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A Carlmont student uses the Agents of Discovery application to see their surroundings with three-dimensional augmented reality. “Right away after opening up the app, I saw the camera recording and saw the otter pop up on screen. I thought it was cute and I think kids would enjoy it. If I went to a new park and didn’t know where to go, it’d be a fun way to navigate,” said Sequoia Leger, a Carlmont sophomore.
San Carlos unveils interactive ‘Agents of Discovery’ program to connect with city history
Nikhil Nunna, Staff Writer • March 28, 2025

To celebrate its centennial year, the City of San Carlos will roll out a new mission monthly through the augmented reality application "Agents...

A young visitor blows a large bubble using a string wand provided by the Hiller Aviation Museum. Families were able to spend time together and meet new friends while enjoying the simplicity of the bubbles. The Bubble Bonanza also allowed for the youth to learn about the scientific properties of bubbles, such as surface tension.
Bubble Bonanza brings a pop of joy
Kiana Chen, Staff Writer • March 28, 2025

Mixing bubbly fun and hands-on learning, Hiller Aviation Museum’s Bubble Bonanza in San Carlos brought together families and friends to create...

Mothers celebrate completing the program at their cohort graduation. "Years later, as demonstrated in our longitudinal surveys, these women continue to build upon the concepts they learned through WANDA. They save for multiple assets and seek out new opportunities in their careers and lives," said Executive Director Danika Dellor.
WANDA gives mothers the tools to build a path to success
Michelle Chen, Staff Writer • March 28, 2025

San Mateo County is helping fund Women and Allies (WANDA), an organization supporting single mothers in the county. The Measure K funds, given...

Features
Community is the most powerful motivator in sports because people are designed to work together. Motivation can be unrelated to the sport at all, but athletes are still putting in the effort to try. “Athletes don't remember their wins. They might have a general idea of their wins. What they remember fondly are the people and the spirit. I'll call them the spirit moment, the cheers, the in-between races, talking to the people and laughing, and that's what they remember. I don't want to diminish the importance of performing, but in a way community is what gets remembered most,” Jim Kelly said.
Beyond self-motivation: how external factors reach real results
Leher Kawadia, Staff Writer • March 24, 2025

Many people would agree that it's difficult to motivate themselves, especially as they get older and grow more independent. Intrinsic, or...

Isabel Jabara, a Stanford PhD student, prepares samples in the lab where she works on liquid biopsy techniques. Her research focuses on advancing cancer detection methods, which is driven by her passion for making a real-world impact.
Driven to discover
April Diehn, Staff Writer • March 19, 2025

Each year in the United States, nearly 1.9 million people are diagnosed with cancer, and 608,570 lose their lives to the disease, according to...

Grandmaster Dong Shin is a Belmont martial arts teacher with an impressive career behind him. He once taught star Bruce Lee and continues to inspire and push his students to improve their taekwondo skills.
Breaking boards, breaking barriers
Mia Chklovski, Staff Writer • March 13, 2025

Sports
Opinion
The futures of millions of Americans rest in the hands of individuals whose clocks are ticking. Cognitive decline and unconventional decisions are prevalent in today's politics as government officials continue to hold power despite their old ages.
Opinion: Retirement should be enforced for government officials
Valerie Pilipenko, Staff Writer • March 27, 2025
Opinion: The media has no mercy toward women
March 27, 2025
Satire: Carlmont must cut back on its life skills course
March 20, 2025
Opinion: Graduating early is a bad idea
March 18, 2025
Opinion: Consumerism is a cult of consumption
March 18, 2025
Entertainment
A person listens to multiple genres of music through their headphones; many people often use music as a way to de-stress. "Music helps me de-stress sometimes; there's a lot of calming music that's easily accessible and I can listen to it whenever I want," said Jaime Yong, a sophomore at Carlmont.
Tuning into the power of music
Chloe Chu, Staff Writer • March 27, 2025
The Museum of Failure showcases commercial failures from big brands. The showcase in Helsingborg, Sweden in 2017 had a whole section dedicated to Donald Trump-related product failures.
Museum of Failure fails to arrive to San Francisco
Anoushka Swaminathan, Staff Writer • March 27, 2025
Playboi Carti’s "I Am Music" challenges the norms of hip-hop with its chaotic yet innovative sound. Although it has received mixed reactions from listeners, it is clear that Carti has a notable presence in the rap industry.
Playboi Carti drops ‘I Am Music’
Shreya Parmar, Staff Writer • March 27, 2025
Cartoons
The Tesla Cybertruck, which launched in 2019, is starting to make its rounds in local areas. The extremely modern design has gained traction with some groups, but opposers often have stronger opinions about the car’s angular build, causing them to commonly refer to it as a “trash can.” The car sacrifices a lot of safety features for a design that doesn’t pay off. For example, the rearview mirror doesn’t work unless the bed cover is open. Instead, the truck relies on a camera for vision, which can cause major problems if it malfunctions. Admiration of the truck for its price tag rather than its features should not be happening because it contributes to an ongoing issue of money obsession in our society.
Cartoon: Can confusion
Julia Cline, Staff Writer • March 27, 2025
Egg prices have continued to stay high, having doubled since January 2024. Distribution companies blame the price increase on the Avian Flu, but people have started to become suspicious, especially as these middleman companies benefit greatly from the surcharges. These companies should be more tightly managed in order to prevent similar situations in which the companies deliberately keep prices higher to make themselves more money while harming consumers throughout the country.
Cartoon: Golden eggs
Julia Cline, Staff Writer • March 26, 2025
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Cartoon: Causing cultural ‘mayhem’
Marlena Reinshagen, Staff Writer • March 24, 2025
Games
Crossword: State Capitals
Crossword: State Capitals
Linda Reeder, Scot Scoop Editor • March 28, 2025
Crossword: Endangered animals
March 27, 2025
Quiz: Which soda are you?
March 26, 2025
Crossword: Hunger Games
March 25, 2025
Trivia: Chemistry 101
March 24, 2025
Trending Stories
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25-year-old Kyle Harrison died at Maple Street Jail. Harrison was convicted of vehicular manslaughter after being involved in a street racing incident that killed a San Carlos couple in 2022.

Breaking News: 25-year-old convicted in fatal street racing crash dies in jail

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A Taco Bell location displays their new menu on smart screens. The new menu includes new creations like the Midnight Baja Blast, but omits beloved items like Nacho Fries, much to the chagrin of fans.

Taco Bell cooks up a revamped menu

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At a gathering at One Love Cafe in San Bruno, Sheriff Christina Corpus invited community members to ask their questions on Measure A. During the event, she also spoke out against the treatment she has faced in light of the allegations. "I disrupted a lot of plans for people when I won the election, and now there’s a major push for me to leave office," Corpus said. "But that push isn’t based on my performance or the promises I made to the people. It’s based on lies, hearsay, and the unions wanting to tell me what to do."

San Mateo County voters weigh in on Measure A

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A Duolingo user earns rewards for completing a Spanish lesson. According to Duolingo’s 2024 Language Report, Spanish was the second most popular language learned globally and the most studied language in the United States. “I wanted to learn Spanish because my new babysitter spoke it,” said Michael Winters, a student at Ralston Middle School.

Duolingo speaks a new way of learning languages

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Quiz: Which Jellycat are you?

Quiz: Which Jellycat are you?

Campus
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
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
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Editorials
The humanities and social sciences are undervalued as a result of society's overemphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) departments. The systemic bias towards STEM can be seen in wage disparities, less support for the humanities, and a cultural belief that STEM careers are the only possible paths to success. The humanities and social sciences must be recognized as equally important for societal advancement as they promote creativity and a greater understanding of identity.
Editorial: Humanities and social sciences are undervalued
Editorial Staff • March 26, 2025
The financial motivations driving college sports conference realignments have resulted in longer travel schedules for student-athletes, significantly reducing their time on campus and creating challenges in balancing academics and other responsibilities.
Editorial: Conference realignment puts profits over student-athletes
Editorial Staff • March 18, 2025
A student reads "Beowulf" as part of their English class curriculum. Literature such as this one has been standardized in many high school classes over other diverse literary options.
Editorial: High school English curriculums needs to diversify
Editorial Staff • March 12, 2025

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