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Activist clubs advocate change
By Henry Murray, Sports Editor
December 17, 2020
Student activist groups are continuing to work towards influencing change in a variety of issues despite social distancing restrictions due to the global pandemic. Clubs such as Students Demand Action and People of Color Student Union have been meeting virtually to educate peers about issues such as gun reform and racial equality. “The...
Athletics return pushed back indefinitely
By Will Burns, Senior Reporter
December 17, 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, hopeful student-athletes are looking forward to a possible return to team-based athletics in the new year. After originally being scheduled for a Dec. 14 return, the California Interscholastic Federation received announcement from the California Department of Public Health on moving forward. While...
New proposition could enfranchise teens
By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2020
Vote16 San Francisco, also known as Proposition G, could allow teens to vote in city elections if it passes on Nov. 3. “The...
Pandemic prohibits access to places of worship
By Owen Akel, Senior Reporter
October 27, 2020
Because California closed all places of worship and prohibited large gatherings on March 19 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Fire season increases in severity
By Anshsing Ghayalod, Reporter
October 27, 2020
California wildfires have burned over 4.1 million acres since the start of the year, killing 31 people and destroying nearly 9,200 structures, marking the most destructive fire season the state has ever seen, and affecting members of the community who live outside San Francisco. “I’ve been evacuated twice,” history teacher...
Club offers service leadership during pandemic
By Sartaj Rajpal, Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2020
The Students In Action service organization is attempting to grow its membership and create more opportunities to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re expanding and gaining the largest potential for service involvement throughout the school as possible,” junior Joe Shea, a club leadership member, said. Individual...
Senior athlete trains for Olympics
By Sartaj Rajpal, Senior Reporter
May 21, 2020
Regardless of whether or not he has access to a rink, U.S. men’s figure skater Dinh Tran is continuing to train in hopes of...
Club expands to virtual platforms
By Will Burns, Reporter
May 21, 2020
Morning meals between friends and fundraisers featuring breakfast items have evolved into media posts with cooking during sheltering...
By Sartaj Rajpal and Nik Chupkin
December 12, 2019
Junior Shun Kodaira-Lopez plays the drumset for the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, but started his journey in music when...
By Henry Murray, Sports Editor
October 27, 2020
A group of seniors took it upon themselves to resurrect Surf Club two years after it first appeared in the official club listings,...
Pandemic changes college recruitment for current, possibly future years
By Will Burns, Senior Reporter
September 24, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a variety of new factors that will affect the recruitment of high school athletes, causing...
Athletes boycott games in protest
By Anshsing Ghayalod, Reporter
September 24, 2020
The shooting of James Blake in Wisconsin brought more attention to the Black Lives Matter movement, drawing outrage from professional sports teams. “Athletes in our country are celebrities,” junior Jesse Steyer said, “so when they choose to boycott, it makes people realize how serious they are about the issue.” The...
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ delivers
By Anson Gordon-Creed, Senior Reporter
May 11, 2018
The release of “Avengers: Infinity War” marks the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic and Television Universe (MCU) with movies from “Iron Man” to “Black Panther” has been building to this point. The film delivers. The MCU has slowly been introducing the six super-powerful Infinity Stones since “Captain America,”...
By Gabe O'Brien, Reporter
November 7, 2017
“I was working for the CIA, the DEA and Pablo Escobar.” So says Barry Seal, an airline pilot turned international smuggler,...
By Owen Fahy, Editor-in-Chief
April 24, 2017
Sitting on the yellow First Student bus that shuttles Convent & Stuart Hall students between campuses, Jaden Newman looked...
Leagues must reevaluate approach to transgender athletes
December 17, 2020
As society begins to percieve gender as a spectrum rather than a binary, powerful figures in the world of sports are dealing with a complex ethical dilemma regarding transgender athletes. The success...
Music awards marred by lack of inclusion, diversity
December 17, 2020
Social media posts by both Drake and The Weeknd criticizing the Grammy Awards for a lack of transparency with the music industry are drawing attention to the Grammys’ biased awards selection process. The...
Editorial: Climate change exacerbates fire season
October 27, 2020