‘Boarding House Reach’ is a boundary pushing rock and roll experience

Charlie McBrian, Staff Writer

August 28, 2018

I hear the phrase 'rock is dead' all too often these days. While I don't personally believe this, there is truth behind the statement. Rock is certainly less popular now than it ever has been. In the past 30 years, rock has steadily declined in prominence, with adult-alternative bands, like Trai...

San Francisco protesters rain down on white supremacy

Connor Lin and Talia Fine

August 15, 2017

Rain sprinkled down on San Francisco City Hall as 500 protesters lit candles to stand in solidarity with Charlottesville, Virginia. As the wind blew signs across the park, citizens stepped forward to share the stories of prejudice and injustice in their lives. On Aug. 12 in Charlottesville, Virginia, a "...

San Francisco rallies against white supremacy

Sophie Penn, ScotCenter Editor-in-Chief

August 14, 2017

Sophie Penn reports on the Charlottesville counter-protest at San Francisco City Hall.

Carlmont wears all white for game day

Sophie Penn, ScotCenter Editor-in-Chief

November 15, 2015

Rivalry. Every year the football game between Sequoia High School and Carlmont elicits passion from both sides. For the final home game of the season, Carlmont students participated in a white-out. On most game days, Carlmont students have shown their school pride by wearing Scots gear. However...

Justice is not so black and white

Becca Garner, Staff Writer

March 4, 2015

The United States of America has a bloody history of racial prejudice and abuse. In the past 50 years since the Civil Rights Act was signed into law, great progress has been achieved. However, racial tensions have never evaporated entirely from our blood stained soil, and they have increased with...

Audience crowds the auditorium for the Black & White Gala

Connie Yi, Staff Writer

October 13, 2014

After a three year absence, the Carlmont Arts Council welcomed the return of the Black & White Gala last weekend. On Saturday, the Carlmont Performing Arts Center presented the event, which featured all four of the performing arts departments, instrumental music, drama, dance and choir. Toby...

Don’t tap the white tile

Kimiko Okumura, Highlander Editor

May 1, 2014

A new app, Don’t Tap the White Tile, has climbed to the number one spot in top charts for Android and iOS. As the name states, the objective is to tap the black tiles as quickly as possible without tapping the white tiles or missing a black tile. Similar to many addicting apps, it does not require...

Breaking Bad: Walter White is ‘Ozymandias’

Ivy Nguyen, Staff Writer

September 19, 2013

The following contains spoilers for Breaking Bad: "Ozymandias." If the previous episode, "To'hajiilee," was meant to be gut-wrenching with intense anticipation, "Ozymandias" was somehow impossibly more brutal in the best way possible. Throughout the episode, it continually seemed as if the situatio...

Racism: more complicated than black and white

February 27, 2013

“Racism is definitely a relevant issue in today’s society. It is still here because some people have a hard time accepting others and their cultures,” said Carlmont sophomore Sohun Awsare. Though California and the Bay Area have done a great job of being tolerant of races and ethnicities, the...