The journey behind Carlmont’s track team taking on CCS trials to CCS finals
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
May 31, 2018
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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...
Carlmont’s track team accomplishes 3rd place at Arcadia
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
April 10, 2018
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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...
Carlmont has strong showing in first dual meet against Aragon
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
March 25, 2018
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A Carlmont varsity track runner, sprinting down the field, is just about to cross the finish line. They cross. The result concludes that Carlmont received first place for all of their varsity events (athletic.net). Carlmont’s track and field team had their first home dual meet against Aragon Hig...
Carlmont’s track team falls short in their second meet
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
March 18, 2018
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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...
Cross country runners prepare themselves for the upcoming track season
Aaron Trierweiler, Staff Writer
December 4, 2017
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Carlmont cross country runners are actively preparing themselves for the season to come as the track season comes ever nearer. Despite constantly working on school work and with other things going on in their lives, the cross country runners still find time to be able to up their game through tr...
Girls track dominates PAL championships
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
May 17, 2017
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The Carlmont girls track team sprinted past their rival schools and claimed first place during PAL championships at Westmoore High School on May 13. The team score consisted of 99 points while the second place score from Aragon was 59.33 points. This year the Carlmont track team hired James Jewett, a new coac...
Carlmont track and field defeats Terra Nova
Briana McDonald, Staff Writer
April 21, 2017
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On Wednesday, April 19, the Scots faced off Terra Nova on a hot and sunny afternoon. Before the starting pistol shot off for the first event at 3:15, the girls 400-meter relay team nervously practiced their baton pass around the Carlmont track. The girls 400-meter relay was run by Aimee Kanadjian, Madison Wo...
‘Anything Goes’ celebrates months of preparation
Ben Balster, Staff Writer
February 10, 2017
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The cast of Carlmont's spring play, "Anything Goes," have been preparing diligently for their roles in the musical comedy. Terby Diesh, a sophomore playing the role of Moonface Martin, public enemy #13, said, "We've been working [on the play] since October and pretty much everyday except [for] Saturday...
PAL meets pump up athletes
Jackson Monge, Staff Writer
May 6, 2016
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After the dust settles, new records are made. The final stretch of the season includes the PALs. The Peninsula Athletic League is the league that Carlmont sports compete is and the host of the multi-school sport championships of the league. The fastest and strongest of Carlmont athletes approach the...
Track aims to be undefeated until PALS
Jiselle Vigil, Staff Writer
April 22, 2016
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The 2016 track and field team had their second-to-last home meet, Thursday, April 21 at 3:15 p.m. against Burlingame High School. The team is so far are undefeated, and are hoping to stay undefeated until PALS. "It'll be nice walking into PALS as an undefeated track team. Knowing that will boost...
Scots outrun the Mustangs
Ivy Nguyen, Staff Writer
March 27, 2016
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With hundreds of athletes competing in track, long jump, high jump, shot put, and discus throw, it's hard to determine whether a collective school team won or not. In the case of the Carlmont Scots against the Capuchino Mustangs, it was clear that the Scots finished the meet with many victories. Junior...
A mock meet motivates the track team
Jiselle Vigil, Staff Writer
March 19, 2016
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The Carlmont track and field team practiced for the season with their first mock meet today on March 17. This meet was intended to prepare the athletes for an actual meet by allowing them to experience what their events will actually be like and the order they would be in. "We all looked good today...
A closer look at Belmont's governmental bedfellows.
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...