News
Clinton’s visit precursor to primary
By: Jaclyn Chen <jchen@hilite.org>
The pounding beat of country music, the daunting American flag hanging front and center and the roar of the crowd were only appropriate to welcome to school Monday morning former President Bill Clinton. Read more »
Sports
Women’s tennis season starts, team hoping for breakthrough year
By: Lily Zhao <lzhao@hilite.org>
Practicing hard in this new spring weather, Megan Renninger, a number two singles women’s varsity tennis player and junior, prepares for the team’s next match against Noblesville today. Having played in a couple of matches already, Renninger said that she feels confident with the team’s 8-0 start, as of print deadline. Read more »
Feature
A HiLite guide: Carmel’s Tour de Parks
By: Jade Luo <jluo@hilite.org>
West Park
2700 W. 116th Street
West Park is big and spacious, donning a carefree atmosphere. It is 120 acres, with woodland, the infamous Jill’s Hill, a lake, playground, picnic shelter and, most importantly, a lot of open space. Read more »
Entertainment
Cool River delivers quirky environment, questionable cuisineBy: Bennett Fuson <bfuson@hilite.org>
Throwing a stone in any direction has the possibility of hitting a Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Dominos or even Little Caesars. Throw a larger stone and lesser-known venues like Bella’s Pizzeria and (until recently) Datollo’s will fall in range. While the level of quality differs for each, the fact remains that the availability factor remains large. With this in mind, the problem of setting one’s parlor apart from the rest creates both crises and failures for emerging restaurants. Cool River Pizza (CRP) falls under this dilemma, struggling to remain above the radar instead of remaining with its stratospherically-challenged friends. Read more »
Perspectives
Election hype extends
By: HiLite Staff
As the competition heats up with this year’s presidential elections, citizens across the country are getting more involved than ever in the election process especially the first-time voters. This Tuesday, Hoosiers will get their say in the May 6th elections, and for the first time in many years—with former President Bill Clinton’s visit on Monday as testament to this—Indiana has prominence in the primary elections. As such, students here should take advantage of the political opportunities available to them this year with the hope that that involvement will begin a lifetime of political awareness and participation. Read more »
Student Section
Flying HighBy: Mallory St. Claire <mstclaire@hilite.org> How long have you been flying? I have been flying for a long time, but I really got into it about three years... Read more »
15 Minutes of Fame
Females take risks in sports, tooBy: Stephanie Hodgin <shodgin@hilite.org> As she packs up her equipment, sophomore Jamelynn “Jaymo” Callahan remembers that day’s practice.... Read more »
Acumen
International Film Festival previews lesser know reelsBy: Sam Watermeier <swatermeier@gmail.com> Film buffs beware: The Indianapolis International Film Festival at the Keystone Art Cinema is ending two days from... Read more »
Recent Updates
Special services teacher receives Golden Apple AwardIndianapolis Power and Light awarded special sevices teacher Mike Meyer the Golden Apple Award for creatively using “math, science or technology in the classroom... Read more »
Students win top honors at IUPUI math contestFreshman Michael Luo and sophomore Reid Watson tied for first place in the IUPUI High School Mathematics Contest. Both received a $2,500 scholarship renewable at... Read more »
(Exclusively Online) Sudoku Solution for 05/01/08 House prepares for Houndstock festivities to end year with musicBy: Tian Yang <tyang@hilite.org> As the end of the year draws near, House begins to prepare for its final big event, the Houndstock concert. Houndstock is... Read more »
Senate prepares for next Thursday’s blood driveBy: Marc Fishman <mfishman@hilite.org> This week, the Senate finished its preparations for the final blood drive of the school year, which is scheduled for... Read more »
Applications for teen groups at CCPL available at YA deskBy: Cathy Chen <cchen@hilite.org> Sophia Paliza-Carre, member of the Teen Library Council and Teen Volunteer Corps and junior, said she plans to reapply to... Read more »
Senior Class ponders class gift options, anticipates reactions to new end-of-year traditionsBy: Jade Luo <jluo@hilite.org> The Senior Class officers are still discussing the Senior Class gift. “We’re still looking at the options,”... Read more »






