The student news site of Carlmont High School in Belmont, California.

Scot Scoop News
The student news site of Carlmont High School in Belmont, California.

Scot Scoop News
The student news site of Carlmont High School in Belmont, California.

Scot Scoop News
Opinion
A homeless encampment sits on the side of a tunnel. In California, plenty of homeless encampments are seen in tunnels, underpasses, on city blocks, and other places.
Opinion: It's time to prioritize homelessness
Rei Baxter, Staff Writer • May 19, 2024

Not even one minute into the city of San Francisco lies a homeless encampment. Drive for a few more minutes, and countless more are revealed. It...

A student sits at a table, examining a map of the world. Geography classes are not required in many American schools, resulting in a concerning lack of geographic knowledge in students.
Opinion: American high schools should require geography
Samantha Crowther, Staff Writer • May 9, 2024

The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress determined that just 27% of eighth graders were performing at or above the proficient...

They may chant, "from the river to the sea" but what on Earth does that mean? American protestors don't know what they're protesting.
Satire: The solution to the Israel-Hamas war is vandalism
Jasneh Sasan, Staff Writer • May 6, 2024

In light of everything that has happened in Israel and Palestine in the past six months, Americans have done what Americans do best: taken to...

Playing music with a guided therapy session helps to heal the mind. Music therapy ranges from listening to playing music with a licensed therapist to help a patient achieve their goal.
Opinion: Music is the new medicine
Rei Baxter, Staff Writer • April 28, 2024

A quick pluck of a string goes so far that its sound waves unravel the tight chains that mental disorders use to suppress brain stimulation.  Music...

Humalog and Lantus are some of several types of insulin that patients with diabetes use. With one in 10 Californians having diabetes, it is crucial that Gov. Gavin Newsom takes more action to achieve insulin affordability statewide.
Opinion: California needs insulin affordability
Sophia Fu, Staff Writer • April 23, 2024

In October 2023, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the insulin price cap bill, Senate Bill 90, which would have limited insurance and pharmaceutical...

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Editorials
For every student proudly posting their college decision, there are plenty more students disappointed by their college rejections.
Editorial: College decision accounts do more harm than good
Editorial Staff and Charlotte Gordon • May 28, 2024
The negotiations displayed in the image represent global politics — a topic that many young Americans need to become more familiar with.
Editorial: High schools should teach current events
Editorial Staff • May 28, 2024
Teachers at Carlmont High School offer fundamentally different curricula and teaching styles for the same courses, resulting in poorly prepared students and student mistrust and stress associated with education.
Editorial: Achieving education equity requires course and instructor improvement
Editorial Staff • May 16, 2024
Students stay up all night completing work for their advanced courses that they chose the year before, not caring how much work it would be for them. They often choose classes for the GPA boost or just because they feel like it, and then aren't able to keep up with their workload.
Editorial: Students should stop overloading AP courses
Editorial Staff • May 6, 2024
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