TEST PREP: Junior Noah Meroueh studies for his upcoming AP Statistics test in the library on Feb. 22. Meroueh was using videos, slideshows, and practice worksheets to prepare for the exam.

ROAD TO VICTORY: The Carmel Accents and Ambassadors board charter busses outside of door 1 Friday, February 18th traveling to Chesterton High School to compete in the Trojan Classic Invitational Show-Choir competition. Both choir groups dominated the competition each winning the title of Grand Champion with best vocals, and choreography.

CARMEL CAFE: Emily Roper, senior CTSO member, sells a cookie at the Carmel Cafe on Friday, Feb. 25. The Carmel Cafe offers a wide variety of beverages and snacks for students.

Sophomore Alexandra Yang logs into her computer to work on homework on February 27, 2022.

CHOIR CLASS: Choir director Kathrine Kouns begins class for the Carmel Choir, Blue and Gold Company, on March 9. Following the Choral Showcase on March 3, Blue and Gold Company has been starting new music for the upcoming Spring Choir Concert.

On March 9, Aubrey Halbig (sophomore) (pictured on the far left), works on her current Ceramics 1 project, a “drape mold”. Since this is Aubrey’s second project this semester she stated “I enjoy having this class to relax and focus on the goal of creating something new and unique, especially now that I’ve got the hang of things”.

CARMEL CHAMPION: Senior Greg Gottlieb (center) and his escorts, super senior Declan Daley (left) and senior Sydney Conn (right), link hands after winning the title of Mr. Carmel on March 11. Mr. Carmel 2022 raised over 20 thousand dollars, the most money ever raised from Mr. Carmel. The money will be donated to Special Olympics Indiana with the goal of giving opportunities to people with developmental disabilities.

STAYING HYDRATED: James Gilbert, a CHS junior, takes advantage of the water bottle filling station to refill his water bottle on Tuesday March, 22. Carmel High School has added water bottle filling stations throughout the school over the past couple years so students can fill their water bottles and stay hydrated throughout the day.

APRIL ARGUING: Sophomore Pragathi Arunkumar gives a short speech during a weekly Debate Club practice on Apr. 12. During the past few meetings, the club conducted a March Madness debate tournament across events. Arunkumar, the Lincoln-Douglas event head, was the champion of the tournament.

On April 19, Olivia Jones (sophomore), uses some of her class time in Honors English 10 to catch up on her assigned reading. When asked about the book she is reading (pictured), Olivia stated “It’s called Where the Crawdads Sing and so far I’m only 30 pages in but it’s so good!”. Olivia is supposed to finish the book by early April.

FROSH ROCK: Senior and HOSA member Sanchali Pothuru passes out flyers at Frosh Rock on April 4. Frosh Rock is an annual event held by CHS GKOM where upcoming freshmen have the ability to preview high school clubs.

FASTING WITH FRIENDS: Senior Rida Jawad talks with her friend during lunch on April 19. Jawad, a practicing Muslim, is fasting for Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. In 2022, Ramadan began on April 2 and will end on May 2.

TOUCH DOWN: Hayden Cate, a senior at Carmel, looks down field during life time fitness class for an open teammate on Tuesday, April 26. Students get the opportunity to play and learn the rules to all different types of sports during life time fitness.

The Charisma Dance Team prepares for the upcoming season after school on September 2, 2021. This past year, the team performed all around the state at girls and boys varsity soccer games.

DELICATE DRAWINGS: Nancy Zhang, Drawing 1 student and sophomore, works on creating realistic raindrops with a white colored pencil on Sept. 9 to prepare for an upcoming assignment in the class. When asked about the tedious process Zhang states ” In my opinion, the easiest part of drawing the raindrops is creating the gradient of light to dark”.

New and returning members of the CHS club, Sprinkle of Joy, pick up snacks after the club callout meeting on September 8, 2021. Sprinkle of Joy is a baking and volunteering club that distributes homemade baked goods to the Carmel community. Sprinkle of Joy President and junior, Anabelle Yang, and Vice President and sophomore, Lorna Ding, presented new initiatives for the club as COVID-19 restrictions become less limiting.

CROCHETING IN THE COMMONS: Junior Tessa Specchio talks with her friends while crocheting. “I like that (crocheting) gives me something to do with my hands, but I can still talk to people and still be involved in conversations,” Specchio said, “I can put my energy into something and make a fun bag.”

UNTRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS: Seniors Sophie Estabrook (left), and Jenna Lindeman (right), sit together at a picnic table by door 25 and discuss ideas for their costume design project. The Tech Theatre program usually spends their time working in the scene shop adjacent to the Dale E. Graham Auditorium. Due to auditorium construction, the tech theatre program has had to temporarily adjust to working in more untraditional spaces like the outdoors.

FLYING HIGH: Kindle Hohlt, varsity fall cheerleader and senior, preforms a stunt during a football game on Sept. 17. Before the start of the game, Hohlt participated in a senior night recognition with her parents and fellow seniors.

HOMECOMING PARADE: Carmel’s volleyball team walks through downtown Carmel in the homecoming parade on Sept, 24. The homecoming parade kicks off the many events leading up to the homecoming dance Saturday Sept, 25.

Daily Drills: Sophomore Sandra Yang reads a rebuttal speech during Debate Club practice on Oct. 5. During this meeting, Debate Club members were preparing for an upcoming tournament at Concord High School.

BREAK FOR BIKES: Sophomore Oliver Zhu works on a bike tire at the Carmel Cycling Club meeting on Oct. 7, 2021. Meetings are held regularly every other Monday in E206, however, this week the date was moved to a Thursday. At the meeting, Zhu demonstrated how to fix a flat tire and other aspects of bike repair.

Katy Smith (pictured first row, the third from the left), sophomore and Allegro choir member, rehearses choreography with the rest of her choir on Oct. 11 to prepare for their upcoming competition. Since this is Smith’s first choir competition she stated “I’m nervous about the choreography sticking more than anything, hopefully all the practice will help me become more familiar with it”.

TREKKING THE TRAIL: CHS students walk up the trail before school on the morning of Oct. 18. This was the first day back to school after fall break.

COLORING IN THE LINES: Sophomore Lillian Houck uses a black sharpie to color in a sign to be used in the upcoming fall play. On Monday, October 18 The technical theatre department began production of the fall play “Because Their Hearts Were Pure”. The show opens on November 11th and will run through the 13th. Tickets are on sale now at carmeldrama.org.

TEACHING MATH: Dylan Zenor, CHS junior, walks his fellow students through a math problem in Intermediate Pre-Calculus on Oct. 20. Intermediate Pre-Calculus goes into both calculus math equations along with introducing students to trigonometry problems. “I enjoy teaching other students problems because it helps me get better at doing the math myself,” said Zenor.

Sew Much Fun: Junior Abby Albright practices crocheting various knots during Crochet Club on Nov. 2. During this weekly meeting, Crochet Club members were free to continue working on their projects or receive advice from club sponsor Mr. Kuhne.

TOOTHPASTE FOR ELEPHANTS: Chem Club officer, Aakash Patel (junior) demonstrates the elephant toothpaste experiment at the Carmel Chem Club meeting on Nov. 4, 2021. Meetings have previously been held on Mondays, but will now occur regularly on every Gold Day Thursday. At the meeting, Patel and fellow Chem Club officer Manav Musunuru (senior) explained the science behind the elephant toothpaste experiment.

CLASS ACT: Junior Ella Asher plays Miss Hatchett in the CHS theater show “Because Their Hearts Were Pure” during a dress rehearsal on Nov. 9. The cast performed the show live from Nov. 11 to 13 in the Studio Theater.

TEARING DOWN WALLS: A construction safety light glows through the windows above door 29 on November 10th. Door 29 is currently closed due to the renovation of the Performing arts department. These areas when complete will consist of completely brand new practice and performance facilities for the Band and Orchestra departments.

LUNCHTIME CHATS: Junior Jasmine Klopstad talks to friends while eating lunch in the library on Nov. 16. Klopstad said she prefers to eat in the library rather than in a cafeteria because it is less crowded and quieter.

TAKING AIM: Tyler McVey, CHS senior, draws his bow in Outdoor Exploration on Nov. 18. Outdoor Exploration is a fairly new class where students learn all about the outdoors and take part in fun activities like fishing, creek stomping, and archery. “Outdoor is one of my favorite classes this year because we get to go outside almost everyday,” said McVey.

FUN WITH FILM: Sophomore Stella Cunningham rolls her film for Photography on Nov. 22. With CHS being one of the few schools to offer a dark room photography program, students are able to experience this unique process.

Sophomores Ankita Dey, Zara Niazi, Tejasvi Tadikonda and Roohi Sanka (left to right) view their computers during an after school Tassel club meeting on November 22, 2021. During the meeting, members took a digital quiz that was made to simulate grading a Cambodian student’s English homework, which the members will start to do the next semester.

PRETTY PHOTOGRAPHY: Sophomore Scout Phillips takes photos of nature during a photography club meeting on Dec. 2. Phillips said photography inspires him because he likes, “capturing settings the way I perceive them.”

LAB MINDED: Sophomore Honors Chemistry students Roxana Johnson and Shourya Srivastava work on a lab using sodium carbonate and calcium chloride on Dec. 2. Students collaborated in mini-groups to perform and record the experiment. The lab was meant to teach students how to find percent yield in a double replacement reaction.

FIRST WIN OF THE YEAR: Carmel Swim Team members gather at the first swim meet of the 2021-2022 season on Nov. 30. The meet was at home against North Central High School. The Girls Varsity Team won 146 to 40 and the Boys Varsity team won 118 to 62.

Juniors Sophie Cassidy and Ahni Brown Harbin prepare for their upcoming live show on Dec 2. They have had their show Records on Record on 91.3 WHJE since their freshman year and continue to go live every Sunday from 2-3 pm.

BREAK A LEG: Students in the choir department perform during a dress rehearsal on Dec. 7. The Carmel Choirs performed Holiday Spectacular “Spirit of the Season” from Dec. 8 to 11 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church.

On December 6th, Grace Fellabaum, junior and Allegro choir member discusses the upcoming Holiday Spectacular choir concert with another Allegro member, sophomore Lucy Floyd. “I’m super stressed we’re gonna mess up but I think it’ll go alright considering how long we’ve been practicing” said Grace during Monday’s rehearsal after school.