Colleges face reopening campus uncertainty
Grace Krumplitsch, Web Editor
May 20, 2020
While Convent & Stuart Hall administrators are working closely with public health officials to plan potentially reopening campus this fall, many colleges and universities across the country are faced with when and how they will reopen their campuses. “Portland sent out a message saying that t...
Gratitudes expressed virtually
Madeline Thiara, Components Editor
May 2, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE With campus closed and classes moved to remote learning, students and faculty are submitting short videos to show gratitude toward a member of the community. These replace the normal gratitudes that take place at the end of chapel or assembly during a school day on campus. “It is very...
Ecological club creates week of challenges
Elise Vulakh, Reporter
April 23, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE The school community is celebrating Earth Day by participating in a week of challenges created by the Eco Friends club and still following the social distancing protocol. The challenge, which began on Monday, consists of daily posts to the Eco Friends Instagram encouraging participants...
Courses to resume online for high school students on Wednesday
Alina Kushner, Reporter
March 15, 2020
As COVID-19 spreads through the country and with 37 confirmed cases in San Francisco as of 10 a.m. today, Convent & Stuart Hall is transitioning to online learning as means of students and teachers to maintain social distancing. Students will be participating in their classes online using Zoom, a gr...
Virus causes global health emergency
Caroline Thompson, Copy Editor
February 15, 2020
Although there have been no cases of COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus, in San Francisco, the international outbreak of the virus has affected many members of the Sacred Heart community’s families and friends living abroad. COVID-19 is a member of coronaviruses, a large family of...
Primaries present opportunities for youth involvement
Adele Bonomi and Tabitha Parent
February 15, 2020
The March 3 California presidential primary and local elections present an opportunity for seniors to vote for the first time, but all high school students can get involved in the election process. “I’m eager to vote for the first time in the primaries because in order to have a funct...
Sorting it out
Grace Krumplitsch, Web Editor
February 14, 2020
The Broadway Campus cafeteria is flooded daily with over a thousand students and faculty carrying plates, utensils, cups and bowls labeled “compostable” in an effort to foster an ecologically sustainable school community, but when the green bins get picked up and processed in facilities, many compostable...
World affairs take stage
Paige Retajczyk, Reporter
February 14, 2020
After weeks of preparing their position papers, Model United Nations club members will argue their cases at their next conference at University of California, Berkeley on March 6-8. Model UN, a student-run club, teaches members debate skills as they emulate United Nations meetings. Students act as...
State of the Union prompts reactions amongst students, faculty
Tabitha Parent, Senior Reporter
February 5, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students and faculty discussed their reactions throughout the school day to President Trump’s third State of the Union Address which he delivered last night to a joint session of Congress and a nationally televised audience. “The State of the Union is constitutionally mandated ...
Students react to ongoing Impeachment trial
Mackenna Moslander, Reporter
January 31, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE As the verdict of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump looms, Convent & Stuart Hall students are discussing the national news in their classrooms. The trial in the Senate will determine whether or not Trump will be removed from his Position as President of the United...
Soccer fans to receive free scarves at Thursday’s game
Nina Gutierrez, Reporter
January 15, 2020
The first 200 attendees who come to support Convent's varsity soccer game Thursday Jan. 16 will receive a rally scarf. Convent will be playing Drew School on Field #1 at Beach Chalet at 4 p.m. “The athletic department has tried to start each season having a game to celebrate the fans coming and s...
Sophomores study the Civil War
Paige Retajczyk, Reporter
January 13, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE History teacher Michael Stafford taught U.S. History students about the Civil War through a documentary during H period today. Students watched one episode of the show “The Civil War” by Ken Burns. Each documentary-style episode is one hour long discussing stories and facts about the...
Mackenna Moslander and Elise Vulakh
June 8, 2020 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE In order to follow the guidelines of the Department of Public Health, Convent held both virtual and individual in-person ceremonies for the Class of 2020. The...
Students, faculty gather for 133rd annual Prize Day
June 3, 2020
June 3, 2020
We may never understand, but united we stand
June 2, 2020