Makerspace meeting assembles design plans

Justin Som, Staff Writer

May 3, 2018

In 2006, Mark Schatz was the principal architect for the design of the Belmont Library. In 2018, he's making plans to expand on his past creation by building a Makerspace in the location of the Belmont Library's Teen Center. This space would serve as a secondary activity room to the already present Taube...

Carlmont’s track team falls short in their second meet

Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer

March 18, 2018

Carlmont’s track and field team went to their second invitational, the Bellarmine-Kiwanis Invitational K-Bell Track and Field Classic at Los Altos High School, on March 10. They raced against many private schools, along with some of their public school rivals. “Other schools, other people. T...

Scots outrun the Mustangs

Ivy Nguyen, Staff Writer

March 27, 2016

With hundreds of athletes competing in track, long jump, high jump, shot put, and discus throw, it's hard to determine whether a collective school team won or not. In the case of the Carlmont Scots against the Capuchino Mustangs, it was clear that the Scots finished the meet with many victories. Junior...

A mock meet motivates the track team

Jiselle Vigil, Staff Writer

March 19, 2016

The Carlmont track and field team practiced for the season with their first mock meet today on March 17. This meet was intended to prepare the athletes for an actual meet by allowing them to experience what their events will actually be like and the order they would be in. "We all looked good today...

Carlmont sweeps Bay Division at PAL preliminary swim meet

Naomi Asrir, Art Team

May 9, 2015

The Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) preliminary swim meet was held on May 6 and 7 at Burlingame High School. Composing the Bay Division of PAL are high schools Aragon, Burlingame, Carlmont, Menlo-Atherton, Mills, Sequoia, and Terra Nova. All seven teams hoped to break records and advance onto the...

Behind the announcements: meet ASB newcomer Jared Fitzpatrick

Julia Kranzler, Staff Writer

November 13, 2013

Most students know him as the entertaining personality seen in assemblies or heard over the announcements, but there is more to Jared Fitzpatrick than meets the eye. Fitzpatrick hit the ASB scene last year in his run for senior vice president under Tristan Gasperian. Together, Fitzpatrick and Gasperian...

Mens Varsity Cross Country misses meet

Alex Yang, Staff Writer

October 27, 2013

Only one runner represented Carlmont's Varsity Cross Country team at Thursday's meet. Junior Brian Lee placed 149th at 24:34 for the three-mile Crystal Springs course on Oct. 24. Lee was brought up from the junior varsity team because the varsity team could not participate. Earlier that day, the...

Carlmont crushes M-A dual meet

April 28, 2013

Before the dual meet against Menlo-Atherton High School got underway, James Schulte, a junior and track athlete at Carlmont, said, “We are definitely going to win. They have strong individuals, but we are a better team.” Schulte’s prediction was  correct. Carlmont did come out on top. In fact, Carlmont beat M-A i...

Cross country does well at final PAL meet of season

Sarah Klieves, Editor-in-Chief

October 28, 2012

The Carlmont cross country team did well at the Pacific Athletic League Championship Meet on Saturday, Oct. 27 in Belmont at the Crystal Springs Course. The Scots placed second in frosh-soph boys, first in varsity boys, and third in varsity girls. In addition, varsity boys did well individually with senior Dani...

Carlmont dominates at cross country meet

Sarah Klieves, Editor-in-Chief

October 10, 2012

At the second Peninsula Athletic League meet of the season at Westmoor High School on Oct. 9, Carlmont placed first individually in almost every category. The Scots did very in their races on the 2.4 mile course. The varsity boys team scored the lowest points in their category, placing first overa...

Meet the new Highlander editors

August 31, 2011

Dana Bloom and Jenna Chambers, both seniors, have become the new editors for The Highlander during the 2011 - 2012 school year. Bloom and Chambers have been in journalism for three years, with Bloom previously being sports editor and Chambers previously being features editor. "I'm looking forward...