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

Scot Scoop News
Myles Hu

Myles Hu, Scot Scoop Managing Editor

Myles Hu is currently a senior and a managing editor of Scot Scoop. This is his third year in the journalism program and he is excited to be on the editorial board of Carlmont’s award-winning journalism program. He is on the varsity water polo and swim teams and likes to hang out with friends and play the piano.

Twitter: myleshu06

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Students from low-income families do not have an equal opportunity to succeed in college admissions because of the high cost of things like AP tests, college counselors, and research programs.

Editorial: Affirmative action should be based on socioeconomic status

Editorial Staff and Myles Hu • April 25, 2023

Affirmative action's future is in jeopardy, as the Supreme Court is expected to rule on its legality in the coming months. While race-based affirmative action has proven controversial among the American...

Relying on a credit card and living paycheck to paycheck are two ways younger adults quickly fall into substantial debt.

[Photo] Editorial: High schoolers aren’t prepared for financial freedom after graduation

Editorial Staff • November 18, 2022

Relying on a credit card and living paycheck to paycheck are two ways younger adults quickly fall into substantial debt.

Computer Science and Business are two of the Career and Technical Education pathways offered at Carlmont. Students in the Advanced Computer Science Structure & Interpretation course learn to code in Python, while students in the Introduction to Business course make a business plan.

Career and Technical Education provides a pathway to future success

Myles Hu, Scot Scoop Managing Editor • May 24, 2022

As of 2018, 95% of national high school students who concentrated on Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses graduated, according to Advance CTE. That is almost 10% higher than the current national...

Along with being the place to check out and return books, students can go to the library during lunch or flex to study or do school work.

Reading in between the lines of the Carlmont library

Myles Hu and Ethan Kam • April 27, 2022

Carlmont High School’s library serves not only as a crucial resource for education but also as a place where students feel welcomed. A traditional school library serves many purposes: it is a place...

Carlmont's Through the Looking Glass Winter Formal was held on March 4 after months of delay.

Winter Formal dances past COVID-19 delays

Myles Hu and Ethan Kam • March 7, 2022

Students at the Through the Looking Glass 2022 Winter Formal danced through the night despite postponements and uncertainties. On March 4, from 7-11 p.m., Carlmont High School hosted its Winter Formal...

SAT preparation books will become outdated when the test goes online in 2024.

The digitalization of the SAT prompts varied responses

Myles Hu and Ethan Kam • February 12, 2022

The SAT is abandoning the old style of pen and paper in favor of an online test. The SAT is the cornerstone of all standardized tests, currently taken on a scantron. But beginning in 2024, the SAT...

Carlmont's bleachers have been completely empty at lunch during the second semester.

Carlmont administration closes bleachers during beginning of lunch

Myles Hu and Ethan Kam • January 20, 2022

The closure of Carlmont's bleachers during the first 15 minutes of lunchtime has perplexed students, with many wondering whether they will fully reopen again. During the first semester of the 2021-2022...

The JV boys soccer team practices key plays in preparation for their upcoming preseason games.

High school sports bring new challenges

Myles Hu, Scot Scoop Managing Editor • November 22, 2021

As the winter season of sports begins, a batch of new and returning student-athletes adapt to playing for the Carlmont sports teams. Some of these athletes play for a club outside of Carlmont, while...

Senior Victoria Gittoes serves the ball.

Scots settle for second in PAL Championships

Myles Hu, Scot Scoop Managing Editor • November 5, 2021

A Carlmont girls tennis doubles team took second place in the Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) Championships due to a premature ending in the third and final set. Star player and senior Victoria Gittoes...

Goalie Nefeli Tsangaropoulos prepares to block the Wildcats' shot.

Wildcats triumph over sinking Scots

Myles Hu, Scot Scoop Managing Editor • October 13, 2021

The Carlmont Scots girls varsity water polo team fell short in a hard-fought, 10-3 loss to the Woodside Wildcats on Oct. 12. The Wildcats controlled most of the game, dropping the Scots' record to 1-7. The...

Scots quarterback Jack Wiessinger runs with the football.

Scots suffer disappointing loss to Vikings

Myles Hu, Scot Scoop Managing Editor • September 19, 2021

The Carlmont Scots varsity football team suffered a disappointing defeat to the Palo Alto Vikings by a score of 36-14 on Sept. 18. At one point in the third quarter, the Scots had cut the game to three...

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