“Race to Build” color run raises money for affordable housing

Ailee Lim, Staff Writer

April 29, 2018

It can be hard to afford to live in the Bay Area due to the expensive housing costs. Habitat for Humanity helps build houses for low-income families at little to no cost to them. Habitat for Humanity International is based in Atlanta, Georgia, but they have different branches stationed all across the U.S....

Belmont Library grows its own ‘Green Team’

Justin Som, Staff Writer

March 28, 2018

Newspaper. Soil. Water. A variety of different vegetable seeds. These are the only things that the Belmont Library's "Green Team" needed to begin its goal of creating organic produce in the gardens of Barrett Park. The organization is the product of the collaboration efforts of Teen Service Librarian...

Poster contest raises awareness for social justice

Justin Som, Staff Writer

February 25, 2018

Across San Mateo County libraries, students in 5th to 12th grade competed in the Teen Social Justice Poster Contest to show their support for equality for all different types of people. With #openforall as their slogan, these youths pushed themselves to create the most creative and eye-catching post...

Holiday village raises excitement and cheer for holiday season

Daniel Friis, Segment Producer

January 4, 2018

Daniel Friis reports on ASB's actions to spread holiday cheer.

Ocean Club raises money to support organizations

Catherine Dahlberg, Staff Writer

October 26, 2017

Ocean Club may sound like it’s just about surfing, boogie boarding, or having fun at the beach. However, aside from organizing some fun activities near the sea, Ocean Club also focuses on supporting events and fundraisers for organizations that protect, help, and improve ocean life. “We don’t do any fund...

San Francisco raises the smoking age

Brooke Chang, Scot Scoop Editor-in-Chief

March 6, 2016

When someone turns 18, he becomes an adult and enters a whole new life of responsibility and freedom. He can go wherever and do whatever he wants, whenever he wants to do it. However, on March 1, the San Francisco city supervisor vote dictated that these young, 18-year-old adults will no longer...

Key Club raises $3000 for pediatrics

Megan Tao, Scot Scoop Editor-in-Chief

October 26, 2014

Children and adults go to Vallejo's Six Flags Discovery Kingdom to enjoy themselves, but Carlmont's Key Club goes to support the people who can't. This past weekend, Key Club attended the Fall Rally North to raise money for the Pediatric Trauma Program. FRN is a spirit rally where over 50 Key Clubs...

Mysterious caution tape outside of A-14 raises questions

Ethan Wong, Staff Writer

October 26, 2014

Caution! Don't walk there! A couple of weeks ago, the walkway outside of A-14 was suddenly fenced off with caution tape - but not many students or faculty know why. Some Carlmont students and faculty have voiced their complaints of the inconvenience that the caution tape has caused throughout the...

Murdered Arkansas real estate agent raises awareness over women safety

Lauren Tierney, Staff Writer

October 7, 2014

The death of Beverly Carter raised awareness over concerns of women's safety all over the nation. Forty-nine-year-old real estate agent Carter was reported missing on Friday Sept. 25 after she was supposed to meet an unknown client at a house that evening. Aaron Lewis, the client whom she intended...

This year’s Halloween rally raises a fright

November 5, 2013

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