The student-run publication of Stuart Hall High School

The Roundtable
The student-run publication of Stuart Hall High School

The Roundtable
The student-run publication of Stuart Hall High School

The Roundtable
Alex Akel

Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief

Alex is the Editor-in-Chief of the Roundtable and has been on the paper for four years. He loves writing articles not only about the school community, but also about issues in San Francisco and in the US. While not writing, Alex loves going to the gym, playing basketball and golf, and hanging out with friends.

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Flyer placed around campus to promote Thanksgiving food drive.

Students-in-Action Collects 800+ Meals for Bay Area Families

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2025
Convent & Stuart Hall students held a bake sale with the Network Student Advisory Committee to benefit the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The event raised more than $1,300, contributing to a total of over $2,700 raised across the Sacred Heart network.

Network Student Advisory Committee Raises $2,700 for Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2025
In the last game of the second Grade Games, the sophomores and seniors line up on the left side of the court, and the freshmen and juniors line up on the right to get ready to compete in dodgeball. Student Council is planning more of these competitions throughout the year.

[Photo] Grade Games Round 2

By Ross Tulley, Lead Photographer
November 16, 2025
Convent and Stuart Hall students gather in the gym before the opening General Assembly of the Ludi Octobres.

Convent and Stuart Hall Students Take Part in Annual Ludi Octobres

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
October 22, 2025
National Guard members walk at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Broadview facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

National Guard Deployments Test The Limits of Presidential Authority

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
October 12, 2025
Republican State Senator Pete Flores looks over redistricting maps as the Republicans attempt to pass a bill that would redraw the state's 38 congressional districts, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona

The Redistricting Battle

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
September 7, 2025
Senior Start Week Schedule.

[Photo] Senior Start Week

August 19, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele attend a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump’s Judicial Defiance: A Constitutional Crisis Looms

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
April 24, 2025
Jim Dukhovny unveils Alef flying car on Oct 19, 2022.

How Alef Aeronautics is Making Sci-Fi Dreams into a Reality

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2025
The lecturer Dr. Sarah Olsen, an associate professor of Classics at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, holds up two 3D printed Roman busts in the Williams Library. Left: Augustus. Right: Cicero.

How Dance Took the Spotlight at the Eighth Annual Latin Lecture

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
March 27, 2025
Student congregate in Stuart Hall High School courtyard on March 27th after school.

[Photo] Tips for Balancing Extracurriculars and School Work

By Altan Agi, Staff Reporter
March 27, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, on the day he signs executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025.

Trump’s Battle with the Courts: A Constitutional Clash

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
March 24, 2025
Red light traffic camera on Broadway at Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco

Red light traffic camera on Broadway at Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco

[Photo] Speeding in SF? Expect a Ticket in the Mail

March 20, 2025
Demonstrators at Harry Bridges Plaza in San Francisco show support for Ukraine following a confrontational press conference in the Oval Office between President Zelensky and President Trump.

‘Make America a Democracy Again’: SF Demonstration Backs Ukraine

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2025
People hold placards, as the USAID building sits closed to employees after a memo was issued advising agency personnel to work remotely, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2025.

America First or America Isolated?

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2025
The 2017 Day Without Immigrants protest in Washington, D.C., was a boycott against Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall and deport millions of undocumented immigrants. The strike urged immigrants to refrain from working, spending money, or sending their children to school. This rally echoed the same spirit of defiance seen in San Francisco leaders’ protest following the attempted ICE raid downtown.

San Francisco Stands Strong After Attempted ICE Raid

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2025
Donald Trump Takes the Oath of Office as the 47th President of the United States, Making History with Non-Consecutive Terms.

A Day of Contradictions and Common Ground

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
January 20, 2025
Elon walks with Trump at a SpaceX launch in Brownsville, Texas. Musk recently backed President Trump in the 2024 election, donating over $277 million to the Trump-Vance Campaign.

Musk’s Political Influence Grows As Far-Right Parties in Europe Garner His Support

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
December 22, 2024
HTS fighters shoot in the air as they celebrate in Damascus. This follows the swift takeover of cities by the opposition fighters and the collapse of the Assad regime.

Assad Flees to Russia as HTS Forces Capture Damascus and Major Cities

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
December 16, 2024
Cans of Monster Energy Drink are displayed on a shelf in a supermarket October 29, 2024.

Energy Drinks Spark Debate Over Health Risks and Benefits

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
November 23, 2024
Donald Trump speaks to a at a crowd in Orlando. His 2024 campaign has focused on issues like the border, culture wars, and targeting democratic policies.

Tied in Turmoil

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2024
Sister Lydia Collado, RSCJ (center)

Sacred Heart Schools Come Together To Support Sophie’s Farm

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
October 12, 2024
San Francisco Homeless Tents under the freeway

Balancing Empathy and Enforcement

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2024
Homecoming Football

Homecoming Football

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
December 29, 2023
TRIP OF A LIFETIME - Students and teachers visit local village near Sophie's Farm, pictured with locals, RSCJ sisters, and provincial police. The students experienced great connection between themselves and others on this trip.

Philippines: Fun, Frights and Whale Sharks

By Alex Akel and Ayden Arcillas
June 2, 2023
Homecoming Hits the Hall

Homecoming Hits the Hall

By Alex Akel, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2022
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