Professional sports teams protest racial inequality
Kassie DeJean, Reporter
August 31, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE Last week, professional basketball, soccer, and baseball teams postponed games in protest of police brutality sparked by a shooting. One basketball team, the Milwaukee Bucks, decided not to attend a playoff game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night following the shooting of Jacob Blake. Blake was sh...
Shelter-in-place inspires virtual athletic program
Adele Fratesi, Senior Reporter
August 25, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE The Convent & Stuart Hall athletic department released a schedule for staying active as students and faculty continue remote learning over Zoom. “I’m glad there will be a virtual athletic schedule,” junior Shana Ong said. “I’m excited to stay active even while being at...
Season lost, memories celebrated
Adele Bonomi, Sports Editor
May 20, 2020
As I rounded the bend at Kezar Stadium in the 200-meter dash on March 6, I did not know that those last 100 meters to the finish line would be the last of my high school track career. The administration suspended athletic practices and competitions on March 9 due to a public health concern over COVID-...
Customized fitness videos encourage athleticism
Tala El Qadah, Reporter
March 31, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE While the shelter-in-place order in response to the spread of COVID-19 has caused gyms to close and sports to be canceled, athletic trainer Barclay Spring is making daily workout videos for the school community. The workout videos are four to eight-minutes long and have Spring explaini...
Athletic events, practices canceled
Mackenna Moslander and Clara Bonomi
March 10, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE Parents received an email on March 9 from the school administration informing them that all school sports are canceled for the next two weeks due to COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. The suspension of athletic activities is a precautionary measure to protect students, fa...
Silent Killer
Gray Timberlake, Editor-in-Chief
February 14, 2020
Nineteen-year-old Claire Chung posted a picture of herself in a hospital bed and a scan of her lungs on her Instagram warning friends to quit vaping. The posts blew up with thousands of likes and comments, proving the success of teen consultation. “Someone put the post on their story and I clicked...
On Your Mark: Acting out of bounds
Adele Bonomi, Sports Editor
February 14, 2020
Legends may never die but, in this case, interest in a sexual assault lawsuit certainly did. When Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers star player and National Basketball Association icon, died on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, fans paid tri...
Volunteers help disabled athletes
Adele Fratesi, Reporter
February 14, 2020
Although the world-wide games only take place every two years, the Special Olympics have ongoing events in the Bay Area yearound. “The organization creates an opportunity for people that otherwise would not have that opportunity to get out run, play, and move their body,” volunteer Frank Moslande...
Stretch before you stroke
Mackenna Moslander, Reporter
February 14, 2020
Before spring sports begin and swimmers dive into the pool for the first practice of the season, the swim team is participating in preseason Kundalini yoga sessions to work on breathing and muscle strength. Yoga can help with many skills including core strength and endurance, which are necessary...
Restrictive diets can foster bad habits
Madeline Thiara, Components Editor
February 14, 2020
Although not eating for extended periods of time can be a healthful diet tool for adults, intermittent fasting may not be the right decision for teenagers. “I choose to only eat eight hours a day and fast for 16 hours," chemistry teacher Roderick Mobley said. “I have already lost seven pounds in t...
Speeding down the slopes
Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter
February 13, 2020
Many students are pulling out their goggles, helmets, boots and snowboards in preparation for a popular winter activity over next week’s Winter Break ― snowboarding. “One day my parents suggested either taking a snowboarding lesson or a ski lesson,” junior Audrey Hunnicutt said. “I loved wa...
Community mourns basketball legend
Grace Krumplitsch and Paige Retajczyk
January 27, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE Many members of the athletic and school community alike joined the rest of the world in mourning the death of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, who tragically died in a fatal helicopter crash on Sunday, by posting tributes on social media and sharing the impact his career had on their lives....
Kassie DeJean, Reporter
September 25, 2020 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that sales of diesel gas cars will be banned by 2035. Transportation currently accounts for more than 50% of greenhouse...
Looking globally: Don’t let the smoke blind you
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