Warren drops out of presidential race
Adele Fratesi, Reporter
March 6, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE As students and faculty arrived on campus, many phones buzzed with notifications following Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s announcement that she dropped out of the 2020 Presidential Election yesterday morning. “I’m disappointed for sure,” math teacher Sarah Cardenas said. “I voted...
My day at the polls
Tabitha Parent, Senior Reporter
March 4, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE While Convent students lay asleep in their beds and visions of TikTok videos danced in their heads, I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock screeching at me from across the room at the pleasant hour of 5 a.m. It was Super Tuesday and in less than an hour, I would be off in a small garag...
Vulakh’s View: Every vote counts
Gabriella Vulakh, Editor-in-Chief
February 14, 2020
The real presidential election takes place six weeks after the first Tuesday in November, when 538 presidential electors in Washington, D.C., cast their ballots. In 48 states and the District of Columbia, the candidate who wins the popular vote receives all of the Electoral College votes for that sta...
Freshmen campaign for student council
Mackenna Moslander, Reporter
November 18, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE The Freshman Class gathered in the Mother Williams Library to listen to speeches written by the students running for the position of freshman student council representative. “The whole grade joined together in the library to hear speeches,” Ninth Grade Chair Sharanya Naik said....
Student body partakes in community elections
Charlotte Ehrlich, Reporter
May 3, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students gathered in the Syufy Theatre to hear their classmates’ speeches for community representative positions for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. After the community representative speeches, grade levels split up to hear individual class representative speeches. Students could run...
Vote smart, not partisan
Josephine Rozzelle, Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2018
As Democrats are gearing up to reclaim control of Congress and Republicans are looking keep their majority through the 2018 midterm elections, partisanship may lead to uninformed decisions in the voting booth. Every midterm election cycle, one party or the other uses the phrase “take back” as...
Student Council elections held today
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...
Student Body Elections held in Chapel
Adele Bonomi, Assistant Web Editor
April 16, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students and teachers gathered in the Chapel this morning to hear election speeches for the roles of President, Vice President, Operations Officer and Financial Officer for the 2018-2019 school year. “I think it's important to have a student leader because ultimately a school is abou...
Student election process begins
Mason Cooney and Cassie Eskicioglu
April 9, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students running for the 2018-2019 year’s Student Body began hanging posters today to campaign for elections next Monday. “[For members of the Student Body], commitment means attending school activities like dances, events that Student Council puts on, retreats and class activities,”...
Student council elections encourage community involvement
Olivia Mohun, Reporter
May 22, 2017
Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and faculty gathered in Syufy Theatre this morning for an assembly where students from all grades lined up on stage to give their candidacy speeches for the 2017-2018 student council positions. “I chose to run for Equity and Inclusion Representative because they’re thing...
Student council election rules updated
Claire Kosewic, Senior Reporter
May 17, 2016
Posters advertising candidates plaster bathroom stall doors, hallway walls and stairways during class elections season, but unlike previous years, none of them promoted students for the roles of secretary, treasurer, publicity or activities. Two class representative offices have replaced those position...
NHS president to be announced
Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief
October 21, 2015
Update: Catherine Heinen has been elected as NHS president. Results of the National Honors Society election for office positions will be released today after members voted for candidates during lunch, determining leadership for the academic and volunteer centered club. Seniors Serafina Cinti an...
Mackenna Moslander and Elise Vulakh
June 8, 2020 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE In order to follow the guidelines of the Department of Public Health, Convent held both virtual and individual in-person ceremonies for the Class of 2020. The...
Students, faculty gather for 133rd annual Prize Day
June 3, 2020
June 3, 2020
We may never understand, but united we stand
June 2, 2020