ASB field trip postponed due to air toxicity
Maya Lip, Staff Writer
November 19, 2018
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ASB students were anticipating their annual field trip in the wild, but because of unhealthy circumstances, it was delayed. The trip was supposed to take place at the YMCA Camp Jones Gulch in La Honda, California. The ASB Service Council was expected to leave at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, and the...
ASB prepares to recruit driven students to donate food
Natalie Doud, Staff Writer
November 11, 2018
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With the food drive approaching, ASB is beginning to prepare to send the food donations to Second Harvest Food Bank. Any student is eligible to donate canned foods to the annual food drive, which takes place at Carlmont every year. In order to prepare, ASB will recruit students to donate with ...
Contestants spook the competition in ASB’s Halloween costume contest
Mikayla Nguyen, Staff Writer
November 1, 2018
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Halloween. A time to carve pumpkins, let people be whoever or whatever they want to be, and to take candy from strangers, an experience that is far and few between. Every year on Oct. 31, ASB hosts a Halloween rally in the quad during lunch. They play Halloween-themed music and hold a costume contest...
ASB’s reach out hangout commission brings people to the Carlmont family
Talia Schreiber, Staff Writer
October 16, 2018
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With over 2000 students enrolled in Carlmont, it can be difficult to bring together people of different backgrounds. Every month, the ASB reach out hangout commission hosts an evening filled with food, games, and music that helps unite students and create long-lasting friendships between them. On...
ASB prepares for annual blood drive
Nihal Karim, Staff Writer
October 5, 2018
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With the annual blood drive approaching, ASB is recruiting students to donate blood. Every year, students older than 16 can register to donate blood in Carlmont's blood drive. Working with the Stanford Blood Center, ASB hopes to break their past records and reach a higher number of blood donations...
ASB sparks freshman spirit
Francesca D'Urzo, Staff Writer
September 27, 2018
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From football games to dances, the new freshman class has yet to experience the essence of Carlmont’s student spirit. In the hopes of engaging new students, ASB held a freshman class meeting last Friday that was aimed to discuss upcoming events and student involvement. Freshman Class President J...
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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
Evan Ajuria, Staff Writer
Although it is still a couple of days before Thanksgiving, it is never too early for Christmas at the...
As of Nov. 15, the Bay Area has the worst air quality in the world. In this breaking news piece, we answer your most pressing questions about the smoke invading our communities, including Carlmont's response to canceling school and how you can help victims.
Rachel McCrea, Staff Writer
The late morning sun shines through the trees of Twin Pines Park in Belmont, dappling the stone of the...
Anika Bhatnagar, Staff Writer
November 19, 2018
As the Air Quality Index (AQI) reached a high of 218 in San Carlos on Thursday night, schools decided to shut down for the safety of students and teachers. “The air...
Maya Lip, Staff Writer
November 19, 2018
ASB students were anticipating their annual field trip in the wild, but because of unhealthy circumstances, it was delayed. The trip was supposed to take place at the YMCA...
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
November 19, 2018
The Carlmont Scots varsity football team put aside missing last year's playoffs and blew by the Willow Glen Rams during Saturday's neutral playoff game. The Scots made short...
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
November 19, 2018
As a child, I always loved trips to the toy store with my family. I remember going to the Toys "R" Us in Foster City with them; running down those never-ending aisles with...