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
The student news site of Convent of the Sacred Heart High School

The Broadview
Asha Khanna

Asha Khanna, Editor-In-Chief

Asha Khanna is a fourth year staff member and editor-in-chief of The Broadview. She has been recognized by the California Press Women contest, winning awards in the news, features, sports and graphics categories. Outside of The Broadview, she enjoys dance, volunteering at the Academy of Sciences, and eating at new restaurants.

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Not a fashion statement

Not a fashion statement

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2018
Juniors Abby Anderson and Olivia Mohun cheer on the Knights in the State Championship. The whole school drove up to Sacramento to support the team.

Student section cheers SHHS Knights

Claire Kosewic and Grace Ainslie
March 23, 2018
Senior Sydney O'Neil colors a poster in her AP Art History class that will be used to support the Stuart Hall Knights in their basketball championship game. The poster will read 'Van Gough.'

[Photo] Community rallies around Knights

Laura Mogannam, In-House Media Editor
March 23, 2018
A current model Muni train leaves from the West Portal station. Muni began transitioning out the older trains at the end of 2017, and will fully replace all the trains within 10 years.

[Photo] Muni begins release of new trains

Cece Giarman, Web Editor
March 22, 2018
The power of words

The power of words

Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
March 22, 2018

Classes pause for National School Walkout

Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
March 14, 2018
Seniors Mary Crawford, Claire Kosewic, Lizzie Bruce, Sarah Mahnke-Baum and Sydney O’Neil sit together in the Main Hall before departing for Marin. The group left Convent around 8 a.m. Friday morning and plans to return Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.

[Photo] Seniors depart for overnight retreat

Jordan Russell, Senior Reporter
March 2, 2018
Paula Toner, RSCJ, announces the 2018 Writing Festival All-School Winners. Senior Francesca Petruzzelli won for Convent, and junior Eli Mundy won for Stuart Hall.

Coed assembly recognizes Writing Festival winners

Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
February 12, 2018

Casting their ballot

Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2018
A home for all

A home for all

Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2018
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[Photo] Pot legalization increases access for minors

Gabriella Vulakh, Senior Reporter
February 9, 2018
Skin color comes in all tones

Skin color comes in all tones

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2018

Exercise alternatives

Grace Ainslie, News Editor
February 7, 2018
Senior Olivia Matthes performs her monologue from "Hamlet" by playwright William Shakespeare. Matthes' 17 lines are said by Hamlet in Act 3, Scene 4.

‘Lend me your ears’

Grace Ainslie, News Editor
January 25, 2018
Senior Eden Schade picks out a chocolate chip cookie as club head Erika Wong helps her with the sale. Profits from the sale will be used to buy ingredients to cook meals at the Ronald McDonald House.

[Photo] Hearts and Hands holds bake sale

Jordan Russell, Senior Reporter
January 24, 2018
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Up in smoke

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2017
Stornetta Dairy, on the side of Highway 12, burned down during the Sonoma Fires, which destroyed an estimated 8,400 structures. the Diary produced milk for the Clover Sonoma dairy company for 100 years.

[Photo] Rebuilding Sonoma County

Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2017
A junior gets her hair checked by a worker for Lice Patrol during B Period. Due to an outbreak of lice, all soft furniture on campus will be cleaned and Lice Patrol will return to campus later this month to re-check students.

Lice outbreak addressed

Grace Ainslie, News Editor
January 10, 2018
The team watches the game before their final game on Saturday morning. The Cubs left the tournament as consolation champions.

[Photo] Cubs compete in Northern California tournament

Mason Cooney, Features Editor
January 6, 2018
Junior Molly Brown asks two Convent Elementary students to show her how their sound maker works during After School Program. Brown works at ASP every Tuesday after school.

Doing double duty

Grace Ainslie, News Editor
December 14, 2017
Finding common ground

Finding common ground

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2017
Mr. President, that land is not yours to give away

Mr. President, that land is not yours to give away

Claire Kosewic, Editor in Chief
December 14, 2017
Cross-country captain Maggie Walter reads a tribute to team member Colin Ritchie. Each runner was asked to write a short paragraph about one of their teammates, which the team captains read aloud at the banquet.

[Photo] Runners and coaches gather for Cross-Country Banquet

Gray Timberlake, Reporter
December 5, 2017
"The Crucible" cast performs Act 2, Scene 2 during a rehearsal. The play opens Nov. 9.

[Photo] Lights, curtains, action

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter
November 7, 2017
Head of School Rachel Simpson, Sister Irene Cullen, RSCJ and Betty Ogiel eat lunch and look at photos of Ogiel's children. Ogiel gifted the school a handmade wood plaque.

[Photo] Ugandan author visits campus

Asha Khanna & Claire Kosewic, Editors-in-Chief
November 2, 2017
Behind the scenes

Behind the scenes

Claire Kosewic, Editor in Chief
November 2, 2017
Yet another chance

Yet another chance

Grace Ainslie, News Editor
November 2, 2017
Controversial skincare ad provokes thought

Controversial skincare ad provokes thought

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2017
Senior Grace Ainslie and junior Mason Cooney cool down after a basketball open gym. This extra basketball practice was created in preparation for the upcoming basketball season.

Get your head in the game

Grace Ainslie, News Editor
October 27, 2017

PSAT memes become tradition

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
October 12, 2017
Students arrive at the Broadway campus before D period. The shuttle arrived at 1:58 p.m., three minutes past the start of class.

Second shuttle to be added tomorrow

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2017
Club head Jemima Scott (left center) addresses the Surf Club during their lunch meeting. This was the club's first meeting of the year.

Surf Club holds meeting

Grace Ainslie, News Editor
September 29, 2017
Exercising our Rights

Exercising our Rights

Claire Kosewic, Editor in Chief
September 28, 2017
Girls from the agricultural club at Kangole Senior Secondary School pose with the beginnings of their greenhouse project. The club is responsible for maintaining the project, which is one of the efforts that the school has initiated in an effort to become self-sustaining.

Sacred Heart school faces food shortage crisis

Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2017
Blue Bottle Coffee Company offers treats such as a saffron snickerdoodle and double chocolate chip cookie. The coffee chain opened on the corner of Fillmore and Jackson streets in June.

Food on Fillmore

Grace Ainslie, News Editor
September 28, 2017

Assembly offers opportunity to non-voters

Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2017

School supports students’ freedom of expression

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2017
Home (not so) sweet home

Home (not so) sweet home

Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2017
Natural disasters affect Network schools

Natural disasters affect Network schools

Cece Giarman and Asha Khanna
September 28, 2017
Junior Day El-Wattar sketches a young refugee girl from Syria. When completed, the work will be sent to the child through the Memory Project.

Art classes participate in worldwide project

Grace Ainslie, News Editor
September 19, 2017
Seniors Marguerite Williamson (right) talks to Syracuse University representative Peter Hagan (center) while Sinead McKeon (right) and juniors Darren Loy and Sofia Pirri (left) fill out papers. Hagan was the first representative to visit this school year.

College representatives start visits

Grace Ainslie, News Editor
August 30, 2017

Advance planning simplifies solo flights

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor
May 23, 2017

Studying abroad cultivates personal interests

Asha Khanna, Copy Editor
May 23, 2017
A group of girls eat churros from a nearby food truck while sitting in front of the Off the Grid sign. Off the Grid occurs at Fort Mason every Friday from 5-10 pm.

Off the grid, off the charts

Grace Ainslie, Assistant Sports Editor
May 21, 2017
'13 Reasons' not to watch

’13 Reasons’ not to watch

Grace Ainslie, Assistant Sports Editor
May 18, 2017
Just keep scrolling

Just keep scrolling

Asha Khanna, Copy Editor
May 17, 2017
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins reads a selection of his work at an evening event for the school community. Collins, famous for his simple poems with gentle critiques of everyday life, visited campus today.

Former US Poet Laureate speaks to community

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor
May 10, 2017
Two freshmen walk in front of the security camera in the second floor hallway. There are two other security cameras in the Main Hall and in the staircases.

New security cameras to monitor restrooms

Grace Ainslie, Assistant Sports Editor
April 29, 2017
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‘Plan’eting for the future

Grace Ainslie, Assistant Sports Editor
March 9, 2017
During the power outage, juniors Devin King-Roberts, Mary Crawford and Marguerite Williamson take their history period to register to vote. Junior Katie Thomis, a high school elections ambassador, was trained by the county and initiated the event.

Widespread power outage affects campus

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor
April 21, 2017
Juniors in math teacher Chris Person-Rennell’s PAWS write letters of gratitude. The prompts invited them to write to a friend of stranger, but did not have to be shared.

Juniors continue retreat’s theme in PAWS

Asha Khanna, Copy Editor
April 7, 2017
Items part of the Nowruz celebrations include wheat, berries, vinegar, apples, garlic, olives, and various coins. These items, along with others, are placed on the tradition table spread to honor the New Year’s gift of rebirth, health, and prosperity. Images courtesy flaticon.com.

[Photo] Persian holiday marks coming of spring

Cece Giarman, Reporter
March 20, 2017
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[Photo] Athletes struggle to find balance between challenge and injury

Claire Devereux, Senior Reporter
March 9, 2017
Anna Doggett swims the breaststroke in the March 2 pre-season swim meet. The swim team gained almost 20 new members this season.

Swim team dives into spring season

Asha Khanna and Claire Kosewic
March 15, 2017
Party activities more than a game

Party activities more than a game

Asha Khanna, Copy Editor
March 15, 2017
Captain Alyssa Alvarez offers advice to her basketball teammates during the first round of the North Coast Section championship bracket. The team had an undefeated league season but lost the first round of NCS to the Upper Lake Cougars, 56-58.

Leveling the playing field

Grace Ainslie, Assistant Sports Editor
March 9, 2017
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[Photo] Getting it straight

Alyssa Alvarez, Sports Editor
March 9, 2017
Community celebrates International Women's Day

Community celebrates International Women’s Day

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor
March 8, 2017
Senior Sarah Hong receives ashes from celebrant Eddy Gutierrez in The Dungeon. Convent students were transported to Stuart Hall on school buses.

Ash Wednesday service invites community to refocus on values

Grace Ainslie, Assistant Sports Editor
March 1, 2017
Seniors Dot Wetmore, Gia Monachino and Ana Cahaus work on an AP Chemistry lab that was postponed until today because of Siboni’s closure. The chemistry class, along with most math and science classes, was relocated to Stuart Hall.

Siboni reopens for classes

Asha Khanna, Copy Editor
February 28, 2017
Sophomore Delaney Tobin stands center stage in her role as female protagonist Hope Cladwell while the Urinetown cast rehearse the show’s final number with music director Denise Wharmby. The cast and crew worked in tandem as actors and actresses rehearsed the first act while crew members assembled the set’s foundations.

Spring musical cast able to rehearse in Syufy

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor
February 27, 2017
Math Teacher Chris Person-Rennell teaches an Algebra II class, normally taught in the Siboni Arts & Sciences Center, in the Mother Williams Library. The class was one of many that relocated after second floor fire sprinklers released water throughout the lower levels of Siboni.

President Ann Marie Krejcarek and Head of School Rachel Simpson speak to the student body about yesterday's water damage. Simpson called the incident "preventable" and "a learning opportunity," but emphasized that pointing fingers will not help the situation at all.

Siboni recovery demands flexibility, patience from community

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor
February 9, 2017
Students stand outside the Italian Consulate after evacuating the campus. Fire alarms first rang from the Siboni building after an incident in the physics lab.

[Photo] Physics experiment floods Siboni second floor

Neely Metz, Features Editor
February 8, 2017
The Han ethnic group perform “A Hundred Flowers Blossom with Beauty” dance. The dresses represented the beauty of flowers, water and fire.

Chinese New Year assembly hosts dance and singing group

Asha Khanna, Copy Editor
February 6, 2017
Parties divided will never be united

Parties divided will never be united

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor
February 3, 2017
Good night, sleep tech

Good night, sleep tech

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor
February 2, 2017

The road to college

Grace Ainslie, Assistant Sports Editor
February 1, 2017
L.I.F.E. Director Sergio Vasquez led the "Courage and Voice" chapel where he had sophomores reflect on their trip to Costa Rica. The 2017 trip to Costa Rica has been going on for 4 years.

Chapel makes space for reflection of last week’s events

Claire Devereux and Claire Kosewic
January 23, 2017
Oakland Women's March: January 21, 2017

Oakland Women’s March: January 21, 2017

Claire Kosewic, Web and Social Media Editor
January 22, 2017
Inauguration triggers school-wide response

Inauguration triggers school-wide response

Lisabelle Panossian and Claire Kosewic
January 20, 2017

Class time used for early AP prep

Asha Khanna, Copy Editor
January 19, 2017
School community honors alumna

School community honors alumna

Asha Khanna, Copy Editor
January 10, 2017
Flint residents continue struggle for a basic human right

Flint residents continue struggle for a basic human right

Grace Ainslie, Assistant Sports Editor
January 5, 2017
RSCJs elect alumna as new superior general

RSCJs elect alumna as new superior general

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor
January 5, 2017
Previous Tully's Coffee, Blue Bottle undergoes renovation before opening to the public, including students. The space has been vacated for three years.

Cafe to perk up Fillmore

Asha Khanna, Copy Editor
January 5, 2017
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