Sienna Reinders, Staff Writer
Sienna Reinders is a junior at Carlmont who loves talking to citizens around town to find interesting topics to write about. In her spare time, you can find her running around the streets of San Carlos to train for her next race.
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January 27, 2023
As students pile into their seats, Susan Gold instructs everyone to take a few deep breaths. Then, after a strike of her gong that sits atop her desk, students are told to use their five senses, listening...
January 5, 2023
Governor Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency Wednesday morning in response to a Level Five storm, which hit the Bay Area that night. The storm, whose severity was calculated by the ABC7 Exclusive...
December 14, 2022
*Updated Dec. 27, 2022
Carrie Du Bois announced at the Sequoia Union District board meeting on Dec. 14 that Superintendent Darnise Williams, who was not present, will resign.
As the district’s...
December 13, 2022
An opioid overdose can end a life in four to six minutes. However, it takes an average of seven minutes for emergency medical services to respond to an emergency. If naloxone is used in overdose situations,...
November 29, 2022
The posters fluttered in the wind. They were placed all over town; on poles, in schools, and in neighborhoods. They were designed and printed to perfection, considered art, even. The dull red color and...
October 28, 2022
*Updated Nov. 2, 2022
Last night, a car drove into CAPO, a local Mediterranean restaurant in Belmont. According to an email statement provided to Scot Scoop, the Belmont Police Department reported...
October 12, 2022
Six Bay Area schools went into lockdown today after police were called with threats of an active shooter.
Police say this was a swatting incident and that the phone calls turned out to be hoaxes. Nevertheless,...
September 27, 2022
The month of September has brought an emphasis on Attendance Awareness Month and a lack of acknowledgment for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, creating frustration among students.
Attendance Awareness...
May 4, 2022
Hundreds of Bay Area residents gathered in front of the Federal Building in San Francisco yesterday to protest the Supreme Courts' decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973).
On Monday, Justice...
April 17, 2022
The University of California (UC), Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza welcomed passionate activists last Saturday for a nationwide abortion rights protest. Attendees painted signs and passed out flyers and bandanas...
March 21, 2022
Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conferences are held annually in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Speakers from all over the world are encouraged to promote...
February 16, 2022
Henry Dryer never interacted with anyone. His mouth barely uttered a word. He lost his memory because of dementia. But when music filled Dryer’s ears, his mouth sounded the words in the song. He began...
February 15, 2022
*Article updated Feb. 20
On Monday, Feb. 14, there were a noticeable amount of absences from Carlmont High School. Over half of the students were gone in most classes, and even some teachers decided...
January 29, 2022
The protestors line plants in a circle to represent the countless wildlife killed by wildfires.
January 24, 2022
For more than 140 years, the Iowa Senate has stood by a tradition of allowing the press to report from benches on the Senate floor. But two weeks ago, Republican leaders decided to ban journalists from...
January 6, 2022
*This article contains spoilers for the movie "Don't Look Up."
When Kate Dibiaski looked up at the night sky and saw a large figure falling from the abyss, she knew the world was about to come to an...
December 5, 2021
The path of the rigid sphere aimed for the crystal clear window of White Sage, a store on Laurel Street, San Carlos. After the rock left his hand, it immediately impacted the glass, shattering pieces of...
November 8, 2021
PAL races, invitationals, and league and regional championships are a yearly occurrence at the Crystal Springs Cross country course in Belmont. However, the long-beloved course may soon close its gates,...
October 22, 2021
Catalytic converter theft has been taking place in the Bay Area for years, but incidents dramatically surged in the past few years. As the value of the precious metals that make up catalytic converters...
September 27, 2021
A new TikTok trend is putting needless stress on nearby schools by vandalizing bathrooms and stealing appliances.Â
The "devious lick" trend has students at schools all around the globe stealing a mixture...
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