Welcome back Weden
Connie Yi, Staff Writer
October 1, 2015
Filed under Staff Bios
Carlmont welcomes alumna Stephanie Weden back with open arms. Principal Ralph Crame said, "Ms. Weden, as a Carlmont grad, genuinely cares about the students she teaches. She is well organized and relates well with her students." Weden graduated from Carlmont in 2005 and was a swimmer and water...
Welcome Back Assembly promotes self-confidence
Mona Murhamer, Staff Writer
September 18, 2015
This year's Welcome Back Assembly speaker focused on the pressure of perfection put on students. On Sept. 14, inspirational speaker Keith Hawkins spoke to Carlmont students and staff in hopes of motivating them to be themselves and to forget about the pressure put on them by others in the coming...
ScotCenter: Welcome Back Assembly – Kian Karamdashti
September 18, 2015
Filed under Campus, ScotCenter
Kian Karamdashti covers the annual Carlmont Welcome back assembly.
‘Pitch Perfect’ is back with a new beat
Adriana Ramirez, Staff Writer
May 18, 2015
Filed under A&E
Summer is almost here, and with it comes upbeat music to party to. "Crazy Youngsters" from the "Pitch Perfect 2" soundtrack is that kind of song. "Pitch Perfect 2," which came out on May 15, was the sequel to a movie about college girls who were part of an a cappella group, called the Barden...
Give back and volunteer at Hand ‘n Hand with the Belmont Library
Ethan Wong, Staff Writer
April 27, 2015
The majority of the adults working at the Belmont library don't make a single penny there. These adults put in their own time to give back to the community, and Carlmont's Hand 'n Hand with the Belmont library club aims to help out at the Belmont library through their volunteer work. Founder...
Carlmont works to give back to the community
Anya Meredith, Staff Writer
January 30, 2015
Filed under Multimedia
Gwen Stefani is back with ‘Baby Don’t Lie’
Kiera Pendleton-White, Staff Writer
December 11, 2014
Stefani's new single "Baby Don't Lie" brings her back onto the music scene as a solo artist. In the beginning of her music career, Stefani started out as the lead singer and co-founder for the rock band “No Doubt.” But during the band’s first hiatus period from 2004 to 2008, Stefani embarked...
4-H member gives back to the community
Alisa Takahashi, Staff Writer
October 22, 2014
Filed under Campus, Student Bios
Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills that Sydney Cho has been a member of for more than four years. The main goals of 4-H are to develop initiative and assume responsibility, develop leadership...
Giving back to the Philippines
Alisa Takahashi, Staff Writer
October 8, 2014
Filed under Campus, Student Bios, Top News
It is Christmas morning and children everywhere are bursting with smiles at the new presents they have received. The happiness and joy they experience right after seeing the item on the top of their Christmas list under their tree is incomparable to any other feeling during the holiday season. Sophomore...
Spring 2014 brings back pastels
Angela Perez de Tagle, Staff Writer
March 16, 2014
Filed under A&E
Bring out the shorts, skirts, and dresses. Warm weather has made its way back to Carlmont. The spring season for fashion kicks off with sunny skies and bright colors. Time to put away darker shades of gray, blue, and black, and flaunt florals and pastels. “I don’t wear a lot of floral, but I like being...
Scots talk back on new SAT format
Alyssa Fagel, Editor
March 14, 2014
Filed under Campus
After less than ten years of consistency, the College Board has once again chosen to change the structure of America’s most preferred standardized test. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) was first created in 1901 as a way for colleges to test how qualified a student was for their school. Through...
Giving back: Ethan Wallace
Julian Smith, Staff Writer
March 12, 2014
Filed under Campus
Aside from being a heavily involved student at Carlmont, work, and a member of a successful band, senior Ethan Wallace always manages to delegate time to giving back to the community. Beginning two years ago, Wallace realized that his talents in the recording studio as a drummer could be utilized a...
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...