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
A counselor at Sprout Creek Farm tends the resident goats who provides milk for cheese. The farm will sponsor service opportunities this summer.

Time to Plan For Service Trips

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief • November 7, 2013

Liana Lum Senior Reporter It’s not too early for students to consider summer Network service opportunities. Applications come out Dec. 2, are due Jan. 15 and require teacher recommendations. “I...

Senior Julia Nemy takes notes while she watches Science Department Chair Ray Cinti's video on the oral cavity. The video is one of two videos Cinti made to introduce the unit on the digestive system.

‘Flipped teaching’ frees up class time

November 7, 2013

Tatiana Gutierrez Editor-in-Chief Junior Zara de Matran says she spends Sunday and Tuesday nights sitting at her desk at home watching a video of Science department chair Ray Cinti teaching a...

Young adults are choosing to borrow, rent rather than make large purchases

Young adults are choosing to borrow, rent rather than make large purchases

November 7, 2013

Madison Riehle Editor-in-Chief The virtual world has moved to reality for a generation that has grown up with Myspace and Facebook, sharing music and pictures, and updating “friends” on the latest...

Hairstylist Kate Shinamoto cuts the hair of a young boy, who preferred not to be named, at Prep on Sacramento Street. Prep Cuts caters to children as young as age two to 18, but their services are available to people of all ages. Prep Cuts also features their own hair products such as conditioner and shampoo which can be purchased there. The salon offers cuts, color, styles and blowouts all which can be scheduled online.

On the cutting edge

November 7, 2013

Sarah Selzer & Camilla Bykhovsky Two elementary school parents unable to find a haircut salon that made tweens and teens feel comfortable, have opened up a new shop in Pacific Heights that caters...

Christina Berardi, Alexandra Wood, Zoe Baker and Franny Eklund (left to right) meet with Academic Support Director Patricia Kievlan in the Center during their free period to discuss their Honors American Literature book "Old School" by Tobias Wolff. Students are encouraged to utilize on-campus help.

New policy moves tutors off campus

October 18, 2013

A new four-school policy implemented this fall has students meeting with their privately-hired tutors off campus instead of in the Center or library. Deans from all four schools raised safety concerns...

Junior Hailey Cusack orders a car after school using her Uber account. A driver will accept her request and pick her up in front of school.

Car service competes with taxis to provide an efficient way to traverse the city

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief • October 18, 2013

When sophomore Victoria Oestermann needs a ride home after school, instead of calling a cab, she takes out her iPhone, opens an app and selects a car. Within minutes a black sedan arrives in front of school...

Chaperones answer parent questions at the Costa Rica information meeting in the Chapel. All rising sophomores from CSH and SHHS will participate in the eight-day trip.

Rising sophomores to visit Costa Rica in January

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief • May 29, 2013

Liana Lum Reporter Convent and Stuart Hall’s first immersion, service-focused trip to Costa Rica has been announced for January 2014 for the entire rising Sophomore Class of both CSH and SHHS. "Our...

Firm redesigning spaces

Firm redesigning spaces

May 28, 2013

Classrooms and communal spaces in both CSH and CES are being reimagined with the help of an educational design firm conducting focus groups with students and teachers. A team of architects and designers...

Grads to go into STEM fields

May 28, 2013

Elizabeth Smith Editor-in-Chief The Class of 2013 is poised to increase in the percentage of women in STEM fields with one-third of CSH’s graduates planning to pursue science or mathematics degrees,...

Dean position to not be filled: Rachel Simpson transitions to head; school moves to collaborative administration

Dean position to not be filled: Rachel Simpson transitions to head; school moves to collaborative administration

May 28, 2013

Madison Riehle Senior Reporter The position of dean will not be filled in the coming school year when Dean Rachel Simpson transitions to head of school, as CSH is moving to a more collaborative form...

Hoping for change in wake of Boston bombings

Hoping for change in wake of Boston bombings

April 19, 2013

Claire Fahy Editor-in-chief BOSTON — It all plays out on CNN like an extremely well-written episode of “Criminal Minds.” As I sit here in Boston Logan Airport — returning home from an aborted...

Passers-by look into the Exploratorium’s new space at Pier 15 on the Embarcadero. Located on the water, the museum is set to open on April 17, proceeded by a gala the night before. The new space will feature 150 new exibits as well as outdoor exibits and a bay observatory.

Science museum changes location

March 28, 2013

Madison Riehle Senior Reporter San Francisco’s hands-on family science museum, the Exploratorium, is moving to a new location at Pier 15 on the Embarcadero and will reopen on April 17. “We...

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