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

Ricardo Cobian Duarte

Ricardo Cobian Duarte, Staff Writer

Ricardo Cobian Duarte is a sophomore at Carlmont and this is his first year in the journalism program. He has loved writing since childhood and has always been passionate about expressing himself through various arts. In his free time, Ricardo enjoys eating, sleeping, and breathing air.

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This is the bandroom (F20). Students gather here during flex and lunch to practice their music.

Carlmont Instrumental Music’s spring concert holds a special place in seniors’ hearts

Ricardo Cobian Duarte, Staff Writer April 14, 2023

The Carlmont Instrumental Music program has a spring concert series coming up this next month, and students are starting to prepare themselves for it.  For many senior students, this performance will...

Tanguays classroom during lunch serves as a safe space for students to hang out, eat lunch, talk, and have fun.

Staff Profile: Jeffery Tanguay takes a new approach to learning

Ricardo Cobian Duarte, Staff Writer March 22, 2023

Jeffery Tanguay, a Carlmont alumnus and social studies teacher, is passionate about returning all the learning he missed out on and took away from others during high school. Throughout Tanguay’s adolescence,...

Carlmont High school senior Marina Dorbie-Kelley is one of many teenagers who enjoys listening to music in their free time.

The sound of change

Jae Lee and Ricardo Cobian Duarte March 6, 2023

She patiently sat on her beautiful porch, waiting for her cutthroat father to come outside and excitedly help her with her big science project. Yet, all she heard were the muffled noises of a violent argument...

Posters all over campus advertise open auditions for the play Puffs.

Upcoming play casts a spell of excitement on Carlmont students

Ricardo Cobian Duarte, Staff Writer February 17, 2023

Carlmont's Drama Department is gearing up for its new spring play, Puffs.  A spin-off of the famous movie and book series Harry Potter, the play follows the story of a boy who discovers he is a wizard...

Students sit in Carlmont Choirs main practice room, which is located in F21.

Carlmont Choirs hope for return to normal funding levels

Ricardo Cobian Duarte, Staff Writer January 29, 2023

The Carlmont Choirs program has struggled to raise as much money this year as it did in past years. Carlmont Choirs receives most of its money from ticket sales, donations, and the Carlmont Academic...

Limited-edition nog in stock at local Lunardis in Belmont, California. Nog is one of many holiday products Lunardis offers.

Establishments welcome the holiday season with special food items

Jae Lee and Ricardo Cobian Duarte November 16, 2022

Restaurants, cafes, and stores in the Bay Area have begun to offer seasonal food items to transition from fall to winter and warmly welcome the holidays. Since the late 1900s, many restaurants, cafes,...

Pumpkin patches offer a variety of activities for customers to participate in.

Pumpkin patches offer excitement to both adults and children

Jae Lee and Ricardo Cobian Duarte October 25, 2022

Pumpkin patches are seasonal locations that only pop up around Halloween, and attract all types of people due to the multitude of activities available.  Many people go to pumpkin patches with their...

Senior husky dog Dorito poses for the camera at the Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA adoption center in Burlingame, Calif. Dorito has been waiting for a new home for over a year.

Local shelters give animals a new life through adoption

Jae Lee and Ricardo Cobian Duarte October 5, 2022

Local shelters find animals new homes by guiding prospective owners every step of the way in providing a comforting environment for pets. Many adoption centers prioritize a connection between the pet...

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