Category: Printed Articles
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Carlmont Arts Department now available online
The entire Carlmont Arts Department is available 24/7 via the internet, on the department’s newly created website in the school district’s domain at http://www.seq.org/~ca_art/carlmont_high_school_art_department/Carlmont_High_school_art_Department.html. The website, created by ceramics teacher Tina Condos, complements Carlmontarts.com, the art program’s other website created by Animation teacher Joshua Sheridan, which focuses on Carlmont’s computer-based graphic arts programs. “we wanted…
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Devaluation of the Diploma: the real value of a high school education
The high school diploma is a symbolic, if not traditional, gesture of our maturity into adulthood. Behind all of the pomp and circumstance, the high school diploma is today less an achievement than it is a stepping stone towards college or technical training. The high school diploma was in an earlier time a symbol of…
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The money behind the movement: Kony 2012
The Kony 2012 campaign was created to spread awareness of the charity Invisible Children, who asks for donations alongside promotional items, such as buttons and signs, geared towards spreading their message. But where exactly does the money go? According to their website and Charity Navigator ( a leading website that rates charities based on their…
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Councilman Braunstien
David Braunstein, the history teacher from D-26, is more than just a teacher here at Carlmont. He is also one of the council members for the city of Belmont. A graduate of UCLA and father of three, Braunstein has been on the city council since 2008 and was the mayor in 2009. He was the…
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WASC comes to Carlmont
A visiting team of six teachers and educators from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) will be coming to Carlmont from Feb. 26 to the 29 to evaluate Carlmont’s academic standards. Every six years, WASC randomly selects teachers from other WASC schools to go and review other schools. During the evaluation students can…
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Alternative transportation and school
Students get to school in different ways. Some take the bus, others drive, while others opt to walk to class. Each approach has it’s own advantages and disadvantages. As of the 2010 census, there are 22,657,288 licenced drivers in the state of California. Cultural norms dictate that getting a driver’s licences and ownership of a…
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Belmont and San Carlos City Council elections
As we come closer to the Nov. 8 elections, races for city council are heating up in Belmont and San Carlos. In Belmont, there are two city council seats up for debate this Nov., held by incumbents David Braunstein and Christine Wozniak, who are being challenged by Paul Brownlee, Michael McGuinness and planning commissioner Eric…
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New biotechnology wing almost complete
With the new biotech building almost ready for students, teachers have begun to move into the new wing. The new 13,000 square foot building supported by Bond Measure J will offer new restrooms, a conference room, and three classrooms with chemical preparation and storage areas when completed. The building was expected to be finished before…
Citizen Moonbeam 