2017-2018 Staff
Brooke Chang
Scot Scoop Editor-in-Chief
Brooke Chang is the Scot Scoop Editor-in-Chief and a staff writer for The Highlander. She also plays club soccer and enjoys volunteering in her free time. S...
Sophie Penn
ScotCenter Editor-in-Chief
Sophie Penn is Editor-in-Chief of ScotCenter News, and a staff writer for the Highlander. She interns at the San Mateo Daily Journal, where she writes...
Jordan Hanlon
Editor-in-Chief of The Highlander
Jordan is a senior and the current Editor-in-Chief of The Highlander, Carlmont High School's printed publication. Her current interests include opinion...
Hanalei Pham
Scot Scoop Editor
Hanalei Pham is a Scot Scoop Editor. She also writes for The Highlander. She enjoys reading, painting, and doodling in the margins of her notebooks. She...
Kaylee George
Scot Scoop Editor
Kaylee is a junior and an editor for Scot Scoop News. She plays on the varsity basketball team and likes to be involved in the community. Kaylee also...
Talia Fine
Scot Scoop Editor
Talia is the junior class president, a Carlmont triathlete, and a club founder. In her free time, Talia likes to play with her cats, draw, and be outside. @talia_fine
Celine Yang
Scot Scoop Editor
Avid reader and writer, hip-hop dancer, environmentalist, and lover of chocolate pretzels. Scot Scoop Editor and a staff writer for The Highlander. @celinenanyang Se...
Ben Balster
Scot Scoop Editor
Ben Balster is a junior at Carlmont High School who enjoys a variety of activities both separate and associated with school. He plays multiple sports and...
Connor Rickson
Staff Writer
Connor Rickson enjoys spending time with his computer and his friends and also participates in track and field. He is 15 years old and has two more years...
Andrey Zaytsev
Staff Writer
Andrey is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music.
Ailee Lim
Staff Writer
Ailee Lim is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She enjoys writing and drawing. She hopes to become a reporter in the future. @aileelim0
Maya O'Sullivan
Staff Writer
Maya O'Sullivan is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. In her free time, she enjoys playing volleyball, hanging out with friends, and spending time with...
Molly Donaldson
Staff Writer
Molly Donaldson is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She enjoys playing soccer and writing in her free time. @mcdonaldsons
Samantha Chu
Staff Writer
Samantha Chu is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She plays on a softball travel team and enjoys reading in her free time. @s_chu_88
Catherine Dahlberg
Staff Writer
Catherine Dahlberg is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She enjoys running track along with playing basketball and volleyball. In her free time, she...
Taisiia Yakovenko
Staff Writer
Taisiia would gladly research any topic to expose a conspiracy theory, or anything, as a matter of fact. Twitter: @TayaYakovenko
Veronica Roseborough
Staff Writer
Veronica Roseborough is a sophomore at Carlmont. She is on the cross country and track teams. In her free time, she enjoys singing, skiing, and hanging...
Mia-Isobel Craig
Staff Writer
Mia-Isobel is a media arts student, singer, drummer, and aspiring actress. She can be a little shy but comes out of her shell once you get to know her. Twitter...
Victoria Valle Remond
Staff Writer
Victoria is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She is passionate about everything film-related, history, and going to the movies alone. @vicvalleremond
Mandy Hitchcock
Staff Writer
Mandy is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. Apart from running, music, and homework, she spends her free time playing with her dog and going out with...
Emma Romanowsky
Staff Writer
Emma Romanowsky is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. In addition to being part of the journalism program, she is a club president, soccer player, and...
Anna Feng
Staff Writer
Anna Feng is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She enjoys reading, writing, and playing music in her spare time. @anna_feng1
Nisha Marino
Staff Writer
Nisha Marino is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She is captain of the Carlmont JV water polo team. In her free time, she enjoys reading and baking. @nmarino07
Charlie McBrian
Staff Writer
Charlie is a sophomore at Carlmont. He is an adamant consumer of music, television, and movies. In his free time, he likes listening to music, playing...
Andrew Shen
Staff Writer
Andrew is a sophomore at Carlmont. He is very involved in the school through Key Club, basketball, and volleyball for the school teams. He also helps...
Vincent Wai
Staff Writer
Vincent Wai is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. He loves to play soccer and spend time with friends and family. He was involved in the Carlmont Soccer...
Parker English
Staff Writer
Parker English is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. He likes to play lacrosse at Carlmont and soccer outside of school. His favorite subjects are math...
Andrea Butler
Staff Writer
Andrea Butler is a sophomore at Carlmont High School and is currently in the Media Arts program. She plays on a club soccer team, runs cross country, and...
Kimberly Mitchell
Staff Writer
Kimberly Mitchell is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She enjoys going to the beach, petting dogs, and making puns. Twitter @Kim_mitchell
Nihal Karim
Staff Writer
Nihal is a sophomore at Carlmont. She likes art, books, and coding. @nihalkarim2020
Alexander English
Staff Writer
Alex English is a sophomore at Carlmont who plays soccer and lacrosse. Alex loves to be outdoors and scuba dive. He spends his free time with friends...
Francesca D'Urzo
Staff Writer
Francesca D'Urzo is currently a sophomore at Carlmont and has always had a passion for writing and reporting. She is also on the Carlmont Advanced Dance...
Rachel Borshchenko
Staff Writer
Rachel Borshchenko is a senior in her third year of journalism. She is also an editor for the Highlander and a member of ASB. She enjoys good food and...
Riley Collins
Staff Writer
Riley Collins is a junior who enjoys volleyball, listening to music, and hanging out with friends. She is currently in the Journalism program. @rileyycollins
Kathryn Stratz
Staff Writer
Kathryn is a junior during the 2017 to 2018 school year and is a Scot Scoop opinion writer and Highlander editor. She is the current first place holder...
Zana Lunsford
Staff Writer
Zana Lunsford is a junior at Carlmont High School. In her free time, she enjoys writing, surfing, spending time with friends, and spending time at the...
Sean Vanderaa
Staff Writer
Sean Vanderaa is a junior 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 junior at Carlmont High School. She swims for both the Carlmont swim team and an after-school club; her favorite pastimes include sketching...
Katrina Wiebenson
Staff Writer
Katrina Wiebenson is a junior at Carlmont. She is on the Carlmont water polo and swim team. On her free time, she enjoys drawing and going to the beach...
Nina Heller
Staff Writer
Nina Heller is a junior in Journalism II. She enjoys being outdoors, playing the guitar, and spending time with family and friends. @ninahellerr
Cath Lei
Staff Writer
Cath Lei is currently a staff writer and social media manager for Scot Scoop News and a junior at Carlmont High School. They enjoy graphic design and photography,...
Justin Som
Staff Writer
Justin Som is a senior at Carlmont High School who participates in community service every month to help the city. He enjoys arguing with others and is...
Lily Bakour
Staff Writer
Lily Bakour is a senior who loves to capture moments and write about them in her articles in The Highlander and broadcast videos on ScotCenter. When she...
Nicole del Cardayre
Staff Writer
Nicole del Cardayre is a senior at Carlmont who plays lacrosse and enjoys writing.
Skylar Weiss
Staff Writer
Skylar Weiss is a senior at Carlmont and on the Editorial Staff of its newspaper, The Highlander. She loves going to the beach and playing water polo....
Connor Lin
Staff Writer
Connor Lin is a senior at Carlmont High School. He enjoys writing, graphic design, and photography. He is currently Managing Editor for The Highlander. @connorlin_
Mackenzie O'Connell
Staff Writer
Mackenzie O'Connell enjoys writing in her free time. She won a Stanford Youth writing contest and was published in their book. Mackenzie also enjoys spending...
Mona Murhamer
Staff Writer
Mona Murhamer is a senior in the Carlmont journalism program who seeks out dangerous situations for a good story. Her hobbies include journalism, journalism,...
Editorial Staff
Site Editors
The Scot Scoop editorial staff strives to maintain reliable reporting while covering the hard-hitting topics that interest our community. Content on Scot...
Sarah Cheung
Segment Producer
Sarah Cheung is a junior at Carlmont High School. She enjoys English and history classes and also participates in Carlmont's instrumental music program. @sarahhcheung
Samantha Dahlberg
Segment Producer
Samantha Dahlberg is a junior who is involved in the Carlmont journalism program. She enjoys playing volleyball in her free time and going to the movies...
Daniel Friis
Segment Producer
Daniel Friis is a junior at Carlmont High School, and he is currently in the journalism program. Daniel enjoys watching and playing sports during his free...
Joseph Gomez
Segment Producer
Joseph Gomez is currently a junior at Carlmont High School. Besides writing, he's passionate about ancient Roman history and all things Quentin Tarantino. @jammyborkbork
Briana McDonald
Segment Producer
Briana J. McDonald is a junior at Carlmont High School who is a segment producer for ScotCenter, staff writer for The Highlander, and Scotlight. She is...
Rachel Matatyaou
Staff Writer
Rachel Matatyaou is a sophomore at Carlmont High School. She enjoys playing soccer and spending time with friends. In her free time, she loves to be at...