Local high schools offer something for everyone
Audrey Boyce, Staff Writer
March 12, 2019
Filed under Features
Bobby sits in class struggling to understand the first problem on the worksheet. His eyes dart across the room but the teacher is not available to help. On the other side of the classroom, Richard has completed the entire worksheet in the first five minutes of class and has moved on to next week's ass...
“Sex Education” is an interesting take on the high school experience
Sean Vanderaa, Staff Writer
March 5, 2019
Filed under Reviews
For a show that discusses the intricacies of sex alongside high school life, "Sex Education" does a surprisingly good job of tying the two together in a comical and well-written series. Considering its title, I wasn't expecting much from this show, making the assumption that it would have average...
Despite loss of sight, high schooler envisions and achieves
Anna Delmas, Staff Writer
February 11, 2019
Filed under Features
Rio Popper has no eyes. When she was six months old, she was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a very rare cancer that occurs in the retina of the eye. She is now one of the 20,000 children with this condition in the United States. By age 2, doctors deemed it necessary to remove her left eye. Wh...
Scots get revenge against Jefferson High School
Briana McDonald, Editor-in-Chief
October 16, 2018
Filed under ScotCenter, ScotCenter: Sports
Briana McDonald reports on the Scots win on Friday, Oct. 12.
Principal tries to reduce student ‘Angst’ with movie
Anna Delmas, Staff Writer
October 8, 2018
Filed under Campus
There’s no doubt that high school is an anxious time. Almost one in three adolescents will meet the criteria of an anxiety disorder before the age of 18, according to a study from the Child Mind Institute. Carlmont will be hosting a showing of 'Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety' in the Carlmont Performing Arts Center on Oct. 11 at 7 ...
Carlmont Choir’s ‘American Songbook’ is a joyous success
Charlie McBrian, Staff Writer
March 25, 2018
Filed under A&E, Campus, Top News
The Performing Arts Center was packed last Friday, March 23, as audiences went to see Carlmont Choir's spring concert entitled "American Songbook." "American Songbook" covered a variety of selections from America’s past, much of which was largely based on the songbook of the same name. “...
High school athletes seek college recruitment
Aaron Trierweiler, Staff Writer
February 12, 2018
Filed under Features
"I’ve been working up to this moment for my whole life." This thought goes through the minds of many high school athletes as they are going through the college recruitment process. Throughout high school, athletes must work hard both in sports and in school in order to get recruited. Though h...
Design Tech High School settles into new campus
Anna Feng, Staff Writer
January 27, 2018
Filed under Campus
Design Tech High School used to be a school without a campus. However, that all changed with the grand opening of Design Tech's new location, situated in the marshes of Redwood Shores. The high school, commonly referred to as d.tech, now operates in a two-story glass building. Plans for constructing...
Academic stress fuels academic cheating
Charlie McBrian, Staff Writer
December 20, 2017
Filed under Features
Picture this: you have a math test in 20 minutes that you didn't study for. As you frantically attempt to remember what the previous unit was about, you remember your friend took the test a couple of hours earlier. Do you ask your friend for what the test is about, or do you tough it out and fail ...
Art Club spreads creativity at Carlmont
Marina Ferme, Staff Writer
December 6, 2017
Filed under Campus
Art Club is all about experimenting with different styles and mediums while learning more about themselves in the art that they create. The club wants to practice with many art mediums, such as oil paints, water colors, step-by-step drawings of flowers, screen paintings, colored pencil. “Our meetings are for work...
Teens need to get jobs
Kathryn Stratz, Staff Writer
November 30, 2017
Filed under Opinion
It's a Friday afternoon, and you're about to leave for the mall with your friends. You turn to your parents for your usual 20 dollars -- but wait, you've just received your paycheck; you've got it covered. Teens today should be able to relate to this. Entering the workforce as a teen is an opportunity...
Relaxation Motivation Club helps students destress
Catherine Dahlberg, Staff Writer
November 20, 2017
Filed under Campus
Too many tests. Homework overload. Demanding parents and coaches. Relationship issues. Not enough time to sleep. These sources of high school stresses can take a toll on students who are working to get through the day while preparing for their future. The Relaxation Motivation Club...
Audrey Luey, Staff Writer
Advantage Chess sponsored their annual scholastic chess tournament at Fox Elementary School last weekend,...
Aaron Penn, Staff Writter
“One of the great things about Barrett is that it’s almost exactly in the heart of the city,” said...
Anika Bhatnagar, Staff Writer
Velocity Dance's combined convention and competition in San Jose allows dancers to test their skills...
Sean Vanderaa, Staff Writer
April 17, 2019
Jordan Peele has done it again with another brilliantly shot film comprising of a predominately black cast. The premise of the movie and the overall horror aspect of it are...
Jai Sinha, Segment Producer
April 17, 2019
Jai Sinha reports on students' reactions to 105 minute periods, and how they think the schedule could be improved.
Maddy Ting, Zachary Khouri, and Mikayla Nguyen
April 17, 2019
Episode Nine: Mainstream Media will be split into three parts: music, books, and television & movies. In Part One of Episode Nine, Zach discusses controversy...
Andrew Shao, Staff Writer
April 16, 2019
A new Marketing Communications course will be available for the first time at Carlmont in the next 2019–2020 school year. Carlmont will be the first in the Sequoia Union...