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Upon turning 18, American males are required to register for the military draft. While the last military draft was 45 years ago following the end of the Vietnam War, today’s 18-year-olds continue to register to possibly risk their lives for our country. Yet, it is illegal for them to consume alcohol for a
Opinion
Adulthood comes with maturity rather than age
Upon turning 18, American males are required to register for the military draft. While the last military draft was 45 years ago following the end of the Vietnam War, today’s 18-year-olds continue to register to possibly risk their lives for our country. Yet, it is illegal for them to consume alcohol for another three years.
This raises the question of what constitutes adulthood.
Many high school students begin working at 15 years old. They may only make minimum wage, but a small portion of their paychecks is allocated for taxes.
At age 16, many teenagers get their driver’s license. The responsibility of following rules and maintaining a car also comes with freedom and independence.
Reviews
ICICLES rolls into downtown San Mateo
Rolled ice cream, another new food phenomenon, has made its way down the peninsula.
This past spring, ICICLES welcomed new customers from the San Mateo area to its new location at 222 East 3rd Ave. With eight locations ranging from Sacramento to San Jose, the new ice cream hot spot provides an unique experience for its customers.
Upon entering, upbeat music fills the room and a colorful menu full of variety catches the eye. Although there are flavors for everyone, customers are tied to one portion that costs $8.25. Choices include PB n’ J, a vanilla base with peanut butter, jelly, and graham cracker mixed in, Cereal Killer, another vanilla base with a choice cereal crushed and stirred in, and Gotcha Matcha, a simple green tea base and my pick off the menu.
Sports
Summer practices prepare water polo for the upcoming season
Starting at the end of July, teams practiced every morning from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. in the Glenn Kovas Aquatic Center at Carlmont working on conditioning both inside and outside of the pool.
“Every Tuesday and Thursday we conditioned for half an hour before practice by running, doing burpees, and squats,” said Nicole Turk, a junior.
According to Turk, the pool was split between JV and Varsity on the remaining days; one team would tread with a weighted ball in the deeper end while the other swam laps in the shallow end. The teams alternated ten-minute sessions and continued this for the rest of practice.
Campus
Peninsula Youth Orchestra performs in the Performing Arts Center
Over 300 students participate in Carlmont’s instrumental music program. About 200 of those students take their musical talents outside of Carlmont to the Peninsula Youth Orchestra.
On March 3 and 4, the Peninsula Youth Orchestra (PYO) performed at Carlmont.
PYO is a group of four orchestras with student musicians from elementary school to high school. Many of PYO’s musicians come from Carlmont.
Sophomore Noa Carreras said, “Out of the four oboists, three are from here. Also, half of the bassoon section and three of the four clarinets [are from Carlmont].”
News
The Women’s March is not just for women
The sun beat down on San Francisco City Hall as people gathered to have their voices heard in the 2018 San Francisco Women’s March.
But the fight for women’s rights was not the only topic.
On Jan. 20, tens of thousands of people walked together in a march organized by Women’s March Bay Area, whose goal was to “engage and empower all people to support women’s rights, human rights, civil rights, disability rights, LGBT rights, workers’ rights, immigrant rights, reproductive, social, and environmental justice.”
The event began promptly at noon and the march from San Francisco City Hall to the Embarcadero began at 2 p.m.