Journalism welcomes friendly competition with Peep jousting
CJ Ward, Segment Producer
April 29, 2019
Filed under ScotCenter, ScotCenter: Campus
Carlmont's journalism class experiments with marshmallow Peeps in teacher Justin Raisner's microwave in the name of data journalism. ...
Documentary Club welcomes library patrons
Nihal Karim, Staff Writer
April 10, 2019
Filed under News
The Belmont library offers their patrons a wide selection of events. One of these events is the Documentary Club, which meets every second Tuesday of the month to watch and talk about documentaries. “We want to provide access for patrons to opportunities and learning experiences that they may...
Eucalyptus Avenue welcomes revelers on Halloween
Audrey Boyce, Staff Writer
November 4, 2018
Filed under News
Thousands of children descended upon Eucalyptus Avenue on Halloween night as they have done for many decades. While many streets remain quiet on Halloween night, the residents of Eucalyptus Avenue were prepared for an onslaught of trick-or-treaters. “They put an incredible amount of effort a...
Spirit Week welcomes back students
Francesca D'Urzo, Staff Writer
August 29, 2018
With school back in session, Carlmont’s ASB aims to combat the stress from the first week of school by rekindling student involvement with a brand new Spirit Week. Melina Dimick, a junior and member of ASB, said, “Our goal with this Spirit Week is to encourage more student participation and involvement ...
International Club welcomes foreign students with open arms
Alena Ruhstaller, Staff Writer
March 3, 2018
Filed under Campus
A concert of different languages rings in the students' ears as they file into C11. The room is alive with foreign students conversing with each other from all across the globe The club consists of foreign students who came to live in the Bay Area to experience the life of a student enrolled in...
Carlmont welcomes not only friendships, but families
Mandy Hitchcock, Staff Writer
February 28, 2018
Filed under Campus
It’s a morning like any other: your parent drops you off with your backpack slung over your shoulder… and walks into the school with you. Carlmont High School harbors close student friendships. But a few students have a more literal relationship with those around them. Sophomore Isaac Brauns...
Save the Bay welcomes migratory birds
Justin Som, Staff Writer
January 22, 2018
Every year, more than a million migratory birds take refuge in the Palo Alto Baylands. For 2018, Save the Bay intended to welcome these travelers by removing invasive plant species and replacing them with native ones. "We're here to make these estuaries better for the birds and other species that...
New ethnic studies course welcomes diversity
Connor Lin, Staff Writer
February 8, 2017
Beginning fall of 2017, students have the opportunity to enroll in a new course at Carlmont. This class, named race, ethnicity, and immigration, focuses on bringing students of diverse backgrounds together to discuss current and historical racial conflicts. Although the new class was approved by...
‘American Horror Story: Hotel’ welcomes you to room 64
Holly Chen, Staff Writer
October 14, 2015
Filed under A&E
Room 64. So many questions are left unanswered: Why does the clock always stop at 2:25? Why does the radio always play the same song? What is room 64? All guests are welcome to enter room 64, but not all are welcome to leave. "American Horror Story: Hotel" starts off by taking viewers to an enigmatic...
Carlmont welcomes students at the 2014 homecoming assembly
Alyssa Espiritu, Staff Writer
October 21, 2014
Filed under Campus, Multimedia
Carlmont's cheer team opened up the assembly and excited the audience. The new and improved cheer team showed off their stunts. ...
Carlmont welcomes South African sisters
November 4, 2013
Filed under Student Bios
Moving from one continent to another can be a difficult task, as it has been for two sisters newly enrolled at Carlmont. Tanita Singh and Thashmika Singh made the 10,000 mile move from Johannesburg, South Africa to Redwood Shores last August. Their father's job at Oracle had required that the family...
Carlmont welcomes future freshmen
November 19, 2012
Filed under Campus
[media-credit id=72 align="alignnone" width="300"][/media-credit]Campus tours were given to several incoming freshman on Nov. 14, 2012. These tours were different then typical "shadow" sessions. As opposed to a "shadow" experience, where the future freshman is led around by one current Carlmont student...
Audrey Boyce, Staff Writer
Hungarians held a festival on the day preceding Mother's Day, as they have done for the past five years,...
Talia Schreiber, Staff Writer
Students today find themselves overwhelmed by the high expectations set for them and will often find...
Taisiia Yakovenko, Staff Writer
Walking into the Belmont Library, patrons can access a variety of resources, get any questions answered,...
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
May 18, 2019
The odds of high school athletes making it to the collegiate level are slim to none. According to calculations done by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, there...
Nicole Yeo, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
It's May, and student stress is skyrocketing as finals approach. However, finals aren't the only things on student's minds. Advanced Placement (AP) testing also takes place...
Sean Vanderaa, Staff Writer
May 15, 2019
Although "The Perfect Date" was the number two most-streamed movie in the U.K., its clichés and overall lacking plot substance made it a tough movie to get through. The...
Maddy Ting, Zachary Khouri, and Mikayla Nguyen
May 15, 2019
On the season one finale of Queer Time Podcast, Maddy and Zach discuss the LGBTQ community's relationship with government and politics. They cover the finalization of...