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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

Watch out Earth, holidays are coming

Watch out Earth, holidays are coming

Gray Timberlake, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2019

While giving gifts is on almost everyone’s mind this time of year, the environmental impact of waste over the holidays often gets neglected. Americans throw away 25% more waste between Thanksgiving...

Tailored to reduce, recycle

Tailored to reduce, recycle

Adele Bonomi, Sports Editor December 12, 2019

A popular clothing store close to campus is offering benefits for recycling clothing through an online thrift store as a way to reduce clothing waste. Reformation has paired up with ThredUp to create...

Junior Audrey Pinard smiles with her friends at the National Charity League with the Institute
of Aging’s “Cable Car Caroling.” This year’s caroling was canceled due to rain.

Caroling declines in popularity

December 12, 2019

While Christmas movies and advertisements often portray groups bundled up in hats and scarves walking through the snow singing carols at people’s doorsteps, very few still choose to participate in this...

Book club co-head Grace O'Reilly discusses 'Circe' with book club member Estie Seligman. The club meets weekly and is reading the book in anticipation of Madeline Miller's visit on Nov. 19.

Visiting author prompts discussions

Charlotte Ehrlich, Web Editor November 12, 2019

Author Madeline Miller’s novel “Circe” is stealing the hearts of students and faculty alike in anticipation of her visit on Nov. 19. A modern reteller of ancient Greek classics, Miller is breaking...

"Art in the Age of Black Power" features contributions of black artists over the last two decades. The exhibit will run through March.

Exhibit illustrates black rights

Adele Bonomi, Sports Editor November 12, 2019

Fists raised above heads and stark photography of African Americans are central to “Art in the Age of Black Power,” an upcoming exhibit at the de Young Museum that celebrates Bay Area black artists...

Girls unite

Girls unite

Gabrielle Guido, Senior Reporter November 12, 2019

With career dreams and motivations, girls attending the upcoming WorldWideWomen Girls’ Festival on Nov. 9 will participate in contests, performances, have access to an athletic arena, and observe over...

Teenagers experiment with piercings, tattoos

Teenagers experiment with piercings, tattoos

Tabitha Parent, Senior Reporter November 12, 2019

Do-it-yourself projects normally involve crafts like friendship bracelets and tie-dying, but now a new and potentially dangerous DIY project is on the rise. Teenagers are engaging in self-piercings as...

Senior Margaret Millar chops fish while preparing meals for sea lions at the beginning of her
Sunday shift. Millar began volunteering as part of the Youth Crew at TMMC in Feb. 2019.

Diving into work

Grace Krumplitsch, Web Editor November 12, 2019

While many teenagers spend their Sunday mornings catching up on sleep or spending time with friends, senior Margaret Millar is up at the crack of dawn chopping fish, corralling rescued seals and assisting...

'Gum is dumb'

‘Gum is dumb’

Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter November 12, 2019

Smacking, popping, and blowing bubbles of gum at school may seem like an innocuous activity, but it may leave an unfavorable impression on visitors and members of the school community.   “We have...

Don't stop on Election Day

Don’t stop on Election Day

Gray Timberlake and Gabriella Vulakh November 11, 2019

While many adults voted in the 2019 elections last week, young people across the nation are finding other ways to participate in democracy even when they are not legally eligible to vote. Youth civic...

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”...

Everyone has a carbon footprint. Calculating your individual carbon footprint allows you to take steps to decrease it.

Individual impact matters

Gabriella Vulakh, Editor-in-Chief October 7, 2019

The Global Climate Strikes two weeks ago helped many individuals realize that they can participate in promoting environmental issues at the local level and individually take action to reduce their carbon...

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