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There are six Sacred Heart Schools in Japan, all of which survived recent events with minimal damage. Seishin Joshi Daigaku, Seishin Joshi Senmon Gakko, Seishin Joshi Gakuin Sankocho and International School of the Sacred Heart are all located in Tokyo. Fuji Seishin Joshi Gakuin is located in Susono City and Obayashi Seishin Joshi Gakuin in Sapporo.

Drive supports Japan, SSH network Mika Esquivel-Varela Reporter A student-run relief fund plans to raise money for Red Cross tsunami relief efforts in Japan and show support for the Japanese Sacred Heart Network schools that survived the earthquake and tsunami with minimal damage.

“There were three big earthquakes and tsunamis on that day and they worked in chain reactions into a huge mega-earthquake with tsunami,” Provincial of Japan Koko Nagano, RSCJ, said in an email to the Sacred Heart Network. “Since big damages were done by the earthquake to the atomic power plants, people nearby, and us, who are 200 km away, have worries about radioactivity.”

While the seven Sacred Heart schools in Japan avoided major damage, many students and their families are still trying to return to normal life.

“We are just surprised and feel sad,” Kanari Tsuji, a senior at the Sacred Heart School in Sapporo who is learning English as a second language, said

via Facebook message. “I haven’t found the way to help all victims still now cuz damages were too severe. We are afraid abt nuclear power plant in Fukushima, too. Now, the situation is awfully complicated, so we can’t understand which information is true.”

Freshmen Sophia Kelley and Amelia Baier are heading the relief drive at CSH. “The theology teachers’ [classrooms] are going to have glass jars where the students can donate their spare change, which will be donated to the Red Cross,” Baier said. “We chose Red Cross because they have been around for a long time and they have the equipment to go into the nuclear exposed area and hard--to-reach areas.”

The money raised will go toward repairs for Japanese cities damaged by the 8.9 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that ravaged the country. The affected residents were evacuated from the destroyed cities into towns near the school and Tokyo. Damaged areas have begun the process of rebuilding, despite the challenges.

“The aftershocks happen,” Masako Egawa, RSCJ said in an update letter.

“We shake a bit for a few seconds and then stop. These small tremors are common although now we have several each day instead of one every month or two.”

The Sacred Heart schools in Japan plan to assist Catholic churches that have been affected, as the primarily Buddhist country gives little government assistance to Christian organizations.

“I wanted to get involved with the fund after I saw a video of people in the village on a look-out spot watching the water come over a thirty-foot building watching their houses destroyed and everything they own go into the sea,” Kelley said.

Tsuji says she is grateful for the international support Japan is receiving.

“We have been starting donations to help those people even though, it was little power,” Tsuji said. “We strongly felt that we needs not only all Japan’s help but also other countries’ help.

Now, lots of countries help Touhoku. so i wanna thank all countries’ help and kindness.”

▶ Junior/Senior Prom is scheduled tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Hall. Tickets are $40.

The band Starting Six will be performing at the end of the event. The theme of the prom is Streets of San Francisco and will feature hor’doeuvres from classic neighborhoods in the city like the Mission District, North Beach and Chinatown.

Students will enter through Broadway Yard decorated as Lombard St. ▶ The annual Charles Brady Poetry Festival is scheduled for April 14 in Syufy Theatre at 8 a.m. The festival recognizes the top three students in each grade and an all-school winner for poetry they submitted in their English classes earlier this year. ▶ Advanced Placement Art History and European History students are scheduled to depart on April 14 for a nine day trip to Paris and Berlin.

AP Art History teacher Sunnie Evers and AP European History teacher Sarah Garlinghouse will lead the trip.

Volume 15, Issue 5 ▶ The Spring Senior Art Show & Concert is planned for April 13 in Syufy Theatre. The reception and art show is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. followed by the concert at 7 p.m. Advanced Placement Studio Art and Advanced Portfolio students will showcase art projects from the last year. Choir students will perform a concert following the show. ▶ Celebrate Spring begins today with the boutique sale, a garden luncheon and an evening gala. This year’s theme is “Bloom.” The boutique will feature local Bay Area stores and designers. The major item up for auction this year is a tan and white Cavalier King Charles puppy. The family festival is planned for tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Broadway Campus. Various stations will be set up around the campus with activities for young children like face painting, a bouncy house and a cotton candy stand. ▶ The Easter prayer Mass is scheduled for next Monday at 9:20 a.m. in the Chapel. ▶ Spring Break begins on April 16. Classes resume April 26.

4-school council creates environmental awareness Assembly activities on Monday included a video overview of Earth Week, and a compost-recyclables and trash-sorting contest.

Students attended an assembly The Conservation Biolog y Monday and participated in a trashclass gave an abbreviated version free day planned by the Eco-Council of its presentation at the National on Tuesday to create awareness of Science Teaching Conference held the environment in anticipation of in San Francisco in March. Students Earth Day. highlighted their work testing the Convent celebrated Earth Day genetic diversity of redwoods trees. on April 4 and encouraged stuThe council is plandents to be sustainable, enning to start ergy efficient, and aware a program of trash humans prodonating duce. Eco-Council, a backpacks and group made up of repsneakers to unresentatives from the d er p ri vi l e g e d four schools, brought children, and a awareness to the school system to recycle though an assembly. old p ower bar “I think that our NATALIE GARNETT | the broadview wrapp ers . The school is far from being council implementcompletely green,” member of the ed several other new policies to Eco-Council, Marissa Kendall said. reduce the amount of waste.

“Students use so many cups with “The biggest issue is sorting the water container outside the bio trash,” chemistry teacher Christina room. Everyone should have a plastic Cinti said. “Our school really needs or reusable water bottle to bring with to work on composting and recycling them to school.” more.”

Stephanie Gee Reporter

Senior given city-wide basketball recognition Senior India Pearce was named basketball Player of the Year

by San Francisco Preps for her performance on CSH’s varsity basketball team this season.

Sophomore Isabelle Borges received an honorable mention on the all-city team. (Right) Pearce shoots a free throw shot at a game against Drew. Pearce will play basketball next year at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

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UC/CSU systems faces serious financial cuts five years to graduate because it is impossible to get classes.”

The students who apply to CSUs as a “safety” school or more affordable option will be in for a surprise, Wandro says.

“A lot of people look at CSUs as backups,” Wandro said. “The reality is that they are not, and are becoming a lot more competitive.”

California Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed putting tax extension up for a vote, but if it is voted down or left off the ballot the University of California system will the effects of a statewide budgetary shortfall.

“For future students it means that housing and campuses will be impacted and students will have less opportunities,” Wandro said.

For seniors who are considering attending a CSU in the fall, the financial shortfalls are a daunting part of the decision-making process.

“I’m worried about getting classes, especially because the school told me that I’d have to be there for five years to graduate,” senior Starlet Perkins said. “[CSU East Bay] surprisingly gave me good financial aid, but I don’t want to stay there for five years.”

While Perkins will likely begin at East Bay in the fall, she plans to transfer to another school after getting her requirements out of the way. When asked if she would even consider attending for all five years she responded simply “No. Never.”

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he California State University (CSU) will turn away more than 10,000 applicants from the system this year and raise tuition by 15.5 percent in an attempt to weather the $500 million budget cuts proposed by the state for the 2011-12 fiscal year.

“The cuts will impact the quality of the schools,” college counselor Rebecca Wandro said.

“They will be cutting faculty, increasing the number of furlough days and making it more difficult for students.”

The proposed changes will attempt to scale back the projected $900 million budget shortfall for the University of California 201112 fiscal year.

The system will also cut $250 million from faculty and staff payroll, decreasing to the shortfall to around $400 million.

While the changes will decrease budgetary demands, the number of impacted CSU campuses will increase as more students are turned away and the tuition hikes will make affording college that much more difficult.

“It isn’t worth it to go to a CSU because it is so expensive now and difficult to get the classes you want,” senior Sima Daniel, who applied to several UC/CSU schools, said. “It is so competitive to even get in now, and you it takes

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Former CEO speaks at CSH

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Former Paramount Pictures CEO Sherry Lansing spoke to about 50 CSH students in Mother Williams Library.

Lansing spoke about her professional career and her experience as a woman in the workplace.

Rebecca Siegel Reporter

Former Paramount Motion Pictures CEO Sherry Lancing spoke to the senior Women’s Studies and the Freshman Class in the Mother Williams Library on March 17 about her experiences as the first female producer in Hollywood.

“She had really good advice about dreams, doing what you want, and following your instincts,” freshman Natalie Helms said.

Lansing began working at

Paramount in the 1980s and became well-known for producing iconic films like “Titanic” and “Forest Gump.”

In 2007, Lansing received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Academy Award for her achievements in the film industry and her support for cancer research. Lansing has received numerous individual awards and nominations for her her production work.

“I loved hearing her talk about her experiences, but it was also really exciting to hear about all the famous actors she has worked with,” senior Farah Fouladi said. “I freaked out

just a little when she started talking about Leo [actor Leonardo Di Caprio].”

The event was organized by Women’s Studies teacher Sunnie Evers and students, who have been studying the role of women in society in class.

Lansing also spoke about the challenges of balancing a busy career with a husband and children, as well as the difficulties she had breaking into the film industry as a young girl.

“It also made me hopeful to see a successful woman who could also have a happy home life,” Helms said.

Annual class retreats create bonds Sophia Redfern Reporter

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tudents take a break from everyday classes for their annual class retreats to participate in individualized activities that vary from scaling rock walls to sitting in conversation with Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) who are retired from active ministry.

“The point of class retreats is to take a day off from the regular routine.”

Frances Cavalieri, who assists with Student Life, said. “Friendship is reinforced through each experience that the different grades go through.”

Traditionally, freshmen spend the day volunteering at Celebrate Spring in San Francisco then visit the RSCJ who are living in a retirement community located on Sacred Heart Schools Atherton grounds. Evening activities include eating dinner and attending a mass with the RSCJ. “I’m kind of excited to talk to the RSCJ and learn about their lives,” freshman Natalie Helms said. “It’d be interesting to listen to stories about the Sacred Heart history.”

Sophomores are scheduled to spend the day rock climbing at Berkeley Ironworks. The grade is split into smaller groups, each taking turns to cheer on classmates as they climb.

“I think our class will get a lot closer together,” sophomore Mary Katherine Michiels Kibler said. “Rock climbing is a challenging activity so being able to help each other overcome the challenge will make our grade’s bond stronger.”

Trust exercises and team bonding games start off the day of the Junior

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The Freshman Class will spend the evening of their retreat with retired RSCJ in Atherton where they attend Mass and a barbecue together. The Sophomore and Junior Classes have more physical retreat activties, while the seniors attend a reflective overnight retreat.

Class retreat before they go through a ropes course in Point Lobos run by the Pacific Leader Institute (PLI).

“I really liked last year’s activity, it was a great bonding experience for the class,” senior Briel Renstrom said.

“We cheered each other on as we rock climbed, it boosted confidence in all of us about our other classmates.”

An overnight is scheduled for the Senior Class at Bishop’s Ranch in Healdsburg. The retreat gives students the opportunity to reflect on their time at CSH and the relationships that have developed with classmates.

Seniors also spend several hours going on a picnic and reflective silent hike organized by theology teacher Julia Arce.

“I think it was a necessary activity for the seniors, especially when we went into this one room where everyone sat

around in a circle and talked about a single person,” Emma Freel (CSH ’10), who attended the retreat last year as a senior, said. “It was like an estrogen filled room, everyone was crying when talking about their friendships.”

Class retreats are scheduled to be two days before prom this year. The Senior Class retreat is two days long instead of one — leaving some students unhappy about the close scheduling.

Celebrate Spring is also scheduled to be on the same Saturday but in the afternoon.

“It’s a little stressful because of the shortened amount of time to get ready,” senior Elena Dudum said. “Saturday afternoon is a possible time to get ready, but Celebrate Spring is happening, which also makes it difficult to prepare the main hall for prom, but I’m really excited for both events.”

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CSH, SHHS & CES celebrate Congé on same day around the city CSH seniors (above left) pose with Giants mascot Lou Seal in front of the field at AT&T park at a game against the Oakland A’s. Pictured from left to right are Meghan Helms, Christina Cannady, Emma Herlihy, Sophia Kelley, Catherine Ames, Jane Stevens, Sophie De Lancie, Samantha Whittles, Frankie Incerty, Lauren Arnold, Anjali Shrestha, Katie Carlson, Tori Balestrieri and Erin Minuth. SHHS seniors (above right) play a game at House of Air, a trampoline play area, where they celebrated Congé. SHHS also shared a barbeque lunch at nearby Crissy Field. Seniors Lizzy Leighton and Pearl Plonkser (below left) try to get the attention of a camera man on the field. CSH’s custom-made Congé shirts are modeled after the Giants’ jerseys. CES students (below right) sing karaoke in the gym during their Candylandthemed Congé. CES Congé is hosted by the eighth grade, which performs a variety show for the lower grades.

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Juniors Taylor Carlson and Solana Boboschi sit in Kievlan’s office and discuss grades they recieved on an english paper. Kievlan tutors students in all subjects, and helps them to build effective study habits.

Isabelle Pinard Reporter

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glance into the learning resource specialist’s office across from the freshman-sophomore locker room reveals a smiling face resting on propped elbows, greeting students who walk by with a “Hey, come on in!”

Patricia Kievlan, who began working at CSH in the fall, decided to pursue a career in education after graduating from the University of Texas.

“I originally thought that I wanted to earn a PhD in English.” Kievlan said.

“Luckily, I realized that I was less interested in studying Virginia Woolf for the rest of my life and more interested in helping people. That’s why I chose to earn my master’s degree from the Mind, Brain, and Education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.”

The program studies the intersection of cognitive psychology, neurobiology and educational practice.

“This program taught me about what could go right in learning and all the different ways that things can go wrong,” Kievlan said.

One of the main focuses of the program is to understand the ability of the human brain, which Kievlan says is

important when working as a learning resource specialist.

“The brain is remarkable,” Kievlan said, smiling broadly. “The brain makes itself up as it goes along, and the fact that we learn to read at all, is insane because it is totally artificial since language is human constructed.”

Kievlan grabs a book from her desk, pointing to the word “his” on the cover and explains why most people can

Patricia Kievlan no longer perceive how they are able to read words.

“I can’t tell you if when I see the word ‘his’, I am sounding that word out, or if I am knowing that it is ‘his’ because I know that it is h-i-s, or if I just recognize that word because I have seen it tens of thousands of times,.” Kievlan said.

Kievlan utilizes this thought process in helping students figure out if they have a hard time recognizing words, remembering words or

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Resource specialist takes unique approach to tutoring, studies student learning styles sounding out words.

“I went to graduate school to find out how people learn and I discovered that we don’t know a whole lot, but we have a lot of ideas.,” Kievlan said.

Kievlan thinks that disorders such as dyslexia, a developmental reading disorder, and attention issues do not have simple solutions because there are many ways people can learn and approach problems.

“I don’t like the term ‘learning disability’ because I think it’s inexact and stigmatizing,” Kievlan said. “I feel like it is more of a difference because everybody learns and absorbs information differently.”

Kievlan’s job at CSH is focused around helping students do better at whatever task they have trouble with in their academics.

“Every freshman went to Ms. Kievlan during midterm week,” freshman Shannon Lum said. “She really helps students get closer to the grade they want through improvement in organization and study strategies.”

Students can meet with Kievlan after scheduling an appointment with her during lunch, free periods or after school for tutoring, study tips or to review assignments that have been handed back.

Her students are not the only ones who recognize her dedication to education — her husband Daniel applauds her work with adolescents.

“Patricia’s great at her job because there are few things that she enjoys more than watching a student master a previously-difficult concept, gain a new insight or cultivate a new sense of confidence,” Daniel Kievlan said. “Maybe she enjoys drinking her green tea just as much, but it’s a close call.”

A learning resource specialist’s success is more nuanced according to Kievlan, yet these small accomplishments are what she says are the most rewarding.

“I want every student I work with to try to be saints and poets,” Kievlan said. “Be the people who notice the little victories and appreciate every minute of life.”

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Consignment clothing store funds scholarships Liz Smith Asst. Sports Editor

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he eye-catching window display draws customers into the thrift store Seconds-toGo, and inside the store the racks of clothing and shelves of shoes mean more than consignment sales — every purchase from this boutique goes toward scholarships for the four Schools of the Sacred Heart.

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Freshman Patrick Wong sorts clothes at Seconds to Go as a volunteer.

CSH and SHHS students can get community service hours working at the store located on Fillmore St. Seconds-to-Go, a school-operated store, relies on volunteers as well as clothing, furniture and houseware donations to finance the Scholarship and Financial Aid Programs. Volunteers also gain a valuable experience working at this resale shop, according to volunteer coordinator Roxanne Stuart.

“The more sales revenue we generate means more funds for the Scholarship Program and the Financial Aid Program, and in this way, volunteering shows school spirit, community involvement and support [for the] school,” Stuart said.

The store’s customers find Seconds-to-Go more than just a regular second-hand shop. Prices for designer-brand items are substantially

lower than retail, but the purchases add up, giving a substantial boost to the scholarship fund.

“I was able to buy a Burberry scarf and it was brand new — still with the original tag on it,” sophomore Casey Stuart said. “I was really happy I bought it, and also happy having the scarf because I knew that all the money spent was going to the school.”

Stuart is not only a customer, but discovered a volunteer opportunity and became a regular face in the store windows during the summer and early fall.

“Working at Seconds-to-Go has given me a sense of community,” Stuart said. “It’s fun helping the school I attend and know that what I’m doing is helping many families in the school.”

Seconds-to-Go accepts a wide variety of items and keeps a large inventory of high quality merchandise, according to Stuart, and offers clothing for children and adults, scarves and accessories, shoes, books and toys.

“I get a lot out of this experience,” sophomore volunteer Danielle Pulizzano said. “It is a great experience to list on future job resumes.

[Volunteers] make friends with the staff and learn how to do new things that could be helpful in the future.

Most of all, I enjoy knowing that I am helping others.”

Volunteers at Seconds-to-Go learn lessons in social justice and service according to dean Rachel Simpson, but also provides a boost to the school’s diversity.

“Given the fact that tuition for high caliber schools is expensive, the need to support qualified families is part of the mission of our schools,” Simpson said. “Having students representing all types of socio-economic diversity is a goal for us.”

Seconds-to-Go is located on 2252 Fillmore Street, between Clay and Sacramento, and is open on Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

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Emergency response plan lacks efficiency

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undreds of homes behind Ocean Beach sitting at sea level mark the beginning of the Sunset district, yet the majority of San Franciscans have no idea what they would do if a tsunami were headed towards the city.

Aside from the practice natural disaster siren that sounds everyday Tuesday at noon, there are few citywide disaster response plans in place to protect residents.

After the devastating 8.9 earthquake hit Japan, tsunami warnings were announced for coastal Northern California. Waves hit the docks in Santa Cruz and caused destruction

along its shoreline while San Francisco remained unaffected, seeing only a few larger waves.

San Franciscans who call the Sunset neighborhood home are vulnerable to what could potentially be a much larger natural disaster — many of who are oblivious to the lack of a definite safety or evacuation plan.

The Department of Emergency Management (www.sfdem.org) provides an official document to the public that details the current tsunami response plans that are in place, however the phrasing is difficult to understand and hardly helps the average person in formulating an emergency plan.

The plan relies primarily on local police to help those threatened by a tsunami evacuate and move to safety.

A tsunami can arrive in as little

Awaiting police assistance is hardly a viable option for the thousands of people living in vulnerable areas. as 10-15 minutes from when the wave begins to form, so awaiting police assistance is hardly a viable option for the thousands of people living in vulnerable

areas. Japan has one of the most advanced natural disaster response plans in the world, yet it was still inadequate to protect the people and homes flattened by the powerful tsunami. If even the most prepared countries are unable to withstand a tsunami, San Francisco cannot expect to protect its citizens with a weak plan and lack of resources.

San Francisco should take these recent natural disasters as a warning to vamp up the quality and availability of its tsunami recovery plan. Bringing evacuation and safety information into schools and businesses around the city would make the alarm that people hear

every week more than just an annoying sound.

The information is there, it’s just poorly communicated to the residents who will needing it. Sharing response plans in a more comprehensive way would ensure more residents that the city is prepared to act in the event of a tsunami.

While a response plan can’t stop the destruction, it can minimize the damage and ensure the safety of San Franciscans.

The city cannot continue to just “hope” that nothing bad will happen.

It is time to actually be prepared for an emergency.

just a thought Zoe Newcomb| Editor-in-Chief

Admissions based on luck, not skill The college application process is without a doubt the most utterly ridiculous thing I have ever participated in. So I was horrified, like many of my peers, when I heard National Public Radio’s (NPR) “Behind-the-Scenes” story that included audio from an admissions committee at Amherst University as they decided the fate of applicants to the school.

Listeners are subjected to seven minutes and 46 seconds of admissions counselors rejecting overly-qualified students for a lack of “je ne sais quoi” and accepting others because of a single witty line in their essays.

I’m not really sure why Amherst agreed to participate in this piece.

Maybe they did it to show that they do the best job that they can or to show rejected students that they were probably qualified but just fell victim to a “flawed process,” as director of admissions Tom Park called it. But for me, it simply highlighted the absurdity of how the hours and hours I poured into my applications were irrelevant.

For many of the colleges I applied to, the deciding factor was probably not the number of Advanced Placement classes I took or the fact that I’m editor-in-chief of a nationally ranked newspaper. No, decisions were likely based on a single word choice, a misplaced comma or just the fact that the committee was getting grumpy and ready for a coffee break.

I just don’t understand how the applicant who the admissions committee describes as “clearly a superstar” gets not even one vote while the applicant who writes part of his essay about chicken nuggets causes the committee to roar with laughter and vote him into the Class of 2015.

It is a lose-lose situation for the committee that must compare the superstar’s poignant essay about working in a pediatrics hospital to chicken nugget boy’s clearly humorous one. The applicants are clearly different, and as such, need to be evaluated differently.

Yet, as Parker concedes, the college application process begins to make unique and qualified students look “remarkably similar.”

I feel for the admissions counselors who are quoted in this interview — they face tremendous pressure evaluating thousands upon thousands of unique and equally important applications.

I would not trade positions with any admissions counselor any day because they hold a job that is impossible.

The blatant violation of the confidentiality of applicants who had exact essay sentences quoted in a public piece and the admissions decisions essentially given to students over nationwide public radio are not the worst parts of the NPR piece. The most frightening part is the deeper and more concerning issue that students across this country are losing their value as human beings and have become just a number.

Even the colleges that claim to look at every applicant as more than just their statistics have to draw the line somewhere — there always has to be a point when grades are just too low or recommendations are just not good enough.

I grew up taught that I could do whatever I wanted to if I worked hard enough. It wasn’t until I began applying to college that I began to doubt myself and my ability to achieve my dreams.

Maybe I don’t deserve getting into the top college, I thought. Maybe I could have worked harder — but I know this can’t be true because nine Advanced Placement classes, 400 hours of community service and countless tears later, I’m not far from becoming a teenage burnout.

There is something wrong with a society in which applying to college can actually be a more negative process than a positive one. I hope that when my children apply to college they won’t be subjected to the same ruthless competition that tears applicants apart as they simply try to pursue a higher education.

I’m lucky to be deciding between two fantastic colleges where I will spend the next four years of my life. But that is what I’ve learned this process is really all about — luck.

Corrections The following corrections appeared in the Feb. 17 edition: • Robin Juan and Kirsten Harkonen graduated from CES in 2001 and from CSH in 2005.

• Erin Dress graduated from CES in 1998 and from CSH in 2002.

• 2010 not 2013 was first time mono-hulls weren’t raced in America’s Cup.

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As spring commences, the city experiences typical Northern California weather: totally unpredictable.

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1. Giants are back in town for new season 2. It’s Earth week 3. U.S. bombings in Libya help stop advancement of Libyan ground forces 4. First scene of new Harry Potter movie was leaked 5. Spring Break is around the corner

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1. Giants fan beaten by a Dodgers fan and is in medically induced coma.

2. BP is planning to drill inGulf of Mexico again 3. Each bomb costs around $569,000 4. Too bad fans have to wait until July to see full movie 5. So are AP exams...

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Continuing classes after AP exams under discussion Pro TaLynn Mitchell Reporter

Ending classes after AP exams may be a thing of the past

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dvanced Placement students who have spent the year caught up in the whirlwind of cramming for exams may find a new proposition to be an opportunity to study interesting concepts they were forced to skip over due to the crunch for time before the APs. The proposed plan would give students the opportunity after finishing AP exams to continue with classes at a more relaxed pace, focusing on the more intriguing concepts.

“The decision to have Advanced Placement classes after the AP test has been driven by the pressure to only focus on the exam and test preparation during the year,” said dean Rachel Simpson.

“The students are not able to have fun within the class and become passionate about the subject with projects, presentations or special readings.”

Students would be given the chance to look beyond the stress of the AP exam and focus on improving grades.

“I believe AP classes should be given after AP exams only if extra credit can be given,” senior Elena Dudum said.

“After my English exam last year, we were able to attend optional classes which helped me bring my grade up.”

The classes after APs will serve as a time for students to fill in the details they may have skipped over while cramming for the AP.

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Department heads and school administrators are currently deciding whether to have Advanced Placement classes continue after the exams. In previous years, most AP classes did not meet once the exam had ended. The possibility of extending these classes has had mixed reactions among students and teachers.

Which speaker has been most interesting or inspirational? “(San Francisco Supervisor) Jane Kim was the most interesting because on top of taking time out of her busy schedule to come and talk to us, she also offered us internships if we were interested.”

— Tanya Mallya, freshman

“The Holocaust survivor (Paul Schwartzbart) was the most interesting guest speaker because it was way more touching and personal when I heard from a real individual who survived and had to suffer the consequences.”

— Yun Ji Kim-Bertken, sophomore “District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim was one of the most interesting. I liked how she expanded on a variety of topics such as women’s empowerment, politics and problems that are seen in everyday neighborhoods.”

— Katie Rickards, junior “The woman who started Proactiv, Kathy Fields, because it was nice to see an innovative local woman who had a unique idea and trusted her judgment enough to follow that idea and see how well it would go. It shows that the result of believing in yourself can make you wildly successful.”

— Maddie Kelley, junior “Paul Schwartzbart, the Holocaust survivor was inspirational not only for his courage during the Holocaust, but also for his strength to tell his story to others.”

— Katie Carlson, senior — Compiled by Stephanie Gee

any stressed-out students have survived the frenzy of Advanced Placement exams in past years with the knowledge they would soon be free of classes. However, that glimmer of hope may soon fade as administrators and department heads discuss the possibility of requiring students to attend classes even after the AP test.

While some parents may believe it is a waste of tuition money to end AP classes earlier than regular classes, the time commitment that comes with AP courses more than compensates for them ending early. Most AP classes have extensive summer assignments, meet during AP week, and have additional review sessions during Principal’s Meetings, Breakfast Club and after school hours.

Students work diligently and spend much of their free time doing homework for their AP classes. Such classes typically give significantly more homework as well as more frequent and longer tests.

AP students spend a large amount of their year devoted to studying for their tests, so the idea that ending classes earlier is a waste of tuition money is misguided.

AP courses are specifically designed to be fast-paced and cover more material than regular courses in a shorter amount of time. Moreover, teachers make sure to cover all the class material before the test, leaving virtually nothing to do after students take the test.

“I think it should be up to the teacher to decide, but I believe my class has spent a sufficient amount of time outside of class preparing for the AP,” AP European History teacher Sarah Garlinghouse said. “I wouldn’t have my classes meet after the AP ends.”

Lightening the load of the AP classes has a minimal impact on students’ studies, but gives students a chance to relax for the first time in a very long year.

Aside from the issues of time and class material, AP classes also place tremendous stress on those enrolled in the classes. Students who take as many as six AP classes can find themselves overwhelmed by the end of the school year.

Some students may believe that meeting for class after the AP test would be a welcome opportunity to boost their final grades, however it is unlikely they will still feel the same way once the reality of having to drag themselves to class sets in.

For AP students who have spent the entire year cramming and preparing for the lengthy final exam, a mere two class-free weeks would serve as a welldeserved break.

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Last month the House of Representatives voted on an amendment to spending bill House Resolution 1 (H.R. 1) , which would eliminate the nation’s family planning program Title X. Among other amendments, H.R. 1 aims to discontinue federal funding of Planned Parenthood. The Senate defeated this bill on March 9 and plans to vote on the legislation again after Congressional recess.

Since President Richard Nixon signed Title X into law in 1970, the government has subsidized family planning programs that provide contraceptive and related health care services to millions of low-income families. Five million women receive health care at Title X-funded clinics annually, including nearly 2 million at Planned Parenthood.

I first became aware of Title X when I saw a friend’s Facebook status.

“Did you hear?” the status asked.

“The House voted to bar Planned Parenthood from federal funding.

They cut funding for HIV tests, cancer screenings, birth control, and more, putting millions of women and families at risk. We can’t let it go unanswered.

It’s time for you and me to stand with Planned Parenthood. Sign the open letter to the reps who voted for this bill — and to the senators who still have a chance to stop it.”

Through Facebook statuses, emails and Tweets, this message prompted over 800,000 supporters to sign an open letter to stand with Planned Parenthood.

After signing the open letter online,

I received an automated email from my Congresswoman, Jackie Speier, campaigning for Planned Parenthood.

“Measures to eliminate Title X funding are being promoted by representatives in Congress whose real aim is to end all legal abortion services for women — even when obtained at their own expense,” Speier wrote.

Planned Parenthood programs actually save money and reduce the deficit — for every public dollar invested in family planning, nearly four dollars are saved in Medicaidrelated costs.

If abortion is the real target, there is no point in taking aim at Title X. Federal funds already cannot be used to pay for abortion except in the case of rape, incest, or if the woman’s life is in jeopardy. Title X sets no funds aside for abortion, instead focusing on Nixon’s goal that “no American woman should be denied access to family planning assistance because of her economic

condition.”

For that matter, targeting Planned Parenthood makes even less sense.

Planned Parenthood estimates that abortion accounts for less than 4 percent of the services it provides. Over 90 percent of Planned Parenthood’s services account for primary and preventive health care — testing and treating sexually transmitted infections, screening for cancer, performing gynecological exams, and providing birth control to prevent an estimated 612,000 unintended pregnancies and 291,000 abortions every year.

Taking money away from these services leaves millions of women untested, undiagnosed and without basic reproductive health care. H.R. 1 also makes no sense from a financial standpoint. Planned Parenthood programs actually save money and reduce the deficit — for every public dollar invested in family planning, nearly four dollars are saved in Medicaid-related costs.

The most nonsensical aspects of H.R. 1, aside from eliminating Title X and defunding Planned Parenthood, are two other unwarranted stabs at family planning. The House Republican leadership wants to eliminate the recently established teen pregnancy prevention community grants, which provide evidence-based sex education to American teenagers. The other proposal seeks to discontinue American contributions to the United Nation’s Population Fund, cutting international family planning and reproductive health services by more than $200 million.

If the House wants to reduce abortion, it should focus on changing abortion laws rather than eliminating reproductive health care for millions of women.

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dusty emergency earthquake kit lies in the corner beneath the jackets and hangers in senior Angela Tam’s coat closet, untouched since it was assembled about ten years ago.

“My family and I know the general action plan of where we’re supposed to go in case of an earthquake such as underneath a table or in a doorway,” Tam said, “but I’m not really sure what’s in our kit.”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommends families preparing an emergency kit to let it hold one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, a three-day supply of non-perishable food, a first aid kit and a battery-powered or hand crank radio.

“The school’s plan is developed off of the recommendations and standards of FEMA, California Emergency, the City of San Francisco, the San Francisco Fire Department and the Red Cross,” emergency operations coordinator Rachel Kirkbride said. Kirkbride prepares emergency plans for the four schools.

The Broadway campus has enough emergency supplies, food and water for students who may have to stay for an extended amount of time until the school can coordinate communication for pick up by parents.

“In light of recent events in Japan, we are continuing to monitor the data and research that comes out of that crisis to ensure that our school’s planning meets the most current standards,” Kirkbride said.

All four schools can now withstand large tremors following Stuart Hall for Boys’ recently finished retrofitting, according to Kirkbride.

The reconstruction included a complete seismic upgrade of the existing structure, renovation of the entire building and making the entire building handicap accessible while strengthening the structure, according to Herrero Contractors Inc., the construction company that restored the building.

“The schools are on bedrock,” Kirkbride said. “ The schools’ structures are stable. The main concern is staying protected from falling objects.”

San Francisco areas that most likely would be most affected by an earthquake are in regions that were originally covered by the San Francisco Bay but have been filled with

landfill, according to U.S. Geological Survey.

Although a great deal is known about where earthquakes are likely, there is currently no reliable way to predict exactly when an event will occur in any specific location. Neither tidal forces nor unusual animal behavior have been useful for predicting earthquakes, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

The Pacific Ocean plate diving down below Japan generated the earthquakes.

Tectonic plates can slide past each other and generate small earthquakes but if the plates become locked and they do not slide past each other, stresses build up over time and then there is a large earthquake, which is what happened in Japan, according to a video featuring geologist Liz Cottrell, on the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History website.

It is unlikely that an earthquake the magnitude of Japan’s quake will strike along California’s, even along the San Andreas Fault because it is a different type of fault in the Earth’s surface, according to the California Academy of Sciences.

“We’re used to having small earthquakes in the Bay Area but it is still useful to be prepared for one,” Tam said.

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s news of the powerful 8.9 earthquake and subsequent tsunami decimating the coast of Japan on March 11 traveled across the globe, tsunami-generated waves made their way to the Northern California coast. “[Californians] are panicked that trace amounts of radiation will drift 5,000 miles and contaminate their Jamba Juices,” comedian Stephen Colbert said on his TV show “The Colbert Report.”

However, panic in California proved to be no laughing matter. Hundreds of families were evacuated from the coast as wave surges ravaged Santa Cruz Harbor, causing an estimated $14 million in damage, and destroyed the harbor in Crescent City. The Santa Cruz Harbor re-opened on March 24, with some docks still closed due to damage.

Radiation became a concern for California’s coastal cities as nuclear power plant after nuclear power plant

melted down in Japan. The San Francisco Department of Public Health released information regarding Japan’s nuclear emergency.

“Currently, there are no health risks to San Francisco residents from Japan’s nuclear emergency,” the press release stated. “Rain and distance help dilute any radiation in the air. There have been no dangerous levels of radiation in San Francisco from the nuclear power plants in Japan and we do not anticipate any impacts.”

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discovered trace amounts of radiation in milk on the West Coast last week, despite strict controls on all foods and consumer products imported from Japan by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The EPA claims radiation levels are 5,000 times below the level at which the FDA would intervene.

Due to the minimal risk levels, the DEM also urged San Franciscans not to consume potassium iodide, which was flying off the shelves on the West Coast. Potassium iodide can protect the thyroid from certain types of radiation, but does not offer full body immunity

from harmful radiation.

“Potassium iodide can be especially harmful to children and should not be administered to them,” the press release warned. “The very best course of action right now is to make sure you are prepared for an emergency of any type.”

One of the city’s emergency resources is the Outdoor Public Warning System, which residents can hear being tested every Tuesday at noon. Over 100 sirens located on poles and buildings throughout San Francisco, Treasure Island and Yerba Buena are designed to alert residents about possible danger. In the event of a disaster, the 15-second alert tone is supposed to sound repeatedly for five minutes. The sirens’ loud tone indicates residents should listen for emergency announcements and refrain from using telephones, unless in case of a life-threatening emergency.

San Francisco residents can also sign up for AlertSF, which sends text and e-mail alerts regarding emergencies and citywide post-disaster information. The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (DEM) provides online links to the city’s official

Emergency Plans, but the over-100-page PDFs are written largely in legal jargon.

More accessible options are available, such as the DEM-sponsored http://72hours.org, a website named for the concept that citizens should “plan to be on your own for at least the first 72 hours” following an emergency. The website offers step-by-step preparedness plans and guides to building emergency kits for various types of disasters.

The Bay Area Chapter of the American Red Cross provides similar online guides, as well as on-site disaster preparedness training with Red Cross volunteers for communities, workplaces and schools. A recent press release from the DEM quoted former mayor Gavin Newsom about the importance of taking every precaution.

“It’s not a question of ‘if ’ but ‘when’ the next big earthquake or disaster will hit the San Francisco Bay Area,” Newsom said. “Emergency preparedness should be part of our everyday lives, and I urge all residents to take this opportunity to reinvigorate our commitment to being prepared when disaster strikes.”

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Student workers manage school Harty-Connell babysits on the weekends as well as the occasional weekday.

“It is sometimes hard to balance schoolwork with babysitting, but I try earily fighting to keep a not to work too late on weeknights,” smile on her face, senior Harty-Connell said.

Ronella Rosenberg leaves Harty-Connell says she plans her job everyday at 6 p.m., exhausted on having a job in college, but is not after a day of school and work, faced concerned about the time-commitwith a commute back to the East Bay ment. and several hours of homework. She “Time-management shouldn’t is just one of 41 percent of United be a problem in college because I’ll States residents aged 16 through 19 be taking fewer classes and I’ve been who has entered told I’ll have more the workforce, free time than I exaccording to a The most important pect,” Harty-Conrecent survey. nell said. “Even if I thing when balancRosenfind myself really berg works ing the two is time busy, I need someevery day after thing to keep me management. school as an ofon track because fice assistant at if I have too much the CES/SHB free time, I will Extension Program for students in procrastinate.” kindergarten through fourth grade.

Rosenberg says working at school “I do sometimes find balancing has been helpful in saving and managmy job and homework overwhelming, ing time. especially considering the fact that I “I am glad I chose a job that takes have to commute home on BART,” place on campus instead of another Rosenberg said. “I am often really tired job farther away,” Rosenberg said. “I when I get home, but still have homedon’t think I would be able to handle work to do.” commuting to a job far away from both Rosenberg says she does not suffer home and school, especially considering academically, despite her commitments the weather.” at work.

Many working students choose to “My academics always come schedule their part-time jobs only on first, so if I need to do homework on the weekends, in order to avoid a conthe job or take a day off, I usually can,” flict between school and work hours.

Rosenberg said.

“If a student has to work at a job Rosenberg’s boss, lower form after everyday while trying to balance it with school coordinator Tiffany Sanchez, schoolwork and other extracurriculars, said she understands the commitment it will become overwhelming,” Dean Rosenberg and the two other high Rachel Simpson said. “Students who school students who work for her have are interested in having jobs should to their academics. consider working on the weekends or “We try to accommodate the during summer to prevent struggling students’ schedules when possible,” in school.”

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College counseling director ReStudents who are unable to work becca Wandro says having a job is regular after school jobs due to eximportant, but will not always be tracurriculars, yet still want to work, beneficial if a student’s grades begin to often turn to babysitting. Senior Kristy suffer. Colleges often consider the extra Ava Martinez Reporter

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“Grades and academics should always be a priority, but if students work to support their families and suffer academically as a result, colleges would take that into consideration,” Wandro said.

Rosenberg says she believes school is more important than work.

“If for any reason, my grades were to drop, I would definitely quit my job,” Rosenberg said.

Although stressful, it is by no means impossible to balance academics and work, according to Harty-Connell.

“The most important thing when balancing the two is time management and making sure that you manage your time and get everything you need to done,” Harty-Connell said.

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ew evidence links an increasing rate of teenage depression with the amount of time spent on social media including Facebook, while also suggesting social media may play a positive role in adolescent development.

Engaging in various forms of social media is a routine activity that research has shown to benefit children and adolescents by enhancing communication, social connections and even technical skills, according to an article in the American Academy of Pediatrics.

“The Internet serves as both my social network and a resource center,” junior Mariah Campana said. “I am able to contact people about my social life and homework. I can also research any topic regrading my life.”

Students commonly use social media not only for entertainment, but for projects, homework assignments and to study.

“This year I have been able to find new and innovative ways to use the Internet productively towards my studies, such as using Google Docs for Sophomore Symposium,” sophomore Gina Domergue said.

However, the benefits of emerging media may be overpowered by

the addicting influence of social networking and entertainment sights.

Upwards of 22 percent of teenagers log on to their favorite social media site more than 10 times a day.

“At our Fall Ethics Forum we spoke quite a bit about how Facebook moderates our relationships with others,” Ethics in Action moderator Paul Pryor Lorentz said. “It really shapes our expectations of communication — we expect less — and relationships, even if we don’t realize it.”

Cyberbullying can lead to psychosocial issues including depression, anxiety, severe isolation and suicide.

“I see the impersonal hurting people in my practice,” counselor Lucy Garcia said. “When the conflict becomes very impersonal online, there is no control who everyone can share [information] with. There are no walls or containers for the information. Students need to be educated about staying within personal boundaries because people are hurting.”

“While social networks like Facebook are a great way to stay in contact it’s important to remember that communication cannot just be limited to words on a page,” said Lorentz. “Body language, eye contact, a hug — these are all things that social networks can never replicate.”

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tudents study for up coming tests in the Center during Breakfast Club while sophomore Katie Stableford glances at the unanswered message “where are you” on her cell phone screen as she waits for her boyfriend SHHS sophomore Connor McKeon to finish Jazz Band so that they can spend time together before the school day begins.

While relationships are common in high school — nearly 60 percent of American girls have relationships that last through their senior year of high school, according to Stark Strong’s Relationship Matters (ReL8) — there are still questions on whether dating affects academics.

“I think having a relationship can be good because you get to learn how to be with other people in the same or opposite sex,” psychologist W. Keith Sutton said. “Yet you have to keep your head about you and don’t allow the relationship to control your academic as well as personal life.”

Sutton, who has been working with teenagers for 11 years, has found that longer relationships can be more distracting, but tend to be more mature.

“I prefer having long relationships because I don’t date just to date,” senior Ronella Rosenberg said. “Though, I do admit that a relationship takes a lot of my time because of texting, calling or going out on dates.”

Rosenberg describes how her relationship with her past boyfriend was romantic, but also stressful. She remembers calling him or video chatting late at night and throughout the school week just to check in.

“My relationship doesn’t affect me all of the time,” senior Maya Sycip said.

“Yet on certain occasions it does. Most of the time I would much rather spend the day with my boyfriend than work on an essay.”

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It remains inconclusive whether romantic relationships can negatively or positively affect academic outcomes, according to the RAND Corporation. long-term relationships, according to the RAND Corporation.

“I do know of couples who help each other out with homework,” freshmen Shannon Lum said. “That to me

is a healthy relationship to have in high school because it allows teenagers to experience the romance of high school as well as maintain good grades.”

Studies have shown that academics are often most affected by a breakup or the end of a relationship, according to ReL8.

“The pain of a loss from a relationship is tremendous because humans are hard wired to attach to others,” Sutton said. “When we lose that bond or attachment it can really affect our decision making.”

Sycip discusses her past relationship of three years and explains how that had a domino effect on her personal as well as school life.

“My boyfriend and I broke up two major times,” Sycip said while staring at the ground. “The first time I could neither function at school nor concentrate in class because it was so painful and for a while I just had to stay home.”

Breakups are something people go through but it does not have to control their life says Sutton, who has seen teenagers forget about school because of being dumped and think that it is the end of the world when it really is not.

“Being sad is okay for sometime,” Sutton said. “The important thing is to wait before making any rash decisions since the mind will not be thinking clearly after a break-up and talk to friends and parents as well. It may not seem so, but they can actually help in situations like these and eventually the pain will subside.”

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East Bay group on path to dream Anjali Shrestha Features Editor

What kind of music or musicians influenced your group?

How did Starting Six get together?

We are all best friends from high school [St. Mary’s in Berkeley]. We played basketball together. Nick [Balding] has been the producer since day one. One day we just made a song together.

How long have you guys been a group?

We have been a group since freshman year in high school, but we did not really start making music until our senior year.

When did you originally become interested in music and performing?

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Local musical group Starting Six featuring Steve “Big Steve” Yaris, Jared “Riggz” Richmond, Ryan “Rybread” Bremond, Robert “Fess” Stewart, Nicholas “Nicnac” Balding and Greyson “Greygoose” Tarantino is scheduled to perform at CSH/SHHS “The Streets of San Francisco”-themed prom April 9. The band self-describes its music as “party hop with R&B influence.” The Broadview caught up with member “Fess” via phone as he traveled on Amtrak to Los Angeles.

Nick and Steve [Yaris] were part of a group when we were freshman and they made music and had performances.

We pretty much got with them and we all just decided that we wanted to do our own and thing and do our own performance.

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tanding in a dark room with exposed brick walls and an unfinished ceiling, two CSH students are illuminated only by a single spotlight as they sing along with the 15 other members of American Conservatory Theater’s (ACT) Musical Cabaret Ensemble.

Senior Katie Shulman and junior Natalie Sullivan are members of the highly selective and prestigious ensemble that accepts only six new members each year to train with ACT directors, developing both vocal skill and stage presence.

“Being a member of any ensemble always requires support, cooperation and teamwork, but there is something special about the Musical and Cabaret Ensemble,” Sullivan said. “It really is wonderful to get the chance to learn and develop your own talent with criticism and help from the directors as well as learn from the other members. We all grow together.”

Both Sullivan and Shulman developed a love for music and began performing at a young age — Sullivan in kindergarten through the San Francisco Girls Chorus and Shulman in middle school as the character Willy Wonka in a musical adaptation of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” at her middle school.

“I started singing before I could talk,” Sullivan laughed. “I started singing in school music classes by the time I was three or four. I just sang because I was happiest when singing and loved it.”

While Sullivan focused primarily

on vocal performance, Shulman developed her acting skills through musical theater in roles varying from Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” to Gabriella in “High School Musical.”

The two met in a middle school musical theatre class at ACT, but it wasn’t until several years later that they would begin performing together again in the ensemble.

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Auditioning for the Musical Cabaret Ensemble is a competitive process in which singers perform one ballad and one up-tempo song. Shulman did not make it into the program after her first audition.

“It was disappointing, but I kept at it and after a second year made it,” Shulman said.

Members of the program meet every Saturday morning for two and a half hours to train with ACT directors and practice for the quarter-annual performances at which each singer performs a solo song and several ensemble numbers. “[The directors] are all so extremely talented and it’s very rare to have the personal connection we all do with them,” Sullivan said. “I think

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The ensemble has provided both Shulman and Sullivan with unexpected musical opportunities that have only furthered their love for music.

“Being apart of the ensemble has opened up a lot of doors for me,” Shulman said. “I’ve had a lot of unique opportunities.”

Both Shulman and Sullivan reference singing with ACT graduate Anika Noni Rose — who provides the voice of Princess Tiana in “The Princess and the Frog” — as a highlight of the ensemble.

“Katie is a really quiet student so hearing her voice at ACT gives me goose bumps, I hear an entirely different side of her,” senior Kristy Harty-Connell, who has attended several performances, said. “I hear Natalie sing a lot at school because she is in Joyful Noise!, but hearing them perform in the ensemble is a different experience. It really showcases her talent and a wider vocal range.”

Sullivan says she plans to major in music in college and pursue singing as a career.

“Music is something that I’ve wanted to have as my career since I was about four or five- years-old and that hasn’t changed one bit,” Sullivan said.

“I’d love to devote my life to singing.”

While Shulman does not plan to pursue music as a career, she plans to continue singing.

“I love to sing,” Shulman said. “I don’t want to stop, it is just fun.”

The next performance “Sentimental Journey: Music of WWII” is scheduled for April 11 at 5:30 p.m. at ACT. Tickets are $15.

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What do you consider Starting Six’s big break?

So far our biggest break was for sure [our song] “Thirsty,” but we are trying to do bigger and better things.

What is your favorite part about being a part of Starting Six?

My favorite thing is being able to travel with my best friends and perform with hella different types of people and in different cities.

How would you characterize Starting Six’s music?

It is all about just having fun. We try to make songs that people can connect with. Not just general stuff that everybody talks about. We try to relate to people. Songs people can have fun and just vibe too.

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‘Jane Eyre’ re-make delights new generation of students

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Shhh!” — the man in front detached, causing the viewer to lose of me at the theater hissed interest in the couple’s plight — yes angrily at my friend and I as we BBC, I am referring to your five-hour whispered giddily about the couple bore-fests. embracing on the screen. This was Joe Wright’s 2005 adaptation no teenage-heartthrob freak-out. of Jane Austen’s “Pride and PrejuThe older, ruggedly handsome man dice” is an example of the rare mix staring into the fiery eyes of a pale that captures both intimacy and teenage girl is a story from well before innocence. Like “Jane Eyre,” the film my time. uses clever conversation and longing “Jane Eyre,” first published in gazes to energize the “Will they end 1847 by Charlotte Brontë, tells the up together?” anticipation — even if tale of the troubled adolescence and maturation of the titular character.

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Not only are there British accents Funnily enough, I did not to swoon over, but there’s a little enjoy either book that much when something called chivalry. Jane and reading them for English class as an Rochester’s witty banter seems much underclassmen. The films brought more romantic than the overt sexual to life the passion hiding behind the innuendo that passes for flirting in antiquated language I struggled with. movies these days.

Normally the book trumps any movie Select few period pieces get this re-make, but these charming adaptatype of romance right. Old-fashioned tions actually enhanced appreciation courtship clearly cannot display for the originals. the same type of physical affection In the words of Rochester — modern culture embraces. Yet this swoon — “You transfix me, quite.” restraint can come off as frigid or

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Students change eating habits, accommodate diet restrictions Aggie Kruse Reporter

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hen senior Charlotte Coover has dinner at a friend’s house, she forces herself to reject the typical pizza staple and settles for a salad instead. What appears to be a strict diet regimen is actually a compensation for gluten allergies, an intolerance of wheat and flour.

Coover is one of many teens afflicted with food allergies that considerably impact their daily lives.

“I just found out about the allergies last March,” Coover said. “I discovered I had them because I continued to feel sick and get the hiccups after I ate bread. Now I try to eat mostly gluten-free foods, but it’s hard when I go out and have to tell friends I’m allergic to two main food ingredients.”

Food allergies are immune system responses involving the production of antibodies that attack the “invading” food proteins, according to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. This mistaken reaction triggers the release of chemicals such as histamine, resulting in a range of symptoms from hives to chest pain.

“I noticed when I was eight that I would get horrible migraines after eating mac and cheese or

sourdough,” junior Jordan Carter said. “I found out that I was allergic to cheddar cheese, sourdough and peanuts. Now I’ve gotten used to avoiding these foods, I can pack my own sun-butter sandwich, for instance — but it’s still very difficult in restaurant situations.”

Approximately 12 million Americans suffer from food allergies, with food allergies among those younger than 18 growing more prevalent with an 18 percent increase in cases from 1997 to 2007, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

“It’s been much easier to buy gluten-free foods since a lot more people are finding out they are allergic to gluten, and stores and restaurants are realizing this,” Coover said.

No lasting cure exists for food allergies, and those afflicted must exercise caution with food choices while educating others about their actions during social outings.

“My mother is incredibly allergic to olive oil and gluten,” Carter said, “but people often think she is on a diet or something when she doesn’t eat the food at restaurants. They could be a bit more understanding in some situations. People with allergies aren’t trying to be annoying, but I also know it’s frustrating for everyone.”

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Senior Chloe Look eats a roll at a restaurant where she was unable to find other options to eat. Look has various nut, seafood and meat allergies that affect her eating habits. Like Coover and Carter, Look’s day-to-day activities are significantly impacted by her need to find foods that do not trigger an allergic reaction. The challenges of eating out often make eating at home an easier choice.

Hop, skip and a jump Anjali Shrestha | Features Editor Claire Fahy Asst. Sports Editor

Challenging workout prepares out-of-shape for swimsuit season

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arsity tennis veteran Sophie De Lancie has found a way to reconnect with her elementary school by coaching middle school girls.

“She loves Convent, so working with younger Convent [Elementary] students is the perfect avenue for her to show her enthusiasm for the school and the tennis program,” Christina Cinti, De Lancie’s former tennis coach, said.

De Lancie, a senior who graduated from CES in 2007, says she wanted to teach kids the passion for tennis she had learned by looking up to good examples such as her own previous coaches and instructors.

“There’s nothing better than teaching a sport you love to play,” De Lancie said. “[It’s] satisfying to see a student ‘get it’ and hit a perfect shot. It makes me proud of their skill and my ability to teach.”

De Lancie and 12 CES girls from grades 5 through 8 head to Alta Plaza Park once a week where De Lancie instructs them on how to improve their game.

Cinti said De Lancie is the perfect person for this position due to her positive attitude and effect on her teammates.

“She’s an amazing leader,” Cinti said. “She has an amazing energy that was always contagious in her team. She keeps everything going.”

Being an alumna also helps Sophie connect with the girls she coaches, according to Helen Luke, CES physical education teacher. “[De Lancie] knows what skills to look for and she’s very adaptable,” Luke said. “She’s very understanding with their age.”

This understanding and ability to relate to her pupils helps De Lancie keep the girls interested and having fun, says science department chair Ray Cinti, whose two daughters are coached by De Lancie. “[De Lancie] is positive and someone who

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De Lancie teaches Audrey Bjorklund how to properly hold and swing a racket at an afterschool tennis session. Bjorklund is one 12 girls that she teaches after school tennis to. the students can look up to and want to be like,” Ray Cinti said. “Outside of her skills and knowhow, it’s really her personality that’s her best quality. She’s a thoughtful person and a good, supportive individual who is always encouraging.”

De Lancie says that working with the CES girls is a great after school job that allows her to combine her love for kids with her love for tennis.

“It is a fun way to spend the afternoons,” De Lancie said. “Playing with the girls is so much fun.”

hate exercise.

Hearing of friends’ spring plans to shape up for swimsuit season with 400 sit-ups per night and an even more absurd number of push-ups for those tight abs and toned thighs makes me want to move to a city where it always snows.

A run on a nice day or an after-school workout session at the gym can be refreshing and an easy way to keep in shape. But taking exercise to the next level — building muscles and strengthening the core — is a workout that requires focus and structure. Hard Core, a class offered at the Jewish Community Center on California Street, teaches a routine with this structure.

The instructor started the 30-minute class promptly. I usually find myself bored as a class passes the 45-minute mark, but Hard Core offers a quick workout routine that works the core, ensuring I get my strengthening in and continue cardio.

“It is safe to come into the class cold and do your core work before you start the rest of your workout,” instructor Tara Widmer said.

“It is also okay to come straight from a tough workout whether that be a cardio workout, a weight lifting session or a combination of both.”

Starting with generic sit-ups and then moving to planks in class we created a routine that was simple to pick up. It incorporated straightforward movements that were easy to follow, but I really did feel the burn and knew it was working.

“The main muscles used are the abdominals which are a group of muscles made up of the rectus abdominus, transverse abdominus, the internal and external obliques,” Widmer

said. “All of these muscles work together with the abs to support our core.”

Of the many classes I have tried, Hard Core is the only one I felt was truly productive and plan on attending regularly. I did not waste time trying to learn complicated steps or hiding behind classmates so the instructor could not see I was taking a personal break. We started with sit-ups and added in more movement as the session progressed, teaching me exactly what muscles I want to work to get results.

Widmer says the energy of the group setting is a benefit.

“It is nice to have a group of people who are all working towards a common goal,” Widmer said. “Having a group of people inspires each individual to work harder and hopefully get more out of the session than they would get on their own.”

I enjoy my usual routine of sit-ups and ab work at the gym before or after running so I was initially unsure if I wanted a teacher. I found that by working with a group and an instructor, I became confident in my workout, rather than my usual assumptions that X amount of sit-ups will show results.

“Having a trained instructor allows for a variety of exercises where as an untrained individual working alone typically would do the same exercises time after time and may not tend to all of the muscles that make up the core,” Widmer said. “The bottom line is that having a strong core is important for injury prevention and it is a functional form of exercise.”

I still hate exercise, but I may have found an intense workout that I can both stand to do on a regular basis and will help me to shape up for the summer.

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After an undefeated season, the Cubs lose by 8 Liz Smith Asst. Sports Editor

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arsity basketball’s undefeated season ended on a bittersweet note with a narrow loss in the California Interscholastic Federation Playoffs.

The team’s 52-60 loss to Brookside Christian in early March concluded the players’ season, but the entrance into the playoffs, a feat in its own, was possible with the determination of the team, according to one of the captains.

“The reason the team got so far this season was because all of us wanted it really bad,” senior guard India Pearce said.

“We tried hard every day in practice and improved so much.

We just knew we deserved to keep going and playing.”

The graduation of last year’s key players could have been a problem for the Cubs, but sophomore guard Gina Domergue saw the situation in another light.

“With all the old varsity team leaving, we became the underdogs to everyone,” Domergue said. “That really helped us because we had nothing to lose and everything to gain.”

After finishing the regular season 11-0, Domergue elaborated on the team’s momentum. “ We didn’t need to prove anything to anyone,” Domergue said. “We never concentrated on proving all the people wrong that thought we couldn’t make it. We only concentrated on getting better, and our hard work led us to the

championships.”

Pearce assumed a position of leadership this season, along with the other senior captains.

“The seniors on the team and I were the captains, but I was the only returning player,” Pearce said. “I knew the team was young and I’d have to be the voice of the team in times of need.”

With strong team chemistry and leadership, the season was a success, according to freshman point guard Jaime Hum-Nishikado.

“I couldn’t have asked for a more energetic team,” Hum-Nishikado said. “But my teammates also gave me the strength to never give in to the pressure in a game and taught me to always believe in myself.”

Although the Cubs didn’t end with a win, the 19-11 season had many high notes, according to Pearce. The team beat the University Red Devils in the Bay Counties League championship game after an upsetting loss to UHS last season, earning it a spot in the playoffs.

“My favorite part of the season was beating University in the championship game,” Pearce said. “It was so exciting getting revenge on them from the game last year, and we definitely deserved that win.”

The Cubs’ head coach Phil Galvin helped their game improve and inspired them to be better players, according to Domergue.

“Coach Phil would always say ‘You either get better or worse, there is no such thing as staying the same,’” Domergue

guest columnist Katie Carlson

Spring training signals successful Giants season

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Senior guard India Pearce lines up a free-throw during the Cubs’ BCL playoff game against the MA Wildcats, which they won 55 - 36. Pearce was named San Fran Preps All-City Player of the Year and SF Chronicle’s Regional Player of the Year. said. “That always reminded me to do my best and to strive to get better.”

This team has not only improved as players of the game, but as people, according to Galvin.

“Their growth as players was nothing short of massive — the credit goes to them though,

they took the coaching and learned and improved,” Galvin said. “The most important lesson they could learn was look people in the eyes, be honest and treat people with kindness.

Our goal was to have 12 better players by the end of the season and we clearly accomplished that.”

Today marks the end of a long 158 days since baseball season in San Francisco. While unusually short, the characteristically torturous off-season has produced a roster that may very well rival the band of misfits that led the Giants to a World Series win last year.

After the unbelievable celebration where approximately 1 million people showed up to celebrate, everything was suddenly over. That’s it. Done. Of course people continued to wear Giants gear for the next month to celebrate, but once December came around and the excitement died down, I was officially in my post-baseball hibernation for the winter. As everyone moved on with his or her lives, I was stuck in my no-baseball-depression.

When playoff hero Edgar Renteria made a deal with the Cincinnati Reds and Juan Uribe did the unthinkable by signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, I began to lose hope for a World Series repeat. Despite these losses, however, the rest of the team remained intact with a few notable additions — Miguel Tejada, an all-star veteran who used to play for the Oakland A’s, and a slew of up-and-comers who are going to give Rookie of the Year Buster Posey a run for his money.

Spring Training, not Phil the Groundhog, signifies the start of spring for a diehard Giants fan like me. Standing out front of the ballpark at 5:30 a.m. getting autographs and chatting with my favorite players, I was reminded why I bleed black and orange.

Sitting in the stands at Spring Training, I witnessed firsthand the talent of the expanded 62-player roster (or as manager Bruce Bochy told me, “61 and a half men, since Lincecum only weighs 157 lbs) that includes the Giant’s top prospects — the next Tim Lincecums or Madison Bumgarners, so to speak. At 22, first baseman Brandon Belt is already leaving a mark — he just made the regular season roster and scored his first Major League homerun during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Just a couple months ago I was doubtful that the Giants would be able to capture another World Series Title. But over the past months I’ve watched the managers assemble yet another magic team. As regular season games begin today , we’ll have to wait and see whether this will be another winning season — but from what I’ve seen in the preseason, there is no doubt in my mind that the Giants are going to “Repeat the feat.”

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KATY HALLOWELL | the broadview

Senior Kiara Molina tries to win the ball off of a University player during the varisty Cubs’ 0-7 loss to the Red Devils.

The Cubs are 1-4 as of presstime and play LickWilmerding High School at Crocker Amazon on Tuesday. JV plays Marin Academy on Wednesday at Crocker.

Junior Lauren Choi returns the birdie during badminton practice.

Badminton faces Athenian School on Wednesday at Athenian. In the two teams’ previous matchup, the Cubs and Knights came away with a 5-0 victory. As of presstime, the team is 2-1 on the season.

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Freshman Tess Holland leaps over a hurdle on the Marina Green during track practice. The team’s next meet is a BCL match-up at City College of San Francisco on Saturday.

This is the second meet of the regular season for the track team.

Senior Lindsey Eng swims a lap during a practice. The swim team’s next meet is April 29 against Marin Academy. The swim team won their first meet against the Athenian School on March 4. The BCL Championships are scheduled for May 14 and will conclude the swim season.

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Exhibit showcases pulp couture

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Katy Hallowell Reporter

he extravagant dresses that line that galleries of the Legion of Honor look like costumes straight off the runway and hung on mannequins. Upon closer inspection, the ball gowns are made not of luxurious fabrics but painted paper.

Pulp Fashion features 60 pieces work

by Isabelle de Borchgrave, an artist wellknown in Europe for her paper based replicas of dresses, who began designing dresses made from paper pulp in 1998.

De Borchgrave’s creations are composed of a thin paper that when painted resembles

costumes made of fabric. Pulp Fashion features three distinct collections — Papiers a la Mode, Fortuny and I Medici — that each show a different style of design.

“Usually, a dress takes one month to be created,” Pauline de Borchgrave, a communications associate at the Legion of Honor, said. “There is a lot of historical research to be done before beginning the construction of a dress.”

The complex artistic technique entails painting thin layers of ground, wet paper onto a base for the art. De Borchgrave shows impressive control of the difficult technique, and executes every design with impressive skill.

Because the artist draws her inspiration from paintings, she must research styles of the time period and use imagination when designing the backs of the dresses that are not shown in a painting.

De Borchgrave’s creations bring history to life in a dynamic and enchanting ways for the people who get to see paintings on the wall transformed into real

life designs.

Every aspect of the magical display, down to the smallest accessory, is fashioned out of paper in a way that looks entirely realistic. Dainty and translucent ascots appear to be made out of fine silk and a strand of pearls seems to almost reflect the light.

“Isabelle is a kind of genius of the trompe l’oeil,” Pauline de Borchgrave said, referring to the French artistic technique of using optical illusion to create realistic imagery. “She can create a pattern on paper that will look like real jewels.”

Pulp Fashion is one of de Borchgrave’s first shows in the United States displaying a variety of the works she has created in the medium.

“I would say that the central theme of this exhibition is how art and fashion can describe history,” said de Borchgrave.

Pulp Fashion is open Tues-Sun from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Legion of Honor. Discounted student admission is $5. The exhibit runs through June 5th.

ANDREAS VON EINSIEDEL | with permission

Worth evening gown (above) and shoe (left), 1994, are based on an 1898 dress designed by Charles Frederick Worth. De Borchgrave’s recreations of life-size historical costumes are inspired by art spanning 300 years.

ANDREAS VON EINSIEDEL | with permission

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Maria de’ Medici (right), 2006, is inspired by a 1555 portrait by Alessandro Allori. The Legion of Honor is the first American museum to hold an exhibition for de Borchgrave’s work.

PAULINE DE BORCHGRAVE | with permission

ANDREAS VON EINSIEDEL | with permission

Isabelle de Borchgrave (above) paints paper for a dress. This piece is based on Massimo Stanzione’s Woman in Neapolitan Costume, a circa 1635 portrait in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

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SPRING BREAK Last Day!

Union Street Easter Parade & Festival Sunday, April 24 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Union Street from Gough to Fillmore The Festival features some of Union Street’s restaurants serving in an outdoor bistro setting, along with an Easter parade at 2 p.m.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Amoeba Music Tuesday, April 19 6 p.m.

1855 Haight Street The Pains of Being Pure at Heart perform songs from their second album, “Belong”, released March 29.

B a y Area National Danc e Week kick -off perfor mance Fr iday, Apr il 22 Noon-1 p. m.

Union Square

Free Day at California Academy of Sciences Wednesday, April 20 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

55 Music Concourse Drive Visit the Academy’s Spring to Life exhibit as a part of their free admission days, occurring every third Wednesday of the month.