Prize Day ceremony marks end of school year
Laura Mogannam, Managing Editor
June 4, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, Sacred Heart
Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and faculty gathered in the chapel for the 131st annual Prize Day ceremony to celebrate the completion of the 2017-2018 school year. Each student processed in, receiving a floral wreath and a card signifying the completion of their academic year. Some students also r...
Student Council elections held today
Mason Cooney, Features Editor
May 7, 2018
Filed under Breaking News, News
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students and faculty gathered in the Chapel today for Student Council speeches, then separated into grades to hear Class Representative speeches for the 2018-2019 school year. Students voted via Google Form, and results were released shortly after school. The 2018-2019 Student Coun...
School reflects on Black History Month
Claire Devereux, Features Editor
February 9, 2018
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WEB EXCLUSIVE The weekly scheduled meeting time was used to hold an honorary assembly where the accomplishments and contributions of African Americans were discussed to celebrate Black History Month. “In the chapel, we talked about empowering black women who changed the course of history,” senio...
POCSU hosts Dia de los Muertos chapel
Arianna Nassiri, Reporter
October 30, 2017
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WEB EXCLUSIVE To celebrate the Mexican holiday, People of Color Student Union, POCSU, a student-organized club, hosted a Dia de los Muertos-themed Chapel. “It’s important to always stay connected to the people that we love; be it those who are alive or those who are dead,” history teacher Mi...
Sacred Heart almuna speaks about importance of education in Uganda
Mary Perez, Senior Reporter
October 23, 2017
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WEB EXCLUSIVE As part of the tour for her book, “Against All Odds,” Betty Ogiel spoke during today’s chapel about her journey in receiving an education from Sacred Heart schools in Uganda, as well as the hardships she faced growing up. “We like to show pictures or letters from students from Uganda w...
Community celebrates Feast of Mater
Gray Timberlake, Reporter
October 20, 2017
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WEB EXCLUSIVE To celebrate the Feast of Mater, students gathered this morning in the chapel in dress uniform with pink accessories and honored the annual tradition. To tell the story of Pauline’s fresco of Mary, Theology Department Chair Paul Pryor Lorentz compared the history of work to the struggle of...
Holy Week chapel invites reconciliation
Olivia Mohun, Reporter
April 10, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, News
Convent students and teachers came together this morning for the community’s weekly chapel service. Spiritual L.I.F.E. Director Sergio Vasquez gave students time to reflect on their lives and in what areas they could seek forgiveness, before writing their thoughts down on pieces of paper and depositing t...
Chapel makes space for reflection of last week’s events
Claire Devereux and Claire Kosewic
January 23, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, News
Today’s chapel theme, “Courage and Voice” focused on the sophomores experiences on the President’s annual Costa Rica trip, while also addressing the presidential inauguration and the subsequent displays of “voice.” L.I.F.E. Director Sergio Vasquez led the service, which began with some context about the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the courageous journey St. Philippine Duchesne undertook to bring girls’ education to the United States. Vasquez then related Duchesne’s experience on the ship Rebecca to t...
Día de los Muertos chapel remembers, respects the dead
Giulia Oltranti and Natalia Varni
November 4, 2016
Filed under Breaking News, News
This morning’s chapel celebrated Día de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday honoring family members and close friends who have died. With the actual holiday on Tuesday, and the chapel service today, the school week has been filled with Día de los Muertos festivities bringing awareness to the community. “W...
Ash Wednesday chapel addresses sacrifice, otherness
Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2016
Filed under Breaking News, News
Voices chanting “hold us in your mercy” reverberated around the Chapel today during the Ash Wednesday Service. The service, which did not occur last year due to overlap with Winter Break, included biblical readings and a student testimonial from each grade about the meaning of Lent. “I ...
Laura Mogannam, Managing Editor
June 4, 2018 • No Comments
Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and faculty gathered in the chapel for the 131st annual Prize Day ceremony to celebrate the completion of the 2017-2018 school year. Each...
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