MY ANGLE: I was born during the best era
I was born in 2003 and grew up watching movies like “Toy Story” and “Cars,” which turned out to be some of my all-time favorites. Being a product of this generation has positively affected who I am today. In terms…
Assistant head of school selected from ‘diverse and talented candidates’ to replace founder, head of Sonoma Academy
Assistant head of school Tucker Foehl was named in July 2019 to replace retiring founder Janet Durgin as the head of Sonoma Academy, the only independent high school in Sonoma County, beginning July 1, 2020. Then came COVID-19. Sonoma Academy, like Country Day,…
Golden Age Thinking Provides Golden Film
Woody Allen made an instant classic with his 2011 film “Midnight in Paris.” From the theme of golden age thinking to the extremely witty writing, everything in this movie is fantastic. In the film, engaged couple Gil Pender (Owen Wilson)…
QUARANTINE CRASH COURSE: Freshman delves into strength training with 1,200 pushups in one week
This past basketball season, the Country Day boys were out-toughed every single game. As one of the tallest players, I’ll take some of the blame, but I’ll also take the initiative to make sure we don’t have another one-win season….
Sixth- to 12th-grade students to alternate between on-campus, at-home learning in fall
Country Day will resume in-person teaching when the fall semester begins on Sept. 1 — though with a modified system. According to head of school Lee Thomsen’s email to families on June 12, students will be organized into cohorts to…
GAMING SPOTLIGHT: Warzone wows with wonderous game mechanics
In the second installment of the Gaming Spotlight series, junior Dylan Margolis reviews the new Call of Duty battle royale, Warzone. Released March 10, the most recent Call of Duty game, Warzone, provides a new take on the battle royale,…
ZOOMING AWAY: My Country Day career is complete — it’s time for the next chapter
Wow. Just like that, my four years of high school are over as it’s time to bid farewell to Country Day. When I transferred to SCDS as a fourth grader, I never could’ve predicted the next eight years of my…
Feats, flaws, findings: A glimpse of quarantine life for administrators, faculty, students
Inspired by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Octagon asked administrators, teachers and students about their best and worst habits picked up during the quarantine as well as their best discoveries. Head of school Lee Thomsen Best habit: “I’ve been regularly…
QUARANTINE CRASH COURSE: Freshman turns to CrossFit in place of swimming
Normally, I would be in the middle of swim season right now, spending most of my free time in the pool working out. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I have been unable to swim for almost two months. I…
Chlorine Chronicles: My ode to the comma splice, and gratitude as Senior year comes to an end
Ms. and Mr. Bauman, you have both patiently tried to disavow me of my affinity for the comma splice. I feel that no amount of red ink can change my sentence-building ways. Know that every time I write one, I…