Tie-dye Tailgate brings color to Carlmont
Francesca D'Urzo, Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
As the football players prepare for the game, ASB prepares to spread school spirit. With football back in season, Carlmont’s ASB held their first tailgate of the year in order to rekindle student involvement with carnival games, a barbecue, and a Tie-dye Spirit Day. Greta Foehr, a junior and mem...
Spirit Week welcomes back students
Francesca D'Urzo, Staff Writer
August 29, 2018
With school back in session, Carlmont’s ASB aims to combat the stress from the first week of school by rekindling student involvement with a brand new Spirit Week. Melina Dimick, a junior and member of ASB, said, “Our goal with this Spirit Week is to encourage more student participation and involvement ...
Scotsland festivities continue as the rain pours on
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
May 29, 2018
Filed under Campus
Students fill the football field bleachers--each ready for the thrill of performances. Activities are being held all around the field. Everyone is smiling because they are out of class. The festival begins and the crowd goes silent. On Friday, May 25, Calmont High School hosted its first ...
Cap and gown pickups prepare seniors for graduation
Parker English, Staff Writer
May 20, 2018
Filed under Campus
Graduation is one of the most important moments in every student's high school experience. Walking across a stage in front of parents and friends to receive a diploma, a process marking the next step in one's life, should always be remembered. Every high school graduation has one thing in common:...
ASB introduces a new end-of-year festival
Andrea Butler, Staff Writer
May 13, 2018
Filed under Campus
Approaching the end of the school year, students will participate in a Scotsland festival, where there will be music, games, and food available to enjoy. “Scotsland will take place on the field on May 25, and it’s more of a festival than it is of an assembly,” said Melina Dimick, a sophomo...
ASB makes spikeball in the quad open to all
Andrea Butler, Staff Writer
April 28, 2018
Filed under Campus
Laughter bubbles through the air as a group of students play Spikeball in the quad. A person watches and wants to join in. Luckily, Spikeball sign-ups are a thing of the past! Instead of it being tournament style, this week there was Spikeball in the quad just for any student who saw it and wanted to ...
Students find prom well worth the price
Parker English, Staff Writer
April 21, 2018
Filed under Campus
Prom season is a time many juniors and seniors look forward to, and for very valid reasons. The night consists of an amazing time at an extravagant venue with friends, dancing, food, and so much more. Tickets are being sold at Carlmont throughout a 12-day period. Sales began on April 16, the o...
Just Dance competition creates fun environment in the gym
Skylar Weiss, Staff Writer
April 9, 2018
Filed under Campus
If a student is in the gym during lunch, it usually means that he or she is attending a sports meeting. However, during the week of April 2, that wasn't the case. Instead, students could be seen dancing to choreography shown on the wall by a projector. From April 2 to April 6, members of ASB held...
New ASB president brings unique perspective
Andrea Butler, Staff Writer
March 24, 2018
Valerie Wang is the first ASB president that hasn’t been a class officer before and the first ASB president that came from the Service Council sector rather than the Activities sector. However, this doesn’t mean that she’s any less competent than those who came before her. Wang first became...
ASB elections bring passionate campaigns
Joseph Gomez, Segment Producer
February 15, 2018
Filed under ScotCenter, ScotCenter: Campus
Joseph Gomez reports on the beginning of the ASB officer elections.
Smash tournament is a smashing success
Joseph Gomez, Segment Producer
February 2, 2018
Filed under ScotCenter, ScotCenter: Campus
Joseph Gomez reports on the popularity of the Super Smash Brothers tournament.
First day of Super Smash Bros. tournament excites competitors
Marina Ferme, Staff writer
January 28, 2018
Filed under Campus
"Super Smash Bros." is a game on the Wii that has been being played since 1999, and on Jan. 26, students enjoyed playing it in the ASB room. This is the third year that ASB has held a tournament for students to play the game, and it brought in a fairly sizable crowd. Some students had experience...
A closer look at Belmont's governmental bedfellows.
Kaylee George, Staff Writer
Think someone in prison has hit rock bottom? Maybe not. The juvenile detention center in San Mateo County provides many opportunities that can help kids who may have fallen down the wrong path turn around. There are many rehabilitative resources and services to offer kids in need, including academic counselors, who make sure school credits are being transferred, and therapists, who help the kids through their traumatic experiences.
Brian Olivares, Staff Writer
The internet is not as private as some may think. There are ways in which the Carlmont staff can see everything that a student accesses on their Sequoia Union High School...
Nihal Karim, Staff Writer
For Rebecca Shentu, Manon Llorach, and Sarah Tocatlian, moving to a new country was just the beginning of a new journey. The transition from middle school to high school...
Sam Hanlon, Staff Writer
Ninety-seven percent of sexual offenders walk free. Only 15 to 35 percent of sexual assaults are reported. Sexual assault can happen to men, women, or children. According...