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

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

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Gabrielle Charest

Gabrielle Charest, Staff Writer

Gabrielle Charest is a sophomore at Carlmont. She is in the class of 2027 and likes to play D&D and draw in her free time. She has a dog and two cats.

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Trending references from "A Minecraft Movie," like the "chicken jockey," "flint and steel," and Steve's "lava chicken," fall out of a pixelated bucket of movie theater popcorn. Theater staff across the country are struggling to clean up the mess of popcorn, confetti, and soda left behind by enthusiastic fans of the film. "The trend started on TikTok, where fans would throw food at the screen," moviegoer Carrie Tilley said.

‘A Minecraft Movie’ crafts chaos in theaters

Gabrielle Charest, Staff Writer • April 30, 2025

Movie theater employees are struggling to keep up with the destruction caused by fans throwing food and breaking seats at showings of "A Minecraft Movie." Since its release on April 4, this movie has...

An ASMR setup featuring a sensitive microphone and poised fingers is visible. ASMR is a genre where viewers enjoy auditory and visual stimuli for relaxation or entertainment. “I first discovered ASMR in 2015 or 2016. It was a soap-cutting video, and I started watching them all the time on Instagram because they were so satisfying. My boyfriend inspired me to create my own ASMR content because he thought I’d be good at it,” content creator ASMR Chelsea said.

Celebrating ASMR’s growth since its first whisper

Gabrielle Charest, Staff Writer • April 2, 2025

The first intentionally labeled autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) video was posted to YouTube on March 26, 2009, making last week the steadily growing genre's 16th anniversary.  ASMR is a...

The results of the 2025 Oscars came as a surprise when dialogue-free Latvian film "Flow" became the first indie film to win Best Animated Feature. Previous Pixar employee of 22 years Michael O'Brien says "Flow" is significant for young creatives entering the industry. "I think it is a super exciting time to enter animation as a young animator. You have the world in front of you. There are a bunch of new tools and styles that AI will bring and that will be an opportunity for young people to show us older people what they can do with them. I helped bring computers into animation, and now it’s time for new storytellers to make movies their way," O'Brien said.

Oscar-winning film ‘Flow’ inspires young animators

Gabrielle Charest, Staff Writer • March 20, 2025

The winner of the 2025 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was a surprise to many, as an indie Latvian-Belgian-French co-produced film called "Flow" won rather than Pixar's highest-grossing animated...

Season 3 of Syfy's "Resident Alien" dropped to Netflix this month, revealing a new alien character design. The new season explores comedic and horror elements through its new alien characters. "The first choices are always based on what the story requires; if it’s supposed to frighten the audience, then you must design a frightening alien. It’s also in the word itself—alien. You want something unfamiliar, but the audience should still be able to discern basic features like the head and so forth," said freelance artist Brenda Coady.

‘Resident Alien’ Season 3 probes the design of extraterrestrial icons

Gabrielle Charest, Staff Writer • February 24, 2025

Syfy's "Resident Alien" dropped its third season on Netflix in the United States on Feb. 14, revealing another new alien design as they've done for the past two seasons: first with the protagonist's species,...

As humanity enters the era of AI, artificially generated images have been integrated into the professional sphere. In a few years, experts predict that the first entirely AI movies will reach the box office, and the first AI comics have already been published. The public enters into a discussion of what makes a piece of art human.

Challenging the boundaries of AI ‘art’ and the human experience

Gabrielle Charest, Staff Writer • February 18, 2025

With 2024 officially marking 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), the media is noticing a shift in the game's popularity as D&D is pushed to more mainstream platforms. Evolving technologies are encouraging players to find innovative ways to play online while miles apart, but many feel traditional tabletop D&D will always be a favorite in the community. "The best way I have always found of describing the game is that you get to play through a book with your friends. A choose your own adventure you get to share with your table," said Carlmont teacher and D&D player of 20 years Travis Callan.

Dungeons & Dragons levels up to mainstream gaming

Gabrielle Charest, Staff Writer • January 22, 2025

In 2024, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) saw its 50th anniversary, so players old and new are speculating what 2025 means for the franchise with D&D Beyond’s incoming virtual tabletop (VTT) experience. According...

Students use colored pencils to practice drawing hands in multiple steps, learning the process and fundamentals of sketching. Different colors make it easy to tell each step apart.

[Photo] Art club sketches big plans while creating individual connections

Leher Kawadia, Staff Writer • November 19, 2024

Students use colored pencils to practice drawing hands in multiple steps, learning the process and fundamentals of sketching. Different colors make it easy to tell each step apart.

Despite a shift to digital resources in education, students nevertheless face ongoing impacts of heavy backpacks used daily, causing severe back pain and other issues.

Education weighs on student posture

Gabrielle Charest, Staff Writer • November 10, 2024

Despite a shift to the digitization of educational materials, backpack weight continues to pose a significant threat to teenagers, creating severe consequences for back pain. According to Sutter Health,...

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