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Best Buddies president Anne Schuh plays Yahtzee with a student with special needs. Anne spends her SRTs in D206, where she can spend time with peers with disabilities and aid Best Buddies sponsor Dana Lawrence.

Best Buddies to host bowling night

Riya Chinni January 20, 2018

The Best Buddies club plans to start this semester with a bowling night for its members. The bowling night will take place on Jan. 28. Best Buddies president Anne Schuh said the bowling night has been...

Nicholas Gemelas, Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council (CMYC) member and senior, presents at a council meeting. The CMYC planned a variety of events, including an intramural basketball tournament.

Ritz Charles to host the Taste of the Chamber on Jan. 18

Allen Zhang January 18, 2018

According to Melanie Lentz, project manager of the community relations and economic development department of the city of Carmel, the Taste of the Chamber will occur on Jan. 18 at the Ritz Charles. The...

Hannah Martin, NAHS president and senior, discusses NAHS at the last Art Club meeting of 2017. The club will turn into NAHS for the second semester.

National Art Honor Society to have induction ceremony, start off a new year

Raiha Zainab January 18, 2018

This semester marks the second year of National Art Honor Society (NAHS) at CHS. Like last year, Art Club changed into NAHS for its second semester. NAHS sponsor Jennifer Bubp said all the inductees have...

Homework for the Holidays: As winter break starts Dec. 23, students of minority religions reflect on holidays, the school calendar

Homework for the Holidays: As winter break starts Dec. 23, students of minority religions reflect on holidays, the school calendar

Angela Li and Karen Zhang December 14, 2017

Last year, Hannah Kosc, Jewish student and junior, said she was unable to take a day off of school for an important Jewish holiday: Yom Kippur. Instead of reflecting and taking time to spend with her community,...

HiLite Baking Contest Winners

HiLite Baking Contest Winners

December 14, 2017

This December, the HiLite held its second annual holiday baking contest in which we asked students to submit traditional holiday recipes. The following are our first and second place winners, as well as...

Junior Kelly Xiang takes an order at Cold Stone Creamery. According to Xiang, working over break gives her something to do productively, which allows her to feel more responsible.

Working during the Holiday Season: Instead of relaxing over the holidays, some CHS students, staff have chosen to work

Raphael Li December 14, 2017

For many people, the holidays are a time to relax with family, but for junior Kelly Xiang, she said she’ll be spending much of her winter break working at Cold Stone Creamery. Xiang said she will work...

Sophomore Elle Nichol sets up miniature Christmas trees over her fireplace.  Nichol said she incorporates her German tradition with Christmas.

O’ Christmas Tree: Students put up Christmas decorations, not necessarily for religious aspect

Richa Louis December 14, 2017

Like many people  during this time of the year, freshman Shreya Sinha has a Christmas tree full of lights and ornaments sitting prominently in her house. But Sinha isn’t a Christian, and she said she...

Where Is The Love?: Retail stores should consider transitioning into a  more culturally diverse music playlist during the holidays

Where Is The Love?: Retail stores should consider transitioning into a more culturally diverse music playlist during the holidays

Anna Klauz, Reporter December 14, 2017

In the spirit of the holiday season, the overplayed Christmas music craze has commenced. From “Santa Baby” to “White Christmas,” most of us can admit to songs like these being stuck in our heads...

Cashing in for a Different Way of Christmas: CHS students and staff assess the advantages and disadvantages of receiving cash instead of traditional gifts during Christmas

Cashing in for a Different Way of Christmas: CHS students and staff assess the advantages and disadvantages of receiving cash instead of traditional gifts during Christmas

Darrell Cheng December 14, 2017

When Christmas approaches, images of family, embellished trees and gifts come to mind. However, a trend not only at CHS, but also nationwide, has brought upon a new, more common type of present: cash....

SCALING IT: Senior Emma Hedrick plays scales on the piano as part of her morning warmup for Jazz Ensemble. Hedrick is a member of Share the Music and also sings and plays jazz music for the club.

MUSIC MAGIC: CHS students use music to help others; the psychological effects of holiday music

Hannah Glazier December 14, 2017

Share the music club, a club that performs a variety of music pieces at nursing homes, will host its annual Winter Benefit Concert at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Typically, the club dedicates all of the ticket funds...

Giving Back. Donating to others is important all year round, not just during holiday season.

Giving Back. Donating to others is important all year round, not just during holiday season.

HiLite staff December 14, 2017

Care to Share, the annual holiday fundraiser sponsored by the student senate, starts in November and ends right before finals week. Senate assigns the SRTs a goal value of money raised and collect funds...

A member of the Share the Music plays a piece for other members during a meeting. Maggie Hite, Share the Music sponsor and performing arts teacher, said she hopes that more of these will occur in the future.

Share the Music winter next venue on Dec. 3, benefits concert on Dec. 15

James Yin December 2, 2017

  Share the Music will have its next venue on Dec. 3. Share the Music's winter benefits concert will take place on Dec. 15. According to Anna Li-Harezlak, Share the Music president and senior, most...

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