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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

'Natural' products can mislead consumers

‘Natural’ products can mislead consumers

October 31, 2014

Bags of snack foods like Lay’s Potato Chips, Cheetos and Tostitos boasting the words “all natural” in bold letters fill the grocery store snack aisles, but consumers looking for a healthy nosh might...

The AP Art History class observes and analyzes the Penitent Magdalen by Georges de la Tour at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art. The class traveled down to Los Angeles to visit six museums before taking the AP test.

Advanced placement classes offer trips which supplement curriclum

October 31, 2014

Madeleine Ainslie Managing Editor While AP classes are notorious for teaching to the test, Convent teachers find ways to incorporate both day and overnight trips to augment classes and enrich the...

Seniors Sarah Niehaus, Christina Berardi, and Alex Wood (left to right) take notes during a  seminar style senior theology class.

Seminar satisfies seniors

October 3, 2014

Tatiana Gutierrez Editor-in-Chief Senior Kathryn Yu eases into her Monday morning as she grabs a seat in the middle of the semi-circle of desks lining the Duchesne Room, stretches out her legs on top...

California citizens prepare for earthquakes

California citizens prepare for earthquakes

October 3, 2014

Aoife Devereux Website Editor Northern Californians were reminded of the danger of living on a seismic fault and the need for emergency preparedness when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Napa...

Freshmen Fiona Mittelstaedt and Eden Schade take a selfie in the cortile.

Selfies change teenage culture

October 3, 2014

The selfie epidemic, the incessant snapping of self portraits, has invaded the lives of teenagers, largely changing how girls digitally express themselves. “Selfies are sort of a secularized version...

Vaccinations not given a shot

Vaccinations not given a shot

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief October 1, 2014

It began with cold-like symptoms from headaches and fevers to decreased appetite. Within a couple days, bumps resembling blisters and bug bites appeared on junior Jill Cardamon, beginning at the torso...

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Spreading news moves from paper to glass

May 27, 2014

Articles ranging from “22 puppies who are annoyed with their owners” to “U.S. cluster bombs keep killing civilians in Yemen” makeup sites such as BuzzFeed, VICE and Mashable, all of whom focus...

Taiwanese children make rice cereal and marshmallow treats for the first time with junior Kathryn Yu and her volunteer group. Yu traveled with Grace Covenant Church to work in schools.

Teens ‘get cultured’ through global service trips

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief May 27, 2014

Overseas service programs offer students a wide selection of volunteer experiences from working with children in Fiji to feeding and caring for animals in a Kenyan elephant orphanage and giraffe sanctuary. “Everyday...

Students have First Amendment rights whether they attend private or public schools - and with these rights come responsibilities

Students have First Amendment rights whether they attend private or public schools – and with these rights come responsibilities

April 8, 2014

Madeleine Ainsle Design Editor Thursday’s all-school assembly with Supreme Court plaintiff Mary Beth Tinker reminded students of their rights and responsibilities that come along with practicing...

Junior spends semester studying in New York City

Junior spends semester studying in New York City

February 13, 2014

Madeleine Ainslie Design Editor Spending an afternoon atop the Brooklyn Bridge simply observing the structure, the city below and fellow bridge-goers was a normal school day for junior Siobhan Lewkowitz...

Baking 'Desserts for Days'

Baking ‘Desserts for Days’

February 13, 2014

Aoife Devereux Website Editor Unlike her friends who spend their after school hours participating in school productions, running for student council and singing in choir, junior Zara de Matran is often...

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Teens feel pressure to be ‘perfect’

Madison Riehle, Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2014

Being bombarded with messages from their friends, parents, boys and especially social media can take a toll on the way a girl perceives herself in the mirror at the end of the day. These “role models”...

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