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HAND ON MY HEART:
Annie Rose, Christian Allegro member and senior, performs a gospel piece with the church band during a Sunday service. Rose said singing at church strengthens her faith by connecting with each song’s meaning.

Students, program director explain how they combine Christian faith, passion for music

Valliei Chandrakumar December 12, 2019

With recent headlines such as “...Made Me Appreciate Christianity for the First Time” (DJBooth), “...Calls Himself ‘Greatest Artist God Ever Created’” (E! Online) and “...on a mission to...

Take A Spin:
Kendall Erne, figure skater and junior, opens out of her spin and stretches out her leg. Erne said she competes for about half of the year but practices year round. She added that her practices are about two to four hours and take place six times a week; and most of her competitions are in Michigan and Ohio.

CHS figure skaters, former U.S. figure skater elaborate on physicality, commitment needed for success in figure skating

Karolena Zhou December 12, 2019

  While winter is the only time to ice skate for most students, for junior Kendall Erne, it’s a year-round activity. As a competitive ice skater, Erne skates two to four hours per day, six...

SHOOTAROUND: Senior Kiara Gill passes the ball during a drill as the team looks on. The team opens the season with a long road trip to Homestead.

Women’s basketball aims to move forward from last year’s rebuild

Kiersten Riedford October 24, 2019

On Nov. 9, the women’s basketball team will take the court to open its 2019-20 season with an away game against Homestead High School. Due to the low-cut nature of tryouts, returning players said they...

DIRECTOR’S CUT:
(RIGHT) Delaney Kibler, Studio One Acts student director and senior, reads through a script during rehearsal after school. Kibler said her role as a director is to cast actors, create props and costumes and to design the set 
for each one-act show.

Running the Show: Studio One Acts student directors elaborate on creative liberties while producing show

Bianca Templeton September 20, 2019

*Note: the HiLite apologizes for a mistake in the print issue: all of the one-act plays will be performed each night, not a different one each night. Students involved in Studio One Acts are in the process...

Senior running back Dylan Downing (2) gallops home for his second touchdown of the night. With this rush, Downing crossed 200 yards.

Downing, Defense, and O-Line Dominate Millers 37-0

Ashwin Prasad August 30, 2019

Senior Dylan Downing rushed for 203 yards behind ferocious blocking from the offensive line, leading CHS (1-1) to a 37-0 shutout of the Noblesville Millers (0-2) in the home opener. The Hounds,...

PARTNER IN CRIME:
(LEFT) Juniors Gretchen and Anna Moore practice Lacrosse together over the summer. Anna said there are moments when they wish they weren’t, but they also couldn’t imagine living without each other. Anna also said her favorite part of being a twin is always having someone to talk to and never having to go to social events alone.

Double Time: Juniors Anna and Gretchen Moore share their experience playing on CHS lacrosse team as identical twins

Sarah Kim August 13, 2019

Juniors Anna and Gretchen Moore are identical twins. When the two walk together in the hallway, most people would not be able to tell them apart. The same goes for them when they play sports together....

Rocking with the Bands: Q&A with bands Treefoil, Vennola on upcoming Last Rock of Summer Performance

Veronica Teeter August 13, 2019

Treefoil: Alex Turner, Max DiBella, Keloe Sefo How can fans access your music? DiBella: Our music is accessible on essentially all the major streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube,...

Playoffs Practice

Playoffs Practice

May 23, 2019

 

Izzy Topp, marching band drum major and sophomore, conducts during a rehearsal outside after school. Topp said the marching band’s success at competitions contributed to its Grand Marshal title.

Marching to the Beat: CHS marching band named Grand Marshal of parade, prepares for CarmelFest

Emily Carlisle May 23, 2019

This July, the CHS marching band will serve as Grand Marshal of CarmelFest, which is celebrating its 31st year. As Grand Marshal, the band will lead the Centier Bank CarmelFest parade which is scheduled...

As interest in space initiatives increases, CHS determines impact of astronomy education

As interest in space initiatives increases, CHS determines impact of astronomy education

James Yin May 23, 2019

On April 11 of this year, a group of researchers working for the Event Horizon Telescope released the first-ever photo of a black hole, a celestial object from the Messier 87 galaxy. In October, scientists...

GET HYPE:
The women’s tennis team huddles up before a match against Cathedral on April 23. Head coach Bryan Hanan said the team is a strong group that both alone and together push each other to improve. “A lot of our kids are very self-motivated; we have a lot of competition here,” Hanan said.

Reaching to the End: Women’s tennis team to compete in state after end of school year, players, coach break down elements of motivation

Kelly Truax May 23, 2019

If the women's tennis team makes it to State, the team will be competing on June 7 and 8. The tournament starts eight days after the end of the school year, making motivation a topic for team discussion....

PLAY BY PLAY:
Senior Joe Pendl and sophomore Daniel Seed, varsity lacrosse players, race for the ball during a speed drill. Meachum explained that strategy and speed were important for success.

Strategy is Key: With State quarterfinals approaching, lacrosse players, coaches explain importance of strategizing, reacting during game

Caleb Shaffer May 23, 2019

In the world of athletics, teams need strategies in order to win games, they must formulate how they’re going to attack and defend against their opponent in order to win their match. In the game of lacrosse,...

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