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Women at CHS achieve leadership positions in religious organizations

Women at CHS achieve leadership positions in religious organizations

feature May 19, 2016

    Surrounded by friends at a ski resort, Christian and senior Juliet Sanders viewed her church’s winter retreat as an opportunity to have some fun. However, through her involvement...

CULTURAL CONNECTIONS:
Spanish teacher Gabriela Mendoza works on a class exercise. She said while many Americans who celebrate Cinco de Mayo don’t celebrate for the Mexican victory at Puebla, the CHS Spanish curriculum teaches the true story behind the holiday.

SHREERAM THIRUNA-VUKKARASU // PHOTO

Students, teachers find many don’t know true meaning of Cinco de Mayo, seek to spread awareness

feature April 21, 2016

Junior Bella Layman said she wants more people to know the real history behind Cinco de Mayo before they celebrate this year. “I think the general American thinks that Cinco de Mayo is Independence...

Students and teachers reflect on advances in school safety since Columbine shootings

Students and teachers reflect on advances in school safety since Columbine shootings

feature April 21, 2016

Seventeen years ago yesterday, a grainy image captured on a 1999 surveillance camera froze a moment in history that marked the beginning of a new era in American schools. The picture showed Eric Harris...

Changing the way we view students with special needs

Changing the way we view students with special needs

Contributor April 14, 2016

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Liberalism appeals to many young people despite Carmel’s conservative tendencies

Liberalism appeals to many young people despite Carmel’s conservative tendencies

feature March 18, 2016

Senior Moira Kehoe has always shared her father’s conservative political views. “I was like (my father’s) clone,” Kehoe said. However, midway through her freshman year  Kehoe said her outlook...

Students use social media, websites to facilitate marketing, self-branding

Students use social media, websites to facilitate marketing, self-branding

feature March 18, 2016

Senior Lauren Colbert said she has always been hypnotized by the camera lens. She ran around family reunions with a camera, took it with her on playdates and dreamed of becoming the photographer at her...

NOT JUST A GAME:
Senior Morgan Strohm watches a video game on her computer. According to her, there is a social disconnect between women  who game and those who label themselves as “gamers.”
CAROLYN ZHANG // PHOTO

Recent studies find disconnect in number of women in gaming who identify as “gamers”

feature March 18, 2016

On Wednesday afternoons, students gather in Room E227, the classroom of Michael O’Toole, head sponsor of Nintendo Club. One student pulls a Wii U out of a closet and hooks it up to the projector. Another...

THE REAL DEAL:
Tracy Hadden, AP European History teacher and social studies department chairperson, takes her students on a virtual tour of Moscow. According to Hadden, virtual reality allows for more in-depth lessons.
SHREERAM THIRUNA-VUKKARASU // PHOTO

With upcoming release of Oculus Rift, students, teachers reconsider use of virtual reality in classes

feature March 18, 2016

In one of the internal rooms of the CHS media center sits a row of black smartphones clothed in what appears to be goggle-shaped cardboard boxes. “Google Cardboard,” as these boxes are called, is...

Despite growing international threats, Carmel residents still feel safe

Despite growing international threats, Carmel residents still feel safe

feature February 19, 2016

In recent years, a greater amount of conflicts have popped up all around the world. Terrorist attacks, gun violence and war crimes have all affected people in one way or another. This leads to one major...

PUTTING THE PAST BEHIND:
Sophomore Catherine Baker reads as a hobby. Baker said while the cyberbullying she experienced left mostly emotional memories,  she immerses herself in activities she enjoys to avoid dwelling on the incident.
SARAH LIU // Photo

CHS students who experienced, witnessed cyberbullying encourage others to speak up

feature February 19, 2016

Last year, sophomore Catherine Baker attended a private school. At that school, Baker’s closest friends made a hate account about her by posting pictures and following Baker’s followers on her real...

CHECKING IT OUT:
Mobile librarian Kasey Courter replaces a book from the mobile library’s collection. The mobile library carries best-selling books, as well as those most checked out at the main building. SHREERAM THIRUNAVUKKARASU // PHOTO

New mobile library to deliver books to Carmel’s West side, encourage teens to read more

feature February 19, 2016

Since its debut on July 30, 2015, the Carmel Clay Public Library’s (CCPL) mobile library has been delivering books and DVDs to venues all across Clay Township. “Basically, it’s a truck filled...

Students, teachers compare American education system to foreign counterparts

Students, teachers compare American education system to foreign counterparts

feature January 21, 2016

As the school day progresses, senior Terry Zhou is reminded of the differences in education between China and the United States. These differences go unnoticed by most CHS students, who have never experienced...

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