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Juniors Mariam Morad (left) and Laila Abumahfouz (right) take pictures during SSRT on Feb. 16, 2023. “I started wearing the hijab because many Islamic scholars have agreed that wearing the hijab is mandatory,” Morad said. “However, this is not the only reason I wanted to wear the hijab because it represents who I am as a Muslim.”

Hijabi students, teacher discuss experience with and stigma surrounding hijab

Ayaan Nadeem and Salima Sher February 27, 2024

Every Muslim’s journey with the hijab is different.  For junior Mariam Morad, she started wearing her hijab right before high school.  “I started wearing the hijab because many Islamic scholars...

Nina Godbole and her family take a selfie while traveling in Poland Godbole said "I guess I don't relate to one group completely but at home, it's just my family so balancing has never really been an issue."
 (Submitted Photo: Nina Godbole)

Multiracial students, parents, professor share experiences, challenges with discrimination

Lorna Ding June 7, 2023

“What are you?” This is a question familiar to multiracial individuals—people who may identify with more than one race or ethnicity—like senior Aiko Ileleji, who is half-Nigerian and half-Japanese. “When...

Junior Kenzie Mattingly waters and measures plants kept in a biology room for scientific observation. She said as a woman in the life sciences there have  been times where she's been afraid to give her input.

Women in STEM emphasize the struggles of gender bias within school, workplace

Avery Carlisle March 31, 2023

Junior Kenzie Mattingly said she has a dream of working in the medical field as a woman once she graduates. However, she said the STEM field is still not quite an equal community for women compared to...

Emily Hahn smiles for a photo next to a chinese dancing lion. Hahn said that the only time she visited China was for about two weeks in 2011 when she was six years old. (Submitted Photo: Emily Hahn)

In honor of National Adoption Month in November, students, parents share struggles with discrimination, stereotypes

Lorna Ding and Pahal Sehgal November 30, 2022

As a Black individual adopted into a white family, history teacher Joshua Peterman said he witnesses first-hand the way he is treated differently from his family members. “Because both of my parents...

New dress code policies discriminate against females, stereotype males

New dress code policies discriminate against females, stereotype males

HiLite Staff September 13, 2022

Starting this school year, administrators have updated and become stricter about the dress code policies within this school. Some of these restrictions include students having to cover their midriff, torso,...

Muslim students observe Ramadan next month,  discrimination still an issue both in CHS, Carmel community

Muslim students observe Ramadan next month, discrimination still an issue both in CHS, Carmel community

Royce Brown and Zainab Idrees March 25, 2022

Freshman Mariam Morad adjusts her hijab during class. The hijab is a head covering that is worn by some Muslim women and is typically worn in public.  For Morad, it reminds her of who she is: a Muslim.  According...

Seniors Jesus Andres Sanchez (left) and Daniyal Sher (right) laugh together during Mr. Carmel 2022. Andres escorted Sher at the event, dedicated to raising money for Special Olympics Indiana.

Students with developmental disabilities, staff talk about treatment of disabled students at CHS

Caitlyn Mount and Arya Pinnamaneni March 18, 2022

According to the CDC, one in 33 people are born with a birth defect. Senior Jesus Andres Sanchez was one of those people. Because of this, he needs some accommodations to help him succeed, such as using...

Junior Marielle Cortelyou and senior Annie Salter pose with a bisexual flag. Cortelyou, the president of the Gender and Sexuality Alliance, said she believed Bisexual Pride Day was a validating occasion.

Bisexual students celebrate Bisexual Pride Day, confront stigma

Claire He and Kruti Subbannavar September 23, 2021

President of the Gender and Sexuality Alliance Club (GSA) and junior Marielle Cortelyou, who identifies as bisexual, plans on baking heart-shaped sugar cookies decorated with the bisexual flag colors...

African-American students sport natural hair,  celebrate Natural Hair Movement this Black History Month

African-American students sport natural hair, celebrate Natural Hair Movement this Black History Month

Anushka Dasgupta and Riya Chinni February 21, 2020

When people ask senior Kiara Garcia if they can touch her hair, she’s never offended. Instead, she said she uses these situations as an opportunity to educate others about her natural hair texture. As...

One Tragedy, Many Victims. The Peter Liang verdict further exposes  racial bias in the law enforcement system.

One Tragedy, Many Victims. The Peter Liang verdict further exposes racial bias in the law enforcement system.

perspectives March 18, 2016

Picture yourself just getting out of the police academy and instead of getting sent to a city like Carmel, you get sent to a public-housing project in Detroit, Memphis, Tenn. or Oakland, Calif., cities...

Writing coach and junior Kyle Walker

Discrimination. States should consider consequences of discrimination measures

perspectives March 27, 2014

On Feb. 17, a modified version of the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage known as House Joint Resolution 3 (HJR-3) passed the Indiana Senate. The Senate chose to keep the first sentence, which defines...

Living Latino in America

feature March 25, 2011

U.S. Latino youth encounter persistent stereotyping, according to new study By Katie Utken <[email protected]> Senior Dahiana Lopez-Rodriguez’s breaking point came in biology. When her class...

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