Girls JV water polo beats Woodside 11-10
Sydney Schortgen, Staff Writer
October 12, 2018
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...
JV girls’ water polo celebrates a victory against Menlo
Sarah Cheung, Scot Scoop Editor
September 20, 2017
Sarah Cheung reports on Carlmont's second water polo game of the 2017 season.
Students cool off with inner tube water polo
Sophie Penn, ScotCenter Editor-in-Chief
May 21, 2017
Sophie Penn reports on the student-organized inner tube water polo activity after school.
Varsity water polo shocks Mills
Jonny Pappas, Staff Writer
October 28, 2016
Varsity water polo had a lot to prove to themselves and their coach this week against a strong Mills team. On Oct. 27, the Scots showed grit, coming out with the 9-6 win against rivals Mills. The Scots came out early and kept the pace throughout the game. The fast tempo was in favor of the Scots as ...
JV water polo outlasts rival Hillsdale
Jonny Pappas, Staff Writer
October 13, 2016
JV water polo entered with confidence in their rivalry matchup against the Hillsdale Knights. On Oct. 12, the Scots outlasted their opponent winning the game 10-6 scoring 5 goals in the final period. In the first quarter, the Scots came out firing scoring the first two goals both by sophomore c...
Varsity water polo suffers first loss of season
Avery Adams, Staff Writer
September 15, 2016
Despite gaining the initial lead just seconds after the starting whistle, boys varsity water polo fell 16-7 to the Menlo-Atherton Bears on Sept. 14, experiencing their first loss of the season. The Scots were able to hold off their Menlo-Atherton opponents for the first two minutes after senior ...
Boys water polo loses a close match
Artie Hazelton, Staff Writer
October 1, 2015
The varsity boys of Carlmont took a loss to the Half Moon Bay Cougars on Sept. 30 by only a few goals, ending the game with the final score of 13-11. As soon as the game started, the Half Moon Bay coach was screaming at the referees and the players on the Cougars. This coach was not pleased with...
Denney pursues passion for water polo at UC Santa Barbara
Hana Wong, Staff Writer
March 11, 2015
Senior Kristen Denney has been Carlmont's attacker on the varsity water polo team for the past four years. For years, Denney's natural talent for water polo has gotten her recognition from her peers, friends, and recruiting colleges such as the University of California Santa Barbara where she is...
Varsity water polo loses PAL match to Menlo-Atherton
Lara Ostroff, Staff Writer
November 4, 2014
If you caught Tuesday's varsity water polo match against Menlo-Atherton (MA), you may may have noticed something odd about the line-up. "We wanted to let the sophomores practice because they didn't get to play a lot this season. [We wanted them to have playing time,] especially against a really good...
Senior day victory for girls varsity water polo
Stuart Vickery, Staff Writer
November 1, 2014
Girls varsity water polo sent their seniors off with a bang for senior day on Wed. Oct. 29. Wednesday was the last game of the season for the girls varsity team, and for the seniors on the team, it was their last home game playing for Carlmont. To commemorate this occasion, underclassmen and juniors...
JV boys water polo experiences a setback after loss to MA
Stuart Vickery, Staff Writer
October 18, 2014
The boys junior varsity (JV) water polo team lost substantially to Menlo Atherton (MA) in their game on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Despite their efforts, the JV team lost 8-5. "[The game was] a missed opportunity that we all learned from," said sophomore Devon Paragus. Prior to the game against MA,...
Mahdavi’s dedication to water polo pays off
Stuart Vickery, Staff Writer
October 3, 2014
Sophomore Armon Mahdavi started out with little knowledge of water polo, but has since become a strong member of the junior varsity (JV) water polo team. Mahdavi started out last year as a freshman with little expertise, but has improved and become an important asset to the team as a player and a...
Auva Soheili, Staff Writer
From traditional lion dances to eating mooncake, the Autumn Moon Festival brought families together to...
Audrey Boyce, Staff Writer
Laughter rings through the air as the sun shines brightly overhead, celebrating one last hurrah as the...
Molly Donaldson, Staff Writer
The iPhone, first introduced to the world in 2007, has grown to become an undeniable icon for the life...
September 19, 2019
Eoin Cunningham explores the reasons why already existing characteristics of film and cinema dominate the box office as original scripts are passed up.
Ava Richards, Segment Producer
September 19, 2019
The beginning of the football season marks a new year for members of the Screamin' Scots to show off their school spirit, creating a nonjudgemental and welcoming community...
Nisha Marino, Highlander Editor-in-Chief
September 19, 2019
Women and men are not equal. We may have the same legal rights in America, and even those are on thin ice, but we are not equal. Equality begins with a mindset. Believing...
Mari Ramirez, Staff Writer
September 18, 2019
It's that time of the year and the be-all, end-all tournament is here — it's Carlmont Cup season. Each year, groups at Carlmont face off in a competition put on by the...