Florida catastrophe calls for action
February 18, 2018
Florida is not the first, and it will not be the last. Not unless something changes. On Dec. 14, 2012, a 20-year-old man shot and killed 26 people, children included, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman killed 58 people in a mass shooting on the Las Vegas strip...
Carlmont’s path to a new schedule is blocked
Andrea Butler, Staff Writer
February 6, 2018
Filed under Features
Imagine having two days a week when you can put off half of your homework until the next day. Imagine only going to half of your classes and therefore having more time to do activities after school. Two to five days a week of block schedule could better the lives of students and teachers, or it could...
Clubs Fair: what it takes to make it happen
Julia Kranzler, Staff Writer
October 1, 2013
Filed under Campus
Carlmont's annual Clubs Fair on Oct. 3 plans to recruit perspective club members in an exciting and entertaining way. Clubs Fair, which is held every year in the quad, is a lunchtime event administered by ASB in the hopes of receiving more club involvement. ASB senior Bita Sharvini, described Clubs...
Making an assembly happen
Karissa Tom, Staff Writer
September 12, 2012
Filed under Campus
Carlmont's Associated Student Body has been planning and preparing for the first assembly of the 2012 school year. Kaela Ismael, Michael Saber, and Anna Shutovska, members of the assembly commission within ASB, have been hard at work bringing the assembly together. According to Ismael, "communication...
Kaylee George, Staff Writer
Think someone in prison has hit rock bottom? Maybe not. The juvenile detention center in San Mateo County provides many opportunities that can help kids who may have fallen down the wrong path turn around. There are many rehabilitative resources and services to offer kids in need, including academic counselors, who make sure school credits are being transferred, and therapists, who help the kids through their traumatic experiences.
Brian Olivares, Staff Writer
The internet is not as private as some may think. There are ways in which the Carlmont staff can see everything that a student accesses on their Sequoia Union High School...
Nihal Karim, Staff Writer
For Rebecca Shentu, Manon Llorach, and Sarah Tocatlian, moving to a new country was just the beginning of a new journey. The transition from middle school to high school...
Sam Hanlon, Staff Writer
Ninety-seven percent of sexual offenders walk free. Only 15 to 35 percent of sexual assaults are reported. Sexual assault can happen to men, women, or children. According...
Tyler Dartnell, Staff Writer
High school parties often consist of underage drinking, drugs, and other dangerous activities that are potential problems for partygoers. Life skills, a required high...