JV girls basketball team dominates Chargers on the court
Audrey Luey, Staff Writer
December 8, 2018
The JV girls basketball team defeated the Wilcox Chargers in a home game with the final score of 49-8 on Tuesday, Dec. 4. While only being a few games into the season, the Scots lacked general team communication, but their strong defense allowed them to pull ahead early in the first quarter. "General ...
Carlmont Green Team works to improve campus with tri-bins trash system
Jessica Klein, Staff Writer
October 23, 2018
Filed under Campus
The Carlmont Green Team is continually working to improve the environment by implementing new tri-bin trash systems across campus. The trash system was formed last January and can now be found everywhere throughout Carlmont. Although no exact number of tri-bins can be given, there are roughly 50 or...
Girls JV water polo beats Woodside 11-10
Sydney Schortgen, Staff Writer
October 12, 2018
Filed under Sports
With Woodside leading 3-1 after the first quarter, Carlmont bounced back in a nail-biter game with an end victory 11-10. With the season ending in the near future, the game on Thursday, October 11 was a great victory for the Scots. Both teams exchanged points for points, leaving the crowd astonished...
Girls freshman volleyball team defeats Sacred Heart Preparatory in two sets
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
September 5, 2018
Filed under Sports
Pass. Set. Win. Old, simple tactics like these were used during the girls freshman volleyball team's third game on Tuesday, September 4, against Sacred Heart Preparatory. Carlmont creamed Sacred Heart Preparatory in the first set, scoring 25-8. During the second set, Carlmont defeated them again...
The journey behind Carlmont’s track team taking on CCS trials to CCS finals
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
May 31, 2018
Filed under Sports
Sprints. Distance. Long jump. High jump. Shot put. Discus. All of these events were held at the CIF/CCS trials on Saturday, May 19 at Gilroy High School in Gilroy, California. Going into the semi-finals, Carlmont had a few team members participating at this event. Sadly, not everyone qualifi...
Cheer team tryouts commence for next year
Rachel Matatyaou, Staff Writer
May 19, 2018
Filed under Campus
As Carlmont’s 2017-18 school year draws to a close, next year's cheerleading team is already ramping up. Tryouts were held from May 15 to May 18, led by coaches Christie Lind Boyce and Kalina Wasman. Over the course of the four-day tryouts, athletes were evaluated on abilities such as their level of dance skill, athl...
Student directed ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ hits the stage
Charlie McBrian, Staff Writer
April 20, 2018
Laughter filled the studio theater Thursday night as the audience was treated to a performance of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” directed by Carlmont seniors Tessa Bagby and Jasmine Zang. This is the sixth student-directed play in the past seven years and the second Carlmont drama production of the year. "I'm thoroughly impressed wi...
Carlmont’s track team accomplishes 3rd place at Arcadia
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
April 10, 2018
Filed under Sports
A Carlmont boys' varsity track runner is running in the cold. He is motivated to beat the person in front of him. His speed is pulling him to the finish line. Then, he passes the other guy with all of his might. He puts all of his energy to sprint past the finish line. A few seconds later, he c...
Belmont Library grows its own ‘Green Team’
Justin Som, Staff Writer
March 28, 2018
Filed under News
Newspaper. Soil. Water. A variety of different vegetable seeds. These are the only things that the Belmont Library's "Green Team" needed to begin its goal of creating organic produce in the gardens of Barrett Park. The organization is the product of the collaboration efforts of Teen Service Librarian...
Carlmont Choir’s ‘American Songbook’ is a joyous success
Charlie McBrian, Staff Writer
March 25, 2018
Filed under A&E, Campus, Top News
The Performing Arts Center was packed last Friday, March 23, as audiences went to see Carlmont Choir's spring concert entitled "American Songbook." "American Songbook" covered a variety of selections from America’s past, much of which was largely based on the songbook of the same name. “...
Robotics team competes at the San Francisco Regional Competition
Tyler Dartnell, Staff Writer
March 20, 2018
Filed under Campus
The Carlmont Robotics team traveled to compete at the San Fransisco Regional Competition on the weekend of March 18. The team successfully made it to the semifinals but were defeated by an alliance of world champions. A big part of the competition is preparation and the ability to change parts of the r...
Carlmont’s track team falls short in their second meet
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
March 18, 2018
Filed under Sports
Carlmont’s track and field team went to their second invitational, the Bellarmine-Kiwanis Invitational K-Bell Track and Field Classic at Los Altos High School, on March 10. They raced against many private schools, along with some of their public school rivals. “Other schools, other people. T...
Auva Soheili, Staff Writer
There is no better indicator of the incoming holiday season than the bright displays of Christmas lights...
Taisiia Yakovenko, Staff Writer
As the holiday season reaches its peak, songs such as “Frosty the Snowman” and “Jingle Bells”...
Aaron Penn, Staff Writer
Several songs were taken off of a Bay Area radio station's Christmas playlist this year, including Frank...
Robyn Stein, Staff Writer
December 14, 2018
On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the Carlmont girls junior varsity basketball team faced off against the Notre Dame Tigers in the Terry Stogner Gymnasium. After an intense four quarters,...
Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer
December 14, 2018
49 percent of students report feeling stressed every single day. Stress has become a problem in teenagers of the 21st century and now ranks a 5.8 on a ten point scale...
Sam Hosmer, Staff Ranter
December 13, 2018
Things are different in San Carlos. None of the three incumbents whose seats were up this year chose to run for re-election, so council gadflies can no longer enjoy the...
Nihal Karim, Staff Writer
December 13, 2018
The clock is ticking, and the first day of finals is getting closer and closer. On Monday, Dec. 17, the first day of finals will officially begin. Finals will end on Thursday,...