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Assistant head of school selected from ‘diverse and talented candidates’ to replace founder, head of Sonoma Academy
Assistant head of school Tucker Foehl was named in July 2019 to replace retiring founder Janet Durgin as the head of...
QUARANTINE CRASH COURSE: Freshman delves into strength training with 1,200 pushups in one week
This past basketball season, the Country Day boys were out-toughed every single game. As one of the tallest...
Feats, flaws, findings: A glimpse of quarantine life for administrators, faculty, students
Inspired by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Octagon asked administrators, teachers and students about their best and worst...
QUARANTINE CRASH COURSE: Freshman turns to CrossFit in place of swimming
Normally, I would be in the middle of swim season right now, spending most of my free time...
Counselors fight pressure to apply to ‘trophy schools’
Every fall, Country Day seniors begin applying to colleges, many with high hopes of acceptance into highly selective...
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...
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL: Alumna in Italy spent time with family, initiated home projects during lockdown
This is the fourth installment in a series on Country Day alumni around the world during the pandemic....
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Chardonnay Needler, ’19, consults for South Korean embassy, joins Chinese a cappella group, translation literary magazine
Chardonnay Needler, ’19, attends the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) in Philadelphia. She plans to major in Politics, Philosophy...
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL: ‘Stuck’ in Hawaii, alumna finds new hope
This is the third installment in a series on Country Day alumni around the world during the pandemic. Victoria...
Bogus books: Students purchase counterfeits on Amazon
Students at Country Day have been accidentally purchasing counterfeit books on Amazon. After noticing that some students had...