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With the release of the new Hearstopper season students, teachers theorize on if queer media has broken into mainstream culture.

With the release of the new Hearstopper season students, teachers theorize on if queer media has broken into mainstream culture.

Nora Mariano October 31, 2024

Season 3 of “Hearstopper” dropped at the start of October and the consistently well-rated show enjoyed another good run and earned a 100% critic score. The Netflix show is an English coming-of-age...

New bill HB 1608 creates issues for LGBTQ+ students, attendance complicated for teachers

New bill HB 1608 creates issues for LGBTQ+ students, attendance complicated for teachers

Ethan Blastick September 28, 2023

Now that we are past the first two weeks of school, name introductions and icebreakers are over. However, taking attendance has been a little more complicated for students and teachers this year. On Nov....

Sophomores Lynn Perrin and Izzy Holtz partake in a discussion about issues that trans students face at school and in life in general during the GSA meeting on Wednesday, April 19.

Students, assistant principal respond to new anti-LGBTQ legislation

Lorna Ding April 28, 2023

Deadnaming is the act of referring to someone by the name they no longer use, and if junior Ren Olson had to come out as transgender again today, he said there would be a possibility he would choose to...

Students, drag queen scrutinize proposed drag show ban

Nora Mariano March 29, 2023

Senior Amelia Vrtis has seen the drag shows at Carmel Pride for two years now and she said she has positive memories of the event. “I thought it was really impressive that people can dance like that...

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...

12th-grader Aika Uda (fourth from left) poses with classmates and handmade candy on Valentines Day. Uda said it’s customary in Japan for women to give chocolates all the men in their lives.

Students recognize, celebrate Valentines Day in different ways

Raghav Sriram and Kruti Subbannavar February 14, 2021

Japanese students at CHS sister school talk about Valentines, White Day traditions The morning of Valentines Day in Seikyo Gakuen High School in Osaka, Japan, sister school of CHS, dawns with friends...

Sophomore Anna Thompson eats at a local Chick-fil-A. Thompson said that while the boycotting the company sends a message, she feels that it is not on a large enough scale to be effective.

Chick-fil-Nay?: Students say Christian company should be more transparent with its business practices, values

Angela Qian May 23, 2019

A few months ago, freshman Daniel Tanner started to boycott Chick-fil-A. “There had been a lot of news about how they treated their employees, little rumors and stuff, and then them being a big Christian...

Hartfelt Apology? : Reporters Ashwin Prasad and Lily McAndrews debate whether Kevin Hart should host Oscars after scandal over homophobic tweets

Hartfelt Apology? : Reporters Ashwin Prasad and Lily McAndrews debate whether Kevin Hart should host Oscars after scandal over homophobic tweets

Ashwin Prasad, Lily McAndrews February 22, 2019

Experienced, entertaining host Kevin Hart should be forgiven for decade-old homophobic tweets As many of you know by now, the Oscars will not have a host this year. Its original host, Kevin Hart, quit...

GSA meeting unconfirmed, will participate in Day of Silence on April 19

Beats April 16, 2013

Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) has not confirmed it will have a meeting on April 18. The group generally meets every other Thursday, however no meeting has been planned for this week as of yet, according...

GSA to participate in Day of Silence

Beats March 5, 2013

The Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) will participate in the National Day of Silence on April 19. Sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), Day of Silence is a day of action in which...

Ally Week date to be announced

Beats November 29, 2012

The Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) has yet to set a date for Ally Week. Originally planned for Nov. 12, the group did not end up doing anything during that week. Although unclear about the exact date, the...

Gay-Straight Alliance to host Ally Week

Beats October 18, 2012

The Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) will host Ally Week in the upcoming weeks. The purpose of Ally Week is to identify, support and celebrate allies of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning)...

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