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Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief

Senior Sartaj Rajpal is the editor-in-chief of The Roundtable. He has been with the publication for four years. In addition to writing, he enjoys fencing, recording music and solving interesting math problems.

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Spanish teacher Francisco Teixeira uses a Meeting Owl camera in a class to help students engage in both in-person and virtual instruction. The cameras come with speakers and microphones so that students could see and hear one another in a hybrid learning environment.

School to implement changes next year

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
May 21, 2021
Standardized tests to take place in April, May

Standardized tests to take place in April, May

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2021

Sartaj’s Stance: Speaking out against hate crimes is everyone’s responsibility

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2021
State vaccinates essential workers, elderly

State vaccinates essential workers, elderly

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
February 22, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden speaks at a rally in Norfolk, Virginia at Booker T. Washington High School. The Electoral College voted on Dec. 15, officially confirming Biden’s victory.

President-elect to face challenges upon taking office in January

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2020

Music awards marred by lack of inclusion, diversity

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
December 17, 2020
Polls close in tight race

Polls close in tight race

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
November 3, 2020
This graphic describes six county and state propositions that affect adolescents. Convent alumna Arianna Nassiri spearheaded the movement to get Proposition G, also known as Vote16 San Francisco, on the ballot this year.

New proposition could enfranchise teens

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2020

Club offers service leadership during pandemic

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2020
As an increasing number of colleges go test-optional for the 2020 admissions cycle due to test day cancellations because of COVID-19, students must decide whether or not taking standardized tests will help their applications. Some universities said they will adopt test-optional policies permanently, while others say they will require tests again once the pandemic has ended.

Colleges change testing policies

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
September 24, 2020

Social media users need to be more skeptical of what they read

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
September 24, 2020
This graphic summarizes changes to the schedule in the coming school year. Convent & Stuart Hall split up the first semester into four sessions, and classes will cover a semester of coursework in 4.5 weeks.

Year begins with remote learning

By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
August 26, 2020
Senior athlete Dinh Tran performs in the 2020 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships where he took eighth place. Tran’s performance was live-streamed to the community in the Columbus Room in 2019, when he took second place in the U.S. Junior Championships.

Senior athlete trains for Olympics

By Sartaj Rajpal, Senior Reporter
May 21, 2020
Junior Vincent Behnke reads Lyndon B. Johnsons autobiography. San Franciscos shelter-in-place order gave students time to delve into various hobbies.

Students engage in activities to pass time during shelter-in-place

By Sartaj Rajpal and Henry Murray
April 8, 2020
Senior Cole Slater and junior Trieu Tran wait for the school shuttle next to a Jump scooter parked in front of the Pine/Octavia campus. Electric scooter-sharing systems like Jump, Skip, Spin and Lime brought thousands of new scooter units to San Francisco after securing city permits in 2019, but the rise in scooters is correlated with a rise in injuries.

E-scooter injuries rise among youth

By Sartaj Rajpal, Senior Reporter
February 14, 2020
Junior Eamonn Kenny retains possession of the ball at Stuart Hall’s away game against the Urban School at Beach Chalet Soccer Fields on Jan. 16. Varsity ended the season 7-10-1, with players saying they hope to win at NCS.

Knights end season with 4-6 record

By Sartaj Rajpal, Senior Reporter
February 14, 2020
Shun Kodaira-Lopez practices playing the timpani. Kodaira-Lopez began his musical career when he was just 4 years old.

Drumming away

By Sartaj Rajpal and Nik Chupkin
December 12, 2019
Junior Mac Hatfield shoots a reverse layup during practice in The Dungeon. The Knights began the season without power forward Nigel Burris, who transferred to Archbishop Mitty High School.

Knights lose star players, strive for success

By Sartaj Rajpal, Senior Reporter
November 13, 2019
Junior Owen ODell runs out with the football team during the Pep Rally on Sept. 13. The event started Spirit Week, which will feature two games, a dance and special dress days.

Community preps for Homecoming

By Sartaj Rajpal, Senior Reporter
September 17, 2019
Mr. Campos teaches an ethics class. Campos is part of the theology faculty at Stuart Hall High School.

Annual back-to-school night to take place

By Sartaj Rajpal, Senior Reporter
September 4, 2019

Knights prepare for fall season

By Sartaj Rajpal, Senior Reporter
August 23, 2019

Freshman named all-school winner in annual festival

By Sartaj Rajpal, Reporter
May 3, 2019
Nigel Burris 21 fights for the ball with a University Red Devil. The Stuart Hall Knights beat University on the Devils home court for the first time in three years.

Knights set out to win postseason

By Owen Murray and Sartaj Rajpal
February 11, 2019
Seniors Wellsley Cohen and Skyler Dela Cruz decorate the Flood Mansions Gallery for Winter Formal on Jan. 25. The gambling-themed annual dance featured snacks, drinks, card games and a dance floor in the Reception Room.

Winter dance starts off semester

By Sartaj Rajpal
February 5, 2019
Jason Arzhintar ’19 teaches during the Theory of Knowledge class. Arzhintar and his classmates have started a club to bring attention to events that have fallen out of the news cycle or not received wide media attention.

New club pops up

By Sartaj Rajpal, Reporter
April 11, 2018
Head Coach Michael Buckley intructs sprinter and jumper Nick Ong ’19 during the Kings Academy Invitational track and field meet earlier this month. Ong has emerged as one of The Halls top athletes in his third year on the team and looks poised to be a contributor this year and next.

Track and field continues winning tradition

By Sartaj Rajpal, Reporter
April 11, 2018

Track and field is off and running

By Sartaj Rajpal, Reporter
February 8, 2018
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