Students and staff adjust to minimum day
Samantha Chu, Staff Writer
March 16, 2018
Filed under Campus
It's around noon, and the bell rings. On normal schools days, it would be lunchtime. However, on March 16, it's the end of school. These shortened days are known as minimum days, when class periods are 30 minutes long, meaning that school ends at 12:12 p.m. "Usually, we have a minimu...
Belmont invests in a city minimum wage
Justin Som, Staff Writer
September 1, 2017
Filed under News
California already has the third highest minimum wage in the nation, but the Belmont City Council isn't content with that. To counter the high living costs of the Bay Area, the City Council has drafted their own proposal for Belmont: a minimum wage. The goal is straightforward, according to Belmont Ma...
Smarter Balanced testing disrupts class
Jackson Monge, Staff Writer
April 22, 2016
Filed under Campus
Aside from heralding the beginning of spring, April is the harbinger of the Smarter Balanced assessments. Sophomores are tested in biology and juniors in English. This is part of the results of the No Child Left Behind Act, which passed in Congress and was signed into law by President George W. Bush....
Students react to minimum wage increase in California
Hannah Young, Staff Writer
October 14, 2014
Filed under News
The increase in minimum wage in California has affected the working students at Carlmont. This past summer, California voted to increase minimum wage from $8 per hour to $9 per hour. However, living costs are also increasing simultaneously. Gasoline prices are nearly $4 now, a huge concern for student...
Talia Schreiber, Student Writer
Hundreds of people explored aquatic exhibits and conversed with scientists on Saturday, April 13, one...
Nina Heller, Staff Writer
North Korea tests a new weapon According to a report from the country's state media, North Korean leader...
Audrey Luey, Staff Writer
Advantage Chess sponsored their annual scholastic chess tournament at Fox Elementary School last weekend,...
Katie Blondino, Staff Writer
April 18, 2019
With the end of the school year fast approaching, counselors are finishing up their appointments with students regarding class options for next year. Counselors meet with...
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...