Water

Ayal Meyers, Isabelle Nunes, Jessica Conley, Maya Kornyeyeva, Raina Lahiri, and Hanna Kryhina • November 12, 2020

Water.  It covers nearly three-fourths of the entire planet and is vital to all life on Earth.  Although it may seem too vast and uncontrollable to be impacted, it is not in actuality an indestructible...

Earth

Cambell Kirk, Elle Horst, Raina Lahiri, Ayal Meyers, Hanna Kryhina, Chelsea Chang, Kai Yoshida, Isabelle Nunes, Jessica Conley, and Hanna Kryhina • November 11, 2020

As we delve deeper into a state of climate disaster, the best way to see the ramifications is simple - just look around. Our Earth is struggling, and it’s evident in everything from the...

A voter’s guide to the 2020 election

Ayal Meyers, Raina Lahiri, Calista Shohet, and Jessica Conley • November 3, 2020

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Meet the presidential candidates

Ayal Meyers and Raina Lahiri • October 30, 2020

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A showdown in Salt Lake City: a full review of the vice presidential debate

Calista Shohet, Jessica Conley, Ayal Meyers, and Cambell Kirk • October 11, 2020

Following the Cleveland presidential debate, the vice presidential candidates got a chance to take the stand on Wednesday night. Democratic nominee Joe Biden's running mate, Kamala Harris, and President...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump test positive for COVID-19

Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer & Editor • October 1, 2020

At around 10 p.m. PT, President Donald Trump tweeted that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus. The president tweeted, "Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19....

Chaos in Cleveland: Biden and Trump quarrel in the presidential debate

Ayal Meyers, Calista Shohet, Jessica Conley, and Raina Lahiri • October 1, 2020

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden faced off in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday in their first of three presidential debates ahead of the 2020 election. Moderated by Fox News'...

May Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s memory be her legacy

Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer & Editor • September 27, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was buried Friday at the U.S. Capitol Hill – the first woman to receive this honor. Now, as Americans mourn her passing, they simultaneously embrace her legacy. Bader was born...

A recap from a highly unconventional Republican National Convention

Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer & Editor • September 8, 2020

Preface: Many of the sentiments expressed in the Republican National Convention stand in stark contrast to past political conventions and elections. With a highly divided, bipartisan, political atmosphere,...

Heritage Fair recognizes cultures at Carlmont

Maddy Ting, Wyatt Binnard, Leanna Gower, Rachel McCrea, Francesca D’Urzo, and Ayal Meyers • March 4, 2020

The roar of the crowd echoes in her ears as the spotlight beams, highlighting her still figure. All eyes are on her, and yet, she doesn't falter as she explodes into movement, the tapping of her shoes...

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;...

[Photo] Lady Scots varsity soccer triumphs over Menlo Knights

Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer & Editor • December 12, 2019

Sam Phan, a senior, dodges the last of three Menlo defenders before scoring her first goal of the game.

[Photo] Varsity tennis shuts-out Ravens in anticipation of CCS

Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer & Editor • October 31, 2019

Singles one player Annika Lin aces her serve in her first match of the day.

[Photo] Bernice Orwig is not your average coach

Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer & Editor • September 24, 2019

Coach Bernice Orwig instructs her girls varsity water polo team.

[Photo] Sports participation down for the first time in decades

Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer & Editor • August 30, 2019

[Photo] New coach, new header approach

Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer & Editor • December 22, 2018

Menlo coach, Jack Bowen holds a summer water polo league in which many Carlmont athletes participate in

JV boys lacrosse settles the score with their rivals

Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer & Editor • March 11, 2019

The Carlmont Scots could not have crafted a more dramatic game for themselves in their JV boys lacrosse battle with Sequoia on a rainy Tuesday night. They had every element of the perfect story-line: a...

Scots fall short against undefeated Vikings

Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer & Editor • January 16, 2019

In an average high school basketball game, each team fouls 11 times. Carlmont, however, fouled a season-high 23 times, while the Vikings used their zone defense to rattle the JV Scots. Mills High School's...

Boys varsity water polo thrown into double-overtime

Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer & Editor • November 9, 2018

An athlete’s rush of adrenaline in a dire situation is next to impossible to describe, but for the Carlmont boys varsity water polo team, this inexpressible feeling lasted a full one hour, seventeen...