18 arrival on Netflix,…