2018-2019 Staff
Kaylee George
Editor-in-Chief
Kaylee is the Editor-in-Chief of Scot Scoop News and a staff writer for The Highlander. She is a senior who plays on the varsity basketball team and enjoys...
Briana McDonald
ScotCenter Editor-in-Chief
Briana Jeannel McDonald is a senior at Carlmont High School who is Editor-in-Chief ScotCenter, staff writer for The Highlander, and Scotlight. She is also...
Sophie Lynd
Highlander Editor-in-Chief
Sophie is a senior at Carlmont High School. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Highlander, Carlmont's bi-monthly newspaper. When she is not in the journalism...
Alena Ruhstaller
Scot Scoop Editor
Alena is a junior at Carlmont High School. She loves to play soccer, write, play with her dog, and hang out with friends during her free time. @aruhstaller1
Samantha Chu
Scot Scoop Editor
Samantha Chu is a junior at Carlmont High School. She plays on a softball travel team and practices everyday. She also has a Silver Award in Girl Scouts...
Veronica Roseborough
Scot Scoop Editor
Veronica Roseborough is a currently a junior at Carlmont High School and this is her second year in the school's journalism program. She is a staff writer...
Anna Feng
Scot Scoop Editor
Anna Feng is a junior at Carlmont High School. She enjoys reading, writing, and playing music in her spare time. Twitter: @anna_feng1 Portfolio: ht...
Sarah Cheung
Scot Scoop Editor
Sarah Cheung is a senior at Carlmont High School. She is an editor for Scot Scoop and a writer for the Highlander. Outside of journalism, she enjoys her...
Ben Balster
Scot Scoop Editor
Ben Balster is a senior at Carlmont High School who enjoys a variety of activities affiliated and unaffiliated with Carlmont, such as badminton, soccer,...
Talia Fine
Scot Scoop Editor
Talia is a water polo player and wrestler for Carlmont, as well as an avid community volunteer. In her free time, Talia likes to play with her pets, do...
Eoin Cunningam
Staff Writer
Eoin Cunningham is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. He is the founder and president of the club Movie Mates. Twitter @eoin_cunningham
Kevin Shimizu
Staff Writer
Kevin Shimizu is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. Kevin loves to participate in the Carlmont Technical Theater Association to help maintain and work...
Rachel McCrea
Staff Writer
Rachel McCrea is a sophomore. She competes in water polo and swimming, and she enjoys writing. Twitter: @rachmccrea
Evan Ajuria
Staff Writer
Evan is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. He is an avid photographer who has been taking photos for longer than he can remember. He also loves to travel...
Audrey Luey
Staff Writer
Audrey Luey is a sophomore at Carlmont High School and is currently working towards becoming more involved in the journalism program. She plays volleyball...
Viveka Kurup
Staff Writer
Viveka Kurup is a sophomore. She is playing for the golf team and has lead the Scots to an undefeated season. She also enjoys recreational swimming as...
Elle Brough
Staff Writer
Elle is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. Her favorite classes are math and English, and she also enjoys playing soccer. @broughelle
Mariela Ramirez
Staff Writer
Mariela is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. In her free time, she enjoys photography and paddle boarding. Twitter: @Mariela48755957
Maddy Ting
Staff Writer
Maddy is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She is a part of the Carlmont varsity swim team, Otters Swim Club, ASB, and the Carlmont JV water polo team....
Anna Delmas
Staff Writer
Anna Delmas is a sophomore, and spends most of her time rock climbing, walking her dog, or doing homework. She is interested in neurology and hopes to...
Mason Browning
Staff Writer
Mason is a sophomore who transferred from Aragon High School to Carlmont High School this year. He is a self-described "very chill person" to hang out...
Emma O'Connor
Staff Writer
Emma is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She enjoys playing the piano, baking, and spending time with friends and family. Twitter: @EmmaOCo74617695
Auva Soheili
Staff Writer
Auva Soheili is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She enjoys traveling, partaking in events such as the Women's March and Immigration protest, and volunteering...
Zachary Khouri
Staff Writer
Zachary Khouri is a sophomore who loves to read and write about a variety of different subjects. He is also involved in the Choir program. Twitter:...
Bella Reeves
Staff Writer
Bella Reeves is a sophomore who is on the Carlmont Girls’ Tennis Team. Bella has three younger siblings that challenge her patience every day. She was...
Camran Hitchcock
Staff Writer
Camran is currently a sophomore who is staff writer for the Scot Scoop. Camran enjoys running cross country and hanging out with her older sister who is...
Ellyse Holland
Staff Writer
Ellyse Holland is a sophomore who enjoys being with friends and family. She also loves photography. Twitter: @ellyse219
Katie Blondino
Staff Writer
Katie Blondino is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She plays soccer and runs track for Carlmont, as well as playing soccer for a club team. She...
Miles Ozorio
Staff Writer
As well as being involved in journalism, Miles Ozorio enjoys playing sports, playing piano, and listening to music. He is involved in both boys basketball...
Alyssa Huang
Staff Writer
Alyssa Huang is a sophomore. She enjoys creating and listening to music in her free time and is part of Carlmont's music program on the trumpet. Twitter:...
Sydney Schortgen
Staff Writer
Sydney Schortgen is a sophomore who loves meeting new people and hanging with friends. She enjoys getting lots of rest, doing new things, and consuming...
Maya Lip
Staff Writer
Maya Lip is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She is a member of ASB at her school and YAC for San Carlos. She enjoys photography, listening to music,...
Nicole Yeo
Staff Writer
Nicole is a sophomore. She enjoys music and is involved with Carlmont choir as well as the musical theater program. In her spare time, Nicole enjoys reading. Twitter:...
Natalie Doud
Staff Writer
Natalie Doud is currently a sophomore and this is her first year being a staff writer for Scot Scoop. She plays on the Carlmont JV volleyball team, has...
Pablo Pinilla
Staff Writer
Pablo is a sophomore who is part of the Carlmont cross country team and enjoys playing with his dog in his free time. He is also an active member of the...
Maya Benjamin
Staff Writer
Maya Benjamin is a senior at Carlmont High School. Maya has been apart of journalism for three years and is very grateful for the privilege of being able...
Ailee Lim
Staff Writer
Ailee Lim is a junior at Carlmont High School. She likes animals and enjoys writing about current events. @aileelim0
Molly Donaldson
Staff Writer
Molly Donaldson is a junior at Carlmont High School. She is a part of the Carlmont Improv Team, ASB, plays lacrosse, and is an editor for Carlmont's print...
Taisiia Yakovenko
Staff Writer
Taisiia is a junior at Calrmont High School who is involved in Journalism and many other extracurricular activities outside of the classroom. Twitter:...
Rachel Matatyaou
Staff Writer
Rachel Matatyaou is a junior at Carlmont High School. She enjoys playing soccer and spending time with friends. In her free time, she loves to be at the...
Victoria Valle Remond
Staff Writer
Victoria is a junior at Carlmont High School. She's passionate about film, investigative journalism, and the impact of mass media. She's won awards for...
Mandy Hitchcock
Staff Writer
Mandy is currently a junior at Carlmont High School. Apart from running, music, and homework, she spends her free time playing with her dog and going ou...
Emma Romanowsky
Staff Writer
Emma Romanowsky is a junior at Carlmont High School. This is her second year of being on the journalism staff and she is an editor for The Highlander....
Charlie McBrian
Staff Writer
Charlie is a junior in his second year of journalism. He is a staff writer for Scotscoop and the Highlander. He is an adamant consumer of music and loves...
Andrew Shen
Staff Writer
Andrew is a junior at Carlmont. He is very involved in the school through Key Club and Stem Club. He also helps those in need and is constantly giving...
Andrea Butler
Staff Writer
Andrea Butler is a junior at Carlmont High School and is currently in the Journalism program. She runs track and cross country, as well as enjoys to read...
Kimberly Mitchell
Staff Writer
As a student journalist for the award-winning Scot Scoop News, Kimberly Mitchell has reported on a variety of different subjects from Bay Area news to...
Nihal Karim
Staff Writer
Nihal is a junior at Carlmont High School. She likes to spend her free time volunteering, reading, and learning about computer science. Twitter: @nihalkarim2020
Kathryn Stratz
Staff Writer
Kathryn is a senior during the 2018 to 2019 school year and is the Highlander Managing Editor and a Scot Scoop writer. She is the last first place holder...
Lizzy Hall
Staff Writer
Lizzy Hall is a senior at Carlmont High School. She is apart of the advanced Dance team at Carlmont and is a supervisor in ASB. In her free time, she enjoys...
Samantha Dahlberg
Staff Writer
Samantha Dahlberg is a senior who is involved in the Carlmont journalism program. She enjoys taking photos in her free time and going to the beach with...
Sam Hosmer
Staff Writer
Sam is a senior at Carlmont High School. He is an active member of the local political community and volunteers for the Belmont Historical Society in his free time. @shosm...
Sean Vanderaa
Staff Writer
Sean Vanderaa is a senior and plays baseball at Carlmont. He enjoys the outdoors, has a pet cat named Vincent and spends the majority of his free time...
Kylie Lin
Staff Writer
Kylie is a senior and the current editor-in-chief of Scotlight magazine. She swims for the Carlmont varsity swim team and the Otters Swim Club, has a...
Nina Heller
Staff Writer
Nina Heller is a senior, and this is her third year on staff for Scot Scoop. She enjoys politics, spending time with her friends, and podcasts, as well...
Joseph Gomez
Segment Producer
Joseph Gomez is currently a senior at Carlmont High School. Besides writing, he's passionate about ancient Roman history, psychology, and editing videos...
Cath Lei
Social Media Director
Cath Lei is senior during the 2018 to 2019 school year and is the Social Media Director for the Carlmont journalism program. They're passionate about Asian...