By ALICIA KRUEGER Be present and stay focused. Give this trial your all. Coach Bill Schrier and mock trial team captain Nina-Marie Franklin touched on this concept seconds before they stepped into…
With the availability of Lyft and Uber, drunk-driving statistics see decrease, locally and nationally
By KYLIE YEATMAN The drunk driving-related death of former CHS student Annabelle Vandenbroucke in July has created a culture more aware of the effects of driving under the influence, catalyzing greater decision-making…
Local author reflects on familial creation of Pebble Beach
By ELLAH FOSTER Samuel Finley Brown Morse was the man behind all that Carmel came to be. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, how about Pebble Beach? Concours d’Elegance? Hotel Del…
Dashboard replaces API scores with color system; successes in CHS performance highlighted
By DILAN PATEL As opposed to a one-number API score that determines a school’s performance, all schools in California have switched to the new California Dashboard, in which different colors in pie…
Plan for Fort Ord Recreational Trail and Greenway spurs controversy in Del Rey Oaks community
By JORDI FAXON A proposed trail with paths around Marina, Seaside and Cal State Monterey Bay, the Fort Ord Recreational Trail and Greenway has sparked protest regarding its passage through Angelus Way,…
Superintendent Dill-Varga presents vision, redirecting CUSD goals over next decade
By PETER ELLISON Following the reassignment of Carmel High School principal Rick Lopez, CUSD Superintendent Barbara Dill-Varga announced her vision for the district’s future and a redirection of the district’s teaching goals…
Cambra receives California Teachers Association human rights award
By MILES PREKOSKI Carmel’s Health teacher Leigh Cambra has been selected as a recipient of the California Teachers Association award for human rights and will be recognized March 2 at the annual…
Ambitious district-wide facility plans reflect need for athletic venues and collaborative learning spaces
By GRACE DEAN Ninety parents, faculty members, students and administrators met on Feb. 5 to help create what they saw as a vision for Carmel Unified that culminated in a facilities master…
The Bubba Pickens Band
A collective and friendship years in the making By PETER ELLISON“We sit in my living room,” Carmel High teacher Marc Stafford says. “We decide what we want to practice. Oftentimes it’s learning…
Spring musical “Guys and Dolls” a fun-filled throwback
By GRACE DEAN “Guys and Dolls” is coming to the Carmel High performing arts center starting March 14, featuring drama teacher Gracie Poletti’s direction, music teacher Brian Handley’s pit orchestra, multiple vocal…