Students join world’s largest environmental group
Mia Hogan, Staff Writer
September 14, 2014
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Imagine being a part of the Sierra Club, the world’s largest environmental organization. Green Youth Alliance (GYA) allows students to take charge in pressing environmental issues in the Bay Area along with other participating schools on the coast. GYA is a Carlmont school club, and is a fraction...
Christianity: The world’s largest religion
January 25, 2013
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The largest religion in the world, Christian adherents number 2.3 billion, making up almost a third of the world population, according to the CIA World Factbook. The United States has the world’s largest Christian population by country with 246,000 Christians. Christianity is considered an Abrahamic...
Judaism: The world’s oldest religion and the basis of many others
Grace Yi, Staff Writer
January 25, 2013
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There are a significant number of Jewish believers at Carlmont. One believer of Judaism, a sophomore, Leah Roe, said Judaism “is the basic religion... because it started first, all [religions] sprang off of Judaism... Like, Jesus is Jewish so in reality we are all Jewish.” Roe also does not...
World’s most admired companies of 2011
March 5, 2011
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[media-credit name="Apple, Inc." align="alignright" width="500"][/media-credit]Every year, Fortune magazine publishes its top 50 most admired companies in the world. For the fourth year in a row, Apple is No. 1 because of its revolutionary iPad, the iPhone is now available on multiple cell phone carriers, th...
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...
Tyler Dartnell, Staff Writer
High school parties often consist of underage drinking, drugs, and other dangerous activities that are potential problems for partygoers. Life skills, a required high...