Student-teacher ratio swells as even more join Algebra II Honors class
9:1. This is what the Sacramento Country Day website advertises as the ratio of students to teachers in each class, on average. But the Algebra II Hon...
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The new classics: student suggestions bring fresh ideas to summer reading
The night before school starts in the fall many students are doing one of three things: 1) Skimming the summer reading book, desperately trying to find how i...
Sophomore fine with just rice and pasta
Sophomore Zoe Bowlus opens her lunch—dried apricots, Parmesan cheese, crackers, peach yogurt, pomegranate seeds and almonds. For dinner she eats pasta with chee...
Footgolf: it’s like golf but without the disappointment
I was on my third shot after two poor kicks and looking at a tricky 20-yard chip shot to save par. So I carefully lined up my shot, concentrated on the ball and...
MY ANGLE: First World trouble on Santa’s lap
“Your aunt emailed me. Again,” my mother says, exasperated. “She wants to know what you want for Christmas.” And so begins the yearly grilling, the king of F...
EDITORIAL: Remodeled library needs new shades—and not just for AP exams
In just six months, the newly renovated library will be filled with students taking AP exams. But there’s one problem with this scenario—the windows. As stud...
From fake arms to classmates: senior Leilani Reid-Vera learns to draw blood
Senior Leilani Reid-Vera shows how to prepare to take blood on senior Ryan Ho. (Photo by Cissy Shi) Senior Leilani Reid-Vera is thirsty for blood. She ha...
Gym remodel to begin in January
In January, the first of several steps to improve the gymnasium will begin. The improvements will include a new scoreboard, new bleachers, new chairs for the...
Gray (Thursday) is the new Black (Friday)
It’s 10:30 on Thanksgiving night. A line about 100 people long trails from the locked door of the Roseville Galleria GameStop. Most people queuing up stare a...
Scaling the peak
When junior Lauren Larrabee was a baby, she had a constant rash on her face. Her parents assumed it was eczema until Larrabee was 2 years old and ate a walnut h...
