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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
Some students wear jackets in anticipation of rain as they walk on Union street. The class went to La Canasta Taqueria during their Spanish period.

IB Spanish class takes field trip to taqueria

Olivia Mohun, City Life Editor • November 15, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students in IB HL Spanish left the classroom today and took a trip to a taqueria where they sampled Mexican dishes and conversed in Spanish. “We had an assignment where we had to plan...

Sophomore Brooke Wilson listens to head set and looks at a replicated ancient sculpture during the Latin III Honors visit to the Legion of Honor Museum. Students had learned about polychromy and the science behind the colors prior to the trip.

Latin students learn about polychromy

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter • November 15, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE  Latin III Honors students visited the Legion of Honor Museum today as part of a unit on polychromy in ancient Greece and Rome. The exhibit, “Gods in Color: Polychromy in the Ancient...

Sophomore Dena Silver looks inside the drawers of the Bardo. The art piece will stay in the Belvedere until the end of the book fair.

Interactive art exhibit displayed in honor of George Saunders

Caroline Thompson, Reporter • November 14, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE In honor of author George Saunders’ visit this Thursday, students and faculty from the Visual Arts Department created a physical representation of the Bardo, a Buddhist ideology referenced...

Seniors Natalie Lunbeck, Lizzie Bruce and Francesca Petruzzelli cut a piece of wood to make a robot using a table saw. The robot will serve as the Innobotics Club mascot.

Innobotics club builds robot mascot

Laura Mogannam, Senior Reporter • November 14, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE The innobotics club met during lunch in Syufy Theatre’s backstage area to continue building the group's robot mascot. Club members cut pieces of plywood using a table saw to make the...

Sophomore Lauren Tulley explains the color choices of the mural to sophomores Cat Webb-Purkis and Sophia Aeby. Tulley worked with two other students to help to coordinate the mural and it’s location.

The Apexer and student created mural unveiled

Arianna Nassiri, Reporter • November 13, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE After a month of planning and organization and 12 hours of painting, student leaders of the 10th-12th grades and IB art students unveiled a large scale mural in the four division cafeteria. “All...

Sophomore history teacher Michael Stafford meets with Alina Aeby, mother of sophomore Sophia Aeby. Parent Teacher Conferences took place on the Stuart Hall campus.

Parent Teacher Conferences extended

Sophia Aeby • November 10, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE The semi-annual Parent Teacher Conferences have been extended for the first time to offer more parents a chance to meet with teachers. Due to the conferences, this afternoon, Convent &...

Freshman class sleeps over at Flood Mansion

Gray Timberlake • November 9, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE The Freshman Class began preparing for their sleepover tonight in which they will watch the fall play and then sleep on the third floor of Flood Mansion. The sleepover used to be a tradition...

Cast and crew prepare for opening night

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter • November 8, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE After two months and over 80 hours of rehearsal, the Convent & Stuart Hall cast and crew had the dress rehearsal of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” this afternoon at 4 p.m. The...

Commission member Angela LaGrange Scott addresses faculty, staff and students regarding goal two. Scott is the database manager of the Regis School of the Sacred Heart in Houston and will fly back to Houston today.

SHCOG concludes visit with reading of goals evaluation

Arianna Nassiri, Reporter • November 8, 2017

The Sacred Heart Commission On Goals (SHCOG) concluded their five-day Convent & Stuart Hall visit and accreditation with a formal reading of their evaluation. “We are part of a network of schools...

"The Crucible" cast performs Act 2, Scene 2 during a rehearsal. The play opens Nov. 9.

Lights, curtains, action

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter • November 7, 2017

With pastel lights and a few bone-chilling screams, Convent & Stuart Hall’s fall production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” will set the stage of Syufy Theatre to 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. The...

Seniors wearing navy blue sweaters line up in full dress uniform. Navy is always worn by seniors for full dress uniform, but after this year it will no longer be a dress code rule.

Navy blue senior color reinstated

Caroline Thompson, Reporter • November 6, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE After decisions were made by the student support staff, Head of School Rachel Simpson announced this morning that the traditional senior navy blue will continue to be a part of the dress...

Sophomore Elsa Hagstrom draws a mandala during her World Religions class. Students learned about Buddhism and the use of art meditation prior to the mandala drawing class.

Theology classes meditate with mandalas

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter • November 6, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Sophomore students drew mandalas inspired by Tibetan Buddhism as part of their World Religions theology class’ unit on Buddhism. “Mandalas are a key part of the spiritual technology...

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