Esports are booming. At both a college and professional level, opportunities are popping up around the world for jobs and recreation.
Newzoo, which provides...
Country Day's track and field season began with an invitational meet on March 9 at Grant High School. Unfortunately for the athletes, the cold morning also bro...
Former Octagon editor-in-chief Sonja Hansen, ’18, and seniors Chardonnay Needler and Harrison Moon recently received commendations from the Columbia Scholastic...
The school started a new shadow program this academic year designed to enhance the experience of eighth graders and keep visits more focused.
Hadley Penning...
Senior Brandy Riziki made a colorful box in which students could leave notes thanking their classmates for kind things they had done. She called it the “Random...
Once every two weeks in October, head of school Lee Thomsen met with parents, by grade division, to give them a chance to discuss issues or topics about the school....
The JV volleyball team finished this season with a win at home, bringing its record to 7-2.
This year’s team consisted of 11 players: four freshmen, four so...
Nico Burns, ‘18, attends George Washington University (GW) in Washington D.C. He is majoring in political science.
Q: What classes are you taking?
A: I’m...
New head of middle school, Rommel Loria, hails from Baltimore, Maryland. Loria received his bachelor's of science in finance from Georgetown University, receiv...
Freshman Ethan Monasa has been at Country Day since kindergarten. He has three younger siblings (two brothers and a sister). He loves cats and has four of them. Outside of Octagon, Ethan is a member of the Concert Band and soccer team; he also plays club soccer outside of school. Ethan is a passionate “Star Wars” and “Hobbit” fan. He loves to write fantasy novels in his spare time. Contact at emonasa22@scdsstudent.org
