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Senior Ella Fry and fellow travelers listen to a presentation by a Spanish public official. Fry said, "While I learned a lot in Spanish class that set me up for the program, the overall improvement I had in Spain was incredible." (Submitted: Ella Fry)

Bilingual students, teacher reflect on the value of language immersion, a summer abroad

Riva Jain and Aditi Purohit September 12, 2025

Growing up, senior Ella Fry spent a lot of time speaking Spanish with the employees at her mother’s bakery, forging a bond she said she only could have created through shared laughter, culture and above...

Senior Kaden Rush practices a piece on the violin during the Cultural Exchange Project’s performance rehearsal at CHS on Dec. 9, 2024. As the president of CEP, Rush handled scheduling meetings throughout the year.

Club Spotlight: Cultural Exchange Project

Lucy Han December 11, 2024

Kaden Rush, president of Cultural Exchange Project (CEP) and senior Why did you become an officer for CEP? I started CEP because there were lots of things I wanted to do at the school, like in arts...

Sophomore Arjun Yadav (left) and Spanish teacher Margaret Edwards (right) have a conversation about their plans over winter break in Spanish on Dec. 12. Yadav said, “Students could take more foreign language classes, utilize language learning apps, go to some of the clubs that CHS offers, or even watch shows from other countries that are linguistically different than here.”

Learning multiple languages help students explore different cultures

Emma Hu January 9, 2024

Jan. 10 marks National League of Nations Day, a day dedicated to promoting cohesive culture and international cooperation. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, 67.3 million people in the U.S....

Members of the Carmel Quiz Bowl team display their plaque, banner and medals after winning the statewide Quiz Bowl tournament. Following this tournament, the team will continue their in-person practices every Thursday in Room A208. “We had a great time at State; we got to meet teams from all around Indiana and talk to them about Quiz Bowl and how they study (and) practice,” Jordan Seigel, co-president and senior, said via email.

Carmel Quiz Bowl wins State, prepares to host competitions

Claire He March 12, 2023

Carmel Quiz Bowl will compete at the High School National Championship Tournament (HSNCT), which will take place in Atlanta this year. To prepare for the logistics of the HSNCT, the team plans to run...

Principal Tim Phares sits at his desk. He said he is conducting classroom observations for new teachers this year. “When I go in and do a scheduled observation,” Phares said, “I’ll spend 45 to 50 minutes up to an hour in a room.”

Administration conducts teacher observations, prepares to attend large-school consortium meeting

Archit Kalra and Chenyao Liu October 19, 2022

As the school transitions back from fall break, Principal Tim Phares said he will continue to conduct classroom observations for new teachers. “I observe every teacher that is brand new to our school...

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