Annual picnic gives seniors an outlet for stress
Maya O'Sullivan, Staff Writer
May 3, 2018
Filed under Campus
As the end of the year approaches, seniors are dealing with the stress of finals and preparing for college. Carlmont’s annual senior picnic gives these students an opportunity to bond with their fellow classmates before they part for college. Activities director Jim Kelly said, “We have b...
Students struggle for a work-life balance
Alexander English, Staff Writer
February 28, 2018
Filed under Features
A student ends the school day and rushes to work. He leaves work 4 hours later and rushes home, beginning his homework. At 2 a.m., he finally finishes his day. As stress begins to overwhelm him, his grades slip. This is the reality for countless high school students around the country, but many...
Relaxation Motivation Club helps students destress
Catherine Dahlberg, Staff Writer
November 20, 2017
Filed under Campus
Too many tests. Homework overload. Demanding parents and coaches. Relationship issues. Not enough time to sleep. These sources of high school stresses can take a toll on students who are working to get through the day while preparing for their future. The Relaxation Motivation Club...
Relaxation Motivation Club encourages healthy stress management
Talia Fine, Staff Writer
May 31, 2017
Filed under Campus
A survey conducted by the American Psychological Society in 2013 found that stress is extremely common especially among teenagers, with school as a major contributor to the unhealthy amounts of angst and stress. Relaxation Motivation, a club co-founded this year by Sophie Srivastava, Anna Singer, and Samantha Owyang,...
Counselor appointments are accompanied by stress
Rachel Borshchenko, Staff Writer
February 23, 2016
Filed under Campus
Preparations for the 2016-2017 school year are already well on their way. During the months of Feb., March, and April, all students at Carlmont, except seniors, will have an appointment with their counselor in order to pick classes for the next school year. Freshmen have an even bigger task: they, alo...
College is hitting students harder, earlier
Mona Murhamer, Staff Writer
February 3, 2016
Filed under Campus, Features, Top News
It’s three in the morning. Sophomore Jade Sebti wakes with a start. She rubs her bleary eyes to find her bed covered in chemistry notes and flashcards. She panics, worrying about how much she has left to study and how she’s going to do on her test tomorrow. She’s not the only one....
Using stress to your advantage
Victor Li, Staff Writer
March 20, 2015
Filed under Features, Student Choices, Top News
After coming home from school tired and exhausted, you cram in hours and hours of homework, with no time to relax. Your responsibilities seem overwhelming, but your persistence drives you on. Yet, right after you begin to relax thinking you have finished your duties, you suddenly remember about...
Assignment overload results in student stress
Stuart Vickery, Staff Writer
January 23, 2015
Filed under Features, Student Choices
To the average Carlmont student, the stress that comes with having too much homework is a normal part of life. Whether it is because the of the six tests on Friday, a project that hasn’t been started, or too much homework to fit into one day, some students have felt the panic of having a lar...
Reducing stress through small acts of kindness
September 1, 2014
Filed under Activity Bios
The life of a high school student is a stressful one. With countless amounts of homework and tests, extracurricular activities, and college applications, there is hardly ever time to take a break. According to the 2013 survey conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA), 83 percent of...
The stress behind the dance show
Jocelyn Moran, Staff Writer
May 8, 2014
Filed under Multimedia
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AP test stress
May 10, 2013
Filed under Campus
For the past week, all AP students have been under maximum stress levels, and with summer beginning to feel so close, studying for the ever important AP tests feels almost impossible and passing the test feels like a far away dream. Beginning on May 6, and ending May 17, the AP exams mark the end of AP courses for a...
Kaylee George, Staff Writer
Think someone in prison has hit rock bottom? Maybe not. The juvenile detention center in San Mateo County provides many opportunities that can help kids who may have fallen down the wrong path turn around. There are many rehabilitative resources and services to offer kids in need, including academic counselors, who make sure school credits are being transferred, and therapists, who help the kids through their traumatic experiences.
Brian Olivares, Staff Writer
The internet is not as private as some may think. There are ways in which the Carlmont staff can see everything that a student accesses on their Sequoia Union High School...
Nihal Karim, Staff Writer
For Rebecca Shentu, Manon Llorach, and Sarah Tocatlian, moving to a new country was just the beginning of a new journey. The transition from middle school to high school...
Sam Hanlon, Staff Writer
Ninety-seven percent of sexual offenders walk free. Only 15 to 35 percent of sexual assaults are reported. Sexual assault can happen to men, women, or children. According...
Tyler Dartnell, Staff Writer
High school parties often consist of underage drinking, drugs, and other dangerous activities that are potential problems for partygoers. Life skills, a required high...