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Swing Club practices for the Heritage Fair.

Clubs promote unity through performance at the assembly

March 4, 2020

The world is filled with all types of people of all backgrounds and experiences, and those at Carlmont High School believe it is important for rising generations to acknowledge ...

Students share their ancestry through the Heritage Fair food sale

March 3, 2020

Every year the Quad is filled with the smells of dishes that originate from all over the world. These fragrances come from the Heritage food sale, an event where different clubs...

Diego Rey describes the elements of creating a healthy work environment for employees.

Starting up a start-up

November 13, 2019

As Carlmont students begin to focus in on what they want to pursue after high school, some find entrepreneurship particularly appealing. Fittingly, the November science lecture was centered ...

Lil Yachty gets on stage to perform during Blackfest.

Blackfest brings students together

May 13, 2019

To be immersed in a new culture under the warm sun while enjoying live performances usually does not come without a cost in the Bay Area. However, it happened last Saturday, May ...

The police officer leading the Cherry Blossom Festival parade toward Tokyotown.

Cherry Blossom Festival promotes Japanese culture

April 23, 2019

All across the globe, Harumi, a Cherry Blossom Festival, signals the beginning of spring and the end of winter colds. Harumi is a traditional Japanese holiday that is meant t...

Popular culture and social media allow politically incorrect and offensive phrases to become a normal part of society.

Popular culture normalizes political incorrectness for teenagers

February 6, 2019

“That’s so gay.” You are walking down the school hallway on a typical day. You pass through a group of kids clustered around a locker and hear various racial slurs. You t...

Paining of the Maharaja of Indore, 1908-1961, displayed in the museum.

San Francisco’s Legion of Honor introduces Indian culture in their leading exhibit

February 3, 2019

The exhibit East Meets West at the Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museum displays the jewelry and valuables used in India from the 1600s to today. The exhibit contains over 150 pieces w...

The Bay Area is often depicted as the 'poster child' for diversity, but this diversity is often overlooked.

Opinion: Bay Area residents are ignorant of cultural differences

October 18, 2018

It's no wonder why so many people are attracted to the Bay Area; the ever-booming tech industry provides new opportunities and high-paying jobs every day, the temperature rarely...

Organizers make sure that visitors can come back to the festival and continue enjoying all that they have to offer.

The annual celebration of Greek culture brings people together

September 7, 2018

Church of the Holy Cross invited families to enjoy food, drama, dancing, music, and shops on the 48th Greek Festival. The annual festival in Belmont marked yet another celebrat...

J-Pop club members present about school uniforms in one of their meetings.

J-Pop club brings Japanese culture to Carlmont

May 29, 2018

The Japanese culture is one that may interest many, and J-Pop club is the perfect club to learn about the many aspects of their culture, ranging from animation to traditions. ...

Japanese Pop Club President Nina Chung gives club members a presentation on different aspects of Japanese culture.

Japanese Pop Club embraces its culture

May 20, 2018

Within the four walls of room E7, Japanese Pop Club (J-Pop) strives to spread their culture among Carlmont students by performing traditional Japanese dances at school assemblies, as...

Indian Club meets weekly in D16 with a joyful and open environment.

Indian Club integrates Indian culture at Carlmont

May 6, 2018

According to World Population Review, India is the second most populous country in the world with a population of an estimated 1.35 billion in 2018. However, Indians only make...