The K-8 Mentors will start driving out to the Carmel elementary and middle schools soon after fall break to begin building relationships with the students, according to K-8 Mentoring teacher Robin Pletcher. “I feel like (students) benefit because they are giving back to the community. They are learning how their behavior reflects on others, learning how to have a positive influence on somebody’s...

School Resource Officers (SROs) at CHS plan to change the anonymous alert system so that alerts are no longer fully anonymous. According to SRO Scott Moore, this is so that officers can reach students who may be in imminent danger at the time of the alert. “Before, (we couldn’t) unless they left their information, which they do sometimes, but not very often. With this new system, if somebody’s...

DECA members who have signed up to compete in a role play at the district competition scheduled for Jan. 12 will attend training sessions during SRT throughout the month of November. Aubrie Bradbury, chief operating officer and senior, said DECA wants to renew a focus on increasing the number of role plays that qualify for the state and international competitions. She said the purpose of the training...

According to Michelle Foutz, Senate sponsor and social studies teacher, Senate’s first upcoming activity is the “appreciations.” Foutz said, “We’ve got a few appreciations that we’re working on. Bus driver appreciation is coming up (as well as) administrator appreciation.” According to Tim Metken, student body president and senior, Senate will bring in cupcakes for administrators and...

TechHOUNDS will have meetings each Thursday from 3:15 to 5:00 after school in the main cafeteria with the exception of Oct. 11 for fall break. Zachary Bonewit, head coach of TechHOUNDS and engineering teacher, said the upcoming meetings on Oct. 18 and 25 would allow new members to begin learning principles and information for the build season. “Right now it’s kind of like practice. We’re preparing...