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Opposing Column: Staycations are inherently superior to traveling

Opposing Column: Staycations are inherently superior to traveling

Salima Sher April 3, 2025

For students in Carmel Clay Schools, particularly for those in high school, the stretch from mid-February to spring break is notoriously difficult. Spoiled by the perfectly spaced break schedule of first...

Holiday spirit diminished by looming A.C.E.'s

Holiday spirit diminished by looming A.C.E.’s

Elsie McAndrews December 22, 2023

With the holidays coming up, the magic of Christmas has been replaced by the stress of the A.C.E schedule. This school's finals consist of tests, projects or presentations. The exams given by teachers...

Q&A with Assistant Superintendent Tom Oestreich, discussing fall break length

Q&A with Assistant Superintendent Tom Oestreich, discussing fall break length

Jasmine Y. Zhang October 6, 2023

Assistant Superintendent Tom Oestreich Why has the school board decided to extend fall break to a week long?  Coming off of COVID, the district engaged with a school calendar committee. Previously,...

School should consider moving spring break to mid-March

School should consider moving spring break to mid-March

Lorna Ding March 29, 2023

If there were three words we could use to describe the feeling of second semester, it would be over-kneaded bread dough. To make bread, you need to mix flour, water and yeast, but you can’t mix it for...

Students should take a break from constant external stimuli

Students should take a break from constant external stimuli

Grace Xu December 12, 2019

One Saturday in November, I took it upon myself to attempt a five-hour dopamine fast. (Including sleep, it ended up being a full twelve hours.) I had found out about the self-care trend through the internet,...

Carmel Electric Ensemble chooses new music in preparation for the spring concert

Kiersten Riedford April 15, 2019

The Carmel Electric Ensemble has changed its setlist from what they had previously prepared for the winter concert. After returning from an extended break from the club, the ensemble members have begun...

Take a Break: Students at this school should consider taking breaks while studying this academic year

Take a Break: Students at this school should consider taking breaks while studying this academic year

Sam Shi August 15, 2018

Sometimes the best study strategies are not to study for hours on end but to have breaks in the middle of studying for that upcoming test or final. Anyone who has crammed the night before a test knows...

Graphic Perspective

perspectives October 20, 2010

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