Sophomore starts philanthropic club to give back to community
Sophomore Hailey Fesai began the school year with a vision to help the community. In her philanthropic club,...
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Alumna swaps ‘antisocial’ apartment building for house with 25 residents
When searching for a place to live, Helen Harlan, ’98, did the last thing anyone expected: answer a...
Black belt, who started martial arts at 2, teaches for 150 hours during summer (SLIDESHOW INCLUDED)
While other students spent their summer relaxing on vacation or lying low at home, freshman Rod Azghadi taught...
Senior’s internship at local special needs learning center increases her interest in studying psychology in college
Senior Yumi Moon has juggled school and an internship for over a year. Moon interns at Learning Solutions (3031 C St.), which aims to...
Cavs around the world: Senior takes three-week Latin course in Rome
In the “Cavs around the World” series, students discuss their summer internships, jobs, volunteer work and classes. Senior...
Senior ends track season with eighth-place finish in Masters
As the track and field regular season came to an end, two individual athletes and the boys 4×100 relay team...
Senior jumps personal best at fourth Masters meet
For the fourth consecutive year, senior Heidi Johnson competed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters track and field meet....
Senior wins long jump in league finals
The track and field team competed in the Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League finals at Encina Preparatory High School...
Senior wins long jump, triple jump in wind
The track and field team competed in its second league meet of the season on April 9 at...
Senior places second in triple jump, long jump at Macres Invitational
Eight of 11 members on the track and field team competed in the Mark Macres Invitational at Monterey...
Teacher, senior start esports club; group grows to 69
Esports are booming. At both a college and professional level, opportunities are popping up around the world for...
Johnson wins triple jump in invitational
Country Day’s track and field season began with an invitational meet on March 9 at Grant High School....
Former editor, two seniors earn recognition from Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Former Octagon editor-in-chief Sonja Hansen, ’18, and seniors Chardonnay Needler and Harrison Moon recently received commendations from the...
New shadow program lets eighth graders choose classes based on interest
The school started a new shadow program this academic year designed to enhance the experience of eighth graders...
Senior creates ‘Random Act of Kindness Box’ to recognize compassion
Senior Brandy Riziki made a colorful box in which students could leave notes thanking their classmates for kind...
Head of school meets with parents to address questions, concerns
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.
