BY ALICIA KRUEGER As graduation day quickly approaches, nostalgia floods the minds of Carmel High School’s past graduates while they watch underclassmen creep closer and closer to college and to their future…
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The Fursuit of Happiness: One Teen’s Atypical Pastime
By ELLAH FOSTER King is a feline with purple, red and black markings. He’s a grumpy male who has a short temper, but is usually friendly nonetheless. King is the “fursona” of…
Working students report greater time-management skills, increased maturity
By ATHENA FOSLER-BRAZIL At various points during her high school career, Meredith Bond could be seen blending smoothies for impatient customers over the summer or folding khakis in the back of a…
Carmel mock trial progresses to California state championship for fifth straight year
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…
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…
Individual college admissions counseling produces mixed reviews, while high prices prove an obstacle
By GRACE DEAN In the complicated college admissions process some senior students have turned to private counseling services in the absence of multiple college counselors at CHS. Though these counselors come at…
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: Immigration, the border wall and more from the student perspective
By MILES PREKOSKI When the government shutdown began on Dec. 22, no student could have predicted that it would become the longest in the history of the United States. With Congress and…
Next Level Football builds support in inaugural season
By PETER ELLISON Sunday mornings have long meant Panther Youth Football filling Carmel High’s parking lots and fields with children and parents as the community comes together to collectively teach its children…
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT: Teens make a difference within the local community
By DILAN PATEL Student uses woodworking to give back CHS junior Christian Gebhardt, and his branded initiative GOODWorks, has been working with Al & Friends to feed the disadvantaged in Monterey by…