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School reinstates indoor masking mandate after COVID-19 cases rise on campus
Country Day has reinstated a mandatory indoor masking requirement for all students and staff in the high school...
Student organizations replace leaders
The 2021-22 school year is coming to a close, and with the exit of the senior class, The...
Teacher turnover harms students; Country Day makes changes
For years, freshman Cara Shin identified herself as an active participant in the classroom, but, seated in the...
Country Day recommends masking indoors after uptick in COVID-19 cases in lower school, Sacramento
In a May 2 email to the SCDS community, head of school Lee Thomsen urged families to consider...
BREAKING NEWS: School sends two COVID-19 tests home with each student
In response to an “uptick in exposure” to COVID-19 on campus, the school is distributing two COVID-19 antigen...
Student body divided on optional masking
Ava Eberhart and Lauren Lu·
Students, teachers and staff at Country Day are no longer required to wear mask indoors, but the school...
Country Day’s Mock Trial team achieves historic second place finish
After a close trial on Mar. 7, the Country Day Mock Trial team earned second place in the...
Country Day pays $150K to city for stoplight, prepares for expansion
Country Day has always been a small school, but it has plans to grow both its enrollment and...
Country Day Quiz Bowl Team to compete in Nationals
The Quiz Bowl team, led by junior club president Samhita Kumar, qualified for the 2022 Small School National...
Inaugural Country Day Science Bowl team ranks third in county
Think “Jeopardy”, but with students on a Zoom platform. And instead of questions on a plethora of topics,...
Mural tradition returns post-lockdown
Kali Wells and Garrett Xu·
One of the muralists graduating in 2019 was misidentified. Their name and pronouns have been updated. The sun...
New mask-optional policies set in place
California COVID-19 masking mandates are evolving as infection rates fall. Following state and country guidance, Sacramento Country Day...
SAT to move online; change will have little impact on college admissions
The College Board’s SAT suite of tests, including the eponymous exam and the PSAT, are moving to the...
Third annual Writers Night features panel of genre-, style-diverse authors
English teacher Jason Hinojosa stepped to a podium placed at the front of the Matthews Library alongside four...
Parents Association to host week of events, games for Valentine’s Day
It was originally stated Friday was a half day, however, according to the Country Day Announcements and Actions...
Team of SCDS highschoolers compete in MIT Battlecode competition
Battling robots, walking buildings and mutations everywhere you look — what more could you want from an AI...