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The Broadview

The student news site of Convent of the Sacred Heart High School

The Broadview

The student news site of Convent of the Sacred Heart High School

The Broadview

Microbeads cause wave of macro effects

Microbeads cause wave of macro effects

Julia-Rose Kibben, Design Editor November 5, 2015

Neon-colored beads have become a part of many daily hygiene routines and may even make face wash bottles more appealing, but the microplastic polyethylene pearl-like beads, used as an exfoliator in many...

Supporting one another essential to success

Supporting one another essential to success

Editorial Board November 5, 2015

Relationships forged at school provide a sturdy social safety net that teens can call upon in times of difficulty, yet for many others, a school’s social environment can be a stressful one, in which...

Seniors Duncan McDonell, Daniel Im and Catherine Heinen (from left) read their lines during a rehearsal for the school production of  “The Tempest”. The set features intricately designed lighting schemes and complex projections to add to the play’s aura of mystery and magic.

‘The Tempest’ storms Syufy Theatre

Claire Kosewic, Senior Reporter November 5, 2015

Forgiveness, love and mystery converge onstage in the fall production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” “This play never gets old,” director Pamela Rickard said. “Although it was written several...

Important news ignored

Important news ignored

Liana Lum, Editor-in-chief November 5, 2015

It happens when you ignore the online article about domestic violence in Brazil and instead click on the article on ways to style a sweater, or when you pick up a tabloid to read about the latest celebrity...

Women are entitled to equal pay (period)

Women are entitled to equal pay (period)

Kristina Cary, Managing Editor November 5, 2015

Women constitute a significant portion of the workforce, yet they often do not receive a proportionate percentage of its earnings, a sad truth that was reaffirmed by actor Jennifer Lawrence's essay on...

A woman waits on Lombard Street for the 4 bus. Muni plans to announce new routes to increase efficiency in early 2016.

Muni plans to improve service

Kendra Harvey, Managing Editor November 5, 2015

Despite the potential benefit of faster public transportation, Muni Forward plans to decrease 47 parking spaces on Lombard Street in the Marina to give riders more direct access buses with routes that...

More students borrowing money for college; amount of loans rising

More students borrowing money for college; amount of loans rising

Fiona Mittelstaedt, Senior Reporter November 5, 2015

With the rising cost of college, applicants may want to step back from filling out applications and look to better understand finance in higher education. Private and nonprofit colleges have experienced...

NHS president Catherine Heinen and club member Maya Greenhill speak to the Student Body about the effects of insensitive Halloween costumes.

Attention brought to cultural approration

Kendra Harvey, Managing Editor October 23, 2015

Although wearing the “Women’s Sacajawea Indian Maiden Costume” may seem harmless on Halloween, the National Honors Society is bringing awareness about cultural appropriation during this time. NHS...

PSAT enables viral Internet craze

PSAT enables viral Internet craze

Neely Metz, Copy Editor October 16, 2015

Although students completed the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test yesterday, people who took the PSAT created a new internet sensation consisting of memes based on elements from the standardized test....

Senior Kate Carson works on her Common App. Schools require additional information for each application, but take standard information from one questionnaire.

College applications demand more than time from seniors

Kendra Harvey, Managing Editor October 13, 2015

From trying to present a worthy applicant to answering the question “who am I?” the college application process demands more than just time from seniors. Colleges charge for applications to pay...

Tracy Sena, who visited Sacred Heart schools in Uganda with other Network teachers in 2012 (left to right), Sister Irene Cullen, RSCJ, and Sister Noellina Namusisi, RSCJ, speak to freshmen about girls education and contribution from Walk for Uganda.

Religious of the Sacred Heart emphasize value of education, support for Walk for Uganda

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief October 8, 2015

Religious of the Sacred Heart gathered with freshmen in the Mother Williams Library to speak about the importance of education for girls in Uganda and express gratitude toward contributions made through...

Junior Hailey Long presents the retina of a cow eye to CES third grader.

Learning through a new lens

India Thieriot, Assistant Copy Editor October 7, 2015

CES third graders put on their goggles and gowns as they prepared to cut away at a giant, slippery retina and iris. “It’s gross but at least I finally get to dissect something,” Taylor Jones said. The...

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