Discord, Zoom prove effective replacements for in-person interaction
Quarantine has made staying in contact with friends or relatives difficult, but with technology, not impossible. Students have become more open to trying new things because for some, the average day-to-day texting quickly gets old. Senior Allie Bogetich used to…
Discussion remains civilized during Vice Presidential debate
Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, took the stage tonight at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Susan Page, the Washington bureau chief for “USA Today,” moderated the debate. Desks were spaced 12…
Music teachers experiment during online learning
Despite the COVID-19 lockdown and remote learning on Zoom, students are still performing music at SCDS. However, online learning provides new challenges for these students Director of High School Bands Bob Ratcliff expressed his concerns about playing on Zoom. “A…
Students attend school overseas, take classes during midnight
After the start of the quarantine in March, Country Day’s 15 international students were faced with a decision. They could stay in Sacramento to wait out the pandemic without their families, or they could go home to their families and…
‘Among Us’ is fun but flawed
“Among Us,” a 2018 party game published by Innersloth, is set inside a spaceship. It is all the rave, but is it really that good? I don’t think so, but it’s still a lot of fun. “Among Us,” in simple…
School gardeners work through poor air quality; donate 1,000 pounds of produce
Creation of Country Day’s garden began in 2007 when a group of parents and students cleared a quarter of an acre in the field behind the school. Over several years, soil was turned, paths were laid and thousands of seeds…
Alumni adapt to new college environments
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the college experience. Everything from how students move into living situations to how they attend class to how they get food – everything is being done in a new way. As colleges begin their academic…
Trump, Biden battle in chaotic debate
President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee former Vice President Joe Biden, took the stage tonight at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Fox News anchor Chris Wallace moderated the debate, the first of three that have…
Lower school to return to campus after schedule reworked
Kindergarten will be returning to campus on Sept. 29, Head of School Lee Thomsen wrote in a Sept. 25 email to the Country Day community. The announcement came after days of uncertainty following the Sept. 17 postponement of the K-5…