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The student news site of Carlmont High School in Belmont, California.

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Auva Soheili

Auva Soheili, Staff Writer

Auva Soheili is a senior and a Highlander Managing Editor at Carlmont. She enjoys travel, specifically experiencing other cultures. She began her nonprofit, Bold Apparel, over a year ago whose profits are donated to various causes to help vulnerable groups in the community. She has been an advocate for women’s rights, gun control, and the fair treatment of migrants in movements like “March for Our Lives,” “Black Lives Matter,” and “Keep Families Together.” In the future, she’s interested in having a career involving social justice.

Twitter: @AuvaSoheili

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The holiday season is now spent away from loved ones that are usually there.

Opinion: Be grateful the distance is temporary

Auva Soheili, Staff Writer December 10, 2020

Unlike years past with bustling holiday parties and family gatherings, this year brings family reunions on Zoom and socially distanced get-togethers. With the ever-rising cases of COVID-19, the CDC has...

The image above depicts Jacob Blake, who was racially-profiled and shot seven times by police, while separately white supremacist Kyle Rittenhouse walks away unharmed with an AR-15.

Opinion: Call white supremacists what they are

Auva Soheili, Staff Writer September 8, 2020

What would you call someone who murdered two people after crossing state lines with an illegally obtained AR-15 to support a white supremacist gang countering a Black Lives Matter protest? White supremacists...

The parallels between the 2020 pandemic and the 1980s war in Iran are shown. On one side, the virus keeps us inside while on the right side bombings make people take shelter.

Opinion: It could be worse

Auva Soheili, Staff Writer April 13, 2020

"I don't want to go to school." Practically every teenager has uttered that phrase at some point in their high school career. Unfortunately, it's not the paradise vacation many of us envisioned it to...

Maureen Sinnott holds a sign stating "Impeach and Remove" directed at the oncoming traffic on El Camino Real.

Nobody is above the law

Auva Soheili and Ayal Meyers December 23, 2019

"This is what democracy looks like!" chanted a crowd of over 500 protestors. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, the evening before the House of Representatives would vote on the impeachment President Donald Trump;...

Many students resorted to completing their homework by candlelight while they waited for the power to return.

Blackouts strike the Bay Area

Auva Soheili, Staff Writer October 28, 2019

With winds reaching up to 70 miles per hour and five fires sparking up in Northern California, PG&E shut off the power in many areas, leaving 1.3 million residents without electricity. PG&E,...

Tara Roshan, a sophomore, works on a project during AP Euro class despite senioritis "symptoms."

Senioritis strikes again

Auva Soheili, Staff Writer May 15, 2019

Senioritis whips through the school hallways and crawls under classroom doors, infecting students and impacting their performance in school. In other words, with summer around the corner, student motivation...

Carlmont students enjoy the warm day and sunny sky in the quad.

Moods shift as weather heats up

Auva Soheili, Staff Writer April 22, 2019

For Californians, the emergence of warm sunny days means one thing: the wait is finally over! The sun washes over the sky giving students the opportunity to switch up their wardrobe, improve their moods,...

A wide variety of paintings hang on one of the walls of the gallery.

Art Show draws attention

Auva Soheili, Staff Writer March 23, 2019

Carlmont's annual Art Show is a picture perfect event that displays various student-made pieces in a floor-to-ceiling gallery. The students enrolled in the Visual Arts Program submit their favorite...

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