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Students, teacher weigh impact of celebrity endorsements on students’ political views

Students, teacher weigh impact of celebrity endorsements on students’ political views

Keira Kress and Ivy Zhen October 29, 2024

Following the 2024 presidential debate on Sept. 10, Taylor Swift took to Instagram to post an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.  “I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe...

Review: Judy Moody encourages viewers to make the best out of their summer [MUSE]

Review: Judy Moody encourages viewers to make the best out of their summer [MUSE]

Salima Sher October 14, 2024

In the spirit of being honest, I mostly forgot about Judy Moody And The Not Bummer Summer until a clip of it popped up on my For You page on TikTok. I recognized it vaguely but couldn’t remember the...

Senior Ella Williams dance competively at many different competitions. In response to “Dance Moms”, Williams said, “It’s not exactly accurate, like 100% to actual competitive dance. You’re not performing new dances every single week.” (Submitted Photo: Ella Williams)

Amid Dance Moms revival, dancers, counselor weigh in on representation of dance culture in media

Keira Kress and Salima Sher September 19, 2024

News of “Dance Moms: A New Era” left many “Dance Moms” fans highly skeptical of its ability to live up to the original series. Despite the popularity of “Dance Moms” and its legacy in pop culture,...

CHS students studying at the Carmel Clay Public Library (CCPL) on May 13. Jamie Beckman, CCPL Teen Services Department Manager, said, "Many patrons have told us that they are glad to see students studying and using the library."

CHS Assessments and Cultivating Experiences (A.C.E.) schedule’s impact on library

Salima Sher May 20, 2024

The Carmel Clay Public Library (CCPL) is a popular after-school stop for many CHS students due to its proximity to this school. However, the number of students using the library prior to 4:05 p.m. increases...

Students sit on the bleachers as they wait for the Carmel Mayor Youth Council (CMYC) badminton tournament to start on Feb. 16. The tournament, partnered with Badminton Club, raised $558 for Riley’s Children’s Hospital.

Club Spotlight: Badminton Club

Salima Sher April 21, 2024

Ryune Kono, president of Badminton Club and senior When did you join the Badminton Club? I joined Badminton Club in my sophomore year when it was newly made. What made you decide to get involved...

Senior Karishma Sankar (left) and junior Ashley Paul (right) plan for the TEDxCHS conference on March 18. Sponsor of TEDx Grant Benefiel said, “We give the speakers the opportunity to share their interpretation of the theme."

TEDxCarmelHighSchool to host speaker conference March 23 at Carmel Clay Public Library

Salima Sher March 22, 2024

This year’s TEDx conference will be hosted in the Carmel Clay Public Library’s community room on March 23, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Some of the speakers include IU’s Dr. Demetra Andrews, senior Katie...

In light of National Languages Week, students, language instructor discuss effects of learning one’s mother tongue

In light of National Languages Week, students, language instructor discuss effects of learning one’s mother tongue

Ayaan Nadeem and Salima Sher March 1, 2024

Throughout his childhood, sophomore Rafan Tajwer said his earliest memories were in his mother tongue of Urdu. “So by technical standards, my first language is English, though my earliest memories...

AP African American Studies offers an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in African history

AP African American Studies offers an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in African history

Salima Sher February 28, 2024

AP African American Studies (APAAS) is a relatively new AP class, currently being taught as a pilot class and officially being launched in fall 2024. While single-semester classes such as African Studies...

Juniors Mariam Morad (left) and Laila Abumahfouz (right) take pictures during SSRT on Feb. 16, 2023. “I started wearing the hijab because many Islamic scholars have agreed that wearing the hijab is mandatory,” Morad said. “However, this is not the only reason I wanted to wear the hijab because it represents who I am as a Muslim.”

Hijabi students, teacher discuss experience with and stigma surrounding hijab

Ayaan Nadeem and Salima Sher February 27, 2024

Every Muslim’s journey with the hijab is different.  For junior Mariam Morad, she started wearing her hijab right before high school.  “I started wearing the hijab because many Islamic scholars...

Q&A: New FAFSA legislation with college and career programming coordinator

Q&A: New FAFSA legislation with college and career programming coordinator

Salima Sher January 24, 2024

  Melinda Stephan, college and career programming coordinator What is FAFSA? FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid and it actually describes itself pretty well....

Bed rotting can be purposeful laziness or a good way to de-stress

Bed rotting can be purposeful laziness or a good way to de-stress

Salima Sher January 23, 2024

The term “bed rotting” paints a pretty distasteful picture. According to Health.com, the term refers to a TikTok trend that involves lounging in bed for extended periods of time, engaging in activities...

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