Alumna forms online ‘Intro class to Dallas’ after discovering difficulties for city newcomers
After moving to Dallas, Texas, in 2015, Lily Kramlich-Taylor, ’10, former editor-in-chief of the Octagon, started a...
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Student Council gets two vice presidents; Octagon loses print, online division
Student Council, the Octagon and Medallion have chosen their new leaders for 2018-19. The Glass Knife literary magazine...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Arvind Krishnan, ’17, plans student events, finds Chicago weather ‘not that bad’
Arvind Krishnan, ‘17, attends the University of Chicago. Currently, he is contemplating a major in the biological sciences...
Swim team wins Division III section championships
The SCDS swim team won the Division III section championships and placed first in the 200 freestyle relay...
Six swimmers compete in section championships
The swim team has participated in six dual meets held at Jesuit High School. The team’s last meet...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Natalie Brown, ’17, takes up sportswriting, plays intramural soccer at Gonzaga University
Natalie Brown, ‘17, is a freshman at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She is majoring in business and...
Recent meet makes Stanford-bound senior think team can make States
Opponents: According to freshman Sydney Turner, Davis High School was present at the meet. Senior Amalie Fackenthal said...
‘My leg was actually touching it!’ – Former English teacher Ron Bell gets up close and personal with bobcat at cabin
Former high school English teacher Ron Bell and his wife, Joanne, own a cabin near Kyburz, California. Here...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Shriya Nadgauda, ’17, skates to engineering, ballroom dancing classes at Harvey Mudd
Shriya Nadgauda, ’17, is one of 225 freshmen at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. Q: Why...
Q&A: Senior’s piano skills take him to Rome during winter break
Senior Atsuo Chiu went to Rome during the first week of winter break, Dec. 15-23, to perform Johann...
Self-taught signer sets up ASL Club to help high schoolers understand sign-language basics
Sophomore Alyssa Valverde has started a weekly American Sign Language (ASL) club with high school Latin teacher Jane...
Chess Club teaches basic skills, tactics, love of the game
Sophomore Spencer Scott and freshman Avinash Krishna have started a weekly chess club with Latin teacher Jane Batarseh...
Q&A: New English teacher replacing Lauren LaMay trades Arizonan, Moroccan deserts for SCDS
After teaching at Green Fields School (Tucson, Arizona), Desert Marigold Charter School (Tucson), Mesa Preparatory School (Mesa, Arizona)...