Students donate food for families in need

Francesca D'Urzo, Staff Writer

November 26, 2018

With the spirit of the holiday season, ASB held their annual food drive in order to give back to the community by collecting canned food donations for those in need. The food drive began on Nov. 13 and ended on Nov. 20. Throughout the week, students were encouraged to bring in canned foods and non-pe...

ASB prepares to recruit driven students to donate food

Natalie Doud, Staff Writer

November 12, 2018

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 ...

Creativity changes the way to donate supplies

Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer

November 15, 2017

Samantha Dahlberg reports on Create the Change Day in Palo Alto.

Parents donate glasses for eclipse viewing

Riley Collins, Staff Writer

August 24, 2017

Riley Collins reports on students from Carlmont High School while they safely watch the eclipse.

Feminist Club reaches out with feminine product drive

Jordan Hanlon, Editor-in-Chief of The Highlander

March 22, 2016

Carlmont's Feminist Club is running a feminine hygiene product drive from March 14 to March 28 for donation to needful communities of women as well as to fight the social stigma of discussing menstruation. The idea behind the drive was created by junior Sydney Pon, the co-president of the feminist...

Carlmont students donate blood to save lives – Bijan Khalili

Bijan Khalili, ScotCenter Sports/Columnist

March 14, 2016

Bijan Khalili reports on Carlmont High School's second blood drive of the year, which was a huge success with 75 students volunteering to donate.  

Staff and students donate blood

Avery Adams, Staff Writer

November 1, 2014

The needle tears through layers of delicate skin. She looks away, ready for the sting to cease. Thick dark blood travels up the tube. A life is saved. Junior Zoe Wildman is one of many Carlmont High School students who donated her blood to the American Red Cross during the Carlmont blood drive...

Students lined up to donate blood

April 1, 2011

  On Thursday, Mar. 31, Carlmont students were given the opportunity to courageously donated their blood to those in need in the Student Union. "I did it for the fun of it," said Trevor Nixon. Whether to do it to help patients in need of blood, or "for the fun of it," the blood donated is grea...

Cheerleaders’ asking for toys to donate

January 13, 2011

Carlmont cheerleaders are putting on a Toys for Tots charity drive during Dec. 1 to Dec. 6. Toys for Tots is an organization designed for people to donate toys that will be delivered to less fortunate children on Christmas. The toys must be unwrapped, and anyone is allowed to donate. The goal of this...