Studying abroad cultivates personal interests

Asha Khanna, Copy Editor

May 23, 2017

Filed under Features, Sacred Heart

While some were swimming or tanning, junior Annabelle Leung spent four weeks last summer in Beijing, visiting historical sites like the Great Wall of China and Forbidden City and taking Mandarin classes to improve her fluency. “I adapted super quickly to being in China and away from home because I w...

Setting up for success

Neely Metz, Features Editor

May 18, 2017

Filed under Features, Sacred Heart

As President Trump wrapped up his highly anticipated first 100 days last month, seniors made their final deposits at their respective colleges, and began planning their academic future. While the Senior Class won’t be dismantling America’s health care system, implementing new policies or threatening...

Learning around the world

May 11, 2017

Filed under Features, Sacred Heart

While most are planning to spend their summers vacationing, volunteering, working or with friends and family, a few members of the Convent community will embark on student exchanges throughout the Schools of the Sacred Heart Network and live with host families for extended stays this summer break. “I’m...

Former US Poet Laureate speaks to community

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor

May 10, 2017

Filed under Breaking News, News, Sacred Heart

The school community heard a two-time United States Poet Laureate share his thoughts on men who wear snoods, lanyards, Irish spiders, the British and breakfast at a special assembly and evening reading today. Poet Billy Collins, dubbed “the most popular poet in America,” visited campus, reading several of his poems at a daytime assembly, answering questions from S...

Helping hands

India Theriot, News Editor

May 9, 2017

Filed under Features, Sacred Heart

For seniors who were experiencing difficulty deciding between colleges, reaching out for direct help was as easy as sending a text or having a phone call with an alumna who was in the same position only a few years earlier. “Grace reached out to me a couple months ago when she was deciding between a ...

Five ways to fight ‘senioritis’

Lisabelle Panossian, Editor-in-Chief

May 4, 2017

Filed under A & E, Features, Sacred Heart

The Senior Class may possess lessened motivation to complete large-scale class projects or study for final exams as many colleges released decisions and the final semester of the school year comes to a close — a time when an issue many former and current high school seniors could identify with ari...

Soccer team heads to league playoffs

Cece Giarman

May 1, 2017

Filed under Breaking News, News, Sacred Heart, Sports & Fitness

With cleats, water bottles, and shin guards ready to go, the soccer team began preparations today for their league playoff game of the season, scheduled for Tuesday, May 2. “On Saturday, our team went for a group run at Ocean Beach to focus on our fitness and today we are going to go over tactic...

New security cameras to monitor restrooms

Grace Ainslie, Assistant Sports Editor

April 29, 2017

Filed under A & E, Breaking News, News, Sacred Heart

A security camera, mounted on the wall of the second and third floor hallways outside of the girls’ restroom, is a new feature installed in an attempt to discover who is vandalizing the restrooms. An unknown person has repeatedly thrown rolls of toilet paper into the toilets, creating difficulties f...