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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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”.

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