By Caroline Gentile ‘13, News Section Editor, and Avery Maier ‘13, News Section Editor. Whether you’re in the car by yourself or at a school dance, learning that the lyrics you’d been proudly belting out are wrong is flat out embarrassing. On the other hand, sometimes learning the right lyrics opens up a whole new level of understanding to the song. To save you from uncomfortable situations and to help you decode confusing lyrics, here is a list of a few songs whose lyrics are commonly—or not so commonly—misheard (real lyrics are included as well).

By Caroline Gentile ‘13, News Section Editor. At precisely 6:30pm on Wednesday October 5th, the doors of Cincinnati Country Day were opened, and in rushed a crowd of high school students with parents in tow, marking the beginning of CCDS’ 9th annual College Fair. However, if one was looking to talk to representatives from an Ivy League School, they would have little luck.

By Victoria Mairal-Cruz ‘12, Lens Editor. Across the country and around the world, Country Day students tasted various versions of the irresistible treat. Put down your books, sit back, and read on for tales of students’ encounters with this delectable dessert, and to discover who has the best ice cream!

By Caroline Gentile ‘13, News Editor. The 2010-2011 school year is the last in which “Intro to Programming” will be a mandatory elective. John Carriero, the current programming teacher, will be leaving the school at the end of this year.

By Caroline Gentile ‘13, News Editor. Although they are swamped with hours of homework, classes, sports, clubs, various academic competitions, SAT prep classes, extra credit work, study groups, Student Council, artistic endeavors, and a social life, CCDS students still manage to maintain their academic excellence. Other schools, overcome with jealousy, have time and time again tried to uncover the secret to Country Day’s success.

By Sophie Weinstein, ’13, Contributor. In the past, students have worried about finding interesting volunteer opportunities, but now with UGive going live at CCDS there’s a vast amount of service options available at the click of a button that involve all interests.