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Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, stokes optimism for the transgender community

Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, stokes optimism for the transgender community

Wynne BruBaker January 15, 2025

State Senator Sarah McBride of Delaware was elected for the state’s only House seat with a 57.8% majority vote in November, becoming the first known transgender person elected to Congress and state senator...

Sophomore Stephanie Tan plays pickleball. on a court. Tan said, "You don't have to play for a long time to have a good game.”

The rise of pickleball among the youth

Aida Karim December 30, 2024

Pickleball has experienced a surge in popularity among youth in recent years. The sport has a reputation of being an activity for older folks; however, recently more and more people have been gravitating...

Junior Sean Bandy, member of the Smash Ultimate Team stated that he is honored and enthusiastic in being accepted to the varsity team of the eSports club’s second season.

eSports Team releases second semester roster

Eileen Roh December 18, 2024

The eSports team has concluded their new team tryouts for the second split of the school year and released their roster for the 2025 teams. Sean Bandy, a senior and four-year member of the eSports Smash...

 Club sponsor Matthew Cinkoske works at his desk. Cinkoske said the Quiz Bowl members have grown in their strengths. “Everyone works hard, they’re in high-level classes, and they want to do their best,” Cinkoske said.

Quiz Bowl prepares for second semester, reflects on end of semester

Catherine Guo December 16, 2024

Quiz Bowl competed in the Achaean Tournament at Herron High School on Dec. 7, the club’s final tournament of the season. During their last meeting of the semester on Dec. 9, Quiz Bowl members participated...

Sophomores Shambavi Muralidaren and Alex Mi practice their presentations about Endocrinology during their G4 human body systems class on Dec. 10, 2024 in Alyssa Ament's room. They successfully completed their practice and continued to review for the assessment. “We’ve been in the rigorous process of preparing our final slides presentation, I think we’ll do good,” Mi said.

Students, assistant principal wait for feedback on new ACE schedule, anticipate challenges, benefits

Jasmine Zhang December 16, 2024

On Nov. 1, the new Assessments and Culminating Experiences (ACE) week schedule was released to all CHS teachers. While most of the schedule aligns consistently with ACE week schedules in the past, the...

Claire Barbour, the Sugar Plum fairy at the CIDE performance, poses for professional ballet photos. This is Barbour’s second time performing the nutcracker, a very important role in the performance this year. Barbour said, "I hope to show them that if you have a dream or a dream role, like the Sugar Plum was to me, to never stop chasing it and to never give up.”
(Submitted Photo: Claire Barbour)

Central Indiana Dance Ensemble performs annual Nutcracker production

Eileen Roh December 15, 2024

The Central Indiana Dance Ensemble (CIDE), a pre-professional ballet company, is performing its annual holiday production, The Nutcracker, from Dec. 13 to 15. The Nutcracker, written by E. T. A. Hoffmann...

Superintendent Michael Beresford informs the board that renaming the court has been in the works since 2020. Beresford said the global pandemic threw a wrench in these plans, but they are finally back on track.

CHS to rename basketball court

Aidah Brown December 14, 2024

The CCS school board met on Nov. 25 to discuss the renaming of the Carmel High School basketball court, along with many other items. Additional topics discussed can be found on BoardDocs.  Principal Tim...

Senior Kaden Rush practices a piece on the violin during the Cultural Exchange Project’s performance rehearsal at CHS on Dec. 9, 2024. As the president of CEP, Rush handled scheduling meetings throughout the year.

Club Spotlight: Cultural Exchange Project

Lucy Han December 11, 2024

Kaden Rush, president of Cultural Exchange Project (CEP) and senior Why did you become an officer for CEP? I started CEP because there were lots of things I wanted to do at the school, like in arts...

Sophomore Stephanie Tan reads to a young girl at the CCPL after donating toys on Nov. 23. Tan said, “I enjoy being a mentor to kids because I feel like having someone to teach you things and guide you is important.”

Toys for Tots encourages high school students to give back over the holidays

Wynne BruBaker December 9, 2024

The winter season is a time to show love and compassion to your friends, family, and community- it’s the season of giving. Many people exchange gifts over the holidays to show appreciation for those...

Theater students rehearse for the 2024 fall play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The play was shown Nov. 7 through Nov. 9.

Senior theater students, teachers reflect on fall play

Sophia Zhang December 6, 2024

CHS theater students, teachers reflect on the recent fall play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare. The play was shown Nov. 7 through Nov. 9. According to Grant Steckbeck, theater...

Minute News: November 2024

Minute News: November 2024

Eileen Roh December 5, 2024

Transcript: Here’s November 2024 in under 1 minute. Nationally, the 2024 U.S. presidential election took place on Nov. 5, drawing one of the highest voter turnouts in recent history. Key battleground...

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