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Students, counselor reflect on the long-term social effects of the pandemic

Students, counselor reflect on the long-term social effects of the pandemic

Deesha Roopesh March 22, 2024

Four years since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, students are back at school and have resumed their normal routines. However, lingering effects from isolation remain for some students like sophomore...

Junior Kelly Shi (left), junior Jessica Dinh (middle) and junior Julia Peng (right) dance along with Just Dance.

CCPL Chinese New Year event to represent Chinese traditions in Carmel, emphasizes importance of cultural heritage

Jasmine Y. Zhang February 13, 2024

The CHS National Chinese Honor Society is hosting a Chinese New Year celebration at the Carmel Clay Public Library (CCPL) on Feb. 14.  For freshman Chelsea Meng, the Chinese New Year event is a...

Senior Avery Guo works on a digital art project on her laptop. Guo said she uses a keyboard cover so that she can draw with her e-pencil without having to touch the screen.

Creativity accelerated by COVID-19, students reflect on pandemic three years ago

Evelyn Foster March 31, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic shackled many people to their houses for months on end. But for those like Avery Guo, president of the Artist’s Association and senior, this wasn’t such a bad thing. Over the...

Senior Kyle Sarjent assists a customer in finding a movie on March 4, 2023. Junior Sam Hankins said "COVID has affected hiring by reducing the amount of workers that can be on the clock at the same time and we now use more cleaning and sanitation methods like wearing masks and gloves.”

Students, CCRC counselors explore premise of part-time jobs for students, finding pros, cons

Matthew Du March 17, 2023

Junior Sam Hankins works at Flix Brewhouse, a theater and restaurant. He said the experience of working at a part-time job has helped him in other areas. “I run people's food, I make drinks sometimes...

Carmel youth participate in the Race for Riley on Sept. 17. Allison “Allie” Wolf, Cabinet leadership team member and senior, said this event is a good example of how Cabinet reaches out to the entirety of the community. She said Cabinet welcomes families and children of all ages at the Trick or Treat event on Oct. 29.

Cabinet to lead Trick or Treat event for families on Oct. 29 at Murray Stadium

Jillian Moore October 26, 2022

This Saturday, the Cabinet will provide Halloween-related fun for local children and their families, which they have spent the past few weeks planning. This is after successfully putting together the Tailgate...

Pandemic-era meal program set to change, affects students

Pandemic-era meal program set to change, affects students

Eddie Sun September 27, 2022

Since the beginning of the pandemic, federal programs were implemented to allow students to gain access to  free school lunches. These free school lunches were certainly  convenient; students did not...

Freshman Eesha Singh (right) speaks with freshman Nicole Awabdy about a school project. Singh said she believes unstructured time helps students spend their time more meaningfully while at school.

In light of February being National Time Management Month, students look at pros, cons of unstructured time

Safin Khatri and Arya Pinnamaneni February 23, 2022

Last year, millions of students transitioned into virtual and hybrid classroom settings because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as students transition back into full-time in-person learning, many students'...

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Tones of Growth

Saahas Kandru, Entertainment Reporter September 23, 2021

As the theatre students recover from the hardships of COVID-19, they transition back to a fully in-person school year with many new faces and anticipation of performances. Last year, the Carmel musical...

Students walk up the trail towards school after parking their cars as a bus leaves the campus in the background. Recent bus driver shortages have forced some students to carpool or drive to school.

Bus driver shortage changes students’ views on riding buses

Royce Brown September 23, 2021

Junior Arthur Yeh sits in the front seat of the bus, staring blankly through the window. He sluggishly moves in his seat as sweat rolls down his face. The humid air radiates inside the bus, even with the...

Students, teachers face unique challenges as they resume a "normal" schedule this year

Students, teachers face unique challenges as they resume a “normal” schedule this year

Cady Armstrong and Raghav Sriram August 12, 2021

Before the pandemic, juniors Abby Burnham and Nyah Lam said that they were inseparable.  “Previously, we always hung out during cross-country. We always had sports together and we went to the...

A representative for Mike’s Crew Carwash waits for students to arrive at her station at the job fair. The job fair was an opportunity for students to find and gain work experience while still in high school.

CHS students share how pandemic has shaped views on employment

Raghav Sriram May 16, 2021

Amidst the pandemic, junior Grace Sullivan laces up in her personal protective equipment before departing for work. “I work at the Carmel Senior Living Center so each time I go to work I need to make...

Don’t feel guilty about vaccine eligibility, protect  community, family members from spread of COVID-19

Don’t feel guilty about vaccine eligibility, protect community, family members from spread of COVID-19

Calina He April 24, 2021

In early January, I received an email saying that I was eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. Of course, this shocked me; I only knew healthcare workers were eligible for the vaccine. After reading the email,...

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