Monthly art workshop holds first meeting
Roxanne Comerford, Reporter
September 10, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE A new art workshop encourages members of the community to embrace the school year’s theme of grace. “HeART Hour” had its first meeting on Sept. 10 led by Visual Arts Department Chair Rachel McIntire. “I haven't really made the time to do art this summer, and I like the idea of hav...
Students audition for fall play, find community through theater
Darcy Jubb, Senior Reporter
August 27, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE The second round of auditions for Convent & Stuart Hall’s environmentally-themed Fall Play took place today over Zoom, providing students a chance to express their creativity through a prepared monologue. Students from Grades K-12 makeup Convent & Stuart Hall’s Theater Program,...
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 took place on campus and followed the contactless and appropriate distancing public health guidelines....
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 of each grade read out the names of every girl to celebrate their completion of an academic year. Usually, faculty ...
Season lost, memories celebrated
Adele Bonomi, Sports Editor
May 20, 2020
As I rounded the bend at Kezar Stadium in the 200-meter dash on March 6, I did not know that those last 100 meters to the finish line would be the last of my high school track career. The administration suspended athletic practices and competitions on March 9 due to a public health concern over COVID-...
Shelter in place prompts behavioral shift in pets
Clara Bonomi, Reporter
May 7, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE Six weeks into San Francisco's shelter-in-place order requiring many people to spend more time in their homes, pet guardians have noticed a shift in their furry friends’ behavior. “[My dog] has had a lot more energy now that my whole family is here at home,” freshman Melanie K...
Juniors, seniors celebrate prom from home
Elise Vulakh, Reporter
April 28, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE Juniors and seniors found ways to celebrate prom either virtually or in small groups while practicing social distancing guidelines on Saturday. Senior Abby Widjanarko dressed up in her blush colored lace dress and recreated prom at home with friends. “I was really disappointed...
Teens use humor to cope with current pandemic
Madeline Thiara, Components Editor
March 30, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE Teenagers are using social networking apps such as TikTok, Twitter and Instagram to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic through humor, even though many posts make light of certain aspects of the outbreak. One meme discusses how during the boredom of social distancing many people are exploring ...
Zooming into learning
Gabrielle Guido, Senior Reporter
March 18, 2020
This story was updated on March 19, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. and revised for clarity. After Monday’s shelter-in-place announcement for Bay Area citizens to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by restricting outings to essential trips, students are finding themselves at home, video conferencing into digital...
Dialogue training with students, parents helps to prepare for Cor Unum week
Elise Vulakh, Reporter
March 4, 2020
Some students and teachers who attended last year's dialogue training in April and the Student Diversity Leadership Conference gathered with members of the parents association to discuss how to engage with one another in a spirit of constructive understanding. The conversation built off of the topics dis...
Students use dress code to protest racism, sexual misconduct
Gabrielle Guido, Senior Reporter
March 2, 2020
Girls from all grades wore yoga pants, ripped jeans and T-shirts to bring attention to community issues that many members of the student body said need to be addressed by the school administration on Monday. Following an email sent to parents by President Ann Marie Krejcarek over Winter Break tha...
Student body observes Ash Wednesday
Alina Kushner, Reporter
February 26, 2020
The Convent & Stuart Hall community observed Ash Wednesday with an assembly at the Pine Octavia campus at which students received ashes on their foreheads and wrote an intention for the Lenten Season. Ash Wednesday is a Christian holiday representing sacrifice and reflection marking the be...
Nina Gutierrez, Reporter
October 22, 2020 • No Comments
The “Mater” painting that hangs in Sacred Heart schools around the world was the first of nine other portraits of Mary that Pauline Perdrau created throughout her life,...
Spirit Committee creates TikTok competition
October 22, 2020
New spirit committee leads school assembly
October 16, 2020
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