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The Emerald

Sacred Heart Cathedral's student-run newspaper. We've got issues.

The Emerald

Sacred Heart Cathedral's student-run newspaper. We've got issues.

The Emerald

Angels 1-4 fly together, almost touching wings.

The Blue Angels 2024

Finn Kavanaugh ’28 October 24, 2024

On the final day of Fleet Week, a week dedicated to celebrating America’s naval services, the Blue Angels took to the skies. The Blue Angels are a team of F/A-18 Super Hornets that do airshows around...

Jonah Lei ‘25 watches the Vice Presidential debate between Senator JD Vance and Governor Tim Walz

4 WEEKS AWAY: SHC’S 2024 Election News Update

Jonah Lei ’25, Current Events Editor October 13, 2024

We are four weeks away from the 2024 presidential election! This week, a foreign president’s visit and a major hurricane solidified the war in Ukraine and the federal response to natural disasters as...

A side-by-side shot of Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump, taken by Gage Skidmore in 2019 and 2011, respectively, and licensed under Creative Commons.

5 WEEKS AWAY: SHC’S 2024 Election News Update

Jonah Lei ’25, Current Events Editor October 4, 2024

We are five weeks away from the 2024 presidential election! This week, Trump faced another assassination attempt and controversy over a Republican down-ballot candidate, and Kamala Harris had an important...

A picture of American flags, taken by Eric Lynch in 2008 and licensed under Creative Commons.

6 WEEKS AWAY: SHC’s 2024 Election News Update

Jonah Lei ’25, Current Events Editor September 23, 2024

We are six weeks away from the 2024 presidential election, and with that, The Emerald is starting a weekly countdown to give a short highlight of the recent events that are taking place in the world of...

Advocacy in Action CCC's postcards to be sent to people across the country in support of Prop 1.

The Possibilities of Proposition 1

Mattigan Tanko ’26 May 9, 2024

2024 is a voting year, and the local ballots have already been cast and counted. However, there was a particular proposition that will heavily impact the state of California. The aforementioned measure...

SHC students volunteering at St. Anthony’s Farmers Market.

Spotlight on St. Anthony’s Farmers Market with Lasallian Vincentian Youth

Catherine Tsang ’25, Head of Photography April 22, 2024

For students at SHC, the trip to St. Anthony’s Foundation is a rite of passage in their high school experience. Every year, sophomores volunteer alongside their English 3,4 classes to serve their neighboring...

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The TikTok Ban: Everything You Should Know

Tess Corvera ’26, Staff Writer April 22, 2024

The endless scrolling on your TikTok For You Page may be coming to an end. On March 13th, the House of Representatives passed a bill to ban this popular social media platform.  TikTok, used by 102.3...

In Jerusalem: The Western Wall and Dome of the Rock, two of the holiest sites in Judaism and Islam, respectively.

Israel-Hamas War: A Decades-Long Conflict Reignites

Jonah Lei ’25, Current Events Editor February 29, 2024

On October 7, a decades-long conflict reignited between Israel and Palestine as Hamas, a militant group that has vowed to annihilate Israel, launched an invasion into the Israeli territory bordering Gaza....

Coach Andy Chan, Ciarra McGarry '24, and Bridget Panina '24 pose for a photo picking up trash with the rest of the Cross Country team.

Senior Perspectives on Climate Change

Ciarra McGarry ’24 February 29, 2024

Climate change is undoubtedly the biggest health threat, swallowing humanity whole. We breathe in the air pollution it has promoted, face abnormal weather events, and grapple with the shortage in food...

Members of Advocacy in Action (Eva Salgado ‘24, Logan Graves ‘24, Ethan Arguello ‘24, Zachary Thomas ‘24) pass out Voter Registration forms to eligible students.

Vote! (Or Register!)

Kate Cassidy ’24, Editor-in-Chief February 29, 2024

With a national voting age of 18, opportunities for high school students to get involved in local, state, or national elections seem limited. But are they really? As the 2024 presidential elections quickly...

The Way Things Should Be

Paloma Carrubba ’26 February 29, 2024

Too often, curious young girls are told the same thing when questioning why they have to be more careful with their safety than their male classmates: The world will tell them “that's just the way things...

Lunar New Year 2024

Kaylyn Lee ’24, Head of Broadcast Media February 10, 2024

Kaylyn Lee '24 and members of AASU on SHC's campus explain some traditions of the Lunar New Year, celebrated today, February 10, 2024!

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