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  • Alumnus finds new home in South Korea

    Monday, November 07, 2011 By: Darby Bosco

    Fueled by his passion for Korean culture, Andy Furillo, ’09, is spending six months in an international exchange program at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.

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  • Orchids and Onions

    Monday, November 07, 2011 By: Jeffrey Caves

    The best and the worst in the last month...

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  • It's true that cheating on the SAT is easy, but fixing it could be, too.

    Monday, November 07, 2011 By: Staff

    Cheating happens. But there are several inexpensive steps that the College Board could take to minimize it on the SAT’s.

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  • Brothers share the stage: Whitneys work together in 'Scrooge: The Musical'

    Monday, November 07, 2011 By: Micaela Bennett-Smith

    Seventh grader Jack Whitney's on stage with an actor he's long admired in River City Theatre Company's "Scrooge: The Musical": his brother, senior Richard Whitney, who has been in six RCTC production

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  • Chef Jeff's squeeze on nature's fruity phalanges

    Monday, November 07, 2011 By: Jeffrey Caves

    You are wandering in the garden after dark, when you feel something on your shoulder. You look back to find a large, many-fingered hand grasping at your neck. It's a Buddha’s hand!

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  • Beautiful hair bites back

    Monday, November 07, 2011 By: Kamira Patel

    Those who've had it love how the Brazilian Blowout tames their frizzy hair. But because it contains the chemical formaldehyde, the treatment is controversial. Ssome stylists refuse to do it.

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  • 'Our Miss Brooks' kicks off to full house

    Monday, November 07, 2011 By: Yanni Dahmani

    The high-school play,"Our Miss Brooks," starred juniors Jianna Gudebski, Jacob Frankel, and Annie Bell and also seniors Brandon Nakagaki and Cabot Jackman. It ran Nov. 3-5.

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  • Hanging with Ticha and Tyreke, junior gets her 15 minutes of fame

    Monday, November 07, 2011 By: Ryan Ho

    Junior Mary-Clare Bosco was in total shock when she received a phone call, Sept. 29, telling her she had just been nominated as an honoree for the House of Hoops Gamechanger Award.

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  • Fierce rivalry creates rough Homecoming game

    Monday, November 07, 2011 By: Margaret Whitney

    At the big game the competitive Buckingham matches spilled over into the victory celebration.

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  • Girls' volleyball hosts first playoff match since 1995

    Monday, November 07, 2011 By: Zach Lemos

    The Cavs’ victory over Valley Christian Academy in three games, Nov. 1, means the girls will host their first home playoff game in 15 years today (Nov. 8) against Trinity Prep.

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The Octagon Sacramento Country Day School Sacramento, CA
Issue Date: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 Issue: Vol. XXXV, No. 3 Last Update: Wednesday, December 07, 2011
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Sports
Cavalier girls demolish Freedom Christian
Wednesday, December 07, 2011 By Shaun Shah
The girls' varsity basketball team dominated the court, 52-6, against Freedom Christian on Dec. 6. They will face Woodland Christian on Friday, Dec. 9, at home.
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Boys' basketball scrapes by in first season victory
Wednesday, December 07, 2011 By Ian Cardle
The boys’ varsity basketball team clinched a close win against Freedom Christian, 54-47, on Dec. 6. They face Woodland Christian on Friday, Dec. 9, at home.
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Soccer rebounds, dominates game: Mustang slaughter sets team on track to section finals
Monday, November 07, 2011 By Ian Cardle
The boys’ varsity soccer team broke the Venture Academy Mustangs, 5-0, on Nov. 3 in their first playoff game of sections. They face Jim Elliott Christian today (Nov. 8) at home.
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Girls' volleyball hosts first playoff match since 1995
Monday, November 07, 2011 By Zach Lemos
The Cavs’ victory over Valley Christian Academy in three games, Nov. 1, means the girls will host their first home playoff game in 15 years today (Nov. 8) against Trinity Prep.
full story 
Fierce rivalry creates rough Homecoming game
Monday, November 07, 2011 By Margaret Whitney
At the big game the competitive Buckingham matches spilled over into the victory celebration.
full story 
Hanging with Ticha and Tyreke, junior gets her 15 minutes of fame
Monday, November 07, 2011 By Ryan Ho
Junior Mary-Clare Bosco was in total shock when she received a phone call, Sept. 29, telling her she had just been nominated as an honoree for the House of Hoops Gamechanger Award.
full story 
Girls' cross-country claims 3rd league title; boys take their 6th
Monday, November 07, 2011 By Mary-Clare Bosco
The girls’ team took their third league championship, and the boys their sixth, in a combined 5K race (meaning that boys and girls ran together) at the SMAL League Championship at Granite Park, Oct. 3
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Senior earns HA rating from US Pony Club
Monday, November 07, 2011 By David Myers
Senior Anna Young, hoping to impress colleges, passed the U.S. Pony Club’s second most difficult test, achieving an HA rating.
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Running Club unites teachers, students
Monday, November 07, 2011 By Kamira Patel
During lunch every other day teachers Patricia Dias and Kellie Whited, seniors Sasha Ragland and Grace Mehta and junior Hana Owaidat leave campus to run 5-10 miles along the American River.
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