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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

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Girls express increased interest in computer programming field, starting to bridge gender gap

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2014

Liana Lum News Editor Seated with 20 other girls in downtown San Francisco, juniors Miranda Lis and Izzie Panasci began their summer days learning and applying computer code while working with...

Video streaming becomes the norm

Video streaming becomes the norm

December 12, 2014

Aoife Devereux Website Editor After sports, hours of homework, dinner, family time and jobs, it’s often difficult for young people to find the time to watch television programs when they originally...

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Making cents of money

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief November 3, 2014

Liana Lum News Editor Tracking her daily expenses from Tully’s Coffee runs to clothing purchases into an Excel spreadsheet, senior Alexandra Wood emails her monthly spendings to her mother, who...

The Neptune Society Columbarium on 1 Loraine Court houses thousands of urns containing the cremated remains of San Franciscans and is one of the public places where residents can be interred in The City.  The building is a mixture of Neo-Classical and Greco-Roman architecture.  BEA D'AMICO/The Broadview

Dorms for the departed: local columbarium houses those who ‘urn’ to stay in The City — forever

Neely Metz, Copy Editor October 31, 2014

Neely Metz Senior Reporter As children play in Rossi Park, San Francisco’s own Pompeii hides within the Neptune Society Columbarium just behind Geary Boulevard in the Inner Richmond. The Columbarium...

'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...

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