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

The Broadview

PSAT brings standardized testing to school

Grace Ainslie, Senior Reporter • October 14, 2015

Freshmen, sophomores and juniors entered their assigned rooms with only a calculator and pencil this morning to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test. “It was hard because I didn’t know...

Senior Kate Carson works on her Common App. Schools require additional information for each application, but take standard information from one questionnaire.

College applications demand more than time from seniors

Kendra Harvey, Managing Editor • October 13, 2015

From trying to present a worthy applicant to answering the question “who am I?” the college application process demands more than just time from seniors. Colleges charge for applications to pay...

Tracy Sena, who visited Sacred Heart schools in Uganda with other Network teachers in 2012 (left to right), Sister Irene Cullen, RSCJ, and Sister Noellina Namusisi, RSCJ, speak to freshmen about girls education and contribution from Walk for Uganda.

Religious of the Sacred Heart emphasize value of education, support for Walk for Uganda

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief • October 8, 2015

Religious of the Sacred Heart gathered with freshmen in the Mother Williams Library to speak about the importance of education for girls in Uganda and express gratitude toward contributions made through...

Junior Hailey Long presents the retina of a cow eye to CES third grader.

Learning through a new lens

India Thieriot, Assistant Copy Editor • October 7, 2015

CES third graders put on their goggles and gowns as they prepared to cut away at a giant, slippery retina and iris. “It’s gross but at least I finally get to dissect something,” Taylor Jones said. The...

Sophomore Clara Vilar participates in a Responses to Oppression class on her first day attending classes as part of an exchange program from Barcelona, Spain. Vilar will stay in San Francisco for three weeks before returning to Spain.

School welcomes exchange student from Barcelona, Spain

Kristina Cary, Managing Editor • October 5, 2015

A sophomore will be visiting classes for three weeks as part of an exchange program from Sagrado Corazón, the Sacred Heart school in Barcelona, Spain. “Some things are different from Spain, but...

Students listen as Ashanti Branch introduces the film “The Mask You Live In." Branch was featured in the film for his work empowering young men and boys in schools around the Bay Area.

CSH, SHHS have program day to encourage gender equality

Claire Kosewic, Senior Reporter • October 2, 2015

Students gathered for an all-day assembly, learning about the lines between genders in society, and how the influence of the media encourages the definition of those lines. “I don’t like that the...

Customers spend the last hours at La Boulange, Fillmore Street before its closing on September 17. Inside, customers were given gift bags with an assortment of products thanking them for their 19 years of support.

Cafe ‘oui’ will miss

Grace Ainslie, Senior Reporter • October 1, 2015

Bay Area residents can say “Au revoir” to La Boulange and “Bonjour” to La Boulangerie de San Francisco. Starbucks shuttered the windows to all La Boulange locations on Sept. 18, but former owner...

Malware infects digital hardware

Malware infects digital hardware

Asha Khanna, Senior Reporter • October 1, 2015

As senior Chloe Lovato sat surfing the Web while doing her homework last year, a series of ads began popping up on her laptop. Soon, a new window popped up warning her she had a virus on her computer and...

Juniors and seniors sit in the newly renovated Gallery on the second floor of the Flood Mansion. The floor houses a conference room and head of school Rachel Simpson's office.

All four schools begin makeovers

Claire Kosewic, Senior Reporter • October 1, 2015

Twenty-three school-wide renovations took place over eight weeks this summer, giving students more places to collaborate and teachers more options to configure their classrooms for activities. “Last...

Faculty and high school students line up for communion. Blessings were also offered to students who did not wish to receive communion.

Schools gather at cathedral for Mass of the Holy Spirit

Lisabelle Panossian, Web Editor • September 30, 2015

All four Schools of the Sacred Heart gathered under Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption’s roof to celebrate the new school year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit and a blessing. “I think having...

Students purchased shirts for this Saturday's Homecoming football game. More shirts will be available for sale tomorrow in the Center.

Homecoming shirts raise school spirit

Asha Khanna, Senior Reporter • September 24, 2015

Junior student council sold themed shirts for the approaching Homecoming football game in the Center today, and sales will continue tomorrow. The student council raised $300 from today's sales. "We...

Ambassador and junior Bella Kearney introduces herself to potential students and their parents, speaking about her school exchange experience in Sydney, Australia, before a discussion about Convent student life with other panelists during the Admissions Information Night. /LL

Admissions season begins with first Information Night

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief • September 21, 2015

Prospective students and their families filled the third floor of the Flood Mansion during today’s Admissions Information Night, kicking off the high school admissions season.   “The purpose of...

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