Due to COVID-19, the Run to Feed the Hungry annual fundraiser is going virtual to keep serving people in need. Because participants don’t have to show up in person, run times can be submitted from Nov. 22 – Dec. 5….
Finding a school that is the right fit for students is the job of Country Day’s college counselors. Director of College Counseling Jane Bauman and Associate Director of College Counseling Chris Kuipers have been counselors at Country Day for the…
On Tuesdays and Thursdays after school, freshman Eliana Robinson rushes to do her homework before 5 p.m. so she has time to eat dinner before going to karate practice. Robinson is training for her first degree black belt. She attends…
Country Day has suspended its hybrid schedule through Dec. 11, which is two school weeks after the end of the Thanksgiving Break. Head of School Lee Thomsen announced the change in a Nov. 19 email to Country Day families. For…
“I wish I had gotten it done before senior year,” senior Hana Lee said, reflecting back on her “not too serious” attitude toward community service in her freshman year. Lee is one of 40 seniors who hasn’t completed her required…
COVID-19 has changed the way high school students can complete their four required semesters of physical education, PE. They can participate in athletics, independent PE, the PE elective or any combination of all three. Athletics One season of a sport…
Fall high school trips were canceled last spring due to COVID-19. Usually, high school students go on their week-long trips in the first week of October. The freshmen go to San Francisco, sophomores to Greenhorn Ranch in Quincy and juniors…
Sierra homeowners who live near Country Day have appealed the city’s approval of Country Day’s plan to increase building space and enrollment. An appeal hearing is set for Nov. 12. The school seeks permission to replace its Multipurpose Room and…
As COVID-19 sweeps across the nation, colleges, universities, teachers and students have been caught in the crossfire of the outbreak which has temporarily stopped standardized exams. On Oct. 14 the school administered the PSAT and SAT to juniors and seniors…
For seven seniors who have turned 18, the Nov. 3 election will be the first one they’re eligible to vote in. Senior Ashwin Rohatgi decided to register to vote early last summer when he realized he would be eligible. “Most…
