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”.

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