Amelia Fineberg
Senior Amelia Fineberg is the captain and only member of the women’s varsity ski team, and plays oboe...
Ryan Ho
Seniors perpetually disappointed by competitive golf
Team’s top player barely beats freshman I had run it through my head 100 times. Just play my...
Seniors to skip annual Disneyland Grad Night
SCDS has an unofficial tradition of sending its graduating seniors to Disneyland for a memorable, hectic night in...
“Masochistic’ senior spends $445 to take five AP exams for no credit
The life of a second-semester senior is a relaxed existence. Applications are getting answered, classes are winding down,...
Editors say goodbye to Camp Country Day
Kamira Patel It’s 10 p.m. and the campus is silent, except for the quiet rustling of leaves and...
The birds and the bees: Exotic pets pose exotic challenges
From singing birds to droning bees, the Wroten house is filled with sound. Tom and Tibby Wroten, ‘99...
MUSICAL MUSINGS: Whether you enjoy rap or classical, music is only good if you like it
In three days, junior year will be officially over. Though it’s been nine months since that first day,...
Cancer researcher Joseph Tellez hired to teach chemistry
After nearly four months of searching, the school has hired Joseph Tellez to replace chemistry teacher Robin Altman....
POINT OF INTEREST: High school to have a spirit committee
Next year, a spirit committee, which will be in charge of spreading news of school spirit days and...
Future structure of music program unknown
The future of the band and orchestra is unclear next year. This year the two groups tried something...
A class divided: Seniors to attend colleges with unique traits; some will go without visiting
Some choose colleges with unique traits During the college search, students often look for a familiar setting with...
POINT OF INTEREST: Medallion, Octagon, Student Council announce positions for 2014-15
The new staff positions for the Medallion yearbook have been chosen after much debate by adviser Joel Rickert...
Three new classes will be offered next year
Introduction to Arabic, Italian and Japanese Students interested in sampling different languages over the course of the year...
MY ANGLE: Trigger Happy—How to make sure that everything is beautiful and nothing hurts
(Trigger warning: the following column contains trigger warnings. If you have ever been triggered being warned of said...
MELISSA’S LETTERS: In the everlasting debate of cats vs. dogs, I choose cats
Dear Dog People, Cats are better than dogs for many obvious reasons. They basically take care of themselves....