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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
Sophomores Charlotte Ehrlich and Tabitha Parent brainstorm outlines for their Frankenstein essays during class today. The essay is due after Winter Break.

Sophomore English class begins first graded essay of the year

Amy Phipps, Reporter • February 13, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE  The sophomore English II class wrote outlines today for their first graded essay of the school year on the Gothic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.  New English teacher, Angelica...

French exchange student Jules His helps freshman Maddie Drda on her French assignment. His is visiting Convent & Stuart Hall for the next two weeks.

French exchange student visits campus

Madeline Thiara, Reporter • February 12, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE French exchange student Jules His who attends Institution de la Perverie in Nantes, France, is visiting Convent & Stuart Hall over the next two weeks. Sophomore Vincent Behnke who is...

Freshman Livi Webb-Purkis, in the role of Casca, stabs Caesar acted by Alina Kushner in the scene’s finale. The project provided the class time to practice their acting and directing skills.

Freshmen act out famous Shakespeare scene

Olivia Rounsaville, Reporter • February 11, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE As part of the Freshman English class’ unit on Shakespeare, students acted out Act 3 Scene 1 from Julius Caesar today. “Acting allows for a deeper interpretation of the characters...

Junior Jade Despanie and Senior Elias Garvey help set up the blood drive. The event was held in the Stuart Hall gym.

Students participate in school blood drive

Cassie Eskicioglu, City Life Editor • February 7, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Over 20 students signed up to participate in the school blood drive for Vitalant, a blood service provider.   “I think our school’s focus on service, volunteering, and the community...

Seniors Isabella Bermejo and Molly Brown eat lunch in the main hall while wearing multiple layers. Temperatures in San Francisco averaged around low 40s this week and even lead to snow on high peaks around the Bay Area.

Students bundle up as cold weather hits Bay Area

Jordan Russell, Sports Editor • February 6, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE With temperatures averaging low 40s this week, students are cranking up the heat at home and bundling up during classes and extracurriculars in parkas, trench coats, beanies and gloves. “I've...

The Mandarin class ate traditional Chinese food to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Mandarin teacher Yuhong Yao wanted to celebrate the holiday together as a class.

Mandarin class celebrates Lunar New Year

Sophia Aeby, Video Editor • February 5, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE The Mandarin class celebrated Chinese New Year today at a Chinese restaurant. “Today we celebrated the Lunar New Year,” Stuart Hall junior Neo Kounalakis said. “This event in addition...

Arce explains an in-class writing assignment with a prompt based on the drama to the class. The final draft will be due next week.

Juniors study Ancient Greek drama

Adele Bonomi, Senior Editor • February 4, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE International Baccalaureate Higher Level Year I English students have been analyzing and discussing the Sophocles' Ancient Greek drama King Oedipus and learning about Ancient Greek culture. “I...

Freshmen Jennifer Surjadi reflects on what she found most interesting about Confucianism and Taoism in class today. The period often ends with reflection in order for students to show off what they learned during the class.

Freshmen study world religions

Olivia Rounsaville, Reporter • January 31, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen began a unit on Confucianism and Taoism this week in their World Religions class. They have also been studying Buddhism, Sikhism and Hinduism this semester. “I think that in...

Freshman Finley Simon does a core exercise called "the cannonball" in the training room. The swim team practiced in the training room and on the track on the second floor of the Herbert Center.

Swim team has first land practice

Gray Timberlake, Senior Reporter • January 30, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE While many may expect a swim team to practice in a pool, the Convent & Stuart Hall swim team met up in the workout room for their first dry-land practice today. “We targeted our...

English teacher Mark Botti announces the scores for the Shakespeare Reference Competition. Class periods A and F are competing against C and G for the prize of a party thrown in their honor.

Freshmen take part in ongoing Shakespeare competition

Madeline Thiara, Reporter • January 29, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen are participating in an annual Shakespeare Reference Competition moderated by English teacher Mark Botti in which they accumulate points finding modern-day Shakespeare references...

Class of 2019 discusses Senior Week

Olivia Mohun, Features Editor • January 28, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Seniors met in the Mary Mardel Chapel during assembly today to learn about a variety of senior activities and events that will take place later in the semester. “The fact that we are...

Card Club co-leader Dena Silver teaches members about Texas Hold’em Poker. First time poker player freshman Natalie Kushner aced the first round with a straight flush.

Poker faces ready for Winter Formal

Audrey Pinard, Reporter • January 24, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Card Club members learned how to play Blackjack and Texas Hold’em today in preparation for Winter Formal casino games. “Before card club, I didn't have a clue about how to play Poker...

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