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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

Brad Sever, CHS assistant principal Could you briefly describe what the new polytechnic department is? Essentially, we’re not adding any new departments; what we’re doing is we are combining...

Chard Reid, Prairie Trace Elementary Assistant Principal, returns to CHS as first Internship Coordinator

Chard Reid, Prairie Trace Elementary Assistant Principal, returns to CHS as first Internship Coordinator

Ryan Zhang September 17, 2022

Chard Reid, incoming Internship Coordinator What led up to you becoming an Internship Coordinator? Well, just my experience at CHS was a piece that I think has prepared me for this role and then...

Sophomore Carolyn Rake helps a customer check out in the Carmel Café during SRT. She said, "I love working in the Carmel Café because you get to interact with a lot of people and meet them as well."

DECA to host LEAD conference on Sept. 29

Natalie Khamis September 24, 2018

DECA will host its annual Leadership Experience and Development (LEAD) conference on Sept. 29 from 9 a.m to noon in the auditorium. “We’ve got speakers from around the community, experts in their...

Senior Joey Schmidt makes a drink for a customer in the Carmel Café during SRT. Schmidt said, "I like working in the Carmel Café because I get to interact with new people every day and to work towards something that helps the school."

DECA to have call-out meeting Sept. 11, 13

Natalie Khamis September 9, 2018

DECA will have its call-out meeting on Sept. 11 and 13 during SRT in the auditorium balcony. The call-out meeting is only for students who are not enrolled in a business course this school year and are...

Chard Reid, CHS DECA leader and business teacher, looks over DECA papers in his office. Reid has been overseeing the entire DECA Junior project since it’s conception in November.

First DECA Junior Event Held on Feb. 11

Janzen Greene, Reporter February 16, 2017

On Feb. 11, middle school students from Carmel Middle School and Clay Middle School came to CHS to present their DECA Junior projects. DECA Junior is a new program that helps introduce students to DECA...

NO LONGER THIRD-WHEELING

NO LONGER THIRD-WHEELING

Adam Gostomelsky, Sports editor October 13, 2016

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the nominees for the Republican and Democratic party, respectively. While they did win enough votes in the primary election season, both candidates have as many detractors...

DECA President Drew Seketa plans DECA reforms for the school year. This is the first year Carmel DECA is its own district and DECA hours will exist.

DECA President Drew Seketa adjusts goals for leadership and DECA as a whole this year

Emily Dexter, Perspectives Copy Editor September 16, 2016

Because the CHS DECA chapter is now its own competitive district this year, the club has begun to make numerous changes to its leadership and alter the way it’s run. The CHS chapter became its own district,...

Let's Get Down to Business

Let’s Get Down to Business

studentsection December 14, 2015

With December being National Write a Business Plan month, CHS’s DECA chapter also begins their preparation for the competition season. Students can compete in various events within four major clusters...

CHS students transition to different sports

CHS students transition to different sports

Contributor April 23, 2015

Junior Palmer Tweedy stopped playing baseball in eighth grade and began his career in golf. The two sports are actually very similar. According to articles by Golf Digest and The New York Times, many baseball...

CHS students increasingly identifying themselves as politically Independent

CHS students increasingly identifying themselves as politically Independent

News November 14, 2014

When senior Johnny Lawless, who identifies as politically Independent, turned 18 on Oct. 21, he registered to vote. However, Lawless truly became politically involved his junior year once he became aware...

Personal finance teacher Richard “Chard” Reid works closely with senior Christopher Bonta. Reid, who ran for U.S. Congress in the Nov. 6 election, said even though he ran for office, he tried to keep his personal political views out of the classroom.

Teachers work to separate personal views from their public school classrooms

News November 16, 2012

Junior Blake Patteson carries his textbook every day to AP U.S. History. It is slightly worn at the corners, 1,248 pages of hard facts graced by a painting of an American flag-adorned winter landscape...

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