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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
Students from the class of 2019 jump off the waterfall after a day of hiking and horseback riding in Costa Rica. Current sophomores plan to partake in similar adventures next week including ziplining, service activities, and horseback riding.

Sophomores prepare for Costa Rica trip

Jordan Russell and Cassie Eskicioglu, Sports Editor and City Life Editor • January 9, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent and Stuart Hall sophomores attended their final Costa Rica meeting last night before embarking on their week-long trip this Saturday. They will arrive back to San Francisco on Jan....

Juniors Arianna Nassiri and Phoebe Froeb discuss with one another in chapel during an activity. Students and faculty shared who they spent their break with and how that person impacted them.

Students and faculty start the new year with chapel

Sophia Aeby, Video Editor • January 7, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent kicked off the new year with chapel to recenter and calm students and faculty for the start of the second semester. Chapel was led by Head of School Rachel Simpson and Chair of...

Laurie Pomeranz, the teacher advisor of Knight Light, hands junior Sofia Telfer a hot chocolate before A Period finals. The Knight Light club provided beverages and snacks for students on the Pine-Octavia campus to ease stress before finals.

Wellness club brings finals goodies

Mason Cooney, Copy Editor • December 17, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE An abundance of Lucky Charms, muffins and hot chocolate greeted students who walked onto the Pine-Octavia Campus this morning for their A Period finals. “I got hot chocolate before...

Juniors Margaret Millar, Zoë Forbes and Julianna Ovalle crowd over a computer to see the news about the bomb threats. Students in HL Global Politics discussed the issues in class.

Bay Area bomb threat hoax concerns students and faculty

Sophia Aeby, Senior Reporter • December 14, 2018

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...

Sophomores Audrey Scott, Gabi Guido, Saron Asfaw, and Sadie Kahn present a skit about migrant caravans in character from the point of view of famous philosophers. The skits helped develop an understanding of both the students’ chosen philosophers and current issues around them.

History class discusses issues in society as philosophers

Amy Phipps, Reporter • December 12, 2018

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...

Freshman Amelia Abernethy logs out and deletes Snapchat from her phone. Abernethy is one of the many people who decided to delete the app since it distracted her from studying and doing homework.

Students delete addictive social media app for finals week

Madeline Thiara, Reporter • December 11, 2018

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...

Junior Arianna Nassiri tapes snowflakes on the wall outside of the Syufy Theater for the art show. The exhibit will open on Dec. 12.

IB students prepare for art show

Amy Phipps, Reporter • December 10, 2018

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...

Seniors Josie Rozzelle, Emily Kanellos, and Hannah Kelliher participate in an activity where they were asked to rearrange cards in order of whose life was more valued: a pregnant woman, child, dog, cat, or athlete. The activity was meant to demonstrate the similarities and differences between human and AI morals.

Artificial intelligence presentation prompts debates about empathy

Audrey Pinard, Reporter • December 6, 2018

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...

Sophomore Lili Levy plays with a dreidel during the Interfaith club’s Hanukkah celebration. In addition to Hanukkah, the club has honored other religious traditions and holidays.

Club celebrates Hanukkah

Grace O’Reilly, Reporter • December 4, 2018

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...

Sophomore Tabitha Parent brainstorms her study plan for finals week after watching a video on study tips. The video suggested students make a chart with each course and the topics needed for review.

PAWS groups prepare for finals

Grace Krumplitsch, Reporter • December 3, 2018

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...

Spanish students sing with hand motions during the Noёls rehearsal with Spanish teacher Anthony Reyes. The peace signs represent the line "gente de paz", meaning "people of peace".

Language groups practice for Noёls

Gray Timberlake, Senior Reporter • November 30, 2018

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...

Freshman Livi Webb-Purkis works on her indigenous culture presentation in Google Slides. Webb-Purkis is doing her project on the Kulung culture of Nepal.

Theology project educates students on indigenous cultures

Madeline Thiara, Reporter • November 29, 2018

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...

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