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Shruthi Ravichandran, Entertainment Editor

Hi, I'm Shruthi! I am currently a senior and this is my third, and sadly last, year being on the HiLite staff. I am also one of the Entertainment editors for this year. Outside of HiLite, I enjoy watching anything and everything on Netflix, biking, and have recently gotten into embroidery.
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BUSY BEE: Senior Anna Lai studies for a statistics quiz in her AP Research class on Jan. 12. Lai said the material is not too difficult as it builds on what they learned last semester.

[Photo] 2020-21 Photo of the Day

September 14, 2020
Movie Playlist: Avengers Assemble [MUSE]

Movie Playlist: Avengers Assemble [MUSE]

April 28, 2020
In honor of Women’s History Month, teacher, female students share their experiences in science

[Video] In honor of Women’s History Month, teacher, female students share their experiences in science

March 20, 2020
Segaran uses Twizzlers as bundles of muscle fibers in a demonstration, peeling a Twizzler to simulate a muscle cell on Nov. 10 at the Carmel Clay Public Library. Segaran said she thinks it is important to get students interested in science from a young age and help them find their passions early in life.

Senior Nicole Segaran

March 20, 2020
Junior Olivia White

Junior Olivia White

March 20, 2020
Junior Sophia

Junior Sophia “Sophie” Sinder

March 20, 2020
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Freshman Grace Zhang

March 20, 2020
Senior Iris Yan

Senior Iris Yan

March 20, 2020
Science Department Chair Jennifer Drudge

Science Department Chair Jennifer Drudge

March 20, 2020
Junior Briana Chen

Junior Briana Chen

March 20, 2020
Sophomore Jinhee Won

Sophomore Jinhee Won

March 20, 2020
AP Chemistry teacher Virginia Kundrat

AP Chemistry teacher Virginia Kundrat

March 20, 2020
Cynthia Henry, chemistry teacher and Science Olympiad sponsor

Cynthia Henry, chemistry teacher and Science Olympiad sponsor

March 20, 2020
Senior Kiara Garcia goes through various steps of her hair routine. Garcia said she embraces her natural hair.

[Photo] African-American students sport natural hair, celebrate Natural Hair Movement this Black History Month

February 21, 2020
TV Playlist: Galentine's Day [MUSE]

TV Playlist: Galentine’s Day [MUSE]

February 13, 2020
REVISION REVELRY: Junior Wiliam Van Horn (right) shows junior Sumeet Singh (left) his assignment on a class activity in their AP Seminar class on Jan 8. This semester the class will redo the same assignments they were assigned as last semester to submit to the College Board as part of their AP exam for the class.

[Photo] 2019-2020 Photo of the Day

September 5, 2019
Music Playlist: November Thanks [MUSE]

Music Playlist: November Thanks [MUSE]

November 27, 2019
Movie Playlist: Halloween [MUSE]

Movie Playlist: Halloween [MUSE]

October 31, 2019
Music Playlist: Sweater Weather [MUSE]

Music Playlist: Sweater Weather [MUSE]

October 18, 2019
Homecoming '19: Blue and Gold [MUSE]

Homecoming ’19: Blue and Gold [MUSE]

September 27, 2019
Homecoming '19: Playhouse Building Day [MUSE]

Homecoming ’19: Playhouse Building Day [MUSE]

September 25, 2019
Homecoming '19: Hippie vs. Hipster Day [MUSE]

Homecoming ’19: Hippie vs. Hipster Day [MUSE]

September 24, 2019
Homecoming '19: Tourist Day [MUSE]

Homecoming ’19: Tourist Day [MUSE]

September 23, 2019
Anna Debard

[Photo] Q&A with CHS’ New Choir Director Anna Debard

September 20, 2019
Music Playlist: We're Bringing Summer Back [MUSE]

Music Playlist: We’re Bringing Summer Back [MUSE]

September 5, 2019
Noah Sim, marching band member and senior, rehearses on his euphonium during summer marching band rehearsals. Sim began to play the euphonium for marching a year ago. Sim said the summer rehearsals allow for the marching band to get a head start, as well as integrate freshmen with upperclassmen.

[Photo] Band, orchestra students give advice for practicing over break, adapting to higher level performing arts

August 13, 2019
Junior Vivian Werstler adds to her drawing of a city street in SRT on May 9. Werstler said she found her own art by taking small pieces of inspiration from others’ work and combining them to create something unique to her.

[Photo] For Your Inspiration: Art students, art department chair advise artists how to take inspiration from others without stealing art

May 23, 2019
Senior Joseph Hsu uses MuseScore, a computer program to compose. Hsu said composing music takes different times

[Photo] MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with senior Joseph Hsu, who composed his own concerto “Non Noire Memoire”

April 19, 2019
NEW MARKET: Sanjana Prasad, marketing student and sophomore, reads from her DECA paper. Prasad said she researched about advertisements.

[Photo] The New Face of Advertising: As companies turn to new platforms for advertising, students, staff reflect on impact of social media promotions

March 22, 2019
Body Building: Sophomore Ayla Dimon creates muscles located on the human body out of clay to put on her Mannekin in her Human Body Systems class on March 15. Dimon says that they use the Mannekins to learn where different body parts and organs are located on the human body and it helps her visualize where everything is located in her head.

[Photo] 2018-19 Photo of the Day

November 2, 2018
Ian Wang, New Edition member and sophomore, rehearses during SRT. The carrots are props for their set, which is based off bunnies.

[Photo] A New Addition to New Edition: New student enters CHS choir program; choir students contemplate ways to reduce stress with school, extracurriculars

February 22, 2019
Choir director Kyle Barker oversees the Ambassadors during their rehearsal after school. According to Ambassador and junior Danny Ghalayini, the Half Notes event is a much more interactive experience for the kids than typical choir concerts and events.

[Photo] Half(Time) Notes: Ambassadors’ new Half Notes event to take place tomorrow evening

January 24, 2019
Sophomore Ella Carlson plays the guitar in front of her vinyl collection and her record player. Carlson said she learned to play the guitar on her own last summer.

[Photo] Rock Bottom?: CHS students, head of WHJE examine rap recently overtaking rock music for most popular music genre

December 13, 2018
Senior Allie Crawford (right), the director for the one act “The Philadelphia”, instructs junior Luke Vreeman (left) on how to better portray his character as Muriel Schafer (back) watches on during the rehearsal. “The Philadelphia” is an act set in a New York diner about a man who is stuck in a kind of “opposite day” where everything he asks for, he gets the opposite of. In it, Vreeman plays Mark, the man stuck in this dilemma, and Schafer plays the waitress, Sharon.

Studio One Acts: Photo Essay

September 21, 2018
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