Seniors work on applications in college counseling class

Olivia Mohun, Features Editor

November 12, 2018

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WEB EXCLUSIVE Seniors filed into the Mother Williams Library during G and H periods today for their weekly college counseling session. “Today in class I started working on a supplement for a school that I may be applying to depending on how my early admissions decisions play out,” senior Wort...

French students work on creative writing assignment

Olivia Mohun, Features Editor

September 16, 2018

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Students in a combined Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate higher-level French class worked together in two teams to write an alternate ending to the play, Art by Yasmina Reza, which they have been reading in class. “I think that creative group projects like this help me learn bet...

Sophomores discuss class dynamic

Adele Bonomi, Assistant Web Editor

May 4, 2018

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WEB EXCLUSIVE The Sophomore Class met in Mother Williams Library today for an interactive discussion led by an outside speaker to discuss how to create a better class dynamic and develop stronger leadership tools. “I think it is important to have these meetings because everyone gets to get to...

Juniors continue college process

Cassie Eskicioglu and Mason Cooney

April 12, 2018

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WEB EXCLUSIVE As seniors make their final decision regarding which college they will attend this fall, juniors begin the college process with regular college counseling classes. “Everything that’s involved with the college application process is extremely complicated,” junior Emma Hubbard sai...

Sophomore theology classes visit local Vedanta Society

Gabriella Vulakh and Sophia Aeby

October 16, 2017

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Sophomores spend retreat supporting the Tenderloin

Caroline Thompson, Reporter

September 15, 2017

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Convent & Stuart Hall sophomores participated in a class retreat at St. Anthony’s dining hall and social services facility in San Francisco's Tenderloin district Friday, where students worked in different departments that benefit different parts of the community. “It was really nice to just talk to people...

Sophomores give speeches as Cold War figures

Cassie Eskicioglu, Reporter

May 2, 2017

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A history class project had sophomores giving speeches as prominent Cold War figures, which modeled the divergent perspectives held by the various countries who were affected by the era's geopolitical tension. The project had multiple components, which included researching a country during the C...

AP Art History takes a trip to the Presidio

India Thieriot, Assistant Copy Editor

September 4, 2015

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On a sunny day in the middle of the Presidio, Advanced Placement Art History students studied Spire, a 90-foot sculpture by Scottish land artist Andy Goldsworthy. With the Senior Class gone on retreats, history teacher Sarah Garlinghouse wanted her junior students to go on an excursion of their own. “I...

Continuing classes after AP exams adds unnecessary stress to end of year

April 8, 2011

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Ava Martinez Reporter Many stressed-out students have survived the frenzy of Advanced Placement exams in past years with the knowledge they would soon be free of classes. However, that glimmer of hope may soon fade as administrators and department heads discuss the possibility of requiring student...