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            Q&As with Model UN club leader, sponsor
            Q&As with Model UN club leader, sponsor

            Darshini Shankar

            April 13, 2021

            Logan Tullai, Model UN club president and senior What is Model UN and what does Model UN do throughout the school year? “At Model UN competitions, you represent a country or a position and debate with other members of a committee to come to a resolution. It really teaches how to debate and resolve international, national...

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            Q&As with Model UN club leader, sponsor

            Q&As with Model UN club leader, sponsor

            DECA to prepare for International Career Development Conference (ICDC) In April

            Key Club to volunteer at Carmel Marathon, plant trees, continue teacher appreciation in April

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            Transgender students deal with women’s, transgender issues, visibility
            Transgender students deal with women’s, transgender issues, visibility

            Kruti Subbannavar

            March 31, 2021

            Lana Black, transgender girl and junior, often watches “The Watermelon Woman,” a 1996 film by Cheryl Dunye; it is one of her favorites. Black said she likes to watch films made by women as she believes more media...

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            • Sophomore Josie Paxton waters the plants in her windows. She said having plants is beneficial to her mental health.
              With March 20 marking first day of spring, students, staff share benefits of gardening, spending time outside

              Cady Armstrong and Tessa Collinson | March 23, 2021

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            Students, professionals discuss changes in their motivation from going virtual
            Saumya Somasi, Student Section Reporter • March 26, 2021

            For sophomore Tatum Siebert, staying motivated is an important goal in her everyday life. As a hybrid student and a self-proclaimed “people-person,” Seibert said virtual days often unmotivate her from doing her school work. “When it’s like this assignment is due at 5 pm, well it’s like I’m...

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            • Jaylen Zachery, sophomore
              Jaylen Zachery, sophomore

              Elise Varhan, Student Section Reporter | March 25, 2021

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            Music Playlist: Spring Beginnings [MUSE]
            Music Playlist: Spring Beginnings [MUSE]

            Grace Xu

            March 26, 2021

            MUSE is back with our original characteristic post—a music playlist for the season! Even though the spring months are often the busiest in school, I still love this time because it seems so full of possibilities. In the wake of the spring equinox, here’s a playlist made in the spirit of the season of new beginnings. Check out the playlist on Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1HCzSEco82HWXBoNfw6yUQ?si=d5555b13445b49f9. ___________________ Music Playlist: Spring Beginnings Clearing skies, tender sprouts, temperate weather,...

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            Q&A with senior Alexander “Alex” Ferrell, guitarist of band “Plastic Fruits”

            Q&A with senior Alexander “Alex” Ferrell, guitarist of band “Plastic Fruits”

            Orchestra, band students prepare for ISSMA while following COVID-19 guidelines

            Orchestra, band students prepare for ISSMA while following COVID-19 guidelines

            CHS show choirs modify spring competition season

            CHS show choirs modify spring competition season

            With Pinterest’s 10-year anniversary since app launch,  learn about social media site’s features, usage among students

            With Pinterest’s 10-year anniversary since app launch, learn about social media site’s features, usage among students

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        Assistant athletic director, students acknowledge sports as force for good
        Assistant athletic director, students acknowledge sports as force for good

        Alivia Romaniuk

        April 12, 2021

        Assistant athletic director Jeff Hester has one memory that stands out when thinking about sports as a force of good in the world. “In 2015, when I was the athletic director at Columbus North, our best player was Josh Speidel,” he said. “He was a Division 1 basketball recruit and an Indiana All-Star.  He was involved in a head on collision car accident that almost took his life. As a result...

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        Student athletes, counselor share experiences, perspectives on balancing school, life

        Q&A with students on March Madness

        Q&A with students on March Madness

        Female athletes, coaches share experiences with body image, expectations of what athletes should look like

        Female athletes, coaches share experiences with body image, expectations of what athletes should look like

        Athletes, coaches consider challenges in spring sports after long hiatus due to COVID-19

        Athletes, coaches consider challenges in spring sports after long hiatus due to COVID-19

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        Men should stop dismissing women’s concerns  by saying “Not All Men,” listen, support them instead
        Men should stop dismissing women’s concerns by saying “Not All Men,” listen, support them instead

        Kruti Subbannavar

        April 11, 2021

        About six months ago, I was mindlessly scrolling down Instagram when this reel caught my eye. It was about a male Tik-Toker asking his female followers what they would do if the world had no men for an entire day.  The simplicity of the responses made them extremely relatable, but also sad. The fact...

      • Lack of uniform communication about AP exams causes confusion among students, keeping students informed allows for smoother exam weeks

        Lack of uniform communication about AP exams causes confusion among students, keeping students informed allows for smoother exam weeks

        Students should evaluate the importance of poetry, the benefits it has and reflect on diversity

        Students should evaluate the importance of poetry, the benefits it has and reflect on diversity

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        • Q&A with portrait photographer, senior Grace Barney
          Q&A with portrait photographer, senior Grace Barney

          Calina He and Maddie Kosc | March 20, 2021

        • Junior Adi Ariyur works on his CHS Club Access app. He said a challenge he faced while coding the app was using a Django framework, because he had to implement multiple user types and handle administration, sponsor, and member logins.
          Q&A with 2020 Congressional App Challenge winner, junior Adi Ariyur

          Emily Sandy | March 16, 2021

        • Q&A with junior Kendall Frobig on "Girl Talk" weekly podcast
          Q&A with junior Kendall Frobig on “Girl Talk” weekly podcast

          Emily Sandy | February 20, 2021

        • Q&A with junior Max Shurr on 3D printing, engineering inventions
          Q&A with junior Max Shurr on 3D printing, engineering inventions

          Daniel Tian | February 13, 2021

        • Staff member Carla Baker poses with her Canadian National Women’s World Cup team plaque, jersey, and Canadian flag. She played in the 25th Anniversary Tournament against France, Italy, and the US.
          Q&A with staff member Carla Baker on soccer career with Canadian national team

          Jasmine Zhang | January 16, 2021

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          Wendy Zhu and Riley TerBush | March 30, 2021

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          Edward Dong | February 18, 2021

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          Cinema Crisis

          Gray Martens | January 19, 2021

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          All Things Cyberpunk

          Riley TerBush | December 10, 2020

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            Students, small business owners reflect on local businesses adapting in light of uncertainty during COVID-19
            Students, small business owners reflect on local businesses adapting in light of uncertainty during COVID-19

            Darshini Shankar

            April 4, 2021

            Senior Kevin Dagvadorj works in the kitchen of his family restaurant making another sushi roll for carryout. Dagvadorj’s family owns Tegry Bistro and he has worked as a waiter there in the past. However, according to Dagvadorj, as a result of changes made with the COVID-19 pandemic, he is now a sushi chef. Dagvadorj said, “I used to work as a waiter at the Traders Point location, but because of the pandemic we were understaffed at Fishers and so I became a sushi chef there.” Dagvadorj’s change in employment isn’t an isolated event of...

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        • ELECTRIC EXPERIMENTS: Seniors Robbie Welp (left) and Adam Said (right) map out an electric field diagram during an AP Physics C class on Feb. 2. “The lab helped me better visualize the direction of current in an electric field,” Welp said.

          Ray Mo

        • PHYSICS PREP: Senior Mackenzie Misterka studies for her AP Physics C final. Misterka said, “Even though physics is hard, I still find it very interesting. It’s probably my favorite class this semester.”

          Emily Sandy

        • Air Time: #70 Bucklin Robins and Justin Pickett jump for a chest bump after a touchdown in the November 13 football game against the Ben Davis Giants. The game ended up with a 27-21 loss for the Greyhounds, knocking them out of the state championship.

          Nick Beckman

        • Winter Wonderland: Dominic James, radio teacher, wears Christmas pajamas on the Carmel Cohort’s last day before Christmas break 2020. Teachers got an email about a staff spirit week during finals week to lift the spirits of students.

        • COUNCIL CONNECTIONS: GKOM council members and seniors, Molly Kosiba (left) and Lea Johnson (right) create a slideshow for the upcoming GKOM connection session during SRT on Jan. 7. The next GKOM connection session will take place during SRT on Jan. 20 for the Carmel cohort and Jan. 21 for the Greyhound cohort.

          Maddie Kosc

        • RESEARCH REPORTS: Olivia Lafferty, AP research student and senior, records data from her study results in SRT on Jan. 14. This was Lafferty’s third day of conducting research experiments for her study comprised of many CHS students.

          Olivia McKee

        • BUSY BEE: Senior Anna Lai studies for a statistics quiz in her AP Research class on Jan. 12. Lai said the material is not too difficult as it builds on what they learned last semester.

          Shruthi Ravichandran

        • ARITHMETIC ASSIGNMENTS: Senior Mitchell Taylor works on calculus survey homework at the media center. Taylor said taking both calculus survey and AP Statistics in the same year was difficult, but being in the Transition to College Program gave him more time to study for his classes.

          Ray Mo

        • REQUIRED REVIEW: Senior Ryan Yauger takes notes during his Government class on Jan. 25, 2021. The class discussed the difference between state and federal government, using the recent executive orders as a real-world example. Government or AP Government are required classes for graduation at Carmel High School.

          Chenyao Liu

        • FUNDRAISER FUN: On Jan. 27, seniors Audra Marchese (left) and Elizabeth Price (right) teach senior boys competing for the title of Mr. Carmel a dance they will perform at the Champions Together annual fundraiser. The rehearsal included bonding activities between the participants in Mr. Carmel, followed by rehearsing their group dance.

          Marissa Finney

        • DEVELOPING PICTURES: Junior Rak Loop develops his film using a fixer chemical in his dark room photography class on Dec. 8. In photography students are given a roll of film to shoot, once shot they bring it back to school to develop it in the dark room.

          Luke Miller

        • FINISHING TOUCHES: Madie Fleisher, Ceramics 2 student and freshman, smoothes the edges on her most recent piece during class on Wednesday, Feb. 3. The Ceramics 2 students had most recently worked on geometric pots that required a variety of sculpting and smoothing techniques.

          Maddie Kosc

        • PASSING PERIOD PASTIME: Lizzie Maurer, Algebra II student and junior, opens her locker to get a textbook before class on Feb. 12. Maurer said she enjoys Algebra II as it is a good balance between a hard and fun class.

          Olivia McKee

        • PRINT PERFECTION: Annie Salter, dark room photography student and junior, works with Mr. Daly on spot toning her work on March 1. Spot toning is a dark room technique where one takes a water based dye and paints it on their print to touch up any spots. “Spot toning is a tough technique to master so having Mr. Daly there to help me work through it helps me create a better print,” Salter said.

          Luke Miller

        • FINAL CUT: Senior Curt Masengale edits his collaborative film project in his IB Film class on March 3. “I enjoyed editing the film because I got to see 30 hours of production condense into 12 minutes of screen time,” Masengale said.

          Ray Mo

        • HELPING HANDS: Special Education instructor Andie Olson aides senior Megan Hennesey in her math class on March 3. Hennesey worked on developing division skills and giving counting exact change with Mrs. Olson.

          Emily Sandy

        • FINISHING TOUCHES: Freshman Sanya Gopalani adds color to her art project on Feb. 24. The Drawing 2 class had most recently been creating colored pencil drawings of candy, and Gopalani had chosen to draw Reese’s Cups.

          Marissa Finney

        • STATEHOUSE STRIKE: Juniors Sage Mehta (left) and Lisa Venckus (middle) hold up a banner at a climate strike on March 19, 2021. At the strike, students across the state declared a climate emergency and requested a meeting with Gov. Holcomb to discuss Indiana’s role in climate action.

          Chenyao Liu

        • SUPER SANITATION Graham Seaver, AP seminar student and junior, cleans his desk prior to the start of class on March 11. Seaver said he cleans his desk before and after class to ensure that everything is safe for him to use.

          Olivia McKee

        • STEM SRT: Nimish Bhat, biomedical innovations student and senior, works on her independent research project during SRT on Thursday, March 4. Biomedical innovations students spend the second semester of the year working on independent projects. Bhat described her independent project as entering an innovation competition as a continuation of her prior DECA project.

          Maddie Kosc

        • STUDENT TEACHERS: Sophomore Jacqueline Roth, left, and sophomore Brooke Ye, right, lean over a laptop during the TASSEL meeting in Greyhound Station on Oct. 26. TASSEL provides free English education to Cambodian children. Members of the club teach virtual lessons, edit essays, and raise money to help support TASSEL’s humanitarian causes.

          Chenyao Liu

        • Sarah Kennedy, fiber arts student and junior, practices needle felting during class on Sept. 11. Kennedy described felting as using loose wool and yarn to create a piece of felt. In this case, Kennedy created the design of a daisy with her loose fibers.

          Maddie Kosc

        • SOCIALLY DISTANT STRETCHING: Sage Moore, women’s cross country runner and junior, stretches after her run on Sept. 16. Moore will compete in the JV North Central Invite on Friday Sept. 18 at North Central High School.

          Olivia McKee

        • MORE THAN A STATEMENT: Morgan Blakey, senior and co-president of the Black Student Alliance, talks at the club meeting on September 24th to discuss the administration’s statement in response to racism at Carmel High. The Black Student Alliance and the Advancement of Asian Americans in Arts and Athletics (A5) met for an hour while Dr. Harmas and other teachers listened to the student body’s encounters with racism. The school plans on developing an equity and inclusion advisory committee to create Identity Safe classrooms at Carmel High.

          Chenyao Liu

        • CRAZY COLORS: Students in the Carmel cohort at CHS wore tie dye to school on Sept. 29 for homecoming spirit week. The homecoming football game will be on Friday, October 2nd against the Ben Davis Giants.

          Nick Beckman

        • ARGUING IN MASKS: Lincoln-Douglas lead Jasmine Hsu welcomes new debaters into debate club on Sept. 29. Students in debate were preparing for an upcoming Big Questions tournament.

          Marissa Finney

        • DEBATE DEBRIEF: Sophomore members of the CHS Debate team, Claire Swigart (Left) and Ainsley Strothkamp (Right) meet after school and prepare for an impromptu round in World Schools on Oct. 1. Swigart said that impromptu rounds were her favorite as they don’t put much pressure on the members to have a solid case against the opposition.

          Sadie Penix

        • Eli Sushka, a freshman drumline member, puts all his focus on the drum for his solo in the drumlines performance during school on Oct. 2nd. The drumline members put on a show every passing period on Friday to get people pumped up for Homecoming. This is one of many things CHS did to get people excited for Homecoming this year.

          Luke Miller

        • MACHINE MANAGEMENT: Senior and TechHOUNDS team lead Drew Sanchez reviews the club roster during the callout meeting on Oct. 8. The meeting involved an introductory session for each club division in which the robot ops, programming and electrical, construction, and PR divisions each broke out into small groups to discuss guidelines and expectations for the 2020-21 season.

          Ray Mo

        • PRE-CLASS CHATS: Gillian Thompson, AP Seminar student and junior, talks to a friend before class on Oct. 14. Thompson said that she enjoys catching up with friends during passing period because she can’t talk to them during class.

          Olivia McKee

        • TURNING A NEW PAGE: Terri Ramos, department chairperson for media and communications, gives an orientation tour of the media center to honors English 9 students. Ramos said the tour was important for freshmen to familiarize themselves with the media center’s various resources.

          Ray Mo

        • Ethan Trent, sophomore chemistry student, sparks a flame in the steel wool with a battery during Classon Nov. 3rd. Chemistry students are currently studying matter through experiments like the one shown in the picture. Trent said Chemistry has been one of his favorite classes this year because they get to do a lot of cool labs.

          Luke Miller

        • PREPARING FOR PERFORMANCE: Theater cast members rehearse for their upcoming production “Murder in Focus” on November 2. The cast continued with rehearsals despite Covid restrictions and they plan to perform during the week of November 12th.

          Sadie Penix

        • COZY IN THE CAFE: Junior Chloe Boyd prepares chocolate chip cookies in the oven for students at the Carmel Cafe on Nov. 10. The Carmel Cafe is open for business during the school day and sells spirit apparel.

          Marissa Finney

        • HALLWAY HOMEWORK: Ian Peasley. AP seminar student and junior, works on a research paper assigned as homework during class on Nov. 13. Peasley said that he likes to get a head start on homework if given work time in class as he has extracurricular activities after school.

          Olivia McKee

        • READY TO KICK: A member of the intramural kickball team runs up to the ball, starting the game on Nov. 23 at Murray Stadium. The CHS intramural team meets every Monday, from October to December.

          Chenyao Liu

        • PHOTO MAGIC: Junior Olivia Dashiell edits photos in her Digital Photography class on Dec. 1. Olivia was working on her Double Exposure Album for the class and combined two images in Photoshop.

          Marissa Finney

        • Students of WJHE learn the ropes of the editing software from senior Ethan Meneghini. Due to the schoolwide quarantine back in March, students weren’t able to learn the software, so Meneghini decided to teach the lowerclassmen.

          Emily Sandy

        • COUNSELOR WORK: Carmel High School students work in the counseling office to check in students visiting their counselor. They schedule appointments and meetings.

          Sadie Penix

        • CRUNCHING NUMBERS: Junior Emily Steadman works on Menu Math during her B2 in-person block on Dec. 8. Steadman said she enjoys math and that she is very good at it. This year, she said she won’t be taking a final in math.

          Emily Sandy

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