Students react to the Scotlight
Alyn Seymour, Staff Writer
May 11, 2017
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On May 2, Carlmont released its very first magazine, the Scotlight. Once stacks were brought to classrooms, students were curious to take a look at the new addition. The buzz about the magazine was all throughout the halls, and some students loved the new addition to Carlmont journalism. "I...
Feminist Club reaches out with feminine product drive
Jordan Hanlon, Staff Writer
March 22, 2016
Carlmont's Feminist Club is running a feminine hygiene product drive from March 14 to March 28 for donation to needful communities of women as well as to fight the social stigma of discussing menstruation. The idea behind the drive was created by junior Sydney Pon, the co-president of the feminist...
Sam Pepper’s latest prank spikes negative reactions
Jordan Hanlon, Staff Writer
December 7, 2015
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Twenty-six year old Youtuber, Sam Pepper is known for his outrageous pranks on YouTube, but his latest video has the world on edge. Last week Pepper uploaded a new video to his YouTube channel showing him and Colby Brock pranking Brock's best friend Sam Golbach. In the video Golbach and Brock get...
Science lecture introduces students to Impossible Foods
Hannah Young, Staff Writer
November 22, 2015
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To eat meat or not to eat meat? That is the question that began to plague biotechnologist Chris Davis as his team at Impossible Foods researched the world's most destructive industry: animal farming. "People like meat because it tastes good. It's a part of our lives," said Davis. "There's even a social connotation with meat and good living nowadays." Unfortunately, more than 30 percent of...
Students react to Schneider’s book talk
Hannah Young, Staff Writer
September 21, 2015
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On Sept. 17, author Robyn Schneider, who wrote Carlmont's all-school summer reading book, visited the school to speak about her writing experience and autograph students' copies of her novel. The idea for "The Beginning of Everything" began in the mind of Schneider while she attended medical school...
Students react to minimum wage increase in California
Hannah Young, Staff Writer
October 14, 2014
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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...
Carlmont students react to Emma Watson’s HeForShe speech
Hannah Young, Staff Writer
September 30, 2014
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Many Carlmont students reacted positively towards Emma Watson's formal invitation for men to take part in the campaign for gender equality. In her HeForShe speech delivered on Sept. 20 to the UN, Watson asked men and women alike to take part in her campaign to achieve global gender equality and end...
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...