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The Broadview

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The Broadview

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

The Broadview

Juniors study for a quiz in IBSL Biology on Tuesday, Nov. 17, the second day of Session 4. Most classes have a combination of students attending in-person and online to allow for family preferences.

Session 4 returns more students to campus

Paige Retajczyk, Senior Reporter November 17, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Session 4 began on Monday with more students returning to campus following their testing negative for COVID-19, per the school's Health and Safety Plan. Before the session began, students...

FAQs about returning to campus

FAQs about returning to campus

If I cannot get a test before Wednesday or Friday will I have to wait until the next session to return? No, you can get a test and join your cohort in-person next week or whenever your results are...

Returning to campus FAQ

Charlotte Ehrlich and Grace Krumplitsch November 3, 2020

If I cannot get a test before tomorrow/Friday will I have to wait until next session to return? No, you can get a test and join your cohort in-person next week or whenever your results are released...

Cece Giarman ('19) adjusts to new safety protocols including wearing masks at the University of Notre Dame. Students attended in-person classes after undergoing a two-week quarantine upon arriving on campus in the fall.

Alumnae adapt to safety measures as they return to universities

Adele Fratesi and Tala El Qadah October 26, 2020

Instead of reconnecting with peers and preparing for the new school year when she returned to the University of Notre Dame campus, Cece Giarman (’19) started off the semester sitting in a room quarantining...

Criteria for COVID-19 testing at city testing sites in San Francisco.

Juniors struggle to find COVID-19 tests in preparation for the PSAT

Madeline Thiara, Senior Reporter October 8, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Juniors who plan on taking the PSAT on campus on Oct. 14 are required to have a negative COVID-19 test within two weeks of the standardized testing date, however they are struggling to find...

Junior Haya Jadallah eats at Italian Homemade on Union Street in an outdoor dining area. Restaurants opened outdoor seating to public with safety precautions.

Restaurants reopen with restrictions

Paige Retajczyk, Senior Reporter September 24, 2020

The decline of new coronavirus cases has resulted in the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) allowing more businesses to open including outdoor dining as long as the restaurants follow safety...

Three Convent alumnae working as medical professionals in pediatrics, geriatrics and general care of of COVID-19 patients share how they’ve been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Working on the front line

Adele Fratesi and Madeline Thiara September 24, 2020

Four weeks ago there were zero COVID-19 cases at a Portland, Oregon elderly care facility where newly-qualified nurse Kendra Harvey (’16) works. Two weeks later there were 40. “We are starting to...

Senior Ella Ghazinouri practices with Marin Rowing Association in Greenbrae during sunset. Ghazinouri is contacting Division-I coaches virtually since the NCAA has banned in-person recruitment.

College recruitment turns virtual

Madeline Thiara, Senior Reporter September 24, 2020

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has banned all in-person Division-I recruiting due to COVID-19 health concerns until Jan. 1, but coaches are allowed to be in contact with athletes as long...

California residents face challenges presented by both wildfires and COVID-19.

Double trouble

Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter September 24, 2020

Wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to the lungs, can also intensify a person’s reaction to COVID-19 as it irritates the lungs and damages the immune system which can make a person more susceptible...

Students in grades K-6 sign in to receive their COVID-19 tests on campus on Sept. 8. About 500 people signed up for testing. 

School takes next steps towards campus reopening

Madeline Thiara, Senior Reporter September 21, 2020

High school students can return to campus on Oct. 19, pending approval from the San Francisco Department of Public Health, according to a statement from Anne Marie Krejcarek, head of Convent & Stuart...

Students, teachers react to Trump administration opting out of COVAX

Melanie Koch and Mackenna Moslander September 4, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE The Trump administration announced Tuesday that the U.S. will not partake in the World Health Organization’s international COVID-19 vaccine research, known as COVAX. More than 150 nations...

Sophomore honors chemistry learns to use zoom days before the transition to online learning in the spring. The guidelines surrounding school zoom calls have developed from public links to only allowing those with school emails access.

Possible Return to In-Person Learning in November

Clara Bonomi, Senior Reporter September 3, 2020

Luckily for the students who are eager to break free from their desk chairs and Zoom classes, San Francisco high schools are on track to reopen in November. After hearing news of possibly returning...

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