Both 2007-08 Carmel High School print publications, the HiLite newspaper and the Pinnacle yearbook, earned Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s highest award, the Gold Crown, announced at the CSPA’s annual convention, which concluded on March 20. The Pinnacle was one of only 10 scholastic yearbooks in the country to earn Gold Crown status; the HiLite was [...]

By Ellie Seta <eseta@hilite.org> When the average student thinks of St. Patrick’s Day, more often than not, it is common for Leprechauns and gold chocolates to come to mind. But for sophomore Mac Shera, St. Patrick’s Day is about more than just these frivolous “traditions.” Shera, who is both Irish and Scottish, said the most [...]

Mr. Backer’s obituary as submitted to The Indianapolis Star: Stephen A. Backer, 63, of Carmel, Indiana, passed away Sunday morning, March 15, 2009 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana after a brief illness. Mr. Backer is the current president of the Carmel Clay School Board and served two terms as a member of the [...]

Several members of Carmel High School’s HiLite newspaper staff earned awards in the annual Gold Circle Awards program sponsored by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA). According to the CSPA’s Web site, the annual competition for individual achievement by student writers, editors, designers and photographers attracted 12,037 entries from colleges, universities and secondary schools throughout [...]