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MAKING MONEY: Senior Luisana Rodriguez checks how many seats are available in Red Robin. Rodriguez has worked at Red Robin for a little less than a year. She said that her family sends money over to their relatives in Venezuela to help make their lives easier.

Moving from Venezuela to Carmel opens new doors for students

Kassandra Darnell April 19, 2019

Two years ago, senior Luisana Rodriguez and her mother left their home in Venezuela and moved to the United States in order to avoid the growing political and economic crisis spreading across the country....

Show Me the $$$

Show Me the $$$

Carson TerBush, Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2019

Junior Audrey Satchivi and her mom Marie Satchivi talk before the start of the school day. Audrey said she believes that by being the daughter of a teacher at CHS makes all the teacher union protests more personal.

Strike Back: Educational expert, students discuss teacher protests, future of education system

Angela Qian May 18, 2018

On Feb. 9, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that there were seven major work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers in 2017, the second lowest number on record, and none of which included teachers....

Author Pranav Sriram

Column: Don’t Blame the Education System

Pranav Sriram February 7, 2018

The U.S. public education system is routinely blamed for poor American academic performance and interest. While I acknowledge the U.S. education system isn’t perfect (no education system is) and is drastically...

Carmel Culture: As USA Today ranked Carmel as the Best Place to live in America, students, staff define what makes Carmel unique from other locations

Carmel Culture: As USA Today ranked Carmel as the “Best Place to live in America”, students, staff define what makes Carmel unique from other locations

Amy Tian, Raphael Li, and Laasya Mamidipalli October 26, 2017

Based on the interviews, respondents said what defines CHS is the size of the student body and the number of opportunities available. On the other hand, there’s more academic and athletic competition,...

Students, teachers compare American education system to foreign counterparts

Students, teachers compare American education system to foreign counterparts

feature January 21, 2016

As the school day progresses, senior Terry Zhou is reminded of the differences in education between China and the United States. These differences go unnoticed by most CHS students, who have never experienced...

Students consider value of driver education in spite of documented increases in participation

Students consider value of driver education in spite of documented increases in participation

feature November 13, 2015

Christian Stahly, recently licensed driver and junior, was introduced to driver education in a way typical to many CHS students: receiving a flyer advertising the class during one of his lunch periods...

Paying for College. Cost should not be a roadblock.

Paying for College. Cost should not be a roadblock.

perspectives March 20, 2015

Everyone knows this statement to be true: college is an expensive economic burden. In some cases, college becomes so costly that some forego the chance for a higher education due to the price tag alone....

State of the Education System. Grades get in the way of learning.

State of the Education System. Grades get in the way of learning.

Contributor January 22, 2015

As of December 2014, I finished my first semester of precalculus intermediate with a D+. Throughout the semester, my quarterly grades were composed of multiple 100-point quizzes and cumulative tests with...

There And Back Again: Post-Common Core education goals need to be more than a change in name, administration

There And Back Again: Post-Common Core education goals need to be more than a change in name, administration

perspectives April 24, 2014

The story of Common Core in Indiana is about flip-flops. Back in 2010, Indiana was among the first states to implement the national standards, which promised to improve American students’ chances in...

Be humane. Dissection should not be mandatory.

Be humane. Dissection should not be mandatory.

perspectives March 27, 2014

I have a pretty amazing body. You do too. Actually, most people do.  I know this for a fact because I’m taking human anatomy and physiology this year. Every Gold Day morning, I learn a little bit more...

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