Graduation in new locus this year: Flipping the tent puts observers in parking lot
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By: Miles Bennett-Smith
The seniors line up in Room 3, waiting for senior advisor Patricia Fels’s signal to process onto the stage. The signal comes, and the soon-to-be graduates march out across the grass and over the curb
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Former faculty come back to fill slots in middle, lower schools
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By: Omar Eltorai and Miles Bennett-Smith
The lower and middle schools will be losing two of their most beloved teachers next year, but as they depart, two familiar faces will return to Country Day.As Joe Doherty, sixth-grade math and science
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Long-time art teacher Kay Schweizer hangs up her Crocs
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By: Shira Bogin
Having enraptured hundreds of students over the past 34 years, long-time art teacher Kay Schweizer has decided to retire.“Before I’m too old, I want to do things,” she said. “Do more art, do more musi
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NO-CUT RULE: Yes, everyone plays, but what do we lose?
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By: Howard Male
For six years, students have enjoyed the benefits, and experienced the frustrations, of a Country Day sports policy.In 2002 newly hired athletic director Matt Vargo instituted an official schoolwide n
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Suits seeks adrenaline rush: Soph places 14th in 'biggest race in U.S.'
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By: Andy Furillo
While many of us relax and enjoy a laidback weekend, sophomore Aaron Suits experiences a huge adrenaline rush, racing a bike downhill at high speeds.
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It’s a college wrap!: Class of 2008 survives tough admissions, stays on West Coast
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By: Mady Mainwaring
Becoming a banana slug is popular this year. Of the 27 seniors, five plan on attending UC Santa Cruz next fall. That’s almost 20 percent of the class.
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Brown Is Beautiful: Students ignore health risks to stay in bronzed fashion
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By: Whitney Hillis
In the 1800’s, it was a sign of beauty and status to be pale, as it proved one didn’t have to labor outside. But those days are long gone. Now nearly 2.3 million American teenagers visit tanning salon
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No messin’ around—aspiring rappers brush off feedback
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By: Analise Rivero
Young Gossip, Little A, The Product, Major C and Z Rich say they’ve officially created “some hyphy beatz made in a day to bump in yo whip.” Their beat is catchy, their lyrics are shocking, and they ho
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Junior rocks out with her harp out
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By: Jillian Depoy
Many students play an instrument, but hardly any play one weighing 80 pounds. Junior Kayla Winters is part of this minority. She has played the harp since age six.
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Gardasil shots cause unexpected, frightening reactions
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By: Jillian Depoy
“One Less,” the slogan of the Gardasil campaign, has been getting the attention of women between the ages of nine and 26, including junior Emily Repsher. Unfortunately, her experience with the new vac
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Issue Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Issue: Vol. XXXI, No. 8
Last Update: Thursday, May 29, 2008
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By Erin Mainwaring
During Spring Break, Brooke Wells, assistant head of high school, traveled to La Manzanilla, a town on the west coast of Mexico, with Amy Nelson, development and alumni coordinator, and her mother, Ju
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By Lily Kramlich-Taylor
Looking for ways to spend your sizzling summer days? Head down to Second Saturday, where local artists showcase their work, and food and festivities abound.
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“I go to Camp Tawonga, which is a Jewish camp in Yosemite. There are tons of activities, and it’s really a lot of fun.”—John Kilbourn, senior“A rafting camp that my dad owns goes for a week in Coloma,
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By Ian Benjamin
Walking into Sky High, I felt like I was in kindergarten again. Located in Rancho Cordova, Sky High is a 50,000 square-foot extreme trampoline-jumping complex that opened Dec. 17.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By Hayden Winfield
No matter how much you spend on your MP3 player’s extensive song list, leather casing, and other assorted peripherals, the quality of your music depends on the headphones. The Octagon tested three set
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By Anna Ellison
How is the newspaper ever going to be successful with Amanda as editor in chief? She is so totally underqualified! Alex would have been much better! No one will even listen to Amanda, what with her ho
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By Tyler Trussell
Every year, millions of high-school students move to a new college campus.Out of their element, they want a tool they can take with them and have access the same resources they had at home. Many choos
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By Joanna Derman, Seth Katz
This is a Web Extra. For the original article, click here.QuintetThe strings of the bass are veins.For the player, life is nothing without music.It’s not just something you hear.You feel it.You could
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By Analise Rivero
She wrote about a bratty cousin, while he wrote about the subtle beauty of jazz. But both of them were winners. Juniors Seth Katz and Joanna Derman won two awards in the American River College High Sc
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By Parul Guliani
Vamos a seguir en inglés para la duración de la clase. “We are going to speak in English for the rest of this class period.” When Spanish teacher Meridith “Seño” Oram announced this three weeks ago in
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