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Junior Mikey Moehl reads different graphs for finances on Sept. 11, 2023.

Students, teacher explore developments in financial literacy education

Lily Hao September 27, 2023

According to a 2023 study done by Ipsos, a French independent market research firm, about two thirds of Americans are financially literate. Financial literacy is the possession of skills and knowledge...

Sophomore Eric Zhu sits on a toilet with his laptop open. Zhu said that his company Aviato is a way for people to engage in venture capitalism anywhere, anytime. (Submitted photo: Eric Zhu)

Students reflect on job experiences, apply them to future careers

Royce Brown April 8, 2023

Junior Hayden Kress fidgets with his pen as he works on completing his homework for precalculus/trigonometry. Tapping the pen on his desk, twisting the cap and clicking it, he does anything to keep himself...

Students should embrace hustle culture for future success

Students should embrace hustle culture for future success

October 21, 2022

The Great Recession of 2008 was a key moment when people started overworking to live in a difficult economic and financial climate. This promoted the idea of “hustle culture,” in that we should glorify...

Pack it Up: The Importance of Thoughtful Packaging [Biz Buzz]

Pack it Up: The Importance of Thoughtful Packaging [Biz Buzz]

Chloe Sun December 14, 2020

Unfortunately, I am still in the process of scheduling interviews with a couple of small businesses, so in the meantime, let's talk about the importance of packaging. Sure, making orders are great, but...

Q+A with cabinet member Ethan DeVries, on dance marathon goals for this year

Da-Hyun Hong March 2, 2020

Ethan DeVries, Cabinet Member and Senior   Why do you participate in Dance Marathon? I participate in Dance Marathon because people say you can find small causes around your community that...

Pay the Subsidy: Because AP, IB tests are expensive, Indiana should consider subsidizing all standardized tests

Pay the Subsidy: Because AP, IB tests are expensive, Indiana should consider subsidizing all standardized tests

Lin-Lin Mo April 19, 2019

Every spring, our school’s gyms, theaters and classrooms are lined wall-to-wall with beige and gray desks. Students stand in queues holding their student IDs, pencil cases and water bottles in hand to...

Show Me the $$$

Show Me the $$$

Carson TerBush, Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2019

This is the art sculpture, titled Home Run, located on the roundabout at the intersection of 116th St. and Hazel Dell Parkway. Junior Vivian Werstler lives right next to this roundabout and said she agrees funds should go into roundabout sculptures, mentioning she hopes Carmel will continue building these pieces of art despite some negative response from citizens.

A Work Of (Public) Art: Students, mayor discuss aesthetics vs. costs of recently added public art on Carmel roundabouts

Isabella White September 21, 2018

After living in Carmel, a city well-known for frequent construction and dedication to improvement, the recent installment of new pieces of public art in the center of roundabouts came as no surprise to...

A Unique Promposal: CHS administration should work with students to enhance the prom experience

A Unique Promposal: CHS administration should work with students to enhance the prom experience

HiLite Staff April 20, 2018

Prom remains an integral part of the high school experience for the sake of aesthetic photos and adorable “promposals.” However, according to Cristen Cassler, prom coordinator and English teacher,...

More Money, More Problems. People should be more aware of the dangers posed by the consumerist culture of our society.

More Money, More Problems. People should be more aware of the dangers posed by the consumerist culture of our society.

perspectives January 21, 2016

Imagine you have $2 million. What would you do with it? Would you save it? Donate it? Spend it? If you’re Martin Shkreli, former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, then you’d spend $2 million on the Wu-Tang...

Forget about the money: Why we should value raising awareness for causes that matter to us over extravagant donations

perspectives November 14, 2014

On Oct. 14, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Facebook that he donated $25 million to help fight Ebola. The reactions that ensued were largely focused on the large sum of money and thus what an incredible man...

Financial Necessity Pushes Some Students to Self-Sufficiency

Financial Necessity Pushes Some Students to Self-Sufficiency

feature March 27, 2014

Ever since senior Tristan Schilling was 10 years old, he assumed he was broke. There were times when his parents could not pay the bills. There were nights they spent without electricity. There were days...

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