Editorial: Don’t Forget Extracurriculars in the Fall Axel de Vernou ‘21 As the school year comes to a close, I think change mentioned above. Chances are, we will has been laudable, but the administration has to we can all agree that our lives were disrupted have to continue practicing certain measures remember the value of extracurricular enrich- in some way or another. Some parts of school, that will make it difficult for certain organiza- ment when designing its schedule for next year. like our spring athletics or SJTI, suddenly dis- tions to operate in the ways that they usually do. We aren’t asking for SHP to violate public appeared and left us wondering what to make of Every group, from the robotics team to PASH health policies. We just want the administration our new virtual reality. While SHP worked hard to our student media teams, may not be able to to really put consideration into a sphere of the to preserve all of the elements of a Sacred Heart gather like they usually do if the administration student experience that creates memories and education, there were some parts that were not decides to construct a schedule that can easily builds personality. We invested an enormous addressed as much as others. With the admin- switch to an online format. If we find ourselves amount of time and resources into the new istration working hard to carve out the best taking these precautionary measures, where will Campbell building not just for the classes, but schedule for the community when we return in the voices of the 120 prospective HeartBeat staff for the spaces that it provides for students to August, the HeartBeat wants to leave you— and writers all crammed in the Hearth be? Where engage in learning that goes beyond the class- the school as a whole— with a few words of ad- will the buzzing voices of the student body be room... A revamped ASC program, conference vice and some reassurances about this publica- during the usual club fair to kick off the semes- rooms, whiteboards to encourage ingenuity, a tion. ter? Will we be able to go out and support our breathtaking Creative Inquiry/robotics space, Before explaining what we think should be peers’ athletic and artistic feats? and broadcasting rooms among other things. valued in the updated fall schedule, we would To be blunt, they might not be around. Our school knows the value of an education that like to make one point clear. The HeartBeat SHP will act in a way that keeps us all healthy, goes beyond the classroom, and we are hoping will never stop producing content and tackling which might include a mix of online and in-per- that this stays constant in the fall. the challenges and controversial issues that our son learning. Our one request is that student ex- Throughout the year, the HeartBeat has community faces. We hope that you saw this with tracurriculars, enrichment periods, and media reported multiple times about the ways that our shift to the weekly digests and our mailed are not forgotten. we engage with time at our school in our lives. investigative issue. No matter what our sched- This spring, many students never got to SHP has proven to be responsive and thought- ule looks like in the fall, you can count on hav- see the fruits of their labor. The SJTI was can- ful about past and forthcoming schedule chang- ing the HeartBeat be a part of it. We have seen celed right before our eyes. The SHP Connec- es, and the special circumstances that we are in the power of student voices when they express tions Program never got to hold its career fair. right now will allow us to test our limits and get themselves in the paper, whether it is in print or The TedTalks set to take place were postponed to creative. Before going off to your summer, just digital, and we have every intention of continu- next school year. Certain projects in the Creative keep in the back of your mind that the Heart- ing to strengthen discussion on our campus. Inquiry or Arts department were put on hold. Beat and the rest of student media will continue With that being said, we would like to of- These events are what makes a Sacred Heart ed- providing meaningful discussions when we re- fer some related thoughts about the structure of ucation. The weekly Zoom calls that we have got- turn in the Fall, and that we will be advocating our upcoming fall semester, which we believe ten used to may cover academics, and the effort for a schedule that keeps extracurriculars at the should account for the communication and ex- to integrate clubs into the Wednesday schedule forefront of your education. COVID-19’s Impact on the Environment Op-Ed - Julia Birdwell ‘23 In recent weeks, our news feeds have climate change. return to previous, higher levels, just as we’d ex- become filled with heartwarming stories about Production of waste is on the rise, howev- pect if nothing much changed.” The changes that people in India being able to see the Hymalian er, because of a surge in medical waste. Medical are being seen are very short term, they are just a Mountains for the first time in 30 years or the waste in China has quadrupled to 200 tons per small dent in an exponentially growing problem. Venice Canals, free of boat pollution and traffic, day, as their medical waste facilities have reached We can’t expect these short term fixes to help in returning to their beautiful light blue color. It is almost full capacity. Scientists are currently the long run. no surprise that COVID-19 is impacting the envi- speculating whether the drop in office and work- Mr. Judge continues, “If, however, we ronment. Since the beginning of shelter in place, place waste will balance out with the increased were to make growth in green energy and oth- scientists have seen profound changes in carbon demand for food and shipping services, profit- er environmental priorities a major part of the emissions, waste, and energy usage. However, it ing companies such as Amazon, Good Eggs, and recovery process, then we could return to full is important to remember that COVID-19 is a DoorDash. economic activity without returning to the same terrible pandemic, regardless of the short term Home energy usage is on the rise as pollution levels. The tricky thing is, without a environmental impacts. Mr. Judge, AP Envi- America works, learns, and entertains them- strong economy, it can be difficult to foster the ronmental Science teacher, reminds people that selves at home. By noon each day, home energy kind of investment and appetite for risky inno- “given that air pollution is a presumed risk factor is up by 30% in comparison to before the pan- vation that is needed to bring about that kind of for COVID-19, and that, just like the pandemic, demic. In person transactions are now replaced shift.” As people are losing their jobs and strug- disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable by clicks on a computer. People do their jobs gling to economically survive, climate tends to in our society. Many thinkers see this as a trou- through conference calls, Zoom meetings, and be further down on their list. Shifting to a green bling continuation of the same sort of behavioral email communication. Students study on Zoom, economy means shifting away from staple in- pattern that created such an unjust situation as view assignments on Schoology, and work heav- dustries such as coal and oil. These huge chang- we currently face.” ily in Google Docs. Once the tasks are finished, es must be driven by mass interest. As this was Human carbon emissions have fallen people are quick to turn on Netflix, the news, or struggling to happen when people were finan- drastically since the beginning of shelter in place scroll through Instagram. Daily lives are domi- cially more stable, the likelihood of it happening due in part to reduced air and car travel, and the nated by the internet, and home energy use is up now is much lower. halting of economic activities such as factory because of it. Mr. Judge asserts, “Thus, the task may fall production. In the United States, air travel has The million dollar question has become: largely to governments. Here in the US, our lead- dropped by 40% and is seeing a 50% are these changes permanent? Mr. Judge ex- ership has responded to this crisis by sharply cut- decrease in carbon monoxide, a deadly gas emit- plained, “Economic activity should return when ting both pollution regulations and enforcement ted from planes and cars. In Europe there are the pandemic is better controlled, and if the in- of environmental law, thereby making it easier to 67 million fewer air travel passengers. In China, frastructure and activities driving the economy emit pollutants into the environment. This sug- carbon emissions have been cut by 25%. Though are the same as they were before the pandemic, gests that, barring the impact of other possible these low levels are predicted to rise once quar- then this current moment will turn out to be just actions, when economic activity returns to nor- antine is over, the normalization of remote work a minor blip in our rising emissions of carbon di- mal we can reasonably expect our air, water, and and learning are definitely beneficial to slowing oxide, and other air pollutants would also likely soil to become significantly more polluted than 2 May 26, 2020

they were before the pandemic. I’ll be blunt and forms. While in an impending financial crisis, the to take a huge movement from citizens and policy point out that many environmentalists see these climate will fall to deaf ears. makers to create a greener future. It is up to us to current government actions as an opportunistic While there have been positive impacts fight for a future on Earth. Those who would like move by the Trump administration to push a on the environment, it is critical to remember to do their part can consider making small chang- clearly anti-environmental, deregulatory agenda these changes are not permanent and it is going es such as increasing the amount they compost during a crisis, and therefore at a time and recycle, switching to using a reusable when people are less likely to object and water bottle, consuming less meat, buying in many cases may be (understandably) secondhand clothing, and using all of their too distracted to even notice. Further- leftovers. Also, during this time it is great more, the actual rise in pollution that to try to unplug from devices and get out- could result from these changes will side! Before we fight for the environment, it likely remain obscured by the reces- is important to know what we are fighting sionary economic activity of the cur- for. Take a walk, go for a bike ride, go for a rent crisis, and may not be apparent for hike, do some yoga outside, or eat a meal some time.” Without a push from our outside. Nature makes all of these amazing leaders, the climate may become even more im- Surface concentrations of nitrogen dioxide over activities possible, and it is up to the people of to- pacted and the atmosphere even more polluted northern Italy, January 31 versus March 15 2020. day to ensure future generations continue to have than before. President Trump doesn’t support, Source: Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring this phenomenal privilege. in fact he advocates against, climate change re- Service (CAMS); ECMWF Photography Spotlight: Heart Exchange Program Students from the Siena Youth Center took part in photography classes as a part of the Heart Exchange program at SHP. These are some photos that students took, featuring some of the best parts of the SHP campus. 3 May 26, 2020 of the Issue: Quarantine Edition Lifestyle - Maddie Levey ‘21 & Juliana Rosen ‘21 Welcome to a whole new world. A world that bun was sweet, but the proportion made this fried chicken sandwich from . where we are back to settle the biggest debate of sandwich not worth it. Our guest taster, the famous Mr. Arman- all time: what is the best fried chicken sandwich. Second, we went to Tender Greens. The do Del Rio of the ASC, had his own opinions re- What could be so special about crispy meat in- sandwich was much more expensive than Popey- garding his favorite chicken sandwich. He strong- side of a buttery bun? This issue, that is the ques- es: $11, and also 950 calories. We thought that the ly states that he “hates Tender Greens” while tion we set out to answer. Each ’s fried bun to chicken ratio was better, and we also liked adding that the remaining are “all chicken sandwich has its own personality, even the spiciness of the chicken. The bun was really very good.” Ultimately, Mr. Del Rio is definitely though some people believe they all taste the fluffy and did not get soggy. The condiments on not in agreement with us. He places Popeyes first, same. From our findings, we can tell you that’s this sandwich complemented the chicken well. Chick-Fil-A second, and Shake Shack third. We wrong. No matter which sandwich you thought There were pickles, aioli, and slaw which add- can conclude from his opinions that Armando was the best or which you BELIEVED was the ed to the overall appeal of it. It tasted like very has a very “classic” sandwich taste: he enjoys a best, we are here to tell you the truth. Fried chick- high-quality food and we enjoyed this sandwich. lot of chicken and a little bun. His reasoning be- en sandwiches have taken the world by storm, so Third, we visited Shake Shack. This sandwich was hind his selection of Popeyes is that he believes much so that this past November, someone was $6.50 and had 590 calories. Shake Shack was by a real chicken sandwich consists of chicken, bun, even stabbed after cutting another person in line far our favorite stop. Their sandwich had a per- pickles, and spread. According to Mr. Del Rio, he waiting for a Popeyes fried chicken sandwich. fect bun to chicken ratio and had great condi- really thinks that, “Popeyes does hit the mark!”. We visited all of your favorites: Popeyes, Tender ments. The sweet hawaiian bun complemented Even though Mr. Del Rio voted for Greens, Shake Shack, and Chick-fil-a, to tell you the savory chicken and the pickles and lettuce Popeyes, because he has a “thing” for the flaki- just which one the hype is all about (all of these added the perfect crunch. The chicken tasted re- ness, the big winner for us is Shake Shack! Mr. have doordash and pickup options so ally good and made us feel like we were walking Del Rio adds that in regards to Shake Shack, “the you can test them out during quarantine). Here is on clouds. The bun was light and fluffy, accom- slaw, even though not traditional, is quite good.” what our taste buds decided: panying the chicken such that we did not run out The delicious bun, crispy chicken, and perfect ra- First, we visited Popeyes. The sandwich of bun before the chicken and vice versa. Shake tio of the two makes Shake Shack the clear win- was $4.50, and without any sides, it was 700 cal- Shack really left an impression on our taste buds. ner to us. Coming in second is Tender Greens, ories. We noticed that the chicken to bun ratio Finally our last stop: Chick-fil-a. The Chick-fil-a and although it is an unpopular opinion, third was a little off, because the bun was very flat and sandwich was the least expensive at $3.05 and goes to Popeyes and last is Chick-Fil-A. Thank skinny while the chicken was almost three inches also had the lowest number of calories at 440. We you for tuning in to our articles throughout the thick. When we ate the sandwich, we thought the thought that there was a good spice to the chick- school year! Make sure to look for our articles in chicken was good because of the crispiness and en and that it had more flavor compared to the the fall! Sweden’s Approach to the Pandemic Op-Ed - Sandy Grees ‘21 Sweden has adopted a controversial ap- virus? California. Sweden’s approach only will only in- proach to fighting Coronavirus that utilizes lit- To answer this, the Our World in Data crease the severity of the pandemic, and cause tle to no lockdown procedure. People living in organization has compared countries’ rates of the effect felt by the virus to be longer-term than Sweden can go outside, visit bars, restaurants, coronavirus deaths per 1 million people. Swe- it would be with proper social distancing tactics. and retail stores; maintaining regular life while den fares worse in terms of deaths than other The death rate casts an unflattering shad- implementing safe social distancing procedures. European countries, and even the United States. ow over Sweden’s normally elite public health- The goal of Sweden’s approach is to achieve While Sweden has seen only about 23,000 cases care system. Swedes are generally healthier than ‘‘herd immunity,” where the public builds collec- compared to the United States’ 1.2 million, com- Americans, and many other citizens of developed tive resistance to the virus, eventually leading to paring rates of death is much more accurate in countries. In terms of its coronavirus damage a high percentage of citizens who are completely predicting the loss of life caused by coronavirus. such as the number of cases of the disease, Swe- immune. California has been under a mandatory den is faring much better than countries such as While there are few government ordered shelter-in-place order since March 19th and has Britain and the United States but their death rate restrictions on public life, many citizens of Swe- seen a slowing of new coronavirus cases since is alarming. While Sweden’s tactic may be show- den have taken extreme care and caution in go- then, essentially “flattening the curve.” Some ar- ing moderate results for now, this method could ing about their daily lives. Many citizens have gue that Sweden’s approach has been effective be- not be implemented in the US without strict en- cited trust in their government as the main mo- cause of their low case number. Protesters around forcement and a generally higher-quality health- tivator for continuing life normally. Even so, the California have even called for an end to the stay care system. virus has not seemed to slow down in Sweden. Is at home order, preferring an approach similar to Sweden taking the right approach in battling the Sweden’s. This approach would be disastrous in Virtual ASB Elections Run Smoothly News - Paul Fong ‘23 Even though SHP has moved to online used a Google Form to submit their votes. Can- lost. Mele Langi ‘21, next year’s ASB Spirit Com- school, the process of electing and appointing didates provided a digital interview for students missioner, also explains a project she is passion- ASB officers has continued while maintaining to watch. Members of the current ASB helped ate about: the resurrection of Gator Nation. She some key aspects and changing others. One dif- edit and upload the videos. Thanks to their ef- says that “Gator Nation is a special group of ro- ference in the election process was the use of forts, as well as that of Mr. Montenegro and Ms. tating students that attend all the sporting events Zoom to interview applicants and allow them to Gomez, the process went smoothly. with spirit, to ensure that those teams have the make speeches digitally. Usually, students would Because of these tumultuous times, there support of their fellow gators.” Another initiative give their speech in Harman. are several ideas that the upcoming ASB will involves notifying students of upcoming events. Ava Borchers ‘21, an ASB executive want to implement next year. Kathryn Sweeney Emily Mustarde ‘21, next year’s ASB Secretary, council member, explains, “I think our video in- ‘21, next year’s ASB President, explains, “I plan explains, “I really want to work with the tech terviews made it a more fair playing field because to focus a large chunk of ASB’s time and resourc- department for students to receive automated it was based on ideas, instead of public speaking. es on big events (back to school dance, football texts regarding important events, masses, sports Public speaking is very important, but at the games, formal, prom, etc.), but I also want to sup- games, etc.” end of the day, ideas and creating change are the port X/Y/W periods, clubs, student-led groups, With an election process that operated most important.” The voting process was similar and less popular sports.” Because of the absence smoothly, ASB is prepared to lead during the to what would generally happen: candidates pro- of school, many of the random and unexpected start of a school year that might be much more vided written responses to questions and voters connections that help make up the school day are different than what the community is used to. 4 May 26, 2020 5 Sentences That No One Are You on the Right Side of Would Have Understood Tik Tok? 6 Months Ago Back Page - Samantha Campos ‘21 & Grace Florendo ‘21 Back Page - Karina Carlos ‘21

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