What’s new on the menu?: Students review lunch program offerings
As the 2022-23 school year kicks off, teachers reunite, new students pack the halls, and old students return with a fresh start. Similarly, the school lunch program has had the chance to start anew after many of its less-than-satisfactory meals…
High school summer read falls flat
Every year, Country Day high school students are assigned one required summer reading book. This summer, the book was “The Day The World Came to Town” by Jim DeFede. In general, I have found the non-fiction genre to be uninteresting,…
Heavy workloads lead to student burnout
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…
New math teacher aims to broaden student horizons
New math teacher Jo French Jr. brings 24 years of teaching experience to Country Day along with his furry companion, Fritz. He hopes to grow students’ knowledge in multiple ways, become closer to loved ones and explore new places. His…
Latin and history teacher James Comer enjoys tabletop games, birdwatching
Latin and U.S. history teacher James Comer had anything but a relaxing move from El Paso, Texas, to Sacramento, Calif., this summer. The moving company that Comer hired lost many of his boxes and his bike. “It was terrible. It…
New Spanish teacher embraces Country Day dynamic
Four years ago, Country Day’s Spanish teacher Alvaro Garcia uprooted his life in Spain, in part, for love. In 2018, Garcia traveled to Madison, Wisconsin, to better his English and pursue a Ph.D. There, he met Dr. Rima Rahal, an…
New history teacher brings trivia talent to the classroom
If you recognize Country Day’s new high school history teacher, Christopher Arns, you may have seen him on “Jeopardy!” on July 15. He didn’t win, but he has brought his knack for trivia to Country Day, along with more than…
“Extraordinary Attorney Woo” is an extraordinary watch
I was hanging out at night after dinner with my friends when one of them suddenly got a call from her mother. Whatever her mom was saying, it was clearly important — as this all went on, my friend suddenly…
“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” guilty of shallow writing
Enter “She-Hulk,” the latest let-down in Marvel Studios’ series of one-off shows. The show centers on attorney Jennifer Walters, who gains the Hulk powers of her superpowered cousin, Bruce Banner, the Hulk, during a freak car accident. After the opening…
MY ANGLE: If I could go back in time…
In August 2019, I joined the crowd of other freshmen girls. With a smile on my face, I thought I knew it all. But, in the three years since then, I have matured, evolved and most of all learned. So,…