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Alumna Bianka Quintanilla-Whye and teammate Paul Watkins hold newly-born chicks hatched in poultry farmer Boureima Kabres traditionally-powered incubator in Burkina Faso. Their team from Stanford University worked in Kabres shop assembling a solar powered incubator they designed.

Improving the egg-conomy

Gabriella Vulakh, Senior Reporter • December 14, 2017

A team of five mechanical engineers from Stanford University, including a Convent alumna, are designing and constructing a solar-powered, poultry egg incubator for Burkina Faso, one of West Africa’s...

Junior Anna Doggett lays out gingerbread men to prepare for the Santa Fest holiday fundraiser at the Generals Residence in Fort Mason. Children of Shelters runs the annual event in the Presidio for local homeless children.

Giving during the holidays

Mason Cooney, Features Editor • December 14, 2017

Volunteers clamor to serve meals at soup kitchens or package food at local food banks as the holidays approach, while less popular organizations in San Francisco are overlooked and left with little assistance....

Juniors Emma Kob, Molly Brown, and Amelia Estes participate in a Kahoot quiz before their physics class. The Kahoot reviewed topics they had gone over earlier in the semester as a refresher.

Teachers set aside time to help students review for finals

Mary Perez, Senior Reporter • December 12, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE As the semester comes to a close, students have begun studying for finals with the support of their teachers. “It’s been pretty nice to have a few days to review with study guides...

Simple Gifts board member Asha Khanna teaches new board member Bella Shea how to sell candy grams. The profits will go a fashion show which will raise money for the non-profit organization Every Mother Counts.

Simple Gifts candy gram sale begins

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter • December 12, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Simple Gifts began selling Candy Grams this week to fund their annual fashion show in the Spring. The club plans to donate all of the funds from the show to the nonprofit organization...

French and Spanish teacher Pascal Parra practices a song with his students from his French II class. The French classes picked a new song this year.

Students rehearse for Nöels

Sophia Aeby, Reporter • December 11, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE After today's Chapel students were divided into their foreign language classes to practice Nöels song in preparation for the four division gathering on Friday. “It’s helpful for the...

Lincoln shoots on Bay during the first of the 11 games of the Classic. Convents first game will be against the winner of this game at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

School hosts fourth annual Hoops vs. Cancer Classic

Gray Timberlake, Reporter • December 7, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE The varsity basketball team will play in the Hoops vs. Cancer Classic this Friday in the Herbert Center. Before this year, the annual tournament took place at Branson. Head of Athletics...

Theology teacher Katherine McMichael leads her sophomores through a QiGong movement. The practice focused on taking energy from the five elements on Earth, and is said to allow energy to flow through the body.

Sophomore Class learns QiGong

Caroline Thompson, Reporter • December 6, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Sophomores spent their World Religions class practicing QiGong, an Eastern self-healing practice, to wrap up their unit on Taoism.  “This practice helped me understand the unit because...

Maggie Walter views Sophie Mack’s piece at the opening reception. The artwork will be showcased in the Syufy Gallery, which was renovated a couple of years ago.

IB student art show begins

Cassie Eskicioglu, Senior Reporter • December 6, 2017

Junior and senior art work will be displayed for the next two weeks in the Syufy Gallery, after months of work in International Baccalaureate art classes. As a part of the theme “We are all a work...

Senior Edna Tesfaye holds a plank in the newly redone multi-purpose room. The conditioning session alternates between the two reconstructed training rooms.

Winter conditioning begins in new training room

Jordan Russell, Senior Reporter • December 6, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Winter strength and conditioning sessions are now being offered in the new training room after school, with workouts ranging from cardio to abdominal as well as leg and arm exercises. “I...

Cross-country captain Maggie Walter reads a tribute to team member Colin Ritchie. Each runner was asked to write a short paragraph about one of their teammates, which the team captains read aloud at the banquet.

Runners and coaches gather for Cross-Country Banquet

Gray Timberlake, Reporter • December 5, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE The Convent and Stuart Hall cross-country runners and coaches will gather in the Columbus Room at the Pine-Octavia Campus for the annual Cross-Country Banquet this evening. The banquet...

Sophomores Sofia Telfer and Henry Sears set up a game of miniature golf prior to the arrival of children at ‘Deck the Hall’. ‘Deck the Hall’ is an annual event hosted by Davies Symphony Hall, which includes games, photos with Santa and a concert.

Students volunteer during the Christmas season

Arianna Nassiri, Reporter • December 3, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE This past weekend, numerous students from both high schools paused their finals preparation and volunteered at holiday-themed events across the city. Throughout November, students received...

Sophomore and SIA member Michelle Wang sorts through toys in the SIA Christmas toy drive donation bin. The toy drive will continue through Dec. 6.

SIA hosts toy drive

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter • November 30, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students in Action’s (SIA) Christmas toy drive for victims of the Napa fires officially began today. Students and faculty are invited to bring new unwrapped toys for children with...

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