Girls varsity basketball tames the Wildcats
Robyn Stein, Staff Writer
January 27, 2019
Filed under Sports
Carlmont's girls varsity basketball team beat the Woodside Wildcats with a cool 15-point win, after nearly a whole game of Scot domination. The game had a final score of 48-33. Off the bat, the Wildcats won the tipoff but the Scots scored the first points of the game. At the end of the first quarter, th...
Girls basketball destroys the court and the Bearcats
Kathryn Stratz, Staff Writer
January 18, 2019
Filed under Sports
Girls varsity basketball took down the San Mateo Bearcats on Wednesday night, bringing in their fifth home win this season with a score of 72-21. Within the first possession and 30 seconds of the game, Carlmont went straight to the basket, having Kaylee George, a senior, knock down a 3-pointer. Followe...
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...
Emma Romanowsky, Staff Writer
Trump and O’Rourke butt heads in El Paso Former Rep. and potential Democratic presidential candidate...
Sjoerd Huitema, Staff Writer
Yellow papers that display the messages "Move here, nerds are the virus!" and "Every day sucks with move...
Leela Stuepfert, Staff Writer
Every day throughout the year, a local resident works wholeheartedly to look after the deer living in...
Andrew Shao, Staff Writer
February 17, 2019
One remarkable December day, on the mostly unremarkable year of 1946, two employees of the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Earl Menefee and Ralph Salisbury, founded a soaring...
Kimberly Brodersen, Staff Writer
February 17, 2019
There is always at least one student in every classroom who can't stay put — twitching, talking, or daydreaming when they shouldn't be. They are often considered to be disrespectful...
Kevin Shimizu, Staff Writer
February 16, 2019
Mid-winter break, otherwise known as ski week, is one of a few breaks left before the scheduled dates for the Advanced Placement (AP) tests. This often causes students to...
Miles Ozorio, Staff Writer
February 15, 2019
The boys varsity soccer team suffered a close 1-0 loss to Aragon during senior night on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Despite their loss, the team still had a positive senior night...