Members of the men’s varsity soccer team win against North Central on Sep.15, feel excited, ready for game against Pike on Sep. 22
September 22, 2020
On Sep. 15, members of the men’s varsity soccer team won against North Central 1-0. According to Jim Inskeep, minutes before the game ended, both teams were rallying the ball back and forth with our school being able to keep the lead all the way to the end. Chase Havice, varsity soccer player and jun...
Coach, players feel ready for upcoming game against North Central on Sep. 15 despite canceled, delayed practices
September 14, 2020
Ever since the pandemic struck, multiple sports clubs, teams, championships, and games have been postponed or stopped altogether; however, sports teams are starting to make a comeback and playing just as well as they used to, if not better. The men’s varsity soccer team is an example of that. For C...
Men’s varsity soccer ties with Guerin Catholic
October 22, 2019
The men’s varsity soccer team tied with Guerin Catholic with a score of 1-1. The tie moves the team’s record to 8-3-3 for the season. Babacar Diatta, soccer player and senior, said he believes the team played well overall. “We played well against Guerin and created some chances but we were un...
Men’s soccer defeats Harrison High School
October 22, 2019
The men’s soccer team beat Harrison High School by a score of 5-0. One of the team’s more impressive performances, their record now improves to 9-3-3. Babacar Diatta, soccer player and senior, said he believes the team had one of their better performances, offensively. “We played very well moving the ba...
Men’s soccer season ends with Sectional loss to Zionsville
October 22, 2019
The 2019 season for the men’s soccer team ended with a loss to Zionsville by a score of 2-1. The team finished with a record of 9-4-3. Babacar Diatta, soccer player and senior, said he believes the team had some challenges with keeping possession of the ball and moving it up the field. “We had d...
Increase in men’s soccer game attendance helped soccer team throughout season
October 25, 2018
As of late, the small stands of Murray Stadium have been filling up for the men’s soccer team whenever they play. As cheering has been louder and louder for every game they play, the players and coaches alike have noticed its effect and appreciated it. “The bigger the crowd, the more jacked up the...
Men’s soccer focuses on defense in Sectional game against Pike High School
October 3, 2018
After a successful regular season and a close game with Pike High School only two weeks earlier, the CHS Men’s soccer team readies up for the state season in their first sectionals match. “We had played (Pike High School) earlier in the season and they had scored a late goal o...
Men’s Soccer Loses to Brebeuf in Sectional
Alina Husain
October 4, 2017
The Carmel men’s soccer team went head-to-head against Brebeuf in the first round of the Sectional on Oct. 3. The final score was Brebeuf 2, CHS 1. According to Head Coach Shane Schmidt, the team’s ultimate goal for the season was to advance to and ultimately win a State Championship. “Well ...
Men’s soccer faces Pike on Sept. 19
Alina Husain, Acumen Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2017
The Carmel men’s soccer team will play Pike on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at Murray Stadium. Carmel’s team is currently ranked 17th in the state, while their competitor Pike is ranked 68th. The men’s soccer team is also coming into the game with significant momentum as they have won five of their last...
Student athletes come back better than ever after suffering from major medical problems
Alina Husain, Reporter
March 17, 2017
For most CHS students, Feb. 16, 2016 was just another normal day, but for Matt Cooper, student athlete and senior, it was a day that would change the rest of his life. On that day, Cooper was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. The diagnosis presented Cooper with a low chance of survival, and it...
FAMILY MATTERS
Ben Traylor and Jess Canaley
November 17, 2016
In most athletic situations at school, families can participate as spectators, watching their sibling or child compete from the sidelines. However, for a few at CHS, being involved in sports is their opportunity to compete and grow with their family members on the same court or field. For these fami...
DOUBLE TROUBLE: CHS athletes play a second sport to become better athletes, teammates
Jess Canaley, Reporter
October 13, 2016
Players state and nation -wide are becoming less sport-specific and more all-around athletes. Many students at CHS have developed a primary and secondary sport, such as track and cross country, to keep conditioned year-round, a habit that is more frequently being designated as desirabl...
TURNING A NEW PAGE: Terri Ramos, department chairperson for media and communications, gives an orientation tour of the media center to honors English 9 students. Ramos said the tour was important for freshmen to familiarize themselves with the media center’s various resources.
MACHINE MANAGEMENT: Senior and TechHOUNDS team lead Drew Sanchez reviews the club roster during the callout meeting on Oct. 8. The meeting involved an introductory session for each club division in which the robot ops, programming and electrical, construction, and PR divisions each broke out into small groups to discuss guidelines and expectations for the 2020-21 season.
Eli Sushka, a freshman drumline member, puts all his focus on the drum for his solo in the drumlines performance during school on Oct. 2nd. The drumline members put on a show every passing period on Friday to get people pumped up for Homecoming. This is one of many things CHS did to get people excited for Homecoming this year.
DEBATE DEBRIEF: Sophomore members of the CHS Debate team, Claire Swigart (Left) and Ainsley Strothkamp (Right) meet after school and prepare for an impromptu round in World Schools on Oct. 1. Swigart said that impromptu rounds were her favorite as they don’t put much pressure on the members to have a solid case against the opposition.
ARGUING IN MASKS: Lincoln-Douglas lead Jasmine Hsu welcomes new debaters into debate club on Sept. 29. Students in debate were preparing for an upcoming Big Questions tournament.
CRAZY COLORS: Students in the Carmel cohort at CHS wore tie dye to school on Sept. 29 for homecoming spirit week. The homecoming football game will be on Friday, October 2nd against the Ben Davis Giants.
MORE THAN A STATEMENT: Morgan Blakey, senior and co-president of the Black Student Alliance, talks at the club meeting on September 24th to discuss the administration’s statement in response to racism at Carmel High. The Black Student Alliance and the Advancement of Asian Americans in Arts and Athletics (A5) met for an hour while Dr. Harmas and other teachers listened to the student body’s encounters with racism. The school plans on developing an equity and inclusion advisory committee to create Identity Safe classrooms at Carmel High.
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SOCIALLY DISTANT STRETCHING: Sage Moore, women’s cross country runner and junior, stretches after her run on Sept. 16. Moore will compete in the JV North Central Invite on Friday Sept. 18 at North Central High School.
Sarah Kennedy, fiber arts student and junior, practices needle felting during class on Sept. 11. Kennedy described felting as using loose wool and yarn to create a piece of felt. In this case, Kennedy created the design of a daisy with her loose fibers.
PRE-CLASS CHATS: Gillian Thompson, AP Seminar student and junior, talks to a friend before class on Oct. 14. Thompson said that she enjoys catching up with friends during passing period because she can’t talk to them during class.
