School Updates

Senate to organize bus driver appreciation week

Kate Loper • October 24, 2023

After wrapping up homecoming festivities, Senate members are beginning to organize Care to Share, which will take place at the end of November. Senator and junior Sophie Parker said Care to Share is a...

Administration works to build student-staff connections in the new school year

Grace Guo • September 5, 2023

The 2023-2024 school year marks Principal Tim Phares’ second year at CHS. Phares noted the different expectations leading into the year. “I do feel this kind of year is different,” he said. “We...

Administration, SROs develop safe school committee, hope to create connections with students

Mahitha Konjeti • August 31, 2023

The CHS School Resource Officers (SROs) and CHS Administration are focused on developing positive relationships with students and increasing safety measures this school year. According to Christopher...

Administration releases ACE schedule, accounting for graduation in plans

Archit Kalra and Chenyao Liu • March 7, 2023

According to Principal Tim Phares, seniors will have a different ACE schedule than other students. While freshmen, sophomore and juniors take their G3 and G4 ACE on May 25, seniors will be expected to...

Performing arts construction to appear above ground, feature music lab

December 9, 2021

After winter break, students and staff can expect to see foundational steel structures above ground for the new performing arts area. According to Assistant Principal Toby Steele, the new performing arts...

Administration works on changes to final exam structure to better fit student needs

Chloe Sun • December 9, 2021

CHS has shifted from its previous week-long half-day final exam structure to a more lenient one that allows individual teachers to decide when and how final exams will be conducted—a model similar to...

Social Studies Department Launches Peer Tutoring Program

Dariush Khurram • September 20, 2021

Carmel High School’s social studies department just launched its peer tutoring program. Program co-sponsor, Allison Hargrove, said that free tutoring is now available at each SSRT in room E229 on Mondays,...

Administration navigates construction as school year begins

Chloe Sun • September 20, 2021

Following the decision to begin the school’s multi-part construction project as scheduled at the end of the last school year, current construction focuses on renovating the performing arts area and Dale...

Science Department to focus on helping students develop soft skills

Maryam Hafeez • September 3, 2021

The science department this year is going to focus on helping students develop soft skills in addition to the skills they already learn within their science classes. Jennifer Drudge, the science department...

PTO get its first plan from the new PTO vice president

Sarah Zheng • September 3, 2021

PTO has been a part of Carmel School System and CHS for many years, having yearly activities for the students and parents at CHS. Some of the most known activities are Gradfest and Homecoming Dance. Every...

School board to meet on April 26

Wendy Zhu • April 21, 2021

The school board will meet on April 26 at 7 p.m. for its next regular board meeting. On April 15, board members also met for an executive session to discuss job performance evaluations of individual employees. For...

Student, teacher discuss changes to pandemic-era review plans for upcoming English AP exams

Archit Kalra • April 21, 2021

For AP Language and Composition teacher Roya Farrow, there have been some changes to the way she helps students review for the AP exam this year, given the COVID-19 pandemic and the hybrid/virtual school...