Claudia is a senior who aspires to be a communications representative for a sports team or company in her future. She enjoys learning about world issues and she loves to play basketball and dance.
Claudia Leist, Highlander Editor
— September 13, 2014
Whether it is participating in Clubs Fair, Heritage Fair, the April 24 Armenian Genocide Commemoration, or simply holding weekly meetings at lunch, the Carlmont Armenian Club represents the idea of...
Claudia Leist, Highlander Editor
— December 12, 2013
Today, anti-marijuana supporters, while well-intentioned, are promoting policies that lead to more violence and disease in our society by arguing that we should keep marijuana illegal. But as long as marijuana...
Claudia Leist, Highlander Editor
— September 24, 2013
Many students face the difficulty of being compared to their sibling or siblings, especially if they attend or have previously attended the same high school.
Knowing from experience, it is many people's...
From water polo to track, senior Rachel Bellin has managed to be successful while having fun throughout her high school career.
She has played water polo and participated in track and field all four years...
With such a successful season finishing with a 13-1 record in league, Carlmont varsity girls softball heads towards a bright future in the Central Coast Section Championships.
The Lady Scots completed...
Carlmont girls softball ran the Terra Nova Tigers off their home field, not letting Terra Nova score a point against them.
Junior Rebecca Faulkner pitched a great seven strikeouts before being replaced...
It is out with the old and in with the new as Carlmont formally introduces its new principal, Lisa Gleaton.
Gleaton, who transferred from Sequoia High School where she was the Instructional Vice Principal,...
Are American lives any more valuable than any other lives? No. We all live and we all die. We have people who care about us; people who never want to lose us, no matter who we are or where we come from.
The...
The Lady Scots were bittersweet on Thursday when the rain caused the game to be postponed until Friday.
"It's kind of a bummer, but we get an extra day to practice and prepare," said junior Gabriella...
Twitter is for people who know how to communicate.
Nobody wants their friend on Facebook to update their status every five minutes, but on Twitter, it is considered normal.
Twitter is usually used...
Claudia Leist, Highlander Editor
— February 28, 2013
The Lady Scots met their cross-town rivals, the Notre Dame High School Tigers, to determine who would have bragging rights this year.
Carlmont came into the game with a record of 3-0 having beaten Woodside,...
Claudia Leist, Highlander Editor
— February 27, 2013
“Did you hear about that party Friday night? She hooked up with him. She’s such a slut.”
Whether it is “slut,” “hoe,” “skank,” whatever the word may be, these words gets thrown around...
The victory was sweet as the Carlmont girls varsity defeated the Menlo-Atherton High School Bears in a tough game on both sides.The game started off with frequent turnovers from the Scots and the inability...
After getting pumped up for Tuesday's game against Mills High School, the girls varsity team was aggravated to hear the game was cancelled.
Mills' gymnasium and theater complex has been completely demolished...
The Carlmont Scots girls varsity basketball team had a hard time keeping up with the Hillsdale High School Knights on Wednesday in the third league game of the season.
Carlmont had a height advantage...
Claudia Leist, Highlander Editor
— November 19, 2012
Sun's Chinese Cuisine, located at 251 South B Street in downtown San Mateo, is a direct example of bad hospitality. With its rude waiters and slow pay service, we left with full bellies but an unsatisfying...
Old Town Sushi is a bustling and popular sushi restaurant in downtown San Mateo on South B Street. With a pleasing experience all around, there is no doubt it is one of the best.
The menu has a...
Village Host Pizza is truly the family-oriented restaurant that the name implies. With pizza as well as wings, pasta, salads, and sandwiches, it is a casual hangout spot for students, families, and people...
