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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

Masks no longer mandatory

Masks no longer mandatory

Nicole Klein, Senior Reporter March 6, 2022

WEB EXCLUSIVE | Convent & Stuart Hall will follow suit with the city in no longer enforcing masks in schools beginning on March 12. “I think it’s going to be a good thing that we won’t have...

Governor Gavin Newsom effectively lifted the mask mandate beginning today. All educational facilities, however, still must require facial coverings indoors.

Statewide mask mandate lifted

Amelia Froyd-Kamrath, Senior Reporter February 17, 2022

Between Super Bowl Sunday and upcoming ski week break, California is lifting the state-wide mask mandate effective today, Feb. 17.  The lifting of the mandate was announced by California Governor Gavin...

Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco. Newsom reiterated on Thursday that he believes school and business shutdowns due to the omicron variant are unlikely.

School community reacts to omicron

Makenna Kramer, Features Editor December 6, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE | A San Francisco resident tested positive on Tuesday for the omicron variant of the coronavirus, marking the first U.S. case of the newly detected mutated virus.  South African scientists...

FDA approves Pfizer vaccine

FDA approves Pfizer vaccine

Ella Noblin, Social Media Editor August 23, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE | The US Food and Drug Administration granted approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 16 and older on Monday, the first COVID-19 vaccine to be granted approval by the FDA. “The...

Junior Shana Ong receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on the Broadway campus. Convent & Stuart Hall began facilitating COVID-19 vaccinations on campus through Mission Wellness to individuals 16 years and older on April 23 and 12 years and older on May 14.

California Dreamin’

Ella Noblin, Reporter May 21, 2021

Californians are feeling a renewed sense of optimism with expanded vaccine eligibility, San Francisco moving into the Yellow Tier, the CDC relaxing mask guidelines, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing...

COVID-19 restrictions loosened

COVID-19 restrictions loosened

Alina Kushner, Senior Reporter May 7, 2021

The California Department of Public Health issued an update on COVID-19 safety protocols and announced that the City and County of San Francisco moved into the least restrictive tier, Yellow, on May...

California broadens vaccine distribution

California broadens vaccine distribution

Gabrielle Guido and Ella Noblin February 19, 2021

A year after the discovery of the first COVID-19 case in the United States and over 2.4 million COVID-19 related deaths worldwide, California began distributing vaccines in December, allowing several community...

Freshman Ashlyn Grove layers two masks in order to increase virus protection. The general recommendation is to wear a cloth mask over a medical mask for a better fit.

Double the mask, double the protection

Madeline Thiara, Senior Reporter February 10, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE Wearing one mask seemed strange last March, and now in 2021, one is not enough. Double-masking is an increasingly popular strategy to add another layer of protection as new variants of the...

BCL-West’s modified three seasons allow for student athletes to participate in sports previously canceled due to COVID-19. The San Francisco Department of Public Health has not yet approved competitions between athletes.

Athletes begin practice in anticipation of first ‘season’

Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter February 3, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE Although the San Francisco Department of Public Health has not confirmed that athletes may compete against each other yet, cross-country, golf and girls tennis will start practicing for the...

Diners eat a meal at Trattoria da Vittorio’s outdoor seating on West Portal Ave. on Jan. 28, 2021. Outdoor dining reopened Thursday after San Francisco was placed on the state’s Purple Tier of the color-coded classification system for coronavirus infections.

San Francisco restaurants may reopen for outdoor dining

Claire Abel, Reporter January 29, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE The San Francisco Department of Public Health allowed restaurants to reopen for outdoor dining on Thursday, but not everyone feels that it’s safe.  San Francisco is opening at the state’s...

Grades 9-11 to take PSAT

Grades 9-11 to take PSAT

Makenna Kramer, Reporter January 25, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE Underclassmen and juniors who couldn’t take the PSAT in October have the option to take the test on Tuesday.  Although test-takers cannot submit PSAT scores to colleges, the school...

College Board will no longer offer subject tests, optional essay

College Board will no longer offer subject tests, optional essay

Keira Blattberg, Reporter January 20, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE The College Board announced on Jan. 19 that it will no longer offer the SAT subject tests and the SAT optional essay, forcing students to use their extracurriculars and transcripts as a substitute. Juniors...

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