Contestants spook the competition in ASB’s Halloween costume contest
Mikayla Nguyen, Staff Writer
November 1, 2018
Filed under Campus
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...
PTA art contest gives students a voice through their art
Anna Delmas, Staff Writer
October 31, 2018
Filed under Campus
Students need a voice, and the PTA is working toward providing that through their annual art contest. The PTA Art Reflections contest is a national competition for students in pre-K through 12th grade that started 50 years ago. Students can enter work in the form of dance choreography, film, liter...
Poster contest raises awareness for social justice
Justin Som, Staff Writer
February 25, 2018
Filed under News
Across San Mateo County libraries, students in 5th to 12th grade competed in the Teen Social Justice Poster Contest to show their support for equality for all different types of people. With #openforall as their slogan, these youths pushed themselves to create the most creative and eye-catching post...
San Mateo County hosts a photography contest
Kaitlyn Gates, Staff Writer
April 28, 2017
Filed under News
The San Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau just announced the opening of the 2017 Play by the Bay Photography Contest. The contest is open to all students in San Mateo County. “Photography is a way to express yourself and is a fun way to save moments in a picture form,...
Math contest competition intensifies for top scorers
Ben Balster, Staff Writer
March 4, 2017
Filed under Campus
Every other Tuesday at the start of lunch, students make a mad dash towards the math classrooms as they scramble to find a seat for the biweekly contests. As extra credit points are awarded for each correct answer, the classrooms quickly fill to their max within the first few minutes of lunch. Patrick...
Belmont celebrates Black History Month with an essay contest
Maya Benjamin, Staff Writer
February 20, 2017
Filed under News
February each year, America celebrates Black History Month. This year the City of Belmont and the Belmont Library are partnering to host an essay contest about the importance of Black History Month. According to the San Mateo County Libraries website, “Black History Month is a way to honor and recognize all that African Americans hav...
Halloween spirit creeps into costume contest
Celine Yang, Scot Scoop Editor
November 2, 2016
It was the ultimate face-off. The contestants had given all they had, but it was down to Dora the Explorer and Suicide Squad. Here came the final moment -- the audience would decide who would be the winner of the Halloween costume contest. MC Sophie Clark stood in between the contestants, ready to...
Logo contest allows students to become more involved on campus
Jordan Greene, Staff Writer
October 26, 2016
Filed under Campus
Everywhere you look around the Carlmont campus, there is talent waiting to be discovered. On Sept. 12, at the Carlmont Welcome Back Assembly, Houston Kraft’s message of “choosing love” inspired ASB to do something to get more students involved in school activities. ASB Spirit Commission decided to launch a school-wide logo contest to capture the...
Math contest draws a crowd
Hanalei Pham, Staff Writer
September 30, 2015
Filed under Academic, Campus, Top News
The end of September was the start of a long tradition of sacrificing lunch to solve math problems. The math contest is held roughly every other Tuesday in all of the school's math classrooms. Students crammed into classrooms for the first contest this year. Some are even turned away when classrooms...
Halloween Rally: Thriller and Costume Contest
Aria Frangos, Staff Writer
November 2, 2014
Filed under Multimedia
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Bill Gates awards $100,000 to winners of condom contest
Angela Perez de Tagle, Staff Writer
November 22, 2013
Filed under News
Brace yourselves, gentlemen, the future of the condom industry is dealing with a whole new “supercondom.” Bill Gates, the creator of the multi-billion dollar Microsoft Corporation, has recently gained the public’s attention when he awarded 11 out of 812 applicants $100,000 for developing ideas...
Homecoming: more than a popularity contest
Alex Wildman, Staff Writer
October 8, 2013
Filed under Campus
A large portion of the student body considers Homecoming elections a simple popularity contest, but the Associated Student Body (ASB) sets requirements that ensure the elections to be much more meaningful. Sophomore Chelsea Stewart shared her thoughts on Homecoming elections, “It’s more of a popula...
Alyssa Huang, Staff Writer
Just as the purpose of buying clothing is to have something to wear, the main purpose of attending college...
Maya Benjamin, Staff Writer
New abortion law directly challenges Roe v. Wade On May 15, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the...
Audrey Boyce, Staff Writer
Hungarians held a festival on the day preceding Mother's Day, as they have done for the past five years,...
Francesca D'Urzo, Staff Writer
May 19, 2019
As the school year comes to an end, ASB’s newly elected Executive Board finishes planning one of their final events, the ASB spring field trip. This Friday, ASB held...
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
May 18, 2019
The odds of high school athletes making it to the collegiate level are slim to none. According to calculations done by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, there...
Nicole Yeo, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
It's May, and student stress is skyrocketing as finals approach. However, finals aren't the only things on student's minds. Advanced Placement (AP) testing also takes place...
Talia Schreiber, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
Students today find themselves overwhelmed by the high expectations set for them and will often find unhealthy ways to cope with it. San Mateo’s Police Activities League...