POI: Auction at Kimpton Sawyer Hotel adds after-party (Story)

EDITORIAL: We applaud the changes made by UC Educations, but don’t stop now (Photo)

From a wooden egg to a fluffy owl: Baxter confuses sports opponents, but younger kids love him (Story)

Students torn over controversial net neutrality repeal (Story)

40 YEARS OF THE OCTAGON: A look back at some of the most memorable stories in the paper’s history (Story)

EDITORIAL: New mural would bring back creativity, individuality (Photo)

Q&A: Junior travels to Oregon to view total solar eclipse (Story)

EDITORIAL: The truth is out about the international students; it’s time to act (Photo)

EDITORIAL: Don’t allow students access to online grades; parents will see! (Photo)

Sophomore cellist lands command performance at final state round of Golden Empire Festival (Story)

FRESHMAN FOCUS: Passion for stock market pushes Ben Felix, ’16, to change major, day trade at Purdue (Story)

EDITORIAL: You can’t ‘celebrate good students’ without publishing the honor roll (Photo)

Two ‘exceptional’ Country Day student pieces featured at Crocker’s Youth Art Month exhibit (Story)

EDITORIAL: Unwanted change to winter soccer needs to be reversed ASAP (Photo)

Girls’ varsity basketball falls in first round of playoffs to Forest Lake (video included) (Story)

Girls’ varsity pulls out win against El Dorado Adventist in foul-heavy match (Story)

Girls’ varsity basketball easily trounces Faith Christian; high scorer earns triple double (Story)

Friends, teachers remember Kevin Rossell’s sense of humor, intelligence and creativity (Story)

Varsity girls strive for no. 1 in league, but lack of commitment challenges team (Story)

EDITORIAL: Electives are classes too, so treat them equally! (Photo)

Girls’ varsity basketball falls to Valley Christian due to mental exhaustion, lack of motivation (Story)

Girls’ varsity basketball loses rhythm to Buckingham in season’s lowest-scoring game (Story)

Girls’ varsity basketball trounces aggressive Faith Christian at Homecoming (Story)

Girls’ varsity basketball players each get lots of court time in simple match against Cristo Rey (Story)

Girls’ varsity basketball wins conquers El Dorado Adventist, but hopes to have fewer fouls, more rebounds in the future (Story)

Choosing new English names no big deal for Chinese international students (Story)

On Friday nights, sophomores kick it back to an old trend at Midtown Stomp in West Sacramento (Photo)

EDITORIAL: Here’s your motive to start the school year earlier – help our APs! (Photo)

Girls’ varsity basketball ‘gave all they have’ to win in grueling match against Encina (Story)

Strength over Leroy Greene gives girls’ varsity basketball another win (video included) (Story)

After learning much from their previous game, girls’ varsity basketball defeats Delta (Story)

Absent girls’ varsity basketball players, missed free throws contribute to loss to Natomas (Story)

EDITORIAL: Steep Octagon budget cuts discourage staffers’ initiative (Photo)

Want to visit Narnia? Read the stories behind the Room of Requirement, the Cave, and other obscure campus spots (Story/Photo)

Tidey/Grieve family tree has deep roots in school (Story)

EDITORIAL: One fewer custodian means much dirtier campus (Photo)

Counseling at Quaker Camp, sophomore manages mix of summer camp activities, worship assemblies (Story)

Sophomore baseball player will participate in 2017 Jewish Olympics in Israel (Story)

Q&A: History teacher witnesses responses to Brexit vote while vacationing in U.K. (Story)

Johnson’s triple jump falls short of her personal best in last track and field competition (Story)

Johnson tries triple jump for third time, leaps six feet farther than her previous best jump (Story)

No track and field members move on to finals for running events; Johnson qualifies in the long jump (Story)

Three track and field members, relay team headed to sectionals following League Championship; girls win title (Story)

Neck and neck with long-jump leader in the finals, Johnson finishes second but posts personal best (Story)

SEASON UPDATE: Twelve new members bring in glory for track and field (Story)

Fatigue, injured left foot mean disappointing finish for Johnson at Sacramento Meet of Champions (Story)

Sore foot still ailing Johnson for high jump; Schmidt runs 100-meter at Halden Invitational (Story)

Track and field members disappointed by performances at rainy meet (Story)

Johnson doesn’t place but learns a lot at Stanford Invitational (Story)

Raw-food, no-sugar, juice-cleanse diets test students’ willpower (Story)

Only two competitors at Metro Invitational, but Johnson brings home first in long jump, second place in hurdles (Story)

Only three athletes available for track and field meet; sophomore places second in 400-meter (Story)

Johnson, Wang earn medals for track and field team at Lancer Invite (Story)

Only three Cavs compete at Mark Macres Invitational; sophomore places fourth in 100-meter hurdles (Story)

Five first-place finishes a highlight of Cavs’ first track and field league meet (Story/Photo)

Freshman places first in long jump at rainy, windy track and field meet (Story/Photo)

Standing desks prove popular with freshmen (Story/Photo)

Sole SCDS competitor Heidi Johnson places first in long jump, high jump at first meet (Story)

Q&A: New freshman Jacqueline Chao travels, enjoys photography (slideshow included) (Story/Photo)

Q&A: Michael Covey sees more than 50 different exotic animals on ‘epic’ trip to Namibia, Botswana (slideshow included) (Story)

Allison Zhang brings nonprofit student-musician organization to SCDS; freshman choir sings at living facilities (Story)

Harvard law student falls for tough professor’s daughter in ‘The Paper Chase’; two performances this weekend feature many set changes (slideshow included) (Story)

MY ANGLE: Bothered by trampled chalk mural, freshman artist discusses solutions with teacher Patricia Kelly (Story)

Wall with personalized tiles lets donors make an imprint on campus (Story/Photo)