Students, staff prepare for new additions to Homecoming
Principal Tim Phares stands in his new office. He said recently, a lot of his time has been spent discussing Homecoming plans with students and staff. Phares said he also plans to dress up for the Homecoming spirit days. “I’ve been working (on the outfits) in my mind since the (spirit) days have come out,” he said. “I’ve definitely spent more time on my Friday outfit. I came up with this idea and my mom is a wonderful seamstress, and she’s working on a little special outfit for Friday.”
This year, Senate is adding new vendors and activities for the Homecoming pep rally.
“We are going to have a Kona Ice (truck) and we think that’ll be a fun thing for (the) kids,” Principal Tim Phares said.
Senator and senior Macie DeLillo said Senate is adding more activities open to the student body during the pep rally.
Senators and seniors Jake Griffin (left) and Macie DeLillo (right) work with Shri Atluri (middle), Student Body President and senior, to finalize Homecoming plans during SRT on Sept. 23. DeLillo said Senate wants to get more students engaged at the pep rally.
“We’re putting on a flag football game for some of the student body to participate in during our pep rally,” DeLillo said. “It should be fun with both our trike race and our flag football game going on.”
Though changes have been made, Phares said most Homecoming traditions will remain the same.
“We’ve got a few things that are going to be different this year. That’s exciting for the kids, but there’ll be a lot that’s the same,” Phares said. “Part of a Homecoming is the tradition of it.”
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GAME POINT: Logan Reinhart, CHS senior, serves the ball in Lifetime Fitness hoping to win the game on Monday, August 29. Lifetime Fitness is a class offered at the high school where students learn the rules of different sports and compete in tournaments.
On August 31, Mila Bonewitz (Junior) adds to her long list of notes for her Botany class. When asked about her study plan for the upcoming Botany unit one quiz she stated “As long as I take some time every day till the quiz I should be ok. I’ve studied pretty hard already”. Botany is a one semester class taken mainly by Juniors and Seniors.
The Men’s Cross Country team celebrates their victory in Sep. 3. The Team throws water on their coach Colin Altevog after they won first place at the Brownsburg Invitational.
Anna Logsdon, CHS junior, helps solve math problems with a group on the whiteboard during vertical spaces in intermediate precalculus on September 9. Intermediate precalculus and other math classes now include an activity called vertical spaces where students in the class are grouped together and solve math problems on a whiteboard or chalkboard. The activity helps students learn new material and ask other students for help when they need it.
BASSOON ENSEMBLE: Christy Santanglio, private lesson teacher, and creator of bassoon ensemble, demonstrates how to play a section of a piece for the rest of the ensemble. Bassoon Ensemble meets twice a month during both sessions of srt. Students interested in joining bassoon ensemble must play the bassoon but can join regardless of skill level.
MUSIC REHEARSAL MORNINGS: Guerin Whitcomb and Alecs Quinn, marching band flutists and sophomores, practice their music for the band’s show early in the morning on September 16th. The Carmel Highschool Marching Greyhounds have gone through hours of rehearsal every day to perfect their show, entitled “Vitruvian.” “With school starting later than usual the responsibility of having to be up earlier makes my day feel more worthwhile.” Whitcomb said.
Junior Rebecca Lee edits a video for her television class on Sept 22nd, 2022. Lee says “I really enjoy being part of CHTV as it allows me to express my creativity in numerous ways.”
On October 5, Senior Lizzie Farrell works on music theory for her choir, Select Sound. Farrell as well as all choir students are new to the online music theory work. When Farrell was asked about the new work they said “It’s a lot but the new platform makes it easier in some ways which is helpful considering music theory isn’t always easy”.
HOT AND COLD: Owen Mulligan is researching the new topics introduced into his chemistry class on Thursday, Oct. 6. The class is learning about expansion, and contraction, and how different temperatures cause different changes on different things. Owen said,”Learning about expansion, and contraction is really interesting, like how its used in a thermometer, which I never really thought about”.
Marching Band senior Ava Kuznarsky passes out dot sheets to her section during an after school practice on Oct. 18, 2022. The recent practices were particularly difficult as the band entered the competition portion of their season. “Especially with the New York trip this year, stakes are higher and the responsibilities of helping younger members reach our standards are placed onto us as the most experienced members,” Kuznarsky said.
Band student and junior, Ariel Covitz as well as the rest of the flute section harmonize while playing their newest piece of music on October 18. Covitz and the other flutes often use free time during band classes to polish their flute skills for activities such as marching band and even the ISSMA state competition which occurs later in the year. CAITLIN FOLLMAN/PHOTO
STUDY SESSIONS: Sophomore Alice Mayer (left) and freshman Evelyn Murray check out a study room at the Carmel Clay Public Library on Oct. 20. The library, which recently reopened, featured several study rooms available for student use. “I enjoy the study rooms because they are quiet and serene,” Mayer said.
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