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Introducing the new frosh: Shewetha Prasad

Monday, October 05, 2009 By: Mollie Berg

Freshman Shewetha Prasad attended Breakthrough in the summers of 2007 and 2008, and quickly proved to everyone that she was Country Day material.
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Introducing the new frosh: Imani Ritchards

Monday, October 05, 2009 By: Brianna Makishima

Leaving the only school she has ever attended, freshman Imani Ritchards is entering Country Day unsure of what to expect.
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Introducing the new frosh: Nick Magavern

Monday, October 05, 2009 By: Lauren Taylor

Freshman Nick Magavern was snowboarding at Northstar Ski Resort in February 2004 when he lost control and fell backwards, slamming his head into a rock.
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Orchids and Onions

Monday, October 05, 2009 By: Chris Thompson

Orchids to...the National Scholastic Press Association for selecting the Octagon as a Pacemaker Award Finalist.
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Superabundance of frozen yogurt edges out local ice cream

Monday, October 05, 2009 By: Lily Kramlich-Taylor

Rocky road, peppermint, cookie dough, mint chocolate chip, rainbow sherbet.
These are flavors of the past in Sacramento since the rise of frozen yogurt.
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Shared sacrifice holds off catastrophe

Monday, October 05, 2009 By: Editorial Board

Although a 5 percent salary reduction and suspension of retirement benefits (see story, front page) are significant cuts, we are more fortunate than other schools in the area.
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Senior transfers after three years at Loretto

Monday, October 05, 2009 By: Mary-Clare Bosco

After Loretto High School closed last year, senior Gabriella “Gabby” Vasquez was forced to transfer for her last year of high school.
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Hirsch goes global: Another senior year, whole new continent

Monday, October 05, 2009 By: Parker Murray

Emily Hirsch, '09, is participating in Rotary International, a program that allows students to attend school in a foreign country for a year. The selective program has about 8,000 participants worldwi
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'Supreme' roommate joins high court: Teacher LaMay, justice Sotomayor became friends at Princeton in '70s

Monday, October 05, 2009 By: Parul Guliani

English teacher Lauren LaMay has known Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor since 1973.
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Volleyball team rebuilding: loss of seniors prompts change in format of team; new players step up

Monday, October 05, 2009 By: Anna Young

Although the graduation of last year’s seniors deprived the varsity volleyball team of many of their best players, the remaining members have banded together to push the team forward.
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Issue Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Issue: Vol. XXXIII, No. 1 Last Update: Tuesday, October 06, 2009

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Senior's car broken into at Congrelot

Monday, October 05, 2009 By Parul Guliani

When senior Brianna Makishima stepped out of the “Congrebus” after school on Sept. 24, she saw that her car’s rear, left-side window was shattered.

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Pride goeth before a sick day: junior gets the flu after all

Monday, October 05, 2009 By Parul Guliani

When I logged onto Facebook yesterday afternoon, I was bombarded with variations of the status update “I caught the flu on the sick bus on the way home from Ashland.”

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Introducing the new frosh: Nikita Singh

Monday, October 05, 2009 By Caitlin McNally

Freshman Nikita Singh, daughter of maintenance foreman Sailendra Singh, has been part of an Indian dance group since June.

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Introducing the new frosh: Shewetha Prasad

Monday, October 05, 2009 By Mollie Berg

Freshman Shewetha Prasad attended Breakthrough in the summers of 2007 and 2008, and quickly proved to everyone that she was Country Day material.

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Introducing the new frosh: Gerardo Vergara

Monday, October 05, 2009 By Parker Murray

Gerardo Vergara believes he has soccer “in his blood.” Two of his uncles played at the Division I level.

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Introducing the new frosh: Imani Ritchards

Monday, October 05, 2009 By Brianna Makishima

Leaving the only school she has ever attended, freshman Imani Ritchards is entering Country Day unsure of what to expect.

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Introducing the new frosh: Ben Hernried

Monday, October 05, 2009 By Julia Kerbs

Freshman Benjamin Hernried, one of the new faces in the high school, is also an accomplished world traveler.

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Introducing the new frosh: Nick Magavern

Monday, October 05, 2009 By Lauren Taylor

Freshman Nick Magavern was snowboarding at Northstar Ski Resort in February 2004 when he lost control and fell backwards, slamming his head into a rock.

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Orchids and Onions

Monday, October 05, 2009 By Chris Thompson

Orchids to...the National Scholastic Press Association for selecting the Octagon as a Pacemaker Award Finalist.

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Superabundance of frozen yogurt edges out local ice cream

Monday, October 05, 2009 By Lily Kramlich-Taylor

Rocky road, peppermint, cookie dough, mint chocolate chip, rainbow sherbet.
These are flavors of the past in Sacramento since the rise of frozen yogurt.

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Introducing the new frosh: Shewetha Prasad

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Orchids and Onions

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Shared sacrifice holds off catastrophe

Senior transfers after three years at Loretto

Hirsch goes global: Another senior year, whole new continent

'Supreme' roommate joins high court: Teacher LaMay, justice Sotomayor became friends at Princeton in '70s

Volleyball team rebuilding: loss of seniors prompts change in format of team; new players step up

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