SO LONG, SENIORS: Country Day has several issues that need to be addressed
In each installment of the five-part SO LONG, SENIORS series, a graduating Octagon editor-in-chief will write a final piece before heading to college. Allison ...
Allison Zhang
Anonymous students put up art installation on gym wall
On May 6, anonymous students put up a mural made of tape on the outside of the gym. Large letters spelled out "RESPECT EVERYONE," and on the smaller strips of ...
One of four mural proposals approved by administration
Of four mural proposals given to head of school Lee Thomsen on March 4 by AP Studio Art students, only senior Bella Mathisen’s was approved. After goi...
Second school mural finished since removal of three in 2017
Before the 2017-18 school year, three murals — located on the large wall next to the entrance to the gym, the wall next to the weight room and the wall on the ...
Octagon staff wins nine individual awards at national journalism convention
Thirteen Octagon staff members attended the Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Anaheim on April 25-27. The convention, sponsored by the Journ...
All aboard! Students to spend prom on Sacramento RiverTrain
Prom will be held on the Sacramento RiverTrain from 8 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. The train will depart from 400 North Harbor Blvd. in West Sacramento...
Octagon wins fourth Silver Crown award
The Octagon won its fourth Silver Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) on March 22 in New York. In October, the 2017-18 Octago...
Eight students advance to state National History Day competition
On March 2, three high school students and 23 eighth graders competed in the Sacramento County National History Day (NHD) event at Inderkum High School. Thi...
Q&A: Alumna endures Polar Vortex in Chicago
Whitney Gorton, ’04, is a middle school English teacher who has lived in Chicago for nearly three years. The school she teaches at was closed Jan. 30 and 31 du...
From take-home tests to volunteer work, fewer finals given as ‘classic exams’
From Tuesday, Jan. 22, to Thursday, Jan. 24, Country Day high school students will be sitting in neat rows and columns in the gym, completing final exams for t...
Allison Zhang
When she has nothing else to do, senior Allison Zhang goes through her contacts and customizes text vibrations to vibrate the first letter of someone’s name in morse code, thus allowing her to tell who sent the text without touching her phone. She also arranged the apps on her phone by color (they used to be alphabetized), a result of being bored after finishing AP Physics C and AP U.S. History. Contact at azhang19@scdsstudent.org