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Q&A with DECA officers on viral TikTok

Isaac Hsu March 21, 2023

James Gilbert, DECA vice president and senior What inspired you to make this TikTok? "Mainly, we’d like to give credit to Westfield, since they made one that got around 100,000 likes and it...

Community Connections Series: Q&A with Michael Beresford

Community Connections Series: Q&A with Michael Beresford

Siri Surapaneni March 17, 2023

Michael Beresford, superintendent of Carmel Clay Schools What is the Community Connections Series? We were trying to figure out a way to connect with people in the community that do not have...

Club Spotlight: United Sound

Club Spotlight: United Sound

Dariush Khurram March 17, 2022

Ishaan Singh, United Sound President Q: First of all, can you give me a brief overview of the United Sound club? A: We have nine new musicia ns this year, and we just teach them how to play...

Students listen to a guest speakers presentation at a college and career workshop hosted at CHS by the counseling center. Due to COVID-19, these workshops have been moved to be online.

In-school summer courses, counseling workshops to move online

Kassandra Darnell May 21, 2020

Due to COVID-19, AP Macroeconomics and AP Government, in-school summer classes traditionally offered at CHS, have been transferred online. This school still plans to offer students the opportunity to receive...

All Indiana K-12 schools to remain closed for the rest of the school year

All Indiana K-12 schools to remain closed for the rest of the school year

Da-Hyun Hong April 2, 2020

This afternoon, Gov. Holcomb announced that all Indiana K-12 schools will deliver online instruction for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Schools must complete 160 total instructional days or...

MAKING MONEY: Senior Luisana Rodriguez checks how many seats are available in Red Robin. Rodriguez has worked at Red Robin for a little less than a year. She said that her family sends money over to their relatives in Venezuela to help make their lives easier.

Moving from Venezuela to Carmel opens new doors for students

Kassandra Darnell April 19, 2019

Two years ago, senior Luisana Rodriguez and her mother left their home in Venezuela and moved to the United States in order to avoid the growing political and economic crisis spreading across the country....

Hear Our Voice: HiLite, other Indiana publications not immune to  censorship unless New Voices Bill passes this legislative season

Hear Our Voice: HiLite, other Indiana publications not immune to censorship unless New Voices Bill passes this legislative season

November 16, 2018

In 2017, it failed. in 2018, it failed again. but in 2019, if we make a strong case to our representatives, House Bill 1130 may finally pass and finally restore freedom of the press to student journalism...

Freshman Abby Ko works on her assignments in class. She said CHS provides a larger variety of classes in comparison to her previous private school. Despite the differences, both public and private schools offer rigorous courses.

Comparison between private, public schools shows effects different schooling systems have on students

Leslie Huang and Raiha Zainab September 21, 2018

A mass of students travel from the A rooms to B rooms. Students shuffle through the never-ending line of traffic spilling over between the two main hallways. For freshman Abby Ko, this experience was something...

Kian Robinson, club member and junior, prepares for the Environmental Action Club call out meeting.

Environmental Action Club Makes Plans to Start off New School Year

Laasya Mamidipalli September 4, 2018

Ben Ring, Environmental Action club officer and junior, says, “The call out meeting is after school on Sept. 10 in room B207, and the club typically meets the second Monday of every month.” Ring...

Senior Jackson Roberts dies Jan. 4, counseling services available

Manahil Nadeem January 9, 2018

Senior Jackson Roberts died on Jan. 4. CHS counselors will be available the week of Jan. 9 for students to talk to. Principal Tom Harmas said, “It is always difficult to lose a student, but we always...

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