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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

Hunter Prince

Hunter Prince, Staff Writer

Hunter Prince (class of 2027) is a sophomore at Carlmont High School and is a writer for the Scots Scoop. Outside of school you can see him playing with The Peninsula Youth Orchestra and volunteering with Young Mens Service League. He also enjoys running after school with the Track/XC team, practicing Viola, and reading.

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Two seniors eat lunch together in the final weeks of the school year. They chat as the lunch period comes to an end.

Savoring senior year: Carlmont seniors reflect on growth, friendships, and the future

Hunter Prince, Staff Writer May 12, 2025

As graduation approaches, Carlmont High School seniors find themselves savoring final moments, deepening friendships, and taking in the significance of their high school journey before stepping into their...

Jillian Yong, the theater manager for Carlmont’s Technical Theater Association, walks through the black box theater before the last show of the spring play. She walks to see if anyone needs any help with their tasks

Staff Profile: Jillian Yong’s impact on Carlmont’s theater community

Hunter Prince, Staff Writer April 21, 2025

With a passion rooted in theater and a heart full of patience, Jillian Yong has become the guiding force behind Carlmont’s Technical Theater Association (CTTA), inspiring students and shaping a supportive...

Students participate in the lunchtime basketball tournament, Mini Madness. Two players jump for the ball during the tip-off of the basketball match.

Mini Madness: Carlmont’s lunchtime basketball tournament brings excitement

Hunter Prince, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

The Carlmont Associated Student Body (ASB) has held a five-on-five basketball tournament for the past two weeks based on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) March Madness tournament. ASB...

Carlmont students vote for who they want to be ASB president. Students write out their vote on a piece of paper and place them in a drop box to be counted.

ASB president candidates share strategies on gaining votes

Hunter Prince, Staff Writer March 4, 2025

Candidates running for Carlmont High School Associated Student Body (ASB) president pulled out all of the tricks to win over voters using social media, campus events, and one-on-one conversations to stand...

A student's desk is scattered with drawings, music, grades, graduation requirements, and a class schedule.

Creative or compulsory: students reflect on mandatory arts classes

Hunter Prince, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

Standpoints differ regarding Carlmont's required art classes; some students admit that art classes ignite their artistic way of thinking, while others view such classes as a mere waste of time.  Carlmont...

Micheal O'Neall lights soapy water with gas on fire for a demonstration. He uses water on his hand to ensure that he does not burn himself.

Staff Profile: Michael O’Neall lights up the new semester

Hunter Prince, Staff Writer January 13, 2025

As Carlmont High School kicks off a new semester and students return to class, science teacher Michael O’Neall offers students an exciting and engaging class to look forward to. O'Neall's teaching...

Community members fill up a VOICES and Samaritan House food drive bin at the Belmont Parks and Recreation office. People donated non-perishable goods like canned tuna and rice to help people in need.

Community donates food to VOICES and Samaritan House food drive

Hunter Prince, Staff Writer December 5, 2024

Samaritan House partnered with VOICES (Volunteers, Outreach, Involvement, Community Events, & Services) to host a winter food drive from Nov. 4 through Dec. 6.  VOICES is an organization that gives...

Volunteers gather at Bair Island to clear away invasive plants. The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory and the Peninsula Open Space Trust put together this event every month to help restore the island.

Local volunteers help clear invasive plants

Hunter Prince, Staff Writer November 6, 2024

Volunteers gathered at Bair Island Ecological Reserve to remove invasive plant species from the area on Sunday, Nov 3.  Events similar to this are organized by volunteers from the Peninsula Open Space...

SUHSD candidates sit in the Redwood City council chambers awaiting their next question. They listen attentively to community members' questions.

[Photo] Candidates share their views at SUHSD forum

Hunter Prince, Staff Writer October 14, 2024

SUHSD candidates sit in the Redwood City council chambers awaiting their next question. They listen attentively to community members' questions.

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