At 7:00 a.m., D’s* alarm rings. After getting ready for school, he picks up his phone to check his texts, emails, Instagram, and Discord. During class, he sometimes scrolls through Instagram or plays...

Welcome to the first episode of All things ACL! Today, I will be discussing the rise in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, specifically in women’s sports. It is one of the four major knee ligaments,...

Welcome back to All Things Animals! Today we have a super special guest. She is a Carlmont Alum and former member of the Tremors synchronized skating team where she helped us place top ten in the nation...

Welcome back to All Things Animals! This episode features Suzanne Whaley, an Oakland resident, who has been fostering dogs for seven years. She works with a rescue organization, Nobody's Perfekt Dogs...

In this fourth episode of All Things Animals, Jo-Anne McArthur shares some of her stories as an animal photojournalist. She is the founder of WeAnimals Media and first coined the term “animal photojournalism”...

In part two, Molly Condit, an animal photojournalist, shares her views on the role animal photojournalism has in bringing visibility to animal cruelty.  Condit speaks about how photographing a religious...

A picture is worth a thousand words. In the first part of episode three, Hannah Chan and Wesley Burdett discuss how animal photojournalism helps bring visibility to animal cruelty.  Burdett's journey...

In this second episode, Hannah Chan speaks with Ximena Steevens, the co-founder of Abstractus Microsanctuary in Colombia. In 2019, Steevens and her husband transitioned from a dairy farm to a sanctuary...

XL bully breeds will be banned in England and Wales unless exempt by the government from Feb. 1st, 2024, and onward. The reason behind breed-specific legislation is the number of dog attacks. According...

A new environment creates both challenges and opportunities for non-native English speakers. According to the Journal of Neurolinguistics, 43% of the world is bilingual, while 17% is multilingual....

Throughout a student's high school career, individuals determine how to organize their after-school activities. Some opt to include part-time jobs in their schedules, often aligning with their interests. Students...

Purpose, Passion, Partnership. These are the aspects of Belmont Police Department’s current K-9 team: Officer Adam Baggetta and his dog Bandit.  According to the National Police Dog Foundation, dogs...

Most students recognize the man in a gray coat, blue jeans, and work boots driving around campus, collecting trash, and greeting teachers. Nevertheless, they do not know his name. They do not know...

Spirit Bowl is revving up for an exhilarating new season. This Homecoming Week tradition features a series of flag football showdowns, where non-male identifying students face off during lunch and after...

On April 30, Pastries and Pups hosted several of the Bay Area's vegan bakeries and Rocket Dog Rescue at Millennium Restaurant. Dozens of people lined up inside to buy vegan donuts, cookies, and cakes....

Home to literature lovers worldwide since 1953, City Lights Bookstore remains a haven for writers, readers, and works of art. City Lights publishes and sells books ranging from fiction and film to poetry...

Silicon Valley Pet Project (SVPP), a non-profit organization, hosts doga classes at Pup Plaza, where dogs accompany their owners to yoga classes. Funds from these classes are used to help re-home and rehabilitate...

Lit by a headlamp in the dark Alaskan night, two dogs named Jonesy and Bowie wag their tails at the sight of Katrina Handler, a dog handler at the Trail Breaker Kennel. Both dogs jump on their snow covered,...

It’s the night of the annual holiday feast, and family members are seated around the dining room table. Everyone lets out a big cheer as the huge ham is taken out of the oven and brought to the center...

Injuries and disabilities create a multitude of challenges when it comes to getting around Carlmont's hilly campus. Injured or disabled students face added pressure during evacuations, regardless of whether...

The Aloha Club and the Indian Club center their activities around different cultures with distinguishing forms of expression, yet they have similar pursuits for the school year. Their earlier activities...