Spartanburg Day School

Getting kicked out of physics class or laughing at others getting kicked out of physics class is a signature remembrance for many Upper Schoolers at SDS. Some occasionally get kicked out, some get kicked out frequently and have surpassed that. But who is the best of them all? Who has surpassed everyone in getting kicked out the most?

There has been a lot of talk in the news and on social media about the government shutdown and funding for “the wall” on the border between the United States and Mexico. Although most of us are aware that there is a shutdown, the process that leads to a government shutdown may not be clear to everyone.

It may come as a surprise to some that the diet of the average astronaut is more than the crunchy freeze dried ice cream we all ate as kids. Astronauts must eat a balanced diet in order to complete their celestial duties and perform to the best of their abilities; a diet consisting solely of ice cream isn’t going to cut it.

I don’t know about you, but I was incredibly disappointed to hear that Dottie’s Toffee was leaving their downtown location on the corner of Main and Broad St. However, I’m always looking for new lunch spots in Spartanburg, so when I heard that Le Spice was moving into this space, I was excited to check it out.

To many, the Dent Center is a refuge among the deluge of schoolwork on campus; to others, it may just be the place we convene in the mornings before classes. As the former type, I want to enlighten the latter on what’s going on behind the doors of the art rooms, the reason the chairs are always rearranged in the gallery, and the indiscernible melodies that emerge from the end of the hall.

This summer, SDS students Caroline Wall, Amelia Hrebenar, Sophie Russel, and Marisa Boyd worked together with other teens from Spartanburg County to plan a youth empowerment summit. 

The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival or the Moon Festival is on August the fifteenth in the lunar calendar, which is on September the twenty fourth this year. Like many other festivals, the Mid-Autumn Festival has legends behind it, too. One of the most famous stories is called The Goddess Chang’e Flying to The Moon.

The Brooklyn Art Library is the largest collection of sketchbooks in the world. And, guess what? You can be a part of this collection, too!

Everyone has heard the saying “A cat always lands on its feet.” While often true, this saying does not answer the question of “Why?” Why do cats always land on their feet? Humans certainly cannot do this, so what makes a cat so special?