Despite loss of sight, high schooler envisions and achieves
Anna Delmas, Staff Writer
February 11, 2019
Filed under Features
Rio Popper has no eyes. When she was six months old, she was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a very rare cancer that occurs in the retina of the eye. She is now one of the 20,000 children with this condition in the United States. By age 2, doctors deemed it necessary to remove her left eye. Wh...
JV boys basketball suffer another loss in a battle against the Knights
Natalie Doud, Staff Writer
January 31, 2019
Filed under Sports
The Scots fell short on Wednesday night after they were unable to close the gap, losing to Hillsdale’s JV boys’ basketball team with an ending score of 45-39. Hillsdale started the game off strong by winning the tip-off and taking the ball to their side, but both teams failed to score right away. The first quar...
Scots fall short against undefeated Vikings
Ayal Meyers, Staff Writer
January 16, 2019
Filed under Sports
In an average high school basketball game, each team fouls 11 times. Carlmont, however, fouled a season-high 23 times, while the Vikings used their zone defense to rattle the JV Scots. Mills High School's Vikings remain undefeated after a physical 58-51 battle on Tuesday night. When asked about the...
Carlmont falls short in CCS championship game
Talia Fine, Editor
December 3, 2018
Filed under In-Depth, Multimedia, Top News
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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 ...
Boys’ varsity volleyball suffers a disappointing loss against the Dons
Mia-Isobel Craig, Staff Writer
March 18, 2018
Filed under Sports
Smack! The libero dives for the ball, but it's too late. Aragon High School wins 3-0, leaving Carlmont dissatisfied, and a bit angry. "We need to start cutting more people," said a player who wishes to remain anonymous, annoyed at how the game ended. The game started off with Carlmont makin...
JV girls’ basketball disappointed after loss against the Bears
Mia-Isobel Craig, Staff Writer
January 14, 2018
Filed under Sports
The JV girls' basketball team kicked off Carlmont's first quad game of the basketball season in the Carlmont vs. Menlo Atherton (MA) home game on January 12 but ultimately fell short and led to the first loss of the night. "We went into the game thinking that we were going to lose. As a team, we need...
Families gather to commemorate loss of loved ones
Anna Feng, Staff Writer
November 24, 2017
For people who have lost friends or family to suicide, the International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on Nov. 26 was a way to connect with others who understood what they were going through, as well as a way to heal from their loss. According to the website for the American Foundation for Suicide Prev...
Scots reflect on their first loss
Briana McDonald, Segment Producer
November 11, 2017
Filed under ScotCenter, ScotCenter: Sports
Briana McDonald reports on the end of the varsity football team's winning streak.
Varsity football falls to Sequoia in record-breaking season
Izzy Mitchell, Staff Writer
November 8, 2017
A second loss for the Scots in their hopeful and record-breaking season. On Nov. 3, Carlmont lost to Sequoia High School 13-7 in a nail-biter game that went into overtime for the battle of the Terremere Trophy. Prior to the rival game, Sequoia had an overall record of 3-5 and only recently b...
Community mourns the loss of freshman student
Connor Lin, Staff Writer
October 3, 2017
A Sequoia High School freshman passed away in an apparent suicide on Sept. 26. The incident occurred at the Whipple Avenue railroad crossing in Redwood City, where a southbound Caltrain hit 14-year-old Holly Spalletta. Since the tragedy, Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD) members, students, an...
Community mourns the loss of Liggett
Izzy Mitchell, Staff Writer
June 7, 2017
A Carlmont legend, coach, and teacher, Jim Liggett, passed away on June 4 at the age of 76. Liggett invested over 40 years into the wellbeing of the Carlmont community. Liggett started running the Carlmont softball program in 1976 and holds a state record of 1,009 wins. His teams never failed...
Emma Romanowsky, Staff Writer
Pelosi combats Trump’s state of emergency Following the Senate resolutions which denied President...
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...
Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer
February 20, 2019
Roses are red, violets are blue, a Valentine’s gift is long overdue. The rose sale is an annual event at Carlmont that takes place during the two weeks leading up to...
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...