Volume 11, Issue 1
August 17, 2016
First dance of the year on Friday
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Summer changes come to fruition
Nicholas Hom
Associate Editor-in-Chief
ollowing last year’s successful Carnival, the Student Council executives are planning a similar event this Friday evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Little Theater and the Herbert Center gym. “We’re expecting a great event for the Convent & Stuart Hall community,” Student Body president Michael Tellini ’17 said. “It’s always a great time as it provides a way for everyone to get together after summer, meet the new freshmen and enjoy the music and food. We’re looking to continue on our historic run of dance attendance started at this same dance last fall.” This year’s theme is sports, replacing last year’s tiki bar and Hawaiian shirts with tailgating stands and jerseys. The volleyball nets will be back again and attendees will have a variety of activities to fill the evening. Following the graduation of Stuart Hall High School’s inhouse DJ, Jackson Rhodes ’16, Phoenix Aquino Thomas ’18 will be taking over the beats for the first time. The Freshman Class is ambivalent on the subject of the dance. “I might go,” Frances McCorgray ’20 said. Other students did not seem to know that there was a dance. “Students can look forward to trying our tasty tailgating stand and dancing the night away,” Student Director of Activities Alex Mcdonald ’16, who is working behind the scenes to plan out the night, said.
New Staff
Kendall Olsen Mathematics Department
Ben Su English Department
Owen Fahy | The Roundtable
Renovations | Renovations of the physics classroom on the Pine and Octavia campus continued into freshmen orientation on Monday and Tuesday. Workers were on a tight schedule to finish the renovations in time for the start of school today. Christopher Cohen
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Editor
he Octavia Campus underwent a variety of renovations this summer from the classrooms, to the daily schedule, and the use of personal computers on campus. Lab tables and furniture in science classrooms were completely replaced with movable lab stations that allow more options for mobility of seating and teaching. “The new science labs are designed to have a more open and flexible design and be interdisciplinary,” biology and physiology teacher Brook Weirs said. “Students will be able to collaborate and work in groups. It should be a step forward for us and open up a new era of student science at Stuart Hall High School.” A Bring Your Own Device program allows students to choose a computer they are comfortable using on a day-today basis. “I really enjoy the new BYOD system, because it allows us to use our own selected equipment,” Jorim Powell ’18 said. Desks in the math classrooms have been replaced with larger, sturdier desk allowing students to keep all of their supplies on desks. “I’m very excited for the new furniture because we’ll have the same mobility as the previous chairs, but more desk space for students to work,” math teacher
Lindsay MacGarva said. “It’s critical for students to have enough space to have their notebook and calculator on their desk. Last year they were not able to do that.” The newly designed schedule has been revamped to allow for slightly longer class times, in part to accommodate the introduction of the International Baccalaureate Program, according to Dean Reynolds Marquette. Block period rotation has also been changed, eliminating the same classes two days in a row. Assembly and lunch are now back to back periods on Monday, ColLab has been moved to Tuesday, and Chapel and lunch are back to back on Friday as well. Lunch periods have been reduced from an hour to 40 or 55 minutes, depending on the day. “I think the new schedule is going to be an adjustment for all of us, but I think it’ll work out,” Tyler Makras ’18 said. “I believe the new schedule is more organized and will help me be better prepared for school.” School days go in alphabetical order, starting with A or E period, depending on whether the day is Red or Blue, with the new schedule consistently alternating Red and Blue days. “I’m excited to experience the new changes and believe they will help me and my peers succeed,” Angel Padilla ’18 said.
A|E A|E A|E A|E A|E 8:00-9:20
8:00-9:20
8:00-9:30
8:00-9:30
8:00-9:20
B|F B|F B|F B|F B|F 9:30-10:50
Assembly 11:00-11:45
Lunch 11:45-12:25
C|G 12:25-1:45
D|H 1:55-3:15
9:30-10:50
9:40-11:10
9:40-11:10
9:30-10:50
C|G
Lunch
Lunch
11:00-11:45
11:10-12:05
11:10-12:05
11:00-12:20
Lunch 12:20-1:00
D|H 1:00-2:20
ColLab 2:30-3:15
Chapel Lunch 11:45-12:25
C|G C|G C|G 12:05-1:35
12:05-1:35
12:25-1:45
D|H D|H D|H 1:45-3:15
1:45-3:15
1:55-3:15
Nicholas Hom | The Roundtable
Schedule reboot | Red and Blue days are now on a fully rotational schedule, classes are now 5 minutes longer and ColLab is now at the end of the day.
Owen Fahy | The Roundtable
Fabulous floors | Administrative assistant Tal Quetone, reads his newspaper in the newly renovated lobby. Hardwood floors and new couches replaced old carpet and uncomfortable chairs.