For years, freshman Cara Shin identified herself as an active participant in the classroom, but, seated in the back of French III, she found that confidence dwindling. She was overwhelmed by her lack of foundation in French, and for the…

In a May 2 email to the SCDS community, head of school Lee Thomsen urged families to consider wearing masks in classrooms. The recommendation comes in response to five positive COVID-19 cases in the lower school in the last week….

Sex trafficking, a term that has long secured its place on the covers of tabloids, is no longer a foreign phenomenon but a Sacramento-wide epidemic. In 2017, the National Human Trafficking Hotline analyzed all calls received between December 7, 2007…

In response to an “uptick in exposure” to COVID-19 on campus, the school is distributing two COVID-19 antigen tests per student so students can test outside of on-campus testing windows, according to an email sent out to the SCDS community…

Students, teachers and staff at Country Day are no longer required to wear mask indoors, but the school strongly encourages them to stay masked following the March 12 change. This unmasking adheres to the California Department of Public Health’s new…

After a close trial on Mar. 7, the Country Day Mock Trial team earned second place in the Gordon D. Schaber County Tournament.  That evening, the team argued for the defense, facing Elk Grove High School in the championship final…

Country Day has always been a small school, but it has plans to grow both its enrollment and buildings — contrary to what some local residents around SCDS want. On Aug. 14, 2020, despite neighbor protest, the City of Sacramento…

One of the muralists graduating in 2019 was misidentified. Their name and pronouns have been updated. The sun is shining on a bright Monday afternoon. It’s the ideal day to hang out with friends or play a sport, but five…