Biodegradable signs created, hung for Earth Day
Madeline Thiara, Reporter
April 27, 2019
Filed under Breaking News, Web Exclusive
WEB EXCLUSIVE Biodegradable signs illustrated with fish stuck in single-use plastic bottles are hanging in front of the Flood Mansion and on the corner of Broadway and Fillmore Streets in celebration of Earth Day. Five thousand signs were distributed throughout San Francisco, Venice Beach, and Sant...
Fashion industry goes green
Caroline Thompson, Senior Reporter
September 27, 2018
Filed under Features
The fashion industry is the third most polluting industry and one of the largest water consumers in the world, but some companies are joining the “eco-fashion” movement, implementing policies to reduce their footprint on the environment. Brands that are certified sustainable and ethical, features prod...
Zero waste, zero change
February 9, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
San Francisco had a diversion rate of 52 percent as of 2001, with over half of the waste generated was either recycled or composted, according to the San Francisco Department of the Environment. Former Mayor Ed Lee announced in 2012 that San Francisco had achieved a diversion rate of 80 percent, the...
Convent and San Francisco strive to be more eco-friendly
Laura Mogannam and Olivia Mohun
October 21, 2016
Filed under Breaking News, News
Students learned about San Francisco’s goal to become a greener city and have zero waste during espacio at today’s assembly. Paul Pryor Lorentz, theology teacher and one of Convent’s environmental ambassadors, presented a video highlighting the management of trash in San Francisco. “I...
Microbeads cause wave of macro effects
Julia-Rose Kibben, Design Editor
November 5, 2015
Filed under Features
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 over-the-counter facial cleansers, are killing marine life. “I’m ashamed to say that I used to use a...
Overthrow the reign of drought
February 28, 2014
Filed under Opinion
STAFF EDITORIAL Many Bay Area residents awoke to the pounding of rain against their windows last Thursday morning. Four days of sporadic showers had many crying “miracle” after one of the driest seasons on record, but the California drought is far from over. While the past week has been ...
Madeline Thiara, Reporter
May 16, 2019 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE Art Foundations I students are currently participating in a creative project based on the short story “All Summer in a Day.” Their assignment is to create...
Telenovela helps Spanish II students improve language skills
May 15, 2019
Freshmen celebrate Shakespeare contest winners
May 15, 2019
Students engage in coloring, relaxation activities in advisory
May 14, 2019
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