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FRESHMAN FOCUS: Nate Leavy, ’21, enjoys tinkering in engineering classes
Nate Leavy, ‘21, attends Santa Clara University and is majoring in mechanical engineering, Q: Why did you choose...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Joanne Tsai, ’21, joins Taiwanese club, TASA and dance team, Alter Ego, in hopes of making new friends and connections
Joanne Tsai, ’21, attends in-person and online classes at the University of California, San Diego. She is majoring...
Country Day students explore the workforce
The high school job is an age-old rite of passage. This first job usually isn’t easy or glamorous....
World-class runner to lead Run to Feed the Hungry charity at Country Day
Jacob Chand and Garrett Xu·
It’s cold and dark at 5:30 a.m. when freshmen Andrew Burr goes on his daily 7-mile run before...
Students share unique workouts
Tired of the old standard exercise routine? If you have one to begin with at all? Here are...
Senior’s immense work ethic guides artistic pursuits
Senior Lilah Shorey is dynamically artistic. Since elementary school, Shorey’s teachers have described Shorey’s creative ambition and work...
Athletic educators: Teachers play non-competitive sports during their free time
The smell of freshly cut, emerald grass. The sound of hooves trampling the earth. Fans cheering their favorite...
BEHIND THE SCENES: The maintenance and custodial team
There are a lot of things that make a school run smoothly. Many people associate the word ‘school...
BEHIND THE SCENES: How the Country Day lunch program works
The clock hits 12:12, it is lunchtime. A wave of hungry students crowd in front of the library...
Senior soccer co-captain finishes season with most goals in state at 37 (SLIDESHOW INCLUDED)
The 4:30 a.m. alarm clocks start ringing and senior Arjin Claire and his dad, George Claire, wake up...
ALMOND FARMING SIDEBAR: Country Day mom switches from human resources to running almond farm
This story is a sidebar to the “Almond farming in a changing climate” story originally published in the...
Senior outside hitter named varsity team captain, improves leadership through volleyball, Medallion
An opponent hits the volleyball, sending it hurtling to the floor of the court. Suddenly, everything is meaningless...
New physics and Algebra 2 teacher stood “head and shoulders” above competition
For physics and math teacher Malak Faour, teaching physics is more than just a job. She loves it....
Students spend summer traveling within U.S., abroad, despite COVID restrictions
Jacob Chand and Alex Zinn·
Over the past summer, students had the opportunity to travel internationally since the first time since the coronavirus...
New English/Spanish teacher hopes to bring perspective to themes of culture and identity
Garman Xu and Garrett Xu·
Inside Diego Panasiti’s classroom, students are exploring culture through music and language. Panasiti immigrated from Argentina as a...
Almond farming in a changing climate
Almond farming is a staple of California’s agricultural industry and has deep roots with some Country Day families....