The Broadview

IB seniors complete forensic simulations

Seniors Rachel Cramer and Sophie Mack complete a blood spatter lab in physics. Students in all sciences completed labs relating to Forensics as part of an IB Science requirement.

January 16, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE International Baccalaureate seniors solved simulated murder cases in class as part of an interdisciplinary science activity required by the IB Programme. “I did a lab that investigated how physics can be used to analyze blood spatter patterns in crime scenes,” senior Emma Hubbard...

Tags: Convent and Stuart Hall, forensics, Group Four Project, IB, lab, Science, Seniors, simulation

Wellness club brings finals goodies

Laurie Pomeranz, the teacher advisor of Knight Light, hands junior Sofia Telfer a hot chocolate before A Period finals. The Knight Light club provided beverages and snacks for students on the Pine-Octavia campus to ease stress before finals.

Mason Cooney, Copy Editor

December 17, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE An abundance of Lucky Charms, muffins and hot chocolate greeted students who walked onto the Pine-Octavia Campus this morning for their A Period finals. “I got hot chocolate before my Ethics final,” junior Sofia Telfer said. “I had been feeling a little under the weather so a war...

Tags: BC2M, Convent and Stuart Hall, Convent High School, finals, hot chocolate, Knight Light, mental health, stress, Stuart Hall High School

Juniors discuss race and its impact within community

Junior Maxi Tellini, Ethics Teacher Michael Campos and People of Color Student Union advisor Allyson Maebert listen to junior Ryann Minnis during a Collab meeting. Students had previously expressed interest in making a safe coed space to discuss race and ethnicity.

Caroline Thompson, Senior Reporter

November 27, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Ten Convent & Stuart Hall juniors met during Collab today to discuss race and white privilege with ethics teacher Michael Campos and People of Color Student Union advisor Allyson Maebert. The discussion, open to all juniors in Campos’ ethics class, focused on an assembly put o...

Tags: assembly, community, Convent, Convent & Stuart Hall, Convent and Stuart Hall, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Convent of the sacred heart high school, juniors, people of color student union, robust vulnerability, Stuart Hall High School

Students give gratitude for departing faculty member

Students line up to hug Academic Support Director Betsy Pfeiffer on her last day at the school. Pfeiffer has worked at Convenf High School since 2014 and will continue to work with the school until the end of the year.

Caroline Thompson, Senior Reporter

September 28, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Tearful gratitudes and parting messages for Academic Support Director Betsy Pfeiffer were shared by students during chapel today on Pfeiffer’s last day at school. “I am grateful for Ms. Pfeiffer because she is a loving, caring, supportive, and selfless woman,” senior Izzy Gutie...

Tags: Chapel, community, Convent and Stuart Hall, Convent High School, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Convent of the sacred heart high school, CSH, faculty, students

Student clubs presented at assembly

Senior Rachel Cramer presents her club, Social Media Awareness, to educate students on the impacts and utilization of social media. The club plans to meet every other Wednesday at lunch.

Sophia Aeby, Video Editor

September 10, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students presented 20 out of 37 total clubs within Convent & Stuart Hall today, both single-sex and coed, during an assembly in Syufy Theatre. “I have noticed that the clubs that have the greatest level of consistency have the greatest impact,” Co-chair of Community Life Paul Pryor Lor...

Tags: clubs, Convent and Stuart Hall, new clubs, school club

College counselors advise students and parents

College Counselors Cesar Guerrero, Rebecca Munda and college counseling associate Kelly Whalen address the Senior Class during a college information session. The counselors talked to students and their families about how to stay on track during the college application process and what resources and support they will receive.

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...

Tags: college, college admission, college applications, College Counseling, Convent and Stuart Hall, Convent High School, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Convent of the sacred heart high school, Seniors

Student body assembles

Kiki Apple and Andreas Camahort, student body presidents of Convent and Stuart Hall, discuss the carnival theme. The assembly also addressed new class rules, dress code and an opportunity to take part in a diversity conference.

Sophia Aeby, Video Editor

August 24, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent & Stuart Hall students and faculty gathered in Syufy Theatre after F Period today for the first coed assembly of the school year. Theater program director Margaret Hee, performing arts teacher Grace Renaud and theater manager Chris Miller began the assembly by having students...

Tags: assembly, back to school, Convent and Stuart Hall

Summer school offers alternative for time off

Senior Megan Mullins jumps with her sister in front of the Fountains of St. Peters Square in Italy in June. Students shared their summer experiences, ranging from vacation to summer school.

Mason Cooney, Copy Editor

August 21, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE While many hopped on a plane or spent the summer in bed, other students hung around campus, opting to get ahead on course requirements or pursue their interests. “I decided to take [U.S. History] because it allowed me to take IB Global Politics this year,” junior Miley Sherman, who ...

Tags: back to school, Convent and Stuart Hall, Convent High School, Geometry, International Baccalaureate, Schools of the Sacred Heart, Summer, summer courses, summer school, U.S. History

Head of school to receive national award

Head of School Rachel Simpson substitutes in a French class in 2017 for a teacher on leave. Simpson was named this morning the 2018 Administrator of the Year by the Journalism Education Association.

Josephine Rozzelle, Editor-in-Chief

August 21, 2018

The Journalism Education Association named Head of School Rachel Simpson as the 2018 Administrator of the Year this morning for her support of student media and free expression at Convent High School. “It is a great honor and a surprise,” Simpson said. “It is one of those, ‘Wow, why me?’ lucky, fortun...

Tags: 2018 administrator of the Year, Convent and Stuart Hall, free speech, JEA/NSP National High School Journalism Convention, Rachel Simpson, The Journalism Education Association

Student Council elections held today

Juniors Maggie Walter and Worth Taylor deliver their joint speech for Senior Class Representatives. Student Council elections were held in the Chapel, followed by Class Representative speeches held separately by grade.

Mason Cooney, Features Editor

May 7, 2018

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...

Tags: Chapel, Class Representatives, Convent and Stuart Hall, Convent High School, Elections, leadership, Schools of the Sacred Heart, student body, Student Council, Student Council elections

Student body celebrates poetry

Junior Trevor Blanc performs the last student poem before guest poets came to the stage to perform. Ten students from Convent and Stuart Hall read their poems to the student body.

Sophia Aeby, Reporter

April 30, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Poetry readings, rap battles, an acapella performance and “promposal” took over Syufy Theatre as Convent and Stuart Hall students gathered this morning for the annual Poetry Festival. The festival began with the all school winners of last year’s festival, sophomores Ari Levine an...

Tags: Convent and Stuart Hall, English, poetry, poetry festival, student voices

Club helps environment one step at a time

Environmental awareness club co-head Emma Hubbard and junior Poppy Cohen brainstorm ways of raising community awareness about climate change. Hubbard and junior Leet Miller began the club this year, which meets every other Wednesday.

Mason Cooney, Features Editor

April 25, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Environmental awareness club met in Room 5210 to brainstorm ways that the community can reduce its carbon footprint. “Our goal is to raise awareness about the urgent issue of climate change and how everyone can make a difference,” junior and co-head Emma Hubbard said. “It reall...

Tags: carbon footprint, Climate change, club, Convent and Stuart Hall, Convent High School, environmental awareness club, posters, Schools of the Sacred Heart, waste, waste sorting