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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
Loud-mouthing on social media

Loud-mouthing on social media

Tabitha Parent, Managing Editor • December 21, 2020

A quick scroll through a teenager’s social media feed could reveal a number of things from videos of scantily clad influencers, their interests in online shopping, and even highly saturated images of...

Texting, emailing should keep recipient in mind

Texting, emailing should keep recipient in mind

Madeline Thiara, Nina Gutierrez, and Amelia Froyd-Kamrath • December 21, 2020

Although communicating via text or email with a teacher, dean, or college administrator can feel casual, messages sent electronically often require a higher level of formality. “In order to stay professional,...

Owners of San Francisco’s well-known Tom and Jerry Christmas house decorate the yard with lights and toys such as dancing dolls, a Ferris Wheel and stuffed animals. The annual Christmas displays started about 30 years ago.

Christmas festivities abide by COVID-19 guidelines

Nina Gutierrez and Nicole Klein • December 19, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE As families are forced to rethink traditional holiday plans, some are taking their extra time at home to display lavish Christmas decorations on the inside and outside of their homes. “Even...

Juniors Devon Carlson and Bridget Mills admire Christmas decorations in the Main Hall. Two Christmas trees sit in the Main Hall while wreaths and garlands line the stairwell and walls.

The Coronavirus Grinch can’t steal Christmas

Darcy Jubb and Ella Noblin • December 19, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Ongoing Sacred Heart traditions like Noëls, Christmas assemblies, Christmas on Broadway and Christmas chapels are shifting to a virtual setting to ensure community safety, while other traditions,...

COVID-19 vaccine awaits FDA approval before distribution 

Adele Fratesi, Senior Reporter • December 18, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Amidst a deadly third peak in COVID-19 cases across the nation, California is expected to receive 12,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the coming week out of the 2.1 million doses set aside...

Gender, Power and Ethics teacher Elaina LeGault teaches in person students and remote students using the Meeting Owl. The Owl and IPads are some of the technologies Convent & Stuart Hall is providing teachers to make hybrid learning easier.

Hybrid learning prompts teachers, students to employ new learning strategies

Alina Kushner, Senior Reporter • December 16, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Now that Convent & Stuart Hall offers classes for students who are both on and off campus, teachers and students are facing new challenges with hybrid learning.  Not all students...

Sophomore Josie Flanagan places chocolate-covered cookies on a cooking sheet. Students were encouraged to submit photos of their “most scrumdiddlyumptious” holiday-themed baked-goods as part of the holiday spirit contest.

Student Council launches holiday social media contest

Makenna Kramer, Reporter • December 15, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Student Council is running a holiday-themed TikTok and photo contest of baked goods, ugly sweaters, and family pets in festive attire, with extra class points awarded for individuals who...

Senior Cecilia Mcquid works out on Syufy Court. Mcquid attends workouts twice a week since it was offered on Nov. 16.

Sports to resume in person

Paige Retajczyk and Keira Blattberg • December 15, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE The California Interscholastic Federation announced Dec. 1 that the California Department of Public Health will not allow schools to start full in-person practices before Jan. 1. Although...

Depression, anxiety increase due to COVID-19

Depression, anxiety increase due to COVID-19

Nicole Klein and Makenna Kramer • December 15, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE The prospect of a holiday season spent without freely visiting family and friends due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic is causing depression and anxiety in some teens while worsening preexisting...

Using less social media may be better than none at all

Using less social media may be better than none at all

Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter • December 14, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE What started out as an easy way to connect with friends, follow influencers and meet new people can turn into an unhealthy obsession, with screen time adding up to multiple hours a day and...

Call out catcalling

Call out catcalling

December 14, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Having a male stranger whistle and leer at a girl in her uniform skirt is often perceived as a norm and almost an inherent guarantee — like a girl having her first period or wearing her...

Sophomores Azadeh Reiskin, Molly Darling, Lily Larson and Amaliya Sypult discuss their presentations for their Ethics & Moral Decision Making class during lunch. Students eat lunch in cohorts that are determined by their classes to make contact tracing easier should a student test positive for COVID-19.

State releases new contact tracing app

Ella Noblin, Reporter • December 10, 2020

The State of California released CA Notify, a contact tracing app, this morning to help with containing the spread of COVID-19 cases that are surging throughout California and caused the reactivation of...

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