The Octagon

Teachers, family members get gears going for prospective engineers

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:11:44 GMT

By Yanni Dahmani

Tom Wroten

Meet the class of ‘12. The class of math-science people. The class of engineers. full story >

Hats off to 28 years of imagination: school bids farewell to beloved librarian

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:34:37 GMT

By Madeleine Wright

courtesy of Julie Nelson
Cary Kelly as The Cat in the Hat

Welcome to the lower-school library class, where it’s 40 percent books, 60 percent librarian Cary Kelly. Kelly invented the Poetry Break. She's also invented numerous alternate personas. full story >

From helping hand to patient in denial: alumna describes her battle with anorexia nervosa

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:52:33 GMT

By Margaret Whitney

Christina Petlowany

Looking at Isabel, '07,no one would guess that 11 months ago she was so severely underweight that she was partially hospitalized for anorexia nervosa, a disease she had long been in denial about. full story >

The mystery behind the mural: Dada, "Exquisite corpse" method make up the art on the wall

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:38 GMT

By Kamira Patel

Kelsi Thomas

“Ever since I was 4 years old I wondered what was the story behind (the school murals),” senior Mayuri Sadhasivan said. Here's the answer. full story >

Jazz band breathes life into 'Night at the Museum' Auction

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:16:01 GMT

By Ian Cardle

Elena Bennett
The Jazz Band poses before performing at the Auction. Front row—Garrett Kaighn, Ben Hernried, Morgan Bennett-Smith, Nick Samson; second row—Anna Young, Charlie Johnson, Richard Whitney, Micaela Bennett-Smith,Carter Brown; back row—Bob Ratcliff, Yanni Dahmani, Cabot Jackman, Logan Winfield, Jackson Dulla.

It’s a balmy evening in the middle-school quad on May 5 as the 13 well-dressed Jazz Band members prepare to give their final performance of the school year during the SCDS Auction. full story >

Side effects may include...A's?

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:32:42 GMT

By Shaun Shah

Kamira Patel

Paul Kessler, ‘11, would’ve said that he’d been studying for 45 minutes. But the clock told a different story: two hours had passed. The Adderall worked. full story >

What's the secret of your senior project?

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:30:06 GMT

By Emma Williams

Kelsi Thomas
Madison Galati “My senior project is to raise money for a small town in Italy (called) Vernazza. I’m making Italian food all by myself and serving three lunches to the high school for a fee. Last summer I got to go (to Vernazza) and I really made good friends with the kids there. So when I was told that the town was destroyed by a flash flood, I was devastated.”

Three seniors describe their projects. full story >