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The Broadview

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The Broadview

The student news site of Convent of the Sacred Heart High School

The Broadview

Juniors Lauren Key, Isabella Pontecorvo and April Matsumoto and senior Julia Praeger (bottom left, counter clockwise) complete circuits to detect energy in connecting wires during a physics lab.

Physics department purchases new lab equipment

Kendra Harvey, Managing Editor March 22, 2016

From new MaKey MaKey invention kits to electronic kits complete with light bulbs and alligator clips, the physics department lab-based learning recently invested in more equipment to focus on more hands...

Update 3/18/2016: Sophomores Hannah Taschek, Kelly Rosanelli and Mary Crawford dye Easter eggs at El Bethel Senior Center. For their retreats, sophomores went out into the community, giving back to several organizations, including El Bethel.

Spring class retreats combine classic and innovative experiences

Claire Kosewic, Senior Reporter March 17, 2016

With spring retreats beginning, each grade will have a unique experience to bond with each other in multiple settings, with freshmen and sophomores staying on campus or in San Francisco, and juniors and...

A house in Duboce Triangle hung signs in their windows saying "US TOO," referring to being evicted from their residence. Previously, a sign in the windows above said, "Evicted?"

Urbanization overwhelms district

Alyssa Alvarez, Sports Editor March 15, 2016

The Mission district’s 24th Street, dotted with “For Sale” signs and traced by Google bus routes, is just one street in the area facing gentrification and changes in culture for the heavily Hispanic...

A woman inspects a necklace at
a boutique during the Christmas on Broadway fundraiser. Local
vendors donate a portion of their proceeds to the Schools.

Parent Association prepares for largest annual event

Lisabelle Panossian, Web Editor March 15, 2016

Out-of-the-box themes on websites and school buildings such as “Do you believe in Magic?” issue a call to action by a powerhouse cooperative that raises over half a million dollars annually for all...

Rising juniors consider AP, IB

Rising juniors consider AP, IB

Claire Kosewic, Senior Reporter March 15, 2016

Convent and Stuart Hall High Schools’ recent approval as International Baccalaureate World Schools requires rising juniors to make a choice between participating in the IB Diploma Programme or enrolling...

Sophomore Lulu Desai scrubs the second floor bathroom in the Flood Mansion during Community Service Day. Students helped to clean all areas of the school in order to show their appreciation for the janitorial staff.

Service begins at home

Grace Ainslie, Senior Reporter March 12, 2016

Music blared from all levels of the Flood Mansion as PAWS families swept, wiped and vacuummed different floors of the Broadview campus during last Friday’s annual Service Day. Students and faculty had...

Student Body Publicity Director Victoria Oysterman and Student Body Secretary Nora Hanak sell a shirt to senior Sarah McCarthy. The shirts raise awareness for the upcoming Stuart Hall High School varsity basketball game tomorrow night.

Shirt sale funds upcoming championship basketball game

Claire Devereux, Reporter February 23, 2016

Student Body council displayed t-shirts featuring a knight dribbling a basketball and “The Hall” written on the side of the shirt during a sale to support of Stuart Hall's varsity basketball game during...

Editors Liana Lum and Kendra Harvey show a cartoon published in The Broadview as part of their press freedom and first amendment rights presentation today. Lum and Harvey asked students to name the first amendment rights and winners received (amend)mints.

Staff editors raise awareness of First Amendment rights

Asha Khanna, Senior Reporter February 22, 2016

Two editors of The Broadview delivered a presentation about press freedom and First Amendment rights to the student body as an introduction to Scholastic Journalism Week. “The point of this presentation...

Seniors applaud an essay winner during the Kate Chopin Writing Contest. The judges were the English department and Spanish teacher Rikki Garcia.

Essay contest winners announced

Grace Ainslie, Senior Reporter February 12, 2016

All grades gathered in Syufy Theater wearing dress uniform this morning to await the announcement of the winners of the Kate Chopin Writing Contest. The annual contest concludes the Kate Chopin Writing...

Sophomore Lucia Escalza receives ashes on her forehead from senior Maxine Hanley. The Ash Wednesday chapel included scripture reading and student testimonials.

Ash Wednesday chapel addresses sacrifice, otherness

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief February 10, 2016

Voices chanting “hold us in your mercy” reverberated around the Chapel today during the Ash Wednesday Service. The service, which did not occur last year due to overlap with Winter Break, included...

Sophomore Jilan Powers  class creates red paper lanterns for kindergarten students. AP Mandarin spent their class in celebration of Chinese New Year.

Mandarin classes immerse in Chinese culture

Halie Kim, Reporter February 8, 2016

The Mandarin classes’ celebrations of  “Xin Nian,” or Chinese New Year, will extend over the week as they engage in Chinese culture. The whole Chinese program, except the AP class, will take...

Uniform 'evolution' opens discussion

Uniform ‘evolution’ opens discussion

India Thieriot, Assistant Copy Editor February 5, 2016

Whispers were exchanged among students in Chapel today at the prospect of furthering the “evolution” of the uniform. Head of School Rachel Simpson announced in Chapel that the administration would...

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