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  • Drama department to perform ‘Our Miss Brooks’

    Monday, October 31, 2011 By: Emma Williams

    The drama department will be performing “Our Miss Brooks,” a comedy filled with romance and swing dancing, Nov. 3-5. The play stars junior Jianna Gudebski as the zany English teacher Miss Brooks.

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  • The sweet joy of victory

    Monday, September 26, 2011 By: Christina Petlowany

    Seniors Alistair Fortson, Nick Neal and Ian Cardle celebrate the Black Team’s win at the annual Ancil Hoffman picnic, Sept. 16. This year’s senior class has won three out of four years.

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  • Alumni find meaning in tattoos, but doctor warns relevance may fade in future

    Monday, September 26, 2011 By: Mollie Berg

    Alumni Chris Thompson, Molly Tash, and Caitlin McNally explain the significance of their meaningful body art.

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  • Dramatic turn-around in enrollment keeps school alive and well

    Monday, September 26, 2011 By: Staff

    While Loretto's closure may seem like an impossible nightmare, it is a reminder of what might have happened to Country Day had enrollment not turned around.

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  • Males embrace their inner pony

    Monday, September 26, 2011 By: Zach Lemos

    Believe it or not, a lot of males, 15-35, are big fans of the new My Little Pony series.

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  • 66 Hours in Ashland, Oregon

    Monday, September 26, 2011 By: Mollie Berg and Zach Lemos

    Discover all the shops and restaurants you really shouldn't miss in this tiny town, the site of the high school's fall trip for over 30 years.

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  • Alumna serves on 'Frontline' of illegal immigration debate

    Monday, September 26, 2011 By: Mary-Clare Bosco

    Meredith Bennett-Smith, ’06, spent last summer as an intern for a PBS “Frontline” documentary about the physical abuse of immigrants in private prisons that is scheduled to air on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

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  • Students play 'CSI' in new elective

    Monday, September 26, 2011 By: Ryan Ho

    Blood spatters, gruesome poisonings, and crime scenes are just part of the curriculum in the new Forensic Science elective.

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  • Despite recession, enrollment rises

    Monday, September 26, 2011 By: Darby Bosco

    Reversing a worrisome trend, enrollment increased this year, as the school added 88 new students from 61 new families.

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The Octagon Sacramento Country Day School Sacramento, CA
Issue Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Issue: Vol. XXXV, No. 2 Last Update: Monday, October 31, 2011
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Sports
Varsity volleyball wins first league match, prepares for Homecoming
Monday, September 26, 2011 By Darby Bosco
Girls’ varsity volleyball defeated the New Life Christian Crusaders in five games on Sept. 20.
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Nick Neal scores 60-yard goal as boys dominate Paradise Adventist
Monday, September 26, 2011 By Ian Cardle
The boys’ varsity soccer team overwhelmed Paradise Adventist, 5-1, on Sept. 22.
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Swift new junior takes the lead on cross-country
Monday, September 26, 2011 By Garrett Kaighn and Grant Miner
Junior Logan Winfield ran a 17:40 5K race on Sept. 10 for the cross-country team, placing ninth of 95 racers and leading the pack for a large part of his first race ever.
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Planned lacrosse team could undermine baseball
Planned lacrosse team could undermine baseball
Monday, September 26, 2011 By Morgan Bennett-Smith
With the addition of lacrosse, a school of 133 students will have eight spring sports teams. Some students think that another spring sport could hurt standing programs such as baseball.
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Basketball, volleyball division changes have little importance
Monday, September 26, 2011 By Skovran Cunningham
Because the high school has dropped below 150 students, the girls’ volleyball and girls’ and boys’ basketball teams have dropped from Div. V to Div. VI.
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