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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

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”...

Teens with stepparents juggle school, extracurricular activities — and often two households

Teens with stepparents juggle school, extracurricular activities — and often two households

December 16, 2013

Madeleine Ainslie Design Editor Junior Paloma Palmer packs her iPad, French textbook, uniform and sailing equipment every Sunday night before going from her mom’s house to her dad’s. Her parents’...

Two homes, too much stress

December 16, 2013

Tatiana Gutierrez & Madison Riehle Divorce is an unpleasant situation for anyone involved, and children experience additional stress as they try to balance their lives between two households...

Schools modify policies for fundraising

November 7, 2013

Schools of the Sacred Heart has clarified its fundraising policy to comply with the expectations of with being a 501c3  non-profit organization, which means a change for some student-led clubs that collect...

Erin Dress' ads appeared on billboard screens in Time Square and the TRESemmé products were used during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. “Great Hair is always in Fashion” was featured in InStyle and Vogue in a two-page spread.

‘Mad Girl’

November 7, 2013

Camilla Bykhovsky Senior Reporter When Erin Dress (’02), walked around Times Square in New York City this fall, it was hard to miss the ads displaying a sleek, glossy auburn-haired woman promoting...

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