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SHP Responds to the Gaza Conflict
Allison Mu '27, Staff Writer • January 28, 2025

In recent years, the Israel-Palestine conflict has become a controversial topic, and it is affecting educational institutions around the world, including Sacred Heart. As a part of...

How SHP Celebrates the Holidays
Sophie Xie '28, Staff Writer • January 16, 2025
Fiddler on the Roof
Marco Gomez ‘28, Staff Writer • November 10, 2024
Incumbent Again: Trump’s Second Term Approaches
Allison Mu ‘27, Staff Writer • February 12, 2025

As the nation prepares for the inauguration of President Donald Trump, many students and faculty at Sacred Heart are reflecting on what this historic event could mean for the country....

New Legislators Aim for Big Changes
Sam Morganroth '27, Staff Writer • January 16, 2025
Stepping into Trump’s America
Marco Gomez '28, Staff Writer • January 16, 2025
AP Gov Student Engage with Community
Addy Davis '26 and Abby Gruber '26 January 28, 2025

Juniors and seniors in AP United States Government & Politics and AP Comparative Government are currently completing their Civic Action project,...

Close Polls and Swing States: SHP Predictions on the 2024 Election Showdown
Grace Griffin ‘27, Staff Writer • November 10, 2024

With the presidential elections coming up on November 5th, 2024, tensions are high between the Democratic and Republican parties. This election...

SHP Helping in Helene’s Wake: What You Can Do
Kate Ragatz ‘25, Arjun Singh ‘25, and Duke Tom ‘26 November 10, 2024

In the middle of a seemingly ordinary freshman lock-in, Dr. Massucco found herself torn between the festivities unfolding around her and the...

Saving News, the Controversial Deal between Google and the California Government
Kieran Armstrong ‘26 and Rocco Vitale ‘26 November 10, 2024

  The number of reliable sources of information available to the Californian population — local newsrooms and print media companies...

New Dean on Campus
Sophie Xie ‘28, Staff Writer • October 17, 2024

Q: What do you like to do in your free time? A: I love to run. I actually started running in college, and have done a few half marathons. I’m...

Wunderbar Deutschland: First Germany Exchange at SHP a Success
Addy Davis ‘26, Staff Writer • October 17, 2024

SHP has just launched its first ever exchange program with Schiller Gymnasium in Pforzheim, Germany. This initiative recently brought German...

Trump vs. Harris: The Historical Electoral Impact of Presidential Debates
Nik de Silva ‘27, Staff Writer • October 15, 2024

What many people consider to be among the most important presidential elections in U.S. history boiled down to the recent presidential debate...

Russia and Ukraine: International Conflict and Electoral Influence
Marco Gomez ‘28, Staff Writer • October 15, 2024

Russia and Ukraine have a long history of war and political turmoil and are currently facing conflict. In 2013, the former pro-Russian president...

Father John: Who is SHP’s New Priest?
Livia Valentine ‘26, News Editor • October 15, 2024

For the first time since its founding, SHP has employed a full-time priest: Father John Whitney. Born and raised in San Mateo, California, and...

Does Minimum Grading Maximize Learning or Minimize Effort?
Sasha Tang, Staff Writer • February 27, 2024

Recently, Sacred Heart Preparatory has become one of many schools nationwide to implement minimum grading. Minimum Grading is the increasingly...

Israel and Hamas Conflict
Arjun Singh and Clay Griffin February 27, 2024

On October 7, 2023, Hamas, one of the largest and most advanced terrorist organizations in the Palestinian territories, launched an assault on...

Guam: We Need to Talk About the Chamorro
Livia Valentine, Staff Writer • February 27, 2024

When Guam is brought up, some common ideas often come to peoples’ minds: it belongs to the United States, it is a strategic Naval base, an...

SHP’s Sleep Crisis
Jaiden Ghumman, Staff Writer • February 27, 2024

SHP’s Director of School and Personal Counseling, Ms. Laura Stoll, prescribes that students ages 13-18 need 8-10 hours of sleep to maintain...

February SCOTUS Docket; is Trump an Eligible Candidate?
Lucy Newton and Estela Tapias February 15, 2024

Beginning on February 8, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States will withhold the power to clarify the bounds of federalism in national...

Atherton’s Housing Crisis: Where Does SHP Fit In?
Livia Valentine, Staff Writer • February 15, 2024

Atherton’s city council is struggling to operate amid changing state requirements for affordable housing. The Regional Housing Needs Allocation...

Grade Alignment: Does the Teacher Make the Grade?
Duke Tom '26 and Brooke Soderbery '26 February 15, 2024

Students taking the same course with different teachers should face a similar level of challenge and earn grades consistent with other sections....

Crossing the Chasm: Women in STEM
Kate Ragatz, Opinion Section Editor • February 15, 2024

Women are notoriously underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. According to a study published by the...

Living Sustainably: How Changing Everyday Habits Can Save our Planet
Megan Newby, Staff Writer • February 15, 2024

Our planet is struggling. Climate change is affecting all corners of our globe, changing weather patterns, causing species to go extinct, and...

SHS Teacher One Of Four Winners in SFMOMA Contest
Alondra Flores, Staff Writer • February 1, 2024

Lauren DiCioccio, a teacher at the Sacred Heart Middle School, has had her work in exhibits now for fifteen years. From June 15-25, one of her...

125 Year Anniversary
Rocco Vitale, Staff Writer • February 1, 2024

Surviving an earthquake, being founded before both the Golden Gate Bridge and the city of Atherton, and experiencing both World War I and II...

Admissions Program Changes
Rocco Vitale, Staff Writer • January 23, 2024

Recent changes to the school’s admission process have prompted the return of the shadow program, now referred to as the Student Experience,...

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,...

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