Latinos Unidos builds community
Joseph Gomez, Staff Writer
May 19, 2017
Filed under Campus
As the school year comes to an end, Latinos Unidos remains an excited, vocal, and proud group. Carlmont’s Latino club, Latinos Unidos, was founded on the premise of providing Latinos a place to come together to bond and feel safe and accurately represented. Joshua Harris, a senior and vice p...
Taiwanese Cultural Festival celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Cath Lei, Staff Writer
May 14, 2017
Every year since 1992, the month of May has been lined with festivals and fairs celebrating both Asian and Pacific Islander cultures. Seven years after May was declared Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Bill Clinton designated the second week of May to be Taiwanese American Heritage Week. This ...
Heritage Fair: each bite giving a taste of home
Nastasja Stahl, Staff Writer
March 13, 2017
Filed under Campus
Tables are set across the pavement, each of them holding signs with food prices and labels proudly decorated in colorful designs. Students clamor around each booth, waving money in the air as club members take each order. The quad, like most days, is full. On February 23, however, it's different from...
Heritage fair educates students
Estella Lippi, Scotcenter Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2017
Filed under ScotCenter
Estella Lippi reports on the heritage fair and its impact on students.
Heritage Fair displays cultural diversity
Kaylee George, Staff Writer
February 25, 2017
Whoops and cheers filled the gym as hula dancers rhythmically swung their hips to the rat-ti-tat-tats of the beating drums, along with many other performers. On Feb. 24, the annual Heritage Fair assembly featured many different heritages embodied at Carlmont. The event, held by ASB, showcased various...
Food sale gives new look on heritage
Alyn Seymour, Staff Writer
February 23, 2017
Filed under Campus
On Feb. 23, the quad filled with the smells of foods from all around the world for Heritage Fair. Clubs like Filipino Club, Black Student Union, and more were selling foods from their cultures. The food sale is a fundraiser for clubs at Carlmont, but since it is during the week of the Heritage Fa...
Filipino Club dances their way into Heritage Fair with the Tinikling
Sherilyn Kuo, Staff Writer
February 23, 2017
Filed under Campus
This year Filipino Club is participating in Heritage Fair to share a bit of Filipino culture with a traditional folk dance called tinikling. Every year, Carlmont celebrates the diversity of our school at the Heritage Fair with different clubs participating in the assembly and selling food that re...
Swing Club ‘rock steps’ into Heritage Fair
Kylie Lin, Staff Writer
February 15, 2017
Filed under Campus
The Carlmont Swing Club has begun rigorous preparations for this year’s annual Heritage Fair. “We’ve been learning choreography, getting into shape with group workouts, working on swing tricks, and getting back into a place where both the lead and the follow feel comfortable,” said Carrie We...
Preparations for Heritage Fair go into full swing
Zana Lunsford, Staff Writer
February 8, 2017
Filed under Campus
As Heritage Fair creeps around the corner, students begin to prepare for the big assembly and celebration of diversity. Planning begins as early as December in the ASB assembly committee where students like sophomore Olive Peschel begin the preparations. “We first start off with contacting the ...
Cultures swarm the Heritage Fair
Izzy Mitchell, Staff Writer
March 3, 2016
Filed under Campus, Multimedia
Heritage Fair promotes diversity – Kian Karamdashti
Kian Karamdashti, Reporter
February 28, 2016
Filed under ScotCenter
Kian Karamdashti covers the 2016 Heritage Fair celebrations run by Carlmont ASB.
Heritage fair encourages different cultures
Anya Meredith, Staff Writer
March 1, 2015
Filed under Multimedia
Features
Belmont city officials grapple with infrastructure problem
Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer
Belmont’s roads are among the worst in the state. According to a staff report from the Department of Public Works, Belmont has accumulated upwards of $100 million in deferred road and storm drain maintenance. O...
Belmont works to create a vibrant downtown
Sam Hosmer, Staff Writer
Belmont’s unbuilt town center has been in development for 31 years. In 1986, a committee was formed to study and evaluate the feasibility of revitalizing downtown Belmon...
Students need a healthy breakfast to start their day
Juliana Rinaldi, Staff Writer
Breakfast: a hearty meal to kick start the day or a quick bite before rushing out of the house to school or work? Many teenagers and young adults don't know which one breakfast...
Gender stigma plays a role in sports
Adriana Kurtovich, Staff Writer
Today's society often portrays men as more superior in sports compared to women. However, this is not always the case. The number of female athletes at NCAA schools has...
Chronic pain takes an emotional toll on patients
Izzy Bruguera, Staff Writer
Imagine waking up every morning for months or years on end with pain plaguing every move and every moment of the day. Chronic pain is defined as any pain that lasts for ...
Outside sports generate debate over PE credit
Mike Carlson, Staff Writer
Out-of-school sports can offer Carlmont students benefits, but they can also come with drawbacks. The benefits include valuable friendships, increased discipline, and stayi...