Boys’ varsity water polo game canceled due to poor air quality

Alexander English, Staff Writer

October 13, 2017

Filed under Sports

"Per the Superintendent - due to poor air quality from the fires up north, all outdoor activities need to be moved inside or canceled for the duration of today, Wednesday, Oct. 11," said Ralph Crame in an email that was sent around 1 p.m. on Wednesday. These cancellations included the postponement...

ScotCenter: Scots Fighting Against Slavery – Estella Lippi

Estella Lippi, Staff Writer

February 19, 2016

Filed under Campus, ScotCenter

Estella Lippi reports on the Social Justice's Clubs 'Scots Against Slavery' mission.

Varsity volleyball celebrates a birthday and a victory against Mills

Minh-Han Vu, Staff Writer

October 5, 2015

Filed under Multimedia, Sports

Varsity baseball comes out victorious against Sequoia

Jocelyn Moran, Staff Writer

March 26, 2015

Filed under Sports, Top News

The varsity baseball team felt the adrenaline kicking in as they got ready to play their rival team, Sequoia. “We felt confident going into the game after getting a win against Burlingame last Friday. This was a rivalry game, so we were fired up to play,” said junior and catcher Connor Loucks. The...

Boys tennis comes out on top against Burlingame

Zoe Wildman, Highlander Editor

March 20, 2015

Filed under Sports

After a landslide win against Hillsdale on Tuesday with a score of 7-0, Carlmont boys tennis was ready for an important match against Burlingame on Thursday, March 19. Singles had to fight hard for their victory; third singles were the only match that didn't go into a third set. Freshman and first...

Varsity basketball lacked stamina in loss against Mills

Lara Ostroff, Staff Writer

January 29, 2015

Filed under Sports

Energy and stamina lacked in Carlmont's boys varsity basketball game against Mills on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Wednesday night's game ended in defeat, with Carlmont losing 24-45. "Mills has a reputation of being a good team and playing fast-pace, and we weren't ready to play against that," said junior...

JV girls basketball rallies for a comeback against Burlingame

Avery Adams, Staff Writer

January 25, 2015

Filed under Multimedia

The food industry is plotting against us, one fake blueberry at a time

Veronika Dvorakova, Art Director/Columnist

November 15, 2014

Filed under A Dash of Sass, Opinion

Consuming enough servings of fruit was already challenging enough before it began deceiving us. We are encountering an interesting situation where we are being bombarded with fake blueberries. When I say fake blueberries, I am not referring to decorative plastic blueberries that one might use...

The Carlmont Youths Against Cancer strive to be informative and helpful

Ravina Gujral, Staff Writer

September 11, 2014

Filed under Activity Bios

The club, Carlmont Youths Against Cancer (CYAC) is a group of students who strive to volunteer for cancer-related organizations and raise awareness for the disease. Each week, the club meets in T-10 to discuss ways to raise awareness along with volunteering opportunities for the club to participate...

Relay supports all who fight against cancer

Mia Hogan, Staff Writer

May 8, 2014

Filed under Volunteering

Walk, skip, jog, or run. Everyone is there for the same reason, to find a cure for cancer. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society [ACS], Relay for Life is an annual community fundraiser for those affected by cancer. Funds raised directly benefit cancer patients and is used for research. Relay for Life is a 24 hour event that honors those who ...

A fight against tardies

Lauren Tierney, Staff Writer

April 9, 2014

Filed under Campus

Students are concerned about a new policy to combat tradies at school. As of April 4, Carlmont Parents will receive phone calls home not only when their student has cut class, but when they are marked tardy during attendance at the beginning of each period. Depending on the way a parent has set up their Infinite Campus portal they will receive both cal...

Carlmont badminton wins against Sequoia

April 1, 2014

Filed under Sports

On Thursday, March 27, Carlmont badminton defeated Sequoia High School 12-3. One major issue Carlmont's players faced going into the matches is the lack of courts in the gym to warm up on. Since there are only seven courts in the gym, not everyone had a chance to warm up for very long prior to their ...