🌱 Patch AM: Which Belmont students just became National Merit semifinalists?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Belmont students just became National Merit semifinalists?

Also on today's calendar: Belmont Water Dog Run.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and not as hot, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Not as warm, becoming breezy, temps: high: 76, low: 58.
• Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• List: National Merit Scholarship semifinalists from the Bay Area, class of 2027 (mercurynews.com) — Belmont families can celebrate a large group of Carlmont High School students and one Notre Dame High School student who have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists for the class of 2027. These academically top-performing seniors now move on to compete for finalist status and potential scholarships, highlighting strong local achievement in a highly selective national program.
   

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Saturday September 26
• Belmont Water Dog Run →
  Twin Pines Park, 1 Twin Pines Ln, Belmont
  7:15 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 10
• Baby Bounce Storytime
  Woodside Library 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA 94062
  10:30 am
• Signs and Storytime
  San Carlos Library 610 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
  10:30 am
• U.S. Citizenship Test Class
  San Carlos Library 610 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
  1:30 pm
• V Girls Water Polo vs Burlingame
  Capuchino High School Burlingame High School, 1 Mangini Way, Burlingame, CA 94010, U
  4:00 pm
• V Girls Water Polo v. San Mateo
  Mills High School Pool Deck
  4:00 pm
• Girls Tennis vs HMB
  Capuchino High School , 1501 Magnolia Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066
  4:00 pm
• JV/Varsity Girls Tennis vs Mills
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
  4:00 pm
• V and JV Girls Tennis @ Carlmont
  Mills High School San Mateo, CA 94401
  4:00 pm
• V and JV Girls Volleyball v. El Camino
  Mills High School San Mateo, CA 94401
  4:30 pm
• JV Girls Volleyball vs Half Moon Bay
  Carlmont Performing Arts Center 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
  4:30 pm
• JV Girls VB vs Aragon
  Capuchino High School Aragon High School, Theater, Theater, Track and Football Field\
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• Carrot has been missing for two days.
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🗞 Nearby News

San Carlos

• FDA Approves Tablet Form of Zanubrutinib for All Approved Indications (usatoday.com)
• No. 1 Men's Water Polo Set for Three, Including Home Opener (uclabruins.com)
• Stanford spinout TwoStep raises USD 62.5m as lead peptide-drug conjugate clears FDA IND (allsci.com)

San Mateo

• 'Spectacular' fossilized mastodon tooth found in San Mateo County preserve (almanacnews.com)
• Oktoberfest season returns! 🍻 (almanacnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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