• HILITE NEWS HAS BEEN NAMED A NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION ONLINE PACEMAKER FINALIST
  • HILITE NEWS HAS BEEN NAMED THE HOOSIER STAR WINNER FOR NEWS SITE
  • HILITE NEWS HAS BEEN NAMED A COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION GOLD CROWN WINNER
Your source for CHS news

HiLite

Your source for CHS news

HiLite

Your source for CHS news

HiLite

CHS students reflect on the implications of healthy versus excessive exercise

CHS students reflect on the implications of healthy versus excessive exercise

News May 19, 2016

Senior Haleigh Overshiner participates in school athletics and said she considers fitness to be an important part of her everyday life, like many CHS students. As a varsity runner on the women’s track...

CHS students discuss upcoming Disney live-action movie adaptations

CHS students discuss upcoming Disney live-action movie adaptations

entertainment March 18, 2016

Last year, Walt Disney Pictures released a live-action “Cinderella” movie. While the movie changed parts of the plot of the original cartoon movie, Disney enthusiast and sophomore Gabi Rivera said...

Funding the Kids

Funding the Kids

studentsection February 19, 2016

Sophomore  Isabella Simons’s life changed the day she was diagnosed with Craniopharyngioma. It is a non-cancerous brain tumor that occurs most commonly in children. She was whisked off to Riley Children’s...

Freshmen, sophomores to take ISTEP+, sophomores to take ECA as well

Freshmen, sophomores to take ISTEP+, sophomores to take ECA as well

News February 19, 2016

Freshman Jake Pearson sits on the back of the football team bus on the way to Homestead for the Regional Championships; however, something is on his mind. “Trust me, I love watching sports-related videos,”...

This picture shows a rehearsal for the winter production, Romeo & Juliet. The show was a play, catering to the theatre fans more than those who like musical theatre.  SARA

CHS Theater to perform rendition of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

entertainment January 21, 2016

This year, the CHS  winter production will be “Romeo and Juliet” — with modern twists. The CHS theater will use a shortened 90-minute adaptation written by professor of theatre Diane Timmerman at...

Kick-starting for Fun(ds): CHS Students use crowd-funding service to launch creative projects

Kick-starting for Fun(ds): CHS Students use crowd-funding service to launch creative projects

entertainment December 14, 2015

In the modern age,  it has become  normal for people to seek out unique ways to gain revenue. One example is Kickstarter, a website that allows artists and creators to reach out to the community for...

Science department receives grant to purchase new science equipment

Science department receives grant to purchase new science equipment

News December 14, 2015

On Nov. 23, the Carmel Education Foundation awarded a grant to both CHS’s AP Biology and Anatomy and Physiology courses to purchase a classroom set of electrophysiology equipment after Xuchen Wei, lead...

DEALING WITH DIABETES:  Brooke Eckl, Type 1 diabetic and sophomore, uses an insulin pump to regulate her blood glucose levels. Eckl said she has used an insulin pump for approximately eight years. 
SARAH LIU // PHOTO

Rethinking Diabetes

News November 13, 2015

Diabetes may seem like an issue high school students don’t need to worry about being diagnosed with for at least a couple of decades. While the disease affects 29.1 million people in the United States,...

FAMILY MATTERS:
Sophomore Ryan Cole works on his homework during SRT. To Cole, having an extended Thanksgiving break will be helpful in allowing more time for him to be with his family.
SARA YUNG // PHOTO

The extension of Thanksgiving break to allow students more time with family

News November 13, 2015

While deciding breaks in the years 2015 to 2018, the calendar committee went through a long process, according to calendar committee chairperson Tom Harmas. “We talked about the important areas...

Not Only Netflix: Students rely on alternative streaming services for entertainment

Not Only Netflix: Students rely on alternative streaming services for entertainment

entertainment October 9, 2015

At the end of September, thousands of movies, including the likes of box-office hits such as the “The Hunger Games” series and “Interstellar,” disappeared from Netflix’s inventory after the streaming...

An Apple (Crisp) a Day Keeps the PSAT Jitters Away

An Apple (Crisp) a Day Keeps the PSAT Jitters Away

studentsection October 9, 2015

The apple crisp is a classic, hearty dessert that has remained in households for decades. This rustic dish has maintained its identity throughout its long history. When the first American settlers arrived,...

MAKER OF THE MAKERSPACE:
Media department chairperson Theresa Ramos holds up an old electronic to be used in the new makerspace. According to Ramos, this makerspace, created with  donated electronics, video games, and a grant the media center has received, will be a place for students to learn and express their creativity.

New textbooks for AP U.S. History, world language courses include improved features

News August 11, 2015

With the beginning of the new school year, the world language and social studies departments will be using new textbooks in most classes. According to Andrea Yocum, world language department chairperson...

Load More Stories
Donate to HiLite
$20
$500
Contributed
Our Goal

Comments (0)

All HiLite Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest