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

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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.

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Calista Shohet

Calista Shohet, Staff Writer

Calista Shohet is a junior at Carlmont High School. She is very involved on the Carlmont campus and is president of Lunch Bunch, a club where people can make friends with their peers.

Twitter: @CaliShohet

All content by Calista Shohet
Celebrities are taking the knowledge and policies out of politics.

Opinion: Celebrities do not belong in politics

May 3, 2021
Gavin Newsom, California governor since 2019, is facing the sixth recall effort against him.

California gubernatorial recall effort gains traction

March 22, 2021
Voice of America/via Wikimedia Commons/Public domain

Trump was acquitted: What comes next?

February 22, 2021
Trump was impeached by the Senate following U.S. Capitol riots

An overview of Trump’s impeachment

January 20, 2021
A right-wing protestor holds a flag that combines a Gadsden flag from the American Revolution with a Confederate flag from the Civil War. Though the two symbols, historically, contradict each other, they are now frequently seen together. He talks to another man holding an American Flag with President Trump’s face plastered over it.

Opinion: Political extremes hijack national symbols

January 8, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamal Harris address their supporters at Chase Center in Wilmington, DE, on Nov, 7, 2020 after being named the winners. Joining him is his wife, Jill Biden, Vice-President elect Kamala Harris, and her husband, Doug Emhoff.

The 2020 presidential election results

November 24, 2020
US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden start exchanging during the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020.

A voter’s guide to the 2020 election

November 3, 2020
A comprehensive guide to the propositions on the California ballot in 2020

A comprehensive guide the propositions on California’s ballot in 2020

October 22, 2020
Election season continues with the vice presidential debate.

A showdown in Salt Lake City: a full review of the vice presidential debate

October 11, 2020

Evacuations

October 6, 2020
President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Chaos in Cleveland: Biden and Trump quarrel in the presidential debate

October 1, 2020
Local city council elections are causing reflection on the importance of city government.

Local elections build competition, better communities

September 24, 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, states are being more creative with voting-by-mail.

How to vote in 2020

September 9, 2020
Silfvast's new adopted puppy, Phoebe, brings joy during a difficult time.

Pups during a pandemic

May 9, 2020
Although Lake Tahoe has been a popular tourist attraction, people are now flocking to the vacation communities to escape the dense urban population, causing anxiety among permanent residents.

Vacation communities are anxious amidst pandemic

April 18, 2020
A voter registration and absentee ballot lies on a table in the Airman and Family Readiness Center.

The 2020 Democratic Primaries: Super Tuesday

March 2, 2020
This sign is in the heart of Redwood City and welcomes people into the community.

The power of community

February 5, 2020
Sophomore Hayden Pendleton dribbles the ball down the court.

Students score a lunchtime competition

January 31, 2020
Katinka Lennemann (right) and Cori Nicholson (left) serve students in the lunch line.

Student workers handle midday rush in Carlmont lunch line

November 15, 2019
Nina Rasor, a College and Career Center assistant, helps Lilly Gittoes, a senior, with her work.

College and Career Center guides students

October 3, 2019
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Calista Shohet