Amid school work, research projects and the college application season, many students are feeling the effects of burnout. Researchers who study high school students have described burnout as the result of too much stress, leading to exhaustion, a feeling of…
Country Day’s enrollment continues its upward trend, hitting a new Pre-K-12 record for the 2022-23 school year. The school welcomed 110 new students, pushing the total student population to 574, 26 more than last year’s record of 548. Head of…
Two Country Day high schoolers competed in the elite Gladiator Mock Trial competition July 22-24 in Atlanta, Georgia. Senior Samhita Kumar placed 15th with an honorable mention, and junior Grace Zhao placed 28th. This was Zhao’s first year participating in…
This school year, Country Day has lost Valerie Velo, a staff member liked by students and staff alike. Grace Strumpfer, ’17, will take her place. After joining Country Day in 2017, Velo has held many roles: Assistant to the Head…
Country Day announced 2022-23 COVID-19 policy revisions in a recent schoolwide email. The major changes include optional masking indoors and outdoors, less frequent COVID-19 testing and the elimination of the Pick-Up Patrol app. All policy changes follow the Sacramento County…
Country Day students attended orientation on Aug. 29, 2022, beginning the school year with familiar traditions. The class of 2023 arrived at 6:30 a.m. for senior sunrise. After breakfast in the quad, seniors walked through the lower, middle and high…
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WASHINGTON, D.C Thousands of people assembled outside the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to voice their views on the court’s decision to eliminate a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. Thomas Anfang was among them. The 20-year-old resident of Winchester, Virginia,…
Country Day has reinstated a mandatory indoor masking requirement for all students and staff in the high school after experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases. The school reinstated the indoor mask mandate to “limit the number of cases on campus,”…
The 2021-22 school year is coming to a close, and with the exit of the senior class, The Octagon, Medallion and Student Council have selected new leaders for next year. For The Octagon, the school’s newspaper, juniors Adam Akins and…
