We asked our senior winter sport athletes what it means to play for SD—and their answers were more meaningful than we could have imagined.

The day before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King gave a speech...

How Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy continues to shape our values, our actions, and our shared responsibility.

Audrey M. ’26 earns a prestigious YoungArts Award for her original short film Patriot, placing her among the top 5% of young artists nationwide.

I spent New Year’s with some family friends. Their teenage son had just experienced his first heartbreak. And I shared with him some of my stories...

A 300-year-old text called the Hagakure was the classic guide for the Samurai. It includes advice on etiquette, swordsmanship, and a philosophy of unflinching action.
 
The text gives this advice on the rainstorm..

Hanukkah arrives at the darkest time of the year. The days are short. The nights are long. The world can feel heavy...

During the dark months of winter, cultures all around the world turn toward the light...

On the dark night of December 6, 1850, Sister Mary Goemaere stepped off the steamship Columbia. She had crossed an ocean, traveled for months, and arrived in the new state of California...

Every morning, I try to take a moment to remember all of the things I am grateful for: my family, my home, my work...

Upper School English and Journalism Teacher Rebecca Elegant explores love, loss, and authenticity in her new poetry collection Tell Me Something True; a collaboration born from friendship, art, and early-morning writing rituals.

This week is the start of our Thanksgiving Food Drive. For the next three weeks, students from our Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools will all be working together to collect food and learn about food justice.

I always keep an eye out for interesting animal stories. They teach us so much about different ways of being...

Today is Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. This holiday celebrates the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance...