FRESHMAN FOCUS: Emily Cook, ’23, joins Women’s Ultimate Frisbee, pursues biochemistry major
Emily Cook is attending California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She is majoring in biochemistry to prepare for a career in medicine. Q: Why did you choose to attend Cal Poly SLO? A: I chose to go to Cal…
Choir and drama’s “Spamalot” entertains students, faculty
Sacramento Country Day’s high school Drama and Choir electives performed Monty Python’s “Spamalot” from Jan. 10-11. “Spamalot” is a comedic retelling of the legend of King Arthur, focusing on King Arthur’s quest to recruit knights for the Round Table and…
New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s Resolutions are something everyone seems to welcome the year with. We asked Sacramento Country Day students what they are resolving to do in 2024. “Change my mindset, challenge myself to newer things. I plan to work out consistently…
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Grace Eberhart, ’23, hopes to study abroad in South Korea
Grace Eberhart, ’23, is a freshman at University of California, Irvine. She is majoring in Global Cultures. Q: Why did you choose to attend UC Irvine? A: My uncle went to UC Irvine for college, so I was pretty familiar…
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Garman Xu, ’23, studies design, media at New York University
Garman Xu, ’23, is majoring in Integrated Design and Media at New York University (NYU). Q: Why did you choose NYU? A: I’m majoring in Integrated Design Media (IDM), and it’s an NYU-specific major that deals with combining technology with…
EDITORIAL: Country Day’s infrastructure deters education
Sacramento Country Day boasts an incredibly strong educational experience, giving high school, middle school and lower school students amazing opportunities for academic, athletic and artistic excellence. However, several of Country Day’s buildings are too old and too small to help…
Senior class of 2024 reflects on college application process
On Dec. 5, 2023, inside the quiet room located in the Mathews Library, five seniors met to discuss the college admissions process. Zoe Genetos is applying for a Kinesiology or Human Biology major, Mia Crowder is applying for an Environmental…
Country Day students participate in charity elections, donations
Throughout the week of Nov. 27, Sacramento Country Day high schoolers mingled in the quad, sporting vibrant red “I VOTED” stickers. The stakes of this election did not involve class representatives, however, but instead a variety of charitable organizations. Students…
FRESHMAN FOCUS: Minh Dang, ’23, enjoys her first year of college, surrounded by supportive community
Minh Dang, ’23, is a student at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). She is majoring in Management and Leadership. Q: Why did you choose to go to Loyola Marymount University? A: It’s in a big city, so there’s a lot of…
Autumn Amplified: The Octagon’s fall playlist
Here are some songs to add to your fall playlist. “Daddy Issues” is a song released in 2015 by The Neighbourhood. It is part of their album “Wiped Out,” which is composed of 11 songs. I think that most songs…