Students should consider community college
Maya Benjamin, Staff Writer
June 3, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Harvard, Brown, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Cornell, and Dartmouth. The seven Ivy League colleges in the United States. This past year, students across the country devoted hours to writing essays and filling out lengthy applications. Yet most will not get accepted into...
Classic Films club provides students with entertainment
Aaron Trierweiler, Staff writer
May 20, 2018
Filed under Campus
Students gather in room A1 for the 47 minutes of lunch, the projector is turned on, a movie is selected, and the show begins. Classic Films club screens movies during lunch filled with mystery, heroism, and sometimes even romance. There are no specific genres that are preferred; movies are randomly...
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.
Students start preparing for the end of the year
Sam Hanlon, Staff Writer
May 18, 2018
Filed under Campus
With summer only three weeks away, students are starting to get excited about the two months that they have off. But, before that happens, students must go through something that is dreaded by many. Finals. "Typically finals do stress me out a bit every year. They are tests that jeopardize your...
Weight training club motivates fitness among students
Vincent Wai, Staff Writer
May 14, 2018
Filed under Campus
Fitness is defined by the quality or state of being fit, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary. Yet the process to get there takes a few steps, such as good habits and discipline. All of these factors are encouraged in Weight Training Club at Carlmont High School. "It started two years ago with...
TPumps for students helps kick off the last month of school
Maya O'Sullivan, Staff Writer
May 13, 2018
Filed under Campus
With summer soon approaching and the school year coming to an end, Carlmont’s ASB is organizing more activities for students to take their minds off of school stress. On May 9, TPumps, a popular boba tea shop, was delivered to Carlmont. Students were able to purchase these drinks after school ...
Students start planning for their future by taking the SAT
Samantha Chu, Staff Writer
May 11, 2018
Filed under Campus
High school strives to prepare students for the future. For some students, this could mean college, and an important aspect of preparing for that is the SAT. The Standardized Aptitude Test (SAT) is available for students to take multiple times a year, and on May 5, many had the opportunity to do ...
Investment Club teaches students to invest in their future
Taisiia Yakovenko, Staff Writer
May 10, 2018
Filed under Campus
High school students often complain that they were taught that mitochondria is the power house of the cell but not taught how to do taxes. Carlmont students took initiative in promoting financial literacy and started an Investment Club. “The purpose of this club is to inform students about topics...
Students continue preparing for upcoming AP tests
Alexander English, Staff Writer
May 9, 2018
Filed under Campus
Each year, students put everything they have learned over the course of a year in their Advanced Placement classes onto paper, and get graded form a scale of one to five for the chance of getting college credit. AP tests originated in the 1950s and have been gaining traction ever since. While not everyone...
Student stress builds alongside college expectations
Rachel Matatyaou, Staff Writer
May 4, 2018
Filed under Campus
Most students go through high school with one goal in mind: get into a good college. While students are focused on getting into college, they create expectations for what their college experience will be like. However, throughout their four years of high school, the hours of homework and extracurricul...
Teen Job and Volunteer Fair allows students to find job opportunities
Nihal Karim, Staff Writer
April 29, 2018
Filed under Campus
Adults have jobs and make money so they can live and provide for future children, who don't really work and get jobs. Teens, in between kid and adult, are encouraged to find jobs and opportunities for real-world experiences as they grow up. The Belmont Library facilitated these aims by hosting its secon...
GSA Club encourages students to take part in the Day of Silence
Taisiia Yakovenko, Staff Writer
April 25, 2018
Filed under Campus
Day of Silence is an annual event during which high school students choose to not speak throughout the duration of the day in order to address the issue that queer teens are often silenced when it comes to their social concerns. Carlmont and its students will take part in the event, just as they have in the...
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...