Choir luau celebrates friendships and accomplishments

Ava Richards, Segment Producer

June 6, 2019

Ava Richards reports on the luau that the Carlmont Choirs held. The party honored several students with awards and concluded with a homemade video full of photos and memories from the entire year. ...

Carlmont welcomes not only friendships, but families

Mandy Hitchcock, ScotCenter Editor-in-Chief

February 28, 2018

It’s a morning like any other: your parent drops you off with your backpack slung over your shoulder… and walks into the school with you. Carlmont High School harbors close student friendships. But a few students have a more literal relationship with those around them. Sophomore Isaac Brauns...

‘Friending’ leads to real friendship

Nisha Marino, Highlander Editor-in-Chief

February 7, 2018

“When I was your age, we only had one phone in the house.” “When I was your age, we spent time with our families.” “When I was your age, we didn’t text in class.” Every kid has heard it a billion times before—from their parents, grandparents, and teachers. The “kids these days” ...

Facing the reality of high school friendships

Alyssa Espiritu, Staff Writer

May 19, 2015

“By senior year, you will figure out who your real friends are,” is a common statement that almost every senior can relate to. It is a bitter-sweet realization that is inevitable when it comes to growing up. However, events that lead up to this realization are not always so pleasant. "By senior...

The path that high school friendships travel

Lara Ostroff, Staff Writer

June 2, 2014