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  • To Read The Octagon, Please View The PDF: On the right, "Click to Download PDF Version of this Paper"

    Tuesday, November 20, 2007 By: The Octagon

    Due to technical difficulties, The Octagon will upload individual stories online after Thanksgiving break. In the meantime, we thank you for your patience and ask that you please download the PDF vers

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  • Electrical fire in P.E. office smolders overnight

    Monday, November 26, 2007 By: Miles Bennett-Smith

    Nobody smelled the smoke. That is, not until coach David Ancrum entered the gym early on Nov. 8 for his basketball training.

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  • Stolen bass comes home

    Monday, November 26, 2007 By: Parul Guliani

    All is calm in the suburban neighborhood. A gentle breeze blows, causing the multi-colored trees to rustle. A swing hangs in the lawn of the house on Farmgate Way.Parked in front is a shiny silver Sub

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  • Gaudy and expensive? Then Gotham’s got it!

    Monday, November 26, 2007 By: Nicole Antoine

    Coco Chanel may have said “Look in the mirror before you leave the house and take off one accessory,” but judging by its gaudy inventory, Beyond Gotham took these famous words and threw them out the w

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  • Novel’s long on sex, short on originality

    Monday, November 26, 2007 By: Anna Ellison

    A girl is sprinting towards the port-a-potties at a high school football game when she slips and face plants into the mud. Covered in dirt, she looks up to see a tall, slender blond boy with amazing e

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  • Playoffs end on wrong side of draw

    Monday, November 26, 2007 By: Andy Furillo

    The boys’ soccer team’s hopes of a Sac-Joaquin section title repeat were dashed in a heartbreaking shootout loss to Big Valley Christian in the section semifinals on Nov. 8.

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  • More sports kill JV basketball teams

    Monday, November 26, 2007 By: Omar Eltorai

    In the 14 sports that Country Day offers, there are only four junior varsity teams this year: boys’ soccer, girls’ volleyball, swimming and diving.

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  • Teacher Chris Millsback: to infinity and beyond!: Students spot look-alikes among peers, teachers, cartoons, celebrities

    Monday, November 26, 2007 By: Hayden Winfield

    There are fair odds that somewhere in the world, you have a double.

    But what are the odds that so many faculty and students have found pairs in the same area?

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  • Sacto savors cupcake fad

    Monday, November 26, 2007 By: Jillian DePoy

    It’s smaller than a cake, bigger than a cookie, but just as delicious as both and becoming quite the trend. Cupcake boutiques are an overnight craze that has finally come to Sacramento.In the last fe

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  • WHEN STRESS ATTACKS: Students under pressure use creative methods to battle anxiety

    Monday, November 26, 2007 By: Mike Needham

    Senior Omar Eltorai bites his nails until his fingertips bleed.This is one of the many ways students at SCDS relieve stress daily. While stress is very common in high school, especially for juniors an

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Issue Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Issue: Vol. XXXI, No. 3 Last Update: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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Electrical fire in P.E. office smolders overnight
Monday, November 26, 2007 By Miles Bennett-Smith
Nobody smelled the smoke. That is, not until coach David Ancrum entered the gym early on Nov. 8 for his basketball training.
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To Read The Octagon, Please View The PDF: On the right, "Click to Download PDF Version of this Paper"
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 By The Octagon
Due to technical difficulties, The Octagon will upload individual stories online after Thanksgiving break. In the meantime, we thank you for your patience and ask that you please download the PDF vers
full story 
Stolen bass comes home
Stolen bass comes home
Monday, November 26, 2007 By Parul Guliani
All is calm in the suburban neighborhood. A gentle breeze blows, causing the multi-colored trees to rustle. A swing hangs in the lawn of the house on Farmgate Way.Parked in front is a shiny silver Sub
full story 
Election ’08first-time voters want their voices to be heard
Monday, November 26, 2007 By Anna Ellison
As the highly anticipated 2008 presidential election approaches, seniors and even some juniors are gearing up to vote for the first time.With popular television shows like “The Daily Show” and “The Co
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Megan Gage, ’03, changes her life’s tune
Monday, November 26, 2007 By Michael Lewis
Last April, the spotlight was on Megan Gage, ‘03. The cafeteria at American River College (ARC) was filled with attentive listeners as a band quietly played a Latin jazz tune. In a friendly, yet sooth
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