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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.

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Zara Smith

Zara Smith, Staff Writer

Zara is a junior at Carlmont High School, in the class of 2027. Her current interests are business and photography. She enjoys snowboarding, camping, traveling, and other outdoor activities. This is her first year publishing her work, and she is currently covering news on campus.

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Crossword: The World of Chips

Crossword: The World of Chips

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • October 23, 2025

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Crossword: 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'

Crossword: ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • October 21, 2025

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Trivia: Gilmore Girls

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • October 20, 2025

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Two students portray different experiences as the school year comes to an end. One student prepares for finals, while the other prepares for graduation. "I'm much more excited for senior year, especially since i'll get to enjoy the last moments of high school more and won't have to worry about finals," said Chloe Zhao, a junior.

Graduation shifts senior finals timeline

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • May 27, 2025

As the school year comes to a close, students at Carlmont begin preparing for final exams. Seniors, however, follow a slightly different schedule. Instead of taking their finals with the rest of the student...

Carlmont students mark down the days until Scotsland arrives. Meanwhile, the entrepreneurship businesses prepare for their upcoming campaign.

Students anticipate entrepreneurship at Scotsland

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • May 5, 2025

As Scotsland approaches, entrepreneurship students gear up to present and sell their products to the student body. The entrepreneurship class aims to give students hands-on experience in developing...

Throughout spring break, students dedicate their time to either vacation, work, or anything in-between. During this time, many students try to find a balance between the two.

Students balance fun and focus during spring break

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • April 14, 2025

With an entire week off of school, spring break allows students to sleep in, enjoy a vacation, or catch up on studying and other coursework. Although this may not be the case for freshmen, many sophomores,...

An ASB applicant waits for her interview, participating in one of the provided activities, coloring. During ASB interviews, some applicants have to wait before their interview, due to other interviews running late or the evaluation of other applicants.

Students navigate ASB selection process

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • March 18, 2025

As summer approaches, Carlmont's Associated Student Body (ASB) has begun looking for new members to join for the upcoming school year.  Carlmont ASB is a student-led organization, comprised of a group...

Jennifer O'Hara helps her students in an important part of their lab. At this stage of their work, O'Hara helps the group pipette an essential liquid for their experiment.

Staff Profile: Jennifer O’Hara cultivates passion for biology

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • February 24, 2025

Jennifer O’Hara’s passion for teaching comes from her love of science and working with young people, inspiring them to explore biology, among other topics. Teaching Biology, Biotechnology 1 and...

Firefighting requires both physical strength and mental resilience. From quick decision-making to handling high-stress situations firefighters must be prepared to face it all when a call comes. This image represents what firefighters the preparation that is needed to succeed on a call.

Firefighters’ lives: building mental and physical resilience

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • February 5, 2025

According to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, approximately 20% of firefighters and paramedics meet the criteria for post-traumatic stress at some point in their careers, compared to a 6.8%...

Students attend the most recent Reach Out hangout with a campfire theme. Each of the hangouts planned have a specific theme that the organizers follow to create more variety in their events.

Reach Out Hangouts encourage personal connection among students

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • January 28, 2025

Carlmont’s Associated Student Body (ASB) constantly works to include all students; however, its Reach Out Commission goes above and beyond when it comes to involving students. Initially created to...

The Biomedical Engineering club's leaders present this week's experiment to the members. They explain the science of the experiment and demonstrate how to do it through images on their slideshow.

Carlmont’s Biomed Club inspires future scientists with interactive experiments

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • December 5, 2024

The Carlmont Biomedical Engineering (Biomed) Club aims to share its love of science and offers fun, hands-on experiments that pique interest and help get a head start inside the classroom. The club...

Ethan Lee, a sophomore at Carlmont, puts up flyers to promote this year's food Drive. Lee and several other members of ASB worked together to create these flyers as well as other forms of publicity.

Carlmont food drive brings hope to families in need

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • November 10, 2024

Carlmont’s Associated Student Body (ASB) is preparing for its annual food drive to help lower-income families this holiday season. This event has become a tradition at Carlmont, with ASB members working...

AP Seminar students discussing potential research questions for the official Team Multimedia Presentation (TMP). The TMP is one of the many collaborative projects AP seminar students work on and submit as a part of their AP exam.

AP Seminar students are overwhelmed with coursework

Zara Smith, Staff Writer • October 27, 2024

Most Advanced Placement (AP) Seminar students believe the class is more difficult and time-consuming than they were initially told.  Last year, the current sophomores and juniors were given a presentation...

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