Coed assembly recognizes Writing Festival winners

Claire Kosewic, Editor-in-Chief

February 12, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE The Convent & Stuart Hall High School community gathered in Syufy Theatre this morning to celebrate the winners of the annual Writing Festival, formerly known as the Kate Chopin Essay contest. The Writing Contest, which takes place in early January, poses a prompt for students to respond to with a short personal e...

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Kira Daley, Photographer

March 19, 2017

Community gathers for annual Kate Chopin award assembly

Cece Giarman, Reporter

February 10, 2017

Students and faculty gathered in the Chapel this morning for a special assembly to announce and honor the winners of the annual Kate Chopin Essay Contest. Sophomore Sydney Caba was named the all-school winner by outside judge Libby Brittain (’07). The English department began the contest more than 20 years ago ...

Halloween assembly provides outlet for faculty, student costume creativity

Kira Daley and Megan Mullins

October 31, 2016

Students and faculty gathered in Syufy Theatre for a Halloween-themed assembly to show off their costumes, compete for best outfits and join in some holiday fun. Jim Halpert from “The Office,” Ms. Frizzle and Nickelback all made appearances in the faculty contest, but math teacher Jordan Lewis, proved victo...

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...

All-school poetry contest winners announced at annual festival

Alyssa Alvarez, Sports Editor

May 9, 2014

Guest speaker and all-school Poetry Festival judge Jovel Queirolo (’10) announced the winner of the annual high school poetry contest. Queirolo was an all-school winner of the contest herself, and awarded sophomore Daniel Im and senior Tess Holland the same title. Students from both Stuart Hall and Co...

Kellie La wins all-school Kate Chopin Essay Contest

December 9, 2011

Jewel Devorawood Web Editor Sophomore Kellie La was named the all-school Kate Chopin Essay Contest winner at a special assembly this morning. La’s essay tells of her parents’ immigration from Vietnam to the United States. The annual contest gives every student the same essay prompts and 80 m...

Essay: Kellie La’s wins all-school Kate Chopin contest

December 9, 2011

Kate Chopin All-school Winner Kellie La, sophomore [Note: This is the unedited transcript of Kellie La's handwritten, in-class essay.] Once upon a time … Isn't that how most childhood and children's stories begin? I guess mine were the exception. Teenage years filled with angst and sch...