Freshmen celebrate Shakespeare contest winners
Olivia Rounsaville, Reporter
May 15, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Freshmen celebrated the winners of their semester-long Shakespeare competition in the Little Theatre during Collab. “I loved that the party was Shakespeare themed,” freshman Arianna Benton, who dressed up as Portia from Julius Caesar, said. “I just love everything about Shake...
Track and field runners break personal, school records
Audrey Pinard, Reporter
May 1, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Track and field distance runners broke personal and school records during their third BCL West meet at Kezar Stadium in preparation for the Bay Area Conference this Friday. “I love my group of girls who run distance,” junior Isabelle Thiara said. “It is a lot of fun because I tr...
Thinking out loud
Cece Giarman, Web Editor
February 8, 2018
Striving for cheers and hollers that will punctuate their performances, teens from all over the Bay Area are preparing personal poems for an annual competition that draws a crowd of thousands. The Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam, an individual contest open to all Bay Area youth ages 13 to 19, requir...
Fencing team emerges on point
Emily Kanellos, Reporter
April 5, 2017
The Convent & Stuart Hall fencing team plan to advance into an upcoming city-wide tournament after completing the regular season with a 7-1 record. “The team has shown a huge improvement throughout the season,” captain April Matsumoto said. “Every member has gotten stronger, and everyone suppo...
Student body engages in writing competition
Anna Doggett, Reporter
January 11, 2017
The entire student body took part in the Kate Chopin writing contest today and yesterday, in which students are given a creative writing prompt to reflect and write an essay on. “[The competition] was started by two teachers who worked here named Ann Cromey and Charles Brady,” English teacher Julia Arce ...
Freshman, juniors join citywide robotics team
Cece Giarman, Reporter
January 9, 2017
Four students recently began a six-week journey to prepare for and take part in the San Francisco Regional Robotics Competition, as part of a citywide girls-only team. “Some of our students have joined an all-girls team in San Francisco,” robotics advisor Chris Person-Rennell said. “Convent does not ha...
Varsity basketball travels to Redding for tournament
Olivia Mohun, Reporter
January 6, 2017
The Varsity basketball team left school early and drove north to Redding, California today for a three-day tournament. Chaperoned by Athletics Director Elena De Santis and coach Reynolds Marquette, the team is set to play three games this weekend, their first being tonight, against Eureka High Sch...
Fitbit fuels competition
Grace Ainslie, Senior Reporter
May 18, 2016
Faculty members from each of the four schools and Central Services are competing with each other throughout the month of May as part of a Fitbit Challenge through the Wellness Program, designed to encourage faculty members’ healthy habits. Participants received Fitbits, a device which counts how ma...
Senior one of five poets from Bay Area to perform on a national stage
Asha Khanna, Senior Reporter
April 19, 2016
A senior will travel to Washington D.C. in July to perform in a poetry festival after winning several rounds of competitions, the latest one last Saturday. Senior Maya Greenhill was one of the top five scoring poets after performing two poems at the Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals poetry contest last Sa...
Adele Bonomi, Sports Editor
August 17, 2019 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE All seniors met with college admissions representatives to work on their Common Application Essay and get a head start on any other supplements required in the...
Students take part in leadership training with alumna
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Ceremony celebrates excellence in academics, service
June 5, 2019
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