Octagon stories on memes, college, ballerinas, ‘helicopter parents’ receive national journalistic acclamation
Four Octagon staffers won Gold Circle awards on April 11. The awards are granted by the Columbia Scholastic...
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The whole kit and kaboodle on Kahoot!
A classroom of kids raising their voices and paying close attention to their phones doesn’t sound like a...
History teacher named Sacramento County National History Day competition’s Teacher of the Year after 13 students move on to state
Thirteen students weren’t the only ones who received awards at the Sacramento County National History Day (NHD). Chris...
Injuries plague tennis team’s first league match
The tennis team was riddled with injuries this week in its first league match of the season against...
From librarian to school: 10 minutes of reading is only New Year’s resolution you need
Head librarian Joanne Melinson recently started promoting the idea of reading 10 minutes a day. The promotion started...
Zoe Dym, ’16, learns that Cold War fallout shelter won’t protect from a missile threat at University of Hawaii
At 8:07 a.m. on Jan. 13, everyone in Hawaii woke up to a notification on their phones: “BALLISTIC...
Despite high-tech CGI, witty dialogue, ‘Star Wars: the Last Jedi’ falls flat for lack of villains
This review of “Star Wars: the Last Jedi” will be broken into two halves: non-spoiler and spoiler. ...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Nicole Wolkov, ’17, attends speeches by international diplomats at George Washington University
Nicole Wolkov, ‘17, is an international affairs and Russian major at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International...
Q&A: Alumnus Adam Braver’s new novel, ‘The Disappeared,’ tackles terrorism, fear, loss
Adam Braver, ‘80, is an author who has written six novels. He is on the faculty of the...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Quin LaComb, ’17, takes up line dancing, student government at Cal Poly, SLO
Quin LaComb, a freshman at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is majoring in electrical engineering...
Q&A: Former science teacher trades middle schoolers, part-time job for assisting at Sac State
Former sixth-grade science teacher Doug Whited has a new job assisting professors at Sacramento State University in the...
Checkoway’s ‘Three-Year Swim Club’ will be a major motion picture following attention from New York Times, NBC
Writer Julie Checkoway, wife of head of school Lee Thomsen, has recently had a few major developments with...
Bands earn silver in Music Forum Festival after playing two contrasting pieces
On May 20, the high-school concert band, middle-school concert band and middle-school jazz band traveled to Ohlone College...
Q&A: Dr. Bell has shoes by the dozen, favors Skechers, cowboy boots, wingtips
English teacher Ron Bell is quite the lover of shoes, his favorite being cowboy boots. And he’s especially...