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Junior Marcus Grethen talks to a friend while wearing an ugly sweater. Grethen competes to create the ugliest sweater in his family’s holiday competition.

Ugly sweater tradition embraces the eccentric, encourages students to participate in wacky traditions

Mahitha Konjeti December 20, 2024

Nationally, Ugly Sweater Day is celebrated on the third Friday of every December. This year, the holiday will take place on Dec. 20. Junior Marcus Grethen said celebrating Ugly Sweater Day with his family...

Senior Feryal Haider uses ChatGPT to solve math problems on a whiteboard on Dec. 3. Haider said effective AI use has helped her perform better in school.

Teacher, students weigh benefits, drawbacks of Artificial Intelligence in education

Charlotte Moser December 7, 2024

For senior Feryal Haider, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become part of both her education and her everyday life.  “I use AI a lot when it comes to helping me solve math problems or chemistry problems...

Online political rage-bait debates serve as a deterrent to constructive discourse

Online political rage-bait debates serve as a deterrent to constructive discourse

Mahitha Konjeti November 16, 2024

In the couple weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election, my entire TikTok and YouTube pages were filled with tons of videos of conservatives debating liberals on hot topic issues that they disagreed...

Keeping up with Carmel EP 2: The Halloween Episode, Halloween traditions, and trick or truth?

Mahitha Konjeti, Eileen Roh, and Caitlin Follman October 31, 2024

Tune in for the Halloween Special of "Keeping up with Carmel," as hosts Mahitha Konjeti and Eileen Roh talk about their favorite Halloween traditions, costumes, candy, and more. The views in this podcast...

Counselor, students examine social media habits, doomscrolling’s effects on mental health

Counselor, students examine social media habits, doomscrolling’s effects on mental health

Mahitha Konjeti October 24, 2024

For senior Lala Xiong, social media can be an addictive and exciting experience that is hard to control effectively. “I enjoy social media because it’s entertaining and my friends are all on it....

Keeping up with Carmel EP 1: Homecoming themes, reality shows, and how to apply for college

Mahitha Konjeti, Eileen Roh, and Caitlin Follman September 19, 2024

Tune in as hosts Mahitha Konjeti and Eileen Roh talk about this year's homecoming themes, popular reality television shows, and more. The views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of...

Amid rising popularity of ‘Love Island USA,’ conversations regarding online protection of influencers more important than ever [opinion]

Amid rising popularity of ‘Love Island USA,’ conversations regarding online protection of influencers more important than ever [opinion]

Mahitha Konjeti September 11, 2024

“Love Island USA, Season 6” is peak reality television. It has all the key elements necessary to make a show that is not only easy to watch but also incredibly compelling and fascinating. I had never...

Mock Trial attorney Ava Luo gets ready to give her closing statement for the state final round against Trinity Christian School at the Marion County Community Justice Center on Sunday, Mar. 17, 2024. “I think that I’ve learned a lot from both (Speech & Debate team) and Mock Trial about public speaking. One (lesson) is to keep in mind is that not everything is going to go as planned,” Luo said. “And when something doesn’t go as planned, it’s important to not panic and (to) adapt to the circumstances.” (Submitted Photo: Ava Luo)

Speech and Debate coach, students evaluate the significance of public speaking clubs on confidence, professional development

Mahitha Konjeti August 7, 2024

For senior Ava Luo, her participation in Mock Trial and Speech and Debate has improved her confidence regarding public speaking and made her a more adaptive speaker overall.  “I used to get extremely...

Review: "Gone Girl" is a glorious narrative of narcissism, relationships and perception culminating in the ultimate viewing experience [MUSE]

Review: “Gone Girl” is a glorious narrative of narcissism, relationships and perception culminating in the ultimate viewing experience [MUSE]

Mahitha Konjeti May 16, 2024

Released in October of 2014, “Gone Girl” has served as the ultimate female rage movie for the past decade. Its ability to capture the complexity of a performative marriage and the subconscious of two...

The Carmel High School Speech & Debate team discuss American politics and government at a meeting on April 20. Junior Maxwell Goatee said “Voting is an essential part of American democracy and needs to be pushed more for the youth.”

Students bring up youth voting, a decrease shown overall

Kate Loper May 15, 2024

Two years ago, The New York Times reported that less than 50% of 18 to 24 year olds did not vote. This created a nearly 15-point difference when compared to the turnout. Younger people don't vote because...

Review: Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is the long awaited exposé of pedophilia within the children’s entertainment industry [MUSE]

Review: Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is the long awaited exposé of pedophilia within the children’s entertainment industry [MUSE]

Mahitha Konjeti April 20, 2024

Released in March of 2024, “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” has provided a deeper look into the atrocities committed by children’s entertainment giant Nickelodeon during its height. This...

Varsity Valorant and Junior Shane Phillips loads into Valorant. The toxicity ingame is just something you have to expect to deal with, he said.

With increase of negativity online due to anonymity, students, teacher, weigh limiting free speech online for toxicity

Isaac Hsu April 2, 2024

As the amount of websites and restrictions online continue to grow, people have found it harder to tolerate the freedom of speech online while considering toxic comments. Logan MacRae, Junior and Varsity...

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