Face to Facebook: New teachers at Country Day
Four faculty joined the Country Day high school teaching staff this fall. Read about them here!
Country Day soccer team recovers from senior players’ departure
The soccer field is set. Senior RJ Vargo slips on his Blue Nike Mercurials. Stepping on the pitch pridefully, he strides across the white lines for his final year as a Country Day soccer player. However, this year, warm-ups look…
All-school enrollment reaches 574 students
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…
EDITORIAL: Make menstrual products free and easily accessible!
Whether you’ve forgotten your sanitary pads at home, your locker stash of tampons has run out or you’ve simply been caught off-guard by your body’s timing, you may be one of the many menstruating Country Day students who have had…
“The Spectacular Spider-Man” embodies title perfectly
“The Spectacular Spider-Man” swung onto Netflix screens this summer, webbing up an entertaining and unforgettable experience. Produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Television, “The Spectacular Spider-Man” follows the story of ordinary nerd Peter Parker, a student at Midtown High School…
Cross-country team off to running start as season begins
Four runners from Country Day’s cross-country team competed in a 4-kilometer meet against 35 schools from California and Nevada on Aug. 27. Sophomore Wyatt Hall placed the highest out of the four runners finishing 31st with a time of 15:14.9….
Upperclassmen aid soccer triumph against Paradise Adventist
Country Day’s varsity soccer team beat Paradise Adventist 7-0 on Aug. 30. The key players were seniors RJ Vargo and Adam Akins, juniors Ishaan Sekhon and Aiden Cooley as well as sophomore Andrew Burr. Head Coach Matt Vargo said the…
Country Day students compete in national summer Mock Trial tournament
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…
Longtime Country Day administrator leaves to focus on health, family
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 removes Pick-Up Patrol and biweekly testing for new year
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…