Carmel High School (Indiana)

Carmel High School
Address
520 East Main Street
Carmel, Indiana 46032
United States
Coordinates 39°58′45″N 86°7′10″W / 39.97917°N 86.11944°W / 39.97917; -86.11944Coordinates: 39°58′45″N 86°7′10″W / 39.97917°N 86.11944°W / 39.97917; -86.11944
Information
Type Public High School
Established 1887
Locale Suburb
School district Carmel Clay School District
Principal Thomas Harmas[1]
Faculty 620 [2]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 4,930 [3] (2015–16)
Color(s)          
Athletics Indiana High School Athletic Association; Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference
Team name Greyhounds
Newspaper HiLite Newsmagazine
Yearbook Pinnacle
Website Carmel High School

Carmel High School (CHS) is a public high school in Carmel, Indiana, United States. The high school is part of the Carmel Clay Township School District|Carmel Clay School District and has an enrollment of almost 5,000 students, making it the largest high school in the state by number of students.[4]

History

The 2005–2006 school year marked the opening of the newest addition, the Freshman Center. In 2012 the gym department was expanded into the Fieldhouse parking lot. That area includes a 10,000 square foot work out area as well as another indoor pool. On one of the top floors, they added an indoor track, to complement the already present running track, which lies atop the varsity gym.[5][6]


Extracurricular activities

Athletics

In 2016, the girl's swimming and diving team won its 30th straight state title, giving it the national record of the most consecutive state championship titles in girl's or boy's high school sports.[7]

Band

The Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds were Indiana State Fair Band Day champions in 1984 and ISSMA State Champions in 1990, 2001, 2002, and 2012.[8][9] The band was named BOA National Class AAA Champion in 2001. The band has been a BOA National Finalist 20 times in a row, and was named BOA Grand National Champion in 2005, 2012, 2016, and 2017.[10][11][12] The Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds were invited to perform in the 2004 London New Year's Parade in London, England. In 2007 the band was invited to play on the USS Missouri, along with the Hawaii's Royal Band. In 2007, the marching band was named Bands of America Regional Champion in Indianapolis and Atlanta, GA. At the 2008 BOA Grand National Finals the marching band won the caption for best music. The marching band was selected to play in the 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside numerous celebrities, floats, and a few other choice bands. The band has also received an invitation to play in the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade, in Pasadena, California.[13] In 2016 the Carmel High School Marching Band set a record as the first group to ever tie for first place at the Bands of America Grand National Championships with a score of 97.45. Carmel won the tiebreaker against Avon High School (IN) and was crowned National Champion. In 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2018, Carmel won the Indiana State School Music Association State Championship.[14]

Yearbook

The Pinnacle yearbook has received recognition from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, National Scholastic Press Association and the Indiana High School Press Association.[15] Additionally, the publication has received the Gold Crown award [16] and Indiana Hoosier Star Awards, and has been placed in the Walsworth Publishing Company's Gallery of Excellence. The publication is one of the largest in the United States publishing approximately 500 pages with a staff of 50 students. It operates an independent website.[17]

Newspaper

The school newspaper, the HiLite, has received national recognition including a Superior rating from Quill & Scroll, the Hoosier Star award and other general awards from the Indiana High School Press Association, Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA), and several individual awards for HiLite staff members. The HiLite was a Gold Medalist in the CSPA's annual critique, won a George H. Gallup Award from Quill and Scroll, and has been nominated to be a CSPA Crown finalist for the 2011–2012 publications. The newspaper maintains a staff of about 80 students.[18]

Radio station

The school operates the WHJE radio station on 91.3 MHz on the FM band. In 1999, WIRE, a local station which broadcasts on 91.5 MHz, proposed moving its broadcasting antenna closer to the school. When the school filed a FCC petition in opposition to the proposed antenna move, WIRE filed a response alleging that WHJE broadcast music with indecent lyrics.[19]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Administration". Carmel Clay Schools. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Profile". ccs.k12.in.us. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Carmel High School". Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Indiana Department of Education, Schools list". Mustang.doe.state.in.us. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Student Handbook" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  7. ↑ Carmel girls extend state championship streak to 31 straight IHSAA swimming titles WTHR
  8. ↑ "Results From the 1980s". Indiana High School Summer Track Marching Bands. ndianatrackmarchingbands.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Marching Band State Finals Results". Indiana State School Music Association. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "2005 Grand Nationals Championship" (PDF). Music for All. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "2012 Grand National Finals Results". Music for All. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "2016 Grand National Championships Results". Music for All. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Carmel HS Marching Band headed for Rose Bowl Parade". wthr.com. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Indiana State School Music Association". www.issma.net. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  15. ↑ "Hilite Awards". Hilite Online. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "Columbia Scholastic Press Association". CSPA. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  17. ↑ "Pinnacle —". carmelyearbook.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Hilite Awards". Hilite Online. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  19. ↑ Flora, John (September 4, 1999). "Feud continues between school district, radio station". The Indianapolis news. p. N2 – via Newspapers.com.
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