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Convent of the Sacred Heart HS • San Francisco, California

Vol. 21, Iss. 5

3 SINGING FOR A CAUSE Benefit concert raises money for outreach program

Divider intended to prevent accidents A moveable median barrier should protect drivers from head-on collisions Ariana Abdulmassih Senior Reporter

Commuters from Marin already feel more protected driving on the Golden Gate Bridge thanks to the recently installed moveable median barrier that is supposed to avoid head-on accidents.

“Just looking at the divider, it makes me feel safer,” French teacher Heather Wells, who commutes to San Francisco from Marin, said. “Sometimes the plastic tubes that divided the lanes would pop out if it was windy, or if a car swerved it would go right through them and they would just fall over.”

Plastic tubular pylons previously separated opposing lanes of traffic on the bridge before the installation of the new concrete barrier.

“The main purpose of the divider is to avoid head-on collisions,” Janet Reilly, a Golden Gate Bridge Board director said. “People are continuing to drive at high speeds and the bridge is very unforgiving for head-on accidents.”

The speed limit on the bridge is currently 45 miles per hour, which slows down to 25 miles per hour while going through the toll plaza.

The Golden Gate Bridge was closed for the entire weekend of Jan. 10, limiting ways for Marin residents to drive into San Francisco.

“I had an interview in the City on Saturday, so I stayed on Friday night and then drove back to Marin by way of the Bay Bridge on Saturday,” senior Hailey Cusack said.

The barrier will be moved several times a day by a “zipper” transfer vehicle, which resembles a train, to create more lanes in a particular direction to accommodate traffic demands, especially during the morning and evening commutes.

“During commute hours people are generally in a hurry, are feeling rushed,” Wells said.

“They’re impatient, they’re more likely to make mistakes.

The barrier not only makes changing the amount of lanes more efficient but also safer.”

The Golden Gate Bridge has not had a fatality in almost 15 years, but when crossovers happen, they almost always lead to serious injuries and sometimes death, according to Reilly.

“It will take drivers some adjustment to get used to driving

with the median barrier, Reilly said. “The lanes are already pretty narrow on the bridge, but it will 100 percent limit the serious risk of a head-on collision.”

The bridge district is continuing to add safety features and approved a funding plan for the $76 million construction of the Net System in June 2014, which should catch potential jumpers from the bridge.

“I think it’s really good to work on improvements for the bridge, whether its the suicide barrier that they are in the works of putting up, or the new divider they just did,” Wells said. “It’s really good to keep making sure our monuments are places that are attracting other people, while maintaining their safety and are aesthetically pleasing as well.”

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QuickReads ►►E L E VAT E

Renovation of Flood Mansion elevator is complete two months later than the projected end date of Nov. 2014. Delays were caused by unexpected complications and the wait for city inspection approval. ►►GETTING GREENER

Custodians have begun collecting recycling and garbage in classrooms only when bins are full to reduce use of plastic bags to save time and money. ►►MAKE SOME NOISE

A new rule allows fans to make noise during free throws, during league basketball games.

Although yelling is encouraged for cheers, it should not be used to distract the shooter. ►►BOOTS! BOOTS! BOOTS!

Students are now allowed to wear boots as part of their uniform. Head of School Rachel Simpson announced the addition to the uniform at assembly.

6 PURA VIDA Sophomore class travels to Costa Rica

8 PLAYING FOR PLAYOFFS Basketball team moves to 2nd in the league

9 HITTING THE SLOPES Student balances competitive skiing and school

12 GET SOME AIR Trampoline park provides a workout, fun

Unkefer Lab transformed to promote innovation Alyssa Alvarez Senior Reporter

Convent Elementary School and Stuart Hall for Boys students now have the opportunity to engage in their curriculum and projects with a more hands-on and engineering background with the recently opened and renovated Unkefer Spark Studio.

The Unkefer lab previously primarily provided desktop computers for elementary school use. Post-renovation, the studio is now equipped with a green screen, laptops, robotics and 3D printers for constructing prototypes.

“Usually, we only have elementary students, but we are happy to work with high school students,” Education Innovation Coordinator Krista Inchausti said. “The idea behind it being a Spark Studio is where people can come and collaborate and be a part of whatever is happening.”

Education Innovation Coordinator Fred Jaravata uses the studio to teach and assist elementa-

ry school students and teachers in classes and projects.

Jaravata teaches a class in in Digital Literacy and Media to the fifth and sixth grade boys once a week. Both teachers collaborate with the girls’ and boys’ teachers in grades grades three through eight.

“We like the idea of collaborating and so it’s important to us that teachers participate,” Inchausti said. “All of these classes are connected to their classroom curriculum so there is a context for what they’re doing.”

According to fifth grader Oliver Vilkin, the Digital Literacy and Media class helped him develop his tech skills and extend his reach for what he was able to do with technology.

“I can help the kids with WordPress and learn how to use iPad tricks, laptops or the robotics stuff,” Jaravata said. “When I think of innovation or technology, I also think of lower technology like cardboard and tape so See Elementary p. 2

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CREATIVITY Fourth graders brainstorm and build robotics in the new Spark Studio for a talk show project that they will present to their class.

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HONORS

Sophomore Maya Young accepts her awards at Friday’s Honors Assembly.

Faculty members took turns reading the awards and commendations during the hourlong ceremony. The newly-formed a capella group began the assembly with a musical espacio.

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Whale watching season presents precautions Camilla Bykhovsky Sports Editor

Pods of females, many pregnant, stop in lagoons in Northern California on their migration path for weeks or months at a time to the birthing waters in Baja California, causing the whale watching industry to grow, thanks to international and federal regulations that protect the cetaceans.

“They were harassed, used to be chased, and boats would get between babies and mothers after the calf was born,” marine biology teacher Marisa Orso said.

“They put a lot of care and love into that one baby, so the stress levels on the whales greatly increases, and sound from the engine travels underwater, which can disorient and confuse the whales.”

Boat traffic can alter the behavior of whales and affect their distribution patterns, especially during the time in which they come in closer to shore, according to Orso.

“I have been whale watching during this season a few years ago, and it was such a unique experience,” senior Taylor Schendorf, who went whale watching

in Monterey Bay said. “Seeing the whales from about 100 meters away, feeding and coming up close to our boat, is something that I will never forget.”

Unlike the East Coast where the continental shelf goes out for about 200 miles, the Pacific Plate on the West Coast drops off very close to shore leading whales to come close to the coastline, according to Orso.

“Whales like a lot of water under their bellies, so on the West Coast, in January, they are literally 50 feet off the coast,” Orso said. “On the East Coast, however, because the water is shallow, it takes about four hours heading due East until you get to where the continental shelf drops off and there are deep waters.”

The International Whaling Commission, (IWC) has protected the California Grey Whales from commercial hunting due to their near extinction nearly 100 years ago.

“The whales now approach boats in a friendly, curious manner, and sometimes will actually allow you to touch them, coming right up and nuzzling against the boat,” Captain Kenny Manzoni, who leads whale tours in San Di-

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ego said. “We have a core group of about 50 whales that stay in our waters for up to six months.”

Regulation requires that boaters may not stay with a whale or a pod of whales for more than half an hour so as not to become unwanted guests, according to Manzoni.

“The rule of the reg is you put

your engine in neutral and try not to get between the whale and the coast, or the whale and its obvious path,” Manzoni said.

Whale watching tours nearest to San Francisco are available from Pier 39 and the Monterey Bay Whale Watch center, from January to March, the height of whale watching season.

“From my experience, our captain was very respectful of the whales, shut off the motor 100 meters away, and made sure that the passengers on board knew the precautions,” Schendorf said. “Not only did I learn about the whales and the history of this species, but I also learned about their migration habits.”

Muni to implement phone app Claire Kosewic & Lisabelle Panossian

The San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency plans to launch an app this summer that will allow Muni riders to pay fares with iPhone and Android smartphones.

“We’re always looking for ways to increase service and the level of convenience for our riders,” Paul Rose, spokesman and media relations manager for the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency, said. “We have partnered with the company GlobeSherpa to provide a mobile ticketing platform for our riders, allowing them to use smartphones to store their fares.”

Sixty percent of students ride Muni to and from school, according to a Broadview survey in which 47 percent of students responded.

“I would definitely use an app to pay because I’ve lost my Clipper card,” freshman Lizzie Bruce said. “I’d use it just to save time getting on the bus. I don’t always have a dollar with me, and it’d be really helpful.”

Muni selected GlobeSherpa to develop the app because of the company’s history of providing mobile ticketing and payment software to its customers, according to Rose.

GlobeSherpa will also provide Muni fare inspectors with technology to verify the authenticity of mobile fares using a separate handheld device, which should keep the app and its users free from security problems.

Some riders are not planning to commit to one specific form of payment.

“I’d probably keep both and have a Clipper card and a phone and use them interchangeably, since I already have a Clipper card which I find so convenient,” sophomore Katie Newbold said.

Only limited-use tickets will be available for mobile purchase when the app is released. Muni customers can choose to purchase single-ride fares, cable car rides or 1-day, 3-day or 7-day Muni passes.

App users will need to link a credit card, debit card or PayPal account to their login, allowing

them to purchase tickets at any time. Muni customers simply tap a button and money will automatically deduct from their account. Riders may also purchase tickets online.

Other Muni riders plan to wait a while before downloading the app.

“I would probably wait to make sure that the kinks were worked out before I downloaded it,” theology teacher Rachel Bundang, who often rides Muni to and from school, said.

There will be no reduction in fares with the introduction of the app, and paper transfers will still be available for cash-paying customers. The app will support iOS and Android operating systems and will possibly expand later in the year.

“We are really exploring what we can do with technology, and integrating this as an option for our riders really seems to be doing just that,” Rose said. “We are gathering data with the technology we have now, and putting it into practical solutions for the future.”

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MUNI Sophomore Bella Kearney uses her Clipper card pay her fare on the 22 California bus after school.

A new Muni app that is planned for this summer will give riders another option for paying fares.

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SPARK Students 4th grade at Convent Elementary school

make robotics for a class presentation. The studio was designed as a space for innovation and design thinking.

Elementary school lab gets renovation From Unkefer p. 1 they can build fast prototypes.”

Teachers sign out time for their classes in order to use the Studio for interactive projects where students can work in the space.

“It goes beyond just using computers, iPads and technology,” Raina Cohen, CES Math and Science Teacher said. “It goes into project design and integrating the ability to work on engineering, which is a part of the new generation’s science standards.”

Cohen’s sixth grade class recently made prototypes of a robot to simulate going into volcanoes and taking measurements of heat and seismic activity.

“I wanted to involve some sort of engineering and tech activities,” Cohen said. “I

spoke to Ms. Inchausti and we collaborated together.

She told me what materials were available and gave me the idea that since we are studying earth science and volcanoes, we could make something that has to do with going into a volcano as a robot and investigating the conditions.”

The studio provides students with a big, open space where they can brainstorm ideas and carry it out using technology or low-tech materials, according to Cohen.

“We are trying to get people, faculty and students, to feel comfortable coming in and initiating projects and trying things out,” Inchausti said. “As we get more and more people in and spread the word, hopefully we will get more participation from faculty and students.”

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t is not unusual for students leaving school through the Main Hall to navigate around tables set with linen cloths, formal place settings and elegant bouquets in preparation for an event that evening that students and faculty are unlikely to attend.

The Flood Mansion is a popular venue for wedding receptions and corporate events for both the Sacred Heart and wider community.

“We’ve rented out our space for about 30 years now, and over time the program grew,” former Rental Coordinator Helen Wu, who recently took a job coordinating venues for the Presidio Trust, said. “A typical day would be getting emails and phone calls, a lot of which from are from prospective wedding clients.”

Prospective clients can schedule a tour through the Flood Mansion’s website to learn more about the space before reserving a date for their event, and receive a packet outlining room capacities, floor plans, approved vendors, nearby hotels and fees.

“We were looking at venues in the city,” Judy Jia, bride-to-be and prospective client, said during a recent tour of the mansion.

“My aunt researched online, and there’s lots of beautiful videos and photographs, so we thought this would be a nice place that fits our style.”

The Rental Office does not frequently advertise so most of revenue can flow into the schools’ operations budget, according to Wu. “Any money we spend on advertising is taking away from the mission of having it come back to the school,” Wu said. “We actually don’t need to do a lot

CES and SHB join in benefit concert India Thieriot & Catherine Dana

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onvent Elementary School and Stuart Hall for Boys students partnered with children from the Western Addition on Friday night in a benefit concert to raise money for Heart to Heart, a four-school community outreach program.

Proceeds from the concert will purchase backpacks that will be filled with donated school supplies for 3,000 children. Founded in the early 2000s, Heart to Heart began

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PITCH PERFECT CES

eighth graders Caroline Phillipps, Kathryn Hasson and Delaney Tobin rehearse a song before the Heart to Heart benefit concert.

with helping only a handful of students and has now reached over 20 community centers.

“The first year I think we gave out fewer than 75 backpacks,” Sheryl Davis, Heart to Heart Peer Tutoring director, said.

CES and SHB students between grades fifth through eighth auditioned with songs of their choice that they performed with children kindergarten through fourth from the Western Addition.

“A group comes and sings in the Benefit Concert from the Western Addition,” CES seventh grade performer Sally Cobb said. “It’s fun to be able to build connections with them.”

CES and SHB students sang along with peer tutoring buddies in order to create a sense of comradery among the children according to Monfredini.

“The day of the concert, we host a pizza get-together with our performers and performers from the Western Addition with some communitybuilding,” Kristin Monfredini, Social Awareness and Service Coordinator, said.

“The number one goal, which sometimes people find hard to grasp, is not so much about making sure every kid gets a backpack, it’s just about making connections,” Davis said. “It’s a benefit for our students and the students we work with, so it’s kind of this global connection.”

of marketing because we have a huge community of alums, parents and families who know about our space and want to come back.”

Clients also learn about the space through the web and published photography of the space featured in magazines.

“If you just Google ‘San Francisco,’ ‘mansion,’ ‘wedding,’ we probably show up near the top of the list,” Wu said. “A lot of our weddings hire some really highend photographers, who try to go out and get their pictures submitted to brides magazines like ‘The Knot.’ These magazines and blogs often publish a wedding that was done here and photographed.”

Rental fees start at $10,500 to rent out the Main Hall and Reception Room, with additional fees for other rooms in the building. San Francisco Sacred Heart alumni receive a 25 percent off

discount, and current faculty receive a 50 percent discount.

“My parents also had their wedding reception at the Flood Mansion,” Adriana Asdourian (’06), who was married in the Flood Mansion in December, said. “I grew up seeing pictures of my mother in her wedding dress in the Cortile with my father and pictures of my family in the Main Hall. I always imagined my wedding being like that.”

Asdourian, whose mother is CSH Administrative Assistant Jeanne Asdourian (’79), says her experience growing up around the Flood Mansion led to her decision to get married there.

“I would walk down the stairs on a Friday afternoon and see all the beautiful tables set with fine linen and china for events,” Asdourian said. “It’s hard to see that day after day and not imagine your own event being there one day.”

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WEDDING BELLS

Adriana Asdourian (‘06) and Justin Asdourian rented out the Flood Mansion for their December wedding. Guests sit at in the Belvedere during the wedding reception (top).

The Flood Mansion is available special non-school events.

Tutoring heads in the ‘write’ direction High school students tutor in after-school program

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talkative group of preschool and elementary school students from the Western Addition sauntered into a Stuart Hall classroom last week with their backpacks full of homework for tutoring help from Sacred Heart student volunteers.

“There are these kids who literally live on the other side of California and Geary who had never been on this side,” Sheryl Davis, who directs the Heart to Heart outreach program said.

“There is no connection, and I just wanted to kind of build on that.”

Heart to Heart partners students from Western Addition schools with Convent and Stuart Hall elementary and high school students to build connections and give opportunities to children in less affluent neighborhoods, according to Davis.

“This is a community that is walking distance from our

school and it would really be a disservice to the students if we didn’t say ‘This is your city, these are your neighbors. Let’s look at connecting,’” Kristin Monfredini, Social Justice and Service Learning Coordinator said.

Heart to Heart gives Convent and Stuart Hall students service opportunities through the Peer Tutoring Program and the Summer Reading Program, as well as a Benefit Concert that raises funds for the annual Backpack Drive.

Elementary school students frequently work with kindergarten through fifth graders while high school students tend to tutor children through eighth grade.

“A lot of those kids, even the eighth graders, they’re a little bit behind and struggling, so it’s not complicated or hard for high school students to help,” Davis said.

The program gives children the opportunity for personalized tutoring and helps students with

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TUTOR TIME Junior Jill Cardamon assists a child living in the

Western Addition with homework at Heart to Heart, a peer tutoring program that connects students to other children.

aspects they find most difficult, according to junior Matthew Jung, who coordinates student volunteers.

“This is a perfect example of Goal Three, having a social awareness and acting on it,” freshman Annabelle Leung, who volunteered in the program for the first time last week, said.

Sacred Heart volunteers assist Western Addition students who struggle with reading at their grade level over the summer on the Broadway campus.

“You can see the satisfaction on the child’s face after he or she has learned something,” Jung said. “It boosts the kid’s confidence and willingness to learn.”

Elementary school students donate school supplies, depending on their grade level, that fill backpacks for the children in the program to help them start the new school year.

“These backpacks are given away to about 3,000 underserved students that live in the Western Addition neighborhood,” Monfredini said.

Heart to Heart has evolved over the past 15 years, according to Monfredini, going from small after school tutoring to a bigger program with multiple projects.

“The main goal of the program is to connect with inner city kids to make school and learning more enjoyable experiences,” Jung said. “It is our job to be good role models to them, help them with their work and hopefully instill within them an appreciation for learning.”

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The naked truth Sexting, a new social norm, may seem tempting but it can cause long-term consequences

Tatiana Gutierrez Editor-in-Chief

Due to the sensitive nature and legal implications of this story, The Broadview decided to protect its sources and publish anonymous quotes from teenagers who attend school in San Francisco.

Although it is normally against The Broadview’s policy to use pseudonyms, they are used for clarification.

Sending a sext, a sexually explicit photo, to a boyfriend, sexual partner or even an acquaintance can seem like an opportunity for flirting, but can lead to both serious legal and social repercussions.

“The main sexts I’ve sent were taken in my bra,” Molly, who is 16-years-old, said. “My boyfriend was gone on a trip, so I just wanted to send it to him since we hadn’t seen each other in a while.

It was a little more like a flirty joke than a serious sext.”

In California, a sexually explicit photo of someone under the age of 18 is considered child pornography. Anyone who shares such a photo with a minor or keeps a photo of a minor engaging in or simulating sexual conduct is guilty of a felony, according to the California Penal Code, Section 311.

“Children can be held accountable under the law as well as adults,” attorney at law John Hurabiell said. “In many states anybody over the age of 12, 14 and 16 can be tried as an adult based on the circumstances which are discretionary with the court.”

Persons convicted of the production, distribution or possession of such photo are generally required to register as a sex offender, in addition to any other sentencing, according to the California Penal Code.

“I am aware it’s against the law,” Heather who is 17-years-old said.

“I am usually pretty careful on

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who I send it to, how I send it and what I take pictures of. I never take them with my face in it.”

Twenty four percent of high school teens — ages 14 to 17 — reported they have been involved in a form of sexting, according to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

“I just don’t feel like it’s smart of someone to put that information out there especially knowing that other people have access to it,” Lindsey, who forwarded a sexually explicit photo said.

Seventeen percent of people who receive sexts share the image with others, according to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

“At first I thought that it was kind of a practical joke,” Lindsey said. “It wasn’t in an act of ‘Hey, I want to show the world because I hate you’ because I didn’t hate her.”

Sharing sexually explicit images not only has legal repercussions but social ones as well.

“It has impacted so many different aspects,” Lindsey said. “It has impacted how colleges view me, how my family viewed me and how my friends viewed me. It made many friendships awkward because people were afraid that I would do something like that to hurt them.”

Fifty-five percent of sext recipients reported they shared the picture with more than one person, according to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

“I really did think it reflected my character,” Lindsey said.

“Since I believed that, my grades started to go down and everything kind of went down after that. I was just really discouraged.

It doesn’t definitely reflect who I am, just in that moment I just kind of messed up.”

Social media makes sending sexually explicit photos more accessible which increases the likelihood of mass distribution of these photos.

“I most likely know the guys who I sext with,” Heather, who has sexted 15 different boys, said.

“I know them and know what they are like. I don’t really care if they send it to other people because nobody will know who it is because I never take them with my face in it.”

Seventy one percent of teen girls said the recipient of their sext was a boyfriend, but 61 percent of those said they were pressured to send the image at least once, according to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

“Usually guys just ask me what I am willing to do and usually I do it just whenever they ask,” Heather said. “Sometimes the relationships I have go really bad, and I have to just stop. They are really mad at a point, but I just don’t want to do it anymore.”

Twenty-two percent of girls have sent sexually explicit photos while only 18 percent of boys have sent these same images, according to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

“It happened pretty early on in our relationship,” Molly said.

“When I did this it made him feel like he could be more open about certain stuff, but overall it really didn’t help at all.”

The gratification of sending sexts can prove more important than the possible legal repercussions.

“It makes me feel wanted and they are always so grateful after I send it so I like that,” Heather said.

“I do it because I like the attention I get from them because if I send them once then they always want more after, so that gives me a nice feeling.”

Juniors begin SAT prep Tutor sessions and practice tests prepare students to take standardized tests

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ith testing season approaching, most juniors are beginning to prepare for the SAT college admissions test that most will be taking for the first time this year.

“It is a major factor of the college process because if it was not, it would not be something to stress over,” sophomore Cameron Newman said.

The SAT is the most widely accepted admissions test, according to the College Board. Students register for the test through the College Board online, and will take it during their junior or senior years at a local testing site.

Convent has teamed up with Revolution Prep, an independent SAT preparation company.

“If students are going to pursue test prep, they are going to need to think about how they learn best,” College Counseling Director Rebecca Munda said. “Whether

they like to be in a group setting, or one-on-one, they can always take the initiative and can prep on their own.”

“My friend and I share an independent tutor,” junior Isabella Coolins said. “It’s a perfect inbetween from a big group setting versus an individual setting.

We mostly learn from textbooks, but the tutor uses some online resources.”

Students with learning differences work closely with the school’s Learning Support Team and their families to submit applications for individualized learning accommodations.

“It looks different for each test,” Joy Phillips, Interim Academic Support Director said. “Essentially we want to make sure that every student gets the best possible opportunity to succeed on the test.”

Students and parents meet with Munda to discuss the best preparation techniques for the student at the beginning of the second semester in junior year.

“We talk about the testing calendar which varies for every student and their family,” Munda said, “taking into account their schedule, and determining which dates are going to be best for them.”

The first step in the testing process is taking the Practice SAT. “I feel like nobody really tells you how hard and long the process is of taking the PSAT and then the SAT,” Coolins said.

Convent mandates both freshman and sophomores to take the PSAT at school during midterms week of the fall semester.

“There is nothing quite like a simulated environment,” Phillips said. “Even if you do a practice test at a separate test prep program, which I do encourage for students who feel as if that would benefit them. The PSAT is really as close as you are going to get to being under time pressure, being forced to take a standardized test.”

The College Board has announced a revised SAT that will

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PREP CLASS Juniors read passages and take notes in the SAT

prep class hosted through Revolution Prep. Most juniors will take the May 2 or June 6 exam. be implemented in 2016 to the current sophomores.

“I’ll see students who really want to get an early start and they start preparing early sophomore year,” Munda said. “For the current Sophomore Class, I don’t recommend that because the College Board is still figuring out what is actually on the new SAT.” The revised SAT focuses on general expected knowledge in college and foundations in writing, reading comprehension and

mathematics, according to the College Board.

“It is hard to maintain focus on working hard to get a better score on the SAT while still maintaining your grades at school and keeping up with everyday activities,” Coolins said. “I really hope that all my hard work pays off and can increase my score a couple hundred points.”

An unabridged version of this story is available at http://broadview.sacredsf.org.

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Music streaming rises in popularity Despite monthly fees and occasional interrupting ads, streaming music has become a popular alternative to buying CDs and downloading music Madeleine Ainslie/The Broadview

Sarah Selzer Sports Editor

Today’s teens are unlikely to amass shelves of CDs or vinyl LP records like their parents and grandparents as they gravitate towards digitally collecting free music through streaming services and saving it on their electronic devices.

“I have worked in the music industry for over 15 years now and have witnessed it change stunningly,” Lizzie Garlinghouse (’96) Director of Global Communications at Rdio, said. “With the newer aspect that streaming is starting to gain more popularity, versus buying physical CDs and iPods, companies are taking advantage of this, making today one of the most exciting times in the music world because music is more accessible than ever before.”

Music streaming companies such as Rdio, Pandora, Spotify and SoundCloud provide a different type of listening experience than purchasing music through the customizable option, according to Garlinghouse.

“Personally I like SoundCloud the best because it provides new music daily that is easily acces-

sible rather than having to purchase my own songs,” senior Hannah Baylis said. “I really appreciate the fact that I can log on and have thousands of tracks at my fingertips, but also know that I can find and discover new sounds that cater to my personal music taste, too.”

Streaming companies typically try to mimic the music choices of their customers use by incorporating called “music learn back” which provides the listener with the same types of music genres or artists they have previously streamed, according to Garlinghouse.

“Music companies such as Pandora have become so successful by keeping it simple with one mission, to only play music you’ll love,” Meagan McNabola (’00), a project manager at Pandora, said. “Pandora has a team of musician-analysts that listen to each song, one song at a time, studying and collecting hundreds of musical details on every track, which is how Pandora figures out what song to play next for you.”

Creating a flow of likeable songs tailored to the user’s taste is what keeps customers want-

ing to listen more — which is the key missing piece purchasable music doesn’t have, according to Garlinghouse.

“I listen to Lana Del Rey on the way to work and to The Lumineers Station while at work because the station songs are a good mix of mellow and upbeat,” McNabola said. “I listen to Zac Brown Band Station when I get home and am making dinner because there is something inside me that just loves country music while cooking. So In short, there is a station for every part of your life.”

Most of the streaming companies allow unlimited music storage with a very wide variety of more musical selections, according to McNabola.

“Each streaming company provides more options in terms of song choice and genre, Rdio being no exception, providing its users with 32 million songs that can be played at anytime and anywhere,” Garlinghouse said.

Music streaming corporations have multiple business models that provide free streaming, allowing them to make a profit through other aspects of their streaming service.

“The regular music consumer sees ads every so often in order to interrupt time in between streaming songs because companies like Coke or Honda will pay streaming services to play them,” Garlinghouse said. “This is a main component of how music services rack up their money.

The other way they make profit is by giving the listener the option to make ads go away with a small monthly payment.”

Subscriptions for ad-free music typically range between $4 and $9 a month.

“Personally I would rather sit through one to two minute ads or pay a small subscription price to have access to so much music versus buying a CD or different songs individually,” sophomore Katie Newbold said. “It is such a great deal if you think about it because people want the more music for less, not less music for more.”

Streaming markets will remain a priority for the industry because of the popularity they are receiving in general. The potential of these markets is starting to unlock in recent years as streaming usage continues to rise, according to Stu Bergen,

President of International Warner Recorded Music who said this in the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Report of 2014.

“On a global scale, Rdio is in 61 countries along with Spotify and Pandora, who are globally licensed as well,” Garlinghouse said. “This allows for streaming to reach a wider audience not just in the United States, ultimately boosting its popularity over purchasable music even more.”

Sixty-seven percent of all music listeners in the United States stream music online each week over the past four years, while the success of albums and other forms of purchasable music plummeted 15 percent in 2014, according to Fact Browser.

“I think the music industry will continue to grow and evolve in all areas, McNabola said. “People will continue to push the envelope and explore its boundaries. Streaming music is a means for artists and fans to connect in real time, and that forum will ultimately continue to grow into a bigger business in the future.”

‘Shake it off, shake it off’ Zumba classes dance off calories at home and in the gym

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o a casual observer, a Zumba class looks more like a celebration than a workout class with participants dancing to high intensity music while mimicking the instructor’s dance moves.

“I started in the seventh grade when I saw it on TV,” senior Quinn Moslander, who takes Zumba classes at the Bay Club said. “I started to going to classes on the beach, and now I go twice a week at the gym.”

Moslander also discovered different ways to participate in Zumba such as a video version and on the Xbox Connect.

“I am personally passionate about Zumba because it helps me achieve my personal health and fitness goals in life,” Brendan Simon, Group Fitness Instructor for Zumba said. “I love creating a community where people feel free to be whoever they want to be and express themselves through dance.”

Simon has been leading classes for two and a half years, teaching at four studios in San Fran-

cisco including Fitness SF, the Bay Club, Studiomix and Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.

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I love creating a community where people feel free to be whoever they want. ­— Brendan Simon

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I live,” Jami Jorgenson, a licenced Zumba Step and Zumba instructor, said. “It has changed not only my fitness level but my attitude.”

Zumba combines multiple elements of fitness –– cardio, muscle conditioning and balance and flexibility. The music is mostly a blend of traditional Latin, Latin pop and popular music.

“Every Zumba class is sort of cased in a way to give people a really good workout, but also not to work them too hard,” Simon said. “I think one needs to have an open mind and a good attitude and being willing to buckle themselves into having fun in a group fitness format.”

The typically hour-long classes include salsa, merengue, cumbia and reggaeton rhythms.

“It’s a solid workout because you are nonstop moving for an hour,” Moslander said. “It is fun to do because it’s not just running on a treadmill and staring at a wall.”

Zumba originally started during the 1990s in Colombia and was brought to the United States in Miami by Beto Perez in 2001 and is practiced by 15 million people in 180 countries, according to Zumba Fitness.

“I grew up overweight so going to the gym and exercising on a regular basis is not only good for me physically but it’s good for me mentally,” Simon said.

“The format itself is good for my personality because I love dancing and celebrating with people.”

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DANCE-PARTY Gym members attend a Zumba workout class

advertised as a dance fitness party. The exercise dance class combines high and low intensity moves for effective calorie burning.

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Pura Vida Sophomores travel to Costa Rica for a service and culture-f illed adventure

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COSTA RICA Sophomores from Convent and Stuart Hall traveled to Costa Rica for the second annual President’s Educational Trip, Jan. 17 to 24. Students participated in

white water rafting, zip lining, horseback riding, swimming and community service. Stuart Hall boys scale the side of a waterfall at Nauyaca Waterfalls in as they prepare to jump from a ledge at 25 foot in the air (top left, clockwise) and rode horseback to or from the waterfall. A capuchin monkey takes a banana from a guide at the waterfalls. Logan Evans jumps from the ledge of the waterfall. Katie Newbold zip lines through the rainforest. Bea Gee hands out stickers to local school children in Dominical, Costa Rica. Convent and Stuart Hall students passed out school supplies, which is expensive burden for most families for the new school year that begins today. Cameron Newman, Lauren Kee, Hannah Bendull, Claudia Bouchard and Hailey Long white water raft with a guide.

WHAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR COSTA RICA TRIP?

“Rooming was a highlight because I thought I was going to be with people I wasn’t friends with, but instead I bonded more with them than I did with my friends.”

— Kayla Man, sophomore

“Definitely the talent show because I got to see a lot of different people’s talents that I didn’t know they had, so I learned new things about people.”

­— Grace Lachman, sophomore

“I think the highlight of my trip was white-water rafting.

I thought it was a lot of fun because my whole raft was boys, and I got to know them better.”

— Maya Young, Sophomore

“My favorite of the trip was salsa dancing because I got to dance with people who I hadn’t spoken to before and bond.”

— Masha Kozlova, sophomore

“I really liked jumping off the waterfall because it was a new experience and I don’t think I would have done it if it weren’t for the trip.” ­— Logan Evans, sophomore

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One-size-f its-most?

The rising trend of one-size clothing can leave girls feeling self-conscious and excluded

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young woman who enters a dressing room with confidence can be filled with self-doubt after looking in the mirror and seeing her body either squished or swimming in a T-shirt labeled one-size-fits-all.

“It can really screw up girl’s self confidence and mess with her head,” senior Anna Lyons said. “Trying on a shirt and discovering it doesn’t fit is bad enough, but to then check the tag and see that its one-size-fitsall makes it feel even worse because suddenly it means that they aren’t ‘all’. It makes people feel like an outcast in their own body.”

Retailers like American Apparel, Brandy Melville, LF and Urban Outfitters sell one-size-fits-most clothing, popularizing the sizing model. Many of these companies sell standard sizes as well, but Brandy Melville sells one-size clothing on a much larger scale.

“The Brandy Melville-style has kind of a target size so all the pants are Size 26 and sometimes clothing will have a tag that says 40 or 42, but in American sizing it is the same as a Size 0 or 2,” senior Quinn Moslander, who works at the Chestnut Street Brandy Melville said. “Usually it’s one-size-fits-all for everything else like sweaters, Tshirts, bras.”

In-store tags read “one size,” but the same products sold online read “small/medium.”

“When a clothing company doesn’t have an array of sizes, that means that an array of girls won’t like the way they look in that company’s clothing,” school counselor Annie Egan said. “They leave the store feeling excluded and like they don’t or can’t fit in.”

The average American teenage girl weighs 142 pounds and wears a Size 14, according to the Los Angeles Times, yet the one-size-fits-all crop tops have the measurements of a small or medium shirt.

“It tries to put all women into a box that all women don’t fit into,” Women’s Studies teacher Sarah Garlinghouse said. “To aspire to fit into this singular norm is something that’s unattainable, and therefore is going to make people feel bad.”

Teenagers often shop to please as their peers are their greatest network of confidence, according to Egan.

“In high school the draw is to be same,” Egan said. “Girls dress in similar styles, in similar brands because fitting in, at the high school level, means being the same. Whenever a store or a logo uses the word ‘all,’ there is always going to be a person going ‘Yeah, but not me.’

There are few things that make humans feel more isolated or alone than when the assumption is that they are included.”

One-size-fits-all sizing tactics have drawn negative attention in the press, with articles from publishing platforms like the Business Insider, Huffington Post, USA Today and Buzzfeed criticizing its perpetuation of beauty coming in only one size.

“Younger women are becoming more aware of the unfair genderbased focus on weight and size,” Garlinghouse said. “More attention is now being brought to companies like Brandy Melville than would have been before.”

Buzzfeed asked women ranging from 5-feet-3-inches to 5-feet11-inches and Size 0 to 18 to try on some of the most popular Brandy Melville one-size pieces.

Few of the styles fit.

“I’ve never been one to get upset about sizing and the controversy behind it, but this makes me angry,” Sheridan Watson, a 5-foot-11-inch size 14/16 Buzzfeed staff member and participant said. “Am I not allowed to be part of the ‘all’?”

Despite the negative attention Brandy Melville has been receiving, the sizing model has a purpose, according to Moslander. “[Brandy Melville] is a very small company which is growing very quickly,” Moslander said. “To have all these different sizes would take a lot of money and a lot of production.”

The one size also contributes to the company’s look.

“It’s a very stylized thing,” Moslander said. “Brandy style is supposed to be beachy and relaxed, so having one-size-fits-all caters to that a bit more since the point isn’t necessarily that the clothes fit perfectly.”

Standard sizing can also present self-esteem problems with the connotation that smaller numbers are more attractive and appealing, according to Egan.

“The fact that a number or a size has such a direct correlation to feeling judged is a huge problem,” Egan said. “Girls often see the number or letter as who they are and when they don’t like that number it can cause a lot of unhappiness with themselves.”

Girls constantly bombarded with images of Size 2 models aspire to be that ideal, which is unattainable and unhealthy for most people, according to Garlinghouse.

“There’s a need for sizing, but it’s sad that as a society we are so hung up on smaller numbers versus bigger numbers,” Garlinghouse said. “It’s awful because so much of a woman’s self worth is often wrapped up in a number or a ‘S,’ ‘M’ or ‘L.’” Fifty-four percent of girls between the ages of 13 to 19 were dissatisfied with their bodies, according to a New York University School of Medicine study.

“A lot of girls look in the mirror and end up not liking what they see,” Moslander said. “We as a society and as girls put so much weight on our outward physical appearances that seeing ‘flaws’ can make us feel less confident and cause girls to question themselves in a really unhealthy way.”

Self criticism is what makes one size fits all clothing so destructive, according to Egan.

“When the expectation is that someone is like, but they feel other, that is a lonely feeling,” Egan said.

“Yet that is what one size can do. It’s a bully.”

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Breath-holding can be fatal Swimming too long underwater can cause blackouts, death

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t’s not uncommon for swimmers during training to practice sprints and lengthier sets with long intervals of breath holding. Although such exercises are used to improve speed and endurance, they can cause

under water blacking out or fainting in shallow water.

This syndrome, known as Shallow Water Blackout, can lead to GRANT death, as was the case with Larkin Grant’s (’08) cousin, a college water polo player.

“It was shocking because he was a star athlete who had been swimming every day for his whole life,” Grant, who is in her second year of a doctorate in physical therapy at the University of California, San Francisco, said. “I’d never heard of [Shallow Water Blackout] before.”

Shallow Water Blackout is caused by extended breath holding, hypoxic or breath-controlled training, hyperventilation or underwater swimming repetitively and competitively.

“You blow the carbon dioxide, which tells you that you need to resurface and take in more oxygen, out of your brain,” Britt Jackson of Shallow Water Blackout Prevention said. “It’s very silent and happens very quickly.”

The lack of carbon dioxide deactivates the brain’s trigger that signals breathing. As oxygen amount falls to critical levels, unconsciousness or sudden death can occur.

“There’s not one candidate for Shallow Water Blackout event,” Tom Griffiths, President and Founder of Aquatic Safety Research Group, said. “It’s usually a Navy Seal who’s practicing in the pool, triathletes, competi-

tive swimmers and sometimes just young children in the water having breath-holding contests.”

Lack of education and awareness of breath-holding dangers contribute to the occurrence of SWB, which is thought by experts to be the leading cause of death in healthy swimmers.

“When someone drowns in SWB, the coroner simply labels it as a drowning,” Griffiths said.

“After years of studying these sudden deaths, we figured out it wasn’t a traditional drowning but rather drowning caused by sudden unconsciousness, caused

by Shallow Water Blackout.”

Many swimmers, in an effort to become the best, push themselves to the limit and pay no attention to the dangers of SWB, according to Jackson.

“The problem is that we’re brought up holding our breath and having breath-holding contests,” Griffiths said. “It’s becoming more and more prevalent and deadly.”

Families of SWB victims and aquatic organizations are raising awareness and leading prevention efforts.

“I was able to get in touch with the Shallow Water Blackout prevention Facebook group, so I’ve just been able to share some of their videos and speak to anyone who will listen about the issue,” Grant said. “I also talk to lifeguards at pools I’ve swam in and ask if they know about warning signs.”

Grant, who was a competitive high school swimmer, suggests lifeguards and swim coaches keep an extra eye on swimmers who perform multiple laps underwater without breathing.

SWB occurs quickly and silently, contrary to the stereotypical drowning swimmer with flailing arms, and victims are hard to detect underwater.

“When a lifeguard does the Five Minute Scan that is required in their pool, they will be doing their job better and paying attention longer,”

Griffiths, referring to the technique he developed, said. “The more you move and increase your respiration, heart rate and circulation, the more attentive you’re going to be.”

Parents and swim coaches can also play a role in maintaining pool safely by supervising swimmers and ensuring they never swim alone, according to Jackson.

“We train for breath-holding by doing underwater drills where we practice swimming lanes underwater, with swimmers taking a breath when needed,” Convent and Stuart Hall swim team coach Victoria Fernandez, who has also been a lifeguard for over eight years, said. “Of course, coaches are always supervising any type of underwater drill we might do.”

Griffiths and the Aquatic Safety Research Group have also developed a no-breath holding symbol for signs intended to notify teachers and coaches.

“Michael Phelps and his coach just recently came out with a public service announcement on TV that was very well received,” Griffiths said of the gold medal athlete. “Getting respected athletes and Olympic coaches to get the word across is more effective than getting an educator like myself do it.”

Although the Aquatic and Recreation Center, YMCA and USA Swimming now ban prolonged underwater swimming and sets that involve limited breathing, such practices are still far too common, according to Shallow Water Blackout Prevention.

“Breath holding is encouraged at practices, so starting with coaches and competitive swimmers, educating those who are training about prevention, is where I think we would see the most change,” Grant said. “It isn’t to scare swimmers but to let them know that this is a dangerous factor and consequence they should be aware of.”

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Shallow Water Blackout

SWB claims the lives of healthy swimmers and occurs in four main steps.

1. Carbon dioxide levels lower due to hyperventilation, either intentionally or from prior intense exercise.

2. Initial breath holding metabolizes oxygen and increases carbon dioxide levels. As breath hold lenthens, body is deprived of oxygen.

3. Carbon dioxide levels are not high enough to trigger a breath, causing unconsciousness.

4. Loss of consciousness causes the body to force a breath, filling the lungs with water.

Swimmer drowns to death without immediate rescue.

Source: http://shallowwaterblackout prevention.org/about-swb/ Compiled by Liana Lum / the Broadview

Playing it off well 2nd in league, Cubs fight for a spot in playoffs Fiona Mittelstaedt Reporter

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DEFENSE Sophomore Alyssa Alvarez defends an International

High School varsity player last Tuesday. The Cubs won 54-30, and trounced Urban on Thursday night, making playoffs a probability.

arsity basketball trampled Urban 48-29 Thursday night, hiking the Cubs to a tie for second place in the league and making a probable spot in the BCL playoffs.

“Overall we are 10-4 and league we are 4-2,” Athletic Director Elana DeSantis said. “To get to the playoffs for varsity, you have to be in the top four teams.”

“To get to playoffs, we need to work better together and understand the educational aspect of basketball,” forward Maya Melrose said.

The team is spending part of its training time focusing on strategy and self examination.

“Watching film of an opposing team is really helpful to see their strengths and weakness and how we can make adjustments on of-

fense or defense to be the most productive against them,” guard Jackie Wong said.

Players watch film of the opposing team the practice before a game, which helps the Cubs to work on new plays, according to Melrose.

“We have a lot more plays than we did last year, we have a different dynamic,” guard Alison Arora said. “Since people are playing usual positions now, we have more of a say in what we do.”

Even as they move into the second season, players are still getting used to plays and making them second nature. The team is not doing as much conditioning as in previous years and spends time working on their plays, according to Melrose.

“This helped me focus more on how I can incorporate all of

the conditioning skills into the drills that I work on,” Wong said.

The coaches are integrating new strategies and reshaping the team for bigger wins.

“It’s a different environment, we feel more comfortable with Mr. [Ren] Marquette, and he teaches us the techniques and that small things are needed,” Arora said.

The fundamentals of basketball are highlighted by working on strategies to prepare for bigger triumphs, according to Melrose.

“We need to win, play as a team, talk and make our shots,” Arora said.

All the while, the Cubs are keeping playoffs in sight.

“We are playing our hardest and will see if we get there, and if we do, I hope we will do well,” Arora said.

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hile members of the rest of the her class trudge up and down the Flood and Syufy staircases, junior Becka Padgett spends her days on the slopes with the Diamond Peak Ski Team, racing and competing against other skiers.

“I’ve been skiing since I was two and racing since I was about six,” Padgett said. “My goal is to get onto a college team and we’ll see where I get from there.”

Padgett has committed to skiing part time at Diamond Peak Ski Resort on the U18 team, while taking classes at Forest Charter School in Truckee and simultaneously being enrolled at Convent. Padgett previously skied with the Sugar Bowl Ski Team at Sugar Bowl Resort between ages 7 and 16.

“Skiing on the U18 just means you’re anywhere from 16 to 18,” Padgett said. “It’s different kind of races than in younger groups.

When you’re in U18 you’re doing races all around the country and world.”

At the U18 level, six days of training per week are mandatory. Padgett competes in slalom, giant slalom, super-G and downhill skiing.

Slalom, giant slalom and super-G are characterized by the racer weaving in and out of gates for the fastest time, and focuses on turning and technique.

In slalom the gates are closest together, and get farther apart in giant slalom, then farther in super-G, according to the International Ski Federation.

Downhill skiing is characterized by getting down the mountain fastest while staying in between gates, and is longer than the slalom events.

“My favorite event is super-G,” Padgett said.

Forest Hill Charter School, Padgett’s part-time ski school, caters to students who want a customizable learning experience, especially skiers.

“For English and history she is following the Forest Hill curriculum during the winter, but we try to make it coordinate with the Convent curriculum so she’s covering a lot of the same material,” Padgett’s mom Donna Little, said.

Forest Hill requires a certain amount of work to complete by the end of the month, with check-ins every other week, according to Padgett.

“For Convent, I do independent study for AP Biology, AP

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SLALOM Junior Becka Padgett practices her racing techniques like parallel turns and carving at the Diamond Peak Resort in Lake Tahoe, California. Padgett has been skiing for 14 years.

Computer Science, AP Calculus AB and Spanish 3,” Padgett said.

Math teacher Jordan Lewis sends Padgett quizzes online and then emails the corrected tests back to her. Padgett also receives help from former math teacher Miriam Symonds for additional explanation, according to Lewis.

“Most times I try to come up with some way to email her equations then try to talk her through them, but it’s difficult,” Lewis said. “I rely on Miriam

Symonds to explain math problems visually and talk about them.”

When Padgett is on the road, course work can become difficult, according to Little.

“The biggest challenge that Becka has this year is that unlike Sugar Bowl, which is a ski academy, the other teams are not affiliated with the school,” Little said. “When you are a U18 you are on the road a lot, so the coaches are not involved in the

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48-29 v. Urban Jan. 29

17-32 v. Urban Jan. 29

54-30 v. International HS Jan. 27

18-40 v. International HS Jan.27

36-20 v. Urban Jan.16

26-24 v. Urban Jan.16

33-38 v. University Jan.13

18-34 v. University Jan.13

42-39 v. Marin Academy Jan.9

23-28 v. Marin Academy Jan.9

52-64 v. Lick-Wilmerding Jan.6

24-20 v. Bay Jan.8 20-30 v. Lick Wilmerding Jan.6

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CROSS OVER Sophomore Ally Arora defends an Urban BOX OUT Sophomores Ally Arora, player at Thursday’s game at Kezar Stadium. Convent beat Urban 48-29. Currently, the varsity team’s standing remains at 5-1 while JV stands at 2-5 within the Division V North Coast Section. Future stats can be found at www.maxpreps. com which tracks the progress of both teams.

—Kristina Cary contributed to this story.

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SPORTS ROUNDUP Varsity

academics so you are completely on your own.”

Padgett hopes to continue her skiing career into college.

“My goal is to get onto a college team and we’ll see where I get from there,” Padgett said. “I plan to maybe take a gap year after senior year so I can get onto a college team. It’s hard but manageable.”

Ariana Abdulmassih and an Urban offensive player watch the ball for a rebound after the ball bounced off the rim. Urban’s varsity team currently stands at 4-2.

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Seeking a safer path to recovery

hile driving to school last week, a piece on National Public Radio caught my attention regarding the recovery of high school athletes who have been diagnosed with concussions, specifically football players. Rather than having a few nights of rest and missing school, NPR reporter Lauren Silverman goes deeper into revealing what it really takes in order for the adolescent brain to fully recover from a concussion in a safe and more efficient way.

Trinity Christian Academy used to provide its football players with a smelling salt in order to wake the athletes who got knocked out during a game, yet no one ever stopped to think about the fact that one of these boys might have possible head trauma, according to Janie Herd, Learning Specialist at Trinity Christian Academy, who was interviewed in the story.

Ignoring the problem of the concussion completely, or trying to find a short-term solution to solve it won’t fix the issue. It is time we as a community take this issue to heart for our own student athletes could encounter head trauma in the future and they need know how to handle it.

Over 300,000 high school sport-related traumatic brain injuries and concussions oc-

cur annually in the United States, according to The Journal of Athletic Training. In order for these to be tackled with the best possible care, schools across the nation need to start focusing their attention on how to get their athletes getting back on track academically and emotionally, before sending them back out on the court or field.

The most effective coping routine insuring full recovery to head trauma includes being restricted from all physical activity, school work, and hanging out with friends. But after this period of rest, the real journey to recovery starts to take place.

Herd has developed a program over the past few years in order for hundreds of students to get back on track academically before returning to their physical activity. Depending on the athlete, this program is catered to fit the individual in terms of how gradually they should be let back into the classroom using their symptoms as a guide with fixed amounts of study time, sleep, and social activity.

Student athletes should be able function academically with a healthy mind before they head out onto the field, period. When girls choose to play sport, they should already know that policies are in place to ensure their recovery from a possible concussion.

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Nothing is ‘private’ in a digital world

he use of mobile devices to exchange sexually explicit photographs and messages is an action that has become increasingly popular with teens who should carefully consider the ramifications of exchanging inappropriate messages.

Sending potentially risky messages — partially clad or nude photographs and explicit text messages — is an irreversible action. Once photos are uploaded to the Web and transformed into pixels they are “out there” forever, and it is often harder to permanently delete conversations from mobile devices that one might think.

Regardless of who a person decides to send a photo to, it is still possible for that message to be distributed to people other than the intended recipient.

The First Amendment protects the freedom of teens to send each other written texts messages, even if they are inappropriate. The Constitution’s protections do not, however, extend to sexually graphic photographs that teens may exchange.

Sending explicit photographs of minors is legally an exchange of child pornography. Minors who do decide to send

each other inappropriate photographs of themselves should be aware that they are be breaking the law and could face legal action.

In addition “sexting” people they know in real life, some teens also send these explicit messages to someone they have never seen before. In fact, 15 percent of teen respondents who sent or posted explicit photos of themselves have also sexted people they only know on the Web, according to a survey by the National Campaign for to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

Starting the week of Aug. 31 of last year, a collection of nude photographs of dozens of celebrities were posted on the website 4chan and were re-posted on many other sites. Apple later verified that these celebrities were the victims of a targeted attack on their account information, which the hackers then used to

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gain access to celebrities’ private photographs.

Ideally, private messages stay private, but that doesn’t always happen. An inevitable facet of the highly digitalized lifestyle we have is there will always be the possibility of private data being shared.

Although many teens may feel pressured to sext, it is okay to say “no.” If

someone sends you a confidential message or image, it is never okay to betray their trust and share it with other people.

The legal and social ramifications that come with sexting make it clear that it is just not worth it, and it is better in the long run for teens to avoid sending each other risky messages and to keep their private lives private.

DO YOU PREFER E-TEXTBOOKS OR PRINT TEXTBOOKS?

“I like hardcover books because I like having a physical copy of it in my hands that I can write in and mark up.”

— Sarah Hong sophomore

“I like e-texbooks because then I don’t have to carry around a large heavy book which can get annoying and then all my books can be in one place.” ­— Charlotte Ogden Moore freshman

“I like normal textbooks because I just like having a physical book.”

— Hailey Cusack senior

“I prefer a regular textbook that I can flip through.”

— Rachel Booth senior

“E-textbooks because they are cheaper and easier to carry around than a big clunky textbook that weighs 50 pounds.” ­— Kristin Weinman junior

KEEPIN’ IT RIEHLE Madison Riehle Editor-in-Chief

Making the days count

My dog Reef, a black Miniature Schnauzer, wakes me up every morning at 6 a.m. by scratching as gently as possible on the top of my head.

I lift up the covers and he walks until he hits my body, then collapses onto the bed, head on my shoulder, laying on his side. Within moments after I put the covers over him he is snoring and twitching again in sleep.

Anyone who knows our family knows we are obsessed with our dog and he is equally as obsessed with us. When he isn’t by our side in bed or on the couch, he is “patrolling” outside for cats and birds to “protect us.”

He does everything with us, with utter devotion. He goes to the beach with us, runs errands, goes on road trips and everywhere in between.

We started noticing that something was wrong with him a month ago, but assumed that he just slowing down from old age. He started eating less and sleeping more, and he was lethargic when he was awake and romping around our backyard.

Five days ago Reef was diagnosed with liver cancer. I was devastated, heart broken, and inconsolable all at once.

I had always assumed that he would live longer — he is only 10 years old and has always been active and healthy. The doctors estimate he has a

few months to live, and if he was lucky, maybe longer.

The first few days I couldn’t sleep, overly stressed thinking about my life without Reef, crying on and off. The hardest part was knowing that there was a limited amount of time left, and that it wasn’t the amount I wanted.

I was living with the regret of what could have been. What if we found the tumors earlier or why didn’t I take him for more walks? When I found acceptance in what I could not deny, I learned to enjoy the time we did have.

I realize I didn’t want to spend the remaining months living in the past, remembering the times when Reef was energetic and lively, or living in the future, where he wouldn’t be there.

Sometimes rolling with the punches and reminding ourselves that things aren’t always going to go our way helps with the hardships that come around. At the same time, we should not take the happy times in life for granted.

Whether it is a week, month or a year, I want to make each day count.

Every morning when I feel that same, once annoying, scratch on my head, I find comfort knowing that both Reef and I are okay. Even though I want more time with him, the moments we did have were definitely well spent.

He is truly girl’s best friend.

1. West African ebola outbreaks have dropped below 100 for the week.

2. Snapchat updated its app to Snapchat Discover.

3. Loretta Lynch begins her hearing for U.S. Attorney General.

4. Dartmouth bans use of hard liquor on campus to curb abuses.

5. Flood elevator is finally back in service.

1. Southern California reports over 100 measles cases.

2. Just what we need, more time on our electronics.

3. A local parish has banned female altar servers.

4. The are still 2,999 colleges to go.

5. 8 months? 8 months!

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t is not uncommon for a student to waste time on her iPad playing instead of studying while the student using a print textbook has fewer distraction to her learning. IPads have helpful apps to better assist learning, but sometimes the cost outweighs the benefits.

Although tablets are lighter, they are also associated with health problems including what the American Optometric Association calls Computer Vision Syndrome, strained, dry eyes, headaches and blurred vision. Students using tablets also commonly experience strained muscles, which may lead to carpal tunnel syndrome, and neck and shoulder pain.

With a bright screen and hundreds of apps to choose from, focusing on the ones dedicated to education can be a challenge because so many apps are used for pleasure rather than education.

Textbooks always have information available, but some eBooks have expiration dates, limiting usage time, depending on the publishers’ policies.

Reading from a print book is more productive than reading digital texts. The brain interprets printed and digital text in different ways, and people generally read digital text 20-30 percent slower than print, according to Kate Garland’s study, “Computer- vs. Paper-based Tasks: Are They Equivalent?”

Library and research skills are still important in students’ lives for college, but tablets prevent learning these skills since students think that all information is available to them with the click of a button. Seventy-six percent of teachers say that search engines make students believe they will be able to find any information easily, according to the Pew Research Survey, “How Teachers Are Using a Technology at Home and in Their Classrooms.”

Digital textbooks require easily breakable devices that have limited battery life and are not environmentally friendly.

Students sometimes forget to charge their iPads, and since most tablets have a battery life of 7.26 hours, lack of plugs in classrooms can create more problems.

Manufacturing one tablet requires the extraction of 33 pounds of minerals, 79 gallons of water and 100 kilowatt hours of fossil fuels resulting in 66 pounds of carbon dioxide, according to Daniel Goleman and Gregory Norris, “How Green Is My iPad?” The majority of unused or broken tablets are found in landfills rather than at recycling sites, where only 15-20 percent of all eWaste is located, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Although tablets have additional applications, textbooks allow for less distractions and greater learning.

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igital textbooks are much more beneficial than physical textbooks, reducing student back injuries from improperly carrying heavy stacks of books and helping students earn higher grades while saving money and paper.

Tablet textbooks are lightweight and easy to carry, causing fewer back-related injuries. Students’ backpacks weigh an average of 15.4 pounds while a tablet only weighs three quarters to two pounds, according to the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Although California limits the weight of a single textbook to three pounds for kindergarten to grade four, four pounds for grades five to eight and five pounds for high school grades, students still carry more than the recommended 15 percent of body weight in textbooks, according to a 2004 State of California study.

More than 13,700 students from ages five to 18 were treated in hospital and doctors’ offices for backpack related injuries in the 2011-2012 school year, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Compared to print textbooks, tablet textbooks are more effective and easier to organize for teachers and students as all homework assignments, grades and textbooks are located on one device or through the cloud.

More than 20,000 educational applications are available on the iPad, allowing teachers to personalize lessons and use varying teaching methods. Students with learning differences can use different resources to help them better process and study material.

Digital textbooks allow customized book highlighting with disposable notes and integration

of multimedia content like videos or selfgrading quizzes. They can be easily updated, ensuring that students are studying the most up-to-date information in the field.

Applications that include three-dimensional simulations and graphs can be an advantage over one-dimensional print textbooks, reducing the time students take to grasp a concept by 30 to 80 percent, according to the popular guide “Digital Textbook Playbook.”

Tablets also improve standardized test scores, according to publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s study in the Riverside (Calif.) Unified School District. Students using the iPad version of an Algebra I textbook scored 20 percent higher on tests than those using traditional textbooks.

Financially, digital textbooks are much cheaper, conserving resources and giving more children the chance to learn. Public school districts spend more than $8 billion per year on physical textbooks and could be saving $250 to $1,000 per student if they purchased E-textbooks, according to a 2012 Federal Communications Commission report.

Digital textbooks reduce consumption of paper and ink for handouts and assignments and the money required to buy them.

In a technology-based world, students will not only learn more effectively but are also better prepared to pursue the expanding computer and information systems industry, estimated to grow 18 percent from 2010 to 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Compared to traditional print textbooks, digital textbooks are the obvious choice with more educational and financial advantages.

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Owning up to mistakes Finding courage to admit errors isn’t easy

s a cruel joke, my dad’s friend called me pretending to be a PG&E employee after learning I had reversed my car into a telephone pole. On the phone, he informed me I had “severely damaged” the pole and it now needed to be replaced.

Needless to say, I was terrified.

He kept asking whether or not I had hit the pole and I tried to keep my answers vague because I was not exactly sure what to say, even though I did in fact hit the pole.

After having to replace a broken taillight and dented bumper, I was already in enough debt to my parents. The last thing I wanted to think about was how upset they were going to be once they learned they now needed to pay to replace a telephone pole.

I thought I found my way out of the conversation by saying, “I am driving right now, but I will call you back once I get home,” figuring I could consult my parents on the matter.

His response to my impromptu and supposedly foolproof plan trapped me into giving an answer. “All you have to say is yes or no. Did you hit the telephone pole?” After my 30 second “Um…” my dad’s friend gave up his act.

Besides being upset at my dad, I realized the conversation would have gone a lot smoother,

in theory, if I had just admitted to hitting the pole.

Owning up to my mistake doesn’t cease to be embarrassing, despite all of my family and friends knowing of my accident.

My initial reaction after reversing into the pole was to see if there was anyway I could handle the situation myself and avoid dealing with my parents’ punishment. Once I saw the damage, I had to accept that I needed help and had to find the courage to call my dad and inform him of something that could have easily been avoided.

Admitting to a mistake is difficult even though it is inevitable. People are defined by their actions and no one wants to be characterized by an error.

Dealing with the consequences isn’t any easier. Whether it’s choosing to not study for a test and getting a bad grade or being too lazy to pick up my shoes around the house and have my dog chew them, it is always frustrating to know that I am the only one who could have prevented the situation.

Although every teenager is bound to hit something, according to my father, overcoming the embarrassment, finding the courage to admit to a it and dealing with the repercussions will never be a pleasant situation.

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Jump on the bandwagon Presidio trampoline park offers bouncing, springing and general jumping around

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customer jumps on one of 42 conjoined trampolines located in the park’s training center (top). House of Air also has a dodgeball pit and children’s area.

Jumpers Sydney Chang and Olivia Mar bounce of one of House of Air’s trampolines (left). The park also hosts birthday parties and other special events.

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ooking out across the San Francisco Bay, the City’s only trampoline park is filled with upbeat music as over 1,000 jumpers ages seven and up spring up and down doing backflips and somersaults every weekend.

House of Air, located in a former airplane hangar at Crissy Field, has 42 conjoined trampolines as well as training area, a dodgeball pit and children’s section.

“I like to go to House of Air because I like to jump and it feels like the closest thing to flying for me,” sophomore Sophia Hettenkofer, who uses trampolines to help with her dancing technique for jumps and leaps, said. “When I try to do a complicated jump, it becomes way easier to find my footing on a trampoline.”

House of Air has new workout opportunities in addition to open jumping times, including group sessions such as “Air Conditioning” that incorporates

push ups, lunges and ski jumps on the trampolines for ages 16 and up.

“It is a good workout for anyone,” Operations Manager Eddie Tallman said. “It gets pretty fun because there is a lot of music.

It is very different from another typical workout.”

Not landing properly from a jump can result in bruises to broken bones or sprains. Jumpers must sign waivers that include rules such as, no roughhousing, landing on two feet, no running and only one individual per trampoline. Workers monitor jumping areas to enforce the rules.

“One thing I like about it [House of Air] is that it is a welcoming environment for all ages,” Tallman said.

Trampoline dodgeball, where two teams throw red softballs at their opponents while jumping to and from trampolines, is another popular activity, according to Tallman.

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he annual San Francisco Sketchfest kicked off a week ago as comedians, performers, TV personalities and musicians performed at venues around the city.

“Sketchfest is a great place for up-and-coming comedians,” Sketchfest volunteer coordinator Michelle Mitchell said. “Many people attend or volunteer at Sketchfest just to gain knowledge about comedy and to figure out what they’re trying to do, and these people often end up being in the show a couple years later.”

Shows take place through Feb. 8 at 22 different venues around the City, including the California Academy of Sciences, Castro Theatre and Asian Art Museum.

“It’s much bigger than it ever was before,” freshman history teacher Sarah Garlinghouse who has attended Sketchfest for the past three years said. “There’s more variety in the types of shows, and there are multiple shows at multiple venues every night so it’s definitely gotten to be popular.”

The event has 14 categories of comedy including podcasts, improvisation, television, storytelling and shows for kids.

Thomas Middleditch, who plays Richard Hendriks in HBO’s “Silicon Valley” joined his castmates in talking about

school freshman who was visiting House of Air for a birthday party, said. “It sometimes can be crowded, but other than that it is pretty fun.”

Dodgeball players can become very competitive during games, according to Hettenkofer.

“There is a line, which can be annoying, but it is needed because there is a certain number of kids who can go in and then once you are hit you go to the back of the line and repeat,” Hettenkofer said.

Tallman advises making reservations for weekend visits or coming at less crowded times.

House of Air is open Monday 10 a.m to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. one hour sessions are $18.

“I recommend coming with two or three friends and to come on a weekday if possible,” Tallman said. “There are not as many little kids and then you have people to jump and play dodgeball with.”

Slip-on shoes slipping into style

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COMEDY CENTRAL Audience members wait for the “StarTalk Live!” show to begin at the Nourse Theater on Jan. 23. The showing gathered the largest crowd StarTalk has seen since it began performing at Sketchfest. The festival is taking place at venues around San Francisco. their TV series during the television portion of the event.

The tribute to Weird Al Yankovic is listed as the most popular event of Sketchfest. He will be receiving an award on Feb. 6 for his comedic career of making parodies like “White & Nerdy” and “Eat It”.

“Star Talk Live” with Bill Nye (the Science Guy) and guest star Eugene Mirman of the TV show “Bob’s Burgers” also made the list of the most popular events.

“I’ve been listening to Star Talk since it first originated,” San Francisco resident Brandon McGraw who attended the show, said. “I’m here to see Bill Nye and the show live and I’m ex-

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cited for that.”

Musical accompaniment plays a bigger component and appeared in sketches such as “A Jazz and Comedy Jam,” which featured four stand up comedians accompanied by a fullfledged jazz band playing alongside them for comedic effect.

Tickets are still available on the SF Sketchfest website http:// sfsketchfest.com/ and on the City Box Office website http:// www.cityboxoffice.com/.

“I would recommend going because laughter is the best medicine so if you’re ever feeling blue, you should go see Sketchfest,” Garlinghouse said. “It’s amazing.”

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Preppy loafers are an easy, comfortable option

anging from preppy boat shoes to casual skating shoes, slip-on shoes have grown in popularity for their easy-on, easy-off

style. As a closed-toed shoe, slip-on shoes are an option with the uniform, as well as a comfortable style outside of school.

Vans $45

Sperry Top-Sider $88 Prices compiled from manufacturer’s websites.

Toms $48

— Compiled by Catherine Dana

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