‘High School Musical 2’: the good, the bad and the funny
“High School Musical: The Musical — The Series” was released last year on Disney+. The series centers around a group of high school students doing a musical...
Opinion
MY ANGLE: I was born during the best era
I was born in 2003 and grew up watching movies like “Toy Story” and “Cars,” which turned out to be some of my all-time favorites. Being a product of this gener...
Golden Age Thinking Provides Golden Film
Woody Allen made an instant classic with his 2011 film “Midnight in Paris.” From the theme of golden age thinking to the extremely witty writing, everything in...
ZOOMING AWAY: My Country Day career is complete — it’s time for the next chapter
Wow. Just like that, my four years of high school are over as it’s time to bid farewell to Country Day. When I transferred to SCDS as a fourth grader, I nev...
Chlorine Chronicles: My ode to the comma splice, and gratitude as Senior year comes to an end
Ms. and Mr. Bauman, you have both patiently tried to disavow me of my affinity for the comma splice. I feel that no amount of red ink can change my sentence-bu...
ZOOMING AWAY: Despite challenges, spirit of the Octagon remains strong
Trying to come up with something meaningful to sum up my high school experience and say goodbye to this chapter of my life has not been easy — especially after...
ZOOMING AWAY: Thank you for making me actually miss school
I’ll be blunt: I was sorely tempted to use this story to rant about Country Day’s shortcomings. But with the current state of the world, I figured we’re all sa...
My Angle: College Board did OK job with online AP exams
More than 3 million high school students took AP exams last month, according to the College Board. And because of the coronavirus, they were quite different th...
ZOOMING AWAY: Releasing the elephant from the newsroom
This story marks the end of about 1,000 hours poured into the Octagon this year. That’s an average of 27 hours per week! Between attending paste-ups, electi...
Chlorine Chronicles: Catching the spirit and paying it forward in high school swimming
The blue mats on the pool deck prick my feet as I walk toward my lane for the championship final of the girls 100-yard butterfly. The yellow and blue ...