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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
The JV basketball team defends Waldorf during the second quarter of the game. The quarter ended with Cubs up 8-6, but the game ended with a Convent loss of 23-15.

JV basketball team plays first preseason game

Caroline Thompson, Reporter • November 28, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE The JV basketball team lost their first preseason game to Waldorf this afternoon at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral. “During the game, we got really competitive,” freshman...

Freshman Sarah Barnes browses a 50 percent off Cyber Monday sale on the PacSun website. Shopping holidays began on Thanksgiving and end with Cyber Monday.

Holiday shopping begins

Mason Cooney, Assistant Features Editor • November 27, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Holiday shoppers browsed the web today for Cyber Monday deals after the weekend of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. “I like Black Friday shopping because it is a big outing,...

George Saunders answers a question from Stuart Hall senior Seth Eislund. Saunders also read a passage from his story, "Victory Lap."

George Saunders visits school community

Mary Perez, Senior Reporter • November 16, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent & Stuart Hall welcomed the 2017 Booker Man Prize winner George Saunders today for a special assembly and classroom visits. Saunders discussed topics such as the impact of...

Sophomore Brooke Wilson listens to head set and looks at a replicated ancient sculpture during the Latin III Honors visit to the Legion of Honor Museum. Students had learned about polychromy and the science behind the colors prior to the trip.

Latin students learn about polychromy

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter • November 15, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE  Latin III Honors students visited the Legion of Honor Museum today as part of a unit on polychromy in ancient Greece and Rome. The exhibit, “Gods in Color: Polychromy in the Ancient...

Sophomore Dena Silver looks inside the drawers of the Bardo. The art piece will stay in the Belvedere until the end of the book fair.

Interactive art exhibit displayed in honor of George Saunders

Caroline Thompson, Reporter • November 14, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE In honor of author George Saunders’ visit this Thursday, students and faculty from the Visual Arts Department created a physical representation of the Bardo, a Buddhist ideology referenced...

Seniors Natalie Lunbeck, Lizzie Bruce and Francesca Petruzzelli cut a piece of wood to make a robot using a table saw. The robot will serve as the Innobotics Club mascot.

Innobotics club builds robot mascot

Laura Mogannam, Senior Reporter • November 14, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE The innobotics club met during lunch in Syufy Theatre’s backstage area to continue building the group's robot mascot. Club members cut pieces of plywood using a table saw to make the...

Sophomore Lauren Tulley explains the color choices of the mural to sophomores Cat Webb-Purkis and Sophia Aeby. Tulley worked with two other students to help to coordinate the mural and it’s location.

The Apexer and student created mural unveiled

Arianna Nassiri, Reporter • November 13, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE After a month of planning and organization and 12 hours of painting, student leaders of the 10th-12th grades and IB art students unveiled a large scale mural in the four division cafeteria. “All...

Sophomore history teacher Michael Stafford meets with Alina Aeby, mother of sophomore Sophia Aeby. Parent Teacher Conferences took place on the Stuart Hall campus.

Parent Teacher Conferences extended

Sophia Aeby • November 10, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE The semi-annual Parent Teacher Conferences have been extended for the first time to offer more parents a chance to meet with teachers. Due to the conferences, this afternoon, Convent &...

Freshman class sleeps over at Flood Mansion

Gray Timberlake • November 9, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE The Freshman Class began preparing for their sleepover tonight in which they will watch the fall play and then sleep on the third floor of Flood Mansion. The sleepover used to be a tradition...

Cast and crew prepare for opening night

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter • November 8, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE After two months and over 80 hours of rehearsal, the Convent & Stuart Hall cast and crew had the dress rehearsal of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” this afternoon at 4 p.m. The...

Seniors wearing navy blue sweaters line up in full dress uniform. Navy is always worn by seniors for full dress uniform, but after this year it will no longer be a dress code rule.

Navy blue senior color reinstated

Caroline Thompson, Reporter • November 6, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE After decisions were made by the student support staff, Head of School Rachel Simpson announced this morning that the traditional senior navy blue will continue to be a part of the dress...

Sophomore Elsa Hagstrom draws a mandala during her World Religions class. Students learned about Buddhism and the use of art meditation prior to the mandala drawing class.

Theology classes meditate with mandalas

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter • November 6, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Sophomore students drew mandalas inspired by Tibetan Buddhism as part of their World Religions theology class’ unit on Buddhism. “Mandalas are a key part of the spiritual technology...

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