Have you ever had a time when it seems nothing is going your way? Whether it’s in a sport or at school or both, it just seems as if you’re doing the best you c...
Most children lose all their teeth, except molars, by age 10, but I have a bit of a different story. I’m 14, and I still have five teeth to lose. In fact, thre...
When the Octagon made the new schedule our editorial topic, we didn’t expect such fractured opinions. Traditionally, editorials are produced by a unanimous con...
Confession time: When I first sat down at my computer as a sophomore page designer, I couldn’t find the power button — and not for lack of trying.
Former ed...
For almost seven days, I sat down at my laptop and tried to come up with a marvelous, life-altering idea for this senior goodbye, which has been a tradition fo...
Like most Country Day students, I participated in way too many activities. From acting in plays to Mock Trial to singing along with Mr. Wells’ plum song, I was...
In each installment of the five-part SO LONG, SENIORS series, a graduating Octagon editor-in-chief will write a final piece before heading to college. Chardonn...
In each installment of the five-part SO LONG, SENIORS series, a graduating Octagon editor-in-chief will write a final piece before heading to college. Allison ...
Though I’m undoubtedly an extrovert, I recently discovered that while talking can get a person far in life, silence is underrated.
This realization came to ...
Because the piece below is long, I will give a short introduction. Feel free to skip this and go straight to the piece.
Most of what I write in general is ...
