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Carlmont High School Newspaper Volume II, Issue 8, May 2011 See us online at http://scotscoop.com

Exchange students roam the hallways

wanted the students to get a taste for different Staff Writer cultures. It also gives the Carlmont High School had French students a reason a few extra students for two to speak French,” she said. weeks during the month of This year was one of the April. The Carlmont French smallest groups, consistprogram worked together with ing of eleven students, a school in Aquitaine, France whereas in past years, in order to bring a group of most groups had at least exchange students to get a taste fifteen students. However, of California. “this was a great group,” Several people were asked noted Burton. to host the students, and after Julia Albertson, a somewhat of a struggle, homes freshman, was one of the were found for all of them. hosts. Alexia Lhuillier, the While most host students were exchange student staying sophomores, there were also a with her, got to experience few freshmen and juniors. both the touristic and local The exchange program was aspect of the Bay Area as started sometime in 1999 by well as a bit of Southern Kathy Burton, a French teacher. California. She started it for a few selfless “While Alexia was reasons. here,” Albertson said, “we “There wasn’t an exchange went to San Francisco and program at Carlmont and I did all Continued on page 13

By Anna Wheeler

No more money

How Carlmont plans to bridge the budget gap

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By Erica Valbusa Staff Writer

French students and their hosts exploring the bay area

Cheating in school Exploring dangerous ways to get by See page 7

Words with

By Sarah Levin Fun Stuff Editor

Carlmont is in trouble. There is an invisible menace lurking within our walls. It draws unsuspecting students in with promises of fun and games, and ensnares them in a bottomless pool of addiction. It infects anyone and everyone without mercy, and does not discriminate between students or teachers.

Carlmont is looking for ways to close a $250,000 gap for the next school year. One way the school will achieve this goal is through fundraising. The Carlmont Academic Foundation is a non-profit organization that raises funds to educationally benefit the school. The CAF Board is made up of current and past Carlmont parents, faculty, as well as alumni. “The foundation is essential to filling the gap of funding for classes, supplies, and teacher collaboration,” commented Principal Raul Zamora. In the past three years, about $20 billion has been cut from California schools.

It can hide itself anywhere. In fact, it’s probably lurking in your pocket right now. I speak, of course, about the iPhone and Android app, Words With Friends. On the surface, Words With Friends seems like just another harmless app. You hear about it from a friend, you download the free version (because who wants to pay 99 cents for virtual Scrabble?), and you don’t give it a second thought. You grow

to enjoy playing WWF, and are grateful for buying it. But soon, the fun ends. Before you know it, you’re playing countless games at a time. You buy a dictionary, just to check if there are indeed any words consisting of only consonants. Every five minutes, you refresh the page, in the vain hope someone has already played back. Your entire life begins to revolve around those little yellow tiles, and any conversa-

“This time in the economy, in order for us to remain fiscally responsible as a district, we have to cut back on certain things,” added Zamora. “This has posed a challenge and we are faced with many difficult decisions.” CAF recently completed a campaign that raised its goal of $100,000. For the 2009-10 school year, CAF managed to raise $76,790. During the 2010-11 school year, they gave about $75,000 to school programs and plan to use the remaining money to fund programs for the next school year, where the minimum fundraising goal is $250,000. Funds raised this year will go towards CAF’s main goal of decreasing class sizes,

tion not involving the phrase “triple word score” bores you. Your friends and family soon see the uselessness of trying to converse with you, as you only say things like. “Ooh, ‘weather’. That’s worth like, ten points.” or “Do you think ‘JUXWAZPATION’ is a word?” Soon, you are at risk of infecting others. Words With Friends Addiction (WWFA) is an airborne disease, and can be spread by such simple activi-

specifically ninth grade English, math, and science classes. However, the funds will also provide students with instructional supplies, contribute to teacher collaboration, and continue to offer after-school tutoring programs for students needing academic support. Technology improvements are another area that needs much more funding that can be provided by the district. The estimated cost for maintaining class sizes is about $100,000. If enough money is not raised, some Carlmont classes may have as many as 40 students. CAF is also being asked to raise an additional $50,000 for classroom instructional supplies, such as science labs and art projects. Continued on page 13

ties as saying to a friend, “Hey, You should play Words With Friends.” Thus the cycle continues. An unbroken circle of addiction, that if left untreated, will consume Carlmont in no time at all. Sad as it is, more and more students are falling victim to WWFA every day. Sophomore Ryan Yen admitted to be extremely addicted. “I play WWF every day, but I only

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News and Opinions

All Wild on the Final Front: Part 1 By Arik Schoessow Staff Writer

Life is meditation, and meditation is breathing. Therefore, life can be seen as breathing, and breathing has form and patience, as should life. Seeking happiness in life can be seen as searching for the proper breath, and the smoothest transition between peaks. Life is meditation, and it makes us all into some kind of searcher, but how we decide who we will become in life is dependant on what we choose to search for and how we choose to search for it. The proper breath in meditation is a breath that overcomes the barrier between inhale and exhale, it surpasses the boundaries of thought and stabilizes the entire condition of both body and mind, to create a state of harmony among all parts of a person. The heartbeat slows.

The Searcher

At this point, everything seems more eternal, more balanced, and one is content. By letting your body and mind do nothing, not trying to achieve a peaceful state of mind, you do just that, and are better for it. This is a thing that should be emulated in life itself, to bring that same balance to actuality. Though we live in an active, aware world, we can choose to bring equanimity into our conscious experience by letting go and beginning the search that

we do not attempt, but allow to happen. Shed foolish inhibitions, they only center your thoughts back on yourself as an item, opposed to what you truly are: a god of your own reality. Once you can steady yourself you are able to see more clearly and use all the different senses of thought to search for the crystal truth that will be your life’s self-made meaning. You can come to the point of seeing just as you are. Perhaps you have been forcing yourself to believe something or support

“Shed foolish inhibitions, they only center your thoughts back on yourself as an item, opposed to what you truly are: a god of your own reality”

If you sprinkle when you tinkle

School bathrooms digust students The clogged toilets, the flooded stalls, the broken hand dryers, the graffiti -filled walls, the non- existent soap and the overall smelly aroma. No one likes to use our school’s dirty bathrooms, but when nature calls, students don’t have the choice. In all fairness, it is hard trying to keep our school bathrooms clean and under control when more than two thousand teenagers use them. Sure, our bathrooms look messy, regardless of what the “Sweetie wipe the seatie” signs say. There are thousands of germs that are not visible to the human eye. It just so happens that there is a reason why people flush the toilet with their shoe. The toilet handle of a public restroom is crawling with germs; up to 40,000 germs per square inch. Sophomore Nick Long expressed, “The bathrooms are messy and disgusting. The fact that people don’t know how to flush the toilet is ridiculous.” Our school bathrooms are visually uncleanly but contain more health risks than most people could ever imagine. Another shocking statistic reveals that those so called toilet seat “protectors” are not doing the job that their name is promoting. A Baylor University study showed that hepatitis C has the ability to go through five layers of toilet seat

the student’s responsibility to keep the bathrooms clean, students abuse the bathrooms because they’re not the ones that have to deal with the mess.” It’s understanding why students complain about the disgusting bathrooms, but students need to realize that they are partly to blame for the mess. If everyone took responsibility and treated the bathrooms at school like they treat their bathroom at home, then we will all be healthier and happier people.

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protectors. Carlmont’s Administrative Vice Principle, Mr. Ralph Crame stated, “The bathrooms are cleaned and restocked with supplies multiple times a day. This occurs always in the morning and in the evening by any of the four janitors.” If what Crame says is true, then students are to blame for abusing and overusing the bathroom supplies. “I admit sometimes I take too many paper towels or I miss the trash when throwing them away,” Michael Lopiparo, a senior replied. Although Crame claims the janitors will replace bathroom supplies when needed, students still complain about there not being any paper towels left to use. Crame explained that if students notify the administration about replacing the supplies, then they will be replaced. “Whenever I go into the bathrooms there is never any soap or paper towels to clean my hands with. Sometimes there isn’t even toilet paper. There’s always trash in the stalls and that’s why I don’t like going to the bathroom at school,” commented Carlmont senior, Jenna Bogardous. Our school advocates being healthy but it’s hard to be healthy when there’s no soap or paper towels left to scrub the germs off your hands. Studies have shown that paper towels decrease hand bacteria by 29%. In Carlmont’s defense Crame brought up an important point, “When it’s not

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By Kendall Bishop

something that you find out you actually would resist. Why would you continue in your belief? If the self is not comfortable with its own preferences, it is divided and will only cause harm. If there are thoughts of hatred, don’t destroy them and combat them, realize that they are only affecting yourself and causing you subconscious misery, so come to terms with that. Learn your brain so that you can forget your self. You want to know what you are and you discover that there is nothing besides a creature, a searcher looking for a lasting happiness. Only, that happiness can never be only found in external joys. There are great things around, great moments, but lasting happiness is found by becoming content with oneself and forgetting about your own self as an external object.

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All Wild on the Final Front: Part 2

By Matthew Ray Staff Writer

Forgetting the self is only the first step in truly achieving truth. Once you have forgotten yourself you can re-focus on acknowledging everything else in this wild, wild world. The world in which we exist is one where only one truth resides; to be. That is the essence of being: simply to be and to let be. So any beliefs that are held personally to some are entirely meaningless to others. Why? Meaning is self defined and in order to hold meaning one must hold up something as significant and believe that it actually is significant. There is no truth in this. Hence, there is no truth in meaning. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the main character Hamlet says “There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.” This is truth. Things remain at be; at peace.

The Final Frontier

Even if there is war and famine, it is peace because it simply is. That is existence itself. It is the enlightenment that some search for years to obtain. However, any one person may obtain enlightenment in a day’s thinking. All enlightenment takes is the correct lens to peer into truth. Truth is all around us, it is everywhere, but it is clouded with beliefs, judgements, feeling, false pretences; basically all thought outside of the visual, the perceptive. The mind has a particular way of recycling thoughts and sensory data to

make us fool ourselves, at times, to believe that there is anything happening besides living. The final frontier of the mind is peace. Most human beings achieve peace by means of death. Others find temporary peace through meditation and relaxation. Though all it takes is thought, pure consciousness, no past, no future; right now. The moment has all the time it needs to be; to remain at peace. For the moment, the grand moment that we find ourselves traversing through in our third dimensional existence, cannot be disturbed. It cannot be insulted, it does not have emo-

“To remain secure, and to hold dear to sanity, the truth must be known. This is the problem with our world today: the truth has been lost”

tions nor cognition for that matter. The moment sincerely is. To come to the final frontier of the mind is to overcome the animal/human tendencies to think in linear time. One must expand the dimension of time, in thought, achieve meditation, achieve the enlightened state to overcome the primitive era of thought. With this evolution in thought we shall see an evolution of action. War can become harmony, and disgust manifest into compassion. The goal of realizing truth in this world is only a matter of security. The thoughts of any given person will be more secure if they are known to be true. Nobody can disprove the truth in actuality. The truth will always remain the truth as it exists in time, not in the mind. To remain secure, and to hold dear to sanity, the truth must be known. This is the problem with our world today: the truth has been lost. Hence, we are all just a bit crazy.

Recommended but not required: Summer Reading This year summer reading will only be optional amd not mandatory

By Gloria Cruz

Staff Writer

The English department has decided to reconsider the effectiveness of summer reading and may remove it from course requirements. The English department received the final approval on May 11. Summer reading is being called off because the students don’t do well when they are tested on the book they were assigned to read. Teachers wanted students to learn something on vacation by reading a book with a good lesson, but the results showed that most of them didn’t read the book. Many students think that they don’t have to read at all over the summer when in reality that is not the case. The teachers want to encourage summer reading even though is going to be rested as a recommendation. “We encourage the students to read. This is not a message saying that we don’t want students reading at all. They are just not going to be given a test,” clarified Raphael. After hearing the news, students seem to be happy about the decision.

“I think it’s good because with out summer reading we have more time for different activities,” commented Junior Mario Trujillo. “I think that is better because it [summer reading] won’t give me the feeling that is forced,” said sophomore Ana Contreras. She admitted she didn’t like reading, but if she did have to read a book, she would like to choose it. That way, the book would be interesting to the students, and there would be a higher chance of them reading. Some students didn’t mind the change, because they didn’t mind reading or not. “I’ll do it[ summer reading ] if I have to but if I don’t then I won’t” said Junior Maria Nava. There are some students who stay loyal and read the book. “I like reading the book because most of them are interesting, but if is not, I’ll read it less frequently, ” said sophomore Hassan Cruz. Students are also concerned that the decision to not require summer reading was made because of budget cuts. “I think it’s a bad a idea, and also part

of the budget cuts because it wastes paper since many people don’t read the book and fail the test then,” explained Junior Paola Martinez. These students usually get good grades in their classes for reading the books that they are suppose to read. Those who don’t read the book tend to have a low grades at the beginning of the year and have a hard time raising it. Some students that don’t want to do work use Sparknotes. com. A poll showed that 59% of the students in Calmont High School use Sparknotes.com to help them on their reading assignments. Some of the other 41% didn’t know about the existence of Sparknotes.com and that’s why they either read it or not. “People are lazy and forget to read the

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book and that’s why they don’t get the author’s ideas,” Cruz added. Honor classes like AS English and AP English will still have to read assigned books over the summer and will be tested on them.

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Features Hometown Days: Joyful or juvenile?

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Carly Bertolozzi Junior Editor

As a new summer breeze blew through the streets of San Carlos on May 21 through 23, the parade, Fun Run, and musical performances of the 31st annual Hometown Days brought a wave of excitement to families, seniors, and teenagers alike; however, the origin of jubilation for some sprung from events behind the scenes of the traditional family fun. This year, like many years before, the festival succeeded in achieving the goal of the founding Mayor, Pat Bennie which was to have “a day set aside for the purpose of building community spirit and old fashioned camaraderie.” The famous parade took its usual course around San Carlos and ended at Central Middle School, booths set up by San Carlos businesses and other residents earned a few dollars and about 12,000 attendees participated in the annual Fun

Run or cheered from the sidelines. recently taken on another symbol for the This year, many Carlmont students younger demographic of the San Carlos participated in these events, including area as well. the CYSO soccer team Tina Doss, head Last year, on May 22, the San Carlos of the science department, coaches. The girls set up and ran a booth in the Youth Center parking lot to raise money for a school trip to Costa Rica. Mary Cochran explained the team’s plans and goals for this event, “We tried to raise money for our trip to Costa Rica by setting up a game in our booth where the player had to throw Photo courtesy of Sanarloshometowndays.com hackie sacks. At the end most people won candy but some won police force arrived at Burton Park, other prizes too.” where most concerts during the event Although Hometown Days’ purpose take place. There, they broke up a large is to promote community spirit, it has group of teenagers who had been under

the influence of alcohol or other illegal substances. A Carlmont sophomore who was a witness on May 22 said, “The cops pulled up and everyone ran in different directions and we could just hear the mega phone of a police man, but I don’t know what he was saying. Later, some cop pulled up next to us and asked if we were going home and if we had rides and all that.” At this year’s Hometown Days, it was not uncommon to hear plans of doing exactly the same thing After last year’s incident, many people thought twice about going to Burton Park to drink or smoke. This year behind the scenes fun was minimized in comparison to 2010 and the citizens of San Carlos were able to enjoy the family fun environment of the annual Hometown Days festival.

Bay Area summer hot spots Miranda Santana Staff Writer

Lucky for Bay Area dwellers, there are plenty of locations to spend summer in the California sun. Hidden in San Francisco lies the birthplace of the hippie movement, Haight St. Probably the most colorful and peaceful part of San Francisco lies on the cross streets of Haight and Ashbury. Haight gave the sixties and seventies The Grateful Dead, Santana and Jefferson Airplane. It’s loaded with shops, boutiques and restaurants. “Amoeba Music is what drew me up. It’s fun to people watch, and you can walk up and down [the street] and always find a good restaurant to eat at for cheap,” said history and AVID teacher Kristin Davis.

Close to Haight is the classic Pier 39, which can be seen as one of the best places in San Francisco to shop. The ocean-like theme along with rides and street performers add a lot of life to the bay. “They have a lot of shops and a lot of things to do,” said Julian Lavanchy. The pier is a great place for family and friends to ride a carousal and get some ice cream. If you’re looking for “fun and only fun” then Great America is the place. “They shouldn’t have taken down Invertigo, that was stupid, the rest of the rides are for babies,” said Natalia Manzanares. Even with the roller coaster Invertigo gone, the amusement park still has multiple thrill rides. Ride warriors can

also spend their time in Boomerang Bay, which is filled with water slides and a giant wave pool, or of course Snoopy. It’s better to go on a weekday since crowding can be an issue. Named the “World’s Best Seaside Amusement Park” by Amusement Today is the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. “Its nice, towards the summer it gets really crowded, but its still really fun,” said Danielle Dabir. There’s shopping, rides, the beach, mini-gulf, laser tag, restaurants and of course the famous roller coaster the Giant Dipper. With free admission and free concerts, it sounds like a pretty good deal. For a classic summer day, there’s always the beach. The fresh sea air, warm sand and cool waves are the simplest ways to have a good time. A beach is

always a for sure hit for a party. “I like going to the beach because I can do cartwheels on the sand, “ said Samantha English. Wave tag, sand castles and swimming in the sun are guaranteed fun. Right off of Kelly Ave in Half Moon Bay is Kelly Beach. A good local spot is close by Redwood City movie theatre. Every Friday night, live music is played at the city hall. The free concerts feature quality local and national performers. From rock, blues, pop, swing, jazz and Latin it’s a great way to spend summer evenings. It’s nice to stay in the area, but it’s always good to travel a little. The Bay Area has so much to offer from amusement parks, swimming and shopping there is always a good location to spend a summer day.

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Carlmont celebrates birthdays with balloons

By Mary Farmar Staff Writer

Celebrating birthdays at school with balloons, cake and presents is definitely a way to make one’s birthday be a memorable day. However, a simple birthday celebration could be distraction to other students and the learning environment. Birthdays have always been celebrated with balloons, the question is where did birthday balloons come from? With magazines advertising balloons since the 1980s and conventions held for balloons, its no wonder that balloons became a fad to give to a friend on their birthday at school. In Carlmont, a student can usually see someone celebrating their birthday by carrying large balloons attached to their back-packs, but when did students first see this? When asked when she had first seen

birthday balloons at school sophomore Jen Lotfy said, “I first saw it at Ralston around sixth grade.” Although it seems like students have always have always celebrated their birthday with balloons, balloons have not always been around for celebrating. The first rubber balloons ever made were created by Professor Michael Faraday in 1824. This was for use in his experiments with hydrogen at the Royal Institution in London. The following year, toy balloons were introduced by a pioneer rubber manufacturer named Thomas Hancock. This toy included a “do-it-yourself kit” which consisted of a bottle of rubber solution and a condensing syringe. Since the creation of the first rubber balloon, balloons have become an exciting way to enjoy one’s birthday. Students agree that balloons are a fun way to express that it is your birthday,

though has this fad become a distraction to other students and teachers in school? Birthday balloons draw attention to the owner, but is the distraction to much for students? Some students find that the birthday balloons around school should have a “size limit because some balloons get really big,” said junior Paulette Varelas. When asked about what her thoughts were on birthday balloons being a distraction in class, Spanish teacher Jennifer Cho said, “It is only a distraction if the student draws attention to themselves and I generally tell them to put it in the back of the room.” Many opinions vary when it comes to students celebrating their birthday at school, but students like Casey Schade said, “I don't think its a big problem and I hope it doesn’t get banned because it doesn't seem like a distraction, they are usually left by the door.”

When asked about the possibility of balloons being banned because of being a distraction towards students, Administrative Vice Principal Marshall Burgamy said,“We have collaborative leadership models led by Zamora and there are other bodies that we go through before discussing among ourselves. Balloons might not be proposed unless it effects the learning environment. I personally like to celebrate things.” Birthday balloons have always been a fun to celebrate one’s special day. The possibility of banning balloons because of being a distraction towards other students would ordinate your birthday into another average day at school. The idea of balloons being restricted has not yet been proposed and may not go into action because of how popular the fad has become at Carlmont High School.

Can you hear me now? Good. Teenagers mistreat cell phones more than ever By Annie Wesolek Staff Writer

Teenagers mistreat their phones because the cell phone has become such a common appliance. More and more cell phones are ending up in trash cans after only months of use. The life expectancy of a cell phone is significantly shorter than previous years. The idea of not having a cellphone is so unusual that many Carlmont students don’t respect their devices. Should the constant abuse of their cellphones result in the device’s demise, another new and cooler phone is sure to replace it within a month. “My phone was broken already so I threw it against a fence, because I knew I’d get a new one,” said Ross Goffigon. This logic has allowed for the treatment of these fragile devices to change from that of a delicate vase to a dog’s chew toy. There are a multitude of ways that cellphones get broken; however many students would agree that the number one way you can damage your phone is by dropping it. “Once I was running on the top of a car and my phone fell out of my pocket and broke into a million pieces on the

ground,” said Lauren Reiley. Many parents remember the original cell phones as tough and indestruc-

to soft plastic, and the nice accessible size of the phone itself reduced to a thin slab.

tible. These phones were made of a thicker plastic with virtually unbreakable screens. Within the cell phone industry sleekness and attractiveness have taken precedence over strength and durability. Simple LCDs became large touch screens, tough exteriors that protected past phones from the weather give way

Despite the design flaws that are prevalent in the structures of newer cell phones, when discussing the reasons for cell phone destruction the role of the owners must be factored in. Cell phones are no longer valued by their ability to make calls. Now, cell phones are the new cameras, game consoles, and navigation devices. The

cell phone is now considered the digital Swiss army knife. Because of the utility of cell phones, it has become necessary to keep these super phones within reach at all times. To many teenagers, these reachable places include back pockets, within a purse, or sweatshirt pockets. These spots seem secure, but in reality they are unsafe for your phone. Placing one’s phone in their back pocket puts one’s phone under their entire weight when they sit down. This constant pressure can result in multiple phone malfunctions. Purses are a safer alternative to the back pocket, but the inside of a purse can be lined with sharp materials that scratch and chip touch screen phones. Another purported safe spot is the sweatshirt pocket. Sweatshirt pockets are large and allow for easy access to your phone. These qualities help distract from the fact that these pockets are open with wide holes. A cell phone could easily slip out of your pocket while your otherwise preoccupied. In the hands of materialistic teens, cell phones become crushed, cracked, and mutilated until they are almost unrecognizable.

What’s really up with the Illuminati

Misconceptions and misunderstandings on the ancient Italian cult can finally be put to rest

Connor Moore Staff Writer

Since the release of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, there has been a buzz about a certain elusive ancient Italian cult: the Illuminati. Many people are the victims of loud-mouthed, rumor starters who don’t actually know what they’re talking about. The truth: The Illuminati aren’t exactly a club comparable to your mom’s weekly book club, or your dad’s Sunday golf buddies. They’ve proven to be nearly impossible to find, and therefore just as hard to join. The fact that stars such as Jay-Z come out and claim that they belong to the Illuminati is highly impractical. Not to say that they don’t actually belong, but Leon-

ardo Da Vinci belonged to the Illuminati and that much was found out hundreds of years after his death after extensive searches of his personal belongings. The basis of the Illuminati is that they are an “exceptionally enlightened group”, and were rumored to have been established in around the 1500s. Originally, the Illuminati was a group of men who originally formed a brotherhood for their belief and love for the sciences. In the beginning, the Illuminati worked not only to reach the most prestigious of scientific achievements, but also to prove the existence of God, the creation of the world, the location and possibilities of Heaven, as well as Hell. The fact that faith alone was not enough

to spark a sense of belief in any given group, as well as the people they sought to inspire, was the last straw for the Catholic Church and they began to imprison and execute anyone who claimed to be part of the Illuminati brotherhood. The leaders of the Illuminati were of those executed and the brotherhood went into hiding. Years later, the Illuminati emerged. However, the progress in science and the drive towards the greater good was diminished. The Illuminati took on a new inspiration: to seek revenge against the Catholic church. Jed Armour, sophomore, said “I have actually heard a thing or two about them. Weird stuff though, mainly that they have loads of money and that they worship

Satan.” The label “Satanist” stems from the fact that the Illuminati were adversaries of the Catholic Church. As mentioned earlier, the term Satanist has a totally different meaning now as it did then, in that the Illuminati by no means revolves around worshipping or belief in the power of Satan as their god. As of now, no one has, by any means, published or posted any sort of easily acquirable information regarding the modern-day Illuminati. Rumors have it that they are the majority of the wealthiest people in the entire world, and control the decision-making processes that encompass the progress of the government. Another rumor is that Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code, is the newly appointed leader of the Illuminati.

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Everybody’s buddy graduates Chris Chan’s graduation leaves the halls of Carlmont gray without its brighest ray of sun By Jenna Chambers Features Editor Chris Chan, a friend to everyone, is graduating this year and will be missed by the entire Carlmont population, students and administration alike. When asked what she loved most about Chan, Carlmont senior Ashley Chang stated, “His hugs and how he’s always happy to see me.” Growing up in the BelmontRedwood Shores school district, he attended Nesbit Elementary School and Ralston Middle School. Chan has been fortunate to receive loving support from his peers and people within the community. “I’m actually kind of sad that he’s leaving [Carlmont],” commented Chan’s mother Audrey Chan, “he will be leaving a very supportive community.” After graduating from Calrmont, Chan plans on attending the College of San Mateo, where he would like to pursue a career involving animals. “I want to work with animals because I love animals,” stated Chan when asked what he wanted to do when he grows up. “He is very passionate about animals; his dream job is to be a zoologist,” added Audrey Chan. Audrey Chan shed light on the immense progress Chris has made both

socially and academically during his time here at Carlmont. He was able to grow in both ways with the help of teachers and students. “Whenever there is a group project to be done, there are students who ask Chris to be in their group despite his challenges

with autism,” commented Audrey Chan. Children who are diagnosed with autism have trouble making friends and maintaining relationships. Autism Speaks, an advocacy group for autism, reports that it is often difficult for autistic

children to comprehend the feelings of others. “Carlmont has really helped Chris succeed, being in an environment where students respect and treat him like every other student has really helped his social skills develop,” stated Audrey Chan.

Photo by Gianna Dimick According to the National Public Radio, of the half a million children diagnosed with autism, many of them must be educated in private schools though a majority of them attend public schools.

“We wanted Chris to be in a mainstream school; it gives students the opportunity to learn about autism,” commented Audrey Chan, “If he was in a special school, people wouldn’t be able to learn.” During his time at Calrmont, Chan has been able to educate students about his life as well as leave a long lasting impression with his hugs and ability to bring joy to students’ lives. “Chris has always been happy and positive, with all his happiness, he brightens peoples day,” said Audrey Chan, “my nickname for him is Sunshine.” Chan’s “sunshine” is prevalent among the students at Carlmont, even among students who may not know him that well. “I’ve never had a conversation with him, but whenever I see him, he always looks so happy,” commented Sophomore Mandy Bonemeyer. Chan and his mother are both excited for his graduation and for him to start a new chapter in his life. “I’m excited that he is starting this new adventure at CSM,” stated Audrey Chan. Without Chan at Carlmont next year, it will not be the same and he will be sincerely missed by all. When asked what he will miss the most about Carlmont after he graduates, Chan simply shouted, “I’m going to miss everything!”

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Academic Dishonesty

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Working hard to avoid hard work Student

The reality of how common cheating is in high school

time researching on the Internet for an answer key to their homework assignThe first possibility is more students By Steven Tsujisaka ments rather than doing the work on their were honest in the second survey than Online Editor own. in the first survey, or all of the students Text messaging has given students a With students taking more advanced were telling the truth and the number of new way to cheat in school. With more classes in high school, they are receiving students cheating in school increased. students owning a smart-phone or Blackmore homework than ever before. With Either way, the number of students cheatBerry, students are able to take photos of technology being used to complete tasks, ing were high and continued to rise. their tests, quizzes, homework assignmore students are tempted to use it as a Most students are convinced that cheatments, or notes to share with others to be way to share answers with peers or cheat. ing on assignments is necessary because used for their class’ tests or quizzes. Going back to the 1940s, approxistudents need better grades to get into “For Spanish class, I would use a rubmately 20 percent of college students better colleges, which would be imposber band to cheat on tests. I would stretch confessed to cheating in high school. sible if they have done the work singleit out, write some answers on it, and in School in the 1940s was significantly handedly. class I would stretch it back out to use. different than school today because it Students who spend numerous hours Teachers never noticed,” said a Carlmont wasn’t as challenging. High schools ofworking on their homework assignments student who’s name is being withheld. fered the same courses, but did not have also feel tempted to copy off a website In a recent survey, some students advanced classes. or a peer’s work because they are not admitted to hiding mobile devices Because there was little homebehind binders covering it with In a recent survey, some students admitwork given to students, most people felt there wasn’t a need ted to hiding mobile devices behind bind- their jackets to use information from their device on a test. The to cheat or spend an excessive ers, covering it with their jackets to use survey also shows that girls hide amount of time on schoolwork. information from their device on a test. their phones in their purses and Students in the 1940s didn’t they keep their purses on their desk. have access to tools such as the A popular way to cheat on tests Internet, which didn’t come until the getting the appropriate amount of sleep these days is the “scan and snack” trick. 1970s. For research, students were left but need to complete the assignment to “Scan and snack” is when students take to use only textbooks, novels and library receive credit. the wrappers off of water bottles or references such as encyclopedias and Plagiarism is when someone takes ancandy bars and they modify it to have the newspapers. other person’s work, copies it, and passes answers on the wrapper. This involves Because technology has changed imit on as their own work. peeling off the wrapper off of a candy mensely since the 1940s, students have “I go up to people and say something bar or another snack wrapper and then been able to use technology to not only like, ‘hey, did you do the homework?’ inputting it into a computer. Then the assist them with their work, but it helped And they’re like, ‘yeah, I did it. Do you student would edit the ingredients, nutrimillions of students cheat on school asneed to borrow it?’ And then I take their tion facts, and any other small text on the signments. homework, copy it and turn it in. I end wrapper and edit it with important dates, Over the past few decades, students up getting full credit for that assignfacts and answers. Then the new wraphave been more focused on receiving ment,” commented a Carlmont student per is printed, re-wrapped on the snack better grades rather than learning the whose name is being withheld. and ready to be used for the exam. This material in order to be successful in life. In today’s world, students are relytechnique is common among tech savvy “I’ve copied some of my homework ing on technology more than ever. With students, but students also pay others to assignments from others, but I’ve never sites such as SparkNotes.com, students create the wrappers for them. cheated on a test,” said a Carlmont stuare using these online tools. These sites Although there are multiple ways to dent whose name is being withheld. were meant to assist students who need cheat on school assignments, and a lot In 1996, The Josephson Institute of guidance or extra details on stories to more ways than what I listed, students Ethics concluded that 64 percent of high enhance their understanding, but students are spending more time trying to get school students admitted to cheating and have taken it to a whole new level by good grades and find new ways to bypass a a new survey done a few years later plagiarising. the system and honor code rather than revealed that the number of students With more students relying on web taking the time to learn the material cheated rose to 70 percent. With these sites for the answers to homework asteachers are trying to teach students in results, there are two explanations for signments, students are spending more school. these answers.

Cheating Poll

Have you ever...?

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By Noelani Zane Staff Writer

Whether it’s “borrowing” homework to copy, or glancing at a classmate’s test, academic cheating has skyrocketed with increasing competition in school. Though many students ignore the rules, the consequences can potentially leave a scar on your school record. Academic cheating is unethical and can lead to major problems with your future education. However, the extreme increase of academic cheating makes sense with society’s increasing standards to do well in high school. This added pressure may compel students to cheat in order to increase their grades and chances of being accepted into a prestigious university. “My friends and I have a homework system. We take turns doing homework while the others copy. We’ve never been caught yet,” said a Carlmont student whose name is being withheld. Carlmont issues consequences that don’t tolerate academic dishonesty. Carlmont’s academic code states, “Cheating can be punished through a report

of cheating on school record, semester grade lowered by a full letter grade, and a possible expulsion from school.” Not only is academic cheating unethical, it can also decrease your chances of being accepted into a prestigious university. Students are already having a difficult time making their college applications stand out among the other thousands of applicants. If a student receives a report of cheating on their school record, colleges may not even consider them as an applicant. “One time I was copying my friend’s homework packet and I got caught. I got a zero on the assignment and I almost got a referral,” stated a Carlmont student whose identity is being withheld for security purposes. With technology increasing, students are finding more ways to cheat using the Internet. Turnitin.com is a website used by teachers to reduce plagiarism. Students’ assignments are compared to others submitted and to everything else posted on the Internet. Turnitin.com gives a percentage of originality. In other words, the

website can identify if the assignment someone turned in is plagiarized. Cheating scandals have been severely punished in the last few decades. A major cheating scandal was discovered at the University of Minnesota when a former basketball office manager claimed to have written approximately four hundred papers for more than twenty basketball players over a period of a few years. Investigations discovered that head coach Clem Haskins paid three thousand dollars to the office manager for her writing services. The basketball team was then stripped of its wins in the 1994, 1995, and 1997 NCAA basketball tournaments. Immediate suspension of four basketball players and a mandatory resign by Coach Haskins followed the crime. Academic cheating can potentially lead to harsh consequences. Hopefully students will find ways to succeed in school without taking part in cheating by working hard and submitting their own, honest assignments.

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Thirty Carlmont students responded “Have they have ever ‘cheated’?”

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Unexpected consequences

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The secret life of teachers Who are they and who did they used to be? By Reyna Ortiz

Staff Writer

Overall Experience: “Friends, activities, and in and out of trouble.”

Life of the Party: Gail Langkusch. know tudents e sweet s t s o M th sch as e Langku sh or Creativ i l g n AP E . teacher Writing , when she er Howev San Carlos d e d was atten ol, she o h c S High arty. of the p , the life was at a party I s n a e h “W and w d a lot I dance yone. I was er with ev tious,” stated rta very fli h. sc Langku The Rebel: Cyriakos Nichols Playing pranks on the school and cutting class his senior year made Nichols a well-known rebel of Pescadero High School. Not only that, but he and five of his friends put one of their teachers’ cars, a Honda Civic, onto a road island. Although his pranks may seem irrational, “We never did anything where anyone got hurt, was picked on, or destroyed any property,” explained Nichols.

Overall Experience: “It was chaotic, fun, and I’m glad it’s over.”

The Jock: Amber Mills

Playing basketball for three years, softball for two, and volleyball all four year s at Burbank High School in So uthern California made Mills the school’s athlete.

The Cheerleader: Gayle McGinnis A former Scot herself, McGinnis was a cheerleader for her sophomore and junior year. She continued her cheering after high school where she was a member of the Stanford cheerleading team and after, a cheerleader for the Golden State Warriors.

Overall Experience: “When I think back on high school, I really enjoyed my high school experience, but I realize now that I wish I wouldn’t have stressed out on all the little things that in the end didn’t really matter.”

Class Clown: Dan Raffa Although he admits to nothing, Raffa played many pranks at his alma mater, Serra High School. Even today, students love Raffa for his humorous approach to high school, so things must not have changed that much.

Overall Experience:

Overall Experience: “I wish Mr. Fishtrom was my vice principal when I was in high school.”

“I took advantage of every opportunity. I loved high school.”

Yearbook delivers memories for Carlmont

By Bridget Newman

Photo by Gianna Dimick

Staff Writer

It’s that time of year again. The weather is warming up, the sun is shining, seniors slowly stop showing up to classes, and the long awaited yearbook is fresh off the press. Every student lines up throughout the Student Union waiting for their precious copy of the yearbook that sums up every Carlmont sports team, assembly, and pep rally into just a few hundred pages. Students all flip straight to the back to locate each and every picture and page they appear on

and sit with our friends to compare embarrassing, hilarious, and happy photos from throughout the school year. Lastly, students whip out the Sharpies, which are like gold during yearbook signing and trade their yearbooks with just about every person they can find, asking them to sign it even if its just a simple “H.A.G.S.” Through all this excitement, very few students think of the tedious and stressful planning that goes on behind the scenes of making the yearbook.

This year, the Carlmont yearbook staff faced more problems then they were prepared for. Their original classroom was located under the Carlmont’s main office, and next to the football locker room. But they were suddenly evicted from this room due to flooding and mold which forced them to relocate to the portable S2 by the Scot’s Gym. “We had to move into the portables because the district said it was unsafe from the development of mold,” said yearbook staff member, Nick Long. Jarrod Harrison, the yearbook teacher, had previously been in that classroom for his yearbook class for seven years and this was the first complaint that was filed by the district regarding the state of the room. The back wall of the original classroom faces a wall of soil on the other side, so when it rains all of the water that is absorbed by the soil is drained directly into the classroom. This causes the unwanted mold and an unsafe environment for students to be working in on a daily basis. In this relocation, they had to move all computers and equipment. Luckily, no time was lost in the move and all work was

salvaged, but the stress level rose quite a bit. “The move made things a lot more stressful but didn’t put us behind as far as I’m aware of,” added Nick Long. The yearbook staff was able to overcome all the obstacles that where thrown their way and once again created a great

yearbook. Yearbooks mark high school life, they are a symbol of who you were, what your school was like, and how you spent your time during the four precious years. Yearbooks will forever sit on your shelf in your room or office as landmarks in time.

The Monthly Quad Snapshot

Photo by Gianna Dimick

Andrew Soriano dances in the first round of “Carlmont’s Got Talent” at lunch on April 25th.

Scot Scoop

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How to: leave childhood behind

Because there’s actually a life after high school By Sarah Biklen Staff Writer As I have observed from space, at one point in every human’s lifespan, these creatures consider growing up. Although many of them do not follow through on this promise, those who do seem to survive far longer. These earthlings go about growing up, or maturing, as some of the more advanced life forms refer to it, in various ways. Some of them graduate from “school,” others move into “apartments,” and even others get a “job.” It seems that, for some reason,

when the earth dwellers turn eighteen years old they are expected to become adults. Along with inheriting a slew of responsibilities, they also gain privileges such as the permission to buy porn, cigarettes, and lottery tickets. How this makes one more of an adult, I have yet to understand, but the concept is fascinating. Suddenly, these individuals begin to develop unique lifestyles. They go to banks and create accounts, they join a gym, they buy dogs, they argue about things. Growing up, however, does not simply appear to be an external phenomenon. The bipedals also develop

beliefs on issues such as politics and the environment. They may fall in love and decide to have children. On rare occasions, they undergo personality changes, something the mortals refer to as “finding themselves.” People begin to refer to the males as men instead of boys. In order to cope with this change, the newly deemed men develop a wealth of facial hair. For females the shift is from girl to woman. The extra syllable gives these women added confidence and sex appeal. I could continue on with my inspection of the human race, but I would much rather provide some otherworldly advice about

maturing. Once you graduate from high school you may feel the urge to move away; far, far away. But keep in mind that parents shape minds. They also pay for your stuff. Senior Antonio Avalos reasons, “I love my dad. I would never leave my dad.” There is nothing wrong with living at home as long as possible. Not only is it economical, but you can spend the free time you save by not having to look for a house or get a job learning to mature. Movies, television, and the Internet contain a load of information about how adults act. With hours to review all of this content you will mature

more rapidly and more intensely than your college-bound brethren. Second, do not become disenchanted when you don’t succeed in growing up. Not only is this idea overrated, but it is also highly simplified in society. Not everyone matures in the same way or at the same time. Just because you still find dead baby jokes funny does not make you immature. It does, however, make you perverse and a little twisted. One is flooded with ideas and examples of adult-like behavior from the day they are born, but in the end everyone differs in how they view maturity.

Stick a feather in your hair and... call it the next great thing? By Shannon Chang Staff Writer From silly bandz to tinsel, this year has been filled with many trends and the latest trend has been feathers. Feathers hair extensions can be spotted on many people, both young and old. To insert the feathers into someone’s hair, hair stylists use a small bead and pinch it into the person’s hair with pliers to make the feathers stay in until they want it to be removed or it falls out. Feathers can be attached to anyone’s hair at any local hair salon that supplies feathers. By most places, these hair extensions are guaranteed to be real bird feathers. Some students have taken a more professional approach to this new trend. They have learned how to attach the feathers themselves and are running businesses through Facebook. Feathers come in an abun-

dance of different colors including pink, orange, white, blue, green and almost any other color. One factor that makes a trend

their hair, but I think it only looks good in some types of hair. All together I know it is only a fashion trend that will eventually fade away anyways.” Taylor Choye, a sophomore,

Photo by Gianna Dimick

occur is that everyone does it, regardless of what it looks like. Sophomore Hailey Miller commented, “I have seen so many people with feathers in

said, “I got a feather in my hair because they are really unique, and they are different from any other trend so far.” Another trend similar to feath-

ers is tinsel. Tinsel is a small piece of a metallic substance and is attached relatively the same way as feathers. Although this trend is not as common, many people have put it to use. Earlier this year, “I heart boobies” bracelet were another craze. While fashionable, these bracelets also support breast cancer awareness. Another topic of interest this year has been silly bandz. Silly bandz were first supposed to be an office supply that recently transformed into a multimillion dollar business. At the beginning of this year, many people could be seen with massive collections of friendship bracelets around each wrist. This trend has also faded away recently. Nowadays people only wear

one or two bracelets at a time. Some say that they have stopped wearing friendship bracelets because sports require no jewelery to be present and it becomes tedious to take them off and on everyday. Others, like sophomore Jackie Li, never caught onto this trend. Li stated, “I never really wore friendship bracelets because I thought they were too time consuming to make and I didn’t want to have people make me bracelets that I didn’t make in return.” Choye also stated, “Although I never had an “I heart boobies” bracelet, I made lots of friendship bracelets. I really only wore them occasionally, but I enjoyed making them. It is really easy to make friendship bracelets while watching T.V. or doing other things. Friendship bracelets are a good way to show your friends you care.” With time, every trend will fall out of fashion and a new one will fall in.

Talk Back

What was the stupidest reason you’ve recieved a detention for?

“I got one for sitting in the wrong seat.” Alana Burton, Junior

“I got a detention for chewing gum, but I really wasn’t.” Virginia O’Callahan, Sophomore

“I’ve recieved too many for being late that it’s kind of pointless at this point.” Ryan Anthony, Junior

“I broke a leaf off of a plant in Ms. Hero’s room.”

Cierra Reimche, Sophomore

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Entertainment

Band students visit Mexico

By Jorja Flynn

24/7 nonstop!” After a day and a half of touring colleges the band set sail for the fabled land of Mexico. While on the ship, the students engaged in frivolous activities, such as mini golf, eating to their heart’s desire, and everything non-school related. It was not all fun and games though; they also had to perform for the other people on the ship. Unfortunately for them, the band students were only able to spend a few hours on Mexico shore before being hurried back to the ship to head back to the U.S. “We walked through a market and saw a cliff that periodically spewed water,” said Natoli. Though they only spent a few hours actually in Mexico, it was still enough to see a new culture. Shopping in different countries tends to be very different than in the U.S., and in Mexico there is a greater deal of bargaining with the sellers. “It was interesting seeing a different culture,” said Chang. “There was one guy who just would not take ‘no’ for an answer,” said Natoli. For many students this was their last trip before they leave for college. “On the last day of the trip we had a private karaoke session on the ship and the seniors dedicated a song to Mr. Dabaldo, and had him sing with us,” said Angela Zhang, a senior. Just as soon as the trip began, it ended. The band students returned home on April 18, sad to leave all the fun behind, but also glad to be on solid ground again.

Staff Writer

After touring some nearby colleges, Carlmont’s band hopped the border to Mexico, via cruise ship, to show off their talent. On April 14, during spring break, Carlmont’s band began their annual trip full of fun. They started off by touring some local colleges, and then boarded a cruise ship bound for Mexico. At the colleges, they attended some music clinics run by college conductors. “The clinics were very helpful and they were more about refining what we already knew how to play so we could have a better performance,” said a junior, Dante Natoli. “It was cool working with a college conductor and fun improving our music,” said Grace Chang, a sophomore. For seniors though, the college tours were not that exciting since most already knew by then where they would be attending, and had already been on previous band trips. Carlmont’s band has been doing trips like this for quite some time now, but the cruise to Mexico was started just three years ago, though they did not do anything last year. “My favorite part was the food on the ship; it was amazing, there was unlimited breakfast, lunch, and dinner,” said Natoli, “and the ice cream machines ran

By Jasmine Rishi Staff Writer

Music fills the summer air

As the school year ends and Carlmont students get ready for a summer full of memories, many of the most popular artists who are topping the charts and are constantly heard singing on the radio are travelling to the Bay Area to perform. One of the first artists hitting the Bay Area will be Adele, whose single Rolling in the Deep stayed #1 on iTunes Top 10 for several weeks. Adele is scheduled to perform on June 4 at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley. Performing on June 11 and August 5 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View is the famous country star, Tim McGraw. McGraw, whose hits include Live like You were Dying and It’s Your Love, have captured the hearts of many countryloving teens. Carlmont student, Francesca Palala, commented, “I love watching Tim McGraw during outdoor concerts. He’s really fun to hear live and I get to meet new people and hang out with all my friends.” Rihanna will be performing on June 30 at the Oracle theater with J. Cole as her opening act. Rihanna’s old hits such as Disturbia and Umbrella will be featured in her performance along with her many other hits. American Idols Live will also be performing on July 12 and July 13, first at the Oracle theatre and then at the HP Pavilion. The reviews of their past concerts have been phenomenal, and there will be a various variety of music. Sameen Sahid, a sophomore, expressed her excitement about their upcoming performance, “they were all amazing on the show, I can’t wait to finally see them in person!” Kid Rock will perform on July 29 at the Shoreline Amphitheater, also starring Sheryl Crow. Kid Rock’s single All Summer Long topped the charts and was popular with both old and young listeners. The Beach Boys are scheduled to perform on August 7 at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga. The Beach Boys, whose hits including Kokomo and Surfin’ USA rocked

their generation with fun and relatable lyrics. Katy Perry, one of the leading artists in the world today, will perform on August 12 at the HP Pavilion. Her singles Teenage Dream, E.T., Firework, and many more have been referred to as the anthem of teenagers everywhere. Her show is already being reviewed as one of the best upcoming concerts of the year. Nick Monteiro, a sophomore, said, “I can’t wait for

her concert because she’s really hot and some of her songs are pretty good.” With Carlmont students graduating or getting ready to start another high school year, summer is one of the times where friends are able to bond and go have fun without stressing, Summer concerts are a fun way to make memories that will never be forgotten.

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Affordable Apples available to all By Elizabeth Max Staff Writer However universally useful Apple products have become, people find themselves in a conflict between the cost of owning masterful technologies that Apple provides and doing without. But there’s hope. For those virgin buyers, Apple offers the Barclaycard Financing Visa Card. With this card a buyer can qualify for special financing options on their first Apple purchase. The only qualification requirement is that an order must be placed within 30 days of opening a new account. Apple states that the financing card is for those who want to be involved in a special deferred interest financing offer so they can pay for their Apple product over time. There is also a Barclaycard with iTunes Rewards Visa Card which is for people who want to earn points toward purchases at the iTunes Store or the App Store every time they use the card. Apple is also sympathetic toward the educational uses for their products. College students or a faculty or staff members at any grade level qualify for Apple education pric-

ing on a new Mac. Be sure to apply for a Barclaycard Visa from the Apple Store for Education to get education pricing. It’s hard to keep up with all the new products and technology updates that Apple comes up with. To alleviate consumers of their outdated hardware, Apple offers to either update an old Apple product or a give a reimbursement in the form of an Apple Gift Card that is equivalent to value of your old device. Whether it’s Mac or PC, working or not, it doesn’t matter. Apple will take it and see if it qualifies for reuse. If it doesn’t, then that’s when you can get a gift card. Apple promises to recycle the device responsibly at no cost to the consumer. The first thing to know before being involved in the Apple Recycling Program is that they’ll only take Mac or PC desktop and notebook computers. Apple contracts with PowerON, who will estimate the fair market value of the computer. According to their website, they will also send a box and a prepaid shipping label. After carefully packing the computer, send it off. But Nikos Frazier, who recently participated

in the Apple Recycling Program says that he had, “to fill out and print out the mailing label, and bring the item(s) to FedEx to be shipped.” If just wanting to recycle non-Apple equipment, they have an option for that too. Apple contracts with WeRecycle! to process the recycling of non-Apple-branded computer or display. Just purchase a prepaid shipping label for $30 by calling 877-712-2405. Then pack up the equipment using your own box and send it off. For more information about WeRecycle!, visit www.werecycle.com. After a short time, an Apple Gift Card will arrive in the mail. Use it for purchases at any Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store. So before deciding that Apple products are just for Bears, keep in mind the aforementioned price breaks and special financing Apple offers. Keane Heller, a graduating Carlmont senior, recently purchased his MacBook Pro and his response to the high price was, “Sugar toot! I wish I knew of the amazing discounts Apple offered before I made my purchase!” Don’t be a Keane Heller, take advantage of the price breaks and financing Apple provides.

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Words with addiction Exchange students Continued from front

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realized I was addicted when I noticed I had 20 games going at once.” He went on to say, “Everyone I know plays. A friend introduced me to it. I think it’s fun.” Even the administration is not safe from this debilitating illness. When asked if he was considering quarantining the school, Vice Principal Robert Fishtrom responded, “I think WWF is a good educational outlet for students. Since some teachers also play, it’s a good way for them to connect with the kids they teach. However, playing it shouldn’t interfere with the Electronic Policy. Students are not allowed to use any electronic devices during school hours” Fishtrom concluded by insisting, “I don’t have a problem.” He then glanced surreptitiously at the iPhone on his desk. Is this the future of Carlmont? Are our hallowed halls destined to be roamed by zombified kids with their noses shoved so far into their phones they can’t see where they’re going? No. I hereby implore the remaining addiction-free Carlmont students to do their part in stopping WWF from taking over our school. We must make it our mission to help the poor souls who are having their lives ruined by this malevolent app. Addicts, or “scrabblers” as they’ve come to be called, are easy to spot. They spend every free moment they have playing WWF. Their eyes are blurry from staring at a small screen from hours on end, and they often voice the complaint “Man, my letters suck this round!” In extreme cases, they may turn in homework assignments with all of the letters boxed, or even intersecting each other. Approach scrabblers with caution. Though they may appear harmless, if angered, they’ve been known to hurl iPhones or Droids at people’s heads. The only known cure to WWFA is to quit cold-turkey. Convince them to stop using their phone, at least for a day. However, there are techniques that can help with symptoms, such as going on a walk or taking a nap. If we work together, we can prevent WWFA from becoming an epidemic. I know we can do it. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go play Words With- I MEAN DO MY HOMEWORK. Yeah. Homework is what I meant.

the touristy things, such as Ghirardelli Square and... Fisherman’s Wharf. We also had a sleepover with a bunch of my friends.” Over spring break, Lhuillier accompanied the family to Disneyland. Albertson says that the reason she wanted to host was because she had “always wanted to study abroad,” but, being too young, “decided that this was the next best thing.” However, Albertson’s dream of studying abroad is close to coming true. “If everything works out, I’ll be spending five days with her in France in July.” On top of a possible trip to France, there are benefits that come along with hosting an exchange student. “Lots of students develop lifelong relationships. And for the most part, the host students’ language skills improve greatly. They have more motivation to learn and speak the language. I notice huge improvements in their grammar, vocabulary, fluency, and willingness to speak in general,” commented Burton. Manaïg Tilly, one of the students from Aquitaine, came to America to build upon her language skills as well. Tilly said, “I wanted to come to America to improve my English, which was very bad, so I can speak good English when I’m older.” During her trip, Tilly not only developed her English skills, she also found a great friend in her host, Luisa Zepeda. “I was so happy to be in America and to be staying with Luisa and her family,” she expressed. Zepeda and Tilly have kept in touch, talking on Facebook and through emails. Although the exchange program goes only for a short two weeks, it can not only improve linguistic skills and assist with a better understanding of French, but also create unforgettable memories.

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Teacher collaboration, which includes sharing instructional strategies, best practices, and alignment of the curriculum, is a top priority for Zamora, and is also in danger of being reduced. Carlmont not only relies on CAF for funds, but also on other businesses. Oracle provided the school with a grant to support the Peer-2-Peer Math Tutoring Program last semester and also through the 2010-11 school year. Despite the efforts from CAF, Carlmont lags behind other schools. While Carlmont is struggling to raise $250,000, School Force, an organization who raises funds for the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District, was able to raise $1.6 million for the 2010-11 school year. School Force has already raised $1 million of their $3 million goal for the 2011-12 school year. On May 4, 2011, the Sequoia District Board of Trustees approved $5 million of budget cuts for the 2011-12 school year, including a reduction of more than 30 positions in the high school program. “These reductions were necessary to address the projected shortfall in state funding and will still leave the district in a position of needing to draw down its reserves by $3 million in the upcoming year,” commented superintendent James Lianides. “Over 80 percent of the district budget consists of personnel costs and much of the remaining budget are for fixed costs that are not easily reduced,” added Lianides. The amount of money that Carlmont needs in order to be successful will increase because the funding from the state will continue to decrease as the years go on. Due to this dilemma, Carlmont will be faced with even more cuts next year. “We are very concerned that deepening budget cuts will have a negative effect on the quality of education at Carlmont, and actually schools all throughout California,” stated CAF chair Colleen Devlin. In an attempt to make the Carlmont community more aware of the financial cuts, more information was given out at Open House on April 14, 2011. CAF is asking every Carlmont family to make a donation. In addition, they are currently looking for volunteers to serve on the Board and CAF committees to continue to support the school. Donations can be made online at www.carlmontacademicfoundation.org. “As a community here at Carlmont, we need every family to make a commitment to Carlmont High School for this coming year and into the future,” remarked Devlin.

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Sports recap: spotlight stealers By Josh Faulkner

looking roster, with more freshmen on the team than there were seniors. This Staff Writer was not noticeable in the Lady Scots play on the field since they had great This year, Carlmont athletics was pitching, solid defense, and timely hitanything but just another year in ting. Although this team went through sports. There were fantastic performany roster changes throughout the mances from all girls’ and boys’ teams year, they stayed together and fought which ended this school year with rethrough it, which lead them to this sucspect being well earned from all other cessful season. schools that faced these athletic teams. The story of the year for Carlmont From walk-off hits and last second athletics was surprisingly the football goals, to buzzer beaters and overtime team. They ended the season with a touchdowns, all of the Carlmont ath6-4 record and a second place finish letic teams had their highs and lows. in the Peninsula Lake Division. They The Carlmont girls’ volleyball made history team made some by beating the noise this year over Aragon Dons, the course of thier a team that was season. The Lady two division Scots had an overall higher than the record of 21-14 and Scots, and beata league record of ing them for the 9-5. They made an first time in 21 incredible run in the years. Central Coast Section They had a Division I playoffs chance to win when they reached Junior Ashley Duba digs a low serve first place in their league in an end the semi-finals and played the Palo of the season showdown with rival Alto Vikings. The Lady Scots played Sequoia. The stage was set, two rivals them tough by splitting the first two playing for a Central Coast Section games and then lost by three points spot, a Peninsula Lake Division title, in the third set. Down to their last and the historic Terremere Trophy. All game, the Lady Scots gave the Vikings were all up for grabs under the lights everything they had, but eventually at Sequoia. Although the Scots lost this lost the last game 31-29. This is such game, it was a special moment for all an incredible accomplishment by the involved with the school and changed Lady Scots because this Palo Alto the reputation of Carlmont football Viking team were eventually the state from being a cupcake program to a champions and finished the season contending one. ranked second in the nation. The Scots’ up and down baseball The Carlmont boys basketball team season ended with had a year that not a bang, as the many expected. varsity boys pulled The reason for this off one the biggest was because the upsets in CCS histeam lost four of tory. The 16-seed five starters from Scots defeated last year’s team, Saint Francis, who which went 22-6 on were the 1-seed as the year and won well as the 23rd a second straight ranked team in league title. Another 2011 Basketball Athlete of the Year James Testa the nation according to league title was for Baseball America. Madigan led the the taking in their final regular season way for the Scots, pitching a sevengame at home against Hillsdale. This hit complete game while adding two game was a war. Both teams played hits of his own. The Scots’ 4-3 victory such strong defense which resulted in marked their first CCS win since 1995. the lowest scoring game of the year for This win represented a remarkable both teams. The Scots had a one point effort from both players and coaches, lead in the final seconds when they got and was resemblant of their successful a steal and ran out the clock to wrap season. up the win and the third straight league All in all, the Carlmont Scots reptitle. The Scots went 7-3 in the Peninresented their sula Ocean Divischool with pride sion and a 16-9 and passion in overall record. their respective The Carlmont sport, and made softball team had a this year in sports successful season one to remember. this year finishing 11-3 in the Peninsula Bay Division. The Lady Scots had an unusual 2011 Baseball Athlete of the Year Daniel Madigan

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After months of celebration, the San Francisco Giants are back on the field in full pursuit of another World Series trophy. Whether it’s their lack of offensive firepower or simply the belief that repeating is too uncommon, many doubt the Giants ability to take home another World Series trophy in 2011. In a panel of 12 baseball experts for Sports Illustrated, just one foresaw a San Francisco repeat. You would think the World Series Champions, returning most of their best players, would get a little more respect, but Sports Illustrated was generous compared to the predictions of ESPN analysts. In a panel of 45 baseball experts for ESPN, just one predicted another World Series Championship in San Francisco. If the skeptics weren’t heard prior to Opening Day, their voices grew louder through the first month of the season. On

May 4, the San Francisco Giants sat four games behind the first place Rockies with a 15-15 record. Their offense was faltering, ranking 20th or worse in runs, batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. Worst of all, injuries had already taken a toll on their roster. The Giants started off the season without offensive weapon Cody Ross and fan-favorite Brian Wilson. While both Ross and Wilson have returned, injuries continue to haunt the Giants as Pablo Sandoval, Mark DeRosa, and Barry Zito are currently on the disabled list. Recent success, however, has reminded Giants fans of their torturous title run of 2010. Much of the San Francisco Giant’s success in 2010 was attributed to their stellar pitching. Over the course of the season, the San Francisco’s staff notched a 3.36 team ERA, best in the National League. Even better, the starting rotation recorded 1.58 ERA in the month of September, propelling the Giants into the playoffs. All of this information is great news

NFL: No Football League? since football several decades ago. By Ivan Garin The players stated they would Staff Writer consider this if the owners showed official financial statements for the If the CBA can’t be agreed upon, it last 10 years to prove they needed the means no organized team activities such money. The owners refused, so the as workouts, training camps, and meetplayer’s union did not agree with the ings. It also means no free agency, no negotiations and decided to back out. trading, no new contracts. Basically, all In order to protect the players’ best fans are assured of is the draft and even then the players can’t even sign a coninterests, the union de-certified so the tract until the CBA is worked out. players could fight a lockout on the After a thrilling 2011 NFL season, most grounds that it broke anti-trust laws football news relate to the NFL lockout. since the players do not have a union Many people are confused as to why to represent them. next year’s season could potentially be The lockout and and the lawsuits cancelled and they could miss out on can be seen as an old fashioned boxone of their favorite activities: watching ing match between the owners and football. The NFL lockout is fully related players. Negotiations are still going to money and how to continue and they it is distributed will eventually reach throughout the a compromise, the league amongst it’s hundreds of playonly question is ers, coaches, and who gets more of owners. what they wanted. Basically all This whole ordeal these people that is critical because make up the NFL whoever wins in the can not agree on courtroom will have how to split up a huge advantage Will there be a Super Bowl Champion in 2011? the nine billion in negotiations. dollars that is Last Monday the labor fight was collected from TV revenue, merchandisfinally put to an end as U.S. District ing, and all the other ways they make Judge Susan Richard Nelson in St. money. The way they split this money is called the CBA (Collective Bargaining Paul, Minn., ordered the league to Agreement). end the lockout after considering how Currently, the owners of all 32 teams the lockout would greatly harm the receive one billion off the top and the player’s careers.. This means football remaining is split 60% for the players will continue, however players and and 40% for the owners. The owners are owners will continue to argue over clearly not satisfied with this and want how to split the nine billion dollars in to redo this deal and take 2 billion of annual revenue. the top and wants the remaining amount Carlmont football star Jessy Gifford closer to a 50/50 due to rising costs to stated “I’m glad the lockout ended so run the teams. that I can continue my favorite part of As playing a simple game of football football, fantasy football” becomes more modern, so do it’s costs. The costs for expensive equipment and Most will celebrate as football lives player’s coaching has skyrocketed again.

for Giants fans; not only did the Giants return all five starters, but their bullpen currently consists of the same seven relievers that made the 2010 playoff roster. Further, the Giants pitchers have combined for a .223 opponent’s batting average, ranking second best in the MLB. Clearly, the slow start was not related to pitching. The 2010 San Francisco Giants were World Champions, but they struggled offensively. Over the course of the regular season, they ranked in the lower half of the MLB in both runs scored and batting average. Unfortunately, the 2011 San Francisco Giants are struggling at the plate as well. They are scoring just three and a half runs per game, ranking 28th in the MLB. The Giants also rank 23rd or worse in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. The Giants are clearly one of the worst offensive teams in baseball, but they have recently proved their ability to win despite low offensive production. San Francisco has won 12 of their past 15

games, scoring more than four runs in just one of these 12 wins. While a larger presence at the plate would be nice for fans, the San Francisco Giants have become accustomed to winning close, low-scoring games. Although many point to this low-scoring style as a fatal flaw, it is simply how baseball is played in San Francisco. It produced a World Series in 2010, and there is no reason to believe that it can’t succeed again. Recent history proves that if the thongwearing, beard-growing, 2010 Giants withstood torture en route to a World Series title, the 2011 Giants have what it takes to make another World Series run.

San Carlos soccer travels abroad By Emily Beiers Staff Writer

All the passion, hard work, determination, and teamwork has rewarded many San Carlos CY teams with the chance to play in soccer tournaments abroad this upcoming summer. In 2008, the U18 Boys San Carlos Thunder traveled abroad to England and Whales. They stopped in Charlton, Liverpool, Manchester, and London. They went through the Challenge Program. The Thunder fund raised money by running snack shacks, writing letters for donations from companies, and sponsorships. They played three games in London, Whales, and Manchester. They also got to tour around, spend a lot of time with the team, and visit all the professional soccer stadiums. This upcoming summer, the San Carlos Crush, a girl’s U19 class one team is traveling to Costa Rica to play soccer. The team is going for two weeks, from June 26th to July 10th, and visiting several different locations in Costa Rica. While there, the team is helping out by having soccer clinics for the local high schools. The team will also participate in games against adult leagues and pick up games with the local soccer players. “It will be a really good experience with team bonding and helping the locals,” said player Emily Cox. For every goal the team scores, they will donate a soccer ball. “We will also do other activities such as white water river rafting, and helping baby turtles,” stated Cox. CYSA stands for California Youth Soccer Association, and is a non-profit corporation supported by player registration fees, league fees, sponsorships, and donations.

Photo by Alex Beloff

By Jacob Cox

The goal of CYSA is to provide opportunities that allow each child to grow, learn, and mature by offering community based leagues for all ages and abilities. AYSO, the American Youth Soccer Organization is different from CYSA on many different levels. AYSO is a soccer league around America for kids which is not as competitive and has six different philosophies. This includes that everyone plays, everyone has balanced teams, there is open registration, positive coaching, good sportsmanship, and player development. CYSA is a higher level of competition, and kids have to try out for the team. There are different divisions including class I and class III. When asked about the difference of CY and AY, soccer player Jeff Sorensen responded that, “CY’s more competitive and the level of commitment is higher. You can go in with harder tackles without getting a foul”. Some CY teams travel long distances, and some travel short distances, it all depends on the team. To keep up with the team, “you have to stay fit, stay committed, and stay close with your team,” stated Sorensen. “Even with everything going on in high school, you still have to want to show up to practice,” said AJ Beloff. Soccer takes a lot of determination, and is a big privilege to get to travel around the world to play soccer as a young adult.

Scots stay in state: Cal Maritime Channel Islands Chico Dominguez Hills CSU East Bay Fresno State Fullerton Humboldt CSU Long Beach CSU Los Angeles CSU Monterey Bay CSU Northridge Cal Poly-Pomona Cal Poly-SLO CSU Sacramento San Bernardino San Diego State San Francisco State San Jose State CSU San Marcos Sonoma State UC Berkeley UC Davis UCLA UC San Diego UC Irvine UC Merced UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Cruz Academy of Art Institute Azusa Pacific University Biola University Cal Baptist Cal Lutheran University Chapman University Holy Names University Loyola Marymount University Menlo College Notre Dame de Namur University Occidental University Pepperdine Santa Clara University Stanford St. Mary’s College of California University of the Pacific University of San Francisco USC

Each Scot

Trading Kilts For College

represents a school a Carlmont senior will be attending in the fall

“ I am going to West Virginia University because it is kind of a family school. My dad went there and my sister goes there now. Also it has everything that I was looking for.” -Stacey DaBaldo

“I am going to UC Berkeley because it was the best option.” -Jhoong Roh

“I am going to University of Oregon because it had a better art program for me.” -Taylor St. Claire

“I am going to UC Santa Cruz becasue it is the only school I got into.” -Koa Gudelunas

“I am going to UC Davis. I chose it over UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego because I just liked the atmosphere more and it had everything I was looking for like sports, hard classes, and a college town.” `Ashley Chang