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.

Scot Scoop News
Elizabeth Cruz

Elizabeth Cruz, Scot Scoop Sports Editor

Elizabeth Cruz is a senior at Carlmont High School and a third-year journalist with Scot Scoop. She is the senior class president and is currently employed at Nothing Bundt Cakes. In her free time, you can catch her working tech crew in the PAC or taking photos on the sidelines of a Scots game! To view her portfolio, click here.

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The hobby of penpalling involves decorating an envelope to send through the postal service. Penpallers use multiple different mediums to decorate their envelopes based on different themes. This envelope was centered around a tea party theme.

Penpalling revives the art of snail mail

Elizabeth Cruz, Scot Scoop Sports Editor • January 9, 2025

“There's this excitement that comes with receiving something in the mail.” Kailyn Lee is a senior at Sunny Hills High School and has been penpalling since she was 11 years old. Although the term...

Many different types of restaurants curate seasonal menus to attract customers. Seasonal items can range from drinks to food and from sweet to savory. Apples are a prominent flavor associated with fall since that is when they are harvested.

An apple a day keeps the fall lovers at bay

Elizabeth Cruz, Scot Scoop Sports Editor • September 20, 2024

With the autumn equinox coming soon, many stores are transitioning into new seasonal menus and preparing for the hoards of customers hungry for fall flavors. Pumpkin spice has been the season's most popular...

Clothing the distance

Clothing the distance

Elizabeth Cruz, Scot Scoop Sports Editor • December 19, 2023

Clothes are given a whole new life when donated. Whether someone picks up something of yours at a thrift shop or your clothes get directly given to another person, donating your clothes guarantees them...

Junior hitters Eli Nathan and Kevin Tomita block San Mateo. “We wanted to play strong, we've seen them play before so we knew it was gonna be an extremely tough game, we just had to play our game,” Tomita said.

Scots sweep Bearcats in dominant win

Elizabeth Cruz, Scot Scoop Sports Editor • March 23, 2023

In their first league game of the season, the varsity boys volleyball team beat the San Mateo Bearcats in three sets. This game marks the Scots ninth win, while the Bearcats are on an 8-game losing streak.  “Our...

Touchless payments are accepted at businesses all over the globe, both at the register and the drive-thru.

Touchless payments are taking over

Elizabeth Cruz, Scot Scoop Sports Editor • March 20, 2023

Double-click to pay. Just hold your phone near the reader, and the transaction is complete. Seems pretty simple. But what about the technology behind it? “Faster and easier than using cards and cash.”...

Sophomore point guard Willow Ishibashi-To drives to the basket with a strong finish as Bears sophomore Eve Amram races to defend her. "Everyone put out their best effort and we were really aggressive, especially in the fourth quarter. It really showed how much we wanted it," Ishibashi-To said.

Bears beat Scots in close matchup

Elizabeth Cruz, Scot Scoop Sports Editor • February 4, 2023

In the last home game of the season on Feb. 3, the Carlmont varsity girls basketball team fell to the Menlo-Atherton (M-A) Bears 51-46.  This was the team's second loss to M-A, who they had played...

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