Walk for Uganda benefits Sacred Heart sister school

Olivia Mohun, Features Editor

October 16, 2018

WEB EXCLUSIVE Approximately 70 elementary students and parents from Convent Elementary School and Stuart Hall for Boys participated in the annual Walk for Uganda at Crissy Field this Saturday. “Walk For Uganda is our annual fundraising event to support tuition costs for our Sacred Heart sister sc...

Tune in at home, on the go

Gabriella Vulakh, Web Editor

September 30, 2018

During her 40-minute commute from San Anselmo to school, senior Rachel Cramer plugs in her headphones and listens to the investigative journalism podcast “Serial” to pass the time. “I love to listen to podcasts because they are another source of media that allow me to learn about my surroundin...

Following in the footsteps of school’s founder

Editorial Board

November 2, 2017

When St. Madeline Sophie Barat founded the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1801, she proclaimed her mission to teach young girls in a world where gender parity in education was non-existent. Her efforts and the work of others have made huge steps in progressing equality for women today, but female ed...

Sacred Heart almuna speaks about importance of education in Uganda

Mary Perez, Senior Reporter

October 23, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE As part of the tour for her book, “Against All Odds,” Betty Ogiel spoke during today’s chapel about her journey in receiving an education from Sacred Heart schools in Uganda, as well as the hardships she faced growing up. “We like to show pictures or letters from students from Uganda w...

World Teachers’ Day prompts honor for faculty

Natalia Varni and Jordan Russell

October 5, 2016

Gratitude was shared throughout the halls amongst some students and faculty about “World Teachers’ Day” in recognition for teachers all over the globe.   Some faculty celebrated the teacher appreciation day by recalling why they enjoy teaching. “The thing that I like most is those moment...

Maasai warrior informs about different cultures

Halie Kim, Reporter

December 12, 2015

Yesterday in the Syufy Theatre, Gerald Sayilel Murero, a Maasai warrior visited from southeastern Kenya to talk about a girl’s life in Kenya. “I think it’s really cool, especially because you don’t know what it’s like until you’ve been there,” sophomore Francesca Petruzzelli said. “I c...

Raising the bar on sports nutrition

Claire Kosewic, Senior Reporter

November 5, 2015

Coaches often say that there’s more to succeeding in sports than the hours spent in practice and competition, but teenage athletes commonly overlook what “being healthy” means or how their lifestyle affects athletic abilities. “Nutrition is not just a sidebar of training and succeeding,” registered dietitia...

Girls worldwide need access to education

Neely Metz, Copy Editor

October 1, 2015

Although the stress of schoolwork can seem unbearable to American high school students, girls in developing nations in many African and Middle Eastern countries are being abused or even shot for simply pursuing an education. Being a part of a community that supports women, advocating for women’s ri...

Students with learning differences are not alone in their struggle

September 23, 2010

Emily Bloch Reporter Failure. Embarrassment. Weak. Stupid. Children with diagnosed learning differences often identify with these terms — however untrue — believing their different learning styles are inferior to those students who learn “traditionally.” Both traditional learners and thos...

Several classes to be coed next year

March 31, 2010

Zoe Newcomb News Editor A significant change will take place next year as students at CSH and SHHS begin to participate in a program that will combine select courses with low enrollment into coed classes. The program will endeavor to give students opportunities that they otherwise may not have...

UC and CSU in fiscal crisis

October 30, 2009

Meghan Helms Asst. A&E Editor The state’s current financial crisis is increasing tuition while cutting admission and course options in California’s public colleges and universities, making graduation in four years more difficult to achieve. “Admission to a UC or a CSU will be more sel...