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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
Franz Kafka’s passport photo was taken in Prague between 1915 and 1916. Born into a middle-class, Jewish family, Kafka began work at the Workers Insurance Company around the time of the photograph, a change that complicated the extent of his creative career and contributed to the complexity and melancholy nature that often characterizes depictions of the famed author.

Bound to Kafka

Sophina Duong, Reporter • November 11, 2025

Due to his impact on modern literature and the brute realism of his work, Franz Kafka was honored through the Franz Kafka Exhibition in The Morgan Library & Museum in Nov. 2024. As the calendar approaches...

The International Space Station was built to perform many difficult yet necessary maneuvers, including the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour’s undocking from the station’s Harmony module. Over 100 crewed spacecrafts have visited the space station since the year 2000.

The International Space Station goes dark

Anisha Pradhan, Reporter • November 10, 2025

Sunday, Nov. 2 marked two major milestones for the International Space Station: 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the space station, and the announcement of the station’s official retirement...

This is what girls flag football looks like. The girl in the green jersey is trying not to get her flag pulled by the ones in the white jerseys.

Girls’ flag football is changing the game

Kennedy Teng, Reporter • November 6, 2025

Girls flag football has become a hot topic. The CIF (California’s Interscholastic Federations) voted unanimously on Feb. 3, 2023 to add girls flag football to school athletics. Not only is it blowing...

Daylight Saving Time (not Daylight Savings Time, contrary to popular belief) is a practice that was originally created to accommodate the amount of daylight with each new season, but is now debated on a political level.

Shifting the clocks

Bennet Pryor-Lorentz, Reporter • November 5, 2025

Did you wake up this Sunday feeling more rested than usual? That is likely because Daylight Saving Time began this past weekend. Every year on the first Sunday of Nov, every clock is either manually or...

This is the 2025 San Francisco “I Voted!” sticker. It is sent to all San Francisco voters along with their mail-in ballot, and is given out at polling places on voting day. This sticker was the winner of a design contest with 501 submissions, and it was designed by Hollis C.

Prop 50 at the polls

Lizzie Eschelbach, Reporter • November 4, 2025

On Tuesday Nov. 4, California voters across the state cast their votes. There is only one issue on the ballot in this year’s special election: Proposition 50. At the time of reporting, polls have closed...

Warriors are off on a roll with Stephen Curry leading them into victory. They make this season a bang by trading new players and winning their games.

Warriors wind-up

Masha Kushner, Reporter • October 30, 2025

Over the past two weeks, the Golden State Warriors have officially started their season. With four wins and two losses, the Warriors are off to a great start, and Stephen Curry is leading the way. Every...

Students processed one by one up to the altar to place a flower. The flowers used were vibrant marigolds that are believed to guide the souls of the departed back to the land of the living.

Dia de los Muertos returns

Caroline Kontrabecki, Senior Reporter • October 29, 2025

Every year at the start of November, people across Latin America and the US celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead” in English. This holiday originated in Mexico and involves celebrating...

Hurricane Melissa approaches, impacting the livelihood of thousands in the Caribbean. It is predicted to be one of the strongest storms on record.

Hurricane hostility

Sophia Cuperstein, International Editor • October 28, 2025

Hurricane Melissa was identified as a Category 5 storm and made landfall on  Oct. 28, 2025. It has since weakened to a Category 3 storm but has already displaced 15,000 people in New Hope, Jamaica. “Even...

The Galerie d'Apollon is where the Crown Jewels are held and where the heist took place. The last Louvre heist took place in 1998 where they stole a painting that has never been recovered.

Louvre heist

Sloane Ginocchio, Reporter • October 27, 2025

On Oct. 19, four thieves dressed as construction workers stole eight pieces of the French Crown Jewels from the Galerie d'Apollon of the Louvre in Paris, France. These jewels are valued at around 102 million...

Haruka explained that as a dancer, she has received a stage name marking exemplary achievement in Japanese traditional name. Stage names are registered with the government and allow her to be recognized among the dance world.

Glance at Japanese dance

Seneca Moeller, Reporter • October 23, 2025

This Wednesday, Convent and Stuart Hall had a beautiful traditional Japanese dance performance and learning presentation. This performance was conducted by Haruka Tsuzaki Lau, a student from the international...

Singer-songwriter, Lorde performed at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. She captivated her audience by singing many hit songs including, “Royals”, “Ribs”, and “Man of the Year”.

Lorde dazzles the Bay Area

Laine Davis, Reporter • October 21, 2025

On Oct. 19, Lorde came back to the Bay Area for a one-night-only concert at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. With her last performance in the Bay in 2022, fans packed the outdoor venue to hear the soulful...

The Varsity Golf team holds practices and home matches at Harding Park golf course. At the range or on the nine hole Fleming Course, Cubs practice four times a week.

Cubs Golf

Juliette Wu, Features Editor • October 20, 2025

Today, the Convent Varsity Golf team came in second place in the Bay Area Conference (BAC) League Championships. After a successful regular season going 14 wins and two losses, the Varsity girls also placed...

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