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 schools. Associate director of co...
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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...
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. Tiernan Cutler, '04, and her husband, Leonardo, work for...
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 and Economics (PPE) with a m...
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL: ‘Stuck’ in Hawaii, alumna finds new hope for future
This is the third installment in a series on Country Day alumni around the world during the pandemic. Victoria Loustalot, ’03, is an author and Legacy ...
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 counterfeit copies of "Et...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Chloé Collinwood, ’19, houses USF classmate from Poland during pandemic
Chloé Collinwood, ’19, majors in international business at the University of San Francisco (USF). Q: Why did you choose USF? A: I wanted a college that w...
IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL: Manson Tung, ’16, praises United Arab Emirates’ response to pandemic
This is the second installment in a series on Country Day alumni around the world during the pandemic. Manson Tung, ’16, is a senior majoring in political ...
Former Country Day Spanish teacher rises to Episcopal bishop on learning odyssey that began in Costa Rica, Peru
Rev. Lucinda Ashby kneels in front of the archbishop in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Saratoga. Priests gather around her as the audience sings a hymn. Ther...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Kyra LaFitte, ’19, enjoys Japanese, Chinese clubs at LMU
Kyra LaFitte, ’19, majors in English at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles. Q: Why did you choose LMU? A: I really liked its location and t...