Colleges face reopening campus uncertainty

Grace Krumplitsch, Web Editor

May 20, 2020

While Convent & Stuart Hall administrators are working closely with public health officials to plan potentially reopening campus this fall, many colleges and universities across the country are faced with when and how they will reopen their campuses.  “Portland sent out a message saying that t...

High school zooms into college

Gabriella Vulakh, Editor-in-Chief

May 20, 2020

As I say my final goodbyes to teachers and classmates over Zoom, I cannot help but worry that my first semester of college might realistically include meeting professors and attending lectures over online learning platforms instead of in a classroom in Providence, Rhode Island. The thought that col...

Juniors begin college counseling

Tabitha Parent, Senior Reporter

January 22, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Juniors in F Period College Counseling continued their introduction to the college application process by learning specific college admissions terminology as well as a game that aimed to introduce students to the nuances of college admissions.  “I’m looking forward to getting to know ...

College reps visit campus

Grace O'Reilly, Senior Reporter

September 15, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Five colleges visited campus to give upperclassmen an opportunity to learn more about the admissions process on Friday. The University of Denver, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Northeastern University, the University of Colorado at Boulder and Bard College all represented their scho...

Sweeping it under the rug

April 3, 2019

Juniors attend testing workshop

Gray Timberlake, Senior Reporter

January 16, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Juniors participated in a full-day ACT and SAT test preparation day yesterday with Compass Education Group. Compass brought in team members for three sessions, math and science strategies, english and writing strategies and a Q&A with founder and executive director Bruce Reed. “This ...

Seniors work on applications in college counseling class

Olivia Mohun, Features Editor

November 12, 2018

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...

Economics students present on individualized topics

Cassie Eskicioglu, City Life Editor

November 8, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Economics class offers students a chance to display their knowledge and further their understanding of the subject through class presentations. “I think that presentations, in general, help my learning because I am more of an auditory learner,” senior Caroline Phillipps said. “...

Seniors work on college applications

Cassie Eskicioglu, City Life Editor

October 10, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent & Stuart Hall seniors participated in a college counseling workshop today designated specifically on college application work in Syufy Theatre. “I think it is great that we get time to work in school on our college applications,” senior Amelia Estes said. “With voll...

PSAT meeting teaches testing techniques

Adele Bonomi, Senior Reporter

October 5, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Juniors gathered in room 305 today to discuss study strategies and do practice problems for the Practice Scholastic Aptitude Test in preparation for the upcoming exam on Oct. 10. The 2 hours and 45 minutes test includes four sections — reading, writing, and math with and without a calcul...

Institutions open doors

Laura Mogannam, Managing Editor

September 27, 2018

Preparing for and taking standardized tests can cost an applicant’s family hundreds to thousands of dollars and dozens of hours, only for a student to receive a score that an admissions representative might take only a few seconds to look at. A rising number of major colleges and universities are making th...

College counselors advise students and parents

Caroline Thompson, Senior Reporter

August 29, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent & Stuart Hall college counselors hosted an information night today for the senior class and their parents to help prepare them for the college application process ahead. “We were strongly recommended to go to the panel tonight to learn about crucial parts of the college...