Christopher Glander Amy Skeens-Benton Brittany Wiseman Athletic Director Athletic Director Karen McDaniel Phone Numbers Dr. TomHarmas Joseph Schaller Maureen Borto 317-571-5922 317-571-5915 317-846-7721 Bradley Sever Valerie Piehl Switchboard Jim Inskeep Attendance Toby Steele Bruce Wolf Principals Principal Assistant Assistant

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Leonardo daVinci “Learning the mind.” beginningonMay9and continues onnextpage... Principal’s Message continues... by the December explosion. I would like to publicly thank Ron Farrand, Director of Building and Grounds; Roger McMichael, Associate Superintendent; Dr. Beresford, Superintendent; and our entire Maintenance and Custodial Staff for all of their leadership and work that made for a smooth transition back to school this semester. All of these events and successes of Carmel High School would not be possible without the support of our PTO. I would like to take a moment to thank our PTO officers,Christine Ramsey, Lori Pasheilich, Lisa Santee, Marcia Ruderman, and Heidi Roach, and all of the parents who unselfishly gave of their time to help make Carmel High School a great place for our students and staff. We could not have accomplished so much without you.

PTO Events 9-Apr-19 6:00 AM 01:30 PM Spring Studio Theatre 19-Apr-19 7:50 AM 03:30 PM Senior Announcement Delivery Community Room 9:30 AM 01:30 PM Student Varsity Gym 20-Apr-19 Time TBA House Egg Hunt Stadium/Tennis Courts 3-May-19 7:50 AM 03:30 PM Senior Cap & Gown Delivery Community Room 9-May-19 11:00 AM 01:30 PM Class Ring Delivery for Freshmen Freshmen Cafeteria 30-May-19 06:30 PM Graduation Indiana Farmers Coliseum

Food Service Staff Carmel Clay Food & Nutritional Services is hiring Food Service staff to work in our school cafeterias. Currently, we have several 4-6 hour positions available, paying $12.97/hour. Food Service staff are hired as substitutes before being considered for permanent positions. If interested, please click HERE to submit your application. Click HERE to review description. Thank you for your interest in employment with Carmel Clay Schools.

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2 CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL • GREYHOUND GAZETTE • APRIL 2019 Upcoming Events for Incoming Freshmen Mark your calendars! Orientation for all incoming freshmen, known as Greyhound Kickoff, will be held on Friday, August 9. This day is led by a selected group of upper- classmen mentors and teachers who familiarize incoming freshmen with high school procedures, expectations, and classroom locations. It is a full day event including lunch. The Greyhound Kickoff Registration Form will be sent to all incoming freshmen in June.

2019 CHS Graduation Graduation: Thursday, May 30, 2019 Time: 6:30 pm Location: The Indiana Farmers Coliseum 1202 East 38th Street Indianapolis, IN 46205 Please note that there are NO TICKETS REQUIRED, and seating is on a first come basis. An informational packet will be mailed to all senior families the first week of May with graduation details.

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HLC1810 COUNSELING CENTER SUMMER SCHOOL-GENERAL REMINDERS COUNSELING CENTER SUMMER HOURS Carmel High School students have the option of enrolling in one The grades 10-12 Counseling Center summer hours begin course at CHS during the summer or enrolling for one or two on Monday, June 3. hours will be Monday through online courses through Indiana Online Academy if approved Thursday from 7:30am-4:30pm. The office will be closed on by their counselor. Students can combine these options and Fridays. The Freshman Center counseling office will be closed take one course at CHS and one course online. At this time starting June 4 and will re-open on Wednesday, August 1. registration for PE I and PE II is closed. The registration deadline A counselor will be available each day the Counseling Center is for PE courses was March 1. open. For scheduling and enrollment purposes, call to schedule CHS SUMMER SCHOOL an appointment. You can contact the CHS Counseling Center Class lists and room assignments for AP Government and at 317-571-5922. AP Macroeconomics will be posted in late May. CHS summer COURSE SELECTION FOR 2019-2020/SCHEDULE school begins on Monday, June 3 and continues through CHANGE REMINDER Wednesday, July 3. Classes meet Monday through Thursday By now, all of our students have met with their counselors to (no class on Fridays) from 8:00am to 12:00pm. Please contact choose their classes for the next academic year. Pat Barker in the counseling office (317-571-5922 x7430) if you have already registered for summer school but your The next step in scheduling for the coming year is to build the plans have changed and you will no longer be attending. master schedule of classes. Because the master schedule (and staffing) is based on the number of students who have INDIANA ONLINE ACADEMY SUMMER SCHOOL requested various courses, as the work of finalizing the schedule REGISTRATION is in progress, we no longer have the flexibility to accommodate The window for CHS students registering for IOA’s summer every request for changes to students’ course choices. Between school opened November 1 and will close Friday, May 31. March 1 and May 1, changes to students’ course selections can (NOTE: registration for PE I & PE II closed on March 1.) be made only if space is available in the requested class. Please IOA summer courses begin June 3, with final exams scheduled note May 1 is the final date for changes in schedules for both the for July 15-18 at CHS. For students who finish an IOA course first and second semester classes for the 2019-2020 school year. early, an early final exam day is scheduled for Tuesday, July 9 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM at CHS. To register, go to https://indianaonlineacademy.org and follow the link to enroll for the summer session. You will need FINALISTS ANNOUNCED to have your student’s CHS ID available when you register. Forty-three Carmel High School seniors have been named CHS students may register for College Entrance Preparation, as National Merit Scholarship Program Finalists. Finalists will any course a student is eligible to take under the CHS retake receive a Certificate of Merit from the National Merit Scholarship policy, any course a student has failed, or a math course to Corporation, and many of these students are being considered get back on sequence (students cannot take a math course to for National Merit Scholarships as well as scholarships from their work ahead unless the student is trying to get back on track first-choice colleges and universities. Finalists include: in math). There is no charge for CHS students taking courses Sepehr Asgari, Rida Bonday, Patrick Cavanaugh, Srineeth Challa, through IOA. Vincent Chang, Alec Delong, Armaan Goel, Ian Gordon, Jacob Green, Agrayan Gupta, Soumya Gupta, Patrick Horan, Richard Additional information about the two summer school (Lant) Jenkins, Parker Jou, Jessica Konrad, Hannah Kosc, Satvik programs is available in the CHS Program of Studies which Kumar, Parker Lawrence, Jacob Lee, Kevin Liu, Tien Mai, Rachel can be found on the CHS Counseling Canvas page. Summer Morrison, Adelle Murphy, Semanti Naiken, Anna Novak, Selin school information can be found on the last two pages. Please be aware that a course may be canceled due to low enrollment. ...continues on next page

4 CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL • GREYHOUND GAZETTE • APRIL 2019 COUNSELING CENTER Oh, Anthony Ou, Joseph Paavola, Heidi Peng, Saichandana in the counseling center for details (317-571-5922). Pothireddy, Rahul Prakash, Muskaan Ramchandani, Adam Ratzman, Austin Roberts, Jocelyn Shan, Samuel Shi, Andrew TESTING INFORMATION Sleugh, Siddharth Somasi, Alanna Wu, James Yin, Michelle Yin, The SAT will be offered at Carmel High School on May 4 and Kevin Zhang, and Lifan (Kyle) Zheng. June 1. Juniors should register at www.collegeboard.org by April 5 for the May SAT and by May 3 for the June SAT. SCHOLARSHIP CONFIRMATIONS The ACT will NOT be offered at Carmel High School on June All CHS seniors who have earned scholarships are asked to 8 or July 13 but will be offered at various locations around the submit a scholarship confirmation form to the CHS counseling area. Juniors should register at www.act.org by May 3 for the office WITH a copy of the official scholarship notification letter(s). June ACT and by June 14 for the July ACT. Please note that we ask seniors to submit only those confirmed college scholarships for the school the student will be attending. CLASS OF 2020 AND THE ACT & SAT All financial information will remain confidential. The first SAT and Subject test will be on August 24. Registration Submission of the scholarship confirmation form and for this test will open sometime in April. The second test date will notification letters will enable your child to be recognized in the be October 5 with a registration deadline around September 6. commencement bulletin. Students can register at the SAT website, www.collegeboard.org. The last day to submit scholarship confirmations for recognition The first ACT test will be September 14. The registration deadline in the commencement bulletin is Friday, May 3. The scholarship will be around August 12. You can register at the ACT website, confirmation form can be obtained from the Counseling Office www.act.org. and the CHS Counseling Department canvas course in the We encourage you to send your test scores to 4 colleges for CCRC section. FREE within your registration process for the SAT and the ACT. Colleges will ultimately look at your highest test scores submitted SAT PREP CLASSES OFFERED to consider you for admission. If you wait to send your scores Students can get the edge on the SAT with intensive SAT later, you will have to pay a fee for each college and run the risk of preparation classes April 17 or 18 and April 24 or 25 in your test scores not arriving by your college application deadlines. preparation for the May 4 and June 1 SAT tests. The cost is $15 Please note that both Indiana University and Purdue University, for math, $15 for verbal or $30 for both. Registration forms are among other universities, will require your test scores (both SAT available on the counseling Canvas page or in the counseling center. Sign-up deadline is Monday, April 15. Contact Pat Barker ...continues on next page

5 COUNSELING CENTER and ACT) to be received directly from the testing company. 3. Select the college where the student will attend Be sure to take advantage of the FREE online SAT test prep 4. Select Update available through your PSAT scores and the Khan Academy. Requesting the Final Transcript You can find this information within your College Board account. 1. Select Colleges I am applying to For additional test prep opportunities, please visit our Canvas 2. Select Edit to indicate your admission RESULT for that Counseling Course. college; i.e. Accepted 3. Select Save College Application NOTICE TO PARENTS REQUESTING SAT/PSAT/AP/ 4. Select +REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS ACT ACCOMMODATIONS: 5. What type of transcript are you requesting? Check For more information on applying for accommodations for Final College testing please visit the counseling canvas page, under 6. Where are you sending the transcript? Click drop-down testing please select, “Testing Accommodations.” If you have any menu and then select the college whom you would like to questions please reach out to Emily Clark. ([email protected]) receive your Final Transcript. • https://carmel.instructure.com/courses/26083/pages/ 7. Select Done testing Please note that we do not mail final transcripts to graduating Seniors seniors, but you are welcome to stop by the Counseling Center any time after June 30 to pick up a copy. You may call Maria REQUESTING YOUR FINAL TRANSCRIPT Pacalo at 317-571-5922 Ext. 7431 or email her at mpacalo@ Almost all colleges require a final transcript and we DO NOT ccs.k12.in.us. Parents of graduating seniors may get transcripts send them automatically – your student must make the request through the summer months, but after September 1, only the for a final transcript in Naviance Student and tell us where he/ graduate will be allowed access to any of his/her Carmel High she plans to attend. Final transcripts will be delivered to colleges School records. Remember your PowerSchool account will be the last week of June. de-activated shortly after graduation. Login to Naviance Student: FINAL REPORT CARDS Selecting the College the student will attend Final report cards for the 2018-2019 school year will be emailed 1. Select Colleges I am applying to through secure document delivery on Monday, June 3. Please 2. Under the College that I’m attending section, click on examine all final grades carefully. If you believe there is a grading the drop-down menu ...continues on next page

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6 CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL • GREYHOUND GAZETTE • APRIL 2019 COUNSELING CENTER error, please email the teacher. If the teacher is unavailable post-secondary planning and the college search process. College or does not respond within a week, then you should contact & Career Advisors are in the office on Gold Days. Students can Maria Pacalo in the Counseling Center at 571-5922 ext. request an appointment by completing a request form in the 7431 for help in contacting the teacher to resolve any grade Counseling Office. Parents can call 317-571-5922 ext. 7533 to questions set up an appointment.

PHONE, ADDRESS AND EMAIL UPDATE CLASS OF 2020: NEED HELP UNDERSTANDING THE REMINDER COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS? Parents: please remember to notify the school with updated Rising seniors are encouraged to take advantage of a College contact information. This includes home address, primary Application Boot Camp offered this summer by the CCRC staff. contact numbers and email addresses. Now that the school During the Boot Camp, students will get help fine-tuning their college is using phone and email communication for most of , hear from admissions representatives about the application important school information and announcements, it is vital review process, receive guidance and instruction on the application that we have correct phone numbers and email addresses. steps and processes, learn how to use the college essay as a way to Please contact the Counseling Center at 571-5922 with any communicate their unique qualities, and understand the resources contact changes. available for helping to pay for college. The Boot Camp format will be one full day, and the cost of attending is $30. The cost of the STUDENTS WHO ARE WITHDRAWING FROM workshop includes snacks both days and all materials. Students CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL must provide their own lunch. Registration forms are available in Every summer many students move or transfer to another the Counseling Office and in the Counseling Department Canvas school. A parent signature is required on a Carmel High Course. Students can register for ONE of two Boot Camp sessions School withdrawal form, which is available in the Counseling offered, and space is limited to 60 students per session. Boot Camp Center. It asks for your new home address and the name sessions will be held on the following dates/times: and address of the new school. This form is required before we can send academic records to the new school. 1. June 4, 8:00am to 4:00pm (with optional essay help from 4-5:00pm) FROM THE COLLEGE AND CAREER RESOURCE 2. August 1, 8:00am to 4:00pm (with optional essay help from CENTER (CCRC) 4-5:00pm) CCRC College Advisors are available to meet with students and parents in all grade levels to provide assistance with ...continues on next page

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7 COUNSELING CENTER EXPLORING COLLEGES AND CAREERS…WHERE scholarships. Students should also take advantage of local TO START? college fairs as well as college admission rep visits to Carmel Planning for life after high school is a process that requires High School in the fall semester. These opportunities are access to information, opportunities to explore, and first-hand highlighted in students’ Naviance Student account and via experience. There are many paths that students can pursue, social media. and narrowing down the options can seem daunting. If parents 4. Students should schedule a campus visit…or two! and students approach planning from the perspective of finding (see below) Or if you are unable to physically visit right now, a good “fit”, the process of identifying college and career options check out the many virtual college tours available at www. can prove enjoyable…and much less stressful! The following youvisit.com/virtualrealityexperiences/colleges. are suggested steps and resources to help students navigate 5. Students should identify opportunities to gain this process: experience in areas of interest. Students can gain 1. Students should take steps to understand how their exposure to potential majors and careers through their interests, skills, and personality type fit with the world CHS coursework, part-time jobs, internships, volunteer/ service work, summer programs, and more! This type of of work. Students can start this self-exploration step by exposure helps students fine-tune their options and gets logging into their Naviance Student account to take career them excited about the possibilities! Many resources exist for assessments, research careers, and identify educational finding these types of experiences including an Enrichment pathways for a variety of career areas. Program database in their Naviance Student account and 2. Students should identify the criteria that is most this comprehensive summer program database: http:// important to them in finding a college fit. They can do summerprogramfinder.com/. Also, see our Making this by using college search tools in their Naviance Student the Most of the Summer Months quick guide in the account. These tools allow students to identify personal Counseling Department Canvas Course. criteria and provides a list of schools that match that criteria. 6. Need additional guidance? Be sure to talk with your Also see our Finding Your College Fit quick guide in the student’s counselor and consider making an appointment Counseling Department Canvas Course. with one of our CCRC College & Career Advisors: Ann Boldt 3. Students should gather information about specific ([email protected]) or Harry Pettibone (hpettibone@ccs. college options in order to determine which will prove k12.in.us). to be the best fit. College/university websites are a great place to start this research about admissions requirements, majors/academic programs, special opportunities, and ...continues on next page

8 CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL • GREYHOUND GAZETTE • APRIL 2019 INCLUDE CAMPUS VISITS IN YOUR COLLEGE SEARCH PLANS! Campus visits are an excellent way for students and families to gather information about colleges and move closer to helping students find a good college fit. Parents are encouraged to help their student(s) plan visits to a variety of colleges and universities with the aim of providing exposure to a variety of campus environments (large/small, public/private, etc.) It is never too early to visit colleges, and often these visits serve as powerful motivators for students to strive to do their best academically and improve their candidacy for admissions. Planning a campus visit is easy. Start by visiting the college/university website. Many visits can be arranged online, while others just require a call to the admissions office to Three locations in Hamilton County - Carmel, Westfield & Fishers set up the official visit. Most official visits include a campus tour as well as individual or • Open 7 days group meetings with admissions representatives. Don’t hesitate to ask if you can sit in • Most insurance accepted a class, talk to professors/advisors, or talk to current students. The more information www.thelittleclinic.com • We’ll hold your students can gather to make an informed decision, the better! spot online!

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9 CHS Students and Local Traffic Community Support Dear Greyhound Parents, Backpack Program Our traffic team is constantly looking at ways to improve traffic and Within the last few months, pedestrian flow; increasing the safety of our students and saving you two Carmel High precious time. Here are a couple of items we need your assistance with: school groups and MAXIMIZING FRESHMAN CENTER DROP-OFF LINE four community CAPACITY organizations have supported the CHS As you pull up to Door 13 pull forward as far as possible before letting PTO Backpack your children exit the vehicle. Many vehicles are stopping directly in front Program that provides of Door 13 to let their children out. As a result, there is a considerable food on the weekends amount of space left open between that point and the stop sign. This for Carmel Clay is leading to a traffic back up on 2nd Street NE in the mornings. students DROPPING OFF STUDENTS ON MAIN STREET We are grateful to these Please, DO NOT let anyone exit your vehicle while on Main Street. six groups who conducted We have seen an increase in drivers letting students exit vehicles on food drives and contributed financially, enabling the Main Street. This is a MAJOR safety hazard. We have had accidents program to serve additional CCS students now and and near misses caused by this over the last few weeks. We want in the future: to keep your children as safe as possible, and this must take priority • CHS Orchestra Student Council – Student over running a few minutes late. Council Members conducted a penny war, raising Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns. $592.75. Josh Doub, Traffic Supervisor • CHS Girls and Boys Swim Teams – Members (317) 844-4112 ext: 7312 collected food donations during the girl’s sectional [email protected] meet. • Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral – The Green Team Ladies Philoptochos Society contributed $250 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE 3rd ANNUAL "GIVE MORE, in Kroger grocery store gift cards for program WASTE LESS" LOCKER EVENT participants. The Carmel High School Green Team is proud to sponsor the 3rd annual • Blake’s Smiles – Former CHS Student, Blake "Give More, Waste Less" Locker Event. During finals week in May, we Dauby, contributed $250 on behalf of his nonprofit will be asking students to really evaluate their school supplies. If they organization. could use the items in the future, we ask that they take those items • Promising Helpers of Hamilton County – The home. However, if they find they no longer need certain things, they group donated $200. can donate them. This helps others who could use these items AND it keeps items out of landfills. • Carmel Tri Kappa – Members conducted another food drive. Items collected will be binders, locker shelves, pens, pencils, notebooks, loose leaf paper, and books (not textbooks which need to be turned in). We sincerely thank all these donors for their kindness. We ask all items be in good or gently used condition. Last year, many The CHS PTO Backpack Program relies entirely on items were used by CHS social donations and we are extremely grateful for the many workers or donated to Indy Reads groups and individuals that have supported us over and Teachers Treasures. the last few months. Interested in helping with this? Last year, nearly 1,000 backpacks were distributed Volunteers will be needed after over 37 weeks. If you would like to assist with the school during finals week to help Program, please visit the PTO website at www1. collect items from locations around ccs.k12.in.us/chs/PTO/backpack for additional the building and then sort them into information. Donations are accepted year-round and categories. Please contact Marcia can be dropped off at the Freshman Center office Roberts at [email protected] (door #13) during school hours. if you would like to volunteer for Please contact Cindy Johnson at cindyj123@hotmail. this or if you have any questions. com with any questions. Together we can make a difference!

10 CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL • GREYHOUND GAZETTE • APRIL 2019 COPS CORNER TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON CAMPUS Students involved in fender-benders on campus often are uncertain what they should do. Unfortunately, many students panic and leave the scene without reporting it. We call traffic collisions Scan the QR “accidents” because they certainly are code to not done intentionally and no one stands to face legal trouble. However, when download a driver fails to report the accident, it STOPit! becomes a CRIME! Leaving the scene of an accident is a Class B misdemeanor in Indiana and doing it on school property can have 100% Anonymous school disciplinary consequences too. Please familiarize yourself with the law regarding damage to an unattended Available 24-7 vehicle: IC 9-26-1-1.1 Duties of driver of Send texts, screenshots, motor vehicle involved in an accident photos and videos • If the accident involves a collision with an unattended vehicle or damage to property other than a vehicle, the Real-time, two-way operator shall: A. take reasonable steps to locate messaging and notify the owner or person in charge of the damaged vehicle or property of the damage; and B. if after reasonable inquiry the With STOPit, YOU have the power to protect yourself and operator cannot find the owner others from harmful, inappropriate or unsafe behavior. or person in charge of the damaged vehicle or property, the operator must contact a law See Something Say Something Do Something enforcement officer or agency and provide the information required by this section. Leaving a note on the car is no longer a legal option! Call the CPD non- emergency number (317) 571-2580 or 911. Students can also call the school and request an SRO respond to the accident. Know the law & stay safe Carmel! Officer Shane VanNatter, CHS School Resource Officer

11 Add the PowerSchool Parent Portal Website to Your Phone’s Home Screen ● To access the entire parent portal, including transportation information, lunch information, and student directories, you must use the web-based version of the portal in the browser of your mobile device. ● The PowerSchool app is a lite version of the full website and does not display all information. ● For easier access on mobile, you may wish to add a link to the web-based portal to the home screen of your phone by following the steps below. Note: Android screenshots may vary from your specific device but the process should be similar.

iOS Android Step 1 Open the PowerSchool Parent Portal in Safari on Open the PowerSchool Parent Portal in Chrome your phone: on your phone: https://powerschool.ccs.k12.in.us/public/home.html https://powerschool.ccs.k12.in.us/public/home.html

Step 2 Tap the Share button (square with an arrow Tap the menu icon (three dots) pointing up)

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