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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
Juniors Devon Carlson and Bridget Mills admire Christmas decorations in the Main Hall. Two Christmas trees sit in the Main Hall while wreaths and garlands line the stairwell and walls.

The Coronavirus Grinch can’t steal Christmas

Darcy Jubb and Ella Noblin • December 18, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Ongoing Sacred Heart traditions like Noëls, Christmas assemblies, Christmas on Broadway and Christmas chapels are shifting to a virtual setting to ensure community safety, while other traditions,...

COVID-19 vaccine awaits FDA approval before distribution 

Adele Fratesi, Senior Reporter • December 18, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Amidst a deadly third peak in COVID-19 cases across the nation, California is expected to receive 12,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the coming week out of the 2.1 million doses set aside...

Gender, Power and Ethics teacher Elaina LeGault teaches in person students and remote students using the Meeting Owl. The Owl and IPads are some of the technologies Convent & Stuart Hall is providing teachers to make hybrid learning easier.

Hybrid learning prompts teachers, students to employ new learning strategies

Alina Kushner, Senior Reporter • December 16, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Now that Convent & Stuart Hall offers classes for students who are both on and off campus, teachers and students are facing new challenges with hybrid learning.  Not all students...

Sophomore Amalyia Sypult sits in her classroom with a mask and face shield on for protection. The San Frnacisco Department of Public Health made a surprise visit today to make sure students and faculty are wearing masks at all times and face shields when less than 6 feet apart from another person.

Health department pays surprise visit

Keira Blattberg, Reporter • December 9, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE The Department of Public Health made an unannounced appearance on Dec. 9 on the Convent & Stuart Hall campuses to evaluate whether students and faculty are abiding by the safety protocols,...

Students socially distance while they wait for class to begin on the Pine/Octavia campus. Convent & Stuart Hall have already gained clearance to remain open, so the school may continue to provide in-person learning for their students through the stay-at-home order.

California stay-at-home order to begin Sunday

Clara Bonomi, Reporter • December 4, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Bay Area health officials announced today that San Francisco and other Bay counties will follow a stay-at-home order beginning Dec. 6 that will remain in effect through Jan. 4. “California...

Latin Students took quizzes, watched videos and had discussions during the Northern California Regional Convention on Nov. 14. Nine Convent & Stuart Hall students won medals.

Latin students attend Ludi Novembers virtually

Tala El Qadah, Reporter • December 2, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Latin students attended the Northern California regional convention, Ludi Novembers, virtually on Nov. 14 where they participated in a variety of Latin activities throughout the day. “We...

Rise in COVID-19 cases leads to curfew

Rise in COVID-19 cases leads to curfew

Amelia Froyd-Kamrath, Reporter • November 30, 2020

WEB EXCUSIVE Mayor London Breed and Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax announced in a press release on Saturday that San Francisco has reached the Purple Tier in COVID-19 cases, leading to a Limited Stay...

Junior Cristina Jackson prepares food for her dog Buster. The family makes specialty meals for the dog on holidays like Thanksgiving and his birthday.

Bone appetit

Darcy Jubb, Senior Reporter • November 21, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Some family dogs are getting a full gourmet experience on Thursday by being included in the feast, but there are things to keep in mind when feeding dogs Thanksgiving foods.  “I prepare...

Juniors Sara Ramelot Alina Kushner work socially distanced in Gender Power & Ethics while the Meeting Owl connects students in the classroom to those who are attending online via Zoom. A 360 degree camera on the Meeting Owl allowed students at home to better engage with in-person classmates.

Students and faculty adapt to hybrid learning

Nina Gutierrez, Senior Reporter • November 19, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE While some students sit in classrooms and others remain on Zoom from home, teachers are navigating hybrid learning through Meeting Owls that provide a 360 degree view of the classroom and...

National Book Award winner author Annette Gordon-Reed speaks to students about the history of Thomas Jefferson and slavery and how this narrative transcends into the present. Students met in smaller discussion groups after listening to the webinar to discuss various aspects of history’s legacy.

Visiting author discusses Jefferson, relation to slavery

Adele Fratesi, Senior Reporter • November 18, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Pulitzer Prize award winner Annette Gordon-Reed visited campus virtually to deliver a talk on her written works, focusing on Thomas Jefferson’s relationship to slavery. “Institutionally,...

Juniors study for a quiz in IBSL Biology on Tuesday, Nov. 17, the second day of Session 4. Most classes have a combination of students attending in-person and online to allow for family preferences.

Session 4 returns more students to campus

Paige Retajczyk, Senior Reporter • November 17, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Session 4 began on Monday with more students returning to campus following their testing negative for COVID-19, per the school's Health and Safety Plan. Before the session began, students...

Anxiety rises as votes continue to be counted

Anxiety rises as votes continue to be counted

Nina Gutierrez and Tala El Qadah • November 4, 2020

Even before polls closed, waves of anxiety about the outcome of the election overcame many like sophomore Josie Flanagan causing them to be distracted and absent-minded in class.  “I have been feeling...

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