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CCS bus driver Dondi Bacon-Wruble greets students over the loudspeaker as they get on the bus after school. Bacon-Wruble is the driver of school bus number 50 that is pictured lined up outside of the Freshman Center. Bacon-Wruble said that the bus driver pay raise was necessary and praised the district-wide pay changes implemented for this year and next year.

CCS bus driver shortage leads to district pay changes, students discuss implications

Kate Loper October 22, 2021

To combat the bus driver shortage on Sept. 13 the school board agreed to increase the bus driver salary. The increase will be 7% in 2021-2022 with an additional 2% increase in 2022-2023. Associate Superintendent...

Construction will occur at the football field in 2023. According to Athletics Director Jim Inskeep, the administration has already discussed ideas for the construction.

Renovations to occur at football stadium, Murray Stadium

Darshini Shankar January 13, 2021

Within the next three years, multiple renovations will occur at the CHS athletic facilities. Athletics Director Jim Inskeep said some of these facilities include the natatorium, baseball fields, Murray...

Administration, staff prepares for decrease in funding

Administration, staff prepares for decrease in funding

Ally Horwitz October 23, 2020

For the 2021-22 school year, the CCS district anticipates operating on a 5% decrease due to a lowering of state sales and income taxes. This decrease is due to COVID-19 causing a decrease in sales tax...

Carmel Clay School District to continue to pay regularly scheduled employees until May 28

Carmel Clay School District to continue to pay regularly scheduled employees until May 28

Cady Armstrong May 8, 2020

Regularly scheduled employees working in the Carmel Clay School (CCS) district will continue to be paid for the remainder of the school year (May 21) despite the closure of school campuses according to...

CCS to increase teacher salaries for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years

October 10, 2019

All CCS teachers will be receiving a salary raise for the rest of this current 2019-2020 academic year and also for the 2020-2021 school year as well. Furthermore, life insurance for teachers will increase...

Cutlery Decisions: Administration considers switching from plastic cutlery to metal at CHS

Kiersten Riedford September 20, 2019

Recently, Clay Middle School, West Clay and College Wood elementary schools made the switch from plastic to metal cutlery. According to Jennifer McFarland, the director of nutritional services for Carmel...

Show Me the $$$

Show Me the $$$

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

Workers piled debris from the explosion in dumpsters while working at CHS on Jan. 2. According to Principal Tom Harmas, work crews have made efficient progress on repairs to the building but he does not know when all of the damage will be completely fixed. Photographer: Nick Beckman

After explosion, Harmas focuses on rebuilding CHS

Carson TerBush January 21, 2019

After the Dec. 26 explosion that occurred at CHS in a boiler room near the fieldhouse, Principal Tom Harmas said he and his administrative team have been focused on facilitating repairs and restoring the...

Q and A with Roger McMichael, Associate Superintendent of Business Affairs on upcoming upgrades for the school

May 18, 2018

Please explain some of the upgrades you and the school board decided on. The projects at the high school would consist of replacing some of the flooring. Also we will be paving at parking lots and drives...

Carmel police arrest two students in connection with social media threats

Carmel police arrest two students in connection with social media threats

February 20, 2018

According to Amy Dudley and Roger McMichael, interim superintendents of Carmel Clay Schools, two students were arrested on Feb. 19 in connection with gun threats posted on the social media app, Snapchat. Dudley...

School to operate on 'a normal schedule' on Tuesday with 'enhanced security plans in place'

School to operate on ‘a normal schedule’ on Tuesday with ‘enhanced security plans in place’

February 19, 2018
Carmel High School is taking additional security precautions against social media threats; a message to TCP students.
Senior Esteban Richey uses his phone
 to check Canvas. He said he often times has difficulty connecting to and using the Wi-Fi in different parts of CHS.

Superintendent to implement new courses for next school year, improve technology infrastructure at CHS

Nyssa Qiao November 8, 2017

Assistant Superintendent Amy Dudley said new courses for the 2018-2019 school year were just approved and include: a community service course by creating a technology help desk in which students can get...

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