Deep Blue Robotics dives into competition
Olivia Chow, Staff Writer
April 5, 2017
Filed under Campus
After just its second year, Carlmont's robotics team has qualified for the World Championship in Houston, TX. Winning the "Team Spirit Award" in Sacramento, Deep Blue Team 199 went on the win their second Spirit Award last weekend at FIRST's Silicon Valley Regional. Now they begin preparations for the...
Scots sink the competition in a historic win
Megan Tao, Scot Scoop Editor
May 11, 2016
At the end of the day, the swimmers were the ones cheering from the pool deck and the coaches were celebrating in the pool. On May 7, the boys varsity swim team won the Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) championships for the first time in Carlmont swimming history. After the upsetting two-point loss...
Boys volleyball dominates in their first game
Mackenzie O'Connell and Ivy Nguyen
March 12, 2016
Intensity flooded the court as the Scots boys volleyball team came together to win their first home game of the season. The bleachers filled up in the Scots Gym on March 10 as the boys volleyball team took the court for their first home game against Mills High School. A series of hits and blocked...
JV football takes home their first shutout
Jiselle Vigil, Staff Writer
November 9, 2015
Filed under Sports
The Scots took home a win on Thursday, Nov. 5, against Cappuccino High. With a score of 23-0, running back sophomore Devon Sagon made the first touchdown that afternoon during the second quarter for Carlmont. "It felt good and made me more pumped up for the next play," said Sagon. During the second...
Sophomores lead Scots to first victory
Jiselle Vigil, Staff Writer
October 13, 2015
Varsity football pulled off a close win against the El Camino Colts on Friday, Oct. 9, at El Camino High School. In the beginning of the season, a few sophomore football players were moved up to the varsity team. Sophomores Timmy Palthe and Jason Lloyd received starting positions, Palthe as quarterback...
A close win for varsity baseball in first PAL game
Jocelyn Moran, Staff Writer
May 14, 2015
Filed under Sports
The Scots proved their determination to continue in the Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) tournament in their game against Menlo School on Wed. night. The game consisted of strong defenses from both teams until the bottom of the 4th inning. Senior Nick Thompson started it off with a chopper to third,...
Obama asks Congress to declare the first true war on terror
Becca Garner, Staff Writer
March 4, 2015
Imagine walking into Disneyland on a sunny May afternoon. While you may be prepared for the half hour line waits, one thing you were not expecting is that the number of people you would see, about 30,000, is the same number of people who have been killed or wounded by the actions of the Al-Qaeda splinter...
First year DECA member places in top 8
Connie Yi, Staff Writer
March 4, 2015
Filed under Bios, Campus, Staff Bios
"Top 8 finalist for the Food Marketing Individual Series, from Carlmont Bo Yoon Lee." As a student who came back to America after three years of living in Korea, it was hard for sophomore Lee to adjust with the American customs. "I was born in Michigan and when I turned 5, I moved to Korea. My...
‘X Factor’ winners have successful first album
Adriana Ramirez, Staff Writer
January 15, 2015
Many reality TV show contestants aspire to have a successful music career. It seems like Alex and Sierra are on their way. In 2013, Alex and Sierra won the third and final season of "The X Factor USA," a competition searching for musical talent. Although Alex Kinsey and Sierra Deaton, both born...
Dr. Dre: first hip hop billionaire
Tian Chary, Staff Writer
May 12, 2014
Filed under Campus
Apple is considering purchasing Beats electronics, a high-end headphones by Dr. Dre for $3.2 billion. Although this news may excite many consumers, there is a lot of buzz involving whether the purchase will benefit or detriment Apple. The main question isn’t can Apple actually afford Beats, but...
Poker Club bets it all on its first meeting
Danielle Schneider, Staff Writer
March 24, 2014
Filed under Campus
“I wanted to give good reason to play poker at school.” This is junior and Club President Miles Quinn’s motivation for co-founding Poker Club with junior and Vice President Daniel Thompson on March 21. However, students have been playing the game unofficially at lunch for even longer. “We ...
Varsity badminton defeats El Camino in first game of season
Iris Berber, Staff Writer
March 22, 2014
Filed under Sports
On Thursday March 21, the Carlmont Scots won their first game of the season with a final score of 13-2 against El Camino High School. Despite the fact that the Scots had been unable to officially prepare for the game by first playing in any scrimmages, some players felt that El Camino was an easy ga...
Nina Heller, Staff Writer
Mueller report is complete, findings are still unknown After months of expectation, special counsel...
Pablo Pinilla, Staff Writer
After a rainy couple of months, San Mateo residents were more than excited to enjoy a sunny walk in the...
Talia Schreiber, Student Writer
The sun beamed down on the crowded streets of San Francisco last Saturday as thousands came together...
Nina Heller, Staff Writer
March 24, 2019
Welcome to Scot Scoop Explains! Scot Scoop Explains is born out of the drive to inform the general public about the who, what, when, where, why, and how of political topics....
Maya Lip, Staff Writer
March 24, 2019
Students gathered in the quad to make bracelets for Kindness Week, a week-long event filled with small activities to promote goodwill and spread positivity. To kick off...
Natalie Doud, Staff Writer
March 24, 2019
The Scots were able to make a strong come back in a tight game against the Capuchino Mustangs, pulling a win on Wednesday afternoon. The first two innings were scoreless,...
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
March 23, 2019
Picture this: a track runner is in last place and pushing to finish the race, but everyone can tell that they are starting to give up. It is pouring rain with strong winds...