New leadership lunch coordinator continues decade-long tradition
In 2009, Alexandra Bell, ’07, introduced leadership lunches, and they have been at Country Day ever since. According to adviser Joanne Melinson, the lunches ar...
Sanjana Anand
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Heidi Johnson, ’19, works as a research assistant at LMU
Heidi Johnson, ’19, plans to major in civil engineering and minor in computer science at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles. Q: Why did ...
Girls basketball team wins homecoming game with strong rebounding
Junior Anna Fluetsch scored 11 points, leading the girls basketball team to a 25-20 win over the Cristo Rey Saints on Jan. 10, homecoming night for Country Day...
Girls basketball team earns first victory of the season
Freshman point guard Jada Grey scored 24 points to lead the girls basketball team to a 31-24 victory over the visiting Pine Hills Adventist Eagles on Jan. 7. ...
Brown commit on swimming: ‘I don’t know what I would do without it’
On Oct. 9, senior All-American swimmer Rebecca Waterson verbally committed to Brown University, located in Providence, Rhode Island, in the Division I Ivy Leag...
SCDS Wi-Fi excludes phones to improve security, quality
Students no longer are permitted to connect their cellular devices to the school’s student Wi-Fi. According to director of technology Shelley Hinson, security ...
Former Octagon editors-in-chief recognized by Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Former Octagon editors-in-chief Jack Christian, ’19, and Chardonnay Needler, ’19, recently received recognition from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association ...
Senior captain leads varsity volleyball team to straight-set victory
(Graphic by Larkin Barnard-Bahn and Jackson Crawford) Senior outside hitter Jewel Turner had a long serving streak during the varsity volleyball team’s ...
Varsity volleyball team struggles with ‘new positions,’ loses in straight sets
(Graphic by Larkin Barnard-Bahn and Jackson Crawford) The varsity volleyball team fell to the Sacramento Adventist Capitals 25-21, 25-10, 25-17 at Country D...
Country Day opening enrollment surpasses 500 students for the first time in 11 years
Sixty-five new families entered Country Day this year, making the total number of students 507 — the first opening day enrollment over 500 since 2008. There...
Sanjana Anand
When she’s not scrolling through her Instagram feed watching aesthetic food videos, sophomore Sanjana Anand spends her time napping, procrastinating and watching Netflix (especially “Grey’s Anatomy”). If she’s not doing any of those things (which take up the majority of her time), she enjoys playing tennis, listening to music, trying different kinds of face masks and participating in Mock Trial. Contact at sanand22@scdsstudent.org.