Students should not just think superficially before taking sides in affirmative action debate
November 15, 2019
Last month, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled in favor of Harvard in a high-profile case brought up by Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA), upholding Harvard University’s controversial and unspoken policy of “positive discrimination” toward minority students. The center of debate, affirmative a...
CHS should incorporate International Tolerance Day into Culture of Care for students
November 15, 2019
Tomorrow marks the United Nations’ International Tolerance Day, an occasion dedicated to “strengthening tolerance and fostering mutual understanding among cultures and peoples.” At a time when we often criticize the internet for creating divisions and distrust, International Tolerance Day is a go...
Seen But Not Heard: Age should not define the credibility of activists
October 24, 2019
More and more often, young people are actively involved in the political conversation of the United States. While young people have been actively involved in politics since Joan of Arc, teenage leadership of discussions has become the norm. As one of those teenagers involved in the political workings of m...
Drop The Beat: Spotify should be unrestricted on school internet
October 24, 2019
Iam an avid Spotify user. Each morning, I wake up to the sound of lo-fi hip hop. In the car, I jam out to my favorite Spotify beats. Even when I am studying, I listen to instrumental music. But for the seven hours of my day that I am in school, I can do none of these things. Spotify is banned on school...
You’re Canceled: Cancel culture is toxic, fails to be effective or justified
October 24, 2019
Whenever I scroll through social media, I never fail to come across a snarky comment claiming some celebrity is now “canceled.” When beauty guru James Charles was under fire, it was tempting to take the often exaggerated words as fact and join in on the criticism; however, I quickly stopped myself k...
Pep Up for the Pep Rally: Students should maintain the homecoming spirit by appreciating the pep rally
September 26, 2019
Homecoming has an odd effect on students. I have noticed that people seem happier during homecoming week as if they are excited about attending school for once in their lives. The time and creativity that goes into choosing themed outfits goes beyond the normal sweatshirt and legging combination seen th...
Better Late Than Never: College Board’s new registration date for AP tests restricts students’ flexibility for decisions
September 20, 2019
College Board recently announced the registration deadline for AP exams, which take place in May, will now be on Nov. 15. In previous years, College Board set the AP Test Registration deadline in the early spring, granting students significantly more time to decide whether they wish to take the test. By...
The Name Game: Students should make effort to learn classmates’ names to make them feel appreciated
September 20, 2019
Last year, I interacted with a person at least once every other day, but I knew his name long before he knew mine. In fact, it took him almost the whole year to learn my name, and he learned it eventually only because of a mutual friend. Now, he says since we are friends, he “has a reason to know it,...
Shop Before You Drop: Students should have time at the beginning of the school year to see if they like scheduled electives
August 13, 2019
If you were to walk among the campuses of Brown or Harvard University during the first week of school, you would see students flitting in and out of a myriad of classes, sampling courses which are offered at the schools. While this may seem unconventional, this activity is known as a “shopping period”...
Spreading the Love: Appreciation should be shown to parents every day, not just on Mother’s, Father’s Day
May 23, 2019
On May 12 and come June 16, stores across America were and will be flooded with customers waiting to purchase chocolates, cards, flowers, gift cards and other gifts for parents from their ever-so-loving children. While I do shower my mother and father with appreciation and am part of this line at the c...
It’s A Break: Summer vacation should primarily be used for relaxing, spending time with friends, family
May 23, 2019
With all the tests and projects that I’ve been through this year, I can definitely say I’m looking forward to using the summer to just relax and spend time with family. Summer break is only a week away and students are making their vacation plans. We’ve just finished all the stressful finals an...
Don’t Get Too Lazy: With summer break coming up, students should prioritize their future
May 23, 2019
As I was growing up, summer was described as a time to relax and enjoy time away from school. This would often come in the form of going on a carefree vacation or doing absolutely nothing at home. However, as one grows older and enters high school, time is scarce as students are often surrounded by dem...
LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE: Kenley Williams, Drawing 3-4 student and junior, lays the foundation for her most recent piece during class on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The drawing students had recently been assigned black and white drawings using colored pencils, requiring a variety of blending and shading techniques. Williams, as well as many other students, utilized a gothic subject for her piece in order to work with a variety of shadows.
SPREADS FOR SENIORS: Bryan Nguyen, Senior Ads Editor and senior, edits a spread for the yearbook during B4 on Oct. 17. Nguyen said that senior ads are due on Dec. 6. Nguyen also said although he has a few ads right now, he will be swamped with more ads closer to the deadline due to most students submitting the form near the due date.
HONORS READS: Sophomore and Honors English 10 student Molly Crosby reads her assigned reading book for quarter 2 on October 21. This is the second assigned book for the school year. Crosby says that so far she loves her class and is glad she chose to take Honors English even though she is not enjoying this book so far.
LEARNING THROUGH LANDSCAPES: Sophomore Marianne Cadio works on her chalk pastel landscape in Drawing 3 on October 22, 2019. The purpose of the piece was to get a feel for chalk pastel, a relatively new medium to most students, before creating their final project. “I’m creating a city street from Tokyo,” Cadio explained. “I chose this place because it has a lot of memories attached to it.”
DISCUSSION STARTERS: Senior Adam Meroueh considers the questions from boxes that the Let's Talk Club left throughout the library on Oct. 29. Meroueh was reading about the death penalty and thinking about his stance on the issues.
SERIOUS SAWING: Jewelry student and sophomore Kendall Frobig cuts her design out of metal with a saw frame in the jewelry classroom on Oct. 28. The jewelry piece is for the Culture of Care week project, where students create a piece to give to someone who inspires them. Frobig said, “My take away from this class is that there are so many ways you can be creative, I never thought I’d be working with metal and creating wearable pieces, but here I am.”
TMP in SRT: Juinors and AP Seminar students, Eli Kurlander (left) and Cate Jacobson (right) rehearse their team multimedia presentation (TMP) during late start SRT on Oct. 30. Kurlander and Jacobson worked alongside two other group members in order to answer the following question: to what extent do dairy farms affect the quality of life in California?
SPECTACULAR SENIORS: Flutist and senior Jaehee Kim and oboist and senior Alyssa Smith warm up during SRT on Nov. 1. Kim and Smith rehearsed for Holiday Spectacular 2019: "Senses of the Season" that will take place on Dec. 4 to 8.
GENES, GENES, GENES: Junior Lauren Lee takes self-guided notes from an online stimulation from which she learns about the proper way to cut genes in order to create vaccines in her Medical Interventions class on Oct. 31. The class will then use this information to help them in a lab the following class.
WORKING IT OUT: Junior Caroline West lifts weights during her Advanced Physical Conditioning class on Nov. 11. Students in this class spend their time training in all areas of fitness and have to do several prerequisites to be eligible for this class.
CHEERING ON THE ICE: Freshman Averi Weninger cheers on the Carmel Icehounds Blue team in their home game against Hamilton Southeastern on November 8. This was her fourth game she had attended this school year. Weninger said she loves supporting the team but she hopes more students will come to games in the future.
PHOTO EDITING: Sophomore Kendall Frobig learns new ways to edit her picture for her photography class in order to win Best of Studio Lighting Photos. Frobig says she really wants to win so she can get her photo hung up on the wall of her classroom and she wants to see how well she improves during the year.
CAFE SECURITY: Senior Spencer Hooton prepares a drink at the Carmel Cafe during SRT on Nov. 25. The Carmel Cafe said that they are planning to incorporate new security policies. Learn more about this at https://hilite.org/67274/news/protect-the-house-carmel-cafe-staff-advisers-plan-to-implement-new-security-measures/!
TWO-TONED: Junior Ana Veros colors in the face of a woman for her AP Studio Art project, switching off between two shades of peach, on Nov. 22. Veros said that so far she has really enjoyed AP Studio Art but does think that the class is somewhat stressful as she prefers to work at a slower pace than the class demands.
TEST PRINTING: Senior Yannik Singh looks over the Science Olympiad tests he just printed on Nov. 20. Singh said he is a captain for the Science Olympiad club.
DAY LONG STUDY HALL: Senior Maria Zweig works on a speech assignment during her gold day block four class. Because of the teacher absences due to the Red for Ed march downtown, Zweig had no classes with agendas. Zweig said, “Basically every period has been a study hall, it’s been kind of boring but it’s nice getting a ton of work done.”
RESEARCH REVIEW: Junior Hope Brewer, left, and sophomore Davis Compton, right, discuss their research topics with their table group in AP Seminar on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Their topics all had a central theme of work, and they worked on finding perspectives, arguments, and solutions for their topics.
HOT COFFEE: Senior Lilly Gallagher buys a hot coffee from the Carmel Cafe and Market as senior Kamryn Kichefski takes her order. The Carmel Cafe and Market employees each have specific work times during and after school.
AMBIDEXTROUS ARTISTRY: Sophomore Ali Strzynski uses both of her hands to draw the human manifestation of envy during Drawing 3 on Oct. 15. Strzynski said shading was the hardest part of the drawing process, but drawing with two hands helped expedite the process.
MORNING WAITING: Junior Kehan Wang waits outside the media center in the morning on Oct. 2. Wang said she usually waits outside the library in the morning.
THE EARTH IS DYING: Junior William Van Horn annotates an article about climate change and prepares to debate about it in AP Seminar on Sept. 4. Van Horn says that so far he really enjoys AP Seminar and prefers it to any of the other English classes he has taken so far.
EGG-CELLENT CHEF: Carmel High School Culinary student and senior Abby Vernon whisks an egg while cooking on Sep 6 in the CHS culinary classroom. Vernon said she loves being able to learn something that she knows she will need in the future with teachers who help her understand mistakes.
RADIO FOOTBALL: Senior Jace Dery works on his football radio show on Sept. 9. Dery was on his release period to put in extra work for his show.
SURVEY DURING SRT: Vidhur Bynagari, calculus survey student and senior, sits with calculus survey teacher Matthew Wernke during SRT on Sept. 10. Bynagari said that he asked Wernke for help in order to review for his calculus survey test on Friday.
INTERVIEW PREPPING: Senior Robert Sanchez prepares the radio set up for interviews. Sanchez tells how college representatives are coming to Carmel High School and are speaking to him for interviews about the colleges. He plans to make a series with the all the interviews as a way to get the word out about what they have to offer.
KEY SPEECH: Sophomore Nicole Sale gives her officer speech for Key Club in the Freshman Cafeteria during late start on Sept. 18. Sale competed against two other sophomores for a position as Key Club class officer. Key Club’s next meeting will be on Oct. 9 in Media Classrooms 1 & 2.
SENIOR SMILES: Senior Ruby Sanders shares a funny story on her phone with her friends during her release period on Sept. 19. Senior schedule requires students to take four fully weighted classes in order to be eligible.
FUELING UP: Paige Zurcher, sophomore and member of Carmel Swim Club, drinks her chocolate milk while she eats breakfast after morning swim practice on Tuesday Sept. 17. That morning she had completed a leg focused workout in the CHS weight room. Zurcher said chocolate milk is an excellent source of protein for after practice recovery and she drinks it daily to keep healthy.
COMPLEX CIRCUITRY: Seniors Alana Tragesser and Deetya Iyer tinker with their circuit board during their Digital Electronics class on September 16. The circuits were designed to output a signal (a light) every set number of milliseconds. Tragesser said that in the class “they’re learning how to program circuits and [to know] which wires go where.”
TOURIST TIME: Senior Amanda Durham participates in Tourist Day, which is part of the annual school spirit week leading up to Homecoming. “It’s my last year at CHS, so why not go all out?” she said.
SPILL THE BEANS: Senior Gabbi Pinegar works at the Carmel Cafe & Market during lunch on October 9. The cafe is run by Carmel DECA and operates during school days from 7:00 to 2:15. Pinegar said, “I like that it gives a real world experience of what it would be like to work at an actual coffee shop, but it’s located here so it’s more relaxed.”
PIANO PRACTICE: Sophomore Caleb Beik improvises a small tune while warming up for a concert practice on October 3. Beik states, “I’ve been playing piano since I was three years old, it’s something that comes natural to me at this point. I love being able to express myself with music”. Beik explains when he has free time during class periods he practices his skills during them.
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Juniors Eric Lee and Emma Domke show off their school spirit on space themed day of homecoming week, on Sept. 25. On Wednesday of 2019 CHS homecoming week, each class had a different dress-up theme that related to their theme for playhouse building, which took place later that day. Lee, president of the junior class, helped lead playhouse building along with selling Chick-Fil-A earlier that morning for the class competition.
DANCING THE DAY AWAY: Junior Savannah Kahn dances with friends during the rave held by Mr. Andrews in the E halls to celebrate Homecoming on Sept 27. Kahn said “being able to party with friends and seeing CHS come together for Homecoming always make this day fun.”
QUEEN OF HEARTS: Junior Maylee O’Brien plays a round of tongues in her shortened Pre-Calculus class on Sept. 27. O’Brien said that the Green Day schedule is her favorite part of homecoming and she looks forward to it every year.
EXAM PREP: Gabriel Marshal, senior and IB English student, prepares for her summative "Paper 2" assessment as year 2 IB English students prepare for the IB exam in the spring. Marshal says " IB English is definitely harder this year than last year, we have to write this super long essay about contrasts in poetry." With IB English students' "Paper 2" underway, Mrs. Rhodes will be hosting evening sessions for students to practice an IB "Paper 2" in the coming weeks- look out for those dates!
COLLEGE COMPOSITIONS: Senior Andrew Zhang works on his Common App college application essay during a Transition to College Program period on Nov. 13. The Common App regular decision deadline for 2019 is Jan. 1.
