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Senior’s Chinese heritage plays big role in high school development
In his elementary school classroom in Beijing, a shy and timid Ming Zhu waited patiently in line for...
Class of 2021: Shelly Zalezniak develops her tennis game at Country Day
Senior Shelly Zalezniak is a tennis athlete who immigrated from Israel when she was beginning her sophomore year...
Classical music — it’s more than background noise for studying
One afternoon after school, I called a friend to work on our homework together. Through my phone, I...
Class of 2021: Keshav Anand develops public speaking, leadership skills through mock trial
Keshav Anand, ’21, stands in the gigantic courtroom, large enough to fit three Matthews Libraries inside of it,...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Alyssa Valverde, ‘20, has little time away from heavy workload at Utah State University
Alyssa Valverde, 20, is majoring in early childhood education and deaf education at Utah State University. She is...
Physics teacher’s departure leaves behind ‘big shoes to fill’
Over the past 13 years, high school students have gotten used to a few mainstays of the physics...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Becca Waterson, ’20, swims in San Diego while attending classes asynchronously at Brown University
Becca Waterson, ’20, has yet to decide her major at Brown University. She is leaning toward computer science,...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Anu Krishnan, ’20, appreciates Pomona College’s effort to recreate close-knit community online
Anu Krishnan, ’20, attends Pomona College in Claremont while living at home in Sacramento. She plans to study...
History teacher leaves mark on National History Day program
After more than a decade of teaching at Country Day, history teacher and college counselor Chris Kuipers is...
Teacher leaves classroom environment after 30 years
Middle school science teacher Kelly Bornmann is leaving Country Day — transitioning from teaching students to teaching teachers....
Director of Pre-K program plans to return to Singapore to teach at UWCSEA
Director of Pre-K Mitzi Mapa-Contes moved to Sacramento in 2018 and stepped onto Country Day’s campus tasked with...
Senior Superlatives
This data is collected from an April 24 poll of 30 SCDS seniors. These are the seniors who...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Emma Boersma, ’20, attends in-person school at Tufts University; takes Korean at Brandeis University
Emma Boersma, ’20, attends Tufts University. She is majoring in computer science. Q: Why did you choose your...
Band director to leave school after two decades building music program
Although he only intended to spend four years at Country Day, band director Bob Ratcliff is leaving the...
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Garrett Shonkwiler, ’20, enjoys biking while attending online classes at the UC Santa Barbara
Garrett Shonkwiler, ’20, attends online classes at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is considering majoring in...
