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Senate sponsor Michelle Foutz sends an email to the Versiti Blood Center of Indiana. Foutz said Senate members are amidst preparations for the spring blood drive.

Senate to plan student government elections, spring blood drive

Darshini Shankar March 21, 2023

With student government elections approaching after spring break, Senate sponsor Michelle Foutz said Senate members are beginning to visit middle schools and encouraging eighth graders to run for Senate. Foutz...

Q&A: Winter Formal with Senate sponsor, student body president

Q&A: Winter Formal with Senate sponsor, student body president

Darshini Shankar January 26, 2023

Michelle Foutz, Senate sponsor Where is the Winter Formal? “It’s held in the fieldhouse.” How much are tickets and when can students buy them? “It's $5 ahead of time and $10 at...

Q&A with student body president (SBP) Ellis Nou, speaker of the House (SOH) Julia Muller

Q&A with student body president (SBP) Ellis Nou, speaker of the House (SOH) Julia Muller

Jasmine Zhang August 12, 2021

Student Body President Ellis Nou How do you feel about being elected as the SBP for next year? I’m very excited about being elected as student body president for next year. I’m very grateful for...

Senate conducts elections for next year

Lillian He April 21, 2021

Senate has now wrapped up their last major event of the school year, March Madness, and is now looking forward to electing next year’s student body president and speaker of the house. According to student...

Principal Tom Harmas sits at his desk while wearing a mask to comply with COVID-19 guidelines. He said he believes that all of the changes made this year due to the pandemic have actually made CHS stronger in the long run.

Administration uses lessons learned from COVID-19 while preparing for next school year, late spring events

Rhea Acharya January 27, 2021

According to Principal Tom Harmas, many of his current day-to-day activities center around planning for next school year. Although he said no decisions have been made by Superintendent Michael Beresford...

After disruptions due to COVID-19, administration refocuses on writing, implementing three-year plan on social-emotional learning, equity, inclusion

Rhea Acharya October 11, 2020

According to Principal Tom Harmas, administration decided back in February that for the next three school years, CHS would focus on developing the areas of social-emotional learning and equity and inclusion...

Student body president (SBP) Julia Heath, speaker of the  House (SOH) Drew Miller reflect on altered election process, plans for year

Student body president (SBP) Julia Heath, speaker of the House (SOH) Drew Miller reflect on altered election process, plans for year

Sowmya Chundi August 13, 2020

Julia Heath How did you feel about campaigning primarily through social media? I think that it was the best approach that we could have taken this year given the circumstances. It was easier in the...

Senior Class president Parker Gatlin checks her email and works on homework during SRT. According to Gatlin, shes trying to maintain a productive attitude throughout the entirety of the school year despite many seniors falling for senioritis, a condition that is associated with decreased motivation among students as they approach the end of the school year.

Senior Class officers start the year with new changes and plans

Leah Tan September 9, 2019

The new Senior Class officers are preparing for the school year with a different mindset: trying to give back more to the school and community. In order to achieve this, Senior Class president, Parker...

Student body president Maddie Heath and speaker of the House Deion Ziwawo sit back-to-back. Heath said Senate will take over Culture of Care this year. (I want to make sure Culture of Care) is something that everyone has access to because I feel like in a school of this size, its really hard to communicate something across the board, Heath said.

Q&A with student body president (SBP) Maddie Heath, speaker of the House (SOH) Deion Ziwawo

Victoria Nopporn August 13, 2019

Speaker of the House Deion Ziwawo What are your responsibilities? One of the main things that I will be doing is running the House of Representatives, so the 700 member student government group. I will...

Michelle Foutz, Senate sponsor and social studies teacher, looks over the Senate elections rules and regulations. According to Foutz, these elections is the final event for current members of Senate.

Senate to end year with Senate elections

Heidi Peng May 5, 2019

According to Michelle Foutz, Senate sponsor and social studies teacher, Senate has moved back Senate elections for a week due to DECA absences. “The petitions are due on Friday (May 3), and the call-out...

Q&A with next years Speaker of the House and Student Body President

Q&A with next year’s Speaker of the House and Student Body President

Isabella White and Hari Patel May 3, 2019

Deion Ziwawo, 2019-20 speaker of the House Why did you decide to run for speaker of the House? After my first year in Cabinet, I definitely had the idea of being speaker in my mind. That year, I...

 Student body president Tim Metken drafts up an email announcing the March Madness bracket competition. According to Metken, this is a new initiative that will allow even kindergarteners to participate.

Senate to expand March Madness tournament bracket

Heidi Peng March 24, 2019

According to Michelle Foutz, Senate sponsor and social studies teacher, Senate has just decided to expand the March Madness bracket competition to the entire Carmel Clay School District. Student body...

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