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Helena Wang

Helena Wang, News Reporter

Hi guys! I'm Helena Wang, and I'm excited to be a news reporter for my first year on the HiLite staff. Outside of HiLite, I spend time reading novels and playing piano. You might find me listening to artists like Taylor Swift or Joji. Check out some of my work below!

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CHS theater students rehearse for their upcoming play, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The musical is set for May 11 and 12 at 7 p.m. Additionally, performances are held on May 13 at 2 and 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium.

CHS to bring “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” to the stage

Jenny Li and Helena Wang
May 11, 2023
Senior Samantha Grief looks at this school’s graduation requirements on April 18, 2023. Grief said she has not completed all of her graduation requirements yet.

Counseling Center to prepare for senior graduation

Helena Wang
May 9, 2023
CCS school board to change 2024 spring break in view of total solar eclipse

CCS school board to change 2024 spring break in view of total solar eclipse

Helena Wang
May 2, 2023
Review in Print: Extraordinary Attorney Woo is truly extraordinary [MUSE]

Review in Print: “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” is truly extraordinary [MUSE]

Helena Wang
April 29, 2023

[Photo] The Ramadan Diaries: Week 4 [MUSE]

April 22, 2023
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Park It

Caitlin Follman, Roman Gralak, Grace Guo, Caroline Just, Jane Martens, Ayaan Nadeem, Lydia Teeter, Helena Wang, and Ryan Zhang
April 21, 2023

[Photo] The Ramadan Diaries: Week 3 [MUSE]

April 13, 2023
CHS students, staff share their favorite conspiracy theories

[Video] CHS students, staff share their favorite conspiracy theories

April 12, 2023
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[Photo] The Ramadan Diaries: Week 2 [MUSE]

April 6, 2023
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[Photo] The Ramadan Diaries: Week 1 [MUSE]

March 30, 2023
Junior Audrey Scul plays the piano. Scul said she gets inspiration from many different things, especially instruments such as the piano

[Photo] Students, teacher discuss the benefits of music, self expression

March 31, 2023
Counselor Casey Danubio sorts the waitlists for next year’s courses on March 20, 2023, at CHS. Danubio said counselors are calling down students who need to pick a different class.

Counseling Center to start waitlists for next year’s courses

Helena Wang
March 23, 2023
Community members walk past the artworks on display at the Carmel Clay Public Library. Florence Hargitt, National Art Honor Society and senior, said, “I think the art show is beneficial because not everyone outside of art classes is really exposed to art made by their peers and it’s a truly enlightening experience seeing a diverse spectrum of creativity in one place.

In light of Youth Arts Month in March, CHS Art Show to showcase students’ artistic accomplishments

Helena Wang
March 21, 2023
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[Photo] AI like ChatGPT comes with benefits, drawbacks

March 7, 2023
Sophomore Aarini Pareek confirms her course requests on Powerschool on March 22, at CHS. Pareek said she emailed her counselor about changing her classes before the deadline.

Counseling Center to finalize course requests by March 1

Helena Wang
February 28, 2023
Celebrate Black History Month, Every Month

Celebrate Black History Month, Every Month

Marissa Finney, Kent Fujita, Grace Guo, Kate Loper, Jillian Moore, Ayaan Nadeem, Ali Persinger, Helena Wang, and Safin Khatri
February 23, 2023
Junior Jodie Yoshitomi confirms her course requests for her senior year on Feb. 3, 2023, at CHS. Yoshitomi said she is glad she talked to her counselor two weeks ago.

Counseling Center to continue scheduling for juniors

Helena Wang
February 9, 2023
Q&A: New African Studies class with social studies teacher Shawn Curtis

Q&A: New African Studies class with social studies teacher Shawn Curtis

Helena Wang
February 7, 2023
New Polytechnic department: Q&A Brad Sever and Chard Reid

New Polytechnic department: Q&A Brad Sever and Chard Reid

Helena Wang
January 27, 2023
Junior Sriya Chakravarthula enters her course requests for her senior year on Jan. 11, 2023, at CHS. Chakravarthula said she will decide her courses with her counselor on Jan. 25.

Counseling Center to start scheduling and college preparation for juniors on Jan. 17

Helena Wang
January 24, 2023
Holiday Lights Recycling Drive to reduce long-term carbon impact on environment

Holiday Lights Recycling Drive to reduce long-term carbon impact on environment

Helena Wang
January 18, 2023
Veganuary Vibes

Veganuary Vibes

Avery Carlisle, Marissa Finney, Grace Guo, Ayaan Nadeem, and Helena Wang
January 18, 2023
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[Photo] Purdue reinstates standardized test scores requirement, students, counselor talk about impacts

January 13, 2023
A zookeeper holds a corn snake, a non venomous species, out for a young Holiday Zoo Lights attendee to touch. This is part of the event’s “creature encounters” program to encourage education about wildlife through hands-on learning.

Students, experts raise awareness to endangered animals

Helena Wang
January 8, 2023
Flowers for the Seasons

Flowers for the Seasons

Roman Gralak, Grace Guo, Caroline Just, Jane Martens, Arjun Purohit, and Helena Wang
December 16, 2022
Review: Does the movie Where the Crawdads Sing do justice to the book? [MUSE]

Review: Does the movie “Where the Crawdads Sing” do justice to the book? [MUSE]

Helena Wang
November 28, 2022
Sophomore Eesha Singh finalizes her course requests for her junior year on Nov. 21. Singh said she is uncertain about the classes she signed up for.

Counseling Center to continue scheduling for sophomores until Dec. 6

Helena Wang
November 28, 2022
Local elections can have direct impact; students, teacher promote research, due diligence to select candidates

Local elections can have direct impact; students, teacher promote research, due diligence to select candidates

Jenny Li and Helena Wang
November 7, 2022
Counselor Casey Danubio and junior Sandra Yang discuss college plans on Oct. 28 at the counseling center. Danubio and Yang talked about college applications and letters of recommendation.

Counseling Center to start scheduling for sophomores on Nov. 7

Helena Wang
November 5, 2022
Jessica Ding, Badminton Club member and sophomore, explores the A5 Instagram page on Aug. 10 at CHS. Ding said A5’s mission to raise awareness of the advancement of Asian Americans in art and athletics is important.

Counseling Center and Badminton Club to share thoughts on inclusivity

Helena Wang
October 16, 2022
Arriya Arif, Samantha Lin, and Renee Kim, Seikyo Pen Friends co-leaders and juniors, start a video for club members. Kim said this year, the club hopes to gain more recognition.

Club Spotlight: Seikyo Pen Friends

Helena Wang
October 16, 2022
¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana! Interactive JAM

¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana! Interactive JAM

Grace Guo, Aksi Adilet-Sultan, Safin Khatri, Arya Pinnamaneni, and Helena Wang
October 12, 2022
IUPUI to split by 2024, too soon to see implications

IUPUI to split by 2024, too soon to see implications

Helena Wang
September 25, 2022
Sophomore Salima Sher journals in her notebook on September 19, 2022, at CHS. Sher said journaling is something that she found helpful occasionally in destressing.

Counseling Center to discuss destressing and mental health resources

Helena Wang
September 21, 2022
Sophomore Kevin Zhang explores the counseling canvas page on a computer on Aug. 23, 2022. Zhang opened Naviance using the canvas page.

Counseling Center to modify students’ schedules for beginning of school year

Helena Wang
August 29, 2022
Students, teachers discuss benefits of humor in light of National Humor Month

Students, teachers discuss benefits of humor in light of National Humor Month

Eddie Sun and Helena Wang
April 26, 2022
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