Coordinated by the high school office, our internship program exposes our students to real workplaces, involves them in projects and research, and reinforces our mission of helping students to have positive relationships and respect for others. Credit-earning internships with professors at CSU Sacramento are coordinated by the Science Department.

Mock Trial at Sacramento Country Day School is a team academic competition where our students compete against some of the brightest and most articulate students in the state. It rewards teams and students who have worked to develop excellent public speaking skills, superior analytical skills, and the ability to think quickly on their feet. 

The High School Robotics team, "Hoot and Compute" #24123, is part of the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), an international robotics competition. FTC teams design, build, and program robots to navigate arenas, overcome obstacles, and complete specific challenges to score points. Each season features a unique Robot Game that tests students' creativity, engineering, and problem-solving skills.

The Octagon, Country Day's award-winning newspaper, is a yearlong journalism class devoted to producing both The Octagon (the high-school print newspaper published 8 times annually) and The Octagon online (www.scdsoctagon.net). Staffers receive instruction in writing and editing news, features, sports, reviews, and editorials for both print and the Web.

The Medallion is Country Day's award-winning yearbook, and this year-long class is devoted to its creation. Students learn to choose a theme, design layouts, research, write, and edit stories, photograph students and events, and master advanced computer skills necessary to complete yearbook production. 

DECA is a Career & Technical Student Organization that prepares students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, management, and entrepreneurship. DECA provides students with hands-on opportunities to explore business, marketing, entrepreneurship, and leadership through experiential learning.