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Routine-ing through quarantine

Tabitha Parent, Darcy Jubb, and Amelia Froyd-Kamrath • August 20, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Wakeup, brush teeth, get dressed, coffee. Many students' daily routine begins with some variation of this chorus of activities, however, the shelter-in-place order has left students without...

The heat is on

Alina Kushner, Senior Reporter • August 19, 2020

California residents woke up this morning to clouds of ash outside their windows due to fires sparked by lightning strikes. Smoke from fires as close as Monterey, Fresno and Sacramento have drifted...

Freshmen start high school, find community virtually

Grace Krumplitsch, Editor-in-Chief • August 19, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE While many upperclassmen recall anxiously walking up the Flood Mansion’s marble staircase on their first day of high school and triple-checking that they were in the right classroom, the...

Administration implements new schedule

Madeline Thiara, Senior Reporter • August 18, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students are adjusting to a new schedule to limit in-person contact between community members once students return to campus. The schedule features two 150-minute classes, five days a...

Seniors participate in alternative ‘graduation’

Mackenna Moslander and Elise Vulakh • June 8, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE In order to follow the guidelines of the Department of Public Health, Convent held both virtual and individual in-person ceremonies for the Class of 2020. The individual diploma conferrels...

Students, faculty gather for 133rd annual Prize Day

Mackenna Moslander, Senior Reporter • June 3, 2020

As the school year comes to an end, freshmen, sophomores, juniors and faculty gather over zoom for a final all school assembly to celebrate Prize Day. At the beginning of the ceremony, the class chairs...

We may never understand, but united we stand

June 2, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE A flood of virtual and real-life protests have surfaced in the days since the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin...

Congé takes unconventional form, surprises community

Tala El Qadah, Reporter • May 19, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE The school community joined the poetry festival webinar and ended up receiving the news that today was Congé and classes for the day were canceled. “I was so surprised that Congé...

Shelter in place prompts behavioral shift in pets

Clara Bonomi, Reporter • May 7, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Six weeks into San Francisco's shelter-in-place order requiring many people to spend more time in their homes, pet guardians have noticed a shift in their furry friends’ behavior. “[My...

Blog: Five things I’ve learned and five mistakes I’ve made during shelter-in-place

Tabitha Parent, Senior Reporter • May 6, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Shelter-in-place should have opened up ample time for me to do all the things I’ve always wanted to do, like completing a full online workout calendar or baking the next showstopper of...

Gratitudes expressed virtually

Madeline Thiara, Components Editor • May 2, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE With campus closed and classes moved to remote learning, students and faculty are submitting short videos to show gratitude toward a member of the community. These replace the normal gratitudes...

Binge-watching increases due to shelter in place

Tala El Qadah, Reporter • May 2, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Rather than running around on a grassy field, many team athletes are turning to binge-watching as their spring sport. The current shelter-in-place order has left athletes with the extra time...

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