Are you smarter than a freshman?
December 12, 2008
Although the average student doesn’t usually take Calculus until college, freshman Lyndon Ji is currently enrolled in AP Calculus BC
By Tommy Sneider
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How did you manage to master higher level math?
My dad’s a math professor at IUPUI. I started to learn precalc in fifth grade because my dad taught groups of students at our house.
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Students test out of lower levels of certain classes
December 12, 2008
By Michelle Yun
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Junior Olivia Roy grew up speaking French and found French I to be quite easy. So in her sophomore year, she said she completed the first semester of French I and skipped into the second semester of French II her sophomore year.
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SHOWTIME
November 20, 2008
Sophomore Jessamyn Anderson takes as many choir and drama classes as she can in hopes of making it to the Broadway stage
By Cassie Dugan
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What attracted you to the whole choir/musical scene in the first place?
I’ve been doing choir my whole life. My parents said I could sing before I could talk; music has just been a really big part of my life, even since I was born.
Students majoring in alternative subjects face obstacles
November 20, 2008
By Bennett Fuson
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Senior Chris Kovey watched his classmate cut a 2×4 piece of wood during the theater technology SRT. Normally he would do the work himself, but after the accumulation of everything else he had done that morning in preparation for last spring’s musical, 42nd Street, he deserved a break. Read more
‘Carmel Jabbawockeez. Recognize.’
November 6, 2008
These five upperclassmen have created a movement here with their hip-hop and break dancing skills featured in their dance group, Jabbawockeez
By Tommy Sneider
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Senior Michael “Mike” Mestetsky
Who started the Jabbawockeez?
Actually, we were trying to help two girls to see what they wanted to do for a trike team. I left for a second, and when I came back, everybody was smiling. When I came back, my buddy said, ‘I have the best idea.’ And he said Jabbawockeez. So we told the girls, ‘You guys aren’t doing that.’ And that’s kind of how it started.
Where did you guys find the inspiration for the costumes?
We base our whole idea off of the real Jabbawockeez. Our other inspiration comes from Vogue and Teen Magazine. Glamour, too. (Michael) Zervic bought them offline.
And the talent show money?
I spent it on the High School Musical 2 soundtrack.
Senior Derek Jamerson
What’s the most difficult part?
Getting everybody coordinated, as far as like schedule because five of us have different schedules, so just getting everybody together is really tough.
What’s the weirdest reaction you have gotten from a fan?
At Homecoming, we were down at the stadium and doing what we do and there was a girl, and she freaked out and she was yelling and screaming and asked us to sign something and treated us like real celebrities. It’s so much fun, just by wearing the shirts to take the pictures people were talking about us, so it’s really cool.
Anything else you’d like to add?
I think overall it was really fun and just it’s a pretty good example of how to participate in the school. It just makes it a good year.
Senior Michael “Mike” Zervic
Where do you get inspiration for your moves?
Our inspiration comes from the dance crew on the TV show “America’s Best Dance Crew,” and they won the show and the whole series so we thought they were the most original. Mine just comes from local dancers or amateurs online, like moves from them on YouTube or something.
Do all of you guys plan to continue it in the future?
We may have some special events, like Winter Formal or Dance Marathon; we might do something special for that. We like to keep our events under wraps.
And the talent show money?
Shoot, I spent it on gas. (laughs) Gas and food, we’re making a living off of our shows.
Anything else you’d like to add?
Basically we wanted to go out with a bang this year, since you only take with you what you leave behind, and we wanted to show Carmel High School the Class of 2009 is going big, we wanted to go out with bang and kind of have an example of what other classes should follow and how spirited they should be.
Junior Ilya Soyfer
What’s your favorite part about the group?
How hyped the crowd gets, just how excited people get and how it’s so different cause you’re not used to it, cause they get so excited.
Do you guys have plans to continue this in the future?
Yeah. This year for sure, probably not next year.
What’s the weirdest reaction you guys have gotten from your fans?
Just the amount of support, how people just when they see us their reaction afterwards just kind of blows us away, like that big of a reaction.
Where do you get the inspiration for your moves?
It just kind of comes from the heart.
Senior Kyle Yoon
Where do you get inspiration for your dance moves?
I used to be on a dance team when I was in Korea. I danced for like two or three years, so that helped me. It was hip hop break dance pop and lock, and we practiced an hour a week.
Anything else you’d like to add?
Carmel High School, get into dance culture.
What’s your favorite dance move?
I like to break dance, so the side swipe. It’s a break dance move, I do stuff on the ground and do a 360.
What’s the weirdest reaction you guys have gotten from a fan?
I guess Carmel doesn’t have many break dance or hip hop dance teams, so I guess a lot of people were kind of lost since there’s not many guys who do dance teams. A lot of people thought it was more of a show rather than actual dancing.
Dance companies have upcoming performances
November 6, 2008
By Ellie Seta
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When most people think of the traditional “Nutcracker,” the first thing that probably comes to mind is tutus, tiaras and men in tights. But for senior Kiersten Walter, none of these apply. Walter is a cast member of Gregory Hancock’s “Nutcracker.” Read more
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