Carlmont has certain socioeconomic factors that make our school stand out and it can easily be considered one of the nicest public high schools in the Sequoia Union High School district. The student body has many opportunities to succeed and learn because the academics are top notch and student outreach is incredible.

With that said, Carlmont lacks the luxury that public schools in richer areas have.

The students at Monte Vista High School have chefs that cook their lunches for them. They have huge bike rakes that stack vertically and a greater grasp of green technology.

Our school lunch system consists of mostly processed food and preheated meals. When we compare this to the cooked meals that the the kids at Monte Vista High School have, the difference is clear. As a school, Monte Vista is socioeconomically superior.

Differences in social and economic status is inevitable, but the student body does not seem to care.

Charlotte Jackman commented, “I don’t notice it much.”

There is no good in going to a school where the students are sheltered from every struggle. In real life, there is no school protecting us from the outside world.

So are socioeconomic differences a problem or do they help us see eye to eye with those around us?