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New grading system: no missed assignments

News October 19, 2011

As the first nine-week grading period ended, many students felt the effects of the ongoing grading pilot program. According to Assistant Principal Brooke Weekes, the grading pilot program is part of an...

Verizon proposes cellular pole on school grounds

News October 19, 2011

About two months ago, a Verizon Wireless representative contacted the CHS Administration about installing a cellular pole at CHS. The 120-foot pole would be 75 by 75 feet and located north of the tennis...

With completion of first nine weeks, results of 90/10 policy stir mixed responses

News October 19, 2011

Now into more than nine weeks of the school year, students and teachers have a chance to better understand the district’s decision to change grading in the math department to a 90/10 system. But that...

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Recent local, national incidents indicate cyberbullying remains problem for students

News October 19, 2011

"I’m gonna murder this girl Ellie Boyer for what she did.” Last school year, such a comment joined hundreds of other posts that streaked the Twitter pages of her classmates. Junior Ellie Boyer’s...

Congress extends federal gas tax

News October 19, 2011

Every one and one-half weeks, senior Brittany Binder empties her wallet to fill up her car’s gas tank. Since her car gets 15 to 16 miles per gallon, for a full tank of gas Binder spends about $65,...

Long Branch Estates has its neighborhood trash pick-up every Thursday. Once city-wide recycling begins, all Carmel residents can begin recycling various materials together without sorting them.

New ordinance provides curbside recycling to all Carmel residents through Republic Services

News October 19, 2011

Beginning in 2012, Carmel residents will experience changes to their trash and recycling services. A new ordinance, passed this September, will provide curbside recycling to all residents and transform...

Drop the technology and pick up a book. As technology usage among the public grows, English skills decrease.

perspectives October 19, 2011

English in school has always meant an easy A for me. Yet this year, I consider English to be one of my most rigorous courses. In previous years, the class consisted of completion grades and straightforward...

PLAN AHEAD: Aghilah Nadaraj, Students for Education vice president and senior, looks up information about different possible fundraising ideas. Nadaraj said the club wants feedback from its members before deciding on an event. HENRY ZHU / PHOTO

Students for Education to have meeting soon about fundraisers

Beats October 18, 2011

Student for Education, a group focused on tutoring youth around Indianapolis, will have a meeting about its fundraising activities in the next few weeks. Aghilah Nadaraj, vice president and senior,...

Sony Raises the PlayStation Network Trophy Cap

Author Archives October 18, 2011

As of today, you are no longer confined to 50 levels of PlayStation trophies, as Sony has raised the cap according to IGN. However, to actually reach level 50, you have to play (and beat) hundreds of games....

Women’s soccer team to face Evansville Memorial in Semistate Oct. 22

sports October 18, 2011

The women’s soccer team will travel to North Central on Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. for the IHSAA Semistate against Evansville Memorial after defeating Brebeuf Jesuit 2-1 on Oct. 15. Brebeuf Jesuit scored midway...

The merits of Country Music

Author Archives October 17, 2011

I would like to think of myself as a pretty open-minded guy. I listen to both mainstream and indie. I listen to melodic death metal and jazz. I breach numerous cultural and musical barriers. But there...

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How Dan Wheldon’s Death Affects Video Game Industry

Author Archives October 17, 2011

As you probably already know, 2-Time Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon passed away yesterday after a tragic accident during the season finale of the Izod IndyCar Series. This unfortunate accident seriously...

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