Angela Li
April 25, 2018
Do Something Club met after school on April 24 to finalize the details for the club’s remaining projects for the school year. According to club sponsor James Ziegler the club has four main projects planned for the rest of the semester. “We have a nursing home trip planned on April 27 at Summer Trace Nursing Home,” Ziegl...
Media center continues Frankenstein event
Do Something Club to visit a nursing home on April 27
Club Med to plan for next year
Adhi Ramkumar
April 20, 2018
Prior to the start of her math class, sophomore Kendall Greene briefly glances at her Instagram feed to remain up to date with ongoing events and incidences in her friends’ and families’ lives. On such social media us...
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Karen Zhang
This year’s spring musical will have CHS students going under the sea. On Aug. 7, 2017, the CHS Musical Twitter account announced this year’s musical was Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” According to Sam Chenoweth, director of the spring play and associate director of choirs, “The Little Mermaid” was chosen to be the spring musical because it was a more light-hearted show, unlike previous musicals the school has done. “We wanted to do a more of a kids show because CHS hasn’t done one of those in a while; we wanted to do something wi...
Foresight on Fortnite: After release of Fortnite’s trial mode, there are potential drawbacks of actual mobile version
Game On: Game development becomes an increasingly popular hobby, endeavor for students
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Sameen Siddiqui
Although Carmel only has one skatepark at the Monon Center, it is home to many skateboarders. Skateboarder and junior Mitchell Johnson said he got into skateboarding because he used to watch the X Games with his dad and said he would get inspired with what he saw on TV and wanted to do the same tricks. He said he usually skates at his house, the Monon Center or Dillon Park in Noblesville. “I r...
Unique Events: CHS track and field members explain the lesser known events in the sport
Disc golf club restarts in search of members for spring season
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Raiha Zainab
It's now that time of year when everyone starts preparing for the year ahead, whether that means preparing for your final days at this school or just a well-needed summer break. It is also that time of year when everyone finalizes their class schedules, making sure that you’re happy with what you’re taking. For me, this has often meant planning yet another year around what I think others want to see or what I think would make me “successful.” At this time last year, I filled up my schedule with the hardest classes I could—my friends were doing the same, so why couldn’t I? I was ready to push through these two final years and gather as much knowledge as I could. I needed to prove something—to others but mainly to myself; I needed to prove that I was somehow worthy of this idea of “greatness.” This was a lot to think about when simply deciding on a class schedule, but it was all part of a project to tailor myself into someone that could be considered impressive or brilliant or talented to the rest of the world—someone who could seem like she was going on to do big things. I did this by signing up for a much-too-difficult schedule with a list of extracurriculars while simultaneously dealing with the stress of being a teenager. I followed what others were doing instead of taking a second to question what I was doing. Due to this, I’ve spent my junior year of high school juggling a million things while watching my happiness and appreciation towards life slowly declining. As my mental health deteriorated, I started letting things slip and was no longer doing as well in my classes. I still worked hard, but it seemed impossible to get everything done. According to statistics, I was not alone. The American Psychological Association found that school is a major stressor for 83 percent of teens, 31 percent reported feeling overwhelmed, and 30 percent reported feeling depressed as a result of this stress. At Carmel, I hear so many students who jokingly talk about dying due to the high pressure and more who say they feel depressed or overwhelmed. Many of us overwork ourselves in order to catch up to our other over-achieving peers or do what we think we’re supposed to be doing. However, when deciding how to spend our time, happiness is probably the most crucial but overlooked aspect. As you plan your year, focus on what makes you excited to get up in the morning and what you want to do instead of what you have to do. That’s not to say you shouldn’t take difficult courses or work hard, but we only have a limited number of hours in a day, and it would be a waste to spend those hours not living life the way we want to live it. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Raiha Zainab at rzainab@hilite.org.
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According to Terri Ramos, department chairperson for media and communications, the media center will continue to advertise its Frankenstein event. “We’re still trying to push out the Frankenstein event. We really want many of our students to be involved. We want to make this truly a school event.” Furthermore, the media center will also continue changing its display board that features Frankenstein. “We’ve got a Frankenstein display up right now. We’re just going to change it depending on the events,” Ramos said. “Spring break is o...
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