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Election News on Social Media: A Blessing or a Curse?
Megan Newby ‘25, Staff Writer • January 28, 2025

Election talk is everywhere. It’s hard to escape, as millions of Americans grapple with their emotions, opinions, and reflections. Snippets of candidates in emotional moments get millions of views, with every news source...

From Non-Honors to Honors Math: A Treacherous Journey
November 10, 2024

Students can make the jump from a non-honors to honors math course at two points in their time at Sacred Heart: the transition from at-level Geometry to Algebra II Trig Honors and the transition from at-level Algebra II to Precalculus AB Honors....

Civility in Electoral Debates: Performance or Progress?
November 10, 2024

Considering that the United States’ political landscape is often deemed polarizing, contentious, and divisive, many viewers were shocked to repeatedly hear the phrase “I agree with you,” at the start of a running mate’s response to...

Apalachee High School Shooting
October 17, 2024

As of September 4th, 2024, SHP students have gone to 49 classes in the new school year; Taylor Swift has released 49 songs, including their remixes; and the United States has witnessed 49 school shootings (CNN). On Wednesday, September 4th in...

Life After Affirmative Action
October 17, 2024

On June 29th, 2023, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) deemed the use of affirmative action in college admissions to be unconstitutional. Affirmative action is the use of policies that try to increase diversity through using race as a factor in the...

End of Year
Editor-in-Chiefs May 20, 2025

As we reach the end of the school year, we would like to thank our wonderful journalists, photographers, and editors for their hard work, time,...

Exploring Entrepreneurship
Morgan Wickam ‘27, Staff Writer • March 14, 2025

Summer will soon be among us, so SHP students have already set out to determine just how their time away from school will unfold. Exploring Entrepreneurship...

Winter Break for Mental Health
Morgan Wickam ‘27, Staff Writer • February 14, 2025

Winter break, a time to reboot and recover, is enjoyed by students all around the world. By the end of the first semester, balancing academics,...

Why Teachers Should Not Express Political Views at School
Livia Valentine ‘26, Opinion Editor • November 10, 2024

“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think." Those were the words of Albert Einstein, and while he has...

Pros and Cons: Third Party Voting
Diana Caamal ‘26, Staff Writer • November 10, 2024

Within the 2024 election cycle, there have been many debates on the subjects of voting, not voting, choosing the beneficial candidate for the...

Teachers Should Express Political Views at School
Helen Nguyen ‘25, Staff Writer • November 10, 2024

Not much is agreed upon in American politics, but the bipartisan truth is that America is politically polarized. The Carnegie Endowment for International...

From Passion to Profession
Morgan Wickam ‘27, Staff Writer • October 17, 2024

Balancing sports, school, clubs, and extracurricular activities can be very hectic for high school students. In fact, the sheer academic demands...

SHP’s O’ahu Immersion: Ecological and Cultural Education
Rocco Vitale ‘26 and Lucy Newton ‘25 October 17, 2024

Sacred Heart offers several service immersion trips over the summer, including Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Jamaica. Each trip is designed to combine...

A Student’s Take on Where SHP Stands with AP Curriculum
Livia Valentine, Writer • April 30, 2024

For a majority of students at SHP, Advanced Placements are a large part of the high school experience. Maybe you’re a freshman and are thinking...

We Don’t Want More AP Histories, We Need Them
Kate Ragatz '25 and Brooke Soderbery '26 February 27, 2024

America has been forged by the hands of divergent, intelligent, and brazen people—men and women alike. However, there is an unquestionable...

Why You SHOULD Go to School Plays
Duke Tom, Writer • February 15, 2024

I arrived on campus just as the sun was going down: the building illuminated with lights streaming toward the sky. I was in the middle of a crowd...

Service as Self-Awareness: My Immersion Trip to Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles
February 15, 2024

“Back when I was young,” Anthony said wistfully as he looked out onto the crowd, “many of my friends and I got drawn into gang violence,...

SMACK–Controversial Speakers: Do They Belong at SHP?
Duke Tom '26 and Brooke Soderbery '26 February 15, 2024

In the past decade, the presence of contentious speakers on school campuses has impacted universities across the country, two prime examples...

Exchange Students Opinions on SHP Sports
Charlotte Butcher and Chanelle Patino February 15, 2024

In the SHP community, there have been many amazing exchange students from across the globe. Ranging from Spain, Mexico, and Australia, SHP is...

Affirmative Action Struck Down by Supreme Court; How will SHP Respond?
Nik de Silva, Staff Writer • January 23, 2024

Universities take into account a wide array of factors when making admissions decisions. They consider standardized test scores, athletic ability,...

Representation in Education
Helen Nguyen January 23, 2024

When Googled, the definition of belonging is returned with 3,400,000,000 search results in 0.29 seconds. When answered by peers, colleagues,...

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