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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
Money of the future?

Money of the future?

Mason Cooney, Copy Editor • February 15, 2019

Although Bitcoin is known as a potential moneymaker since it gained value by thousands of dollars in 2017, the currency was originally meant to be another form of money — the kind to pay for your Starbucks. Bitcoin,...

Freshman Alia Mogannam uses a saw to construct a piece of the set. The crew spends about 10 hours a week working on the show.

Crew prepares for spring musical

Grace Krumplitsch, Reporter • February 14, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE As actors rehearse for the spring musical, Love’s Labour’s Lost, crew members actively work backstage to sew costumes, build sets, and make props. “My job is to find and make all...

Sophomores Nina Sanchez and David Louie-Grover walk into the Flood Mansion, passing a notice of the upcoming public hearing on the school's application to increase student enrollment. The hearing was originally scheduled for Jan. 24 but has been postponed until April.

Growing up

Gabriella Vulakh, Web Editor • February 14, 2019

Convent & Stuart Hall is seeking approval from the City of San Francisco to change the Broadway Campus’ conditional use permit to increase enrolment by 200 students. “Over the next few years...

IF, THEN Computer science teacher Doug Grant shows the senior IB Computer Science class how to write recursive code in Java. The school recently awarded Grant the Niehaus Family President's Excellence Award and honored him as the namesake for an endowed Chair of Computer Science.

More than code

Gray Timberlake and Mason Cooney • February 14, 2019

After 50 years of teaching computer science and mathematics as well as leading Convent as head of school, Convent & Stuart Hall awarded Doug Grant the Niehaus Family President’s Excellence Award...

Sophomores Charlotte Ehrlich and Tabitha Parent brainstorm outlines for their Frankenstein essays during class today. The essay is due after Winter Break.

Sophomore English class begins first graded essay of the year

Amy Phipps, Reporter • February 13, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE  The sophomore English II class wrote outlines today for their first graded essay of the school year on the Gothic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.  New English teacher, Angelica...

French exchange student Jules His helps freshman Maddie Drda on her French assignment. His is visiting Convent & Stuart Hall for the next two weeks.

French exchange student visits campus

Madeline Thiara, Reporter • February 12, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE French exchange student Jules His who attends Institution de la Perverie in Nantes, France, is visiting Convent & Stuart Hall over the next two weeks. Sophomore Vincent Behnke who is...

Freshman Livi Webb-Purkis, in the role of Casca, stabs Caesar acted by Alina Kushner in the scene’s finale. The project provided the class time to practice their acting and directing skills.

Freshmen act out famous Shakespeare scene

Olivia Rounsaville, Reporter • February 11, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE As part of the Freshman English class’ unit on Shakespeare, students acted out Act 3 Scene 1 from Julius Caesar today. “Acting allows for a deeper interpretation of the characters...

Junior Jade Despanie and Senior Elias Garvey help set up the blood drive. The event was held in the Stuart Hall gym.

Students participate in school blood drive

Cassie Eskicioglu, City Life Editor • February 7, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Over 20 students signed up to participate in the school blood drive for Vitalant, a blood service provider.   “I think our school’s focus on service, volunteering, and the community...

Seniors Isabella Bermejo and Molly Brown eat lunch in the main hall while wearing multiple layers. Temperatures in San Francisco averaged around low 40s this week and even lead to snow on high peaks around the Bay Area.

Students bundle up as cold weather hits Bay Area

Jordan Russell, Sports Editor • February 6, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE With temperatures averaging low 40s this week, students are cranking up the heat at home and bundling up during classes and extracurriculars in parkas, trench coats, beanies and gloves. “I've...

The Mandarin class ate traditional Chinese food to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Mandarin teacher Yuhong Yao wanted to celebrate the holiday together as a class.

Mandarin class celebrates Lunar New Year

Sophia Aeby, Video Editor • February 5, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE The Mandarin class celebrated Chinese New Year today at a Chinese restaurant. “Today we celebrated the Lunar New Year,” Stuart Hall junior Neo Kounalakis said. “This event in addition...

Arce explains an in-class writing assignment with a prompt based on the drama to the class. The final draft will be due next week.

Juniors study Ancient Greek drama

Adele Bonomi, Senior Editor • February 4, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE International Baccalaureate Higher Level Year I English students have been analyzing and discussing the Sophocles' Ancient Greek drama King Oedipus and learning about Ancient Greek culture. “I...

Senior Poppy Cohen watches the video "50/50," which discusses women who have held and currently hold high political positions, during assembly. The assembly highlighted the importance of empathy.

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...

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