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Convent of the Sacred Heart HS | San Francisco, California

February 14, 2020

Vol. 26, Iss. 5

Sorting it out Compostable food containers aren’t always sustainable Grace Krumplitsch

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he Broadway Campus cafeteria is flooded daily with over a thousand students and faculty carrying plates, utensils, cups and bowls labeled “compostable” in an effort to foster an ecologically sustainable school community, but when the green bins get picked up and processed in facilities, many compostable containers and cutlery get sent to the landfill.

Compostable containers and utensils can be just as harmful to the environment as other singleuse disposable food containers and cutlery when they are buried in landfills as they release methane during decomposition rather than returning to natural materials, according to Raymond Engeszer, IB Environmental Systems & Societies teacher.

“If you put decomposable carbon into an anaerobic environment like landfill, bacteria will still break it down, but compostables will not turn into water and carbon dioxide,” Engeszer said. “It will be broken down into methane, which is horrible for the environment.”

Robyn Purchia, environmental attorney and journalist, reported that compostable plastic bags, straws and cutlery are frequently pulled out of the sorting line and redirected to landfill as sorters struggle to identify what are compostable and what are not.

To what extent San Francisco regularly removes compostable bags and cutlery from the initial food scrap sorting line is unclear as Robert Reed, Public Relations Manager for Recology San Francisco, did not directly answer the see COMPOSTABLE, p. 2

Natalie Vulakh | WITH PERMISSION

EMPTY SHELVES A grocery store in Singapore is running low on staples such as pasta, oil, flour and rice as families hoard food in preparation of possible quarantine that could prevent shopping. San Francisco residents have reported sending supplies such as food and masks to family and friends living abroad, but face masks are sold out in most drugstores and online.

Virus causes global health emergency Coronavirus affects family, friends abroad

Caroline Thompson Copy Editor

Although there have been no cases of COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus, in San Francisco, the international outbreak of the virus has affected many members of the Sacred Heart community’s families and friends living abroad.

COVID-19 is a member of coronaviruses, a large family of viruses found in both humans and animals, but COVID-19 is the first strand to be contracted by humans. Symptoms in humans include fever, shortness of breath and respiratory issues including coughing and sneezing, and severe cases of the virus can lead to pneumonia, kidney failure and death.

“I know one girl [in Wuhan] whose grandfather lived in the hospital, caught the infection and died,” Mandarin teacher Yuhong Yao, who has family in Beijing, said. “Her father and mother also got the infection. It’s just terrible.”

Family members living abroad are also being asked to self quarantine as a safety precaution, according to Natalie Vulakh, aunt to senior Gabriella Vulakh and sophomore Elise Vulakh.

“My kids attend the Singapore American School and one of the teachers from Wuhan had his parents visiting earlier in January,” Natalie Vulakh said. “They were diagnosed with the virus.

Everyone got a letter from the school asking people to stay

home for 2 weeks if they had been to China just to be safe.”

Individuals traveling in China have been asked to evacuate and have faced travel difficulties, according to a friend of SHHS senior Antoneo Kounalakis, Benjy Renton, who was living in Beijing for a four-week language intensive before he was asked to evacuate.

“I’m thankful that I left when I did, but I know that leaving was a privilege,” Renton said. “Our local counterparts don’t have the chance to do that.”

Residents of Beijing are still being asked to quarantine themselves and those people who can are working from home; the city is at a standstill, according to Renton. While COVID-19 is

not as high risk in the United States as in China, residents are still worried for family members overseas.

“My family lives in Beijing and I think they are scared,” Yao said. “They wanted me to buy them masks and they’re sold out even in San Francisco. I feel very scared.”

The global demand for masks has led to many stores in China and the United States to be sold out, and car and iPhone manufacturers in China began producing masks to compensate.

Health officials are required to wear an N95 respirator mask when exposed to COVID-19, and disposable masks are onlycombined with frequent hand see COVID-19, p. 2

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Colosseum, Campus Martius and the Vatican and also plans to take day trips to Pompeii and Florence.

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Winter break begins on Feb. 17 and ends on Feb. 21. During this time there will be no classes for the entire school community.

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IN ROME

Latin students are scheduled embark on a trip to Rome on Feb. 15 for a week of exploring and learning about the culture of the ancient city. The group will visit historic sites such as the

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Students will gather on Feb. 26 in the Dungeon on the Pine/Octavia Campus at 10:55 a.m. for a prayer service observing Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Classes will begin at 8 a.m. in order to accommodate the service.

DOWN HILL

The annual Pinewood Derby will take place on March 8 at 10 a.m. in the Herbert Center Gym and is open to Grades K-12. Students will compete with cars they individually build and design.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Sacred Heart schools in Uganda. For more information about the event and how to register, visit sacredsf.org. The entry fee is $25 and purchasing a Car Kit is an additional $5.

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World affairs take stage Delegates prepare for upcoming conference

Paige Retajczyk Reporter

After weeks of preparing their position papers, Model United Nations club members will argue their cases at their next conference at University of California, Berkeley on March 6-8.

Model UN, a student-run club, teaches members debate skills as they emulate United Nations meetings. Students act as delegates and present talking points and position papers at meetings and conferences, according to history teacher Bruno Vetter, who moderates the club.

“The team is extremely self sufficient and I’ve been incredibly impressed with the student leadership,” Vetter said. “The students are 100% on top of it.”

Since their conference in November, which was also held at UC Berkeley, students have been meeting once a week to prepare and have been researching the countries and positions they will be representing at the conference, according to sophomore Clementine Mohun.

“We have meetings where we discuss the topics that will be addressed in the meetings or just focus on our own topics,” Mohun said. “If we have a specific country assignment, we'll also talk about that to prepare to represent that country.”

The Model UN team set a new record during the conference in November, winning multiple awards, and every Convent stu-

dent on the coed team was recognized. The awards included commendations and recognitions of outstanding work for their public speaking and personal directives, according to junior Lili Levy.

“Our school won more than one award for the first time,” Levy said. “We sent five delegations and four of us won awards.”

Students from across the Bay Area will gather at UC Berkeley in March to discuss and debate worldwide issues. The Model UN team will compete against schools in the city as well as other Bay Area schools.

The conferences You get to work together to solve real world issues.

— Clementine Mohun

“The conferences are really interesting because you get to work together to solve real world issues,” Mohun said. “I’m really confident with our team for this next conference.”

Some students in the club, including freshman Kate

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COMMENDED DELEGATES Sophomore Mackenna Moslander and juniors Lili Levy and Tara Boyd show off their awards from the Model UN conference in November. Awards are given to individual delegations for their work with personal directives and public speaking.

Loomans, will be participating in their first conference and will learn the process by experiencing how Model UN is run.

“I’ve really enjoyed learning about countries and their very different politics,” Loomans said.

“I’m looking forward to representing our school delegation.”

Aside from learning about

politics and policy, the club gives members other real-world skills, according to Levy.

“Model UN has helped me with my public speaking and presentation skills, as well as critical thinking,” Levy said. “As a junior, I definitely will participate next year. I’ve had a lot of fun.”

Compostable bags, cutlery may be going to landfill From SORTING, p. 1 question during a phone interview.

“Anytime you bring forward a new industry, it is start and stop,” Reed said. “Two steps forward and one step back, it never works perfectly within the first few years.”

In order for paper containers, compostable utensils and food scraps to decompose into carbon dioxide, water and humus, composting facilities must have proper temperature, bacteria and oxygen levels.

Once green compost bins are picked up, materials go through a sorting line to remove potential contaminated items before being transported to Jepson Prairie Organics in Vacaville, California and transformed into nutrient-rich, according to SF Environment. The finished material is sold to vineyards and farms throughout the Bay Area and allows farmers to organically grow crops without the use

of chemical fertilizers, which are often not eco-friendly.

While not all compostable plates, containers and cutlery are immediately processed and redirected to the landfill, it can be alarming that large amounts of composted materials are not being processed by sorters and sent to composting facilities as they should be, according to junior Emily Ternynck, a member of the Eco Friends club.

“Living in an ecologically progressive city makes it much easier for us to be environmentally friendly,” Ternynck said. “I like to use a reusable water bottle because I can carry it everywhere and it's more convenient than having to constantly get a new cup or single-use plastic bottle.”

In a similar vein, Berkeley now also requires all restaurants and cafes to charge 25 cents for single-use compostable cups and take out containers as of Jan. 1, and all restaurants and cafes must serve food and beverages

with reusable cups, plates and cutlery to all dine-in customers by summer.

Using products intended for repeated use gives customers a reasonable assurance that their plates, cups and cutlery won’t end up in a landfill.

“Sometimes we think that while we put the right thing in the right bin, we don’t always know 100% of the time what happens once it goes through collections,” Engeszer said. “If instead we take single-use items out of the stream and know that our dishes get washed, recycled and reused, we know we are not wasting.”

While lower form Convent & Stuart Hall students eat their lunches on reusable trays that are washed in the kitchen each day, middle form, upper form, high school students and faculty combined use an average of $1387 worth of compostable food containers each week, according to Cheryl Kaufman, Se-

nior Food Service Director for SAGE Dining Services.

“The school has plans in the future to provide for a larger dishwashing and storage area because the ultimate goal of our school is to be as eco-friendly and sustainable as possible,” Geoff De Santis, Director of Physical Plant and Strategic Design Facilitator, said. “Right now, it is just a matter of volume because we serve so many students and faculty in the cafeteria everyday.”

Until the kitchen undergoes expansion for a dishwashing system large enough to accommodate lunchtime service, Kaufman encourages the community to consider using fewer plates, cups and paper boats while in the cafeteria.

“There are pros and cons with both systems,” Kaufman said.

“In the meantime, students can consider filling plates with more food instead of using more plates if they want to be less wasteful.”

Reduce, reuse (then recycle, compost)

Using fewer resources can result in fewer items going into landfill Use only one compostable plate in cafeteria. Eat in using washable dishes instead of ordering take out.

Use reusable utensils.

When you use disposables, take and use only what you need.

Bring and use a reusable water bottle.

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COVID-19 affects families, friends overseas From VIRUS, p. 1 washing, according to the World Health Organization WHO reported 43,103 confirmed cases across 25 countries and 1,018 confirmed deaths in Novel Coronavirus Situation Report 22 on Feb. 11. From 10 a.m. Feb. 10 to 10 a.m. Feb. 11, WHO reported 2,560 new cases globally.

As of press time, 13 cases of the virus were confirmed in the United States, six of which are in California, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. While the volume of cases in the United States is much lower compared to the 42,708 cases in China, WHO assesses the global risk of COVID-19 as “high” and the risk in China as “very high.”

Despite the high global risk, COVID-19 has not been contracted in San Francisco and residents are at low risk for contracting the virus, according to a press release from the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

Two patients, a husband and wife from San Benito County, were transferred to the University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights on Feb. 3.

The husband had recently traveled to Wuhan, while the wife had not, showing the ability for person-to-person transmissions of the virus. The couple’s transfer to UCSF represents no el-

Residents of the Bay Area are at low risk of becoming infected with this novel coronavirus.

— San Francisco Department of Public Health

evated risk of COVID-19 to the public, according to the DPH. “At this time, residents of the Bay Area are at low risk of becoming infected with this novel coronavirus, unless they have recently traveled to Wuhan or have come in close contact with someone who was ill who recently traveled in that area,” the DPH wrote in a press release.

The only way to prevent COVID-19 is to avoid exposure to the virus, as a vaccine is yet to be created, and there are currently no treatments to cure the illnesses caused by the virus.

Measures to avoid exposure include frequently washing hands, covering the nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing and leaving at least three feet of distance between other people at all times.

“No one really knows how contagious the virus really is,” Vulakh said. “Everyone is taking precautions.”

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Tradition to transformation 20th century modernization modifies RSCJ dynamic

SACRED HEART HERITAGE PART 4 OF 6 Charlotte Ehrlich

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coeducational learning environment, an increase in the RSCJ population and the expansion of campus, contributed to a revolutionary shift in Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco education from 19th century traditional schooling to 20th century reformed instruction, beginning in 1940.

With Reverend Mother Eleanor Deming as superior and Master of Religious Education and Eleanor Jenkins as Mistress General at the head, the move from the Jackson Street Campus to 2222 Broadway sparked an advancement in educational development through the addition of new courses. There were 15 Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the school and a total enrollment of 138 students including five boys as of Sept.

1940.

“Now, with patience, gentleness, and the power of knowledge and character, you are ready to begin in this convent what you have consecrated your lives to achieve, the Christian education of the young girls of San Francisco,” wrote Maud Lee Flood, who donated the Flood Mansion, wrote in a letter to Deming in 1940.

Offering new classes in French, physical education and dramatic art, Deming and Jenkins expanded the school to accommodate the increasing student population.

Younger students were split by age into kindergarten, first and second grade in October of 1940.

Jenkins soon left to join the RSCJ Teegarden community at Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, and Mother Catherine Parks filled her place as Mistress General.

Two years later, 100 more children enrolled, expanding the population to 277 students. The school became a member of the California Association of Independent Secondary Schools at the suggestion of Reverend Mother Rosalie Hill.

The student population rapidly grew to 43 boys and girls in first grade alone,

You are ready to begin in this convent what you have consecrated your lives to achieve: the Christian education of the young girls of San Francisco.

— Maud Lee Flood

requiring new teachers to join the community every few months. Reverend Mother Ethel Teegarden replaced Deming as superior, who transferred to Menlo Park along with Jenkins in 1946.

With the purchase of 2200 Broadway at the corner of Webster, the campus

expanded to house Convent Elementary students. With 17 RSCJ, grades 1 to 8 moved into the new building with Sr. Virginia McCarthy installed as surveillante.

“Convent of San Francisco today is having a ‘jubilee’ of its own. Students will march in solemn procession from the big white marble mansion at 2222 Broadway to the big red mansion adjacent, the former Joseph D. Grant domicile, for the first classes in the latter building,” according to a story, “Convent occupies Grant Mansion” in the “San Francisco Call” on Feb. 10, 1950.

Mother Mabel Dorsey replaced Mother Parks in Sept. 1951, when Mother Parks left the community to become an assistant at the Lone Mountain College for Women.

Soon after, Rev. M. Teegarden transferred to the San Francisco College for Women and paved the way for Deming to return as superior.

With the growth of Lone Mountain, Mother Mabel Dorsey joined many RSCJs at the college after just one year at the convent, and Mother Mary Mardel assumed the position of Mistress General. Under Mardel’s governing, the school further expanded its campus with the purchase of the Hammond House at 2252 Broadway to house the new Stuart Hall School for Boys, which opened in Sept. 1956 with Sister Helen Carroll, RSCJ as Principal.

With a total enrollment of 42 boys ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade, as well as a high school population of 108 and an elementary school community of 187, the 22 RSCJ in the school committed themselves to teaching a specialized age group of which they had the most experience.

Conroy Rev. M. Deming joined the Menlo Park community and Reverend Mother Louise Williams joined the Convent community as superior.

Under her direction, 600 students totaled the student population with 23 RSCJ, seven of which taught Stuart Hall male students as of May 1960.

“No wonder then, the changes of the 1960’s affected the Sacred Heart schools so dramatically, as the very formula of Christian civility was challenged by more egalitarian, evangelical ambitions. There were indeed rocky times as throughout the world, Religious of the Sacred Heart reevaluated their mission,” according to an article, ‘Convent of the Sacred Heart’ that appeared in the San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle on Mar. 20, 1983.

With an expanding community of students and families, Sister Nancy Morris became the new Mistress General at 2222 Broadway as Mother Mardel transferred to the Sacred Heart campus in El Cajon, CA. Rev. M. Lenor Meija replaced Rev. M. Hill as Vicar and Rev. M. Williams joined Mardel at El Cajon, initiating the addition of Reverend Mother Beth Nothomb as superior.

While the Schools of the Sacred Heart community expanded, the campus simultaneously grew as new bridges between the Flood Mansion and the Grant House were built. These new building additions provided a means of transportation for the RSCJ’s as they were cloistered into the school buildings and could only walk between different parts of campus and not to the exterior of the building.

Upon her return as Superior, replac-

Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco Archives | WITH PERMISSION

SACRE COEUR Sitting in the bay window of the Williams Library, a high school student poses with two Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1988. Students and RSCJs bonded over their common appreciation for Sacred Heart Education.

ing Rev. M. Nolomb who received the position of Vicar in San Diego, Rev. M. Mardel became the Director of Schools in Sept. of 1968, with new faculty members under her guidance including Sister Ann McElhattan, RSCJ, principal of seventh through 12th grade and Sister Ellen Hoffman, RSCJ, principal of kindergarten through sixth.

“When I came back from El Cajon in 1966, the school had changed considerably because of the ’60s but many things were still the same and one of the parents gave me a scolding and said ‘You’ve got to be more modern, you’ve got to let the parents know what’s going on, all kinds of things,’” Mardel said in a 2016 Convent & Stuart Hall video.

The changes of the 1960s affected the Sacred Heart schools so dramatically, as the very formula of Christian civility was challenged by more egalitarian, evangelical ambitions.

— Article from S.F. Sunday Examiner & Chronicle

16 RSCJ’s held leadership positions among the three divisions of Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco at the beginning of the ’80s. Mistress General Sister McElhattan transferred to the El Cajon campus keeping her position, and Sister Patty Reagen, RSCJ took over McElhattan’s role at 2222 Broadway.

Colonel Turner Croonquist assumed the role of Stuart Hall principal from Sister Carroll.

Sister Mary Helen Pirsch, RSCJ became the first principal of the entire kindergarten through eighth grade community at Convent Elementary School in 1971, beginning her career with the donation of $54,885 in financial

aid to 93 students. Simultaneously, Sister Mardel received the title of Provincial of the California Province, and Sister Susan Campbell, RSCJ succeeded her as Director of Schools.

Sister Connie Campbell, RSCJ replaced her sister, Sister Susan Campbell as Director of Schools and Don Glaub, previously the Headmaster of Stuart Hall for Boys, became the principal of both Stuart Hall and Convent Elementary School after Sister Pirsch retired.

Under this leadership, 95 students received $73,000 in financial aid with a total population of 805 students.

Sister Campbell went on sabbatical from 2222 Broadway in the last year of the decade and Mardel returned as Director of Schools. In 1980, 835 students totaled the three divisions of Schools of the Sacred Heart, San Francisco. 17 RSCJ were now employed in the school, including one aspirant and two sisters positioned at Stuart Hall.

With Sister Ann Conroy, RSCJ newly appointed Director of Schools after Sister Mardel’s retirement and William H. Miller as Headmaster of Stuart Hall, the purchase of Herbst House at 2201 Broadway in 1985 expanded the campus further to provide an all-school computer lab, biology and chemistry labs and the Sister Ellen Hoffman Library.

“We are trying to offer our students hope rooted in faith, opportunities to grow in compassion, the time to develop keen intellects and a love of learning," wrote Sister Conroy to future director of schools in 1988. “You are part of a unique heritage — one that stretches back 288 years.”

The 813 students enrolled with 298 young men at Stuart Hall, 343 at Convent Elementary and 172 at Convent High School celebrated the school’s centenary in 1987.

Only one full-time RSCJ remained at the school, Sister Ann Conroy, at the end of the 20th century. However, their influence persisted into the new millennium as teachers became an extension of their values, the Goals and Criteria came directly from the sisters, and some faculty attended their summer program,“Roots That Give us Wings,” which serves to instruct about Sacred Heart education’s foundational principles.

—Mugshots from RSCJ National Archives

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Take time to apply, save money

Scholarships, financial aid can help with college pricetag Gabrielle Guido & Grace Krumplitsch

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s seniors decide where they will attend school next year and juniors begin the college search, costly tuition, fees and housing often stand in the way of students’ abilities to attend expensive schools. Even with taking financial aid and student loans into consideration, price can be the make-or-break factor in deciding which college to attend.

“Having a conversation with family about expectations around the cost of college is an important first Munda step,” college counselor Rebecca Munda said. “This is something we talk about with families because college is a huge investment.”

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, an online federal application prospective college students and their parents or legal guardians fill out to qualify for need-based financial aid, provides more than $120 billion of aid each year, according to StudentAid.gov.

“Although the FAFSA is a federal aid application, state schools and some private universities use it to distribute aid,” according to StudentAid.gov.

“A scholarship might cover the entire cost of your tuition, or it might be a one-time award of a few hundred dollars. Either way, they’re worth applying for, because it’ll help reduce the cost of your education.”

Entering into the process without advice is scary.

— Grace Ainslie

The FAFSA allows the Department of Education to determine a student’s potential financial aid eligibility by reviewing their Expected Family Contribution, according to PrepScholar. EFCs are determined by family income,

tuition of other siblings, medical expenses, rent or mortgage fees and other living expenses.

“The FAFSA application process was fairly straightforward, although it was a bit tedious,” senior Zoe Hinks said. “I particularly did not appreciate the fact that you can only list up to 10 schools on the FAFSA. If you’re applying to more, you have to file it again.”

President Trump signed the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act in December 2019 to eliminate 22 questions from the FAFSA — Guerrero which has 108 questions — by attaching copies of a parent or guardian’s tax returns to the application to make it easier for applicants to complete.

The College Board also has its own financial aid application system, the College Scholarship Service Profile, which is used by many private schools to consider a prospective student’s desired amount of financial aid.

The Broadview reached out to multiple members of the Class of 2020, but those who filled out the CSS Profile declined on-therecord interviews, citing finances as a personal matter.

The CSS Profile determines how much non-federal financial aid a student may qualify to receive from nearly 400 schools. It assists universities in awarding over $9 billion in grants.

Although the FAFSA is more commonly used, the CSS Profile paints a more complete picture of a student’s financial background and even allows for applicants to explain financial circumstances specific to their family, according to The College Board.

“It’s definitely worth it to apply to expensive schools if you really want to go there because lots of schools give financial aid as well as merit scholarships through these programs to make potentially attending the school more possible,” Hinks said.

With the vast number of scholarships available for students, whether applied or offered, there is a level of unpredictability when apply-

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ing, according to Munda. To compensate for this unpredictability, every college’s website has a net price calculator for families to input their financial information in order to see the probability of receiving scholarships and aid from that school.

In addition to federal financial aid options, students can qualify for private scholarships offered by colleges based on merit or

Students may receive scholarships that come from the institution.

— Rebecca Munda

apply to an organization based on a variety of criteria.

“Students may receive scholarships that come from the institution and typically the students don't have to submit an additional application,” Munda said. “These can be merit based scholarships and can be very helpful for students making their decision.”

Merit scholarships differ from financial aid in that they don’t take into account the income

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of a student’s family. Students can apply for more than one merit scholarship which can culminate in order to significantly decrease tuition cost.

“Applying for scholarships can be very overwhelming because there are so many different sites and applications to choose from,” Grace Ainslie ’18, who receives financial aid, said. “Entering into the process without the advice of others is scary as there is just so much to choose from.”

Many private scholarships look not only at GPA or grades, but also at the character and integrity of the student — significantly influencing a college’s decision to give money.

“For some schools, you get automatic consideration for scholarships just by applying or doing early decision and for others you have to write essays or do interviews,” Claire Kosewic ’18, who earned a merit-based scholarship, said. “I looked at a lot of different schools with scholarships because I knew that would make going to college just a lot easier.”

Schools also grant merit scholarships or financial aid as a way to persuade a prospective student to attend its university. On average, students receive about $10,000 in scholarship money from four-year institutions, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

“You should focus in the classroom in addition to being an earnest, kind student,” College Counseling Director Cesear Guerreo said. “Colleges will say ‘We need to give her some money, because we like her as a person, we like her grades and we like her test scores.’ This is the kind of student leader that free money is out there for.”

It is unlikely that a college with a low acceptance rate will seek out students to offer private scholarships, because often there is no need to attract applications through financial aid, according to Munda.

“The more schools that students apply to that fall in their ‘likely’ category, the more likely they are to receive merit scholarships,” Munda said.

“Highly selective institutions typically do not offer merit scholarships and offer need-based aid depending on the family's financial income.”

Access to scholarships not only provides financial relief, especially for those who do not qualify for financial aid, but allows for exposure to other schools and institutions that may be more willing to offer financial relief opportunities, according to Munda.

“It’s going to be different for every student as to whether or not scholarships are a criteria for them as well,” Munda said.

“But it may also help them consider other schools that may not have been so strong in their radar when they're being offered

The FAFSA application was fairly straightforward.

— Zoe Hinks

significant merit scholarships.”

Scholarships not affiliated with universities can be found on various websites like Myscholly.com.

Students who have questions or are unsure where to find resources for scholarships or financial aid can meet with the college counseling staff on either the Pine/Octavia Campus or Broadway Campus.

“Come talk to the college counseling team,” Munda said.

“We also have resources for scholarships that are not affiliated with colleges such as different scholarship guidebooks and online databases. Students typically receive the most significant scholarships directly from the institution, but there are private scholarships that are not affiliated with colleges.”

— Charlotte Ehrlich contributed to this story

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Keeping

faith

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SHINE BRIGHT Senior Nisrine Rahmaoui sits in Syufy Theatre among classmates Caroline Thompson and Colette Hom during a recent all-school assembly. Rahmaoui is the first student to wear hijab at Convent & Stuart Hall.

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sea-blue veil visibly bobbed among the heads of new haircuts and hairdos as students rushed up the marble staircase on the first day of school. Classmates and teachers quickly glanced over in surprise at seeing a young woman they had known for the past three years now wearing a hijab.

“I cried that first day walking into school because it was so monumental and life changing,” senior Nisrine Rahmaoui said. “I knew I was going to stand out. It was very scary for me because I didn’t know what people would think.”

Rahmaoui said she committed to wearing a hijab on July 24 to fulfill her obligation as a Muslim woman and more fully embrace the Islamic faith. Muslim women practicing the Islamic standard of modesty traditionally wear a veil known as a hijab and clothing that conceals their bodies.

“That was the official day where I was like ’I’m doing this and this is my life now,’” Rahmaoui said. “I remember running errands and thinking, ‘Wow, I’m a hijabi.’”

Wearing hijab is a personal choice for every Muslim woman. Rahmaoui said her decision stemmed from reading and contemplating the chapter An-Nur in the Quran, the Muslim holy book. The chapter, which translates as “The Light,” contains a verse that discusses the importance of modesty.

“I was very surprised,” Rahmaoui’s mother Mina Rahmaoui, who does not wear hijab, said in the Moroccan Arabic dialect Darija as Nisrine translated into English. “I 100% supported her, but I asked Nisrine, ’Are you sure you want to wear hijab?’ because it is a very big commitment and responsibility.”

As an observant Muslim, Rahmaoui prays five times a day, beginning with Fajr at dawn and ending with Isha at night.

Rahmaoui practices the midday prayer Dhuhr and afternoon prayer Asr during the school day, using apps on her iPhone to track the exact time for prayer.

“I usually pray during my lunch period or after school in the corner of the Siboni biology room,” Rahmaoui said.

“I love that corner because it has such a beautiful view. I bring my prayer mat and then I’ll just lay it down and go into prayer. My daily prayers put me at so much ease and give so much structure to my day.”

Before each prayer Rahmaoui peripherally makes an intention to perform the washing ritual Wudhu and then cleanses her hands three times, mouth three times, nose three times, face three times, fingertips to elbows for her right arm and then her left arm three times, head once, and feet three times. She said that the water used in Wudhu washes away sins.

I remember running errands and thinking, ‘Wow, I‘m a hijabi.’

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“Sometimes it’s a little awkward because I’m in the bathroom washing myself for prayer and people walk in,” Rahmaoui said. “I hope this explains what I am doing.”

Rahmaoui said she initially felt inconspicuous being Muslim at a Catholic school, and it was an opportunity to understand other faiths and perspectives.

“Freshman year I wasn’t as public about my faith because I was scared about how people would perceive me, and I was scared of the assumptions that would be made,” Rahmaoui said.

“I think of my belief in Islam as a blessing in my life, but it is very good for me to learn about other religions as well.”

Mina Rahamoui, who grew up in Morocco, said she felt comfortable sending her daughter to Convent because in Morocco there are many people who are Jewish, Catholic and Muslim, and the three religions are

rooted in similar beliefs.

“When we learned about Islam in our religion class sophomore year, Nisrine spoke about her religion and it was really eye opening,” senior Sofia Telfer said. “I know that she’s really struggled with not being able to be completely open about her religion at school, so seeing her feel comfortable to wear a hijab made me so happy. I am really proud of her.”

When Sarah El Qadah, a Muslim student who does not wear hijab, joined Convent as a freshman — Rahmaoui’s sophmore year — the two girls began talking about their shared experiences as Muslims, having met each other in 2012 at the San Francisco Islamic School.

“We’ve been close ever since we met and to be one of the first people to hear that she decided to become a hijabi absolutely warmed my heart and made me feel even more connected to Nisrine and our faith,” El Qadah said. “I am one of the few people at school to understand Nisrine’s major decision, and it inspires me to see her publicly expressing her Muslim faith.”

Rahmaoui wears loose comfortable clothing at school which covers her entire body, leaving her face and hands bare.

When wearing dress uniform, Rahmaoui wears a long-sleeved, hip-length navy blue shirt, black slacks with tights underneath, socks, black flats and a white hijab. For graduation, Rahmaoui said her aunt is making her a long, traditional white Moroccan wedding dress that she plans to wear with a white hijab.

“Modesty is not only in the way I dress, it’s also my character, how I speak and what I do,” Rahmaoui said. “I also try to be very natural and simple, like not wearing makeup, just using moisturizer or rose water from Morocco on my skin and wearing neutral colored clothing.”

Although there are many hijab fashion stores and hijabi models, some Muslim woman feel that while they are trying to fight the common criticism that the hijab oppresses Muslim women, they are also going against the principle of modesty.

Rahmaoui said she thinks wearing the hijab and other

Muslim student decides to wear hijab and embrace religion, modesty modest clothing is liberating because it allows people to know her for her personality and accomplishments rather than her appearance.

“I respect everyone and their own decisions,” Rahmaoui said. “Everyone has the right to choose how they want to express themselves.”

Rahmaoui continues to participate in school activities and play basketball on the school team, wearing a Nike hijab during practices and games.

“Every year that I’ve played basketball with Nisrine or had classes with her, she has been so courageous, confident, kind hearted, caring and smart,” Telfer said. “She’s always been a leader on the team and had so much patience with other teammates, coaches and herself.”

Her face is full of light with a hijab.

— Aicha Rahmaoui

Over the New Year break, Rahmaoui cleaned out her closet, giving her short sleeve shirts, leggings, shorts and dresses away to cousins. She also disposed of makeup products she no longer needs, including nail polish which does not allow water to go through to the nail when cleansing for prayer.

When Rahmaoui is around female family members at home, she removes her hijab, and when attending all-female family parties, she occasionally puts on earrings and necklaces.

“I think taking control of our appearance is powerful,” Rahmaoui said. “Hijab is an act of worship and fulfills a religious obligation. But even when I am at home, I am always practicing modest behavior. ” Before making her decision to wear hijab full time, Rahmaoui spoke with women in her family, such as her grandmother Aicha Rahmaoui and close friends who wear hijab, such as Ahya Hindawi, to ask for

their advice about topics ranging from how to take care of a hijab to facing discrimination as a hijabi woman.

“I told Nisrine, ‘Don’t let anyone judge you or make you feel like you are any less than you are because of what you have on your head,’” Hindawi said. “I think people have stereotypical ideas of Muslim women, but we’re like any other woman, so treating her like anyone else and not differently because of her hijab is really important.”

Rahmaoui met Hindawi at the San Francisco Islamic School that meets at Mercy High School in the Sunset district while attending Sunday School classes.

In past years Rahmaoui wore a hijab only at the school, but then removed it before she went home.

“Starting at 5 years old my mom would take me to Islamic school and put a hijab on me,” Rahmaoui said. “At the time I didn’t really know what a hijab was or what I was doing, but I would call the school the ‘hijab school’ because a lot of the girls wore hijab there.”

Rahmaoui’s grandmother also influenced her decision, to adopt more modest clothing. Aicha Rahmaoui, who grew up in the countryside of Morocco, began wearing hijab when she was 13 years old.

“I am very proud of Nisrine for taking this big step,” Aicha said in Darija, as Nisrine translated. “It’s really special to have my own granddaughter prioritizing our faith. Our whole family thanks her for her commitment to Islam and to her religious education. Her face is full of light with a hijab.”

Rahmaoui said making the decision to wear a hijab was just one step in her journey as a Muslim and has allowed her to become closer to her faith.

“I used to think that being a Muslim woman is one thing and being a student in high school is another, but once I merged the two identities together, I felt whole and much more content,” Rahmaoui said. “I am showing my peers an example of a Muslim, and I’m so blessed that everyone is so loving to me and accepting of me.”

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he March 3 California presidential primary and local elections present an opportunity for seniors to vote for the first time, but all high school students can get involved in the election process.

“I’m eager to vote for the first time in the primaries because in order to have a functioning democracy everyone must contribute and I’m doing my part by voting,” senior Grainne Birmingham said. “I’m going to mail in my vote because it is more convenient for me.”

I pre-registered last year at school and it was super easy.

— Sofia Houts

The Californian Consolidated Presidential Primary Election will fall on “Super Tuesday,” the March 3 date on which 14 states will hold primary elections along with Democrats Abroad, a Democratic party arm for American citizens living outside the United

States. The primary will also select political party candidates for legislative positions in 46 states, U.S. senators and representatives, and governors and state officials.

“I’m excited because this is the first time I am able to vote,” senior Isabelle Thiara said. “Volunteering at the polls last election allowed me to see the workings behind casting a ballot, and I’m looking forward to being able to fully participate in democracy this election.”

Anyone over 16 years of age can register to volunteer at a polling station on the San Francisco Department of Elections website.

Students can choose to volunteer and obtain service hours, receive a stipend of up to $200, or donate their day’s earnings and qualify for service hours. Volunteering also fulfills the Engagement Activity requirement for the International Baccalaureate Global Politics course.

“Voting is important in a democracy because it gives people a voice and I think that that is a really important part of our identity as Americans,” Global Politics teacher Angelica Allen said.

“Voting is the main way that every individual uses their voice to make political change within their nation and their country.”

For highschoolers looking to get involved, the Department of Elections additionally offers a High

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School Ambassador Program that helps students conduct services to pre-register to vote. The Department of Elections also provides a High School Poll Worker Program that allows teens to work shifts at polling places. Both programs are eligible for school-required community service hours.

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I'm excited because this is the first time I am able to vote.

— Isabelle Thiara

in an election,” senior Arianna Nassiri said. “Voting is a privilege, so it is our duty as citizens to pre-register as soon as possible, in order to ensure that we can vote.”

Working as a Mayoral Youth Commissioner at City Hall, Nassiri helps students pre-register to vote, allowing them to not only become informed about the civil process but to actively engage with a fundamental aspect of American politics.

“I pre-registered last year at school and it was super easy

because all I had to do is bring in my ID,” Houts said. “I think it’s nice to get it done early so that once you turn 18, you're eligible to vote.”

Registered voters may also choose to indicate their party preference as Democratic, Republican or Independent. California voters who alternatively choose “no-voter preference” can select a specific party to vote for a 2020 candidate.

“In terms of voting responsibility, showing up and using your voice is the simplest thing because we have the power to be informed citizens,” Allen said. “Do not be afraid to use your voice by voting and start to develop who you are, what you stand for and what kind of America you want to see.”

Voters can register to vote online through the California Secretary of State’s Online Registration, but voters who do not have a signature on file with the DMV must fill out a paper Voter Registration Application, which are available at the Department of Elections, local post offices, DMV offices and San Francisco Public Library branches.

“I think voting is something to really cherish and to really use your voice to show what you believe in and your values as an individual and thus a community and then a country,” Allen said.

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“Doing your due diligence like becoming an informed citizen knowing what you stand for and what you value can not only help you but other people in your community lead a better life.”

The latest time to register or pre-register to vote in California for Super Tuesday is Feb. 15.

“When I vote, I think I’ll go to a polling place because I’ve gone to them with my parents when they vote and it seems like a good experience since you can see democracy happening in real time,” junior Sofia Houts said. “I don’t think there is a difference between voting absentee and going to a polling place because ei-

Pre-registration is a critical step in being able to participate in an election.

— Arianna Nassiri

ther way you are participating in democracy.”

Before being eligible to vote, some students like Thiara volunteered at the polls.

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Proposition 13 will “authorize $15 billion in state and general obligation bonds for construction and modernization of public education facilities” according to the Official Voter Information Guide for the California Presidential Primary Election.

“I chose to work at the polls for a Global Politics assignment, and it was really interesting to see the inner workings of democracy,” Thiara said. “At the time of the

I think voting is something to really cherish.

— Angelica Allen

2019 municipal election, I was 17, so I couldn’t even vote yet, but I was still participating in promoting democracy which felt pretty empowering.”

Voters can cast their ballots by mail, visiting a polling place, or visiting a voting center such as San Francisco City Hall. Individuals who have missed the registration deadlines or didn’t show up to voting polls can vote provisionally at their neighborhood polling place.

“Youth representation in democracy is very important because it helps to represent the democratic voice of our country,” senior Isabelle Thiara said. “I signed up to serve as a poll worker in the March elections and I will definitely be voting then as well.”

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ineteen-year-old Claire Chung posted a picture of herself in a hospital bed and a scan of her lungs on her Instagram warning friends to quit vaping. The posts blew up with thousands of likes and comments, proving the success of teen consultation.

“Someone put the post on their story and I clicked on it and I saw MRI scans of what normal, healthy lungs looked like versus what her lungs looked like and I decided at that point I was going to quit vaping for good,” an 18-year-old private school student, who asked to remain anonymous because the legal age of vaping in California is 21, said. “I had already been trying to quit for a while, but at that point I decided that I was never going to do it again.”

The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control have responded to the outbreak of vaping-related hospitalizations by working with health officials and releasing incident overviews, lab analysis and recommended actions and resources, according to the FDA. Because of the limited research on vaping and its long-term effects, doctors are often stumped by symptoms assumed to be caused by vaping, according to Chung.

“Because there is no research on juuls/carts/vapes, they could see all this damage but could not treat it. The doctors couldn’t tell whether this was blood, fluid, bacteria, a virus, inflammation, etc.,” Chung wrote in the caption of her post. “Please take it from personal experience that this is NOT worth it from something as stupid as a nicotine device.

The stories that you’re hearing online are REAL. Death was a VERY real possibility.”

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While official long-term effects of vaping are yet to be released by the FDA or CDC, Chung called vaping a “silent killer,” saying that she did not experience the respiratory distress or chest pain associated with vaping. The student reiterated Chung’s observation that doctors and parents often use these symptoms to warn teens against vaping.

“Teachers always tell you not to do things, and there are some things we do anyways and there is no harm, and vaping often feels like one of those things,” the student said, “but when your peers are also saying not to do it, you know it’s really serious.”

Chung’s post exemplifies how peer-to-peer consultation can be an effective and responsive way to spread information on vaping prevention, according to Youth Tobacco Prevention Consultant Jasmine Gerraty, who founded a Youth Advisory Council for peer to peer vape consultation.

“The Youth Advisory Council started from this idea of wanting to get youth engaged in problem solving around substance use,” Gerraty said. “When it comes to underage substance use, it's a lot of adults telling kids what to do.

The solution to these problems lies within the generation that is vaping and through their peers, because the adults don’t get it.”

YAC presents information on vaping from the teenagers’ perspective to policymakers, parents, Peer Summits and other students, proving that the youth voices can be effective as peer consultation as well as through activism to make changes in policies, according to Youth Advisory Council member Cassidy Rodgers.

“I was inspired to join the Youth Advisory Council with Marin Healthy Youth Partnership because of how my own

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HAZY LUNGS College student Claire Chung shared images of a normal chest CT scan on the top compared to her CT scan showing inflamed lungs with damaged tissue on her Instagram account. Chung was hospitalized with a 104 degree fever and doctors said her lung tissue was destroyed from vaping.

struggles affected me and my desire to avoid having others go through that same difficult experience,” Rodgers said. “It’s important to spread the word to other people our age to quit vaping because it has clearly been targeted at our generation and we are the ones stuck in the mess together right now. We are the ones who have the ability to

work together to help each other get out of this mess together.”

Students who want help quitting vaping can reach out to the Youth Advisory Council, download apps, like Quit Vaping, that keep a streak of days without vaping and calculate how much nicotine the individual has not used and how much money they have saved from not buying vape products, or talk to a trusted

peer to have someone to be held accountable to.

“I never felt any tightness in my chest or any coughing or flu-like or respiratory symptoms that doctors and parents talk about,” the student said, “but then I saw from [Chung’s] post that you can feel totally fine and then immediately become super sick, and that's when I felt like it would be worth it to quit.”

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lthough not eating for extended periods of time can be a healthful diet tool for adults, intermittent fasting may not be the right decision for teenagers.

“I choose to only eat eight hours a day and fast for 16 hours," chemistry teacher Roderick Mobley said. “I have already lost seven pounds in the last two months.”

Other forms of intermittent fasting include limiting calories two days a week, alternate day fasting and fully fasting a few times a week, according to Cleveland Clinic.

While there is little research on intermittent fasting, it is proven to lead to weight loss, improved metabolism and lower blood pressure, according to

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Cleveland Clinic. While other diets such as Keto and glutenfree restrict what someone can eat, intermittent fasting restricts the times one can eat.

“Intermittent fasting is something you should do with the guidance of a nutritionist or physician,” nutritionist Nicole Bianchi said.

Mobley “The youngest I would encourage someone to explore intermittent fasting is 25.”

People who experience rapid growth and change in their body, such as adolescents, should avoid intermittent fasting, according to Orange County Children’s Hospital.

“I do time-restricting eating

where eat all of my food for the day in 10 hours, then fast for 14,” senior Isabelle Paul said.

“I have heard that intermittent fasting can be bad for teenagers, but it helps me not overeat and manage my calories.”

Since executive functioning skills are not fully developed until age 25, it is hard for teenagers to make the right decisions regarding food and dieting, according to Bianchi. If a teenager intermittently fasts without those decision-making skills, it could cause a lasting unhealthy diet mentality.

“Studies show that one in two teenage girls engage in unhealthy weight control behaviors like restricting their calorie intake, which can form a negative relationship with food,” Bianchi said. “It is better for teenagers to build

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a healthy relationship with food rather than being on a restrictive diet.”

Eating a substantial breakfast and lunch and a balanced dinner can be a healthier alternative to intermittent fasting, as it is easier to digest and metabolize food during the day than it is overnight, according to Bianchi. Shifting calorie intake to earlier in the day can give similar benefits, but does not include fasting.

“I would be hesitant to recommend intermittent fasting to high school students because they have so much to do everyday including sports,” Mobley said. “I think students need a positive energy supply and won’t have enough energy to consistently perform at peak level if they are not taking in enough during the day.”

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any students are pulling out their goggles, helmets, boots and snowboards in preparation for a popular winter activity over next week’s Winter Break ­­­— snowboarding.

“One day my parents suggested either taking a snowboarding lesson or a ski lesson,” junior Audrey Hunnicutt said. “I loved watching snowboarding in the Olympics so I decided to choose snowboarding even though all my friends liked to ski, hoping to stand out a little and not do something solely for the reason that my friends did it.”

While students like Hunnicutt snowboard competitively, others like sophomores Mia Sassi and Takhoui Asdorian snowboard recreationally at resorts in Tahoe.

“My dad taught me snowboarding when I was little and I’ve just been doing it ever since,” Asdorian said. “I love the excitement of going down the mountain and it’s something special my dad and I can bond over.”

Sassi, who had skied since she was 5, recently decided to switch to snowboarding because snowboarding gives her more freedom to get down the slopes.

“I really enjoy the thrill of snowboarding,” Sassi said. “I had been skiing for so long, and it got boring for me because it became repetitive after a while.”

Hunnicutt was a member of the Northstar Competition Snowboard team for three years at the ski and snowboard resort in Lake Tahoe. The team is a part of the United States Ski and Snowboard Association which participates in competitions in

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SNOW DAY Sophomore Takouhi Asdorian takes a break from a day of snowboarding at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort. Tahoe-area ski resorts offer equipment rentals and lessons in addition to lift passes.

Tahoe and across the country.

“Snowboarding is a challenging endeavor,” Hunnicutt’s snowboarding coach Nancy Brest said. “Snowboarders must learn their limitations and what they need to work on.”

Snowboarding competitions include a variety of events, including slopestyle, halfpipe and rail jam. Competitions can also include less serious races such as bank phone or skolf, a cross between golf and snowboarding.

“Competitions can be stressful,” Hunnicutt said, “but they are also a great way to improve and learn from everyone there and get to know more people from the Tahoe area and the Bay Area.”

Major Tahoe resorts including Squaw, Sugar Bowl and Mt. Rose have snowboarding teams that are open to kids ranging from around 7 to 18 depending on the team and those interested in joining a team can visit resort websites or contact coaches for

more information.

“Joining a snowboarding team is a big commitment,” Sassi said. “I would prefer to just snowboard for fun when my family travels to the snow.”

Sports Basement sells lift tickets for Sugar Bowl, Diamond Peak, Sierra at Tahoe, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows and Homewood Mountain Resort ranging from $34 to $75.

Most resorts offer snowboarding lessons which average at $130 for a two-hour lesson.

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efore spring sports begin and swimmers dive into the pool for the first practice of the season, the swim team is participating in preseason Kundalini yoga sessions to work on breathing and muscle strength.

Yoga can help with many skills including core strength and endurance, which are necessary for every athlete, according to head swim coach Cassandra Esparza.

“I have coached soccer, swimming and volleyball at Convent, and I do yoga with every team,” Esparza said. “I try my best to integrate it into every team I coach.”

The yoga classes involve poses with stretching and breathing and a distinct aspect of Kundalini is the incorporation of breathing mantras into each pose. The exercises can be especially helpful when it comes to flexibility and endurance, according to sophomore Madison Kwan.

“Yoga is all about making sure your limbs and joints are really flexible,” Kwan said. “This is really important to swimming because the more extension you have, the better your technique gets.”

While the yoga classes include poses, stretches and breathing exercises, they also build a strong mindset, which is an important trait for all athletes, according to Esparza.

“My training as an athlete started with yoga when I was four,” Esparza said. “It not only gave me strength, but it also gave me self-confidence and the belief that I was able to do more physically than I thought I was

capable of.”

The yoga class includes a variety of breathing exercises, such as “breath of fire” — successive inhales and exhales through the nose — and “lion breathing” — open mouth breaths with a stretched out tongue and a loud “hung” sound originating from the throat on the exhale.

Yoga is beneficial to expanding lung capacity, which is helpful for swimmers, who need to have breath control, according to junior Izzy Ritchie.

“Coach Cazz does a lot of useful breathing exercises,” Ritchie said. “It helps us maintain our breath control and helps our lung capacity in general.”

Kundalini yoga is a physical workout that has an emphasis on meditation. This preseason training is especially enjoyable because it is calming and the team gets to spend time together outside of the pool, according to Kwan.

“The whole experience is really peaceful,” Kwan said. “I feel very centered after, and I get to spend time with my teammates before the season even starts.”

Yoga can also assist in the rehabilitation of muscles and injuries with each pose addressing a specific muscle and strengthens the surrounding musculature.

Esparza is especially acquainted with the rehabilitation aspect of yoga, having qualified for the 1996 Olympics, in both freestyle and breaststroke, but a car accident cut short her career. Yoga was the rehabilitation method she says helped her the most.

“After my accident, yoga was pretty much my rehabilitation for everything both physical and physiological,” Esparza said.

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STRETCH YOURSELF Senior Arlena Jackson and freshman Samantha Calvin move into cow pose in the yoga sequence "cat and cow." Preseason swim team yoga sessions took place in the workout room located next to Herbert Center and may be added to dryland practices.

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egends may never die but, in this case, interest in a sexual assault lawsuit certainly did.

When Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers star player and National Basketball Association icon, died on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash with eight others, including his 13-yearold daughter Gianna, fans paid tribute to mourn his death by gathering in the streets of Los Angeles and by reposting images of him and his daughter on social media.

While many fans celebrated Bryant’s accomplishments, including his five NBA championships, 18 All-Star games and two Olympic gold medals, there was little mention of his trial for sexual assault in 2003.

A 19-year-old hotel employee accused Bryant of raping her in his hotel room, but Bryant told the police that they had consensual sex. Throughout the trial, Bryant’s wife Vanessa stood by his side.

The case was dropped because the woman refused to testify. Bryant posted a long statement apologizing to the woman, acknowledging that his perspective differed from hers.

The alleged rape needs to be included in the story of Bryant’s life for fans to understand that no one, not even NBA icons are perfect.

Since retiring from the NBA, Bryant focused on supporting women’s athletics, frequently highlighting the Women’s Na-

tional Basketball Association and recording voice overs for the NCAA women’s basketball team.

Powerful men are rarely held accountable for their misdeeds. We focus on their accomplishments and not on their mistakes.

Yet, Bryant’s actions over the next 16 years — apologizing and taking time to acknowledge women in sports, including supporting his daughter Gianna Bryant’s basketball team, and taking pride in being a #girldad — demonstrates that one’s past does not always define who someone is now.

As we remember Bryant, we need to look beyond losing an icon and instead recognize that he was a flawed man who earned redemption.

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abeling products as “biodegradable” or “compostable” is a great marketing tool for brands trying to avoid public scrutiny, but ecofriendly consumers choosing to buy these products may be giving the environment the short end of the stick.

Most single-use, plastic cups labeled compostable and found in the school cafeteria or in restaurants are made of PLA plastic that is marketed as biodegradable, but it can only be industrially composted, according to the Student Environmental Resource Center at the University of California Berkeley.

These plastics can take anywhere from 30 to 90 days to decompose in ideal conditions, and for composting facilities running on short cycles, they simply take up too much space.

These plastics often end up in landfills, which resemble vacuum chambers with no oxygen, and decompose anaerobically, producing methane gas as opposed to carbon-dioxide — which is worse for the environment.

Just because something is “plant-based” does not mean it is a safe and green choice. Companies who use these labels are trying to appeal to eco-friendly customers looking for simple solutions instead of choosing reusable items instead of singleuse products that are hard to compost.

Even if these products end up in the compost bin, most commercial compost facilities have a policy against commercial dishware such as PLA plastic

cups or compostable utensils and will send them to landfill, according to Live Science.

Recology San Francisco will only compost plastics specifically labeled as compostable.

Biodegradable plastics are placed into landfill.

It should not take rocket science to be an environmentally-conscious shopper, but the complexity of single-use compostable items might mean that shopping may not solve this ethical dilemma.

In the biodegradable frenzy that has followed the climate justice movement, consumers have forgotten the original environmentally-friendly slogan: reduce, reuse, recycle.

Products labeled as plantbased are popular because they allow consumers to be lazy and experience the convenience of single-use products while still feeling as though they are making a difference.

The assumption is that because the products are compostable, they have little to no impact on the environment, which is not quite accurate.

Assuming these biodegradable plastics actually end up in the compost, PLA plastic takes six months to decompose, according to TrueChoicePack Corp, a manufacturer of disposable products.

Consumers can make the kindest choice for the environment by reducing consumption of plastic all together. Although it may be less convenient to bring a coffee mug to school or a coffee shop instead of using a single-use cup, behav-

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ioral changes like this can have a big impact on an individual’s environmental footprint.

The only way to make a difference as part of the climate

justice movement is to make it clear that this change is a priority and to minimize the demand of supply. It should start with change in our own habits, as well as with our school cafeteria.

The Broadway Campus currently cafeteria uses single use plates, cups and utensils, and only elementary school students eat from reusable trays because of the lack of dishwashing equipment.

While adding the equipment and reusable dishware seems to be a future goal for the school, there is no immediate plan to make this happen.

Allocating resources to add

adequate dishwashing facilities in the near future would not only reduce our school’s carbon footprint, but it also sends a message of what our priorities are.

Until then, using reusable containers and utensils is the best way to spark change. choice for the environment by reducing consumption of plastic all together. Although it may be less convenient to bring a coffee mug to school or a coffee shop instead of using a single-use cup, behavioral changes like this can have a big impact on an individual’s environmental footprint.

The only way to make a difference as part of the climate justice movement is to make it clear that this change is a priority and to minimize the demand of supply. It should start

with change in our own habits, as well as with our school cafeteria.

The Broadway Campus currently cafeteria uses single use plates, cups and utensils, and only elementary school students eat from reusable trays because of the lack of dishwashing equipment.

While adding the equipment and reusable dishware seems to be a future goal for the school, there is no immediate plan to make this happen.

Allocating resources to add adequate dishwashing facilities in the near future would not only reduce our school’s carbon footprint, but it also sends a message of what our priorities are.

Until then, using reusable containers and utensils is the best way to spark change.

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Every vote counts

he real presidential election takes place six weeks after the first Tuesday in November, when 538 presidential electors in Washington, D.C., cast their ballots.

In 48 states and the District of Columbia, the candidate who wins the popular vote receives all of the Electoral College votes for that state, however, after the Supreme Court hears a case from Washington and another from Colorado in the spring, electors may have the right to vote for the candidate of their choosing, regardless of whether their choice corresponds to the outcome of their state’s popular vote.

The founding fathers created the Electoral College in the end of the 18th century to give smaller rural communities in middle America the same representation as coastal larger industrial cities, giving every state — regardless of population — at least three electoral votes.

The Electoral College system is now unequal and outdated. With a population of 577,737 people and three electoral votes, Wyoming gets one vote per 192,579 citizens, while California with a population of 39.56 million people and 55 electoral votes, gets one vote per 700,000 plus citizens.

Looking toward the November presidential election, voters should be reconsidering the weight of their individual vote after the 2016 election in which the nominee who won the popular vote lost the presidency.

Hillary Clinton won approximately 65.9 million

popular votes to Donald Trump’s 63 million votes in 2016, however Trump won the Electoral College by 74 electoral votes, making him President of the United States.

In four other presidential elections — 2000, 1888, 1876 and 1824 — the elected president lost the popular vote, and the Electoral College system was the deciding factor in who won the American presidency.

The Electoral College makes voters, especially those in highly populated states with a consistent voting demographic, feel as if their votes do not count. This is a serious problem, as it disengages potential voters and sets the precedent that voters in these states do not have a say in presidential elections.

Every other American election, whether it be for senator, mayor or city council is elected through the popular vote. When electing the leader of a country, every individual’s vote should count the same as in a smaller election. Voters should not have to rely on others in their state to vote along the same party lines.

When a presidential candidate receives the most popular votes across the nation, that is a clear message that the country feels best represented by this candidate.

Five presidential elections would have ended differently if each citizen’s vote truly counted. Hopefully the 2020 election will not add to the list.

1. Heavy rain in Australia has put out some wildfires that have been burning for months.

2. Virginia is considering banning LGBT discrimination in housing and employment.

1. Flooding resulting from rain and burned cover has forced evacuation.

2. No Southern state has this ban.

3. Part of Market Street has banned private vehicles to encourage biking and public transportation.

3. Market has averaged over 100 pedestrian or bicycle accidents a year in the past five years.

4. Singer Taylor Swift released a documentary about her life and work with politics.

4. Swift received backlash when she became politically active.

5. A set of school wellness assemblies will teach students about hydration and sleep.

5. 87% of high school students get less then the recommended hours of sleep.

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Let’s talk about sex

Schools should require health classes for students Gray Timberlake

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he Netflix series “Sex Education” follows Otis, an awkward teenager, who, despite being a virgin, opens a sex clinic because his mom is a sex therapist. The queries Otis answers, including whether or not chlamydia is an airborne disease, show that Otis’ school does not teach sex education, a problem that extends beyond this fictional school.

Movies and TV shows often portray sex education programs stressing abstinence or missinforming students, such as Coach Carr, the health teacher in “Mean Girls,” who warns his students, “Don’t have sex because you will get pregnant and die.”

While the Mean Girls scene is clearly a satire on the poor quality of sex education at many schools, students who have never been formally educated at school or by their parents may only learn about sex from the media.

Forty one percent of high schoolers in the United States

are sexually active, according to Planned Parenthood, yet private schools in California are not mandated to teach sexual education.

While it can be debated how successfully this is implemented by each school, California public schools are mandated to teach sex education, be medically accurate, include information on contraception and abstinence and to be sexual orientation inclusive.

As more than a third of 15 year old girls are sexually active, according to Planned Parenthood, a comprehensive sex education is critical for all students starting in freshman year.

The average teenager sees more than 15,000 references to sex on TV alone each year and more than half of teenagers using the internet have been exposed to porn within the last year, according to “Time” magazine, yet 83% of female teenagers do not have formal sex education before their first time having sex, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

With constant exposure in the media, sex is not a secret to teenagers, but what teens learn in the media is often not adequate and can be misinforming.

Schools need to supplement sex education for all students in order to keep them safe and informed on healthy relationships, safe sexual practice, disease prevention and consent.

Convent has offered spaces to talk about sex and sexuality, such as opportunities to ask anonymous questions to health professionals and assemblies on consent and rape, but students should not have to piece together information from occasional meeting spaces. An extensive sex education program is necessary to educate, protect and prepare students.

Eighty two percent of parents have talked to their children about sexuality related topics, but these conversations are often not enough, as parents do not have the same qualifications and information as health professionals.

Of the parents who do talk to their children about sex, only

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60% talk about birth control and 74% talk about ways to say no to sex, according to a Planned Parenthood survey, indicating not all parental talks are adequate.

A complete sex education program includes age-appropriate and medically accurate information and goes beyond biological aspects to include

human development, relationships, abstinence, contraception and disease prevention, according to the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States.

All teenagers need a comprehensive sex education, and there is no better place to educate than at school.

IS IT IMPORTANT FOR SCHOOLS TO TEACH SEX ED?

“It’s important to have, even if sex ed is an uncomfortable subject.” ­­— Chiara Hertsgaard, freshman

“Its important for everyone to be educated so that people can be safe.” ­­— Maddie Drda, sophomore

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“Without sex ed, people might be misinformed due to unreliable sources." ­­— Catherine Baker, junior

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“I don’t think we should have sex ed because I think it’s the parents’ job to educate their kids.” ­ ­— Arlena Jackson, senior

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“We should have it so people can make better choices for themselves.” ­­— Audrey Pinard, junior

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All mighty means all

ext month I turn 18, making me a legal adult who can vote, get married, sue, enter contracts and buy property, but — unlike my classmates at Stuart Hall — I am not required to register for the Selective Service.

An independent government agency, the Selective Service registers men for potential drafts, when authorized by both Congress and the president. The Selective Service Law currently reads that “all male citizens, regardless of where they live, and male immigrants, whether documented or undocumented, residing in the United States, who are 18 through 25, are required to register with Selective Service.”

The Selective Service was discontinued in 1975 by a presidential proclamation by President Gerald Ford, but President Jimmy Carter reinstated it because of fears of foreign tension and suggested that Congress amend the Act, requiring women to register. While Congress approved reinstating the Selective Service process, the funds allocated were only sufficient to draft men.

While the inequality in the Selective Service may not be a pressing issue for feminists because of its seeming irrelevancy, it stands as one of the last legal acts separating women and men.

The National Coalition for Men, a civil rights organization that addresses how sex discrimination effects men, sued the Selective Service in 2019, claiming women being excluded from the draft was unconstitutional. The resulting report, due next month, will either make registering voluntary for both males and females, mandatory for both or eliminate the draft altogether.

While all of these potential solutions will lead to legal equality, legal equality will not lead to social equality between men and women.

First wave feminists in the United States fought for legal equality, especially the right to vote, in the 19th and 20th centuries. When it comes to laws with higher stakes than voting — like being drafted — feminists are less likely to fight for equality.

After tension between the United States and Iran worsened in January, memes and TikToks about the so-called “World War III” went viral.

Among these memes were women joking that they previously were feminists, but would go back to the constricting gender norms of presuffrage United States if it meant they would not have to be drafted in “World War III.” One meme was a stock image of three pregnant women with the caption “me and my girls when we hear that women might get drafted to #ww111.” Another tweet read “*World War 3 is announced* Feminists: Back in the kitchen.”

While meant to be comical, the memes illustrate that many feminists are willing to put in the work for issues of equality regarding the historical oppression of women’s rights. Inequality in the Selective Service does not feel oppressive to women and women are unlikely to fight for a change in the system, as women get an “out” in the case of a draft.

I do not want to register for the Selective Service and risk getting drafted, but all women, myself included, need to “man up” — even when it’s inconvenient — if they want equal rights.

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Volunteers help disabled athletes Service organization provides athletic training, competition

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lthough the world-wide games only take place every two years, the Special Olympics have ongoing events in the Bay Area year-round.

“The organization creates an opportunity for people that otherwise would not have that opportunity to get out run, play, Moslander and move their body,” volunteer Frank Moslander said. “You need a place where the playing field is level, and athletes are of comparable caliber.”

The Special Olympics organization was created in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard with the founding of Camp Shriver in the early 1960s. The

camp was an instant success and it served as a safe place for children with special needs to be active among peers with and without disabilities. Eventually the event grew into the worldwide Special Olympics movement.

“It is an organization heavily geared toward inclusion,” Special Olympics Sports Manager Jasmine Brown said. “We want to offer life long skills that will boost confidence and allow our athletes to feel like they belong in a group.”

Volunteers can serve for just one day at a local competition or throughout an eight to 10week period becoming a coach in a specific sport, depending on their time commitment, ability, and certification.

“My whole family volunteers together once a week throughout varying sports seasons in the year,” Moslander said. “I am a registered volunteer and my daughter is a certified coach for track and field.”

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SHOOTING HOOPS Special Olympics athletes play basketball with student volunteers. Sports seasons change throughout the year and include more than 30 sports such as swimming, basketball and skiing.

Beginning on a regional level, gold medal winners are placed in the allotment to participate in the Summer Games and a small percentage of winners from this competition advance to the World Games, according to Brown.

“Convent has participated in Special Olympics events in

the past,” sophomore Amelia Abernethy said. “At the beginning of the year, SIA worked at a Special Olympics event passing out water and helping athletes.”

Students wanting to get involved with Special Olympics can sign up for the Polar Plunge 5k or 10k on Feb. 29

held in Aquatic Park. The College of Marin Kentfield is also hosting an event on May 26 volunteers.

“Athletes and volunteers alike learn life skills, courage and determination through the work we do,” Brown said. “We teach lessons that pertain to sports and beyond.”

Exhibit challenges injustice

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POWER UP Senior Estie Seligman reads the Soft Power exhibit description at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The Soft Power exhibit touches on politics and injustices through photographs, films, and abstract painting.

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hotographs of immigrating families, abstract paintings and films by global artists make up “SOFT POWER,” a new exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. While power typically influences and affects one’s actions, soft power is the more narrowed ideology that cultural aspects can influence an individual’s choices, and hard power is when authorities overpower individuals with physical forces or by threats, according to Global Politics teacher Michael Stafford, who accompanied a number of junior and senior students to the exhibit on an after-school outing.

“I thought it was interesting being able to see the concepts from Global Politics in effect in art, especially how the art coincided with politics and the world,” junior Audrey Scott said.

“It was interesting to see the Soft Power exhibit depicting the global person versus the self.”

The exhibition features a variety of pieces from 20 different artists originating from 12 different countries. The focus

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of the artworks vary, ranging from depicting ancient Rome to modern encyclopedias, but all share the concept of soft power through cultural influences on individuals.

“These artists are all old enough to understand history as a linear process,” museum guide Avril Angevine said. “It helps show that things that happened in the past affect what’s happening now, and things that are happening now are sources of the past.”

The exhibition is meant to influence and inspire viewers to recognize certain aspects of culture and individuality that are sometimes overlooked in the global society, according to Angevine.

“They had everything from films, to paintings, to photography, to music — and all throughout the exhibit there were tons of different ways that people were expressing themselves,” Stafford said. “The fact that were there and the artists are influencing us and making us think about other parts of the world or other parts of the country or the experiences of other people is an aspect of soft power.”

The artworks touch on modern day politics, injustices

and positive influences and were done in a variety of mediums, including photography, sculptures, glass work and films.

The artwork also comments on an individuals’ global presence, which relates to the students in the International Baccalaureate Global Politics class, according to Scott.

“I think the timing of the exhibition is significant because it’s talking about global issues that are going on today,” Scott said.

“They are talking about things happening at refugee camps and things happening just generally in life and how it affects people.”

The exhibition is on the fourth and seventh floors of SFMoMA and runs through Feb. 17, with free tickets for anyone under age 18. The museum is accessible by the 3 Muni bus, with a stop located three blocks from the museum.

“I really enjoyed this one piece in the exhibit depicting papers from a book about missing people and missing things,” Scott said. “I think it relates to the idea of the masses versus individuals and how people are treated.”

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