Pandemic guidelines: a new ball game for Carlmont athletics
Soleil Dam, Staff Writer
October 20, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only delayed Carlmont's sports seasons, it has also limited the way that coaches train and evaluate their student-athletes. Due to the setback, sports are now consolidated into two seasons, season one for fall sports and season two for winter and spring sports. Althou...
Physical education moves online with remote learning
Enzo Carvalho, Staff Writer
October 14, 2020
Due to the ongoing pandemic and Carlmont’s decision to begin the school year in distance learning, the physical education (PE) department was forced to find creative ways to maintain their classes in an online setting. Despite the lack of physical interaction between students and teachers, PE at Carlmo...
Mountain biking in Belmont: a crash course
Hayes Gaboury and Kenzo Peraire
October 13, 2020
As the battle against COVID-19 drags on, many people have found their everyday activities canceled or postponed indefinitely. However, for the mountain biking community, it's only getting more active. With bikes being sold out over the internet and in-person stores alike, mountain biking is arguably more popular than ever. As many new riders try to discover local trails ...
Carlmont football feels effects of COVID-19
Ryan Holoyda, Staff Writer
October 13, 2020
Along with the rest of the Central Coast Section (CCS), the Carlmont football program, led by their new head coach, Eric Rado, has started preseason workouts. However, not without restrictions, as current conditions and county guidelines limit their activities. With the first padded and ball-throwing practice on De...
Carlmont water polo dives back into training despite challenges
Rachel McCrea, Staff Writer
October 7, 2020
Carlmont water polo jumped back into practices in mid-September, to the excitement of coaches and athletes. However, like most activities in 2020, training looks a little different this year. "Honestly, it's pretty strange training during a pandemic," said Noe Foehr, a sophomore on JV. "We have been...
Eric Rado takes reins as head coach of varsity football
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
October 6, 2020
For the first time since the 2015 season, the Carlmont varsity football team will take the field without former head coach Jake Messina, who left his position after planning on moving. The resurgence in Carlmont's football program is due, in part, to Messina's efforts, as he led the team to their...
Competitive nature makes fantasy football fun for all
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
September 16, 2020
With the first pick of the 2020 fantasy football draft, Happy Golladays selects Christian McCaffrey! The time has come. With the conclusion of week one of the 2020 NFL season at the end of Monday night's games, fantasy football season has officially begun. Fantasy football involves managers drafting...
Plans for CCS sports are under development
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
September 2, 2020
"Space: the final frontier." As the famous opening from the 1966 "Star Trek" TV series put it, space was the one place where humankind had not yet experienced, a place "where no man has gone before." However, space may have new competition for the final frontier's position, as the COVID-19 pandemic has...
‘The Last Dance’ for the first time: Week four
Miles Ozorio, Scot Scoop Editor
May 12, 2020
If you didn’t know, I play basketball — I have since I was less than eight years old. I’d also be the first to tell you about the importance of strong team leadership, mostly because I’ve experienced all different types of it — the good, the bad, and the lack thereof. At least I thou...
‘The Last Dance’ for the first time: Week three
Miles Ozorio, Scot Scoop Editor
May 5, 2020
It’s hard to make it through a school day without seeing a poster of Michael Jordan on a teacher’s wall. The stories of success and failure and game-winning shots are typical in high school classrooms. But I knew Jordan was a winner to be admired long before the posters told me — I mean, this g...
‘The Last Dance’ for the first time: Week two
Miles Ozorio, Scot Scoop Editor
April 28, 2020
The "Bad Boys:" a group so infamous that even I, who was born 23 years after their last championship, know to be the most raunchy, dirty-playing dynasty to ever walk onto an NBA court. Led by Hall of Fame point guard Isiah Thomas, the group of Detroit Pistons nicknamed the “Bad Boys” dominated...
‘The Last Dance’ for the first time: Week one
Miles Ozorio, Scot Scoop Editor
April 21, 2020
For young basketball players today, Jordan is a shoe brand first, a number second, and a string of highlights third. For those of us who can ball for more than 15 minutes without reawakening an old knee injury, the true greatness of Michael Jordan is a mystery. We never got to see him, and I ref...
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When our daily lives revolve around education, one of the most prized traits is "smartness." Getting high grades, doing well on tests, and grasping the material quickly is...
Kaylene Lin, Scot Scoop Editor
"A bird that has been oiled, coming into care at the right time, can be fully washed and rehabilitated and released and live a very happy life." Often when talking...
Andrew Tolu and Lindsay Augustine
As museums around the country are in danger of closing their doors due to a lack of funding, Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos is holding a virtual gala in an attempt...
Ava Litvak, Staff Writer
Due to online distance learning, Carlmont's student attendance is facing unique obstacles. Since March 2020, schools across the nation have been operating entirely online....
Kasey Liu, Staff Writer
Soleil Dam, Staff Writer
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only delayed Carlmont's sports seasons, it has also limited the way that coaches train and evaluate their student-athletes. Due to the setback,...
Joseph Paris, Staff Writer
Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) is one of the first public school districts in the Bay Area that has reopened its classrooms. The PAUSD board ultimately decided...
Adila Azizali, Staff Writer
Atypical of the classic, gory Halloween movies, Netflix's newest release of "Hubie Halloween" takes on a lighthearted twist and a heartwarming story. Yet, the overdone jokes...
Payton Zolck, Segment Producer
With the rate of animal adoptions increasing due to COVID-19, Peninsula Human Society and other shelters alter their adoption and volunteering processes, while adopting safety...
Rebecca Von Tersch, Staff Writer
Bel Mateo Bowl will stay in business at least through the end of the year due to a community effort on a GoFundMe page. Local bowling league member Tamlyn Murata started...