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Trinity Griffin, varsity cheerleader and senior, cheers for the varsity basketball team at a home game in March. She said one of the biggest challenges to being a student athlete is trying to maintain grades at school while performing for a sport. Although she said she values her grades, she said she prioritizes her mental health over her school work and grades.

Student athletes, counselor share experiences, perspectives on balancing school, life

Hannah Baer April 10, 2021

Bing Hudson, Varsity Men’s track runner and senior is a busy student athlete. He says that the best way that he manages his stress is to find a balance.  “I just try to balance things as much as...

More international students are studying in United States for diploma

More international students are studying in United States for diploma

News September 16, 2015

As senior Fangyi Deng comes home to a compact household with his aunt, uncle, cousin, grandparents and mother, he makes an alleviated shift from speaking English to speaking Cantonese, a southern dialect...

STUDENT BECOMES THE TEACHER: Junior Dana James teaches her mother some basic actions on Facebook. “Basically,” said James, “I just have to show Mom the ropes, and occasionally, I have to show her something new, but otherwise, she’s a fast learner. She knows her way around the site.” GAVIN COLAVITO / PHOTO

Studies show athletics is beneficial to academics

sports August 13, 2014

Get up. Go to school. Go to practice. Do homework. Go to sleep. Repeat. This is the daily schedule during the school year of junior Megan Kress. Kress is a member of the varsity women’s cross-country...

Exchange students to celebrate Halloween for the first time

Beats October 30, 2012

Exchange Students Club members will celebrate their first Halloween this year on Oct. 31. “Many of the foreign exchange students don’t have Halloween in their home countries,” David Mikesell,...

Foreign exchange students anticipate holidays with host families

Beats December 15, 2011

Foreign exchange students will spend the holidays this winter with their host families, away from home. “What ever their host families do for the holidays is what the students do. Most students travel...

Family time: Senior Julia Valente and Matthew Sheek, host brother and freshman, rake leaves from the yard. Valente, who has adjusted to life in Carmel, said chores are an adjustment that she has had to make between life in Carmel and life in Brazil.

Brazilian exchange student visits Carmel because of family’s experience

feature December 12, 2011

Senior Julia Valente is no native to this town. In August, she and six other students arrived from all over the world to spend a year as a Carmel student. The goal, according to the foreign exchange program’s...

Foreign exchange students get involved in school activities

Beats November 3, 2011

According to David Mikesell, sponsor of the foreign exchange program, the exchange students at this school are now participating in many school activities. “I like to see the kids get involved in...

Foreign exchange students adjusting to new school

Beats October 5, 2011

As the end of the first quarter nears, the foreign exchange students can now manage their way around school better and are getting to how the school runs. The students still continue to meet during SRT...

Foreign Exchange Student Program brings six new students

Beats September 18, 2011

The Foreign Exchange Student Program has six students in its program this year. The majority of students are from Germany. The students in the program meet monthly during SRT to make sure everyone is doing...

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