Bored during quarantine? High school students share the highlights of their summer. — By Samhita Kumar Originally published in the Sept. 22 issue of the Octagon.

Assistant head of school Tucker Foehl was named in July 2019 to replace retiring founder Janet Durgin as the head of Sonoma Academy, the only independent high school in Sonoma County, beginning July 1, 2020.  Then came COVID-19. Sonoma Academy, like Country Day,…

This past basketball season, the Country Day boys were out-toughed every single game. As one of the tallest players, I’ll take some of the blame, but I’ll also take the initiative to make sure we don’t have another one-win season….

Inspired by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Octagon asked administrators, teachers and students about their best and worst habits picked up during the quarantine as well as their best discoveries.  Head of school Lee Thomsen Best habit: “I’ve been regularly…

Normally, I would be in the middle of swim season right now, spending most of my free time in the pool working out. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I have been unable to swim for almost two months. I…

Every fall, Country Day seniors begin applying to colleges, many with high hopes of acceptance into highly selective schools.  Associate director of college counseling Chris Kuipers said highly ranked schools are “the end goal” for some students, but it’s not…

“I look back at my years in this wonderful place with great fondness,” middle school math teacher Denise Scruggs said of her 20 years at Country Day. Scruggs, who will retire at the end of the school year, said her favorite…