SPECTACULAR AUDIO MIXING: Junior Ryan Dafforn, adjusts microphone levels with faders on the soundboard during the first and only dress rehearsal of Carmel Choirs’ “Spirit Of The Season: Holiday Spectacular” showcase on December 7th. Due to renovations of the Dale E. Grahm Auditorium, Holiday Spectacular was held at St. Lukes Methodist Church.

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.

KAYAKING FUN: Senior, Curt Warren, celebrates after winning a kayak race in outdoor exploration on Thursday, Dec. 9. Students spent the unit in the pool learning about the basics of kayaking and swimming. “The kayaking unit was one of my favorites this year,” said Warren.

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.

Senior Caroline Houck goes live on air on Dec. 10. Houck has been in the sports department since her freshman year and is currently the live show manager for WHJE.

Sophomore Samantha Lin listens to music and crochets a kirby figure during her fiber arts class on December 14, 2021. Lin stated that, “I enjoy fiber arts class because it’s a break from my more stressful classes.”

CHILLY CHRISTMAS: Junior Kate Smith poses at a photo stand at Carter Green during the Carmel Christkindlmarkt on Jan. 6. The Carmel Christkindlmarkt is an annual festive event hosted by the city of Carmel that involves ice skating, vendors, and German cuisine.

IDEAS WORTH SPREADING: TEDx members and sophomores Katie Rizzuto and Annabelle Carpenter arrange centerpieces at the TEDx meeting on Jan. 10. The centerpieces will be used for decoration at the TEDx conference on Jan. 22. The TEDx conference will feature both student and adult speakers with the theme “Through the Looking Glass.”

WORLD SCHOOLS WORK: Sophomore Benjamin “Ben” Boyce (left), senior Sanchali Pothuru (middle) and Junior Leonard “Leo” Rubchinsky (right) develop their debate cases on Jan. 13. Boyce, Pothuru and Rubchinsky will debate in the World Schools category on Saturday, Jan. 15.

On January 14th, in French 3, sophomore Elizabeth Hart discusses a prompt in french with her partner Caren Ateea (sophomore) while Madame Carroll listens in to hear correct usage of their new vocabulary words. When asked about what she was saying to Ateea, Hart replied: “I was able to ask her (Caren) what she was going to be doing this weekend as well as explain what I will be doing.”

SECURING THE KNOT: On Wednesday, January 19th, Junior Ryan Dafforn practices knot tying in preparation for competing in the tech challenge at the Indiana State Thespian Conference hosted at Indiana Wesleyan University the weekend of January 21st to 23rd. In addition to the tech challenge, the Theatre Department is competing in the state finals with their play “The Old Man and The Old Moon”.

MUSIC MANAGERS: Members of CHS Senate and WHJE control the music at the winter formal dance on Jan. 21. The dance was open to all students and included music, raffles and games.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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