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

The Broadview
Governor Gavin Newsom remains in office

Governor Gavin Newsom remains in office

Paige Retajczyk, Sports Editor • September 16, 2021

WEB EXCLUSIVE | Governor Gavin Newsom will remain in office after a California recall election on Sept. 14. The total estimated state and county costs to administer the recall election was $276 million,...

With a new election season, the road to the White House becomes increasingly confusing for youth attempting to navigate this complex year. Cartoon by Art Editor Marisa Donovan.

Voter representation under consideration

Grace Krumplitsch, Editor-in-Chief • September 24, 2020

In the five instances in United States history in which the candidate who won the presidency gained the majority of electoral votes needed to win despite failing to gain the majority of the popular vote,...

We may never understand, but united we stand

We may never understand, but united we stand

June 2, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE A flood of virtual and real-life protests have surfaced in the days since the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin...

Elizabeth Warren addresses a crowd of supporters at a town hall at Fisher Elementary School in Marshalltown, Iowa. Warren visited multiple states over the course of her 2020 election campaign.

Warren drops out of presidential race

Adele Fratesi, Reporter • March 6, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE As students and faculty arrived on campus, many phones buzzed with notifications following Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s announcement that she dropped out of the 2020 Presidential Election yesterday...

My day at the polls

Tabitha Parent, Senior Reporter • March 4, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE While Convent students lay asleep in their beds and visions of TikTok videos danced in their heads, I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock screeching at me from across the room at the pleasant...

Vulakh’s View: Every vote counts

Gabriella Vulakh, Editor-in-Chief • February 14, 2020

The real presidential election takes place six weeks after the first Tuesday in November, when 538 presidential electors in Washington, D.C., cast their ballots.  In 48 states and the District of Columbia,...

Don't stop on Election Day

Don’t stop on Election Day

Gray Timberlake and Gabriella Vulakh • November 11, 2019

While many adults voted in the 2019 elections last week, young people across the nation are finding other ways to participate in democracy even when they are not legally eligible to vote. Youth civic...

Sophomore Saron Asfaw delivers her speech for junior class representative for the next school year. Voting will take place on Monday.

Student body partakes in community elections

Charlotte Ehrlich, Reporter • May 3, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students gathered in the Syufy Theatre to hear their classmates’ speeches for community representative positions for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. After the community representative...

C-ing Clearly: Make voting easier

C-ing Clearly: Make voting easier

Cece Giarman, Editor-in-Chief • November 2, 2018

Since registering to vote in June, I have been eager to join the U.S. democratic process, however, my enthusiasm decreased in September when I realized the voting experience I imagined of going to my local...

Josephine Rozzelle

Vote smart, not partisan

Josephine Rozzelle, Editor-in-Chief • September 27, 2018

As Democrats are gearing up to reclaim control of Congress and Republicans are looking keep their majority through the 2018 midterm elections, partisanship may lead to uninformed decisions in the voting...

Head of School Rachel Simpson presents senior Caroline Salveson with a white rose, celebrating this election as the first time Salveson will vote. Seniors voting for the first time all received white roses, which were a symbol of the women's suffrage movement.

‘Celebrating Democracy’ shifts focus from presidential election

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor • November 7, 2016

Recognition of the democratic process’ importance, the exploration of voting rights throughout American history, and explanation of certain ballot measures were primary themes of today’s assembly,...

Election Clerk Clinton Wolfrom speaks with the senior class about working at the polls. Students who choose to participate can be paid up to $142 for their time.

Juniors, seniors have opportunity to support upcoming election

Claire Kosewic, Web Editor • August 26, 2016

A representative from the San Francisco Department of Elections spoke with juniors and seniors during class meetings today about an opportunity to work at polling places on Election Day. “To make...

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