Juniors begin college counseling
Tabitha Parent, Senior Reporter
January 22, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE Juniors in F Period College Counseling continued their introduction to the college application process by learning specific college admissions terminology as well as a game that aimed to introduce students to the nuances of college admissions. “I’m looking forward to getting to know ...
Upperclassmen participate in ring ceremony
Grace Krumplitsch, Reporter
May 6, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE The Junior and Senior Classes participated in a Convent tradition in which seniors presented juniors with their class rings during a ceremony in the Chapel. “I’m really happy the school has this amazing tradition to give us the space to celebrate the bonds we have with our upperclas...
Theory of Knowledge classes discuss Holocaust book with author
Gray Timberlake, Senior Reporter
April 5, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Author Marty Brounstein came into junior Theory of Knowledge classes over the past two days to discuss his book, “Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust.” “‘Two Among the Righteous Few’ is a true story of courage, compassion and rescue,” Brounstein ...
Juniors discuss retreat, social event during class meeting
Gray Timberlake, Senior Reporter
February 15, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent & Stuart Hall juniors met in the Columbus Room at the Pine & Octavia campus today for a class meeting which covered several topics including information about the upcoming junior retreat and planning a class social event. The retreat, which has been a tradition in t...
Juniors study Ancient Greek drama
Adele Bonomi, Senior Editor
February 4, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE International Baccalaureate Higher Level Year I English students have been analyzing and discussing the Sophocles' Ancient Greek drama King Oedipus and learning about Ancient Greek culture. “I think what makes it interesting is the fact that Oedipus is a tragic hero,” junior Miley...
Juniors attend testing workshop
Gray Timberlake, Senior Reporter
January 16, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Juniors participated in a full-day ACT and SAT test preparation day yesterday with Compass Education Group. Compass brought in team members for three sessions, math and science strategies, english and writing strategies and a Q&A with founder and executive director Bruce Reed. “This ...
Juniors discuss race and its impact within community
Caroline Thompson, Senior Reporter
November 27, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE Ten Convent & Stuart Hall juniors met during Collab today to discuss race and white privilege with ethics teacher Michael Campos and People of Color Student Union advisor Allyson Maebert. The discussion, open to all juniors in Campos’ ethics class, focused on an assembly put o...
Juniors received Sacred Heart class rings
Gabriella Vulakh, Web Editor
May 28, 2018
The Class of 2018 recognized each of the rising seniors during the annual Ring Ceremony through speeches, presentations of the Sacred Heart class ring and carnation flowers. “The Ring Ceremony celebrated the relationship that the seniors made with the juniors and recognized the juniors becoming ...
AP Testing this week
Adele Bonomi, Assistant Web Editor
May 9, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE This week juniors and seniors took Advanced Placement tests including the AP Chemistry Test, and Art History test, each lasting over three hours. “I took AP Art History this afternoon and will be taking AP Statistics next week,” senior Francesca Petruzelli said. “APs are different f...
Juniors continue college process
Cassie Eskicioglu and Mason Cooney
April 12, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE As seniors make their final decision regarding which college they will attend this fall, juniors begin the college process with regular college counseling classes. “Everything that’s involved with the college application process is extremely complicated,” junior Emma Hubbard sai...
IB student art show begins
Cassie Eskicioglu, Senior Reporter
December 6, 2017
Junior and senior art work will be displayed for the next two weeks in the Syufy Gallery, after months of work in International Baccalaureate art classes. As a part of the theme “We are all a work in progress,” students each created two separate pieces, with one reflecting their personal identity. T...
IB students visit SFMOMA
Sophia Aeby, Reporter
October 17, 2017
WEB EXCLUSIVE Year One IB junior art students left early from G Period for a field trip to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to prepare for their upcoming comparative studies. The SFMOMA is a non-profit organization and museum that displays different pieces of modern and contemporary artwork. ...
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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