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History teacher Michael Stafford lip-syncs during the advisor costume contest. Stafford, along with numerous other advisors, were dressed up by their advisees as Christmas-related figures as a part of the four-hour holiday celebration.

Half-day holiday celebration ends semester

Arianna Nassiri, Reporter December 20, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE With finals having come to a close, students and faculty celebrated the end of the semester with a half-day Christmas-themed assembly and PAWS activities, organized by the sophomore class...

Working around sexual harassment

Working around sexual harassment

Mason Cooney, Features Editor December 18, 2017

The viral hashtag “#MeToo” has become a movement, as stories of dozens of women coming forward with allegations of sexual harassment continue to dominate headlines. But the issue of harassment goes...

Spanish teacher Mary Bicanic leads the high school Spanish classes in singing El Burrito Sabanero  while juniors Darrean Loy, Kiki Apple and Delaney Tobin play the instruments. The majority of the high school students take Spanish as a foreign language class.

Community celebrates annual tradition

Sophia Aeby and Arianna Nassiri December 15, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent & Stuart Hall celebrated the nearly century-old tradition Noëls in the Herbert Center with songs sung in four different languages — Latin, French, Spanish and Mandarin. Students,...

Sophomore Jade Despanie drives the lane against a Lincoln High School player. The Cubs played Branson High School the second day of the tournament.

School hosts first basketball tournament

Laura Mogannam, In-House Media Editor December 15, 2017

Convent High School hosted the 4th Annual Hoops vs. Cancer Classic basketball tournament for the first time this past weekend, inviting high school teams from across the Bay Area to play to raise money...

Freshman Sarah Barnes and sophomore Malinalli Cervantes study for final exams during their F block free period. Finals will continue through Tues. 19.

Semester final exams begin

Gabriella Vulakh, Senior Reporter December 14, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Today was the first of four final exam days, with students taking E and F Period finals. The finals schedule includes two, two-hour testing times per day which began this morning and...

SHCOG responds

Cassie Eskicioglu, Senior Reporter December 14, 2017

Last month’s visiting team from the Sacred Heart Commission on Goals commended the student experience while recommending more time for planning, connecting among faculty and staff, and finding ways to...

Junior Molly Brown asks two Convent Elementary students to show her how their sound maker works during After School Program. Brown works at ASP every Tuesday after school.

Doing double duty

Grace Ainslie, News Editor December 14, 2017

Although having a job during the school year can cause teens to stress over finding a balance with classwork, sports practice and extracurriculars, working on-campus can alleviate some of those issues. “Over...

Up in smoke

Up in smoke

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief December 14, 2017

Despite the Surgeon General’s Warnings on packs of cigarettes and anti-cigarette campaigns, many young smokers are starting nicotine habits through JUULs, a type of e-cigarette available in multiple...

Alumna Bianka Quintanilla-Whye and teammate Paul Watkins hold newly-born chicks hatched in poultry farmer Boureima Kabres traditionally-powered incubator in Burkina Faso. Their team from Stanford University worked in Kabres shop assembling a solar powered incubator they designed.

Improving the egg-conomy

Gabriella Vulakh, Senior Reporter December 14, 2017

A team of five mechanical engineers from Stanford University, including a Convent alumna, are designing and constructing a solar-powered, poultry egg incubator for Burkina Faso, one of West Africa’s...

Junior Anna Doggett lays out gingerbread men to prepare for the Santa Fest holiday fundraiser at the Generals Residence in Fort Mason. Children of Shelters runs the annual event in the Presidio for local homeless children.

Giving during the holidays

Mason Cooney, Features Editor December 14, 2017

Volunteers clamor to serve meals at soup kitchens or package food at local food banks as the holidays approach, while less popular organizations in San Francisco are overlooked and left with little assistance....

Juniors Emma Kob, Molly Brown, and Amelia Estes participate in a Kahoot quiz before their physics class. The Kahoot reviewed topics they had gone over earlier in the semester as a refresher.

Teachers set aside time to help students review for finals

Mary Perez, Senior Reporter December 12, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE As the semester comes to a close, students have begun studying for finals with the support of their teachers. “It’s been pretty nice to have a few days to review with study guides...

Simple Gifts board member Asha Khanna teaches new board member Bella Shea how to sell candy grams. The profits will go a fashion show which will raise money for the non-profit organization Every Mother Counts.

Simple Gifts candy gram sale begins

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter December 12, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Simple Gifts began selling Candy Grams this week to fund their annual fashion show in the Spring. The club plans to donate all of the funds from the show to the nonprofit organization...

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