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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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Jacob Galatin

Jacob Galatin, Staff Writer

Jacob Galatin (class of 2027) is a sophomore at Carlmont and a first-year journalist for Scots Scoop. Outside of writing news beats, Jacob enjoys playing cello and running for Carlmont. He runs a writing club at Carlmont and enjoys playing music with friends.

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Author Ellen Kirschman balances writing with teaching and conducting workshops in the Bay Area. However, Kirschman doesn't have a set schedule. "I work until I'm tired. I'm writing to get words on the page, and I know when to quit," Kirschman said.

Redwood City author examines police psychology through fiction

Jacob Galatin, Staff Writer • December 9, 2024

Bay Area author Ellen Kirschman is combining her passion for storytelling with her lifelong work as a police psychologist.  The result: a semi-autobiographical mystery series. On Nov. 26, Kirschman...

Artificial Intelligence Club advisor James Bohac explores the website of Suno, a generative AI company that can create whole songs from 10-word prompts. "I would not have been able to detect that it was AI, but I detected that it was awful," Bohac said after listening to a generated song.

Generative AI’s rise in the music industry raises uncertainty

Jacob Galatin, Staff Writer • November 10, 2024

Universal Music Group (UMG) has entered a partnership with the generative artificial intelligence (AI) company KLAY Vision Inc. — an event that shows the rise of AI in the music industry, which has angered...

To advertise the show, posters for the Broadway production of "Wicked" depicts Glinda, the Good Witch of the North (right), and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, are put up on bulletin boards for people to see. The musical commemorated its 20th anniversary on Broadway last year.

‘Wicked’ is ‘Defying Gravity’ once again

Jacob Galatin, Staff Writer • October 17, 2024

"Wicked" continues to bewitch audiences across the country, having left San Francisco this past weekend for the next stop on its national tour. "Wicked" kickstarted Broadway SF's 2024-2025 season, with...

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