The student-run publication of Stuart Hall High School 1715 Octavia Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Volume 16, Issue 1 | Monday August 30, 2021
School renovates The Dungeon Students question identity, legacy of Stuart Hall
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Owen Akel
Editor-In-Cheif
tudents return to campus, they have been greeted by a new Dungeon, several aspects changed by the school over the summer break including the logo in the floor’s center, the Convent & Stuart Hall logo replacing the shield. “If you're going to redo the floor, then you’re updating everything else about it, including the logo,” Head of School Tony Farrell said. “The new logo, it’s funny because it’s not even new. I want to say it's more than four years old now.” Convent & Stuart Hall officially changed the logo from the shield and knight — logos which were specific to Stuart Hall when the school was founded in 2001 — in 2015 [Story] continues on 2
Owen Akel | The Roundtable
SUMMER CHANGES Four division Convent & Stuart Hall logo occupies the center of The Dungeon floor in place of the Stuart Hall High School shield. The school repainted the floor in addition to making maintenance changes and updates during the summer break.
Summer preseasons resemble pre-pandemic training Students express gratitude, excitement for coming sports
Vlad Korostyshevski & Bailey Parent
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Reporter & Senior Reporter
his summer, athletic training resumed, resembling pre-pandemic regimens, many Knights taking advantage of such opportunities in order to be in the best shape possible for the fall sports season. “I help students stay in shape over the summer by being there in the facility,” Barclay Spring the strength and conditioning coach said, “ I point in the direction I think they should go and I get to personalize each workout.” Before the pandemic, Spring says he would train as many as 120 some days. Despite the pandemic halting use of the performance lab temporarily, Spring says numbers are steadily climbing back to before, training between 20 and 30 people daily.
“Last year we could only work outdoors,” Spring said. “Now we have the ability to have as many people in the room as you like, as long as everybody wears masks. It’s a lot different than it used to be, but slowly building again.” Cross Country was also able to start practicing. The team met three times a week for runs and conditioning. “We've done a normal summer program for cross country running,” Buckley said. “There's just no substitute for that work. It can't be successful without doing work and we can't be successful without doing work in the summer.” Students say summer practices prove to be helpful for preparing student athletes for the fall sports season. "The cross-country summer workouts were epic,” freshman
Luke Endres said. “I made new friends, and I feel stronger.” For the upcoming school year, sports are expected to resume back to normal according to the department of public health but Buckley says the possibility of invitationals and championships are still up in the air. “Regular athletic practices that are outdoors should be minimally impacted,” Buckley said. “In terms of competitions, they are a little bit trickier because they involve mixing kids from different schools.” Summer programs allowed athletes to to be as ready as possible, just in time for the start of the fall sports season “If we’re gonna achieve things as a team that we want to achieve and we need to have work put in right now,” Buckley said.
School opens campus early
Freshman meet classmate, expierence community JJ Kim
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Reporter
espite a recent spike in coronavirus cases, the school was able to hold freshman success on August 12 and 13 so that freshmen could experience campus life with their entire class for the first time before formal classes started. “I did sense a large power of excitement,” Greg Lobe, Senior Associate Director of High School Admissions, said. “A lot of that has to do with being in person. This is their first time they’re stepping on a school campus in about 18 months.” The orientation was also a way for freshmen to rekindle their social lives, as most of them had been learning via Zoom. It was a way for them to get out of their comfort zones and to get their first taste of high school. “It was great,” freshman Terrance Louie said. “Everyone was
super nice.” The students participated in various activities, including games in the gym, and even got to go bowling with their new classmates. 13 Teachers were there to ensure the students were behaving properly and explaining what the freshman should expect during their time at Stuart Hall High School. “Freshman Success was a very interesting event,” freshman Noad Yemme said. “The highlight of the entire thing was when we went bowling. Overall the experience was great.” As the new freshman enter the school year, Lobe also offers them a piece of advice in order for them to be successful and have fun during their first year of high school. “Get to know your teachers,” Lobe said. “There are a lot of interesting faculty members with unique backgrounds and fields of study.”
Upcoming Events
2 Sept. Blood Drive 8am- 1pm The Dungeon
6 Sept. Labor Day No School
17 Sept.
18 Sept.
30 Sept.
13 Oct.
Home Coming Volley Ball Match 6:30pm
Home Coming Football Game 2pm
Mass of the Holy Spirit 10- 11:30 am
PSAT/SAT
Syufy Court
Kezar
St. Marys
Both Campuses
8am - 12pm