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

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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, Staff Writer

Rachel Alcazar is a sophomore and first-year journalism student at Carlmont. She is interested in writing about current events and issues. She enjoys badminton and viola in and outside of school.

Twitter: @ralcazar_

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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, Staff Writer 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, Staff Writer 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, Staff Writer 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, Staff Writer 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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