Staff Profile: Jordan Webster sets the tempo for music and language at Carlmont

Harin Kim, Staff Writer • May 12, 2023

Jordan Webster is a music and Spanish teacher at Carlmont who enjoys sharing her passions with her students.  She has known she wanted to teach since high school and before she started teaching she...

Beauty is found in all shades

Harin Kim, Staff Writer • February 8, 2023

Makeup is a significant part of many Carlmont students’ morning routines.  Whether it’s a black eyeliner that gives them a perfect cat-eye look or a volumizing mascara that helps them look more...

Diversity improves education

Rachel Alcazar and Harin Kim • January 27, 2023

Depending on where students go to school, they might spend most of their time with classmates that look just like them. In the 2021-22 school year, about 49% of Carlmont students were white, according...

Students and adults celebrate a wide range of winter holidays

Harin Kim and Lauren Dunwoody • December 2, 2022

Christmas movies, songs, and activities are upon us, and streets are filling up with beautiful lights as wintertime nears. But what about the other holidays that get celebrated during winter? The holiday...

Sugar cookie controversy divides consumers

Harin Kim and Lauren Dunwoody • November 8, 2022

Don’t let the pillowy-soft cookie with pretty pastel frosting fool you. These notorious grocery store sugar cookies have caused years of controversy over the question, are they even that good? These...

Fall season initiates a shift among students and stores

Harin Kim and Lauren Dunwoody • October 14, 2022

The onset of autumn leads to both a shift in stores’ products and sales and a change in students’ spending habits. As the weather gets chilly and the holiday season begins to approach, stores are...