Bay Area bomb threat hoax concerns students and faculty
Sophia Aeby, Senior Reporter
December 14, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE An email sent out by Life Director Michael Buckley warned students about police activity around Laurel, Presidio and Pacific Heights neighborhoods yesterday afternoon. “My initial reaction was shocked because I was wondering what's going on, because obviously if they sent out a sc...
History class discusses issues in society as philosophers
Amy Phipps, Reporter
December 12, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE Sophomore history classes presented skits on philosophers who lived between the 16th and 18th centuries discussing current societal problems last week. Students were required to choose a famous philosopher, research their lives and write a cover letter and resume applying for a job as ...
Students delete addictive social media app for finals week
Madeline Thiara, Reporter
December 11, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE Students are deleting Snapchat from their phones to reduce screen time while preparing and studying for final exams. “Deleting Snapchat was a great decision for me because I spent a lot of time consumed in the app,” freshman Takouhi Asdourian said. “I feel like now since Snapchat notification...
IB students prepare for art show
Amy Phipps, Reporter
December 10, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE International Baccalaureate art students prepare for their art show today, ‘Wonder In Winter,’ which will showcase pieces about students’ identities. “Within IB Year I, we start off the class exploring identity,” Visual Arts Department Chair Rachel McIntire said. “The project is p...
Artificial intelligence presentation prompts debates about empathy
Audrey Pinard, Reporter
December 6, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE John Villasenor, senior fellow at the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, presented to students and faculty today about artificial intelligence, concluding with a debate about AI’s ability to experience human emotion. “I think AI may not feel empathy in the same way that humans d...
Club celebrates Hanukkah
Grace O'Reilly, Reporter
December 4, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE The Interfaith club gathered during lunch today to light a menorah, play dreidel games, and eat traditional Jewish foods in honor of the second day of Hanukkah. "I decided to make latkes with sweet potatoes, which turned out to be really good,” Theology teacher Kate McMichael said. ...
PAWS groups prepare for finals
Grace Krumplitsch, Reporter
December 3, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE As the first semester ends, students met in their PAWS advisory groups to create personalized study plans for finals week this morning following a brief assembly in Syufy Theatre. “In my PAWS group, we watched a video on how to be productive while studying for finals,” sophomore Gigi...
Language groups practice for Noёls
Gray Timberlake, Senior Reporter
November 30, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE Following assembly in Syufy Theatre, students split into language class groups to rehearse their Noёls songs. Noёl is a French word meaning Christmas and specifically focuses on the carols aspect of the holiday. The word noёl is used in the Convent & Stuart Hall community to...
Theology project educates students on indigenous cultures
Madeline Thiara, Reporter
November 29, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen in the Question of Religion & Society class are working on a project meant to educate them on indigenous cultures and various native tribes around the world. “I think knowing about overlooked people is very important to our learning,” theology teacher Kate McMichael ...
Juniors discuss race and its impact within community
Caroline Thompson, Senior Reporter
November 27, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE Ten Convent & Stuart Hall juniors met during Collab today to discuss race and white privilege with ethics teacher Michael Campos and People of Color Student Union advisor Allyson Maebert. The discussion, open to all juniors in Campos’ ethics class, focused on an assembly put o...
Club brainstorms ways to reduce stress for finals
Amy Phipps, Reporter
November 26, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE With finals only a few weeks away, the Bring Change 2 Mind club brainstormed stress-reducing activities and ideas today during lunch to implement during finals week. “Students cannot effectively communicate what they know if they are stressed,” Annie Egan, club monitor and K-12 Dire...
Award-winning poet visits campus
Madeline Thiara, Reporter
November 13, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE Poet and author Rowan Ricardo Phillips spoke to Convent & Stuart Hall students and faculty today about his writing career and experience as a sports journalist. “My main focus in the talk was to discuss and think about the importance of words and how words can create a bridge to ...
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