The student-run publication of Stuart Hall High School | 1715 Octavia Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Volume 14, Issue 1 | Friday, August 23, 2019
Athletics Calendar Football vs Cornerstone Christian Sept. 6 4:00 p.m. 2200 Wymore Way
Cross-country vs Lowell Sept. 7 9 a.m. Hellman Hollow
Football vs Woodside Priory Sept. 13
3:30 PM Woodside Priory School
Cross-country BCL West Scrimmage Sept. 17
4 p.m. Golden Gate Park Polo Fields
Football vs South Fork High School Sept. 27 7 p.m. South Fork High School
Cross Country vs Westmoor Ram Sept. 28
9 a.m. Westmoor High School Nik Chupkin | The Roundtable
Ninth graders play a game of human knot during Freshman Success Aug. 15. Orientation took place on both campuses over a period of two days and also served as a social opportunity.
Community welcomes incoming class
Freshmen participate in 2-day orientation
personalities and talents,” Grade 9 Chair Sarah Garlinghouse said. “They have a lot of energy and a lot of spirit, and they seem fantastic.” Stuart Hall freshmen met at the Pine/Octavia Campus, received an introduction from Head of School Tony Farrell and played games like human knot and knockout with strength and conditioning coach Barclay Spring. Freshmen then gathered at St. Benedict Deaf Parish to meet their advisors. “This is a very important event
for people to get to know each other,” freshman Ansh Ghayalod said. “It’s important for people to make friends.” While the event began as a single-sex experience on Thursday, Friday was entirely coed. “The coed part of freshman success was very important because it was a good opportunity to branch out beyond the girls that I had already spent time getting to know,” freshman Callie Akel said. Freshmen started their Friday at their respective campuses and
then came together for activities such as attempting to build marshmallow and toothpick sculptures in coed groups at the Broadway Campus. The freshmen ended their day at the Presidio Bowling Alley. Although freshmen are without emails and many resources they will need this coming school year, the grade chairs told them not to worry. “No need to be perfect in the first couple of weeks,” Garlinghouse said. “We're here to help so always ask for help.”
Knights prepare for fall season
Team members from both sports say summer practices helped them bond with each other. “The team chemistry is looking great, especially since we have a lot of returning players this year,” center Michael Metz ’20 said. “Myself and the other upperclassmen hope to create strong bonds with the underclassmen to make us better as a team.” Football team members say summer workouts are beneficial to the entire team. “The summer practices I’ve been going to will definitely make me a better player out on the field,” Banks said. “Being well-conditioned is the first step to being a really good quarterback.” Team members say many
students have joined the sports teams as a way to connect with their peers. “A lot of new people joined the team this year,” Nick Kuwada ’20 said. “Joining a sports team is a great way for an incoming freshman, for example, to meet new people and get introduced to the culture of the school before the year starts.” Buckley sees two major benefits to underclassmen joining a team. “I think the first and most obvious benefit is that joining a team is a great way to make connections with others, specifically upperclassmen,” Buckley said. “Kids coming out of middle school have not been challenged in this way, and so it completely redefines what they think they can do.”
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ncoming freshmen took part in a variety of games and activities at Freshman Success Aug. 15 and 16 as they got to know each other and become familiar with their classes, schedule and school resources. “Every new year is like a fresh start with a whole new crop of
Teams train during summer break
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Sartaj Rajpal Staff
he Knights football and cross-country teams spent their summer practicing to prepare for the 2019 fall sports season. “We had optional workouts with Barclay [Spring] at the performance lab,” quarterback Max Banks ’21 said. “The team also had a few mandatory practices closer to the end of summer where instead of lifting weights, we actually played football.” Spring is also working with team members to improve physical conditioning. “We’re constantly working on
the athlete’s athleticism,” Spring said. “In the game of football, you need to be bigger, faster, and stronger than your opponent, so we’re constantly trying to build the body.” Cross-country got together during the summer to run on city streets and worked on conditioning. “We’ve been working out three days a week from midJune up until the end of July,” head coach Michael Buckley said. “Last week of July, we had our preseason camp where we worked out every day and then starting Aug. 12 we’ve been practicing normally every day.”
New Faculty Usually found on P/O Campus
Alex Broussard
Chemistry, Biology
Anthony Clemons Math
Thomas Esponnette Math, College Counseling
Bruno Vetter
History