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Octagon stories on memes, college, ballerinas, ‘helicopter parents’ receive national journalistic acclamation Spencer Scott·May 17, 2018Four Octagon staffers won Gold Circle awards on April 11. The awards are granted by the Columbia Scholastic...0 Comments·3 min read·24 views
The whole kit and kaboodle on Kahoot! Spencer Scott·May 1, 2018A classroom of kids raising their voices and paying close attention to their phones doesn’t sound like a...0 Comments·4 min read·268 views
History teacher named Sacramento County National History Day competition’s Teacher of the Year after 13 students move on to state Spencer Scott·March 8, 2018Thirteen students weren’t the only ones who received awards at the Sacramento County National History Day (NHD). Chris...0 Comments·3 min read
Injuries plague tennis team’s first league match Spencer Scott·March 2, 2018The tennis team was riddled with injuries this week in its first league match of the season against...0 Comments·1 min read
From librarian to school: 10 minutes of reading is only New Year’s resolution you need Spencer Scott·March 1, 2018Head librarian Joanne Melinson recently started promoting the idea of reading 10 minutes a day. The promotion started...0 Comments·3 min read
Zoe Dym, ’16, learns that Cold War fallout shelter won’t protect from a missile threat at University of Hawaii Spencer Scott·January 28, 2018At 8:07 a.m. on Jan. 13, everyone in Hawaii woke up to a notification on their phones: “BALLISTIC...0 Comments·3 min read·29 views
Despite high-tech CGI, witty dialogue, ‘Star Wars: the Last Jedi’ falls flat for lack of villains Spencer Scott·December 26, 2017This review of “Star Wars: the Last Jedi” will be broken into two halves: non-spoiler and spoiler. ...0 Comments·5 min read
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Nicole Wolkov, ’17, attends speeches by international diplomats at George Washington University Spencer Scott·November 30, 2017Nicole Wolkov, ‘17, is an international affairs and Russian major at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International...0 Comments·4 min read
Q&A: Alumnus Adam Braver’s new novel, ‘The Disappeared,’ tackles terrorism, fear, loss Spencer Scott·November 17, 2017Adam Braver, ‘80, is an author who has written six novels. He is on the faculty of the...0 Comments·4 min read·7 views
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Quin LaComb, ’17, takes up line dancing, student government at Cal Poly, SLO Spencer Scott·October 5, 2017Quin LaComb, a freshman at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, is majoring in electrical engineering...0 Comments·6 min read