Published Nov. 6, 2023
Re “District opts not to replace departed staff as enrollment drops, increasing load on CHS teachers” Sept. 6
To the Editor:
Clearly, we need to hire more staff. At the beginning of the year, I was moved out of my English class because there were so many students who wanted into honors they had to open another period of it. This is unfair to the students and the teachers. Why should a teacher have to give up a prep period when they simply could have hired a new teacher to fill the gap? I don’t understand the problem. It is not like we don’t have the funding for another teacher. Hopefully, this is remedied by next year.
David Short
sophomore
Re “Horoscopes” Oct. 2, 2023
To the Editor:
The horoscopes section of the Sandpiper is untrue and not fair. It is located near the bottom of the newspaper, and the definitions it gives are slanderous. It could also make people feel worse about themselves. If it turns people away, then you will get less people in support of The Sandpiper, and you will lose more readers, so I would suggest removing them from The Sandpiper, Though I do like how it is formatted.
Christopher Shin
sophomore
To the Editor:
I appreciate the effort we have taken to sustain a clean and healthy environment for the CHS campus. I enjoy being around a positive group of people every day. However, students’ actions are not making CHS as healthy as it can be. Trash is being picked up by custodians many hours after school, and making extra work for them is damaging. Another issue has also been happening around in the bathrooms. When I use the restroom, I usually see a group of students sometimes throwing food or even vaping. Granted, I have seen that we have tried to address this by putting up signs on the stall and on the doors of the bathrooms. In addition to picking up our trash, we can strive to make our bathrooms cleaner and leave less work for our custodians who put so much effort into cleaning our campus.
Ryan Lin
sophomore
To the Editor:
As a student from Carmel High School and an enjoyer of food and culinary practices, it has come to my attention that the lunches provided at this school are nowhere near appealing. The so-called “Spicy Chicken Sandwich” served during lunch seems to have been overcooked and then let sit for too long until they become hard-dry sandwiches with minimal spice. Also, the “beef taquitos,” which should have beef in them, do not. As I bit into one last week, it was very crunchy, like a circular tortilla chip with no beef inside. A few bites later was a thick paste-like ingredient mix of all sorts of mystery items. The students at this school are pushing their brains and using their knowledge to crunch numbers in math and science with the only food in their stomachs being from breakfast. A change in the school lunches must occur for a more enjoyable school day, whether it involves a survey to change the lunch menu or a complete redo of the menu, a change must be made.
Bodhi Melton
sophomore
To the Editor:
I would like to share my support for CHS’ food policy. I am very fond of the fact that cafeteria food is so easily accessible for students. Students who come from low-income families that cannot afford three meals a day are given the convenience of free breakfast and lunch at school. It’s also helpful for students who don’t have time to pack food and meals throughout the day. They are given something to rely on which also allows them to focus on tasks that may be more important in the morning.
Megan Ikemiya
sophomore
To the Editor:
Given the increasing reliance on technology in schools, work and everyday life, it’s silly that there is poor WiFi for the phones of Carmel High students on school grounds. The lack of WiFi access for students’ phones deters students from communicating with their parents through text messages, especially for those still too young to drive themselves to or from after school activities. Delay in uploading attachments or loading links through the phone for schoolwork is another issue. Although this can encourage students to use their phones freely during class, teachers can require phone holders and administration can allow WiFi access strictly to text messages and school-secured websites. To prevent future communication discrepancies and dissatisfaction in the student body, I believe this inconvenience must be remedied.
Lauren Galicia
sophomore
To the Editor:
Office hours should revert to its original state. For most people, it was an extra 20 to 30 minutes of sleep. The people that needed it could come and get their work done. While office hours might seem more productive, it would be more beneficial if we had the people who needed the help come in the morning, while everyone else can catch up on sleep from studying and homework. It could teach students accountability by making it their own choice to utilize office hours. Those who wanted to succeed could come to office hours and put in the work. For people who are satisfied with where they are, let them rest for the numerous tests that teachers love to put on Fridays.
Dylan Chhor
sophomore
Re “Community responds with questions, skepticism to Knight resigning in $770k agreement with board” Sept. 7, 2023
To the Editor:
I am very glad that someone on campus has taken the opportunity to bring light to something considered very controversial in our community. I completely agree with some of the points brought up, especially regarding how ridiculous it is that taxpayer dollars are going towards an incredibly large sum of $770k as a resignation agreement. Not to mention that Ted Knight was the sixth superintendent that we’ve had in eight years. We need more people that are willing to talk about certain issues, even if they may be considered controversial.
Michelle Clay
sophomore
To the Editor:
The Visual and Performing Arts department deserves more recognition at our school. The teachers and students work so hard to put together pieces, performances, and shows. A lot of our school’s focus goes to sports and clubs, which is great! But the VAPA classes and programs don’t get enough attention. As a dance and design student, I feel as though departments like this should have more light shed on them. Although sports teams work incredibly hard to earn their recognition, it could be argued that dance and other VAPA students work just as hard.
Violet Frew
sophomore
