Music performance captures audience’s attention
Taisiia Yakovenko, Staff Writer
February 11, 2019
Filed under News
The Belmont Library hosted yet another musical performance in an attempt to spread knowledge about different music styles and engage the audience in a unique performance. "From Baroque, Classic to Ragtime: An Afternoon With Music" was not just a regular music performance. The musicians interact...
Jazz Club livens up the band room
Nyah Dompier-Norrbom, Staff Writer
December 16, 2018
Filed under Campus
The Jazz Club is a community of musicians who meet almost every day at lunch to practice what they love: jazz music. The club is well known in the band room but does not get any other exposure as it was not at this years' club fair. Most of the people at Jazz Club heard about it from other people...
Santa leaves his sleigh and arrives by helicopter
Pablo Pinilla, Staff Writer
December 5, 2018
Santa Claus is coming to town but not in the usual way. On the rainy morning of Dec. 1, Santa flew into the Hiller Aviation Museum by helicopter to bring Christmas joy to children and their families. The Hiller Aviation Museum is an aircraft history museum at the San Carlos Airport. It was fou...
Día de Los Muertos Festival comes alive with cultural significance
Pablo Pinilla, Staff Writer
November 8, 2018
Downtown Redwood City during the weekend is everything one would expect from a small city. People eat at various restaurants, while a constant stream of people flows in and out of the movie theaters. However, Sunday night was not one of those ordinary nights. On the night of Nov. 4, Courthouse Square wa...
‘Trench’ is a step up for Twenty One Pilots
Charlie McBrian, Staff Writer
October 25, 2018
Filed under Reviews
I recently heard the new Twenty One Pilots album, and I enjoyed it quite a bit more than I expected. Twenty-One pilots is an Ohio based pop duo consisting of frontman and vocalist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun. In their 10 years of existence, their unique blend of rap, indie, emo-pop, and alt...
Guitar Club strikes a chord within members
Kim Brodersen, Student Writer
October 25, 2018
Filed under Campus
Students join Guitar Club to learn about music and jam. What they will find is a musical family. Guitar Club was originally founded six years ago, but it dissolved for three years when all of the members at the time graduated. Sophomores Jacob Berg and Erik Cramer didn’t even know about the old...
Saving the Music: A Documentary
Victoria Valle Remond, Segment Producer
October 22, 2018
Filed under In-Depth, ScotCenter, ScotCenter: Features
Save the Music is an annual fundraiser/festival held in the city of Belmont and organized by SchoolForce. Learn how it came to be, experience the operation of the day itself, and learn what it means for the local K-12 schools.
Neutral Milk Hotel’s ‘In the Aeroplane Over the Sea’ is a modern masterpiece
Charlie McBrian, Staff Writer
October 1, 2018
Filed under Reviews
I’d like to start off this review by saying that it took me a while to enjoy this album. Last summer, I heard people hyping this up as one of the best albums of the century that everyone needed to hear. It has accrued a massive amount of critical acclaim and popularity over the years and is...
Carlmont Drumline encourages school spirit
Molly Donaldson, Staff Writer
September 21, 2018
Filed under Campus
The football team scores. The crowd goes wild. The snap of a snare drum echoes through the night. This sound came from William Yonts, a senior and the leader of Carlmont Drumline. The other members of the team respond with sounds from their own instruments to create a unified series of cadenc...
‘Boarding House Reach’ is a boundary pushing rock and roll experience
Charlie McBrian, Staff Writer
August 28, 2018
Filed under Reviews
I hear the phrase 'rock is dead' all too often these days. While I don't personally believe this, there is truth behind the statement. Rock is certainly less popular now than it ever has been. In the past 30 years, rock has steadily declined in prominence, with adult-alternative bands, like Trai...
Renowned cellist Jeremy Tai inspires Carlmont Instrumental Music students
Mandy Hitchcock, Segment Producer
May 20, 2018
Filed under ScotCenter, ScotCenter: Campus
On May 9, 19-year-old cellist Jeremy Tai gave a masterclass to Carlmont’s Symphony Orchestra. Later, he performed Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 with the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra.
Spring Concert series showcases the instrumental music program
Charlie McBrian, Staff Writer
May 18, 2018
Parents and students shuffled in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) last Wednesday to attend the first night of Carlmont instrumental music's Spring Concert series, in which the jazz ensembles and jazz combos perform. This is one of three shows that is being put on by Carlmont instrumental musi...
Talia Schreiber, Student Writer
The sun beamed down on the crowded streets of San Francisco last Saturday as thousands came together...
Beto O'Rourke joins the presidential race Former congressman and Senate candidate from Texas, Beto O'Rourke,...
Nihal Karim, Staff Writer
Laughter, dance, and music envelop the room on a warm March afternoon. More people start to show up,...
Jai Sinha, Segment Producer
March 20, 2019
Jai Sinha reports on how important driver's licenses are to many students.
Bella Reeves, Segment Producer
March 20, 2019
On March 16, California College of the Arts held the 2019 Holi Festival. All funds made from the event were given to the ASHA non-profit organization to support education...
Rachel Hunter, Segment Producer
March 20, 2019
Rachel Hunter reports on Carlmont High School's open house.
Audrey Luey, Staff Writer
March 19, 2019
The Spark Joy Bay Area KonMari Method Workshop gathered at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany to introduce a new outlook on life. It proposed an organizational strategy...