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
Customized fitness videos encourage athleticism

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...

All athletic games and practices are canceled until March 22 as a precaution against COVID-19. The corona virus is transmitted through airborn droplets on surfaces and close body contact.

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...

College student Claire Chung shared images of a normal chest CT scan on the top compared to her CT scan showing inflamed lungs with damaged tissue on her Instagram account. Chung was hospitalized with a 104 degree fever and doctors said her lung tissue was destroyed from vaping.

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,...

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....

Special Olympics athletes play basketball amongst student volunteers. Sports seasons change year round and include more than 30 options such as swimming, basketball and skiing.

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...

Senior Arlena Jackson and freshman Samantha Calvin move into cow pose in the yoga sequence "cat and cow." Preseason swim team yoga sessions took place in the workout room located next to Herbert Center and may be added to drylands practices.

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...

Restrictive diets can foster bad habits

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...

Sophomore Takouhi Asdorian takes a break from a day of snowboarding at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort. Tahoe-area ski resorts offer equipment rentals and lessons in addition to lift passes.

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...

Kobe Bryant waves to fans during the Los Angeles Lakers' 2010 Championship Parade. Bryant won five NBA championships throughout his career.

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...

The Golden State Warriors play the Memphis Grizzlies at Chase Center on Dec. 9. The new arena in Mission Bay can seat over 18,000 people each game.

New arena, new experience

Madeline Thiara, Components Editor • December 12, 2019

Since the opening of Chase Center in Sept., Mission Bay’s new 18,000 square foot stadium has hosted music concerts and Warriors games. The arena also brought Thrive City — a 3.2 acre plaza with dozens...

Run it out

Adele Bonomi, Sports Editor • December 12, 2019

A “New York Times” Opinion video beginning with a foot stomping down on a track took over news and social media platforms in early November, encapsulating Mary Cain’s detrimental experience with...

Warm up, exercise, cool down

Warm up, exercise, cool down

Paige Retajczyk, Senior Reporter • November 15, 2019

From tennis to golf to field hockey to soccer, stretching can help athletes prepare for games as well as help them recuperate after playing or after a workout. Strength and conditioning trainer Barclay...

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