March 2012 News Articles (51)

Arizona Tourney Scores A Torrey First

Baseball Coach John Edman filed this report:

Country Day 2, South Salem (OR) 1

UPPER SCHOOL -- This was our first ever championship game while competing in an Arizona tournament, and it…

Turkish Delights!

Filed by Arts Department Director Barbara Weinstein:

TURKEY -- Just a quick update on today as we have an early rise time to disembark the ship once back in Greece and head on our bus for the Argolis region for the day where we’ll both perform…

Traveling Away From Paris

Bonsoir,

We have just returned from a great three days in Provence. We took the TGV (the high speed train) to Aix-en-Provence on Monday morning. We explored the historic part of town that afternoon and visited the Atelier Cézanne (Paul Cézanne's studio overlooking the beautiful countryside). We had dinner at the…

 

Country Day Singers Touring Greece, Turkey

UPPER SCHOOL -- A large group of Country Day's singers headed to the airport Tuesday for a performance tour of Greece and Turkey.

The group will spend the Spring Break touring cities and performing for local audiences.

Check in frequently to Torrey Times to keep track of the group's…

Going Green At The Earliest Age

LOWER SCHOOL -- The Tiny Torrey's enjoyed taking care of our Earth by taking time to reduce, reuse and recycle: paper, plastic and aluminum goods. Not a scrap of food was discarded as they continued to reduce waste by sorting important food scraps to add to the garden…

Spring Sing

LOWER SCHOOL - The highlight before we head off for Spring Break every year is the annual Country Day tradition of the Lower School Spring Sing.  Our Grades 1-4 students charmed the hearts of parents, grandparents, family, friends, teachers, and students with orchestral and vocal songs with the theme this year of "animals."

Many thanks to Ms. Clemente, Mr. Goh,…

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STATE CHAMPS

Torreys Win It All, 72-41…

Country Day Bests Bishop's, Parker, San Diequito

Filed by Golf Coach Bill Cahoone

UPPER SCHOOL -- Country Day’s Men’s Golf Team had another busy week leading up to their annual the Spring Break.

On Monday, the…

What a "GAS!"

posted by Maria Curtis, Lower School Assistant Director

LOWER SCHOOL - Tiny Torrey and Jr. Kindergarten students and their parents enjoyed an exciting evening, rotating through the ECC classrooms,  participating in hands-on science experiments. All enjoyed learning about different properties of matter, magnets, surface tension, chemical reactions and color mixing, just…

Lunching With The Boss

MIDDLE SCHOOL -- Middle School students shared lunch with Head of School Chris Schuck today as a result of a purchase at last year's Gala.

Teri Cardot, the Grandmother of Vienna Vance, purchased…

Alumni Kevin Kung, Jason Smith and Michael Hirshman came back to the classroom to share their experiences with students today.  The conversation focused on how choices in college brought them to their unique career paths.  All three alumni explained how science classes at Country Day and in college helped…

 

Irwin Jacobs: Guidance From A World Changer

ALL SCHOOL – The students arrived early and sat waiting quietly and with so much reverent attention that Irwin Jacobs, the one wearing the jacket and tie, had to help the students relax.

Grabbing a chair at mid-table, Qualcomm’s founder Wednesday sat between two students, popped open…

Students Will Hear Opera Star Fleming

UPPER SCHOOL – Two members of Country Day's Madrigal Singers have been awarded scholarships by the San Diego Opera to attend Saturday night’s performance by…

 

Pioneering A New Paradigm Of Business Success

UPPER SCHOOL – All of the speakers for Chris Schuck’s Entrepreneurial Lecture series have quite literally…

Cold Day Stirs Warm Hearts At Country Day

ALL SCHOOL -- The Country Day campus took a wonderful step back in time Saturday as alumni from the classes of '67, '72, '82, '87, '92, '02  gathered to mingle with old friends, teachers and staff.

The event was heavily attended and the crowd lingered late into the…

Big Win For Torreys, Attieh

UPPER SCHOOL -- On Monday March 12, the Torreys hosted the Wolverines of Westview High ate the Del Mar Country Club. Westview had posted some solid early season scores but on this day the Torreys were too…

Jazz Band Went Jammin' Up North

UPPER SCHOOL -- During the Upper School Jazz Band trip to the Bay area last week, Country Day's music…

Rincon, Noted Choreographer, Brings Works To Country Day

UPPER SCHOOL -- The name Pat Rincon is well known in the San Diego area and beyond in the dance world. This wonderfully artistic and energetic choreographer has been commissioned…

Honors For Nelson, Demski At Awards Luncheon

ALL SCHOOL -- Country Day was well represented at the San Diego Business Journal…

 

Country Day Wins, Heads To State Championship

ONTARIO -- The Torrey Girls have taken another big step toward a state championship with a win over Serra High School today in Riverside County.

The final was 46-36 in a game that many believed could be the biggest challenge standing in front of the Torreys on their march to Sacramento…