Scots swim past Burlingame with eyes set on PAL finals
Joshua Baxter, Staff Writer
April 20, 2019
The Carlmont swim teams completed the four-way sweep of Burlingame High School in their final meet before Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) qualifiers. On Senior Day, the Scots swam hard and fast, with boys varsity winning 105-63 and girls varsity winning 139-31, while the JV boys and girls won 125-85 an...
Memorial Scholarship Swim-a-Thon honors Clara Tao
Kylie Lin, Scotlight Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2018
The Carlmont community suffered a loss recently with the passing of Clara Tao — a beloved community member and parent of Carlmont alumni. Clara Tao, as a USA swimming official, helped the Carlmont swim team by overseeing the team's meets throughout several high school seasons in the past. Her absence...
Scots make history sweeping PAL finals with a four-title win
Kimberly Mitchell, Staff Writer
May 7, 2018
Two years ago, winning all four PAL titles would be unheard of. However, after years of hard work, that once far-fetched dream became a reality when not one, not two, but all four Carlmont swim teams won first place at the PAL Bay Division finals on May 5. Through team cheers and tears of happ...
Suiting up for swim unit causes anxiety
Rachel Matatyaou, Publicity Director
April 1, 2018
Dread. The feeling shared by most Carlmont freshmen as fourth-quarter swim unit begins. In order to ensure that all students are capable of swimming in any environment, Carlmont’s physical education (P.E.) classes began a swim unit on March 26 that will continue until the end of the school year. Students are expected to f...
Girls varsity swim dives into a new season
Daniel Friis, Segment Producer
March 18, 2018
Last year's swim season wasn't quite what the Carlmont varsity girls' swim team was expecting. The squad was defeated much sooner than they anticipated, and the high expectations set for them were not met. "Our season could have ended better [last year], and it was really tough. A lot of our team ...
Carlmont swimmers dive into tryouts with great confidence
Mia-Isobel Craig, Staff Writer
January 30, 2018
The bell rang for the end of the school day, and students rushed to the swimming pool. Friends conversed and shared a few laughs in the bleachers while waiting for everyone else to arrive. Today, Jan. 29, was the fateful first day of swim tryouts. The tryouts were only to see what levels people were at ...
Carlmont swim team prevails against Woodside
Lucy Gibbs, Staff Writer
March 26, 2017
Carlmont's swim team competed against Woodside on March 23. It was a landslide victory, with both the girls and the boys varsity teams ending on top. The varsity girls finished with the score of 119-62. While the varsity boys ended with a score of 107-51 to defeat Woodside. Before the meet, the ...
Carlmont swim team starts their preseason with a splash
Madeline Smith-Morton, Staff Writer
February 27, 2017
The Carlmont swim team began its preseason practices in order to prepare for their upcoming swim meets which start March 9. The practices are structured to push the swimmers to be focused and determined. Last year, Carlmont varsity boys competed very well at the Central Coast Section (CCS) an...
Swimming Scots lose to rival Bears
Skylar Weiss, Staff Writer
March 30, 2016
Carlmont's swim team competed and lost in a meet against Menlo-Atherton (M.A.) High School on March 29. The overall score was 415-293. The varsity boys won with a score of 98-72, while junior varsity girls had a closer meet ending with a loss of 103-83. Boys junior varsity and girls varsity experienced...
Carlmont sweeps Bay Division at PAL preliminary swim meet
Naomi Asrir, Art Team
May 9, 2015
The Peninsula Athletic League (PAL) preliminary swim meet was held on May 6 and 7 at Burlingame High School. Composing the Bay Division of PAL are high schools Aragon, Burlingame, Carlmont, Menlo-Atherton, Mills, Sequoia, and Terra Nova. All seven teams hoped to break records and advance onto the...
Scots reflect on the swim season
Sarah Adams, Staff Writer
May 23, 2014
As the 2014 swimming season came to a close, some of the players reflected on the best parts of their year. The swimmers worked towards putting their best times up on the board. During the season, many records were broken. Sophomore Chelsea Stewart said, “My biggest accomplishment this year was...
Alex Chan lives to swim
Sarah Adams, Staff Writer
April 6, 2014
For sophomore Alex Chan, swimming is a way of life. Chan first made the boys varsity swim team in the 2013 season as the only freshman of the year. Now, he is heading into his season with Carlmont's varsity team in the 2014 season, and his fourth year as a competitive swimmer. Chan said, “Swimming has...
Audrey Boyce, Staff Writer
Laughter rings through the air as the sun shines brightly overhead, celebrating one last hurrah as the...
Rachel McCrea, Staff Writer
A new traffic signal on Ralston Avenue seeks to regulate traffic safely and efficiently. However, for...
Auva Soheili, Staff Writer
The annual Greek Festival invited the community to a three-day long event celebrating the rich Greek...
Taisiia Yakovenko, Staff Writer
September 14, 2019
Loud laughter and strong school spirit initiated the sophomore class meeting of 2019. In an attempt to bring the class closer together, the sophomore class officers organized...
Emma O'Connor, Staff Writer
September 13, 2019
The Save The Bees fundraiser, held by ASB, helped to spread awareness about the reality of our future. A future without bees. Since 1947, the number of beehives has reduced...
Bella Reeves, Segment Producer
September 12, 2019
Screamin' Scots held their first meeting on the football bleachers for students to attend and learn Carlmont cheers in preparation of the football game on Friday.
Andrea Butler, Staff Writer
September 12, 2019
As someone who reads and enjoys young adult novels, I loved this book a lot, but as someone who understands and analyzes texts, I can say with certainty that it is a young...