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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

Villaseñor engages students by asking interactive questions and hearing students' responses. The topics he discussed included algorithms, police profiling, Gerrymandering, self driving cars and the ethics behind AI.

Presenter teaches juniors about algorithms, artificial intelligence

Adele Bonomi, Senior Reporter January 19, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent & Stuart Hall juniors gathered in the Williams Library today to hear John Villaseñor, senior fellow at the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings,  present about artificial...

Seniors Rachel Cramer and Sophie Mack complete a blood spatter lab in physics. Students in all sciences completed labs relating to Forensics as part of an IB Science requirement.

IB seniors complete forensic simulations

Mason Cooney, Copy Editor January 16, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE International Baccalaureate seniors solved simulated murder cases in class as part of an interdisciplinary science activity required by the IB Programme. “I did a lab that investigated...

Junior Isabelle Paul looks online to register for the ACT. After taking the PSAT and practice ACT, Paul has decided to take the ACT.

Juniors attend testing workshop

Gray Timberlake, Senior Reporter January 16, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Juniors participated in a full-day ACT and SAT test preparation day yesterday with Compass Education Group. Compass brought in team members for three sessions, math and science strategies,...

Freshmen Avery Stout and James O’Leery talk with Ninth Grade Chair Sarah Garlinghouse about their assignment for the second half of “Freshman Success”. The day began with group discussions and ended with coed jobs to help out faculty.

Freshmen participate in all day bonding activities

Madeline Thiara, Reporter January 14, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen convened in the Little Theater this morning to engage in group discussions and other bonding exercises for their second “Freshmen Success” of the school year. “Today...

Students from the class of 2019 jump off the waterfall after a day of hiking and horseback riding in Costa Rica. Current sophomores plan to partake in similar adventures next week including ziplining, service activities, and horseback riding.

Sophomores prepare for Costa Rica trip

Jordan Russell and Cassie Eskicioglu, Sports Editor and City Life Editor January 9, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent and Stuart Hall sophomores attended their final Costa Rica meeting last night before embarking on their week-long trip this Saturday. They will arrive back to San Francisco on Jan....

Juniors Arianna Nassiri and Phoebe Froeb discuss with one another in chapel during an activity. Students and faculty shared who they spent their break with and how that person impacted them.

Students and faculty start the new year with chapel

Sophia Aeby, Video Editor January 7, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent kicked off the new year with chapel to recenter and calm students and faculty for the start of the second semester. Chapel was led by Head of School Rachel Simpson and Chair of...

Laurie Pomeranz, the teacher advisor of Knight Light, hands junior Sofia Telfer a hot chocolate before A Period finals. The Knight Light club provided beverages and snacks for students on the Pine-Octavia campus to ease stress before finals.

Wellness club brings finals goodies

Mason Cooney, Copy Editor December 17, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE An abundance of Lucky Charms, muffins and hot chocolate greeted students who walked onto the Pine-Octavia Campus this morning for their A Period finals. “I got hot chocolate before...

Juniors Margaret Millar, Zoë Forbes and Julianna Ovalle crowd over a computer to see the news about the bomb threats. Students in HL Global Politics discussed the issues in class.

Bay Area bomb threat hoax concerns students and faculty

Sophia Aeby, Senior Reporter December 14, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE An email sent out by Life Director Michael Buckley warned students about police activity around Laurel, Presidio and Pacific Heights neighborhoods yesterday afternoon. “My initial reaction...

Freshman Amelia Abernethy logs out and deletes Snapchat from her phone. Abernethy is one of the many people who decided to delete the app since it distracted her from studying and doing homework.

Students delete addictive social media app for finals week

Madeline Thiara, Reporter December 11, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students are deleting Snapchat from their phones to reduce screen time while preparing and studying for final exams. “Deleting Snapchat was a great decision for me because I spent a...

California on fire

California on fire

Josephine Rozzelle, Editor-in-chief December 11, 2018

While the Camp Fire in Butte County made state history last month as the most destructive and deadliest fire to ever burn in California, scientists believe it is just one of the effects caused by shifts...

Junior Arianna Nassiri tapes snowflakes on the wall outside of the Syufy Theater for the art show. The exhibit will open on Dec. 12.

IB students prepare for art show

Amy Phipps, Reporter December 10, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE International Baccalaureate art students prepare for their art show today, ‘Wonder In Winter,’ which will showcase pieces about students’ identities. “Within IB Year I, we start...

Seniors Josie Rozzelle, Emily Kanellos, and Hannah Kelliher participate in an activity where they were asked to rearrange cards in order of whose life was more valued: a pregnant woman, child, dog, cat, or athlete. The activity was meant to demonstrate the similarities and differences between human and AI morals.

Artificial intelligence presentation prompts debates about empathy

Audrey Pinard, Reporter December 6, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE John Villasenor, senior fellow at the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, presented to students and faculty today about artificial intelligence, concluding with a debate about...

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