By Caroline Gentile ‘13, News Section Editor. As of this school year, the Upper School’s 9th grade Humanities program is no more; in its place are five sections each of independent 9th grade English and History classes. “It just wasn’t Humanities anymore,” said Upper School Hear Mrs. Stephanie Luebbers.

By Haleigh Miller, ‘12, News Section Editor. Last Thursday, CCDS’s Montessori class discovered an oil field potentially worth millions of dollars. After the discovery, Procter and Gamble was alerted and a team from Dawn dishwashing liquid came to the school in order to help wash off the children.

By Nicky Niedermeier ‘12, Contributor.
When students from a different school bring their student IDs and get a discount on their popcorn at a movie theater, it can be irksome to CCDS students who can’t receive the same discount because they are not endowed with those coveted cards. With a few extra dollars, one could add gummy worms or a pack of Sour Patch Kids to their order. If the administration allows the creation of CCDS student IDs, CCDS students will soon be able to receive those movie discounts as well as a multitude of other benefits.

By Amanda Young ‘11, Co-Editor-in-Chief. In four to five years, CCDS administrators plan for the school to have 830 students, about 60 students more than the current enrollment, with most of the growth coming in the Middle and Upper Schools. In addition to expanding aid further, other tactics to increase the number of students include grassroots word of mouth efforts and a marketing plan.

By Avery Maier ‘13, News Editor. During lunch, most people don’t think twice about the possibility of someone going to the hospital when they dig into the peanut butter basket and walk into the peanut free zone to make a sandwich.

By Sophie Weinstein ‘13, Contributor. At the beginning of a new school year, many students were especially surprised by new scheduling amendments which allow all classes to meet the days immediately before and after a long weekend.

By Sally Portman ’13, Contributor. This year when students returned to school, some were initially confused by the apparently additional number of bells they heard in between classes. Passing bells have been put into place in the Upper School since the start of the year. They signal the beginning and end of each class, allowing three minutes of travel time in between.

By Cassie Sachs ‘13, Contributor. This year, seniors at CCDS have been frustrated by the possibility that their much anticipated senior privileges are being withheld until second semester.

By Amanda Young, ‘11, Co-Editor-in-Chief. As the 2009-2010 school year comes to an end, it is time for the class of 2010 to move on to the next stage in their life. However, they will be fondly remembered at CCDS.

By Will Portman, ’10, Editor-in-Chief. With over a dozen events and initiatives designed to celebrate and reward seniors in their final year at Country Day, is it all just too much?

By Amanda Young, ‘11, News Section Editor. According to a recent New York Times article, the average American youth (ages eight to 18) spends more than seven and a half hours in front of a screen, an hour and a half texting, a half-hour on a cell phone, and another hour with some other form of electronics, for a total of eleven hours daily of use.

By Amanda Young, ’11, News Section Editor. A world-renowned photographer’s racy lecture at CCDS on Friday, Dec. 4, and the administration’s decision to cut it short serve as a “teachable moment” for the school.