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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

Isabelle Ling

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor

Isabelle Ling (class of 2026) is a senior at Carlmont High School and she is excited to come back in her third year of journalism as the Managing Editor for Highlander magazine and Legal and Ethics Team lead. She loves to meet people with interesting stories and is interested in public policy. Besides journalism, she likes to help with various club meetings and dislikes to go on runs but does it anyways. In her free time, she spends time with her friends and family, reads, and watches old movies.

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Trivia: Thanksgiving food

Trivia: Thanksgiving food

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor November 24, 2025

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In front of the house, three large skeletons and a smaller one sit at a table playing cards, their mouths animated to move as they deliver their lines. “My young son right now — he's almost four — and every night has to follow me around as I turn everything on. He always calls himself my skeleton helper," said Brady Sullivan, creator of Turnsworth Cemetery.

Turnsworth Cemetery lights up community spirit

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor October 31, 2025

An interactive and intricate yard haunt in Redwood City brings together local residents. Free to all, the Turnsworth Cemetery, located on Iris Street, recently won first place in the Redwood City “Haunt...

Crossword: Palindromes

Crossword: Palindromes

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor January 16, 2025

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Crossword: Online

Crossword: Online

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor November 19, 2024

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Crossword: Famous Cities

Crossword: Famous Cities

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor November 14, 2024

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Crossword: State Foods

Crossword: State Foods

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor November 7, 2024

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Crossword: Halloween Costumes

Crossword: Halloween Costumes

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor October 25, 2024

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Crossword: Colors in Culture

Crossword: Colors in Culture

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor September 9, 2024

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Crossword: Carlmont trivia

Crossword: Carlmont trivia

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor April 26, 2024

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A person waves their hands in despair as the effects of climate change unfold behind them.

Defying climate doomism

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor April 23, 2024

A clock ticks towards midnight. Not to signal the next day, but to signal a point of no return for humanity. Our planet moves toward this reality of an inhabitable future that is fueled by climate change...

Junior Tina Sum listens to the "Serial" true crime podcast in an alleyway.

Murdering the true crime narrative

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor February 26, 2024

In the dimly lit corridors of human history, a storyteller has existed for centuries, where the plot isn't spun from an author's vivid imagination but instead etched in the crimes of true human experience:...

Taylor Swift deep fakes have gone viral on X. "I think that people will see those stories and say, 'Wait a minute. If I look for pictures of Taylor Swift on X, everything I see might not actually be Taylor Swift.' I think that's a good message, particularly for young people to get and to understand that," Timothy  Redmond said.

Misinformation spreads through deepfakes of Taylor Swift

Isabelle Ling, Highlander Managing Editor February 6, 2024
X bans searches for Taylor Swift after explicit deepfakes go viral, raising awareness for advancing deepfake technology. On Jan. 28, deepfakes of explicit Taylor Swift AI-generated images went viral on X in a series of posts. For one day, in an attempt to block these searches, X banned searches of “Taylor Swift.” 
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