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Sophomore Abigail Ko practices at the IU Jacobs School of Music as a part of the pre-college String Academy program. Ko said there is nothing like the program in Indiana and it’s the best she has experienced.

With in-person classes canceled, sophomores Abigail Ko, Natsume Wu continue to train as violin soloists at Indiana University (IU) pre-college String Academy program

Christian Ledbetter April 23, 2020

Abigail Ko When did you first play violin? “I think I was 5 or 6 and my friend's mom was a violin teacher and I was at that friend's house. I saw a girl come in and she was playing having her lesson...

Grant Moon, mens track runner and senior, poses at a meet during cross country season this fall. Moon said he is committed to run at IUPUI beginning in the fall.

Grant Moon, men’s track runner and senior

Sarah Kim April 15, 2020

How long have you been playing your sport? I’ve ran track since fourth grade so this was my ninth season. What do you enjoy most about your sport?  The part I enjoy the most about track is...

Eshan Selvan, Unified track athlete and senior, poses with teammate and senior Mike Herod during a meet last season. Eshan said although there are no unified sports in college he would continue to participate in Special Olympics events.

Eshan Selvan, Unified track athlete and senior

Sarah Kim April 15, 2020

How long have you been playing your sport? I’ve done unified and special Olympic sports for two years now. I started junior year, and have done Unified track, Unified football and Special Olympics...

Reagan Smiley, womens track runner and senior, runs a relay at a meet last season. Smiley said she has run since fourth grade.

Reagan Smiley, women’s track runner and senior

Sarah Kim April 15, 2020

How long have you been playing your sport? I started running track in fourth and fifth grade through Pups Running and have continued through all of middle school and high school. What do you enjoy...

Luke Prall, mens golfer and senior, practices his swing last season. Prall said he was upset about the cancellation of spring sports.

Luke Prall, men’s golfer and senior

Sarah Kim April 15, 2020

How long have you been playing your sport? I have been playing competitive golf for around four to five years.  What do you enjoy most about your sport?  I enjoy the competitiveness and work...

Reagan Smiley (bottom left), womens track runner and senior, poses with other senior track runners. Smiley said she is disappointed that the spring sports seasons were cut short.

Senior athletes reflect on their experiences at CHS, spring season being cut short due to COVID-19

Sarah Kim April 15, 2020

Following the announcement that Indiana schools would remain closed for the remainder of the school year, the IHSAA also released a statement saying that all spring sports were officially canceled.  CHS...

Sarah Goddard, softball player and senior, waits to catch during a game last season. Goddard said it was heartbreaking to know she would never wear the Carmel jersey again.

Sarah Goddard, softball player and senior

Sarah Kim April 15, 2020

How long have you been playing your sport? I've been playing since I was seven years old so 11 years. What do you enjoy most about your sport?  I love the competitiveness and the team aspect....

Jillian Schlieper, womens lacrosse player and senior, poses with the State trophy after the game last season. Schlieper said she was disappointed that the spring season was cut short since she was hoping to win three straight State titles in a row.

Jillian Schleiper, women’s lacrosse player and senior

Sarah Kim April 15, 2020

How long have you been playing your sport? I’ve been playing lacrosse since eighth grade.  What do you enjoy most about your sport?  I enjoy the game, getting into the moment when nothing...

Construction workers carry out their jobs prior to CHS moving to online schooling. Despite COVID-19 construction continues to happen at CHS though there have been changes made to the timeline.

Q&A with Joseph Schaller, Assistant Principal of Operations, about changes to the construction around the school due to COVID-19

Lillian He April 14, 2020

What would you say your involvement is with construction around the school?  I'm kind of the liaison between the school and the construction crews. If (the construction crews) working at the high school...

Japanese restaurant Wild Ginger on 116th has temporarily closed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent stay-at-home orders. Tiffany Zhou, co-owner and operator of the restaurant, said she is looking into offering takeout services.

In light of COVID-19 pandemic, Asian restaurants face new challenges

Sam Hawkins April 13, 2020

On March 16, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced that all restaurants would be required to close their dine-in services and shift to delivery and curbside pickup only. This has left many restaurant...

Book Playlist: Free resources for quarantine & Coronathon Part Two [MUSE]

Book Playlist: Free resources for quarantine & Coronathon Part Two [MUSE]

Grace Xu April 13, 2020

I have finally started to read books for fun again during this (much too long) corona-cation, so what better time to recommend some novels? Additionally, a lot of companies and organizations have been...

Junior Maylee OBrien takes notes as part of her e-learning study method. OBrien said that as junior year is important and she is close to college where she will have to manage on her own, she is trying to use this more unstructured time to build productive habits and life skills.

As e-learning resumes on April 13, continues through rest of school year due to COVID-19, students structure time differently without necessity of normal routine

Viyang Hao April 13, 2020

For the majority of the school year, from Monday through Friday, sophomore Eliana Jin’s everyday routine involved her waking up at 6:20 a.m., going to school and arriving home at 3:53 p.m., occasionally...

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