I remember entering Carlmont with my schedule all planned out. I would take the most advanced classes my freshman and sophomore year, then take six Advanced Placement (AP) classes...
Many students face the difficulty of being compared to their sibling or siblings, especially if they attend or have previously attended the same high school.
Knowing from experience,...
Throughout all of high school, but especially for underclassmen, it is important to be yourself.
Even though there may be peer pressure to fit into the social norm, being yourself...
Student athletes really are a need breed of students.
Somehow student athletes go to school, practice, and do homework all in one day.
As a freshman I tried to do it all:...
Getting to class on time can be tricky, especially if your classes are on opposite sides of the school. The key to sitting on your seat before the 1 minute bell rings is knowing...
I’m not going to lie I was really, really scared that I was going to get cut from the sport I had played all my life.
But that didn't stop me from trying out and putting ...
Remember that one friend you met in sixth grade during math class, with that horrible teacher who was definitely out to fail you, and instantly became best friends?
Or that other frien...
Do you remember that first day of high school when you knew everybody and felt like you fit in perfectly with a certain group of people and everything was just perfect? Neither...
Eating is an American pastime, a survival instinct, and trust me when I tell you it is a necessity to make it through high school with your psyche intact.
All day people tell...
It was the best decision I had ever made.
I've never loved a place as much as I love Carlmont. As stupid it may sound, I really do enjoy the all the things I get to do here...
Procrastination, the disease that seems to hit all high school students one way or another.
Freshmen year was a good year for me. I was getting all my work done and my grades...
Track practice ‘till 6:30. Dinner at 7. Shower at 7:45, then finally homework. At 8. Freshman year was killing me.
By the time I got home every night from practice, finished...