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Students work as a team to navigate the process of creating their own music videos from scratch. This project is intended to be instructive and enjoyable. “The project aligns with the science and engineering practices and also focuses on communicating and evaluating information. When you make the video, you have to develop solutions to define your problem,” said Gregory Fung, a Carlmont physics teacher.
Music videos positively charge physics learning
Jessica Sun, Staff Writer • April 7, 2025

Students increased their cooperation skills and content comprehension by creating and listening to physics music video projects. Every year, Gregory Fung, a Carlmont...

A student at Carlmont signs up for the blood drive in the quad.
ASB collects blood drive sign-ups
Skylin Yee, Staff Writer • March 29, 2025
An AP Seminar student reviews her IMP for her upcoming presentation date. "As a practice, I would try to memorize my script whenever I had the time to," said sophomore Kate Elliott said.
AP Seminar students prepare for IMP
Olivia Wang, Staff Writer • March 29, 2025

As the Advanced Placement (AP) Seminar Individual Multimedia Presentation (IMP) dates approach, students taking the class are overwhelmed with stress. For many, the pressure of condensing various research into a concise presentation is an intimidating...

A high school student struggles with their AP coursework, realizing too late their mistake of taking multiple challenging courses. “Doing several of these classes at once can require a student to spend more time studying and doing homework, which can leave them less ‘down time’ for activities they enjoy, and can also impact their sleep habits,” Miller said. When the workload becomes too heavy, students often sacrifice sleep, sometimes pulling all-nighters, disrupting their sleep schedules and impacting their mental health.
Students face pressure to take AP classes
Ashlyn Wong, Staff Writer • March 25, 2025

The increasing pressure to take Advanced Placement, or AP classes, is causing Carlmont students to challenge themselves next year, often enrolling in three to five AP courses at a time. With the third quarter coming to a close, Carlmont’s...

Students participate in the lunchtime basketball tournament, Mini Madness. Two players jump for the ball during the tip-off of the basketball match.
Mini Madness: Carlmont’s lunchtime basketball tournament brings excitement
Hunter Prince, Staff Writer • March 24, 2025

The Carlmont Associated Student Body (ASB) has held a five-on-five basketball tournament for the past two weeks based on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) March Madness tournament. ASB has been working hard to bring the...

A student plans out his classes on a course workload paper. "We give them the paper to say,  'If  this is all the course load that you're willing to take on, this is how much you can expect to work,'" said Akia Washington, a counselor at Carlmont.
Students select courses for next year
Noah Galatin, Staff Writer • March 22, 2025

Approximately 2,300 students are each choosing their five, six, or seven classes for next year.  The course selection process is in full swing at Carlmont High School. Each student has had — or will have — at least one 30-minute meeting...

Juniors Arthur Li, Vincent Wong, and Akhil Pillai play a self-composed song called "Celestial Exploration." The group has performed self-composed pieces since they got together. "At the start, in ninth grade, it was just out of curiosity, a way to experiment with something new," Li said.
Students perform at Chamber Music Night
Sophia-Angelie Laluc, Staff Writer • March 21, 2025

From jazzy tunes to movie soundtracks, students filled the Carlmont Performing Arts Center on March 14 with practiced notes and talent for Carlmont's annual Chamber Music Night. The night featured 20 songs, with students from the Symphony...

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