The Return of SHP’s Sports

The Return of SHP’s Sports

Timothy Meneses '21. This is a digitally exclusive article for the Quad that is part of last week's HeartBeat Issue 8 news section. Image from Unsplash.com Sports have always been a monumental aspect of the culture in Sacred Heart. In this pandemic, it has sometimes felt that a part of our community has been missing due to the ongoing absence of athletics. With the few remaining months left to countdown to, is there still hope for SHP sports? On February 19th, Governor Gavin Newsom lifted restrictions allowing athletes to resume participating in sports in light of San Mateo County transitioning…
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How Different Communities at SHP Tackled the 2020 Election

How Different Communities at SHP Tackled the 2020 Election

Timothy Meneses '21 This year’s 2020 presidential election has undoubtedly been an unprecedented and historic event. The election results were called four days after Election Day and increased tension across the country. Paired with the pandemic, many of SHP’s students and faculty have felt anxiety, stress, and apprehension during this election cycle, but faculty and student groups have sought to make the best of the situation. Americans all over the country have already experienced tension because of the coronavirus, which has only gotten worse with the election and the deep divide within our nation’s political sides. AP U.S. History teacher…
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SHP Drama Pushes Forward With Fall Production

SHP Drama Pushes Forward With Fall Production

Axel de Vernou '21 Starting tonight and running through the weekend, the SHP Drama Department is inviting students to virtually attend “The Odd Couple,” a comedic school play adapted from the 1965 version written by Neil Simon. Despite restrictions that actors have had to face recently, the Drama team is doing the best it can to provide a show for students and faculty from the comfort of their homes. “The Odd Couple is a comedy about two friends, Olive and Florence, who couldn’t be more different,” explains Drama Program Director Mr. Jeffrey Adams, who has been in charge of overseeing…
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A Look Back at College Week

A Look Back at College Week

Axel de Vernou '21 In response to the fall semester being online, SHP’s College Counseling Department pivoted to a week-long series of workshops, guest speakers, and lessons to prepare the senior class for submitting their applications. College Week replaced the in-person gathering that seniors usually participated in right before the start of the school year, where one day of the summer was dedicated to activities surrounding the college process. The extension of the event to span five days enabled the counselors to introduce a wide variety of opportunities to the senior class.  The workshops, which lasted between 9am to 3pm…
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SHP Creates New Plan and Cooperates with Other Schools to Construct Online Model

SHP Creates New Plan and Cooperates with Other Schools to Construct Online Model

Kiran Seeff '23 Since the beginning of the shelter-in-place, the Sacred Heart community has faced many notable changes. Among those, the necessary implementation of remote learning as a response to COVID-19 is crucial in allowing SHP to experiment with new technology. Fortunately, Sacred Heart is not coming into this period of remote learning unprepared. To get a better idea of the technology that Sacred heart is now using, members of the tech department have answered a few questions about this groundbreaking technology. “In many ways, we’re doing what [other schools are] doing right now,” says Dr. Diana Neebe, Director of…
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Coaches and Counselors Maintain Momentum During Quarantine

Coaches and Counselors Maintain Momentum During Quarantine

Adrian de Vernou '22 The transition to distance learning has affected everybody within the SHP community, including students, teachers, and faculty members. However, some groups on campus were more dependent on physical interactions than others. Due to the shift to an online model, college counselors, personal counselors, and coaches have had to find new and creative ways to get in touch with students and organize events. One of the most important end goals for students at Sacred Heart is finding a college, which is why the school offers such a robust college counseling program. Upperclassmen have been interacting with college…
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Student Media Forges Community Through New Online Outlets

Student Media Forges Community Through New Online Outlets

Finn Roblin '21 Although physical proximity has become impossible due to present circumstances, Sacred Heart has made efforts to connect everyone through student media. While everyone adjusts to an abnormal schedule, weekly broadcasts, the Heartbeat Digest, and the Daily Drop provide a reliable normalcy.  Despite the inability for people to gather at this time, the weekly broadcasts bring together everyone virtually. ASB president Jake Birdwell notes, “There is a strong sense of unity that comes with gathering as a school, and the broadcast is an attempt to do that given the restriction we have right now on coming together in…
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Online Learning Highlights Necessary Changes for In-Person Schedule

Online Learning Highlights Necessary Changes for In-Person Schedule

Axel de Vernou '21 & William Briger '21 We are in a moment of our school’s history where time has never been more relevant.  We are the first students to experience a Sacred Heart education remotely, which adds a new aspect to the conversation we have been having in the HeartBeat this semester. How does an education provided at school differ from what we can do at home, and is the time we spend in our physical classrooms allocated in the best way possible? In this article, the HeartBeat is analyzing both the in-person and online schedule to help discuss…
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School Closure Forces SHP to Rethink Curriculum

School Closure Forces SHP to Rethink Curriculum

Andrew Samuels '23 With just two days' notice, the SHP faculty were forced to completely rethink the way that the teaching profession has operated for over a century -- they needed to learn to teach in a virtual setting. The March 10th COVID-19 order to close SHP campus compelled teachers to change the way they engage their students and also innovate ways to recreate communities they so cherish.   The challenges teachers face are not only related to the classroom experience. “I really miss seeing my students---not only in class, but also during office hours, lunch, after school, or even in…
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