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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

Multitasking affects efficiency, quality of homework

Multitasking affects efficiency, quality of homework

Neely Metz, Copy Editor December 10, 2015

Listening to music, eating or using a cell phone is an easy escape from the potential monotony of homework, but multitasking can be detrimental to the quality and efficiency of students’ work, despite...

Club creates more coding opportunities

Club creates more coding opportunities

Claire Kosewic, Senior Reporter December 10, 2015

A new club allows would-be coders to experience the web design, app development and graphic art of the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion program but in a flexible and less time-consuming way. “It’s...

Dinner is a meal best served with family

Dinner is a meal best served with family

India Thieriot, Assistant Copy Editor November 11, 2015

Families concerned with their children having higher grade point averages and higher self-esteem, as well as lower rates of substance abuse and depression, may be able to achieve their goals by simply...

Self-exams save lives through  early detection of breast cancer

Self-exams save lives through early detection of breast cancer

Kendra Harvey, Managing Editor November 9, 2015

Despite the controversy over the American Cancer Society’s new recommendations that regular mammograms breast cancer screening start later, experts agree it is crucial for all women to examine their...

Food, sundries can be delivered almost anywhere

Food, sundries can be delivered almost anywhere

Grace Ainslie, Senior Reporter November 9, 2015

Smartphone and mobile device food delivery apps are revolutionizing the food industry by making it unnecessary for diners to leave the house and still get a restaurant cooked meal, even from restaurants...

Toxic friendships diminish self-esteem

Toxic friendships diminish self-esteem

Neely Metz, Copy Editor November 5, 2015

Elements of the popular film “Mean Girls” might not be so made-up after all as the exclusion and torment acted by the characters in the movie can be far too real for some teens experiencing similar...

Social isolation leads to being the odd girl out

Social isolation leads to being the odd girl out

Lisabelle Panossian, Web Editor November 5, 2015

As young women maneuver through crowded hallways on their way to classes, passing by friends saying hello and exchanging jokes and laughter, some students can still feel as lonely and isolated. “I’ve...

Unhealthy dating can be physically, emotionally detrimental to teens

Unhealthy dating can be physically, emotionally detrimental to teens

Kristina Cary, Managing Editor November 5, 2015

Dating her second boyfriend started off well — until they got to know each other. That was when Violet, who asked that her real name not be used, says her relationship with her now ex-boyfriend grew...

Microbeads cause wave of macro effects

Microbeads cause wave of macro effects

Julia-Rose Kibben, Design Editor November 5, 2015

Neon-colored beads have become a part of many daily hygiene routines and may even make face wash bottles more appealing, but the microplastic polyethylene pearl-like beads, used as an exfoliator in many...

Conference attendees brainstorm ways to reach out to young alumnae and alumni through social media. Facebook was a means of contact that garnered the most support.

Conference to convene alumni/ae

Grace Ainslie, Senior Reporter November 5, 2015

Graduates of the four schools congregated in the Gallery last Thursday to discuss volunteer opportunities for the upcoming Associated Alumnae and Alumni of the Sacred Heart conference. San Francisco...

Two girls pick-up their Thai boba tea orders at the 19th and Valencia St. location. The girls waited briefly and watched their drinks being made before getting them.

Mostly organic boba tea shop perfects sweetened tea

Julia-Rose Kibben, Design Editor November 5, 2015

Locals and visitors alike line up out the door and down the block outside of the self-proclaimed tea bar with the “highest quality boba in San Francisco,” drawing customers off the Mission’s populous...

NHS president Catherine Heinen and club member Maya Greenhill speak to the Student Body about the effects of insensitive Halloween costumes.

Attention brought to cultural approration

Kendra Harvey, Managing Editor October 23, 2015

Although wearing the “Women’s Sacajawea Indian Maiden Costume” may seem harmless on Halloween, the National Honors Society is bringing awareness about cultural appropriation during this time. NHS...

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