December 2019

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December 17, 2019

Another Side of the Diploma Controversy

Photo credit: Erik Hanson On Friday, November 15th, over two hundred students skipped their 5th period to protest the proposed diploma changes, in which students would no longer be able…

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December 16, 2019

Dissection is Delicious in Marine Biology

The Marine Biology class recently dissected squid and then enjoyed a meal of self cooked calamari. To include a competitive edge, the group with the best tasting calamari won extra…

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December 15, 2019

Canned Food Drive Concludes at Distribution Day

Photo credit: Alana Hartsell As the 2019 Canned Food Drive comes to a close, M-A students woke up early Saturday morning to volunteer at Distribution Day, where canned food and…

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December 15, 2019

Chalk Drawings Cheer Up M-A Halls

Photo credit: Jane White Over the past few weeks, you might have seen positive chalk drawings on the floors of the M-A campus. The mysterious drawings originate from Salvadora Calonje’s…

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December 11, 2019

Three Months After Opening, the Alpine Inn is Still Popular

After 167 years of the historic Alpine Inn roadhouse, nestled between Alpine Road and Los Trancos Creek in Portola Valley, Alpine Inn rebranded and reopened in August under new management. …

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December 9, 2019

Freshman Maria Paulo Passes Away

Freshman Maria Paulo passed away on December 1st after a long battle with brain cancer. She attended middle school at the 49ers Academy before going onto M-A her freshman year. …

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December 6, 2019

Choir and Guitar Classes Rock the Winter Concert

The M-A's winter choir concert on Thursday had over 120 students preform hits such as "Feliz Navidad" by José Feliciano and "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield. Choir teacher John Maier said…

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New California Law Changes Public School Start Times

On October 13th, California’s governor, Gavin Newsom signed off on Senate Bill 328, essentially postponing California public school start times to 8:30 at the earliest. While M-A’s school day has…

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December 3, 2019

Fall Comic Will Leaf You Smiling

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December 2, 2019

Opinion: Why Students Shouldn’t Get Extra Credit for Canning

“Carlmont’s goal is somewhere around 2,000 cans. Just this morning we brought in well over 3,000 to 4,000 cans,” said leadership teacher Michael Amoroso. Through Second Harvest Food Bank, M-A…

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