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...
Carlmont tennis suffers a loss to Menlo-Atherton
Luke Adams, Staff Writer
March 7, 2017
Filed under Sports
On March 6, the Carlmont boys tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss to Menlo-Atherton. However, the score did not tell the whole story. In a singles match, Thomas Reznik, a junior, defeated his opponent before the match could be completed because the Menlo-Atherton player withdrew because he was not feeling well. Thi...
Freshmen basketball takes a close loss to Mills
Lucy Gibbs, Staff Writer
February 13, 2017
Filed under Sports
Although Carlmont's freshmen girls started strong, this intensely close game eventually went the other way despite the Scots best efforts. The two teams met on Feb. 11 and played an aggressive, tight game. No team lead by more than five points throughout the entire game. With the final score at 28-2...
Varsity takes crushing loss on senior night
Jonny Pappas, Staff Writer
January 29, 2017
Although the Scots got off to an eight-point lead out of the gate and seemed to have the momentum through the first three-quarters, they fell short. On Jan. 27, the boys varsity basketball team lost on senior night to longtime rival Woodside. The game started out fantastic for the Scots and the...
Auva Soheili, Staff Writer
There is no better indicator of the incoming holiday season than the bright displays of Christmas lights...
Taisiia Yakovenko, Staff Writer
As the holiday season reaches its peak, songs such as “Frosty the Snowman” and “Jingle Bells”...
Aaron Penn, Staff Writer
Several songs were taken off of a Bay Area radio station's Christmas playlist this year, including Frank...
Robyn Stein, Staff Writer
December 14, 2018
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,...
Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer
December 14, 2018
49 percent of students report feeling stressed every single day. Stress has become a problem in teenagers of the 21st century and now ranks a 5.8 on a ten point scale...
Sam Hosmer, Staff Ranter
December 13, 2018
Things are different in San Carlos. None of the three incumbents whose seats were up this year chose to run for re-election, so council gadflies can no longer enjoy the...
Nihal Karim, Staff Writer
December 13, 2018
The clock is ticking, and the first day of finals is getting closer and closer. On Monday, Dec. 17, the first day of finals will officially begin. Finals will end on Thursday,...