Annual festival celebrates student poetry
Olivia Rounsaville, Reporter
April 29, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students read original works and the English department announced winners of the annual poetry competition at the Poetry Festival in the Syufy Theatre on April 30 celebrating National Poetry Month. The all-school winner was freshmen Celeste Roam for Convent High School and freshman ...
Sophomore English classes prepare for annual poetry festival
Grace Krumplitsch, Reporter
April 1, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Sophomore English classes spent class time on Monday writing various haikus, limericks, and acrostic poems to submit to Convent & Stuart Hall’s annual poetry festival. “I felt really humbled to win last year,” sophomore Tabitha Parent, who was the 2018 all-school winner, said. ...
French students work on creative writing assignment
Olivia Mohun, Features Editor
September 16, 2018
Students in a combined Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate higher-level French class worked together in two teams to write an alternate ending to the play, Art by Yasmina Reza, which they have been reading in class. “I think that creative group projects like this help me learn bet...
Former US Poet Laureate speaks to community
Claire Kosewic, Web Editor
May 10, 2017
The school community heard a two-time United States Poet Laureate share his thoughts on men who wear snoods, lanyards, Irish spiders, the British and breakfast at a special assembly and evening reading today. Poet Billy Collins, dubbed “the most popular poet in America,” visited campus, reading several of his poems at a daytime assembly, answering questions from S...
Community gathers for annual Kate Chopin award assembly
Cece Giarman, Reporter
February 10, 2017
Students and faculty gathered in the Chapel this morning for a special assembly to announce and honor the winners of the annual Kate Chopin Essay Contest. Sophomore Sydney Caba was named the all-school winner by outside judge Libby Brittain (’07). The English department began the contest more than 20 years ago ...
Student body engages in writing competition
Anna Doggett, Reporter
January 11, 2017
The entire student body took part in the Kate Chopin writing contest today and yesterday, in which students are given a creative writing prompt to reflect and write an essay on. “[The competition] was started by two teachers who worked here named Ann Cromey and Charles Brady,” English teacher Julia Arce ...
Hometown poet judges annual Poetry Festival
Alyssa Alvarez, Sports Editor
April 15, 2016
San Francisco poet Genny Lim guest judged the Poetry Festival and chose seniors Corinne Sigmund and Zach Hammer as the all-school winners for both CHS and SHHS. Hammer shared a poem regarding his admiration for his father and how he looks to him as a role model. Sigmund chose to keep the topic of her writing private. “I worked hard on the p...
Award winning poet and author shares importance of writing, poetry
Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief
April 4, 2016
Self-proclaimed “wandering poet” spoke about the power of poetry and writing with CSH and SHHS this morning during assembly in Syufy Theatre, reading from her own published works and other select pieces. Naomi Shihab Nye, who has published over 30 volumes of poetry and prose and received num...
Youth should be seen and heard
India Thieriot, Assistant Copy Editor
October 5, 2015
From the outside, a passerby might think it to be a closed pirate shop, but inside 826 Valencia, behind the pirate-themed paraphernalia, people of varying ages from all over the city gather on a bi-monthly basis to observe an under 21 open-mic night hosted by Youthspeaks. The non-profit organizat...
Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter
September 20, 2019 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE After the pep rally last Friday and a week of themed dress days, students prepare to celebrate homecoming festivities this weekend. “I’m really excited...
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