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Coquettes begin their 2018-2019 season

Hannah Gretz November 17, 2018

Winter sports are officially underway at this school, marking an official start to the 2018-2019 coquettes dance season. Students were able to tryout for this winter dance team during the week of fall...

Willkommen Back: As Carmel prepares for second year of popular German-style market, here are takeaways from year one

Hannah Gretz November 16, 2018

The smell of scrumptious hot chocolates, pretzels and several other food and drink options create a satisfying aroma when walking around Carmel’s Christkindlmarkt. However, last year this family-friendly...

Juniors and dancers Lexi Dungey (left) and Maddy Massa (right) have lunch together as team members. The girls try to balance school, dance and socialization. “When we are together outside of practice, we bond in ways that benefit our sportsmanship and time together on the team,” Massa said.

Charisma season draws to a close, coquettes “kicks” off

Hannah Gretz October 21, 2018

As fall sports wrap up at this school, winter sports are beginning, including the winter dance team, coquettes. With this, the fall dance team, charisma, concludes. “I loved being part of the charisma...

The Charisma dance team is scheduled to perform this Friday at the Homecoming pep rally.

Charisma dance team continues performances

Hannah Gretz September 27, 2018

The Charisma dance team is scheduled to perform this Friday at the Homecoming pep rally. The team is currently working on creating new dances that reflect their new choreography. They practice three days...

Juniors and dancers Lexi Dungey (left) and Maddy Massa (right) have lunch together as team members. The girls try to balance school, dance and socialization. “When we are together outside of practice, we bond in ways that benefit our sportsmanship and time together on the team,” Massa said.

Charisma dance team begins new season

Hannah Gretz September 3, 2018

The fall 2018 dance season is officially underway for the Charisma dance team as they work to perform for the first time this season. “We started on the first day of school,” junior and dancer Maddy...

Sophomore Ayman Bolad takes a photo of sophomore Maclean Wood on a retro car. Bolad contacted Wood to collaborate on setting up the outdoor photo shoot.

Within the Lens: With rise of social media platforms, CHS students explore different modes of artistry

Hannah Gretz, Kassandra Darnell, and Marissa Ryan April 20, 2018

It didn’t take long for sophomore Ayman Bolad to become interested in photography. “A friend of mine was working on something with photography and I thought it was so cool; I wanted to do that. That...

SING IT: Director Katherin Kouns gives instructions to the class. A capella groups rely solely on the sounds that are produced from their voices and other instrumental sounds from beatboxing, snapping or clapping.

Sweet Melody: CHS a capella group Select Sound finds voice as new choir in time for concert

Hannah Gretz March 23, 2018

As a school with 10 choirs, Select Sound prepares to take the stage as a single choir for the second year in a row. The concert, “Ear Candy,” will entail a multitude of pieces, sung a capella, by the...

Hannah Gretz, column author and sophmore

Up To Us: Our generation determines social media trends

Hannah Gretz February 20, 2018

Since 2005, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and many other social media platforms have emerged and made their way onto many teeanagers cellphones. Year by year, these apps have steadily gained new...

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Marching band members rehearse by walking in sync with each other. The marching band takes a large trip every four years, with previous trips including England, Hawaii, New York and  California as well. PHOTO/ RICHA LOUIS

Marching West: CHS Marching Band competes in regional band competition in California

Hannah Gretz October 26, 2017

Every four years the CHS marching band has the opportunity to travel beyond this school and neighboring schools in order to compete with other bands from across the nation. On Tuesday, the marching band...

Sophomore Annie Rose looks into the lens of a film camera, representing her Boston nativity with a “Boston Strong” shirt. Rose moved from Boston as a child and said she remembers the impact of the Boston Marathon on her family after moving to Indiana.

Stronger than Terrorism: Boston bombing film sparks controversy and awareness among CHS students and staff

Hannah Gretz September 21, 2017

Onthe afternoon of Monday, April 15, 2013, two young men detonated a homemade bomb at the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon. Since the attack, the event has been nationally publicized and is now...

The Charisma dance team performed recently at the homecoming pep rally. They used different songs in their performance to demonstrate new choreography. “Pep session is one of our bigger performances since it is in front of the entire school,” sophomore Kendall Greene said.

Charisma dance season underway

Hannah Gretz, Reporter September 20, 2017

With one performance down, the Charisma dance team continues to prepare for future performances. They practice three times a week so they can effectively “wow” the crowd. As the girls have one performance...

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