Month: February 2013
Sports medicine program helps students find their passion
Ever since he was taken out of the basketball season by a torn ligament against Harker School, sophomore William Kehoe has spent an hour every day in the Sports Medicine training room….
North Country teacher named CHS track coach
Since the December departure of long-time legend John Ables as coach of the prolific track and field program at CHS, many locals have wondered about the direction of the team and who…
Why we should shoot down any proposed assault weapons ban
The tragic events that befell Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14 left 26 murdered and millions of Americans in mourning, and this horrific massacre has, once again, sparked the national debate over gun…
Mock Trial team gears up for Saturday’s county finals
As a tense silence fell over the courthouse at the Monterey County Mock Trial Tournament, mock trial coach and social studies teacher Bill Schrier leaned in to his attorneys to offer one…
CUSD reviews safety policies
On Dec. 14, in the small town of Newton, Conn., a horrific tragedy was beginning to unfold. Adam Lanza, a 20-year-old resident of Newton, was about to go on a killing spree…
Students respond to Newtown tragedy
The nation is still reeling from the December shooting at Sandy HookElementary School in Newtown, Conn., and the CarmelHigh School community is by no means immune from the grief and debate that…
News Briefs
The Bring Your Own Device pilot program, which allows seniors in English teacher Mike Palshaw’s Writing class to bring their own laptops for class, began mid-January. Of Palshaw’s 68 students enrolled in…
Monterey struggles to get handle on bag ban
It’s been seven months since the single-use plastic bag ban was implemented in Monterey, but a loophole in the ban is a cause for environmentalists’ concern regarding its success. You may have…
Carmel dominates political essay competition
When the League of Women Voters of the MontereyPeninsula sponsored the “Right to Vote” essay contest for local high school students, Carmel’s teachers and counselors highly encouraged participation and got a resounding…