Navy veteran retires after 20 years of teaching at Country Day
“I look back at my years in this wonderful place with great fondness,” middle school math teacher Denise Scruggs said of her 20 years at Country Day. S...
Sanjana Anand
Senior earns third place in Sacramento Master Singers Scholarship
Senior Larkin Barnard-Bahn placed third in the 17-22 age group of the Sacramento Master Singers Scholarship for Young Choral Singers on March 31, winning $100....
Unable to visit colleges, seniors use online tours, websites
The coronavirus pandemic has affected many aspects of life, including college decisions. For example, seniors couldn’t visit colleges during spring break or...
Remote instruction scheduled to continue for rest of semester
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed headlines since its origin in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. It rapidly spread around the globe, and the World Health Orga...
Two Octagon staffers earn awards from Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Senior Rebecca Waterson and junior Ming Zhu received recognition on April 9 from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) for writing published during ...
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Originally published in the March 17 edition of the Octagon. ...
Multicultural junior recognized for courage, flexibility on basketball team
Having been exposed to many cultures, junior shooting guard Joanne Tsai likes to try new activities, a prevalent one being basketball. Tsai was bo...
Middle school teacher takes over high school Spanish II class
The high school Spanish II class changed teachers on Jan. 27, the beginning of the second semester. Middle school teacher Pepa Novell replaced Patrici...
Girls basketball falls to Western Sierra in season finale due to fouls and loss of players, coach says
Freshman point guard Jada Grey led Country Day with 22 points as the Cavs ended the season with a 73-31 home loss to the Western Sierra Wolves on Feb. 13. ...
Love is in the air: Sophomores splurge at Sacramento’s finest restaurants to determine best Valentine’s date
(Multimedia by Jackson Crawford) —By Sanjana Anand and Sicily Schroeder Originally published in the Feb. 4 edition of the Octagon. ...
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.