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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

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer

Staff Writer for the Highlander.

All content by Scott Schulze
Scots softball scores again

Scots softball scores again

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer May 4, 2014

  The Scots were excited to see how they'd stack up against the Capuchino Mustangs during Fridays game. Unfortunately for both the Scots and the Mustangs, their game took place during a day of...

Scots score again

Scots score again

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer April 9, 2014

The Carlmont Scots played an all amazing game to take a major comeback against Half Moon Bay on Tuesday. Half Moon Bay held the lead against the Scots until the Scots fought back and scored five runs...

Photo by Gianna Schuster

Aging out of Easter

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer March 30, 2014

As teens grow older, the holidays lose their glow and appeal that they had when they were younger. Easter is a holiday, like Halloween and Saint Patrick's Day, that mainly appeals to children. A majority...

Carlmont crushes Capuchino

Carlmont crushes Capuchino

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer March 27, 2014

Carlmont's girls varsity softball team played against Capuchino High School on Tuesday, bringing their record to nine wins and two losses so far this season. Carlmont played a very strong game against...

Varsity softball strikes out

Varsity softball strikes out

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer March 13, 2014

Carlmont's Varsity Softball team lost their first game of the season to the Pioneer High School Mustangs on Tuesday. It was a long and very closely matched game, but the Mustangs managed to pull ahead...

Slick win for Scots against Salinas

Slick win for Scots against Salinas

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer February 28, 2014

Carlmont's Girls Varsity Soccer team recently played a Central Coast Section (CCS)  playoff game against Salinas High School. The game was very stressful for both teams due to it being a playoff game...

Scot-Sequoia soccer rivalry

Scot-Sequoia soccer rivalry

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer February 16, 2014

Carlmont's varsity boys soccer team faced off against the rival team from Sequoia. The game was very intense for both teams, making it more of a battle for the win. Senior Theo Fedronic said, "We needed...

Another win for girls varsity soccer

Another win for girls varsity soccer

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer February 1, 2014

Carlmont’s Girls Varsity soccer beat Hillsdale with a score of 3-1. With this win they are only one point away from tying with the first place school. Hillsdale kicked the game off quickly by scoring...

Boys soccer ties Wildcats

Boys soccer ties Wildcats

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer January 19, 2014

Carlmont's Boys Varsity soccer faced off against the first place school Woodside High School on Friday evening. The Woodside Wildcats took an early one point lead in the first half of the game, and kept...

LG G Flex is bending the limits

LG G Flex is bending the limits

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer December 11, 2013

The recently released LG G Flex is a cell phone that has many new features which have never been seen on a phone before. The phone features a six inch display that curves from top to bottom and a self-healing...

Watch what you eat

Watch what you eat

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer December 3, 2013

Everyone enjoys food, which is why it is common for special holiday meals to be extra unhealthy. Good or bad, holiday meals only come a few times each year. This is helpful for those students who are...

Microsoft plans to take over the TV with its new console

Microsoft plans to take over the TV with its new console

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer November 21, 2013

Microsoft’s much anticipated Xbox One is set to be released this Friday and compete with the recently released PlayStation 4. The new Xbox One is the predecessor to the Xbox 360, which came out in 2005....

Call of Duty comes again

Call of Duty comes again

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer November 7, 2013

Each year the video game “Call of Duty” sells millions of copies and is known for being the biggest seller among video games each year. Last year, “Call of Duty Black Ops 2” brought in over...

Apple delivers its newest batch of premium products

Apple delivers its newest batch of premium products

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer October 24, 2013

Apple had its third major Keynote event for this year, during which the brand new refreshes of the iPad and Mac devices were unveiled. The two main stars of the shows were the new iPad Air and the new...

iOS 7 vs. iOS 6

Apple updated its iOS

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer October 9, 2013

Last month, Apple released its newest version of operating system for its iPhones, iPods, and iPads. The latest edition of their operating system is called iOS7. The software update brings many new...

How to Survive High School Day 10: Use it or regret it

How to Survive High School Day 10: Use it or regret it

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer September 9, 2013

Every lower classman at Carlmont is granted a locker at the start of every school year. Receiving this locker may seem like an optional extra you are provided. However, you will come to find that the benefits...

Carlmont running home

Varsity baseball beats Aragon

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer May 5, 2013

Both teams played as herd as they could. It looked like it was a huge land-slide win for Carlmont, but in the sixth inning,  the Scots let their guard down, giving Aragon the chance to catch up on...

Aaron Pleschner throwing to first.

Scots baseball beats Hillsdale

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer April 18, 2013

The Carlmont varsity baseball team was able to secure another victory against Hillsdale High School. Carlmont took an early lead on Hillsdale in the first inning, and then built upon that lead as the...

Carlmont happy for their win

Scots junior varsity baseball beats Menlo Atherton Bears

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer April 6, 2013

The Carlmont Scots frosh-soph baseball team played against the Menlo Atherton Bears. Both teams played near equally, but Carlmont pulled it together to score in overtime. Both of the teams struggled...

Face-less

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer March 21, 2013

Facebook is one of the largest social networking sites. As of late 2012, Facebook reached over a billion users, 50 million of which are teens ages 13-17. However, having one is not completely necessary....

Evan McClain getting runner out at first

Scots scrimmage Terra Nova

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer March 13, 2013

Varsity baseball had a great scrimmage against the Terra Nova baseball team. Both teams started out playing very well and it was hard to tell who would come out as the victor in the first three innings....

Kai Haake going home

Big win for Carlmont baseball in pre-season tournament

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer February 28, 2013

Carlmont started their game off slowly, but were able to pull it back and got a lot of runs against Lynbrook. The Scots won with a score of 9-2. Senior Kai Haake put the Scots on the board when he ran...

Abstinence is key

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer February 27, 2013

For many teenagers, pressure to fit in and do certain things comes from all over. There are often pressures from advertising and peers to have sex. Even with these pressures, a majority of teenagers are...

Carlmont varsity soccer beats Santa Clara Bruins

Carlmont varsity soccer beats Santa Clara Bruins

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer February 21, 2013

The Santa Clara Bruins and Carlmont Scots girls varsity soccer teams faced off on Feb. 20, 2013. The two teams are playing in the Central Coast Section Tournament, which the Carlmont team won last year. Throughout...

Helpful driving hints

Scott Schulze, Staff Writer January 25, 2013

-Keep a safe cushion of space This means being aware of the space in front, back, as well as the sides of your vehicle. Keeping a large cushion will mean you will have more time to react and be less likely...

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