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Royce Brown

Royce Brown, Feature Editor

Hey! I am Royce Brown and this is my second year of being on HiLite staff. This year I am one of the Feature editors, but in the past I was a Feature reporter and beats editor. Outside of HiLite I enjoy playing football, playing the French horn for the Wind I band, and sleeping.

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Senior Kyle Sarjent points at a screen with all the featured movies at Flix Brewhouse on March 4. Harry Pettibone, College & Career Readiness Center (CCRC) counselor, said, If you are doing part-time work during the school year, you have to prioritize academics, but if you have an internship over the summer, then your whole focus should be on that.”

[Photo] Students, CCRC counselors explore premise of part-time jobs for students, finding pros, cons

March 17, 2023
A couple holds hands in the CHS hallway. Junior Will Strines said that it is important to manage your own personal time along with your dating time well.

Students, teacher weigh positives, negatives of high school relationships

Royce Brown
February 14, 2023
Students connect musical genres to their own identity, personalities

Students connect musical genres to their own identity, personalities

Royce Brown
February 1, 2023
A menorah lighting ceremony at Max & Mae Simon Jewish Community Campus. Each night, another candle is lit up until the eighth day.

Rabbi, students discuss religious significance, traditions of Hanukkah

Royce Brown
December 24, 2022
Review: “Till, the heartbreaking true story of racial injustice [MUSE]

Review: “Till,” the heartbreaking true story of racial injustice [MUSE]

Royce Brown
December 14, 2022
John Carter, organizer and sponsor of Rho Kappa, grades tests for his U.S. History class. He said this year’s Academic WorldQuest competition will see a record number of participants from CHS.

Rho Kappa schedules Academic WorldQuest meeting on Dec. 8

Royce Brown
December 7, 2022
John Carter, organizer and sponsor of Rho Kappa, works on setting up the trivia night taking place on Dec. 1. Carter said the trivia nights will primarily be focused on reviewing concepts for the final exam.

Rho Kappa to host history trivia night on Dec. 8

Royce Brown
December 6, 2022
John Carter, organizer and sponsor of Rho Kappa, arranges essays for his U.S History class. He said the Rho Kappa members will organize “community nights” by hosting activities like bowling or skating.

Rho Kappa plans for Academic WorldQuest callout, prepares annual membership drive

Royce Brown
October 19, 2022
Students, city officials discuss effects of suburban expansion on environment

Students, city officials discuss effects of suburban expansion on environment

Royce Brown and Sam Hawkins
May 20, 2022
Senior Shrithan Sandadi searches for headsets and AirPods on Amazon. Sandadi said the ease of finding items he needs on Amazon quickly is important because “we only have so much time in the day, so if we have a place that’s pretty convenient for us to go to, and a place where we don’t have to spend much time to find what we want, then it’s convenient for consumers.”

[Photo] Amazon’s electric vehicle promise extends far-reaching implications, hopes for student, businesses, environmental policy

April 22, 2022
Muslim students observe Ramadan next month, discrimination still an issue both in CHS, Carmel community

Muslim students observe Ramadan next month, discrimination still an issue both in CHS, Carmel community

Royce Brown and Zainab Idrees
March 25, 2022
Although perceived as fortunate, people in Carmel still suffer through daily struggles

Although perceived as fortunate, people in Carmel still suffer through daily struggles

Royce Brown
March 17, 2022
Sophomore Zara Niazi listens to music while working in the Carmel Cafe. Niazi said that during Ramadan, to practice her faith, she stops listening to music and fasts during daylight hours.

[Photo] Fasting during month of Ramadan impacts performance of Muslim students

March 30, 2022
Caption: John Carter, Rho Kappa organizer and sponsor, works at his computer and plans for the Academic WorldQuest Washington D.C trip. He says he hopes to have more trivia nights throughout the rest of the year.

Rho Kappa makes it to national competition, BSA trivia night rescheduled to March 10.

Royce Brown
March 10, 2022
Members of the Black Student Alliance (BSA) play a trivia game during a meeting. Vanessa Rasaki, junior and president of the BSA, said, “Trying to get people educated is a big thing for us this (Black History Month).”

Students, teachers confront stigma, reflect on perception of African-American Vernacular English (AAVE)

Royce Brown and Chenyao Liu
February 17, 2022
The Mothman is an inhabitant of the U.S. and many people around the country have reported sightings. The first sighting was in a small town in West Virginia in the 1960s. Recent sightings are mostly in Chicago and near Lake Michigan.

Students, cryptozoologist discuss existence of mythical creatures

Royce Brown
January 25, 2022
Brayden Meng plays Bachs Partita No. 2 in D minor on his violin. He said performing in front of a large audience is essential for him to improve as a musician.

Student, professional musician discuss hardship of performing, ways to be successful in music industry

Royce Brown and Kruti Subbannavar
December 11, 2021
Rho Kappa organizer and sponsor John Carter grades papers for his AP Human Geography class. He said the students in the club will start forming teams this November, to prepare for the Academic WorldQuest competition.

Rho Kappa plans to form teams for next year’s Academic WorldQuest competition

Royce Brown
November 19, 2021
School Resource Officer (SRO) Shane VanNatter sits in a chair at the Main Street Barber Shop in downtown Carmel at the end of the 2020 No-Shave November events. VanNatter said officers from the Carmel Police Department participate in the “Shave Off” to help raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. “We all go in that morning and they will shave (our beards) into patterns and stuff for us. Everybody has their photos taken and we try to raise some more money during the Shave Off, he said.

Q&A with School Resource Officer (SRO) Shane VanNatter on his, Carmel Police Department’s participation in No-Shave November

Royce Brown
November 12, 2021
Sophomore Roohi Sanka sprinkles akshinthalu, a mix of tumeric and rice, onto figures of gods. “There was a Hindu god in human form who came back to his town after years of penance and another god defeated a demon-like figure who was terrorizing the area. Those (stories) are told on Diwali,” she said.

As Diwali festivities begin on Nov. 4, students share differences of celebrating traditions here at CHS compared to India

Royce Brown
October 22, 2021
Sophomore Cecilia Pike practices speech exercises in the library. She said speech therapy helped her communicate. “I started speech therapy in 7th grade, before then I was having trouble communicating,” said Pike. “Some people would tease me for it...but speech therapy basically just taught me tactics to stop stuttering or help me communicate better.”

[Photo] Groups work to overcome stuttering in light of International Stuttering Awareness Day on Oct. 22

October 22, 2021
Students walk up the trail towards school after parking their cars as a bus leaves the campus in the background. Recent bus driver shortages have forced some students to carpool or drive to school.

Bus driver shortage changes students’ views on riding buses

Royce Brown
September 23, 2021
The GOTO star machine stands in the middle of the planetarium, centered underneath the dome. Viewers will sit at these blue seats during the show.

Royce Brown
September 22, 2021
Change from hybrid to full in-person school, hard to balance sleep with academics and extracurriculars.

Change from hybrid to full in-person school, hard to balance sleep with academics and extracurriculars.

Royce Brown
September 19, 2021
GOTO Optical Mechanical Star Machine. This device simulates the night sky that we can see with the naked eye all the way around the planet. According to Turner, this device is connected to star plates that are actual images of the night sky, so the device projects stars accurately.

Planetarium Club callout meeting coming up, concerns with late bus arise

Royce Brown
September 3, 2021
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