Assembly touches on empathy, leadership
Laura Mogannam, Managing Editor
February 1, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students discussed the qualities of being a leader, specifically empathy and kindness, after watching two videos on the topic during assembly. The first video titled “Empathy” gave stories of patients and family members in a hospital while prompting watchers to imagine standing in others’ shoes. “It made me tear ...
New app to promote wellness
Josephine Rozzelle, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2018
With the goal of bringing awareness to mental health, Convent & Stuart Hall has paired up with three developers to create and develop an app to help teens manage and maintain their mental wellness. The Atlas team — made up of co-founders Max Savage, Justin Lai and Dipa Halder — and Convent ...
Assembly teaches about physical, mental health
Josephine Rozzelle and Cece Giarman
September 7, 2018
While class workloads and extracurricular demands increase, faculty members from the student support team led the community in the first of a series of wellness assemblies this morning. “We decided as a school last spring that wellness was a topic that was important enough to build in time for,...
Time to speak up
February 8, 2018
A seemingly average lesson with a popular San Francisco-area driving instructor turned into an uncomfortable situation for Ellie Miller Hall ’07 when he told her to pull into a rest stop off of the highway to observe traffic patterns. “We got out of the car, went up there, talked about it, and th...
Presentation points to signs and responses to suicidal behavior
Mason Cooney, Reporter
March 13, 2017
Instead of the usual Monday gathering in the Mary Mardel, RSCJ, chapel, students gathered in Syufy Theatre to learn about identifying and responding to signs of suicide. Tayler Lim, San Francisco Suicide Prevention youth and weekend coordinator, encouraged students to utilize the organization’s 24-ho...
Options for teens on Halloween limited by oversexualization
Julia-Rose Kibben, Managing Editor
October 26, 2016
Psychologists and social science researchers are recognizing a shift in Halloween culture “from scary to sexy,” as girl’s costumes morph from innocent animals and pop culture figures to sexualized options that portray these characters as alluring and unrealistic. “It looks like the norm is not to be weari...
Upperclassmen educated on healthy habits
Grace Ainslie, Senior Reporter
December 10, 2015
Upperclassmen were encouraged to take deep breaths during a stress management presentation for the Junior and Senior Wellness program held last Thursday in the Den. “I wanted to see if there were any tips that I don’t already know or that I haven’t been told about,” senior Nora Hanak, who elec...
Health and Wellness brings stress reduction tips to upperclassmen
Lisabelle Panossian, Web & Social Media Editor
December 3, 2015
Juniors and seniors filled the Den and received a presentation on methods for stress today with finals week being two weeks away. “It’s good to know how to meditate, escape my thoughts and find peace,” senior Kristin Weinman said. “Coming in and listening to stress relieving methods is helpfu...
Adele Bonomi, Sports Editor
August 17, 2019 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE All seniors met with college admissions representatives to work on their Common Application Essay and get a head start on any other supplements required in the...
Students take part in leadership training with alumna
August 14, 2019
Ceremony celebrates excellence in academics, service
June 5, 2019
June 5, 2019