Sacramento Country Day School

Our annual all-school flag raising event concluded an incredible first week of school. This year, we also wished a happy 60th birthday to our beloved Country Day!

Hard to believe 2004 was already 20 years ago! Where has the time gone? This chalk mural was one of the highlights that year...and we can't wait to see what art students come up with in honor of our 60th this year on Friday, October 4th!

Join us in welcoming our new Country Day Staffulty! What an incredible group of people to add to our campus. Check out Quicklinks on CavNET or peruse the website Staff Directory bios for more details about their exceptional backgrounds.

Welcome back,Cavaliers! We're looking forward to a great 60th Anniversary year ahead.🎒📚✏️

It's been great getting to meet everyone the last week. We're excited to see you tomorrow for the first day of school!

Our high school campus mural was completed and celebrated this month.

With financial support from alumni donors, a group of high school artists recently completed a mural in memory of Country Day graduate Diane Mark Frost. The mural in memory of Diane is located in a corner of the high school quad, between rooms 3 and 4. It covers two walls and celebrates her love of dance and cheerful color. Come out and take a peek!

Thank you to artists Mia Crowder '24, Kaitlyn Dias '24, Claire Gemmell '26, Sylvia Valverde '24, and Juliette Zuniga '24! And to Andy Cunningham and Melissa Uroff for their wise counsel.

Only seven days stand between us and the beginning of a new academic year! Our dedicated faculty is currently on campus preparing and creating enriching learning environments for an extraordinary year ahead. We all can't wait to welcome you back on campus next week!

SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, September 14 will be our Founders Day Family Picnic for current Country Day families to celebrate and kick off the school year as a community. Look for details in your back to school email!

Get ready for celebrating! Country Day is turning 60! As we gear up for our 60th anniversary this year, we're reminiscing about earlier days...like our 25th anniversary in 1989!

#1989

Country Day 8th Grader Lotte Hofmann had an amazing summer qualifying and competing in the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics in Texas! Lotte is currently placed 35th in the 200 hurdles and 23rd in the 100 hurdles in the country! Her age group is 13/14 so when compared with just 13 year olds, she is 7th in the country in the 200 hurdles and 5th in the 100 hurdles. This was Lotte’s first time competing in Junior Olympics and she loved her experience. Congratulations to Lotte!

Michelle Christian, joins Katie Deterding as our 2024/25 Parents' Association Co-Presidents! They have great plans in store for our community this year, and we thank them for their dedication to our families!

https://www.saccds.org/campus-life/parent-organizations/pa-welcome

The Summer Olympics comes to a close, but its just the beginning of sports excitement at Country Day. As we gear up for Fall sports, we are reminded by the Olympic spirit that athletics are an important part of the Country Day tradition!

We encourage all of our athletes not to limit themselves to the “one sport” mentality that is prevalent in high school athletics at other schools, and offer a no-cut policy for grades 5-JV, encouraging all students to participate and develop teamwork, sportsmanship, and character.

Here's what makes us #1:
- Most comprehensive program in our league
- Nearly 40 teams across 14 sports
- 80% of our students participate in athletics
- Many alumni go on to play in college

Go Cavaliers!

Olympic Volleyball is Game On! 🏐 Last fall, our High School Girls Volleyball team went undefeated as league champions and CIF Sac-Joaquin Section runners ups for the second year in a row. Kaitlyn Dias was named league MVP, played in the Sacramento Optimist All-Star game and was named her team's best player.

In the spring, Boys volleyball had their first season as a varsity sport in school history. "Setting" up for some fun days of Olympic and Cavaliers volleyball ahead!

LAST DAY TO VOTE! Sacramento Country Day School is up for Favorite Private School in the Education category for the Sac Bee's Sacramento Favorites! 🏆 Favorite Pre-School, Elementary, Middle and High School, also!

Our education philosophy is unique in Sacramento. We nurture empathy, integrity, and responsibility in a safe and supportive community that values kindness, respect, and civic engagement.

Spread the word, and get your final votes in today at VoteSacramento.com. Let's unite and share with our community just how amazing it is at Country Day!

Yahoo for Olympic Soccer, and Cavalier Soccer too!! The Country Day boys' team qualified for playoffs last season and fell in the first round to the #1 seed, and eventual Section Champion, Futures High School. The girls' team knocked Buckingham Charter out of playoff contention and Ella Martinelli led the team in goals with 7 on the season.

Also, in 2021-2022 our boy’s soccer team won their 13th league championship and 5th CIF Sac-Joaquin Section championship with a 17-1 record.

We're big fans at Country Day!⚽

The Middle School embraces the fun of the Country Day weight room with the elective that teaches the fundamentals of weight lifting and agility training to help our students grow as athletes. Olympic glory? You never know...

Basketball is always what's happening in the Country Day Benvenuti Gym! Our boy’s basketball team, led by Coach David Ancrum for the past 22 years, advanced to the postseason during the 2022-2023 season in the Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League. During the 2015-2016 CIF Section Championship game, the boys broke the record for points in a championship game for any division.

As part of the Sacramento Metropolitan Athletic League, the girls basketball team had a three year stretch of participation in the league playoffs from 2014-17.

Track and Field is pure Olympic excitement!

Our own High School Boys Track & Field team team had the highest unweighted team grade point average among CIF Sac-Joaquin Section schools, who submitted their rosters for the 2023-24 spring season. They received the Academic Champion Award in the category of Track & Field (Boys).

An outstanding group of Country Day 5th-8th Graders and High School students participate in multiple track and field events every year, including hurdles, sprints, and more.

Exciting news! Sacramento Country Day School has been nominated for Favorite Private School in the Education category for the Sac Bee's Sacramento Favorites! 🎉

Join us in rallying behind our school that champions critical thinking, creativity, and compassion in every student. Our students explore, improvise, and take risks as they discover and fully express themselves as individuals.

Cast your vote daily until August 9th at VoteSacramento.com and let's make our Cavalier voices heard!

Golf is exciting at an Olympic level, and on the PAL and CIF course tour too!

Our High School golf team finished second in the league. We had 5 individual golfers make it to the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Divisional Championship. We won the CIF Section Championship during the 2017-2018 season and have qualified for the tournament the past three years in a row. Country Day students from 5th- 12th grade participate on our teams, and who knows, an Olympic champion could be in our midst!

Swimming & Diving is an Olympic highlight!

Our girls' swim team won CIF Section titles in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. Those teams won numerous individual CIF Sac Joaquin Section championships, four individual CIF State championships and had four girls go on to swim at the NCAA Division 1 level. We continue the tradition with outstanding female swimmers at Country Day!

We may not sail or row like the Olympic greats, but Country Day motors our local waterways with solar power!

At SMUD's annual California Solar Regatta teams of students design, build and race their own solar powered boats. They are judged for speed, distance, maneuverability and more. This year, out of 12 teams, Country Day earned second place in the Sprint, third place in the Slalom, and second place in Endurance.

Fencing is On!

Country Day has long been the home of many incredible fencers. William Holz '24 will be fencing at Duke University next year. Irene Jung '25 finished her season this year as one of the top three fencers in the country and officially represented the United States in the 2024 Fencing World Championships in Saudi Arabia.

Country Day alumna Marigot Fackenthal ‘17 led Cornell’s Women’s Fencing Team as the Vice Captain in 2019, earned NCAA Fencing National Championship Institutional Alternate status and was inducted into Cornell University’s “400 Club” which honors varsity student-athletes who achieve perfect 4.0 semester grade point averages.

We are thrilled to announce that Sacramento Country Day School has been nominated for Favorite Private School in the Education category for Sacramento Favorites! 🏆 Each of our divisions are nominated separately as well!

Let's unite as a community to support our school that encourages critical thinking, creativity, and compassion in every student. Our inclusive community promotes equity and understanding through meaningful conversation that welcomes a variety of voices and celebrates individuality.

Voting runs through August 9 at VoteSacramento.com and you can vote daily. Help us spread the word!

Olympic Tennis is on, and Country Day loves tennis! Our tennis team completed a 16-0 undefeated league championship season this year. Henry Wilson won his third straight boys' individual CIF Sac-Joaquin Section title. Parker Byers and Delsyn Beaton also won the boys' doubles CIF Sac-Joaquin Section title. It was Byers second in a row.

We also celebrate past success when we had back to back individual boys’ CIF Section Champions for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 and also the boys’ doubles CIF Section Champion in 2022-2023.

Happy Opening Ceremonies Day to the 2024 Paris Olympics! In the spirit of the Olympics, we're going to spend the next few weeks sharing more about Athletics at Sacramento Country Day School.

to our spring Greek Olympics with our 6th Grade students. The annual Greek Olympics commences with a torch lighting ceremony to mark the start of the day. Students then compete in advisories representing their chosen city states in various events to mark the culmination of their study of ancient Greece.

We’ve had a blast this summer at Camp Cavalier! Camp comes to a close this week so we share thanks to our campers, our counselors and our staff for making it so special once again. Hope you can join us next year!

Wondering what makes Country Day High School feel so good for our students? We asked our recent graduates...

“Being able to be yourself in a safe space and show your weirdness is nice because everyone knows you and there is less judgment…there's not a toxic feeling of getting ahead.” - Juliette, Class of 2024

Voting is now open for Sacramento Bee's Best High School at VoteSacramento.com. Show your pride in Country Day- vote daily!

Calling all supporters of education excellence: Sacramento Country Day School is a nominee for Favorite Private School by the Sacramento Bee!! We are also nominated for Favorite Pre-School, Elementary, Middle and High School!

We take pride in delivering a one of a kind educational experience for our students. We challenge students to pursue academic and personal excellence as they develop and embrace their passion for learning. Our students thrive in a dynamic college preparatory program that fuels curiosity, instills confidence, and builds resilience.

Voting opens TODAY at noon at VoteSacramento.com. Show your school pride, and share this opportunity to vote with your community. You can vote daily through August 9!

If your Lower School student is looking for some artistic summer reading inspiration, try one of these excellent suggestions from Art Teacher Alma Ponce in addition to your summer reading lists.🎨📚