CHS publications students earn awards at annual CSPA convention
March 27, 2008
Carmel High School student journalists earned individual Gold Circle Awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA). The awards, which judge individual achievement in several different categories, were announced at the CSPA’s spring convention, which concluded on March 21. According to the CSPA Web site, “Gold Circle Awards are offered to recognize superior work by student journalists usually as individuals but sometimes as an entire staff working with either print or online media.”
The individual winners from newspaper may include work from the current school year, while the yearbook awards recognize entries included in the 2007 publication. The Carmel award-winners are as follows (students are currently on staff unless otherwise noted):
HiLite
Staff – first place, advertising design (full-page multiple advertisements)
Staff – third place, overall design (broadsheet)
Matt Kanitra – honorable mention, advertising design (quarter-page black-and-white)
David Joest – honorable mention, sports design (broadsheet four-color)
Staff – honorable mention, information graphics (text, pullout, at-a-glance boxes)
John Shi and Nancy Tan – honorable mention, news page design (broadsheet black-and-white)
Pinnacle
Hena Ahmed – first place, advertising spread (people ads)
Staff – third place, headline writing
Allison Farrer (Purdue University) and Lauren Reising (Indiana University) – honorable mention, division page design
Staff – honorable mention, use of graphics (informational graphics)
Amanda Burkert and Allison Farrer, honorable mention, color spread
Lisa Sullivan, Mohawk Trails music teacher, named teacher of the year
March 25, 2008
Lisa Sullivan, Mohawk Trails Elementary School music specialist, was named the 2008 Carmel Clay Teacher of the Year. The surprise announcement was made Monday, March 24 during an after-school faculty meeting. Among a few of the comments of those who nominated her:
• She is a master educator.
• She always puts her students first, and they are excited to learn music.
• She teaches at both in-state and out-of-state workshops and conferences and is willing to share her considerable knowledge and expertise with others.
Sullivan earned her bachelor’s degree in music from Butler University and master’s degree in elementary administration from Ball State University. She has taught at Mohawk Trails for 18 years. Sullivan now will represent Carmel Clay in the state teacher of the year competition.
(Exclusively Online) Answers to “Where have you seen this before”
March 20, 2008
1. French poster
2. American Sign Language poster
3. Hello Kitty poster
4. Chinese New Year poster
(Exclusively Online) Sudoku Solution for 03/14/08
March 20, 2008
English department adapts to individual novels approach
March 17, 2008
By: Vannie Yu <vyu@hilite.org>
The English department’s textbook adoption year comes to a close on April 15 when the committee meets to make final recommendations of curriculum and materials for next year. Although textbooks and literature are all in draft currently, the shift in focus to individual books is clear.
According to English department chairperson Jason Gallman, new curriculum centers on preparing students’ critical reading and thinking skills. Students are not the only people who will benefit. He said that through focusing on an individual novels approach, teachers can better “differentiate” students’ reading abilities by matching up what levels they are on.
Gallman said that the department would like to give students the opportunity to buy their own novels to write in. “Most research talks about the benefits of letting kids choose what they want to read,” he said.
Junior Navya Kumar, who currently takes AP English literature/composition and plans to enroll in IU advanced composition next year, said that she prefers the individual novels approach. “I like (the new approach) better since I don’t have to carry a big textbook home when we only get 20 pages of it assigned.”
Gallman added that there are requirement changes in English. “Basically, teachers choose from a list of possibilities to instruct from,” he said. Certain courses such as Speech 1 will still utilize traditional textbooks. However, the curriculum for English 9 and English 10 will especially move toward novels instead of extensive anthology works.
For students like Kumar, the benefits of an individual novels approach lend more interest to the classroom. “You get the encompassing concept from a novel,” she said. “You feel like you have a better touch with what the novel is about instead of the last few pages.”
Social studies department sets ’50s Day event for next month
March 17, 2008
By: Michaelene Werth <mwerth@hilite.org>
’50s Day will take place on April 2 and 3 in the Freshman Cafeteria.
“’50s Day is a chance for students to get a feel for the 1950s in America,” said Katie Gray, a coordinator of the event and social studies teacher. “It gives the kids a chance to really experience the ’50s, not just talk about it.”
This year ’50s Day will feature activities such as a jell-O bake off, graffiti wall, dance instructions and a discussion about McDonalds.
“I’m very excited. I’m going to dress up,” said junior Anita Rogers. “I want to see how many people dress up and go over the top with it.”
’50s Day has only been taking place for the last few years here. It first started when a change in the curriculum forced department teachers to eventually discontinue the previously practiced Black Powder Day.
“Kids should be prepared to participate in contests and also get a little out of their comfort zone for a day,” Gray said.
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