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Mock trial team remains undefeated after ‘nerve-wracking’ trial, ranks second in county

Arijit TrivediFebruary 16, 2020

Winning two of three ballots, the undefeated Mock Trial defense team beat Del Campo High School 408-389 on Feb. 12 at the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County C...

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Freshman starts Quiz Bowl; team qualifies for nationals

Dylan MargolisFebruary 12, 2020

The Quiz Bowl team, which was founded in October by freshman president Samhita Kumar and adviser Chris Kuipers, has already competed in two competitions and qu...

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Second Country Day Conversation features First Partner, filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Sicily SchroederFebruary 10, 2020

On Jan. 30, the second installment of the speaker series Country Day Conversations featured filmmaker and first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Parents, facult...

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Mock Trial team captain’s ‘best closing ever’ earns her MVP award in win over River City

Ethan MonasaFebruary 9, 2020

The Mock Trial defense team defeated River City 449-386 on Feb. 6 at the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse in round two of the county competition....

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Mock Trial team wins first round of county competition

David SituFebruary 7, 2020

The Mock Trial team beat Jesuit High School 492–388 on Jan. 22 at the Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse in the first round of the county competiti...

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TO BOOT OR NOT TO BOOT: Roundtable discusses Trump impeachment articles, consequences, trial

Larkin Barnard-BahnFebruary 4, 2020

On Dec. 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two articles of impeachment, the first accusing President Donald Trump of abuse of power and the second of...

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New leadership lunch coordinator continues decade-long tradition

Sanjana AnandJanuary 19, 2020

In 2009, Alexandra Bell, ’07, introduced leadership lunches, and they have been at Country Day ever since. According to adviser Joanne Melinson, the lunches ar...

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‘Writers’ Night’ panel to feature fiction writers’ ‘craft and careers’

Ethan MonasaJanuary 8, 2020

English teacher Jason Hinojosa will moderate a panel on Jan. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Matthews Library. The panel, "Writers' Night: The Art of Fiction," will...

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SCDS commemorates former teaching assistant Ariyana Jones with assembly, vigil on Be a Banana Day

Sicily SchroederDecember 29, 2019

Every Dec. 2, known as Be a Banana Day, the Country Day community remembers the life of former pre-K teaching assistant Ariyana Jones with a vigil and lower sc...

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Burgess Brothers lunches canceled; late deliveries cited

Ming ZhuDecember 27, 2019

Country Day stopped using Burgess Brothers BBQ & Burgers for lunch provision on Oct 25. Chili’s returned to serving as the sole lunch provider on Fridays. ...

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