The creation of the Varsity Dance Team
Rachel Hunter, Segment Producer
February 5, 2019
Filed under ScotCenter, ScotCenter: Campus
Rachel Hunter reports about the Carlmont Varsity Dance Team.
JV girls basketball team dominates Chargers on the court
Audrey Luey, Staff Writer
December 8, 2018
The JV girls basketball team defeated the Wilcox Chargers in a home game with the final score of 49-8 on Tuesday, Dec. 4. While only being a few games into the season, the Scots lacked general team communication, but their strong defense allowed them to pull ahead early in the first quarter. "General ...
Carlmont Green Team works to improve campus with tri-bins trash system
Jessica Klein, Staff Writer
October 23, 2018
Filed under Campus
The Carlmont Green Team is continually working to improve the environment by implementing new tri-bin trash systems across campus. The trash system was formed last January and can now be found everywhere throughout Carlmont. Although no exact number of tri-bins can be given, there are roughly 50 or...
Girls JV water polo beats Woodside 11-10
Sydney Schortgen, Staff Writer
October 12, 2018
Filed under Sports
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...
Girls freshman volleyball team defeats Sacred Heart Preparatory in two sets
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
September 5, 2018
Filed under Sports
Pass. Set. Win. Old, simple tactics like these were used during the girls freshman volleyball team's third game on Tuesday, September 4, against Sacred Heart Preparatory. Carlmont creamed Sacred Heart Preparatory in the first set, scoring 25-8. During the second set, Carlmont defeated them again...
The journey behind Carlmont’s track team taking on CCS trials to CCS finals
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
May 31, 2018
Filed under Sports
Sprints. Distance. Long jump. High jump. Shot put. Discus. All of these events were held at the CIF/CCS trials on Saturday, May 19 at Gilroy High School in Gilroy, California. Going into the semi-finals, Carlmont had a few team members participating at this event. Sadly, not everyone qualifi...
Cheer team tryouts commence for next year
Rachel Matatyaou, Staff Writer
May 19, 2018
Filed under Campus
As Carlmont’s 2017-18 school year draws to a close, next year's cheerleading team is already ramping up. Tryouts were held from May 15 to May 18, led by coaches Christie Lind Boyce and Kalina Wasman. Over the course of the four-day tryouts, athletes were evaluated on abilities such as their level of dance skill, athl...
Student directed ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ hits the stage
Charlie McBrian, Staff Writer
April 20, 2018
Laughter filled the studio theater Thursday night as the audience was treated to a performance of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” directed by Carlmont seniors Tessa Bagby and Jasmine Zang. This is the sixth student-directed play in the past seven years and the second Carlmont drama production of the year. "I'm thoroughly impressed wi...
Carlmont’s track team accomplishes 3rd place at Arcadia
Samantha Dahlberg, Staff Writer
April 10, 2018
Filed under Sports
A Carlmont boys' varsity track runner is running in the cold. He is motivated to beat the person in front of him. His speed is pulling him to the finish line. Then, he passes the other guy with all of his might. He puts all of his energy to sprint past the finish line. A few seconds later, he c...
Belmont Library grows its own ‘Green Team’
Justin Som, Staff Writer
March 28, 2018
Filed under News
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...
Carlmont Choir’s ‘American Songbook’ is a joyous success
Charlie McBrian, Staff Writer
March 25, 2018
Filed under A&E, Campus, Top News
The Performing Arts Center was packed last Friday, March 23, as audiences went to see Carlmont Choir's spring concert entitled "American Songbook." "American Songbook" covered a variety of selections from America’s past, much of which was largely based on the songbook of the same name. “...
Robotics team competes at the San Francisco Regional Competition
Tyler Dartnell, Staff Writer
March 20, 2018
Filed under Campus
The Carlmont Robotics team traveled to compete at the San Fransisco Regional Competition on the weekend of March 18. The team successfully made it to the semifinals but were defeated by an alliance of world champions. A big part of the competition is preparation and the ability to change parts of the r...
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...