Passions are not overshadowed in course selection

Kevin Shimizu, Staff Writer

March 14, 2019

Year after year, students go through the same difficult process of deciding which courses to take the next year. In February, students begin to make their way to the counseling office for their annual counselor meeting. During their appointment, students discuss their four-year plan for high scho...

Students plan for next year during counselor meetings

Samantha Chu, Managing Editor

April 6, 2018

From Digital Arts to Physics, Carlmont has a wide variety of classes for students to choose from, and it's time for them to do so. This year, counselor appointments started on Feb. 12. Since then, students have been meeting with their counselors to discuss their plans for the next year and set th...

Counselor meetings give students advice for the upcoming year

Parker English, Staff Writer

March 31, 2018

Counselor meetings are a very effective tool for students when deciding on upcoming classes. They occur every year starting in February and continuing up until late April. In these meetings, counselors make sure to check up on each student individually to ensure that they are on track to gradu...

Informational meetings replace the Carlmont Course Fair

Kylie Lin, Scotlight Editor-in-Chief

February 12, 2018

Carlmont’s annual Course Fair is no more. In previous academic years, this “Course Fair” was an event held during lunch to expose students to the variety of classes that Carlmont has to offer. Various educational departments — English, Art, Math, etc. —  set up booths in the main gymnasium f...

Students greeting college meetings

November 4, 2013

As seniors start to obsess over college applications and juniors begin to delve into the possibilities of their post-high school plans, dreary questions nag in the back of the mind of the average upperclassman: What do college admission officers want to see from me? How do I know what colleges I want to ap...