SO LONG, SENIORS: Technology is confusing; fake it till you make it
Confession time: When I first sat down at my computer as a sophomore page designer, I couldn’t find...
Mohini Rye
Youth Back to Jesus club brings religion to Country Day
“God, help us not be affected by senioritis, and may you get all the praise and love you...
Large windows, lack of cameras to remain
A Jan. 29 poll of 114 high schoolers asked students if there should be more changes to school...
Teacher ID badges, updated gate protocol part of new regulations to improve campus security
Picture today’s Country Day campus: mostly walled and gated through the lower and middle school but unfenced in...
‘Trailblazing’ senior interns at university lab for class credit
Senior Joe Zales is your typical high school student — except he swims 18 hours a week, takes...
School closed due to poor air quality from California wildfires
School was closed on Nov. 14 due to poor air quality, which “spiked overnight,” according to an email...
Sophomores join AP US History class for first time due to teacher’s impending retirement
If there’s anything to say about AP U.S. History (APUSH), it’s that the course requires copious time and energy because of the workload – as well as enough independence to manage it all, according to teacher Sue Nellis.
Q&A: Senior gets chance to practice Spanish, see Madrid from inside perspective (slideshow included)
Senior Grace Naify went on a trip to Spain and Greece from July 25 to Aug. 19, visiting...
THE SUMMER SCOOP: Senior admitted to ‘selective’ writing program, meets students from around world
Senior Gabi Alvarado attended the second session, July 15-28, of the Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop, a two-week residential program at Kenyon College in Ohio.
Eons behind its predecessors, fifth installment to ‘Jurassic Park’ franchise is expectedly lacking in plot
Finally, I’ve answered the eternal question: What could possibly be better than dinosaurs? Ah, yes – dinosaurs with...
Farewell, Fels: longtime Octagon adviser is ‘out of here’
After 41 years of teaching at SCDS, English teacher Patricia Fels is retiring. This means an end to...
School policies surprise ‘absent-minded’ seniors
Senior Yasmin Gupta is not allowed to miss another AP Literature and Composition class for the rest of...
POI: Auction at Kimpton Sawyer Hotel adds after-party
Since “Celebrate the Best!” is this year’s auction theme, attendees better bring their A-game. The 41st annual auction...
From a wooden egg to a fluffy owl: Baxter confuses sports opponents, but younger kids love him
From an egg, Baxter the Owl was born and given the purpose of spreading spirit during the 50th...
Students torn over controversial net neutrality repeal
High school teacher Sue Nellis kicked off her AP U.S. History class Dec. 14 by returning and then...
Q&A: Junior travels to Oregon to view total solar eclipse
The first total solar eclipse in the United States to stretch from coast to coast in nearly a...