Journalism welcomes friendly competition with Peep jousting

CJ Ward, Segment Producer

April 29, 2019

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

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

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, Scot Scoop Editor

March 3, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

[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...