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The Broadview
The student news site of Convent of the Sacred Heart High School

The Broadview
The student news site of Convent of the Sacred Heart High School

The Broadview
Franz Kafka’s passport photo was taken in Prague between 1915 and 1916. Born into a middle-class, Jewish family, Kafka began work at the Workers Insurance Company around the time of the photograph, a change that complicated the extent of his creative career and contributed to the complexity and melancholy nature that often characterizes depictions of the famed author.

Bound to Kafka

Sophina Duong, Reporter • November 11, 2025

Due to his impact on modern literature and the brute realism of his work, Franz Kafka was honored through the Franz Kafka Exhibition in The Morgan Library & Museum in Nov. 2024. As the calendar approaches...

Students and faculty members browse the book selection offered at this weeks book fair. The event took place the entire week in the reception room but was also accessible online.

Broadway hosts book fair

Elizabeth Klimek, Reporter • November 19, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE | This past week, students, faculty and parents gathered at the Broadway campus to browse a wide selection of all types of literature at the fook fair.  The book fair took place in the...

Harvard Professor Teju Cole speaks to the student body about his experiences with racial and societal injustices. The webinar lasted over an hour, so students continued their day with 2-hour blocks instead of 2.5-hour blocks.

Award-winning author speaks to student body

Clara Bonomi, Reporter • April 21, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students, faculty, alumni and parents gathered virtually today to engage in a webinar led by author, professor and photographer Teju Cole.  Cole’s speaking points surrounded promoting...

Senior Dena Silver donates a chapter book to the book drive. The books will be distributed to family centers around San Francisco, and books for all age ranges will be accepted.

Book drive continues

Caroline Thompson, Copy Editor • January 24, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Donation boxes are set up on both campuses for students to donate old books to family centers. “I donated because I was wanting to get rid of some books I had in my collection and this...

Sophomore Beza Geberesilassie reads over her annotations in her Othello book during class. Students use their annotations as a basis for discussion on the reading that was assigned for a particular class.

Sophomores discuss Othello in class

Elise Vulakh, Reporter • October 24, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Sophomore Honors English II students discussed the book Othello today and shared their opinions on William Shakespeare’s writing specifically in the play.  Prior to the discussion,...

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