JV girls basketball pounces on the Notre Dame Tigers
Robyn Stein, Staff Writer
December 14, 2018
Filed under Sports
On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the Carlmont girls junior varsity basketball team faced off against the Notre Dame Tigers in the Terry Stogner Gymnasium. After an intense four quarters, the Scots emerged victorious. The game ended with a score of 46-24. It was a solid game with lots of teamwork and passing...
Carlmont JV girls soccer continues their shutout pre-season
Katie Blondino, Staff Writer
December 12, 2018
The girls JV soccer team has yet to lose a game in their pre-season, with the final score of their home game on Dec. 11 ending in a 0-0 tie against the Mountain View Spartans. The game began with a long ball from Mountain View over Carlmont’s defense. However, the Scots' strong center defenders...
Girls Who Code Club strives to shrink the tech gender gap
Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer
December 10, 2018
Filed under Campus
Only one out of every five people in the technology industry are women. The Girls Who Code Club strives to change that statistic by hosting a welcoming environment for high school girls to learn code. The club is run by Jessica Yu, a junior, but is structured by the Girls Who Code organization. In each ...
JV girls basketball team dominates Chargers on the court
Audrey Luey, Staff Writer
December 8, 2018
The JV girls basketball team defeated the Wilcox Chargers in a home game with the final score of 49-8 on Tuesday, Dec. 4. While only being a few games into the season, the Scots lacked general team communication, but their strong defense allowed them to pull ahead early in the first quarter. "General ...
Girls tennis dominates over Woodside
Katie Blondino, Staff Writer
October 25, 2018
Filed under Sports
The Lady Scots tennis team dominated Woodside High School in a brutal 8-0 defeat on Oct. 24. The girls played a mixture of singles and doubles matches Wednesday afternoon against the Wildcats. Winning all eight matches was a huge feat, giving them a much better chance at making the Central Coast Section (CC...
Girls JV volleyball bounces back in thrilling win against Burlingame
Miles Ozorio, Staff Writer
October 19, 2018
After three close sets, Carlmont’s girls JV volleyball team upset Burlingame on Thursday night, Oct. 18. After suffering a disheartening loss to Woodside on Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Scots rallied to defeat a higher ranked Burlingame Panthers team in three nail-biting sets. Earlier in the season...
Girls varsity volleyball takes second loss to Woodside
Audrey Luey, Staff Writer
October 17, 2018
After five nail-biting sets, the Woodside Wildcats defeated the Carlmont Scots, giving the Scots an official league record of 7-5. The Wildcats took the lead of the first set, but a double block by Tiara Testa, a senior, and Gaby Pierce, a junior, led the Scots to tie up the score 5-5. The two teams ...
Girls JV volleyball dominates Bearcats
Joshua Stattenfield, Staff Writer
October 12, 2018
Filed under Sports
Two quick matches resulted in a 2–0 Carlmont win over San Mateo at home Oct. 12. Carlmont consistently controlled the score throughout the match. Carlmont JV girls extended their record to an even 5–5 in league, 7–5 overall, after Thursday's victory. San Mateo now drops to 0–4 in league, 4–...
Girls JV water polo beats Woodside 11-10
Sydney Schortgen, Staff Writer
October 12, 2018
Filed under Sports
With Woodside leading 3-1 after the first quarter, Carlmont bounced back in a nail-biter game with an end victory 11-10. With the season ending in the near future, the game on Thursday, October 11 was a great victory for the Scots. Both teams exchanged points for points, leaving the crowd astonished...
Underclassmen fill the shoes of girls’ varsity at Serra Invitational
Kimberly Mitchell, Staff Writer
October 8, 2018
Filed under Multimedia
Normally it’s the top seven runners who make the girls varsity team, but as varsity ran the Clovis Invitational, it was up to sophomores Amanda Joe, Ashlyn Kwan, Emily Kim, Miriam Bacigalupi, Bella Hopewell, freshman Anna Burford, and junior Maya Litvak to step in and represent Carlmont at the Serra...
Girls varsity volleyball falls to Menlo-Atherton
Sean Vanderaa, Staff Writer
October 5, 2018
Filed under Sports
After four tight matches, the Menlo-Atherton (M-A) Bears took the win over the Carlmont Scots, bringing the Scots' record to 5-4. The Bears took the first lead of the game, but a missed serve and a kill from Clara Vltavsky, a senior, brought the score to 3-2, still in favor of M-A. However, a ...
Girls varsity volleyball sweeps Panthers
Sean Vanderaa, Staff Writer
September 26, 2018
Three matches were all it took for the girls' varsity volleyball team to take the win against the Burlingame Panthers, advancing their record to 4-3. The Panthers took the first lead of the game, but the Scots immediately fired back and closed the gap making the score 2-2. Carlmont struggled to make a...
Leela Stuepfert, Staff Writer
As the countdown to Christmas continues, holiday spirit can be discovered on Eucalyptus Avenue, where...
Julia Rhodie, Staff Writer
Bomb threats spark nationwide anxiety A wave of bomb threats was sent to schools, businesses, hospitals,...
Taisiia Yakovenko, Staff Writer
As the holiday season reaches its peak, songs such as “Frosty the Snowman” and “Jingle Bells”...
Nyah Dompier-Norrbom, Staff Writer
December 16, 2018
The Jazz Club is a community of musicians who meet almost every day at lunch to practice what they love: jazz music. The club is well known in the band room but does not...
Kylie Lin, Staff Writer
December 16, 2018
“Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse” is an explosion in every application of the word. The newest spidey film, produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation...
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
December 16, 2018
Four different Carlmont players scored five goals as the JV boys soccer team sailed to a 5-0 victory in a conference game versus the Half Moon Bay High School Cougars. The...
Maya Lip, Staff Writer
December 14, 2018
Students from the junior class huddled together through the chilly night as the movie "Elf" played on the projector. On Dec. 7, an activity called Junior Movie Night...