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California fires sparked by lightning strikes have been burning for a week. The smoke has hindered outdoor activity and social interaction.

Worsening air quality plagues Bay Area

Paige Retajczyk, Senior Reporter August 24, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE For students already dealing with limited social interactions, the declining air quality from the recent California fires creates a greater sense of isolation. Since the shelter-in-place...

Religion, Theology & Spirituality teacher Bryan Lorentz plays a melody on his guitar while waiting for the chapel to begin. The community attended chapel on a Webinar via Zoom where students participated using the “chat” or “raise hand” functions.

Students attend first chapel of the year

Elise Vulakh, Senior reporter August 21, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students gathered virtually for Convent and Stuart Hall’s first Chapel of the year. The gathering was focused on celebrating life, students virtually connecting in the midst of a global...

Routine-ing through quarantine

Tabitha Parent, Darcy Jubb, and Amelia Froyd-Kamrath August 20, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Wakeup, brush teeth, get dressed, coffee. Many students' daily routine begins with some variation of this chorus of activities, however, the shelter-in-place order has left students without...

Testing uncertainty affects college application process

Testing uncertainty affects college application process

Gabrielle Guido and Madeline Thiara August 20, 2020

Availability for standardized testing is causing uncertainty in the college admissions process as students struggle to find open testing locations during the coronavirus pandemic. Even when students sign...

There are over 5,762 fire incidents in California with the most recent fires on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19. The hot weather and lightning storms worsened the fires.

The heat is on

Alina Kushner, Senior Reporter August 19, 2020

California residents woke up this morning to clouds of ash outside their windows due to fires sparked by lightning strikes.  Smoke from fires as close as Monterey, Fresno and Sacramento have drifted...

Freshmen start high school, find community virtually

Grace Krumplitsch, Editor-in-Chief August 19, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE While many upperclassmen recall anxiously walking up the Flood Mansion’s marble staircase on their first day of high school and triple-checking that they were in the right classroom, the...

Puppy pals help combat isolation, loneliness from shelter-in-place

Charlotte Ehrlich, Adele Fratesi, and Nicole Klein August 19, 2020

With the continued shelter-in-place order, many San Franciscans are looking at adoption agencies to invite the presence of a furry friend into their hearts and homes to combat feelings of isolation and...

The modified schedule allows for less interaction  between students and faculty if classes are resumed on campus. The new plan features two 150 minute classes per day.

Administration implements new schedule

Madeline Thiara, Senior Reporter August 18, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students are adjusting to a new schedule to limit in-person contact between community members once students return to campus. The schedule features two 150-minute classes, five days a...

Seniors participate in alternative ‘graduation’

Mackenna Moslander and Elise Vulakh June 8, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE In order to follow the guidelines of the Department of Public Health, Convent held both virtual and individual in-person ceremonies for the Class of 2020. The individual diploma conferrels...

Students express their gratitude using the chat function on Zoom while staff member Jordan Lewis says farewell to the gathered community for the last time. Various images of flowers filled the virtual zoom backgrounds to represent the flower crowns worn in past years.

Students, faculty gather for 133rd annual Prize Day

Mackenna Moslander, Senior Reporter June 3, 2020

As the school year comes to an end, freshmen, sophomores, juniors and faculty gather over zoom for a final all school assembly to celebrate Prize Day. At the beginning of the ceremony, the class chairs...

We may never understand, but united we stand

We may never understand, but united we stand

June 2, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE A flood of virtual and real-life protests have surfaced in the days since the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin...

Colleges face reopening campus uncertainty

Colleges face reopening campus uncertainty

Grace Krumplitsch, Web Editor May 20, 2020

While Convent & Stuart Hall administrators are working closely with public health officials to plan potentially reopening campus this fall, many colleges and universities across the country are faced...

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