Black bloc anarchists broke the glass windows of the MLK Jr. building during the protest on Feb. 2, and damaged other nearby properties. Many protestors argued that Milo Yiannopoulos would give "hate speech"...

The awards case lining F-wing and the three-foot trophies in the band room are visual evidence of something Carlmont staff and students know -- our instrumental music program is exceptional. The instrumental...

"I've been told that during these lectures, often you sit there and listen to the speaker. Tonight will not be like that," said UC Berkeley Assistant Professor Anca Dragan to the the crowd in the Carlmont...

Where else can you find a trombone-flute duet, two snazzy jazz combos, student-arranged music, and a cello quintet featuring an electric cello? Carlmont Instrumental Music's annual Chamber Music Night...

The ball just couldn't seem to find the back of the net on Feb. 24 as the girls varsity soccer team played the Piedmont Hills Pirates for the first game of CCS playoffs. "It was an amazing game," said...

After almost 50 years of business, the peninsula will have to say good-bye to the ice skating rink at Belmont Iceland. East Bay Iceland, the company that owns Belmont Iceland, announced on Jan. 13...

Impossible Foods is a company based in Redwood City that uses biotechnology to create meat directly from plants. The Carlmont science departments holds several science lectures per year with different...

“I’m nervous and excited about my first performance with the jazz band, but I think it will be a really cool experience to play at the festival,” said freshman Jayla Chee. Nov. 20 is the annual...

“I personally think Sage is beautiful inside and out.” Students bend over their phones, searching eagerly for familiar names in the stream of After School posts. After School is an app available...

Carlmont trumpet player and vocalist Aria Frangos volunteered at the frisbee art booth for children and their families to enjoy.

Carlmont students of Jewish faith have two conflicts this year between religious and high school tradition.

Accurate student assessment -- that elusive method of finding out if a student is good enough at schoolwork to move on with his or her life. Some tests are better than others. The California Assessment...

“No, I wouldn’t run for United States president right now,” said sophomore Vivian Yip. “I’m too young, what’s the point?” Iowan rising sophomore Brady Olson evidently disagrees, seeing...

In the words of musician Taylor Swift, "art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for." Yahoo does not appear to agree, since on Nov. 20 the company...

As of Nov. 4, singer Taylor Swift has removed her music, some of the most streamed content of Spotify, off of the listening service. In July, Swift commented in the Wall Street Journal that "music is...

The ad-free, anti-data-mining, invite-only social media platform Ello has surged in numbers with up to 31,000 people joining per hour at the end of September. Launched in April 2014, the site started...

The cross country team at Carlmont has a tradition of excellence, and the runners this year are determined to uphold that standard. After their first meet on Sept. 11, the team had a taste of what the...

Jazz itself is a fluid, improvised entity more open to creativity and interpretation than any other form of music. Its distinct character is reflected in the unique nature of the Carlmont Jazz Ensemble. "One...

As of May 15, 2014, America’s four major cellphone carriers have launched the service of text communication to 911 instead of placing a call. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon are testing out...

Integrating new features into an application can be a great idea, but when many companies start implementing the same new features, the originality of their services can be threatened. Snapchat’s...

The Game Boy, one of the original and most iconic handheld gaming devices, had its 25th birthday on April 21, 2014. On April 21, 1989, Nintendo introduced the 8-bit game system to the world. Game Boy...

Class presentations are a familiar part of high school courses for students. There are different applications to create these types of presentations, including Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Drive, but...

“And you’re done.” The slogan of Amazon.com seems to sum the online retail company up well in many buyers’ opinions. “It’s much more convenient for me to order school books online and have...

“Cannot connect to network” is one of the most frustrating notifications that can pop up on the screen of a web browser. Many students who own smartphones have had this experience before when connecting...

Netflix is currently working to improve the quality of their system’s movie recommendations with technology that will mimic the functions of a human brain. This technology is called Deep Learning. It...

“I hate it. I hate that I like it. I don’t even know why I’m addicted; I just am.” This opinion, shared by sophomore Sam Levy, is a common one among Carlmont students. The subject of this sentiment...

The popular photo-messaging app Snapchat has faced several difficulties with security breaches, the latest being a sudden heavy influx of spam accounts. On Jan. 13, the Snapchat team put up a blog post...

The Argentinean government is passing a nomination for Pope Francis as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize due to his efforts to put an end to the violence occurring in Syria. Since his election to...

The biggest cyclone of 2013 swept through six central Philippine islands on Nov. 8 in the form of Typhoon Haiyan, leaving over 2000 dead and thousands others in desperate conditions. "We are declaring...

A total of six inmates, including two murderers, escaped from prisons in Fla. and Okla. in the past month. The Fla. criminals were released by documents containing forged official signatures and seals,...

"Yes ik [I know] I killed Rebecca and IDGAF [I don't give a f--k]." This Facebook post was the decision-maker for authorities to arrest two young Fla. girls charged with the aggravated stalking that...

UC Berkeley underwent a full campus evacuation after experiencing a school wide power outage and a massive explosion outside California Hall on Sept. 30. The fireball was caused by damage to an electrical...

On Labor Day weekend, ex-NFL player Brian Holloway was shocked to find that 300 Stephenstown, N.Y. teenagers had held a destructive party in his house while he was away. Instead of pressing charges, his...