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The Broadview
The student news site of Convent of the Sacred Heart High School

The Broadview
The student news site of Convent of the Sacred Heart High School

The Broadview
Farmer Bill Crepps of the farm Everything Under the Sun sells his dried fruit to a customer at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Crepps farms his fruits and vegetables using sun-drying methods that achieve organic status and employ sustainable methods.

Organic, sustainable, GMO?

Charlotte Ehrlich, Web Editor • October 7, 2019

Strolling down the colorful aisles of Whole Foods on the corner of Franklin and California streets, displays stocked with strawberries, tomatoes and blueberries that are labeled “organic,” “sustainable”...

Sophomores Finley Simon and Takohui Asdorian dribble at practice on Syufy Court. Field hockey practices four times a week.

New fall sport debuts

Mackenna Moslander and Alina Kushner • October 3, 2019

Some athletes who are not running cross-country races, spiking volleyballs over the net or sailing across the Bay are racing down the field with sticks playing field hockey, Convent’s newly-introduced...

History teacher Michael Stafford reads a document about proper citations to the class. The goal of this activity was to further explain academic integrity.

Sophomores learn about citations

Paige Retajczyk, Reporter • October 3, 2019

History teacher Michael Stafford took time out of class today to explain how to use footnotes and how to cite sources correctly for an upcoming project. Students learned how to put sources into Chicago...

Convent and Stuart Hall students of all four grades ride the bus to their H period class. This was the first bus departing from the Broadway Campus at 1:33 after either late lunch or a G period class.

Students adapt to new bus schedule

Mackenna Moslander, Reporter • October 1, 2019

Along with the change in class and lunch times, the bus schedule has also shifted for the 2019-2020 school year. Buses run from the Broadway campus to the Pine-Octavia campus and back during passing periods...

Students talk to campus representative Zoë Hinks about the Project Green Challenge. The challenge runs in the month of October and includes various eco-friendly challenges and prizes.

Project Green Challenge offered to community

Alina Kushner, Reporter • September 26, 2019

Convent students had the opportunity to sign up for the Project Green Challenge today during Collaboration and lunch as a way to help the environment.  Participants in the project in the project receive...

Coaches Spencer Irwin and Elena DeSantis address potential soccer participants about the program. The purpose of this meeting was to provide students with essential information about the upcoming season.

Soccer players attend introduction meeting

Gabrielle Guido, Senior Reporter • September 25, 2019

Students hoping to play girls’ soccer during the winter gathered together in a pre-season meeting this morning in Siboni.  Prospective players from all grades attended the meeting at Convent this...

Anthoney Reyes’ advisory discusses Greta Thunberg and her thoughts on environmental issues. The discussion continued from last week's meeting where students watched videos about climate change.

Advisories discuss climate change

Elise Vulakh, Reporter • September 23, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students gathered in advisory groups to share their opinions on environmental issues in response to the 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s address to world leaders. The...

Sophomores Clementine Mohun and Anneli Dolan work on their class banner. Students worked on banners all week during lunch.

Students anticipate dance

Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter • September 20, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE After the pep rally last Friday and a week of themed dress days, students prepare to celebrate homecoming festivities this weekend. “I’m really excited for the dance and getting to...

Freshman Isabella Rovettil and English teacher Mark Botti review her poem. The poems were inspired by Native American poetry.

Freshmen explore identities

Adele Fratesi, Reporter • September 17, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen students concluded their unit on poetry in English with Identity Projects, a poem and a video encapsulating various aspects of their identity. “I wanted to create a project...

Seniors cheer for their representatives in the relay race. The pep rally, led by the Student Council, included many school spirited games and activities.

Student body participates in pep rally

Madeline Thiara, Components Editor • September 15, 2019

Students and faculty gathered in the gym on the Pine-Octavia campus Friday morning for an all-school pep rally led by Student Council. The event included school-spirited activities in anticipation of Spirit...

Junior Kate Baker and senior Ben Ullyot meet with a representative from the University of Chicago in the gallery. They discussed campus life and the application process.

College reps visit campus

Grace O'Reilly, Senior Reporter • September 15, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Five colleges visited campus to give upperclassmen an opportunity to learn more about the admissions process on Friday. The University of Denver, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Northeastern...

Sophomore Lily Peta asks history teacher Michael. Stafford a question about the early colonists. The class consisted of both discussion and writing time.

Sophomores learn about colonization

Olivia Rounsaville, Reporter • September 11, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE To end the unit on Early Colonization in the Americas, sophomores in United States History are researching different groups of people in America during colonial times. "I decided to choose...

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