the broadview

the broadview

May 28, 2010

Convent of the Sacred Heart High School | San Francisco, California

Volume 14, Issue 6

Class of 2010 eXits 2 Depression can hurt

6-7 Students seek summer work

10 Colleges recruit high school rowers ANJALI SHRESTHA | the broadview

The class of 2010 congregates in the Cortile before the Senior Tea, holding up their arms in a X shape, signifying the Roman numeral 10 (above). Theology teacher Kate McMichael and senior Caitie Sulllivan share a moment in the center where seniors get ready for the event (left, above). Head of School Andrea Shurley shakes Senior Amanda Aish’s hand while going through the Senior Tea recieving line in the Belvedere.

E

nd of the year ceremonies began on May 6 with Senior Tea in the Main Hall, marking the beginning of a series of events leading up to commencement on June 4. Administrative Assistant Jeanne Asdourian (’79), who has seen two daughters go through the Convent customs and graduations, says each event might vary year to year but are meant to remain consistent.

“These ceremonies and traditions are a culmination of four years of intense work and play, and should be the same from year-to-year because they are beautiful in themselves and help create that sense of history and school pride,” said Asdourian.

“There might be small changes year-to-year but hopefully this year will not be too different from past years.”

Asdourian says that this year’s celebration honors a class unique in its fiery nature.

“If this class were a color, it would be bright orange — the color of fire,” said Campus Ministry Coordinator Kate McMichael. “I’ve seen the girls in Campus Ministry grow spiritually and academically. They are truly like fire in that they warm us, and are stunningly beautiful inside and out.”

— Jovel Queirolo

ZOE NEWCOMB | the broadview

ZOE NEWCOMB | the broadview

Next year nine classes will be a part of the coed program between Stuart Hall High School and Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, according to Dean of Students Doug Grant.

at SHHS AP Chemistry AP Calculus BC Psychology All Latin

in brief Senior Scarlett Kirk’s #33 basketball jersey was officially retired at the Spring Sports Banquet in Syufy Theatre on May 19.

Kirk walked on stage to receive her MVP award for Bay Counties League (BCL) West soccer as the curtains opened to reveal her framed jersey surrounded by photos and past awards.

“I was totally surprised,” said Kirk. “I came up for my awards without knowing about it, so it was a really special kind of moment.”

Athletic director Elena De Santis praised Kirk’s accomplishments as both a scholar and a student, including her title of BCL West Basketball Player of the Year.

“Jerseys have only been retired twice before,” said De Santis. “It’s an honor done only for a great athlete who has a strong character, sportsmanship, and a great heart. Scarlett is all of these things and respected by her teammates, opponents and coaches.”

Number 33 will hang in the Student Center next to the jerseys of Liz Brown (’03) and Jen Hum-Traverso (’06), who both played on the winning 2003 State Championship basketball team.

—Aggie Kruse

at CSH AP Biology AP Computer Science AP Spanish French (all levels) Mandarin (all levels)

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED the broadview Convent of the Sacred Heart HS Schools of the Sacred Heart 2222 Broadway San Francisco, CA 94115

Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit #9313 San Francisco , CA

2news

May 28, 2010

Friends crucial in stopping suicide suicide prevention.

“Most often if a friend seems depressed, you will notice withdrawal,” said Montgomery. “The person becomes isolated and stops going out. Schoolwork or involvement in sports can drop. They could not be taking care of their body. In general they stop being their normal self, and do not seem to get better.”

Many teens are hesitant to confront their friends about depression or suicidal thoughts for fear of putting the idea of suicide into their head.

However, Montgomery suggests that talking to a friend can help break the isolation they are feeling.

“Most young people who are suicidal are more likely to tell a friend than call a crisis line,” said Montgomery. “The best way you can help in this situation is to tell an adult who can help intervene.

Sometimes the higher good requires you to rat out your friend.”

Confessing suicidal intentions can be a cry for help. More than half of people who commit suicide sought medical help within six months of their

Sara Kloepfer A & E Editor

N

ot every teenager thinks high school is the best four years of her life. Aside from the pressure of preparing for college, there is pressure to fit in socially, to succeed academically and to act responsibly.

Teens suffering from depression are under the impression that there is no escape from their problems and no way to communicate their pain.

These teens are at an increased risk for suicide.

Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for 15 to 24-year-olds, surpassed only by accidents and homicide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Suicidal thinking often stems from depression.

“The depressed mindset is ‘It is never going to get better,’” said Kisha Montgomery, Youth Risk Coordinator for San Francisco Suicide Prevention.

“Depression intensifies grief or loss to a point where they cannot cope or move on. They are swept into the sea, and just feel like giving up.”

A teen with a reliable support system — friends, family, religious groups, sports teams, or clubs — may have an outlet to deal with everyday frustrations. For teens who feel like they have no such support, the stress of adolescence may become too much to bear alone, potentially making them feel even more disconnected and isolated.

“Depression afflicts about 6 percent of teenagers in the United States each year,” said Wylie Tene, Public Relations Manager for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. “Sadly, more than 80 percent of these kids will not have their illness properly diagnosed or treated.”

This statistic may explain why at least 90 percent of people who commit suicide have diagnosable and treatable psychiatric illnesses such as depression or bipolar disorder, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Recognizing and treating depression is an important step in

deaths and a majority saw a medical professional within one month of their death, according to Suicide Awareness Voices of Education.

“Treating depression is the best way to prevent suicide,” said Tene. “Treatment can involve medication, medication plus therapy or therapy alone.

That said, research shows that the combination of medication and talk therapy works best at treating teens with severe depression. Research also shows that the risk of not treating depression far outweighs potential risk of side effects.”

Suicide is not always planned. Suicide attempts can happen impulsively, sometimes after an intense situation like a breakup, a big fight with family or friends, or another traumatizing event. Warning signs may not be apparent and immediate action must be taken to help save a life.

“If you think the teen is depressed make an appointment with their doctor,” said Tene. “If the teen is expressing thoughts of suicide take them to the nearest hospital. If it is an emergency call 911.”

THERESA GRANUCCI | the broadview

Thoughts of suicide can be treated if caught early enough.

People exhibiting signs of serious depression should be directed to a docter. Serious depression often manifests through:

with Nini Maine

Why were you on the island of Zanzibar for six weeks?

My mom, as part of her work against global poverty, decided to work with local doctors in Zanzibar by testing people for malaria so she brought me along for the experience. While she worked I was getting homeschooled so I could keep up on my schoolwork but after class I spent an hour a day teaching English to students between the ages of 15 and 20 since the local language is Swahili. We also took a week to visit Rwanda for a week and visited the genocide museum.

We didn’t see a lot of violence, but it was very different from Zanzibar since the infrastructure was better developed.

- pessimism - hopelessness - desperation - anxiety - insomnia - drug use

- impulsive purchase of a firearms or poison - fits of rage - expressing a wish to die - threatening suicide - withdrawal

Jobs change for veteran administrators CSH and SHHS will undergo an administrative change next year as Dean of Studies Doug Grant and Dean of Students Celine Curran move into newly formed positions over both high schools as Curriculum Coordinator and Student

Life Coordinator, respectively. Rachel Simpson, Stuart Hall Dean of Studies and former CSH International Language Chair, will become dean of CSH, while SHHS will hire a new dean. The new administrative teams will go into effect July 1,

2005

Becomes dean of students, activities and athletics

Teaches PE, coaches volleyball

Started Supper Club

1992

1977

1973

according to Director of Schools Gordon Sharafinski in a letter to Convent and Stuart Hall families in mid-April. Combined, Grant and Curran has worked a total of 72 years at Schools of the Sacred Heart, San Francisco.

1980

1974

2010

Becomes coadministrator with Grant

Graduates from Manages Student Activities CSH

Becomes Student Life Coordinator

Celine Curran

1969

Begins Computer Programming

Teaches math at SHB

1972

CSH Math, Basketball coach

1970

Leaves SSH to join Army

1981

1992

2010

Becomes CSH Head of School

Becomes CSH director of studies

It’s currently the rainy season, so it would either be 90 degrees or pouring rain. But even with the weather, the women wore a lot of clothes because the people were overwhelmingly Muslim. Women wore burqas and the full chador. I wore a knee-length skirt, and people looked at me like I’d committed the biggest sin of my life. The timing was perfect since right before we left we had just finished the Islam unit in my theology class, so it was cool to live in a place where religion was such a huge part of your daily life. There were mosques everywhere and you would hear the call to prayer five times a day.

Tell me about the food.

Source: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Doug Grant

&

What was the physical and cultural climate?

Depression Warning Signs

1967

Soph explores African culture on Zanzibar trip

Becomes curriculum coordinator

2007

Becomes CSH dean of studies — Compiled by Zoe Newcomb

The food was very different. I was practically a vegetarian — avoiding the meat since it was hung from trees by hooks because they don’t have refrigeration. I ate lots of tomatoes, carrots, eggplant, sticky and steamed rice — there is a heavy Indian influence in the food because Zanzibar is a spice island. They put coconut in all their food. There were lots of exotic-looking and exotic-tasting fruits.

They call certain fruits “oranges” or “passion fruits” but they’re different from what we consider oranges and passion fruits. Their “oranges” had green peels and yellow insides.

The insides of their “grapefruits” look like sea urchins. I tried a fruit that looked like a pomegranate that tasted like a tomato.

Were you able to fit in?

For the first two weeks, I felt extremely out of place. I was with my mom and my tutor who were both white and me being Asian was a huge shocker for the locals. But I quickly adjusted and learned about the culture and lifestyle of the people there.

What did you take away from the trip?

Americans complain about things that, when you’re in a developing country, people don’t worry about. The people I met were more appreciative and grateful for things we take for granted. It taught me not to complain about certain things and to take advantage of all the opportunities I have and the education I get.

How has your mom’s work affected you?

My mom has always been a huge person who gives back. When she sees something she doesn’t like, she does something about it. She used to be a cancer researcher before she switched to global health. I have been surrounded by her determination to help out while I’ve grown up and it has become my own responsibility to give back and create positive change.

— compiled by Jovel Quierolo

sacred heart

the broadview

3

Crossing guard protects students Cheerful greeter puts a smile on sleepy faces raised in Daly City and is familiar with the Catholic school environment — graduating from Archbishop Riordan High School in 1994.

Tice works with other staff and administrators to make sure morning and afternoon drop-off and pick-up run as smoothly as possible. oogle “2222 Broadway, San Francisco” on Street View and On any given morning, Head of Schools Gordon Shirafinsky might the screen shows a tall man in a black uniform keeping watch stop at Tice’s corner in front of the Grant Building during a break in over the Flood Mansion. Joseph Leroy Tice stands in front of traffic for updates or patterns Tice has noticed in traffic on Broadway. school almost every weekday of the year, which turns out to be often “Mornings can be extremely hectic and it always is more helpenough to be photographed by roving cameras. ful when the parents cooperate,” said Tice. “The system we have is Tice works as the Broadway campus’ security and crossing guard productive and works well for all the schools on Broadway.” year-round, juggling long lines of students and waiting Tice, who regards getting the students across the street cars during the school year and keeping watch over the safely as the best and most important part of his job, is three schools during the rest of the year. focused on providing safety and is loud and firm regarding “I live a block away from school and Joe greets me evthe surrounding traffic. ery morning by either saying ‘How’s it going?’ or ‘How’re When he is not on duty the crosswalk, Tice is may be you?’ with a grin across his face,” said sophomore Caitlin found chatting with staff, maintenance workers, parents Martin, who crosses Webster Street under Tice’s watch. and students.

“Nothing makes my day happier than a cheerful grin Joseph Tice “I’ve come to enjoy the community,” said Tice. “There is whether in the rain or the shine.” a lot of camaraderie among the teachers, among the students.”

Tice is tall and hard to miss in his black shoes, dark pants, collared While some security guards she has met are not as friendly or shirt and a highlighter-yellow jacket holding onto a slim wooden approachable, Martin says that Tice is exceptional at his job simply handle in his hand topped with a miniature stop sign with the words because he makes an effort to communicate and connect with the “School, STOP, Crossing” and two plastic whistles hang from his neck. community on and off the job.

He signals sleepy backpack-carrying uniform-clad students to cross “From providing safety for the elementary school kids to greeting Broadway at Webster with a confident stride and a firm nod from as the high schoolers as we cross the street, Joe is friendly to the Convent early as 6:30 a.m. as a whole and helps to bring the lower and upper schools together,” “Being at Schools of the Sacred Heart brings me back to my day said Martin. as a child going to school every day,” said Tice, who was born and meghan helms & colleen scullion

G

MAGGIE CUMMINGS | the broadview

Crossing guard, Joe Tice, signals the cars to continue forward in order to enter the pick-up line after school. He works on the Webster street corner. On the weekends, Tice works as a secruity guard at the San Francisco Zoo.

Summer service goes national Sacred Heart students across the country have the opportunity to participate in Network Service Projects every summe by applying to the programs early in the academic year through their schools. From milking cows to building homes to learning to be clowns in locations ranging from California to Connecticut, students spend their vacations laboring and serving others to fulfill Goal Three Ñ t he commitment to educate to a social awareness that impels to action.

— Compiled by Ava Martinez

1. The International Summer Service Project in Seattle focuses on building knowledge of other cultures and serving the elderly, poor and marginalized from the Seattle area.

2. The Agape Service Project in Seattle serves the migrant farm worker community through food drives, a migrant immersion day, serving at migrant camps and working at a food bank.

3. Helping with Hands and Hearts participants in Bridgeport, Conn. will volunteer for Habitat for Humanity siding houses, digging holes and putting up fences as well as reflecting on their experiences and praying together.

7. Bay to Waves in San Francisco centers on exploring urban poverty and environmental issues in the inner-city areas of San Francisco that tourists do not typically see.

4. Participants at the Institute for Social and Environmental Awareness at Sprout Creek Farm in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. will work with Green Teens, a local group of inner-city students, building projects and learning about different ways of life.

5. The Clown Academy in Princeton, N.J. teaches volunteers skills such as tight rope and how to create a clown character using makeup and costume. Students will teach children from a community house for the poor what they have learned, ending the program with a combined circus performance.

6. Volunteers at St. Madeline Sophie Center in El Cajon, Calif. will work with developmentally disabled adults on projects including art, cooking, computers and gardening.

INA HERLIHY | the broadview

INA HERLIHY | the broadview

EMILY BLOCH | the broadview

Senior Gina Cargas milks one of the several goats at the Sprout Creek Farm in Poughkeepsie, New York. Before milking begins, the utters are cleaned with iodine.

Caroline O’Driscoll (‘08) pets a sheep at Sprout Creek Farm.

The sheep are shorn every year and their wool is used to make blankets.

Sophomore Kristen Kennedy sands the walls of a newly-built home in New Orleans earlier this year. Patty, the homeowner, first had “contractors” steal over $60,000.

What was your favorite Sacred Heart tradition?

Senior Tea felt like a coming out party. It was a step from a high school student to an adult, a time when you take all you had been at Convent and use it in your adult life.”

—

Christine Corn (‘79)

[I enjoyed] Congé, churros on All Saints/All Souls day, [and] the senior song at Noëls.”

— Taylor Reno (‘07)

I enjoyed going to one of the only schools in San Francisco with a uniform because it made us stand out from other schools. It gave us a history and tradition.”

— Rachel Forbes (‘08)

I liked the flower crowns [at Awards Ceremony], the fact that if anyone sang our school song, everyone within earshot would chime in and Congé.”

— Annick Brett-Kearns (‘09)

4 op-ed staff

editorial

May 28, 2010

Art educates, enlightens viewers

“W

histler ’s Mother ” is in San Francisco along with approximately 100 works by some of the early 19th-century Impressionists including Manet, Monet, Renoir and Sisley. For the first time, these remarkable scenes capturing the beauty, history and philosophy of the human experience stemming from mid-19th century France are being shared – as all art should be.

Art does no good sitting in one country’s museum. The arts are a powerful vehicle for communication by expressing visions that are beyond the capacity of words. For art to be confined in one part of the world or kept in storage does not fulfill art’s function as a medium for communication across the ages.

Art is history, but yet the sharing of all history is sadly lacking in modern society — a cause of conflict among

For art to be confined in one part of the world or kept in storage does not fulfill art’s function as a medium for communication across the ages. nations since understanding of cultural differences is low. Political scientists describe the “clash of civilizations” — the

conflict between Islamic fundamentalists and Western society — as a struggle resulting from miscommunication and an ignorance of reciprocal cultures.

Through the sharing of history — the story of human motivation for action — world leaders can better understand the countries they choose to interact with. Every bigshot politician should be required to take an art history course and a supranational organization should be founded for the sake of the sharing of art globally.

While these goals for society might be unrealistic, art is not disappearing anytime soon and should be shared, aside from its political and historical suggestions, for its beauty.

The world would be a different place if the works of the Italian Renaissance

were not scattered around the world.

If great works of art were all kept in the great mansions of the rich families only to be enjoyed by those select few or even kept in Italy, millions of people would never witness the emotional qualities revealed in the works of the old Italian masters through techniques pioneered by the likes of Fra Angelico and Da Vinci.

Fortunately, those with the resources can fly to France to see the “Mona Lisa” but Americans who can’t leave the country and live on the East Coast can head to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. to see Da Vinci’s “Ginerva.” More than a few of Fra Angelico’s works reside at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco.

It is important for students to embrace their city and the breadth of

the art available for their viewing pleasure — art not just in a museum but in the heart of the Mission or on stop signs and bus stops. Students working for the Mural Music and Arts Project (MMAP) will tell you that art gives a person a deeper understanding of their surroundings and of themselves.

Everyone should see the work of the Impressionists for the same reason Convent requires students to take Art History and Studio Art: art appreciation and understanding is part of our education as world citizens.

The beauty and social aspects of art are more than enough reason to require the sharing of it. To expose art is to educate — even if fine art programs in America are disappearing. The sharing of art will not and cannot be taken for granted.

Cutting to the chase Ina Herlihy

Community goals stay with departing senior

D

uring our newspaper boot camp before school started my freshman year, one of the icebreaker questions was, “Who are the patron saints of Schools of the Sacred Heart?”

I was unable to answer the question, but I will never forget the answer.

For the past four years I have been surrounded by the teachings of Madeleine Sophie Barat and Philippine Duchesne from “For the sake of one child, I would have founded the Society, to “The heart of education is the education of the heart.”

Students cannot escape these teachings. Quotes hang on banners in the Center, are sometimes read during Espacio at Principal’s Meeting and administrators often mention a quote when addressing the student body.

Most school trips have involved visiting the Network schools, from the farm in Poughkeepsie and the schools in Upstate New York to Rome and Saint Louis — where the broadview staffers toured the shrine of Philippine Duchesne and the last place where she lived and is interred.

The Network’s Goals of wise freedom, an active faith in God, a deep respect for intellectual values, a social awareness that compels to action, and

the building of community will always be a part of who I am. These values set Schools of the Sacred Heart apart from any other school. I cannot name another school where I am freely allowed in the computer lab without supervision, take theology classes without opening a Bible, am pulled out of class by the dean of students to attend events or have a full day without classes to volunteer or build community through Congé.

What makes the Network so special is all the schools share these common Goals, and students can each relate to them.

While attending a journalism workshop at an East Coast college last summer, a girl asked at lunch one day if anyone attended a Sacred Heart school.

We shared stories about purchasing a wedding dress for our high school graduation; events from Prize Day to the Ring Ceremony; and the thrill of Congé, Mater celebrations and goûter.

Even though we attend schools about 2,500 miles apart, our Sacred Heart education is the tie that binds us together.

Even when I am not taking classes in a mansion or surrounded by furniture that could be in a museum, that first broadview boot camp and the memories of my Sacred Heart education will always be a part of who I am.

Correction: In the March 31 issue, “Athletics can improve academics” cited two separate studies on the rising percentage of girl athletes after the enactment of Title IX by economists Betsey

Stevenson and Justin Wolfers of the National Bureau of Economics Research. Wolfers, though a frequent partner of Stevenson’s, had not taken part in such a study.

THERESA GRANUCCI | the broadview

GranucciÕ s ÒDa vid Crossing the DelawareÓ

1. It is summer!

2. It is summer!

3. It is summer!

4. It is summer!

5. It is summer!

1. How much summer AP homework do you have?

2. It’s May but there’s still cold weather.

3. Oil will be coating vacation beaches.

4. Volcanic ash may disrupt flights to Europe.

5. The best TV shows have ended their seasons.

the broadview

the broadview invites letters the broadview invites comments or corrections on published stories.

Letters to the Editor should be 400 words or fewer and must include the writerÕ s name and method of verification and our subject to editing for clarity and space. E-mail letters or make moderated comments on our website, http://broadview.sacredsf.org.

Reporters Emily Bloch | Claire Fahy Convent of the Sacred Heart High School Katy Hallowell | Caroline Hearst 2222 Broadway Aggie Kruse | Rebecca Lee | Ava Martinez San Francisco, CA 94115 Ta’lynn Mitchell | Isabelle Pinard broadview@sacredsf.org Elizabeth Smith | Colleen Scullion Theresa Granucci Cartoonist Ina Herlihy Editor-in-Chief Michaela Wilton | Natalie Garnett Graphics Jovel Queirolo Managing Editor Maggie Cummings | Katherine Mibelli Photographers Sara Kloepfer A & E Editor Tracy Anne Sena, CJE Adviser Zoë Newcomb News Editor Anjali Shrestha Feature Editor Meghan Helms Asst. A & E Editor Emma Herlihy Asst. News Editor Unsigned pieces are the opinion of the editorial board. Reviews and personal columns are the opinions of the author. Letters to the broadview should be 400 words or less and are subject to editing for clarity and space.

op -ed

the broadview

5

Technology cannot replace face-to-face Anjali Shrestha Feature Editor

F

our hours of homework a night and a fight with parents or a sibling could drive any teenager insane. Teens under the pressure of busy schedules often find it hard to spend time with friends face-to-face and resort to technology, relying on computers and phones to maintain relationships that should be kept alive face to face.

Mental health professionals preach the importance of healthy relationships with friends and parents to ward off loneliness and depression. Creating and preserving relationships is crucial to being human as shown by our tendency to communicate and form tight-knit communities physically. Not spending time with a tangible group of people — family or a group of friends — can be as harmful to the body as smoking or

weight-gain, according to a health study

by Harvard Medical School.

Technology can be a tool to connect people over long distances but it may cause teenagers, who see each other daily at school but fail to make time to get ice cream or simply talk, to grow away from friends. Spending 10 hours a week on average on the Internet can lead to a 15 percent decrease in social activity, according to a Stanford University study.

Texting other people about drama within cliques or playing Tetris on a phone while a friend talks about her relationship issues is not genuine bonding time. It is better to get rid of the phones and laptops and video games when it comes to friends. Having distractions while having conversations with people can be disrespectful and does not allow friends to focus on each other.

Many of the “friends” teens try to keep in touch with are not actually even

acquaintances. One in three people say they have “silent friends” — people they have never meet face-to-face or even talk on the phone to — according to Microsoft.

Silent friends are Internet users that teenagers can meet through chat rooms and blogs but never physically meet.

These acquaintances, who might not even be who they say they are, should not be a replacement for real friends in teenagers lives. Individuals who have hundreds if not thousands of Facebook friends would have to spend hundreds of hours traveling to hang out with these people to be a supportive friend.

The balance of friends and work can be difficult, but no one should jeopardize relationships with families and peers who understand and relate to them best. Friends who are bunch of goofballs and are there to talk and hang out with on Friday night or dance like crazy after a hard week lessen the

THERESA GRANUCCI | the broadview

pressure to get A’s and take the SAT. A dinner with siblings and parents and talking about almost anything can be a reminder of the importance of family life and support.

Technology is important and can be helpful for connecting with friends

far away or making plans to meet up, but it is not the way to get to know or continue to know someone. Online chats, e-mails and texts are no substitute for looking into the eyes and seeing the smiles of the people we love.

Developmentally, teenage brains do not reach full maturity until age 25.

Teenagers should not be working the same hours as adults, but growing up, discovering what they love to do in life so that as an adult they can find a job that fits their personality.

In Arthur Miller’s play, Death of Salesman, a travelling salesman seeking recognition and his son struggle against the societal norm of the business world and a desire to work outdoors.

Ultimately, the son is able to reconcile his yearning for the outdoors and goes to work on a ranch, and the father commits suicide out of desperation.

Teenagers need to learn how to balance work and play when they are young — if students are already overworked at 16, they won’t be motivated to work hard as adults.

Students in Japan attend school six days a week for the majority of the year — significantly longer length of time than students in the United States.

While Japanese students may have marginally higher test scores than other countries, they also have the highest teen suicide rate in the world.

Life is a balancing act — managing work, school, and play. Many students think that they need to work hard throughout all of high school so that they can have fun as adult, but that’s not the case. Habits developed as a child will follow people throughout their life, so the teenage years are a critical time.

Working at the local coffee shop or having a part-internship can be beneficial, but teenagers cannot forget to have fun. Like the cliché says, you are only a kid once.

Teens should prioritize summer commitments Zo‘ Newcomb News Editor

W

skills, and learning to have a work ethic is a key part of growing up. However, students need to realize that getting into

hen the Pink Ladies and the Thunderbirds were busy singing about “Summer Days driftin’ away/to uh-oh those summer nights,” their biggest concern in the world was “Does he have a car?”

Today, the concept of recharging and having fun during the summer seems entirely lost on a generation of teenagers working constantly to build a college resumé.

It was in the early 1900s that the concept of a summer break was institutionalized across America, arguing that overworking students would lead to a generation of burnouts who has no desire to learn.

Having a job can teach important

the top college and being “successful” by society’s standards is not the most important part of life.

THERESA GRANUCCI | the broadview

With all due respect Jovel Quierolo

Summer play balances stress

I

spend each school year sitting down. My legs lie still under my desk or scrunched under my body as my mouth moves for a few moments before my right hand becomes the last moving part of my body.

On some afternoons, I hop into a pool and feel my knotted muscles loosen for a short hour and half. On some weekends, I race — a brief rush of adrenaline in the shining, rippling, tan bodies beside mine as the starting alarm bleeps and we fling ourselves in tight dives into the gleaming cold Sunday-morning water.

I’d go crazy if I didn’t swim.

Then it’s back to being dressed in a gray skirt and polo shirt and stuffed into a desk with the occasional reminder from jumper-clad Convent Elementary School students blessed with recess. I hear rubber balls bouncing. I hear their giggles. I imagine them sprinting out the classrooms — third grade, fourth grade, one after the other. In their jump rope games, in their four-square rounds, they are saying, “Don’t forget.”

Don’t forget to play.

Every summer I remember — stretching my legs and arms in a dig for the volleyball, awkwardly, knees wobbling like those of a newborn calf. I’m out of practice. But I relearn how to kick a ball straight or curved. I relearn how to throw a ball hard and slow.

I relearn how to scream “Goal!” until I’m hoarse after sending a high pass to fifth grader Julia Bischoff as she knocks the ball in with the top of her head.

I relearn how to keep my balance when she throws herself into my arms and our team mates high-five and thank our opponents for a close game before collapsing on the grass and staring up at a cloudless warm, blue Los Altos summer sky, feeling 20 panting players smiling up at the sky beside me.

After months of sleepless night and headaches and neck cramps, I sleep like a baby and wake up each morning to the sound of my own beating heart that, in a matter of hours, will quicken when my kindergarten campers decide to run around in circles before chasing me down, crawling on my back before I collapse and they smother me in the ultimate dog pile.

I spend my summers in the holy silence of an empty gym slowly filling up with hyper campers between the hours of 8 to 10 a.m. I spend my summers easing a football into a 12-year-old girl’s hand, keeping my own on her shoulder and throwing-arm at just the right angle before she sends it flying — now confident she can play with the boys.

I spend my summers being almost strangled by scared second graders — their arms so tight around my neck I can scarcely breathe, and every summer they

listen to my voice calmly telling them to kick and not to forget to breathe before they push off my stomach and swim off like tadpoles.

“Don’t forget,” they are saying.

Don’t forget us — how you used to be.

Don’t forget to play.

The greatest weekends of my life were spent at swim meets chattering with other swimmers, snacking on cheddar Goldfish and yellow Gatorade between events. I take any chance I get to play long games of Ultimate Frisbee or Super Prisoner Dodge-ball with a big group of friends before grabbing a well-deserved meal after. The thrill of getting knocked down, running for a ball or jumping as high as I can to catch a long pass never gets old.

Forgetting how to run and trip and fall then getting back up and laugh it off would be like forgetting how to walk or talk. I can’t function without feeling my muscles burn as my lungs empty and fill.

When I feel tense, or can’t sleep at night, I know it’s because the human body was built to move. The human body wasn’t designed to be crammed into a desk or chair day and night. Tomorrow, I’ll go out and run around or swim or play basketball with the neighbors’ kids.

The human body wasn’t made to be out of shape.

I won’t forget to play.

Q:

WhatÕ s your favorite Golden Gate Park attraction? Ò I really like Botanical Garden and the Japanese Tea Gardens because they are so calm, relaxing and quiet. You can really find quiescence in both of them. It’s great if you want to just stroll through the park.Ó Ñ

Bianka Quintanilla-Whye, freshman

Ò Lindley Meadow because it is peaceful and there are so many activities. Every one enjoys hanging out there, running and you can get the essence of a welcoming atmosphere and it is very open.Ó ÑS arah Jarman, sophomore

Ò I love the museum area because it is the center of knowledge. It is Knowledgeville in a park.Ó ÑB riel Renstrom, junior

Ò The Merry-go-round is amazing because I can be a kid again.Ó ÑS carlett Kirk, senior — Compiled by Ta Lynn Mitchell

6

features

features

the broadview

7

May 28, 2010

Summer, not all fun and

INA HERLIHY | the broadview

Senior Charlotte Kiaie packages a red velvet cupcake for a customer. Kiaie works at That Takes The Cake, a small cupcake shop on Union Street.

ANJALI SHRESTHA | the broadview

Academy of Art University offers art classes to high school students during the summer. Junior Bridgette Hanely works on a charcoal still life during her class.

Teenage jobs can help later professional life Zoë Newcomb News Editor

C

ompeting with adults to find jobs and internships during the current economic downturn can be difficult, however working even a part-time job for just a short amount of time can look good on college applications and resumes, and teach skills important life skills.

Many students are finding summer jobs and internships to make money, boost their resumes or gain work experience. Junior Charlotte Coover, who has an internship in Sen. Diane Feinstein’s (D-CA) office over the summer, says the work experience will benefit her in the future when she is trying to get jobs as well as provide her with the opportunity to learn about Feinstein’s political policies.

“Interning with a politician will be a very unique experience and at the same time will teach me important skills I need to know,” said Coover. “I first started getting interested in Sen. Feinstein because of her environmental policies, which are very close to my heart.”

Coover, co-head of 350, a club promoting environmentally-friendly policies to keep greenhouse gases at a safe level, says Feinstein’s policies inspired her interest in the environment, and working in her office will provide further experience in things she is interested in.

“Not only is it a job, but it is something that I really love,” said Coover. “I genuinely have an interest in this job, so I think that’s more important that working just for the sake of working.

Teenagers are restricted to working certain hours and must obtain a work permit before starting any job. Some employers may not want to hire minors because it can be more complicated hiring process.

Junior Chloe Look approached the Bank of East Asia

for a job, but the bank is still evaluating whether hiring her is a possibility due to age restrictions.

“The bank was kind of vague on the details which makes it difficult for me to really understand what is going on,” said Look. “I really want to work at a bank but I don’t really know if any bank will hire me into a paid position as a teenager.”

College counselor Rebecca Wandro suggests seeking out unpaid internships and jobs as opposed to paid positions to avoid competition from adults with more experience and flexibility. Wandro says the most important part of a job is finding something enjoyable, not just something that looks good on a college application.

“Colleges do find it impressive to have students with work experience and who are committed to hard work,” said Wandro. “However, students should pursue their interests when they take a job.”

While having a job does add another layer to a college resume, it does not ensure a student will be accepted to a particular college, says Wandro.

Online search engines that generate job listings based on specific criteria, such as JobStar or Enterprise, can aid high school students in locating a job.

Students who are interning or working unpaid jobs sometimes have a tendency to slack off or act as if it is not a real job — a crucial mistake — says Wandro.

“Students should work hard in any job they have because that employer can provide future references and important connections,” said Wandro.

Coover says the most important part of her internship will be continuing to work as hard as she did in the job as she did to get it.

“I’m very excited to have gotten this opportunity, but I haven’t even started yet,” said Coover. “I’m going to work hard because I never know where this opportunity will take me or what doors it will open.”

Sitting on the ground, junior Ju campers to takes attendance at P plan sports and games for the ele

Work experience takes many forms Reasons to volunteer:

Getting community service credit: CSH requires 100 hours of community service through service learning in order to graduate.

This integrates hands-on learning into the school curriculum.

Sending a message to colleges.

Colleges pay attention to extracurricu activities because they can reveal inte time managing skills, priorities and the ity to maintain a long-term commitme

“I volunteered at Rhoda Goldman Plaza, a Jewish elderly home.

I would do arts and crafts with the people and it was a lot of fun talking and getting to know them. I loved volunteering there because I got to hear stories from the men and women about life.”

— Beth Levin, senior

Reasons to intern:

Gaining college credit. Some colleges require internships, while others allow the option of interning or taking a class instead

Building resumes and making connections.

Students may want letters of recomm dation from the intern point-person.

“The internship had two parts, one was working at my dad's office in Mill Valley doing market research about the dog cloning. The other part was down in LA, taking care of the 5 cloned puppies while the press was there. I really liked it because I love dogs and I love biology so this combined the two.

— Katie Carlson, junior

Reasons to work:

Developing interview skills. Learning how to Pushing the limits of comfort zone. come across well in an interview Staying home is easy but going jobis a skill that can help with getting into college hunting can create a new experience. and landing a full-time job when the time comes.

“I worked at Dr. Mack’s Dentistry last summer. I would play with the patients kids and dealing with files and insurance companies. I enjoyed working over the summer because it gave me extra cash and experience.”

—Jessica Peterson, senior

— Compiled by Em

8

7

features

features May 28, 2010

the broadview

d games

Students search for summer jobs and internships to make money, boost college resumes and gain job experience.

How to get a job Be creative • Work independently like walking dogs or get a babysitting job

Network • Investigate if parents friends have a job that need interns and send them your résume.

Seek openings

• Look for openings at local businesses • Watch for new stores and apply early before others

Do homework

• Set aside time for the job hunt

Be prepared

• Dress appropriately • Practice with parents • Be on time • Do not chew gum • Turn of cell phone • Bring a resume

Have a back-up

•Apply for multiple jobs

Source: aie.org, npr.org — Compiled by Ava Martinez ANJALI SHRESTHA | the broadview

ANJALI SHRESTHA | the broadview

ulianna Wetmore gets on the same level as the Senior Mary-Kate Cullinane plays with a little girl from CES. Cullinane works at a Pine Lake Park and Rec camp. Wetmore helps to preschool during the summer, gaining experience for a future job with children. ementary school aged campers.

ular erests, e abilent

men-

.

.

mily Bloch

Summer college programs geared to high schoolers

Universities offer courses for high school students UC Berkeley

Emma Herlihy Asst. News Editor

I

nstead of soaking up the sun and relaxing on the beach this summer, some students will spend more time in classes while taking summer courses across the country.

“I wanted to try living the college life for a week,” said freshman Stephanie Gee, who plans to attend a PSAT class and organization class across the bay at UC Berkeley. “I did a similar camp last year. I really enjoyed it, so I wanted to do something again.”

Having attended a course at Stanford last year, Gee says she hopes to gain knowledge about test taking, essay writing and time management.

Sophomore Kristen Kennedy plans to participate in “New York Experience: An Urban Case Study” at Columbia University in New York City, nearby her extended family.

“At the summer program you only take one class,” said Kennedy. “It consists of five interconnected classes — writing in the city, nature and the city, a history of the people and politics, culture of the city and emerging urban issues.”

The class meets five days a week, two of which are reserved for fieldwork and meeting politicians, philanthropists and artists.

“I have been going to New York for my whole entire life, but I hope this summer I can actually learn more about it and find my way in the city without getting lost,” said Kennedy.

At Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., sophomore Sophia Favia plans to attend a week-long international relations program, which has always been an interest for her.

“Every summer I spend time on the East Coast visiting my mom’s family in Washington, D.C., so I was already familiar with the location,” said Favia. “My uncle and grandfather also went to Georgetown, so I am also familiar with the school.”

Teenagers experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer, according to research collected by Ron Fairchild from Johns Hopkins University Center for Summer Learning.

“I didn’t want to be sitting around all summer not doing anything,” said Kennedy. “I wanted to learn and have a chance to live in a college environment.”

UC BERKELEY | with permission

more info at www.summer.berkeley.edu

Classes include • Leadership and Ethics • Journalism Workshop • Sports Industry Management • Medicine • International Relations • Environmental Science • Laws and Society • Forensic Science • College Preparatory Program •American Politics • National Security

Brown University

INA HERLIHY | the broadview

more info at www.brown.edu/pre-college

Classes include • Biology • Chemistry • Comparative Literature • Education • English • Environmental Design • Gender & Women’s Studies • History • Molecular & Cell Biology • Physics • Political Science

Georgetown University

INA HERLIHY | the broadview

more info at www.summerschool.georgetown.edu

Classes include • American Civilization • Anthropology • Art History • Career Exploration • Classics • Communications •Cultural Studies • Egyptology • Music — Compiled by Becky Lee

8

features

May 28, 2010

Kitten foster parents raise homeless strays Liz Smith Reporter

I

t was only for a few weeks in elementary school, but the experience of fostering two stray kittens remains with freshman Jenna Zimmerman who recalls countless hours of playing with Sox, her first foster and Zoë, her second kitten. Zimmerman nurtured and cuddled the kittens and now reminisces about being upset when the time came to surrender them back to the shelter.

“Being a foster parent was rewarding because we could see our kitten was able to grow and mature in a loving, caring environment,” said Zimmerman.

“It also allowed my family and me to get a taste of what it would be like to have a cat. It was also a bonding experience — it was our project and brought us together.”

Zimmerman is one of many volunteers who helps shelters during the kitten season, the busy spring months when San Francisco animal shelters are overrun with stray kittens that might die from disease if left on the streets or face euthanization because shelters are not able to accommodate them.

The SF/SPCA is dependent on the help of foster families who care for the underage and underfed kittens and providing them with necessary medical attention, according to foster care coordinator Alison Lane.

“We need volunteers — it’s the only way we can help the kittens,” said Lane. “We are only able

to house a few hundred in the SF/SPCA at a time, and very often we’ll have over 200 kittens out on foster at a time. We can only save as many kittens as we have homes for.”

The SPCA fosters about 1,100 kittens per year.

“We’ve been seeing a lot of moms with nursing kittens — that’s how kitten season begins,” said Lane. “These kittens are abandoned before their eyes are even open and won’t survive without their mom, which is why we have to take them in.”

The SF/SPCA staff does not have the time to bottle-feed newborns, so it relies on foster parents.

“There are so many stray cats, especially around Golden Gate Park,” said freshman Chiara Figari, who has fostered kittens since she was five. “The SPCA works to trap the cats humanly so they can be relocated and cared for because just killing them isn’t a natural solution.”

Once in a foster home, kittens need at least one to two hours of attention every day. Playing, feeding and socializing are all a part of being a foster parent, along with taking the kittens for regular medical visits because they have little to no immune system.

“Part of being a foster parent is giving the kitten good habits,” said Lane. “You must also be the kitten’s mom, buddy, chef and maid — they are a big deal.”

Kittens remain with a foster parent until they have reached a healthy two pounds. Once they have gained weight, the kitten must be returned to the SPCA to be spayed or neutered before being put

KATHERINE MIBELLI | the broadview

Two kittens wait in their cubical at the SF/SPCA center on 6th Street, to be picked up by a foster parent. The clinic has been saving the lives of thousands of kittens due to the dedicated foster volunteers. up for adoption.

Another fostering option, Fospice, utilizes nurturing homes to tend to elderly or sick cats that would be euthanized at other shelters because they are at the last stage of their lives and need a home and regular at-home medical procedures.

“Fospice is an emotionally challenging type of foster,” said Lane. “But every Fospice parent who

has gone through the death of one of their animals has said that they were happy to give them the gift of a loving home for a while and are willing to Fospice again.”

Being a foster parent for the SPCA is not only a way to give back to the community, but is a way to meet other volunteers, according to Figari.

“When everyone is working for a better cause, it just makes the community stronger,” said Figari.

Family plans offer cheap alternative T-Mobile

AT&T

Unlimited Talk + Text + Web Plan: -Unlimited nationwide calling -Unlimited messages (text, picture, video, and IM) -Unlimited Web access ($30 monthly for smartphones, $10 for normal) -Two-year agreement -All unlimited applies to T mobile phones only

FamilyTalk Nations Plan: -first two lines included -$49.99 for each extra line -For Unlimited text, picture, video, and Instant Messaging (IM) for everyone in your FamilyTalk group: -($30.00) combined with nation-wide unlimited mobile to mobile calling ($119.99) totals to $149.99 per month

Sprint

Verizon

Simply Everything Family Plan: -2 Lines included -unlimited text and talk nationwide for $189.98 a month on Sprint network -unlimited email and web -unlimited text, and pictures

Nationwide Talk & Text Family SharePlan Unlimited: - Shared Plan Conversion -unlimited text and talk anywhere on any network in the U.S. for $149.99 per month -pay 1.99 per MB use of web

S

Isabelle Pinard Reporter

enior Jessica Peterson can whip out her cell phone faster than Clint Eastwood could pull out his gun in the old spaghetti westerns, shooting out text messages and talking up a storm thanks to combining billing charges with her parents.

“I have a [Motorola] RAZR from AT&T with the family plan,” said Peterson. “It is useful because I can talk to anyone in my family circle for free and chat with people who have AT&T without extra charge.”

AT&T, Sprint and T-mobile’s family plans offer lower prices for households by combining popular features into one plan instead of each person having an individual cell phone package.

“I tend to go over my minutes and spend too much on text messaging,” said sophomore Nikki Hvid. “I use my own money when I go over, so I have decided to join the Sprint Everything Family messaging plan which gives me minutes

to burn as well as unlimited night and weekend minutes.”

Seventy-five percent of 12 to 17 year olds own cell phones, and 43 percent of those teens take their phones to school, sending at least one text message from class a day according to a recent Pew Internet study from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

“I do text more than I talk on the phone because it is easier to communicating with my parents and friends that way,” said freshman Izzy Borges. “I am currently using the AT&T Family Talk Nation Plan with messaging and voice because it allows me to have unlimited texting and minutes with my friends and family.”

Teens extensively text and talk according to the Pew Research Center, therefore a variety of cell phone plans from the major cell phone companies helps provide families with a lower price for their messaging and calls.

“I have three kids,” said administration assistant Jeanne Asdourian.

“My kids as well as I use the Verizon Nationwide Family Share plans for our text messaging and my husband uses the plan for his work. The only draw back is that we do not get coverage abroad and my family travels a lot.”

When choosing a cell phone plan, it is important to consider the demands of a family or an individual and determine how often features such as Internet access, texting, multimedia, and calls abroad will be used.

In an attempt to attract customers, cell phone companies add popular features to their family plans. AT&T’s Family Plan can be adjusted in voice and messaging services, and Verizon plans offer families data packages that can reduce usage charges.

“Family plans offered by big cell phone companies can really help ease the price for communications and texting,” said Asdourian. “It’s just a better deal to get unlimited calling, or unlimited texting and paying a sensible price than receiving an unexpected charge on your bill.”

Kindle competes with iPad Ta Lynn Mitchell Reporter

N

ew technology is changing the way people interact with one another though texting and Facebook and now it is changing the way people read books with the release the iPad and the second generation Kindle.

“I have been sharing the Kindle with a friend now for a year and I love it,” said junior Ronella Rosenberg. “I use it for reading and surfing the Internet, but with the new iPad, I am beginning to question wither I am missing out any of the new features such as color web browsing and applications for Keynote presentations.”

Developed by Amazon, the Kindle is a compact, electronic book with instant wireless access to 115,000 books sold by online superstore. The audiobook player

also includes wireless, black and white Web browser. The device is just over one-third of an inch, weighting 10.2 ounces and holds up to 1,500 books at a time.

Apple’s recently released iPad is one-half inch thick and includes full capacitive multitouch technology, allowing users to watch TV, movies in HD, browse the web in color and play hundreds of games that are already available for the iPhone and iPod touch.

“I love the sleek look of the iPad,” said sophomore Katie Ghotbi. “I am able to not only read books, but can also create projects on applications such as keynote which are also available on the regular computers, even easier because of the size and easy adaptableness of the iPad.” The iBook application, which is an avenue to read books for the iPad, cur-

rently has only 60,000 titles compared to Amazon’s 450,000 titles.

“I recently received my iPad and I worship it,” said junior Briel Renstrom.

“I have read the whole Harry Potter series again on it, and the Internet is quite easy to use.”

Amazon requires its readers to download apps from the Kindle online store, which is accessible only through a Web browser. Apple incorporates the bookstore as an application, allowing for a wider access.

Many people already say having a light, portable reader that runs all day can be beneficial for education.

“I think the advancement of these new technologies will change the way we read for ever,” said Rosenberg. “In the future we may even be reading out textbooks on devices such as iPad or Kindle.”

Amazon.com and Apple | with permission

Amazon.com sells the Kindle for $259 and Apple sells the iPad starting at $499. The Kindle and iPad are availble in 3G wireless coverage. The Kindle battery life lasts for one week, and the iPad lasts for up to 10 hours.

a&e

the broadview

9

French art visits SF Meghan Helms Asst. A & E Editor

M

Hervé Lewandowski | with permission

Édouard Manet’s “The Fifer”(1866) is in San Francisco during Musée d’Orsay’s restroration and most likely will not leave France again after it is returned.

LCD Soundsystem

The Bamboozle Road Show Sleep Train Pavilion, Concord June 5 $19Ð$152

Cute is What We Aim For with Down With Webster Slims San Francisco June 4 $58

PULSE 1

BFD

The Fillmore San Francisco June 3 $109Ð$210

For many, summer offers infinite amounts of free time.

Summer concerts offer a fun and affordable way to spend your summer.

Sun glasses

2. Forever 21 744 Market Street $7 3. Ray Ban Aviators www.rayban.com $120

The Backstreet Boys

U2

Rihanna & Ke$ha

Warped Tour Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View June 26 Prices TBD

The Warfield San Francisco June 28 $70Ð$293 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View July 10 $50

MGMT

Outside Lands (Bands announced on June 1) Golden Gate Park San Francisco August 14-15 $115

John Mayer Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View August 20 $47

Fox Theater, Oakland July 21 $49

Sara Kloepfer

3

1. Ralph Lauren Sunglasses Hut 870 Market Street $130

Hervé Lewandowski | with permission

James Whistler’s “Arangement in Grey and Black,” more commonly known as “Whistler’s Mother” (1871) is currently on display at the de Young.

Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View June 6 $62Ð$412

McAfee Coliseum, Oakland Date TBD

ings, photographs and illustrated books from the collection of the Fine Arts Museums and several private collectors.

“Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay” will be on display until Sept. 6 and “Impressionist Paris: City of Lights” will be on display until Sept. 26.

The de Young and Legion of Honor are open Tuesday through Sunday. General and exhibit admission are $15 for youths age 6-17 and $25 for adults — members view the exhibit at no charge.

General admission

Babyhood explored in documentry

T 2

ore than 100 paintings by impressionist artists such as Degas and Monet from Paris’ Musée d’Orsay are making their United States debut this month at the de Young Museum of Fine Art in Golden Gate Park.

The exhibit, “Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay,” is in San Francisco due to the refurbishment of the Musée d’Orsay in preparation for its 25th anniversary taking place next year.

True to its name, the exhibit displays the works of French artists of the mid- to late-19th century whose artistic style is now known as impressionism, a form of painting featuring visible brush strokes with emphasis on light and movement and was uniquely painted outside, “en plein air.”

Unlike the de Young’s last major exhibit, King Tut—which advertised with pictures of works not in the display— this show exhibits what it is advertising such as the well-known paintings “Whistler’s Mother” and Renoir’s “The Swing,” as well as collections of Manet, Monet, Renoir and Sisley from the mid-19th century and works by Degas depicting life in Paris.

Once the art is returned to France, the collection will never again be loaned out for exposition, according to a statement by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic, making this exhibit a unique chance for Americans to see such influential art in real life outside of Paris.

The Musée d’Orsay is a converted train station built 1900, remolded and reopened in 1986 as a museum, and is known for its extensive collection of postimpressionist and impressionist work, with 2.5 million visitors each year.

A second exhibit, “ Impressionist Paris: City of Lights,” focusing on impressionist Paris will open at the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park on June 5, coinciding with the de Young show.

The other Legion of Honor exhibit showcases 19th century Paris through more than 180 prints, draw-

he babies are coming,” flashed across the movie screen, and I knew I had to see it. The trailer was enticing in a way that naturally appealed to my feminine instincts — rotating shots of cooing, adorable babies. The low “awww” from the audience proved I was not alone.

I became obsessed with the trailer soon afterward, watching it online whenever I needed a pick-me up. Of course I saw Babies in a theater.

The aptly-named documentary follows the first year of four newborns from around the world and “stars” Hattie from San Francisco; Bayar, the only boy, from Mongolia; Mari from Tokyo; and Ponijao, who resides in a Himba village near Opuwo, Namibia.

The contrast between primitive and urban circumstances is another character in itself. Ponijao’s upbringing in a rural tribe wildly differs from the urban affluence of Mari’s Tokyo lifestyle. Mari is dropped off at daycare while Ponijao crawls through, and sometimes tastes, dirt as her mother makes

food nearby.

Director Thomas Balmés captures these varying worlds through stunning landscape photography and intimate scenes of the babies’ everyday lives.

Most fascinating is the wide-open vivid blue skies of the Mongolian countryside, home to Bayar. Amidst the rural setting is a small hut filled with a puzzling mix of homemade and modern amenities. Bayar’s family owns a motorcycle and a cell phone, yet he bathes in a metal pail and runs around diaperless with goats.

In fact, diapers are nowhere to be seen in this movie. No smelly Pampers, no sleepless nights, no spit-up —the parents’ biggest problems are occasional crying and screaming. This is babyhood idealized, and perhaps for good reason. This is not a film exploring the labors of child rearing or a commentary on the growing population. It is simply a look at the earliest moments of humanity that are simultaneously distinct yet universal.

This global theme is reflected in the lack

of dialogue or script. No need for subtitles or statistics — just coos, gurgles and screams compliments of the babies themselves. The lack of language, almost unsettling at first, is in keeping with the spirit of the film.

Although some may find the endless baby scenes tedious after a while, the director allows viewers to fill in her own commentaries and feelings, untainted by any outward narrative.

My first impression held true — almost an hour and a half of babies is almost nauseatingly cute. Some of my friends argued that it had no plot, but that is the entire point.

Mari’s tantrum over her difficulties stacking wooden circles onto a dowel displays all that needs to be said about experiencing frustration, flailing arms and all.

Maybe to truly appreciate the film you have to fill in the blanks yourself.

Babies, Rated PG 82 minutes. At Bay Area Theaters

10 health & fitness

May 28, 2010

Hop, skip and a jump Anjali Shrestha

Spinning class

Indoor cycling used to tighten muscles in body

I

found myself riding through a valley so quickly the bike was bouncing me from side to side as I pedaled with a low resistance, until the instructor told me we were approaching a mountain and it slowly got harder to pedal. I wasn’t bicycling up the Fillmore hill or the Marin Headlands, but spinning through my workout in a gym in Laurel Village.

“Indoor cycling is very similar to the outdoor sport, though riding outdoors requires that one use more abdominal strength because an indoor bike is balanced on a stand,” said spin instructor Tara Widmer. “There are some moves used indoors that are not used while riding outside. For instance, while spinning you can do drills like standing up over the pedals.”

My adventure started off rocky when I could not figure out how to move the bike from the storage room into the work out area. The more experienced cyclists watched as I maneuvered the bike — without grace — never achieving the right angle to wheel it out.

After several tries and some help from the instructor, I was up on the bike and

upbeat music began to play, the instructor indicated the resistance that we should match. I found the verbal tour a helpful guide for my pace.

“Cycling is great to build over all physical as well as cardiovascular strength,” said Widmer. “You can build muscle by setting the resistance high and ‘climbing,’ or you can lighten the resistance and ‘sprint,’ which will help to improve cardiovascular fitness.”

By building cardiovascular strength the body engages the heart and the lungs.

It helps pump blood and can ultimately prevent cardiovascular disease.

In addition to benefits to the heart muscles, a spinning workout exercises quadriceps, abdominals and hamstrings.

Although spinning classes are taught in groups, participants can work at their own pace. There were times when the instructor yelled at us to sprint and our resistance was supposed to be very low, but I was chugging along slowly, still mentally in the valley that we were sauntering through.

“I recommend spin to anyone that is looking to get in shape as it is a quick

Hair and skin require special summer care

hair

Cut swim time short.

Blond hair will have a green tint if exposed to pool for hours at a time.

Avoid dunking head under water or wear a swim cap.

Rinse hair immediately after swimming in chlorinate water — shampooing is optional.

Wash hair using a special shampoo. Paul Mitchell Shampoo #3 and similar products remove chlorine from hair. Massage through hair and scalp.

Condition hair thoroughly.

Conditioner strengthens hair, lessening the chance of hair turning green.

Source: www.carefair.com

skin

Protect skin with an SPF 15 or higher moisturizer.

Cloudy days can expose harmful UVA and UVB rays so apply to clean face and allow 10 minutes for it to absorb before applying foundation.

Waterproof mascara or eyelashes professionally tinted prevent makeup from running while in the water.

Invest in a bottle of sunscreen lotion, a sun hat and a pair of sunglasses when spending time in the sun to protect skin from potential sun damage.

Source: beauty.iloveindia.com Compiled by Emily Bloch

and effective way to burn calories,” said Widmer. “Just keep in mind that almost nobody loves spin from the minute they start. It can soon become a love-hate relationship and before you know it, the hate part disappears and is replaced with an almost addictive need to spin.”

The upbeat music and high-energy workouts that made the first half of the class fun transitioned to slow songs as participants lost energy. At this point I was out of energy and getting bored. The continuous spinning was therapeutic, but lacked the adventure riders experience biking outdoors. I was sick at looking at the man in front of me who was clearly too into spinning, suited up in full cycling attire.

The energy of the teacher and the class made it invigorating and for some this is enough, but personally, the 50-minute workout session got old halfway through.

I would attend another class because it builds strength and might even work more muscles then outdoor riding but I would not substitute the experience of bicycling outside for a spin class.

KATY HALLOWELL | the broadview

Sophomore Nicola Forbes works out individually at the Jewish Community Center on California St. after school now that the spring soccer season is over.

Spinning classes are offered on a regular basis.

Detox diets may harm body Sara Kloepfer A & E Editor

S

cribbling pencils and a ticking clock are the only sounds breaking the quiet concentration of a math test. Then a slow grumble fills the room, and students’ heads turn to locate the source. Junior Lizzy Van Zandt hushes her growling stomach, and takes another sip of the concoction in her plastic bottle — lemon juice, cayenne pepper, maple syrup, and water.

“I did The Cleanse twice — the first time for four days and the second time for five days,” said Van Zandt. “I tried it because it cleans your system and makes you feel rejuvenated.”

“The Cleanse,” also known as the Master Cleanse, is a liquid diet intended to flush toxins out of the body. The Master Cleanse is meant to last at least 10 days, but can be effective during shorter periods of time and can be repeated as often as desired.

“[History teacher] Sarah Garlinghouse said it was amazing and so with great trepidation I tried it for seven days,” said history teacher Sonia Evers, Ph.D. “The first two days were hard, especially the second, which triggered a bit of a migraine, but after that no problem and I felt fantastic. After the week I had dinner with friends and they all thought I had had a face-lift.”

Nutritionists agree that cleanses hugely impact the body — but not in a good way.

“Cleanses upset the biochemistry of the body,” said Sharon Meyer, Certified Nutritional Consultant. “One of the most important aspects of health is to keep blood sugar levels balanced.

The Master Cleanse is high in fructose, coming from the maple syrup, so it raises blood sugar. Once your blood sugar drops, your body crashes, and then you crave something else sweet or full of carbohydrates.”

As a weight loss method, the Master Cleanse is only temporary.

“I would recommend it to people, but as a cleanse,” said junior Kelsey Green. “I tried to use this as a diet, but I ended up gaining all the weight back in two days.

When you starve yourself for days, and then suddenly eat again, all that weight comes back. If you do this, don’t be upset if you lose five pounds, yet gain it all back in three days.”

Meyer attributes this phenomenon to fluid fluctuation.

“Seventy percent of the body is water weight,” said Meyer. “When you weigh yourself in the morning, the tide is out, and when you weigh yourself in the evening, the tide is in. You are not losing weight or fat, but losing first water and then muscle.”

For cleanses to be healthy and effective, Meyer suggests that they be supervised.

“Teenagers are best suited to cut out junky stuff, and eat lots of fruits and vegetables,” said Meyer. “That will serve you a whole let better than simply lemons, cayenne, and syrup.”

Smoothies can be a good source of nutrition Snack Attack!

Isabelle Pinard Reporter

C

onsuming five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day seem daunting, but a fruit or veggie smoothie can provide the nutrition of without a hassle.

“Before school starts I tend to go down to the cafeteria,” said sophomore Brooke Thomas. “When I don’t have breakfast or need a little snack to give me a boost, I usually choose to get a smoothie because they taste refreshing and satisfy my cravings.”

A homemade smoothie with lowfat content such as fruits, without any artificial sugar, can provide hydration at the start of the day while appeasing the

appetite, preventing sugar crashes later on in the morning —which soda and coffee cannot do according to Lance Armstrong’s Foundation Livestrong website.

“I would rather make smoothies myself and use fresh fruits,” said sophomore Kira Rosenbaum. “I know that the ingredients are fresh, and I can add powders or milk to increase the vitamins and protein.”

Consuming the raw fruits and vegetables in a smoothie can provide brain fuel for functioning throughout the day.

“The brain contains biochemical messengers called neurotransmitters that help the brain make the right connections and food influences how these messengers operate,” said Robert W. Sears,

MD. “Therefore having a good breakfast of fruits, proteins and natural sugars can improve a person’s performance.”

Vitamins and minerals in smoothies activate enzymes in the body that help absorb, digest and convert food into energy. The body absorbs more vitamins and minerals in smoothies because fruits, vegetables and fibers are broken down, which releases nutrients, according to Livestrong.

“Smoothies are a quick and delicious snack that can offer people a healthy substitute when they are on the go and do not have time to grab breakfast or lunch,” said Sears. “It can provide calcium and calories that are good for your body and helps fill you up by taking away those mid-morning sugar fixes.”

KATY HALLOWELL| the broadview

Lily Kaplan drinks a smoothie after school. Low-fat smoothies can provide a nutritious snack.

sports

the broadview

Çs occerÈ

A strong group of returning players combined with solid new additions led soccer to a successful season, despite a 1-6-2 record.

“We have a goalie [freshman Gina Domergue] who has never played soccer before, and I am constantly surprised by her natural talent,” said co-captain Caitie Sullivan. “Another freshman, Bianka [Quintanilla-Whye] is a very strong defender and I can always count on her to be the ultimate wall of defense.”

The team played better than they have in past seasons, according to junior Elizabeth Leighton.

“We demonstrated our improvement from last year in our win against Drew and our tie against University,” said Leighton, who plays midfield.

The tie against University meant a lot to the team, says coach Elena De Santis.

“It was the most memorable game in the season,” said De Santis. “Convent has never tied University before, which shows the progress we have made.”

Co-captains Sullivan, Scarlett Kirk, AnnMarie Ide and Miranda Remmer have been strong leaders, according to Leighton.

“I couldn’t imagine the season without any one of those girls as captain because they truly form our team,” said Leighton.

— Ava Martinez

11

Çbadm intonÈ

Fencers dominate at State

Beth Levin Grade: 12 Years Fencing: 3 State Ranking: 9th Style: Foil Coach: Leo Bello Quote: Ò encing F is as much a mind game as a physical test.Ó ÑT errence Kingsthon

Aggie Kruse Reporter

F

reshman Eliza Klyce and senior Beth Levin rank in the top 10 fencers in California after securing first and ninth places respectively in the state championship on May 15.

“I feel really great about my fencing that day,” said Klyce, who won the All-State Fencing Tournament. “For my first time competing in state, it was challenging fighting a large pool of skilled girls, but also a fun experience.”

Klyce, nationally ranked in the top 16 fencers of the Y-14 and Y-16 age groups, automatically qualified for finals. Levin proceeded on to state after edging her way into the top eight at the All-City Jamboree on April 24.

“I’d never been to state before, so I was very excited going into it,” said Levin. “I could have fenced better, but I had some stressful moments.

My foil snapped in half, which threw me off. But nevertheless, I’m still proud I got this far.”

Pool size in competition averages from 4-5 people, but the exclusive nature of the state tournament had competitors fencing in one large pool of nine, which created a challenging and exciting situation according to coach Leo Bello.

“A lot of people

don’t make it this far and, regardless of how they place, you have to honor that,” Bello said of the championship held this year at Lowell High School. “It shows that these girls are well-disciplined, passionate and have a commitment to applying themselves.”

Klyce won each one of her bouts and ended with an 8-0 record.

“I was very happy and proud for the girls,” said Bello. “Eliza fenced very well as a calm, patient calculating competitor. I believe she will be a true champion in the future.”

Levin recovered from her broken equipment and fought on with a backup foil, bravely according to Bello.

“It was very bittersweet,” said Levin who fenced for her first and last time at the state level. “I felt a sense of disappointment that I would never fence in state championships again, but I did make it, due in a large part to the high standards of Leo and [assistant coach] Saba [Shatara].

They constantly challenged us to meet those ‘Win 5-0’ expectations.”

The CSH Spring Sports Banquet on May 19 officially marked the end of the Cubs’ successful fencing season with the All-City title followed by the state victories.

“State championship results were a really nice way to wrap up this season for the Cub ladies,” said Bello.

“They finished strong, and I’m looking forward to a bright future for the school’s team.”

Eliza Klyce Grade: 9 Years Fencing: 6 State Ranking: 1st Style: Foil Coach: Greg Massilas Quote: Ò Fencing is like physical chess.Ó

INA HERLIHY | the broadview

Senior AnnMarie Ide (25) fends off a Drew defender during their April 30 game. The Cubs tied with the Dragons.

Senior Beth Levin, left, and freshman Eliza Klyce topped off their season with an impressive performance at the All-State championship.

KATHERINE MIBELLI | the broadview

The badminton team wrapped up its season with three victories, with freshman Casey Stuart proceeding to the Bay Area Conference [BAC] Championship at Lick Wilmerding High School and City College of San Francisco.

Mixed doubles took place at Lick Wilmerding while the singles matches were held at City College.

“I was nervous and very excited,” said Stuart, who plays mixed doubles with sophomore Felix Sudderth. “I felt like I could actually win and get somewhere even though I was playing against other teams I never played before.”

Stuart and Sudderth won their first and second match, but lost their third and came close to winning the fourth, according to coach Luther Cuffy.

The team defeated Drew School 4-1 both times it played the team and beat the Athenian School 3-2.

“It’s fun to watch them get better,” said Cuffy. “They have the desire to win, compete and improve.”

— Rebecca Lee

Çt rackÈ The track team finished its season strong at the Bay Counties League Championship Meet at Chabot College on May 15 with freshman Jane Stephens and junior Julianna Wetmore both qualifying for North Coast Section championship.

“There is a handful of moments during a season where something clicks in an athlete’s mind,” said Coach Susan Kang. “He or she sees what you and so many others see in the sport.

Moments like these make it all worth the effort.”

The effort paid off for Stephens and Wetmore, who came second and third, respectively, in the 800 meter race to qualify for NCS, with Wetmore claiming 8 th place and Stephens coming in 10th in the NCS round. Stephens also qualified for the 1600-meter race in NCS, where she posted a time of 5:55.

The girls track team consists of seven runners – two freshmen, three juniors, and two seniors.

“We have a really nice balance between veteran experience and youthful enthusiasm,” said coach Michael Buckley.

Senior Maggie Flannery set new school records in the 400-and-200 meter races in her debut performance at the BCL Championship to top off her first and last track season.

— Claire Fahy

Rowers find college opportunities Many universities giving scholarships to high school rowers Colleen Scullion & Jovel Queirolo

B

eing recruited for athletics to the country’s top universities let alone being admitted is becoming an increasingly difficult feat, but some students are finding that rowing may provide greater opportunities of receiving an athletic scholarship or recruitment due to the sport’s small size.

Sophomore Katie Ghotbi, one of the hundreds of rowers among seven other Convent rowers, participated in the USRowing Southwest Junior Regional Championship Regatta at Lake Natoma in Sacramento earlier this month.

She agrees high school students often join crew for the chance at being noticed by recruiters.

“At Champs, not only are you trying to prove what you have accomplished throughout the season, but you are looking to better your future by impressing a recruiter,” said Ghotbi, a member of Pacific Rowing Club.

For junior Tiana Abdulmassih, hours of training year round with morning and after-

noon practices may have paid off. She is currently in conversation with coaches from Yale University, Princeton University and Boston College about rowing.

“College was not a motivation for my rowing,” said Abdulmassih, who belongs to the Pacific Rowing Club. “My East Coast friends encouraged me to try out. A friend brought me to the boat house for a practice, and I ended up loving it. Now I’m one of the top four rowers in my club.”

Abdulmassih says most rowers at her club do not join for college but she and some of her teammates have learned the sport fast enough that crew has become part of their college process.

“Less than 50 percent of the people on my team join for college,” said Abdulmassih. “There are always people who do it for college, but we work so hard you’d be miserable if you just did it for college. I’m fortunate that I have the opportunity to include crew in my application, a student with a [strong] GPA having taken four [Advanced Placement Courses] and done reasonably well on testing, I am competitive as

a student and an athlete.”

Some rowers have been successful at getting recruited. Caroline Rosetti (’09) now attends University of California, Berkeley where she rows in an 8-person boat.

“My coach at Marin Rowing Association, Sandy Armstrong, is one of the best and her work ethic instills great drive in her rowers,” said Rosetti. “When looking at colleges, your coach plays a prominent role and some schools just send you large packets in the mail. These are the beginning steps for the future.”

High school coaches can have an large effect whether or not one continues their rowing career in college and beyond. The social network that teams acquire across the country is shocking and with the different races, it can be easy to get noticed.

“It’s definitely easier for someone to get recruited for crew because it’s already a small sport and not many girls do crew,” said Abdulmassih.

“I probably wouldn’t be talking to coaches about playing a Division I sport in college if I had chosen a bigger sport.”

INA HERLIHY | the broadview

Caroline Rosetti (‘09) rowed six days a week for two and a half hours a day for the Marin Rowing Association while in high school. Rosetti now rows for Cal Berkeley.

12 city life

May 28, 2010

Rediscovering Golden Gate Park San Franciscans escape to cityÕ s outside lands Dutch Windmill

A windmill towers above the Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden at the end of the Park near Ocean Beach. Built in 1902, the structure rises 75 feet into the air, signaling the end of Golden Gate Park.

Admission to surrounding tulip gardens is free.

Anjali Shrestha Feature Editor

S

an Franciscans do not need to journey across the bridge or even a freeway to hike, view exotic plant life, ride a carousel, picnic in a quiet place or learn about new animals.

As gas prices go up and residents rush to plan their summers in faraway places, San Franciscans can save a buck or two and rediscover their very own Golden Gate Park.

Japanese Tea Garden

Paths meander past blossoming cherry trees, pagodas and a waterfall at bridges take walkers across streams and ponds filled with koi. Several types of hot tea are served with rice crackers or cookies on the outdoor deck for $2.50 per person. Located at 7 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive next the de Young Museum, the garden is open 9 a.m.Ð6 p.m. Admission is $5 for residents.

Bison Paddock

The 35-acre bison paddock initially opened in 1892 is home to 14, second generation bison from Wyoming.

The enclosure is an extended exhibit of the San Francisco Zoo and is located along John F. Kennedy Dr. Free.

De Young Museum of Art

The facility, updated five years ago combines art, architecture and the landscape. Regular exhibits include American Painting and American Sculpture and Decorative Art. Visitors can explore the observation tower that towers 144 ft. in the air and looks out over the park. De Young is located at 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive. Tickets range from $7.75-$11.75 and special exhibit fees are $16-$20.

Boat Rentals at Stow Lake

Anyone 16 years old or older can rent a pedal boat and navigate Stow Lake, pedling around Strawberry Hill while floating past a waterfall and watching turtles pop their heads out of the water. Boat at 50 Stow Lake hold up to four people and are $10 an hour.

Academy of Sciences

The updated structure designed by Renzo Piano features a living roof, four-story indoor rainforest, planetarium and aquarium. Visitors can view 40,000 animals, ranging from an insect to an albino alligator. The Academy is located at 55 Music Concourse Drive. Tickets are $14.95 for children, $19.95 for youth and $24.95 for adults. Admission on the third Wednesday of each month is free.

Shakespeare Garden

Visitors enter the picturesque garden through iron gates and proceed down a treelined pathway, leading to a brick wall covered with bronze plaques featuring quotes about nature from ShakespeareÕ s plays. Tucked away along a secluded path off of Martin Luther King Drive, the garden is a popular wedding locale. Admission is free

National AIDS Memorial Grove

Located on Stanyan Street, the grove is 7.5 acres dedicated to people whose lives have been impacted by AIDS and features pathways, benches and terraces as well as a stone path inscribed with names of people who have passed from AIDS. Admission is free.

Herschell-Spillman Carousel

The carousel, originally built in 1912 and restored in 1984, plays circus music as visitors ride intricately decorated and painted horses and animals. This popular childrenÕ s attraction is located on John F. Kennedy Drive, with rides $1 for children and $2 for adults.

Conservatory of Flowers

The Victorian glass palace is home to thousands of tropical and aquatic flowers, including a current exhibit featuring carnivorous plants. The Conservatory is located on Kennedy Drive and open Tuesday through Sunday. Tickets are $2-$7.

W S

N E

NATALIE GARNETT | the broadview

senior section

May 28, 2010

Convent of the Sacred Heart High School | San Francisco, California

Volume 14, Issue 6

Seniors begin ceremonies, traditions

ANJALI SHRESTHA | the broadview

Dean of Studies Doug Grant shakes Kelsey Vickery’s hand (above). This was Grant’s last Senior Tea as Dean of Studies for Convent since next year he will be named Cirriculum Coordinator of both high schools. Angelina Russel, Chloe Froom and Sophie Gilchrist socialize before heading downstairs for Senior Tea (below). Seniors brought their dresses to school at 2:30 p.m. to get ready.

ANJALI SHRESTHA | the broadview

Seniors wander around the Main Hall in their white dresses waiting to take pictures after receiving their flowers at Senior Tea. Senior Tea is the first of a series of graduation events the young women will celebrate in their white dresses. Senior Tea is the only pre-graduation event that has occurred so far. The seniors will wear the dresses at Ring Ceremony — when leadership is passed onto the current juniors, Baccalaureate Mass, Prize Day and graduation.

ANJALI SHRESTHA | the broadview

Class reflects on graduating Ina Herlihy Editor-in-Chief

A

ANJALI SHRESTHA | the broadview

Taylor Booth welcomes Julia Kiaie, Charlotte Kiaie’s grandmother, to Senior Tea. Booth and the other 53 seniors greeted family and friends to the Tea before juniors working the event led guests into three reception rooms where the mothers of the seniors poured tea and coffee from traditional silver.

s the Senior Class walks down the Marble Staircase one-byone on June 4, it will represent the end of 295.5 years of education at Convent of the Sacred Heart Elementary and High Schools — and the beginning of an unknown disequilibrium.

“I have been here for 13 years, so I am ready to move on even though Convent has been my home,” said Alexa Collins, who plans to attend Pitzer College. “I am scared to be away from my parents, but I am excited to have a roommate because I have never lived with anyone else before.”

Teenagers often have conflicting opinions about moving to college, according to psychologist Carol Solomon.

“If people come from good families where they feel really secure, happy and safe, then there is a double-edge sword,” said Solomon. “Those people are really prepared to leave and feel confident. For people who have a feathered nest that is a secure, it creates a sadness to leave.”

Most colleges send a housing survey to students or have an online portal for students to meet each other and choose roommates in an effort to help them feel secure with their new living environment.

“I will fill [the survey] out honestly because I am neat and I have really sensitive ears,” said Kat Armstrong who is enrolled at Dartmouth College. “I need to have a really quiet roommate.”

Kelsey Vickery will be selecting

her roommate through Georgetown University’s portal called CHARMS. “It is like eHarmony, but for picking out your roommate,” said Vickery who is enrolling at Georgetown. “You get to pick which person you will be most compatible with before you decide, so you get to talk with them on Facebook and become friends with them first.”

Some seniors like Jessica Peterson are deciding to live at home next year and attend college in the Bay Area.

“I feel really nervous, but at the same time really excited,” said Peterson who plans to attend the University of San Francisco. “I am leaving all my friends — but rather, I feel all my friends are leaving me.”

The Class of 2010 is enrolled at 43 colleges across the country — 69.78 percent on the West Coast, 18.60 percent on the East Coast, 6.98 percent in the Mid-West and 4.65 percent in the South, according to a survey conduced by the broadview with 100 percent participation.

High school friendships can remain strong across any distance, and people may not realize this because it may seem difficult to imagine living hundreds of miles away from friends.

“Almost every senior I’ve worked with talks about how much they are going to miss their family and friends,” said psychotherapist Susan Badger. “I try to assure them that their friends will be here on breaks and they can keep in touch via Facebook. Yes, it will be different. You won’t see them everyday, but they aren’t going to go away. Good

friendships can make the change and remain strong.”

Peterson is receiving this same reassurance from classmates.

“Every time I think about leaving Convent and being separated from my class, I start crying,” said Peterson as her eyes began to water.

Maggie Flannery admits she will be sad to leave Convent’s small, tight-knit community, but remains optimistic she will be successful in college.

“Convent has prepared us so well that I think any of us would do fine at any college,” said Flannery who is enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin. “The rigorous classes give you the feel of how hard college and life in general can be, and teach you to find ways to deal with the difficulties so that you come out on top.”

Vickery, who has taken 10 Advance Placement courses, credits her preparedness to having AP credits.

“I should be getting out for half of my general education classes,” said Vickery. “So that will help me take more elective classes of topics that do not relate to my major. Because Convent has such a variety of classes, I know what extra classes to choose.”

Reminiscing on Convent’s relationships makes Peterson already miss Convent.

“I don’t know if I’m going to get that same treatment of kindness from the teachers at the college I’m going to,” said Peterson. “I’m sure they’ll be understanding, but it’s not like they’ll be friends like my current teachers are to me.”

2

senior section

May 28, 2010

College pho Going to college requires financial

Seniors consider options to finance college Jovel Quierolo Managing Editor

A

lthough senior Daisy Chung says she wants to study business at the University of California, Berkeley where she was accepted despite a 73.4 percent rejection rate, she will not be attending due to the financial climate.

“I plan on going to the University of San Francisco (USF) for two years, and then transferring to the business school if I get in,” said Chung about Berkeley’s Haas School of Business having had a 12 percent admittance rate among 3,780 applicants in 2008. “There is always the risk that I won’t get in again, but I can get general education requirements out of the way. It wouldn’t make sense to go to Berkeley now — I might not get classes that I want and I’m getting money to attend USF.” Many college-bound students around the country

are getting more involved with their own college tuition.

College counseling director Rebecca Wandro says she has noticed a shift in the way Convent students are approaching the financial aspects of the college process in correlation with the recent economic downturn.

“This will be my sixth graduating class, but definitely in the last two years more students are having conversations with me and their families about financial aid and scholarships,” said Wandro.

Wandro says students are engaging in adult discussions about tuition and the impact of their potential college choices on their families because their choices may have increasing weight on family spending.

“I’ve always told students to love their lists, but now I’m telling them to love their lists but be realistic,” said Wandro. “I say this more and more because college choices could affect whether or not they or their families want to buy a car or a house. Some families take into consideration jobs and paying back loans.”

Chung, who has a sophomore brother at Stuart Hall who will also be considering college in a couple years, says her decision to turn down UC Berkeley is financial — USF is offering her $31,000 of the $36,000 tuition per year with a combination of merit aid, an academic grant and loans.

“We didn’t take all the loans because the interest was so high,” said Chung. “I have a federal work grant, so I will be working. In this whole process I’ve learned a lot about loans and working. I feel confident financially.”

In contrast to Chung, senior Scarlett Kirk says she is not as confident about her upcoming transition to college when it comes to managing her finances and paying for college.

“I don’t feel like an adult, but I’m expected to live on my own and take care of myself — there’s lots to learn,” said Kirk, who says she does not have a major in mind.

Kirk and her parents will be paying for her four years at Middlebury College in Vermont and she says she plans

photo illustration | INA HERLIHY

Senior Megan Choi struggles to pack her college suitcase. Choi says she try to pack most of her belongings since she is driving to University of California, Davis.

to pitch in through work-study.

“I have no idea how to manage money, bu learn this summer since I will be working, a for college,” said Kirk. “I don’t plan on comin often as others, since it will be expensive to fl going to be playing sports.”

Senior Maggie Flannery, who plans to University of Texas in Austin, says she is she does not have to worry about financing h education.

“My grandpa is paying for everything,” said He spends a lot of money on education – inclu It’s nice not to have to worry. I don’t think I’ll it might be helpful to get a job to learn abou money. I have money in stocks but I don’t re how to manage money.”

Flannery, who wants to major in engineerin ultimate goal of designing cars, is not currently ing higher degrees. For seniors Katharine N Megan Choi, what they have planned for aft has been part of their college process.

Noakes, who has no siblings, says her paren for her undergraduate education at Carlton C that money was not important in her college c plans to someday own her own business and chef or culinary artist.

“I know how to manage money and I wil work while at Carlton to gain experience,” sa “There used to be a cookie shop that did cooki that I can see myself helping start up again.”

Choi also faces the prospect of more than of college. After choosing the University of C Davis, she says money is not an issue with paying for her undergraduate education.

“I may or may not work while I’m in co Choi, who has a sophomore sibling at Conven also be considering college in a couple years. “ to go into pediatrics, general medicine, nutritio tal health, so graduate school might be tricky Each senior had different financial decisio sider in looking for and choosing a college but t revealed awareness in some students of the i college education on one single family’s finan “Ms. Wandro spent a lot of time talking ab cial aid because everybody had questions,” said the people who had questions about money, n know how to manage our money. Some of us to learn about and be responsible for working and pay tuition.”

What essential clothes did you pack in your college suitcase?

Emily Boschwitz (‘09) U of Pennsylvania

Leslie Wu (‘08) Cornell University

Gabriella Tringali (‘09) Seattle Pacific

Lauren Jung (‘09) University of Southe

senior section

the broadview

oto

3

hammer

literacy

e

ut I plan to and paying ng home as fly and I’m

attend the lucky that her college

d Flannery. uding mine. l work, but ut my own eally know

ng with the y considerNoakes and fter college

nts will pay College, and choice. She d work as a

ll probably aid Noakes. ie deliveries

n four years California, her father

ollege,” said nt who will “But I want ion or mento pay for.” ons to conthe process impact of a ncial plans. bout finand Kirk. “For not all of us s now have g to manage

ern California

Money saving deals for college students Ñ

15 percent J.Crew discount on regular price items Ñ $1 movie tickets at select theatres Ñ up to 10 percent American Airlines flights Ñ $50 - $100 computer discounts at the apple store Ñ save 15 percent on Greyhound walk-up fares, 50 percent on package shipping

College spending recommendations

Save

$plurge

All eyeliners are made of wax.

All mascaras have the same color richness.

Most lip glosses easily wear off.

Drug store eyeshadows fade faster, and department store brands are richer in color and last longer.

Cheap hair brushes with plastic bristles pull hair out.

Most people do not wear hats year round. photos, infographics | INA HERLIHY

How to open a savings acount Step 1. Choose a bank. Shop around for an account with a high interest rate and low fees.

Shoes with good support help prevent foot problems.

White clothing stains easily.

Step 2. Open the account. Most banks allow clients to open savings accounts either in person at a local branch or online. Clients must provide personal information, such as Social Security Number, in addition to current identification, such as a state issued driver’s license or ID card or U.S. passport.

Step 3. Deposit money. Most banks accept cash or checks and have a minimum amount of money required to open a savings account.

— compiled by Sara Kloepfer

Savnnah Carroll (‘09) George Washington University

Elizabeth Gruber (‘08) Boston College

Graphic bags do not match every outfit.

Black handbags match with every outfit.

Kirsten Chan (‘09) UC Davis

4 senior section What is: CSH Jeopardy 2010

May 28, 2010

HOW MANY...

CLASS IN SESSION

HUNGRY?

GAME TIME

RANDOM

WHAT TIME?

353

$200

Friday

10

12 bodies fit on this.

$200

$400

Five, Trident, Extra

30 (Hint: Not a month, just lots of special days)

October

$600

8300

$800

There is always food here.

13

Nine (Hint: Stafford wears them)

$1000

214 (Hint: Each student has one)

$400 $400

2:15

DAILY DOUBLE Class period on a specific day that always starts at a different time.

Fencing, Basketball

$600

In the frosh/soph locker room this is red. In the junior/ senior locker room, this is blue.

$800 To be bitten by two members of the basketball team at the same time

9:15

Junior Shannon McInerney found this, and donated it to the junior/senior lockerroom.

At least 180 days.

Ñ

Compiled by Jovel Queirolo

Answers below

Senior Class welcomes family, friends to Tea 1 A

How many seats are in Syufy Theater?

B C

When is cookie day?

What is gum?

What is the Senior Table?

D

How many sports are offered?

What teams placed first in their league?

What is a Ò double dino?Ó

E What is the couch in the junior/senior lockerroom?

What is C period on Friday?

F

What time is dismissal if we have 35-minute classes on Friday?

How much class time in a year (for students enrolled in seven classes but not AP Biology)?

What are the colors What time does class start of the locker room after Breakfast Club on Thursday? rugs?

What is the trampoline in the Junior/Senior Locker Room?

photos by Anjali Shrestha

How many lockers in the Flood Mansion?

When are the Cintis due?

How many bow ties does Mr. Stafford own?

Administrative Assistant Jeanne Asdourian hugs Katherine Mibelli before congratulating the rest of the Senior Class (above). Asdourian has worked with Mibelli who co-heads the Italian Club and both helped organized Carnivale bake sales and activities this year. History teacher Michael Steinbrecher (right) briefly chats with Alexa Collins. Steinbrecher taught Collins last year in United States History and again this year in History of Jazz. Steinbrecher occasionally gives Collins guitar-playing tips at Joyful Noise.

2

3 How many official special schudle days this year?

How many books in the Mother Williams Library?

How many drills did we have this year (fire, earthquake, lockdown)?

V

oices ring in the Flood Mansion foyer, heels clatter on the marble floor, and long white dresses — illuminated against the light of the Belvedere — make their first appearances. Smiles abound, cameras flash and the feeling that high school will soon be over begins to set in.

Senior Tea, held on May 6 this year, is the first event in the traditional series honoring the graduating class. A longstanding Convent tradition, the Tea is an occasion for family, friends and faculty to greet and offer congratulations to each soon-to-begraduate and to enjoy refreshments.

“The Tea is a time to present the Senior Class,” said Dean of Students Celine Curran (’73), a mother of four Convent graduates. “It’s when the tears start, not because we want them to stay, but because we are so proud to see them into the next chapter of their lives.”

“It’s our first time in the white dresses, but it’s one of the last times we’re together as a class” said Caitie Sullivan. “It’s a great moment to share with our friends and family.”

It is also at the Tea that seniors experience the first pangs of bittersweet feelings toward graduation.

“It made me realize how close commencement is — we are all leaving each other that much sooner,” said Charlotte Kiaie. “At the same time, it was so exciting to be standing there with my classmates, getting ready to embark on the journey ahead. I don’t think any other school has an event as special as the Senior Tea.”

4

5

Caroline Hearst Reporter