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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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Kiera Pendleton-White

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer

Kiera Pendleton-White is a senior and journalism student at Carlmont High School. She enjoys anything that has to do with music or reading.

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Bieber is the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album reach Billboard's Top 100 list.

‘Purpose’ saved by backing tracks

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer November 24, 2015

The most recent album released by pop icon Justin Bieber fell completely flat. All the songs on this album seem to be created with the same formula: repetition, airy vocals, good backing tracks, and...

‘WILD’ brings a twist to synthpop

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer September 29, 2015

"WILD," Troye Sivan's latest project, makes great use of electronics when combining them with melodic vocals. Sivan started out his singing career by performing on the Channel Seven Perth Telethon,...

The name "Halsey" comes from an anagram of the artist's actual name: Ashley.

‘Badlands’ brings up deeper issues

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer September 1, 2015

With her new album climbing up the charts, Halsey’s genre of indie pop reaches the ears of the masses. “Badlands” is Halsey’s debut album and has gained popularity in the same way that she started...

Junior Denis Yudin and senior Daniel Thompson played the parts of Romeo and Juliet respectively.

Shakespeare with a twist

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer May 5, 2015

“To be or not to be, that is the question.” This quote from the classic play “Hamlet” is normally very serious in context, as it originated in a scene in which Prince Hamlet considers suicide. It...

The setting for the show was in the parlor of Starkweather Mansion in the late 1990s.

A classic game of whodunnit

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer April 14, 2015

"Who did it?" is a phrase common in murder mysteries. The Carlmont Drama Department played on this in their production of the play, “Murder’s in the Heir.” “Murder’s in the Heir” is a...

Senior Rebecca Medina dressed as a Nazi soldier when she played "Dancing Over the (Berlin) Wall."

Carlmont showcases musical talent

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer March 2, 2015

“We’re going to be losing a lot of talent this year,” said Instrumental Music Director John DaBaldo at the Carlmont High School Chamber Music Night. Chamber Music Night showcased the abilities...

After all groups performed, they watched a performance by the East Bay Singers, CSUEB's choir.

Choir ventures to East Bay

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer February 17, 2015

Choir is on the loose. Treble Clef, Carlmont's advanced girls choir, traveled to California State University East Bay on Thursday for the Cal State East Bay Chamber Choir Invitational. Chamber choirs...

There are a lot of group numbers in the production, including  one titled, "I'm in Love with a Girl Named Fred."

The mattress arrives at Carlmont

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer February 2, 2015

The time has come. This year’s musical, "Once Upon a Mattress," is opening this week. Based loosely on the story of the Princess and the Pea, the musical is about a kingdom in medieval times that...

"Once Upon a Mattress" aired twice as television specials in 1964 and 1972.

The road to mattresses

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer January 7, 2015

The lights shine upon a bare stage. Performers mill around looking at their scripts, attempting to memorize their lines, dances, and songs. There is a sense of urgency as the deadline draws closer...

"Four" will be featured in One Direction's next tour, On The Road Again.

‘Four’ is just another pop album

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer November 21, 2014

One Direction has created another album that has the same pop sound and theme as their other three. "Four" is the fourth album that One Direction has released since they were formed by Simon Cowell...

Maroon 5's latest album was released Aug. 29, selling over 164,000 copies in its first week.

‘V’ shows a lack of originality

Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer October 23, 2014

Maroon 5’s new album "V" delivers their familiar pop songs with a few twists. The album has the same distinctive easy-going pop sound that Maroon 5 is known for because of lead singer, Adam Levine. But...

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