Aztec dance group performs for students, faculty (slideshow included) Shimin Zhang·April 21, 2019Danza Azteca Quetzalcoátl Citlalli performed traditional Aztec dances during an all-school assembly on April 19. The dancers taught...0 Comments·1 min read·106 views
Record-breaking Turkey Drive achieved despite school closure (slideshow included) Jack Christian·November 16, 2018Although all classes were suspended due to hazardous air quality on Thursday, Nov. 15, the eighth annual Turkey...0 Comments·1 min read·161 views
Seniors unable to break losing streak at Ancil Hoffman Capture-the-Flag game (slideshow included) Jacqueline Chao·September 23, 2018Sept. 21 marked Country Day’s annual Capture-the-Flag game at Ancil Hoffman Park, as well as the seniors’ last chance to...0 Comments·1 min read·117 views
Q&A: Senior gets chance to practice Spanish, see Madrid from inside perspective (slideshow included) Mohini Rye·August 26, 2018Senior Grace Naify went on a trip to Spain and Greece from July 25 to Aug. 19, visiting...0 Comments·12 mins read·50 views
Q&A: Alumna visits parents’ homeland for first time, encounters patriarchal culture in Algeria (slideshow included) Mehdi Lacombe·July 14, 2018As a reward for graduating from Country Day, Katia Dahmani, ’18, went on a four-week trip throughout Europe...2 Comments·5 mins read·75 views
High school celebrates last day of school with breakfast, art presentations, Glass Knife (slideshow included) Staff·June 6, 2018After a long year of work, high school students got some time to celebrate their efforts on June...0 Comments·1 min read·19 views
Octagon brings home 19 awards from San Francisco journalism convention (slideshow included) Sahej Claire·April 17, 2018The Octagon staff traveled to San Francisco, April 12-14, for the annual spring National High School Journalism Convention....2 Comments·1 min read·20 views
Soft snow at state competition handicaps skiers (slideshow included) Larkin Barnard-Bahn·March 12, 2018When team captain junior Luca Procida and freshman Colin Usrey arrived at Mammoth Mountain on March 3 to...0 Comments·2 mins read·24 views
Alumni discuss roommates, school politics, and more on annual college freshman panel (videos included) Harrison Moon·January 6, 2018Fourteen alumni from the class of 2017 returned to their high school alma mater on Jan. 5 to discuss...0 Comments·1 min read·67 views
Chomp away for charity – CLSU raises hundreds for Breakthrough through taco-eating contest (slideshow included) Kristine Schmitz·December 10, 2017Junior Nate Jakobs came in first in a taco-eating contest sponsored by the Chican@ Latin@ Student Union (CLSU)...0 Comments·1 min read·10 views
Juniors, seniors take annual trip to Ashland, experience Oregonian life (video and slideshow included) Harrison Moon·October 12, 2017Each year, juniors and seniors travel to Ashland, Oregon, for four days during the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Students...2 Comments·1 min read·14 views
Black Team crushes Red Team at annual Ancil Hoffman picnic (slideshow included) Chardonnay Needler·September 16, 2017On Sept. 15 the green fields of Ancil Hoffman Park transformed into a battleground: the Black Team (freshmen...0 Comments·1 min read·23 views
Painter’s friends fake his death in high-school drama written by Mark Twain (slideshow included) Sonja Hansen·April 12, 2017In past SCDS productions senior Daniel Hernried has played both a young, egotistical, charismatic Spanish painter and an...0 Comments·3 mins read·80 views
Educate. Inspire. Take Action. Jack Christian·April 7, 2017On April 7, three Octagon staffers competed in the Online News Package contest at the National High School...0 Comments·3 mins read·11 views
Coconut cream, pecan, Dutch apple earn bakers recognition, extra credit in Pi Day pie competition (slideshow included) Sonja Hansen·March 20, 2017On March 14, Student Council organized a bake-off. About 15 pies were entered, but only three impressed the...0 Comments·1 min read·3 views
Sophomore chemistry students tag along on fourth graders’ trip to Sutter’s Fort (slideshow included) Sonja Hansen·March 9, 2017This year’s fourth-grade trip to Sutter’s Fort can’t be called a class trip anymore; they weren’t the only...0 Comments·2 mins read·9 views