Freedom of Tweet: What right do schools have to access students’ Twitter accounts?
I open my laptop and rapidly type in my password. I must get on Twitter. I’m frustrated about...
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THAT’S ALL FOR NOW, FOLKS! The illustrated interview with Octagon cartoonist Jake Sands
Jake Sands’s final comics are the last of four farewells from Octagon seniors. Q: What’s your favorite movie? A: Interstellar. ...
Multi-restaurant lunch program popular with students
After changing the lunch program four times over the past six years, the school has finally established a...
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW, FOLKS! Online editor-in-chief reflects on sailing’s life lessons
This is the third of four farewells from Octagon seniors. I’ve always worn flowers in my hair. I have...
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW, FOLKS! Print editor-in-chief’s journey like ‘Good Wife’
This is the second of four farewells from Octagon seniors. Seven years. That’s how long my favorite television show “The...
BEHIND THE PORTFOLIO: Senior shows effects of pollution on sea life through watercolors
AP Studio Art students chose their own concentration and created a series of pieces. They submitted digital and...
Car enthusiast Neukom attends Indy 500; his number-one pick rookie Rossi wins race
Daniel Neukom, history teacher and car enthusiast, went to the Indy 500, May 26-30. The race is on...
BEHIND THE PORTFOLIO: Junior points out objectification of women by depicting female body through history of art
AP Studio Art students chose their own concentration and created a series of pieces. They submitted digital and...
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW, FOLKS! Print editor-in-chief reflects on changing relationships
This is the first of four farewells from Octagon seniors. It’s that time of year when old faces start to...
Ankle injuries cripple players in four sports; former athletic trainer recommends taping, wearing preventative braces
Ankle injuries send a million people in the United States to emergency rooms each year. And those injuries...
POINT OF INTEREST: Student groups choose new leaders, plan to win awards
The Medallion, Octagon and Student Council have chosen their new leaders for 2016-17. The Medallion picked two editors-in-chief:...
Lack of senior math options leaves advanced juniors high and dry
Six juniors were expecting a change to the curriculum when signing up for their 2016-17 course selection. They...
Board cuts Breakthrough funds; entering class will be half as many pupils as last year’s
This summer’s incoming class at Breakthrough Sacramento will be the smallest ever: 18 students, only half as many...
Students from Gasiza Secondary in Rwanda practice English by corresponding with SCDS seniors
“I want to write to that person.” In July 2015, music teacher Elena Bennett traveled to Gasiza Secondary...
Students earn honors in academics, arts, athletics at high-school awards ceremony
High schoolers were honored for their achievements at the high-school awards ceremony held in the gym, May 31. Sophomore...
Wander from venue to venue to see multiple shows on the cheap at a fringe festival
Every year since I was in eighth grade, I’ve gone with a friend and her dad to Los...