Shoutouts bring recognition to good acts
Anna Delmas, Staff Writer
December 4, 2018
Filed under Campus
Positive reinforcement is a strong motivator, especially in the classroom. In a study by Christina Kennedy about the effects of positive reinforcement on classroom behavior, Kennedy concluded that it is highly effective and vital for a communicative and healthy environment for students. Shout ou...
Girls varsity volleyball wins first league game
Sean Vanderaa, Staff Writer
September 7, 2018
Filed under Sports
Four thrilling matches were all it took for the Carlmont girls' varsity volleyball team to take the win over Aragon High School. The first match got off to a great start for the Scots. Led by Elizabeth Prozell, a senior, they took a 6-0 lead. The Aragon Dons battled back, however, eventually bringin...
‘Spectrum Talks’ meeting discusses how to be a good ally to the LGBT community
Ailee Lim, Staff Writer
March 13, 2018
The LGBT community has faced a lot of controversy in years past, but there is an increasing number of people who want to be LGBT allies (straight or cisgendered supporters of the LGBT community), especially in the Bay Area today. However, some people may not know how to be an ally or what to do as one. On...
Pay-to-play sports both help and harm athletics programs
Max Lee, Staff Writer
February 5, 2018
Filed under Features
The devastation of having a sport cut from an athletic program is a dilemma that many schools encounter. Lack of funding and profit are some of the major causes that have led schools to cut certain sports. According to CNBC, from 2009 to 2011, $3.5 billion was cut from schools' sports budgets. ...
Fall Out Boy’s ‘M A N I A’ proves that mainstream music is ruining good artists
Katrina Wiebenson, Staff Writer
January 25, 2018
Filed under Reviews
Fall Out Boy identifies as being an American rock band. After their latest album, that’s questionable. Their seventh studio album, “M A N I A,” was released just last week as a follow up to their last album released in 2015, “American Beauty/American Psycho.” This album is their biggest...
Good Food Awards brings together fans of sustainable food
Nisha Marino, Staff Writer
January 22, 2018
Filed under News
The eighth annual Good Food Awards, held at Fort Mason (in San Francisco), collected a large crowd to celebrate sustainable food from around the country. The Good Food Awards assemble American producers and judge their products based primarily on taste and sustainability. They host a series of three c...
The Belmont community gathers to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
Ailee Lim, Staff Writer
January 16, 2018
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Dan DeSmidt, Belmont's chief of police, said, quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have A Dream" speech. Many lesser-known Dr. King speeches and excerpt...
‘The Good Doctor’ saves ABC’s ratings
Katrina Wiebenson, Staff Writer
October 24, 2017
Filed under Reviews
ABC’s new medical drama, “The Good Doctor,” aims to clear misconceptions about autism. Ever since the show was released in September, it has been doing just that. “The Good Doctor” follows Dr. Shaun Murphy, played by Freddie Highmore (from A&E's twist on the show Psycho, Bates Motel). ...
‘The Good Dinosaur’ is better than it sounds
Jason Zheng, Staff Writer
December 7, 2015
Filed under A&E
Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur," released Nov. 25, was released in time for Thanksgiving. It delivers a good story on family and trust. Set in an alternate timeline in which the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs missed, the movie tells the story of Arlo (voiced by Raymond Ochoa), a fearful young Apatosaurus...
A bleatin’ good story from a Claymation sheep
Sophie Haddad, Multimedia Editor
August 23, 2015
A mobile home is on the loose. Adults look on, appalled. The perpetrators gasp with guilt. Teenagers capture the event on smartphones. Disregard the target audience of "Shaun the Sheep" (PG) for a moment, and consider the following. A tragic turn of events leads to living life as fugitives, forgo...
The battle of good versus evil is won by perspective
Megan Tao, Highlander Junior Editor/Columnist
April 12, 2015
Filed under Opinion, Stabs at Society
The hero, the villain, and the epic battle between good versus evil are all universal aspects of stories that we take a little too seriously. Everybody strives to achieve the characteristics of the the hero because that ultimately means you're a good person. Nobody wants to have the characteristics...
Sexual offenders reach settlement on Good Friday and commemorate Audrie Pott’s death
Victor Li, Staff Writer
April 6, 2015
Filed under News
After two and a half years, Larry and Lisa Pott were able to forgive the teenage boys who sexually assaulted their daughter. It happened on Sept. 12, 2012, when 15-year-old Audrie Pott from Saratoga High School hanged herself a week after being sexually assaulted by three male classmates whom she...
Emma Romanowsky, Staff Writer
Trump and O’Rourke butt heads in El Paso Former Rep. and potential Democratic presidential candidate...
Sjoerd Huitema, Staff Writer
Yellow papers that display the messages "Move here, nerds are the virus!" and "Every day sucks with move...
Leela Stuepfert, Staff Writer
Every day throughout the year, a local resident works wholeheartedly to look after the deer living in...
Andrew Shao, Staff Writer
February 17, 2019
One remarkable December day, on the mostly unremarkable year of 1946, two employees of the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Earl Menefee and Ralph Salisbury, founded a soaring...
Kimberly Brodersen, Staff Writer
February 17, 2019
There is always at least one student in every classroom who can't stay put — twitching, talking, or daydreaming when they shouldn't be. They are often considered to be disrespectful...
Kevin Shimizu, Staff Writer
February 16, 2019
Mid-winter break, otherwise known as ski week, is one of a few breaks left before the scheduled dates for the Advanced Placement (AP) tests. This often causes students to...
Miles Ozorio, Staff Writer
February 15, 2019
The boys varsity soccer team suffered a close 1-0 loss to Aragon during senior night on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Despite their loss, the team still had a positive senior night...