School takes next steps towards campus reopening

Madeline Thiara, Senior Reporter

September 21, 2020

High school students can return to campus on Oct. 19, pending approval from the San Francisco Department of Public Health, according to a statement from Anne Marie Krejcarek, head of Convent & Stuart Hall’s four divisions. “It is hard for me to focus during the long Zoom classes so I am happy to b...

Juniors, families attend college information session

Paige Retajczyk, Senior Reporter

September 18, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE Convent & Stuart Hall’s college counselors held a Zoom webinar on Sept. 17 to discuss the college process and junior year amidst COVID-19.   College counselors discussed some of the changes the college process has endured such as some schools being test optional or test blind. â...

Testing uncertainty affects college application process

Gabrielle Guido and Madeline Thiara

August 20, 2020

Availability for standardized testing is causing uncertainty in the college admissions process as students struggle to find open testing locations during the coronavirus pandemic. Even when students sign up for tests, they're being notified that their exams are cancelled. Eloise Laluyaux, like many...

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 ...

Institutions open doors

Laura Mogannam, Managing Editor

September 27, 2018

Preparing for and taking standardized tests can cost an applicant’s family hundreds to thousands of dollars and dozens of hours, only for a student to receive a score that an admissions representative might take only a few seconds to look at. A rising number of major colleges and universities are making th...

Seniors sit for first year of IB testing

Josephine Rozzelle, Editor-In-Chief

May 24, 2018

For the first time at Convent and Stuart Hall, Advanced Placement exams were not the only cumulative assessments seniors took in May. For three weeks, 28 seniors in the International Baccalaureate Programme took exams for each class to determine if they would receive the IB diploma. Reading Week —...

Altered semester testing plans effect Christmas spirit

December 14, 2010

Ava Martinez Reporter Walking into the Main Hall to admire the Christmas decorations and hearing Christmas music drifting throughout the building is the highlight of the year for many students. However, this year students may be too busy or under too much stress to notice the decorations. The week befo...