Almaden Country Day School

What a week in Virginia!

Our speech and debate team has returned from the NSDA National Tournament with a record-breaking eight national awards. Competing against nearly 200 schools and some of the strongest speakers in the country, our students rose to the challenge and delivered outstanding performances across several events.

Congratulations to:
Anvika | 11th Place in Declamation
Eliana & Scott | 12th Place in Duo Interpretation
Sabina | Quarterfinalist in Original Oratory
Anvika | Quarterfinalist in Humorous Interpretation
Patrik | Octafinalist in Original Oratory
Finn | Octafinalist in Original Oratory
Fatima | Octafinalist in Original Oratory

Congratulations to all of our competitors, coaches, and families on an amazing season and even better finish!

Our girls flag football season ended last week with all teams being home a trophy. Congratulations to our 8th grade team for taking 3rd place in the SVAL A division. Our 7th/8th team took 2nd in the A division, and in the first year of the SVAL C division, our 5th/6th team finished 2nd. Congratulations to all our teams for a great season!

Congratulations to our volleyball teams on a great season. Our 8th graders finished 3rd in the SVAL A division, our 5th/6th team finished 4th in the SVAL C division, and our 7th graders were the undefeated SVAL B division champions.

As part of their ocean unit, Kindergarteners visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium where they first took part in the lab to learn about the rocky shore habitat of many ocean animals. After expert guided learning, they were to off to explore the rest of the aquarium using their scientist senses like sight, hear, smell, and touch. What’s your favorite part of the aquarium?