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Help Recycle Old Tennis BallsALL SCHOOL -- In the past, it was customary to take old tennis balls and throw them in the trash, donate them, or roll them off to your dog to fetch and rip apart. Well now, Southern California is trying to change that! reBounces and the BNP Paribas Open have teamed up to offer some great prizes…See More

Help Recycle Old Tennis BallsALL SCHOOL -- In the past, it was customary to take old tennis balls and throw them in the trash, donate them, or roll them off to your dog to fetch and rip apart. Well now, Southern California is trying to change that! reBounces and the BNP Paribas Open have teamed up to offer some great prizes…See More

Discussing The Dress Code At Country DayThe Parents’ Association meeting on Thursday morning featured an open discussion of the dress code at La Jolla Country Day. The PA leadership reviewed the results of their survey of current families and shared the range of opinions revealed. Click below to see the presentation shared during the meeting. See More

Middle School Backpack Investigation ResultsBy the Science and Society Class Three years ago, the Science and Society class investigated the affect that carrying backpacks has on Middle School students’ physical health.  The investigation concluded that over 97% of Middle School students carried backpacks that exceeded 10% of their body weight and over 43% of students reported daily back and shoulder pain.  Two years ago, the Science and Society class continued the research and developed a…See More

Radio Owner, Former White House Correspondent Meets StudentsBy Aaron MakStudent Correspondent for the Torrey TimesOn Monday, January 30th, journalist Robert Hughes, father of an Upper School Country Day student Georgi Hughes, came to the AP US Government and Politics class to share his knowledge as a media practitioner and to…See More