Revered painting was the first of many
Nina Gutierrez, Reporter
October 22, 2020
The “Mater” painting that hangs in Sacred Heart schools around the world was the first of nine other portraits of Mary that Pauline Perdrau created throughout her life, with each varying in color and detail. After Perdrau created her fresco of Mary in 1844, it was overlooked until the piece was decl...
Founding Mothers establish school
Charlotte Ehrlich, Web Editor
December 12, 2019
Scattered between the caramel-colored benches, vibrant stained glass and religious iconography of the Mary Mardel, RSCJ, Chapel, a number of inscribed wooden plaques serve as records of the women who founded Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco. Reverend Mother Mary Keating, accompanied by Sisters Verd...
Lunch-ing into ‘Alumnae Status’
Gabi Guido, Reporter
May 29, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE With Commencement activities and Senior Week underway, the Alumnae Luncheon brought together alumnae and seniors to welcome the graduating class into the Sacred Heart alumnae network. “I learned today that Convent & Stuart Hall have a very strong alumni network,” senior Anna Do...
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...
Surprise, it’s Congé
Adele Bonomi, Senior Reporter
March 29, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent & Stuart Hall students gathered at Paradise Beach County Park in Tiburon today to celebrate Congé, a tradition of the Sacred Heart where students get a surprise day off from school and celebrate together. “I expected it was Congé so I ended up wearing sweatpants to school and ...
Exchange student visits from New Orleans
Gray Timberlake, Senior Reporter
March 6, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Sophomore Emily LeBlanc is experiencing the life of a Sacred Heart student in San Francisco as she stays with her exchange host, sophomore Audrey Scott, this week. “I did an exchange in London last summer and I had a really good time,” LeBlanc, who goes to Academy of the Sacred ...
All politics are local
Caroline Thompson, Senior Reporter
December 18, 2018
When Ellie Miller Hall, ’07 left Convent High School 11 years ago for college on the East Coast, she had no idea she would one day return to her hometown of San Francisco to help build the future of the City. Miller Hall has been working as a legislative aide for District 2 supervisor Catherine...
Students and parents discuss community goals
Jordan Russell, Sports Editor
November 7, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students from all four divisions met with the Parents Association today in the reception room to discuss the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart education and spiritual engagement at Convent & Stuart Hall. “A lot of eighth graders, juniors, and seniors including myself were aske...
Leading by example
Jordan Russell, Sports Editor
September 27, 2018
Varsity tennis walked onto the courts this season with a new head coach who is both an alumna and a former Convent tennis player. “Tennis is my family’s sport so I’ve played since I was three,” Erin Minuth ’11 said. “I took lessons in elementary, middle and high school. Once I got ol...
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 ...
SHCOG concludes visit with reading of goals evaluation
Arianna Nassiri, Reporter
November 8, 2017
The Sacred Heart Commission On Goals (SHCOG) concluded their five-day Convent & Stuart Hall visit and accreditation with a formal reading of their evaluation. “We are part of a network of schools who are to live out the goals and criteria in our own individual way,” history teacher Michael Sta...
Exchange students join school community
Olivia Mohun, City Life Editor
October 26, 2017
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students from two schools in Germany have joined the Convent community as they take part in immersion exchanges and visits. “I’m here for one month,” student Smilla Witte, who attends Kieler Wirtschaftsgymnasium School in Kiel, Germany, said. “School here is very different because in Germany, my school is very ...
Tala El Qadah, Reporter
October 29, 2020 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE To keep school spirit alive through learning off campus, the Spirit Committee set up a week of changing their Zoom backgrounds and wearing clothes and accessories...
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