Students take on finals
Gabrielle Guido, Senior Reporter
December 17, 2019
With finals well under way, students are studying and meeting with teachers for support in order to ensure success this week. In addition to casual dress, the school minimizes the pressure on students with long lunch periods and only two testing periods in a day. “The projects that I’m...
Sophomores work on final projects
Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter
December 12, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE On the last day of regular classes before next week’s final exams, sophomores in Bryan Lorentz’s theology class work on their "Lectio Divina" project. The term “Lectio Divina” means “divine reading” in Latin and is the term for the monastic practice of guided meditation in the Ca...
School year comes to an end
Madeline Thiara, Reporter
June 5, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students took their final exams for A and E Periods on Monday which concluded finals testing for the 2018 to 2019 school year. Each class met yesterday for 15 minutes in order for teachers to hand back graded tests and essays from the past week. “I’m sad that we had our last class meet...
A paw-sitive study break
Grace Krumplitsch, Reporter
May 30, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE While many students were studying for exams, finishing projects, and editing essays, two furry companions visited the Broadview Campus this afternoon for a study break. Two service dogs from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, accompanied by their handlers, arrived at the end of B Period...
Students begin first day of finals
Amy Phipps, Reporter
May 28, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students arrived to school at 9:00 a.m. to begin the first day of finals this morning. “I feel prepared for most of my finals,” sophomore Jackie Guevara said. “I try to review in the morning right before my final so I remember as much as I can.” Students had their D a...
Students engage in coloring, relaxation activities in advisory
Audrey Pinard, Reporter
May 14, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students met in advisory groups instead of assembly to fill in coloring books with peers or catch up on schoolwork “A quiet exercise for your brain like meditation where you are searching your thoughts for something to focus on can be really difficult for a lot of people,” Director o...
Wellness club brings finals goodies
Mason Cooney, Copy Editor
December 17, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE An abundance of Lucky Charms, muffins and hot chocolate greeted students who walked onto the Pine-Octavia Campus this morning for their A Period finals. “I got hot chocolate before my Ethics final,” junior Sofia Telfer said. “I had been feeling a little under the weather so a war...
‘I’ll do it later’
Gabriella Vulakh, Web Editor
December 13, 2018
With school, swim practice and constant online distractions, sophomore Isabella Ritchie is working towards finding new study habits to accomplish her piles of to-do lists. Ritchie is one of the 95 percent of students who procrastinate regularly, according to the American Psychological Association. ...
PAWS groups prepare for finals
Grace Krumplitsch, Reporter
December 3, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE As the first semester ends, students met in their PAWS advisory groups to create personalized study plans for finals week this morning following a brief assembly in Syufy Theatre. “In my PAWS group, we watched a video on how to be productive while studying for finals,” sophomore Gigi...
A girl’s best friend
Mason Cooney, Assistant Features Editor
March 22, 2018
Wrapped up in homework, tests and college preparations, students can carry an overwhelming amount of stress, overlooking their health and wellness, but a furry, eager-eyed companion may provide the quick reset students need. Forty schools in New York have implemented the Department of Education’s ...
A girl’s best friend
Mason Cooney, Assistant Features Editor
March 22, 2018
Wrapped up in homework, tests and college preparations, students can carry an overwhelming amount of stress, overlooking their health and wellness, but a furry, eager-eyed companion may provide the quick reset students need. Forty schools in New York have implemented the Department of Education’s ...
Semester final exams begin
Gabriella Vulakh, Senior Reporter
December 14, 2017
WEB EXCLUSIVE Today was the first of four final exam days, with students taking E and F Period finals. The finals schedule includes two, two-hour testing times per day which began this morning and will end Tuesday afternoon. “I love the schedule we have for finals,” sophomore Alisha Kalra ...
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...
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