‘Truth or Dare’ fails to scare audience
Sean Vanderaa, Staff Writer
April 24, 2018
Filed under Reviews
For a movie that's main focus is horror, 'Truth or Dare' leaves the audience unfrightened and bored. 'Truth or Dare' has received a 4.4/10 from IMDb and a 15 percent from Rotten Tomatoes. The premise of the movie had a chance to be interesting. However, the way that it was done left it an over...
AP classes spark passions and stress
Anna Feng, Staff Writer
February 15, 2018
Filed under Features
“I didn’t sleep last night because I had to finish my outline.” This is a sentiment felt by many advanced placement (AP) European history (APEH) students. For many of the students, APEH is their first AP class, and many of them are unaccustomed to the class workload. American culture has a...
Food journals tell the truth even when it hurts
Veronika Dvorakova, Art Director/Columnist
January 10, 2015
Filed under A Dash of Sass, Opinion, Top News
As I hunted for a snack in my kitchen, my eyes suddenly became drawn to a plate of brownies. The idea that one brownie won't make a difference to my health danced through my head while I slid into a brief moment of brownie-induced euphoria. I didn't realize how frequently (by frequently I mean daily)...
Truth, liberty, and toleration
Melanie Hamaguchi, Staff Writer
January 24, 2014
Filed under Campus January, Features
Even after 50 years, Carlmont continues to enforce the morals of truth, liberty, and toleration that the school was dedicated to. A plaque located at the entrance of the office building reading, “This building is dedicated to Truth, Liberty and Toleration,” was placed there over fifty years ago by...
The truth about homework
December 5, 2012
Filed under As seen in print, Features
The sound of an alarm clock shrieking at 6 a.m. is the most horrible sound to wake up to. For students like Charley Bernardo, it signals the start of yet another exasperating day of hard work that begins with the unfinished homework from the previous night. “The worst is when you know you can’t...
‘Teen Truth’ returned to Carlmont
September 16, 2010
Filed under Campus
On Sept. 16, Carlmont hosted Teen Truth, a program that spreads awareness of how drugs can corrupt a person’s life. Teen Truth’s motivational presentation focused on the serious results of drug and alcohol abuse. By using testimonials, stirring stories, and the award winning, student-...
Emma Romanowsky, Staff Writer
Pelosi combats Trump’s state of emergency Following the Senate resolutions which denied President...
Emma Romanowsky, Staff Writer
Trump and O’Rourke butt heads in El Paso Former Rep. and potential Democratic presidential candidate...
Sjoerd Huitema, Staff Writer
Yellow papers that display the messages "Move here, nerds are the virus!" and "Every day sucks with move...
Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer
February 20, 2019
Roses are red, violets are blue, a Valentine’s gift is long overdue. The rose sale is an annual event at Carlmont that takes place during the two weeks leading up to...
Andrew Shao, Staff Writer
February 17, 2019
One remarkable December day, on the mostly unremarkable year of 1946, two employees of the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Earl Menefee and Ralph Salisbury, founded a soaring...
Kimberly Brodersen, Staff Writer
February 17, 2019
There is always at least one student in every classroom who can't stay put — twitching, talking, or daydreaming when they shouldn't be. They are often considered to be disrespectful...
Kevin Shimizu, Staff Writer
February 16, 2019
Mid-winter break, otherwise known as ski week, is one of a few breaks left before the scheduled dates for the Advanced Placement (AP) tests. This often causes students to...