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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

Rachel Alcazar

Rachel Alcazar, Scot Scoop Features Managing Editor

Rachel Alcazar is a senior (class of 2025) at Carlmont. She is the Features Managing Editor for Scot Scoop and a staff writer for Highlander. She is interested in writing about current events and issues and finding new ways to visualize data. Outside of school, she enjoys playing badminton and viola.

Twitter: @ralcazar_

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Student homelessness is a large issue in not only San Francisco, but in California as a whole. Social workers contribute tirelessly to a system that effectively supports youth who qualify. But for those who don't, the road to housing is a bit less straightforward.

Studying on the streets: Students struggle with homelessness in the Bay Area

Rachel Alcazar and Elaine Jiang November 7, 2024

Just three months before she would have graduated high school, Issa Rivera got kicked out of her house by her parents. For the next few months, she would struggle to survive without stable housing, staying...

A person navigates their smartwatch, utilizing its different functions. The use of such devices in classrooms has become a debate among teachers and students of whether or not they are a diversion to students’ learning.

[Photo] Smartwatches raise debates about distractions in the classroom

November 5, 2024

A person navigates their smartwatch, utilizing its different functions. The use of such devices in classrooms has become a debate among teachers and students of whether or not they are a diversion to students’...

A safety presentation replaces the traditional lockdown-barricade drills from previous years. This change was influenced by the school district's policy changes.

Schools implement new policies to improve shooting drills

Rachel Alcazar, Scot Scoop Features Managing Editor June 7, 2023

Students have become accustomed to drills for various emergencies – fires, shelters-in-place, and lockdowns.  In past lockdown barricade drills, students simulated obstructing classroom doors with...

Elizabeth Berg explains "In the manner of the adverb," a drama guessing game. Berg helps students to develop theater skills through games and activities.

Staff Profile: Elizabeth Berg shares her love for theater arts

Rachel Alcazar, Scot Scoop Features Managing Editor May 30, 2023

Elizabeth Berg has been a drama kid since the very beginning. She got her start with theater as an elementary schooler in "Going Buggy" and continued to act throughout elementary, middle, and high school,...

A diverse school body and equitable curricula are helpful to students' academic growth.

Diversity improves education

Rachel Alcazar and Harin Kim January 27, 2023

Depending on where students go to school, they might spend most of their time with classmates that look just like them. In the 2021-22 school year, about 49% of Carlmont students were white, according...

Students dress to express themselves and their own styles. Dress codes determine what they are permitted to wear at school.

Dress code controversy subsides after discourse and reform

Rachel Alcazar, Scot Scoop Features Managing Editor December 23, 2022

Students from around the world have critiqued and dissected school dress codes in recent years, and Carlmont is not an outlier. Through opinion pieces and podcast episodes, Carlmont journalism has played...

Carlmont Technical Theater Association (CTTA) members Juliette Mansfield and Michael Connolly work in the Studio Theater Tech Booth.

Tech crew works behind the ‘Scenes from Metamorphoses’

Rachel Alcazar, Scot Scoop Features Managing Editor November 9, 2022

While the actors are moving on and off stage between acts, the Carlmont Technical Theater Association (CTTA) is behind the scenes, ensuring the play runs smoothly. CTTA is a Carlmont club that played...

There are new tri-bins at the D-hall outdoor space, where students eat lunch and pass by. These bins are new this year and can be seen all around campus.

Green Team’s new tri-bins toss out poor waste-sorting practices

Rachel Alcazar, Scot Scoop Features Managing Editor October 19, 2022

In observing the Carlmont campus, one might notice sets of three waste bins positioned throughout the school. These small clusters of bins, which include compost, recycling, and trash, are called tri-bins...

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