02.08.08

A message from the editor-in-chief:
Hi everyone,

Our new issue this week features updates in events around school such as Dance Marathon and the opening of Secret Garden. Look to sports for updates as teams head into tournament play. In the entertainment section, our resident movie guru gives his picks for the Oscars.

This issue, the Acumen has been transformed in to the “Acu-How,” and it features articles with instructions on how to procrastinate, how to build a rocket and even how to plan a prom dinner. Got even better tips? Send Acumen editor Tian Yang an email at tyang@hilite.org

As always, thanks for reading,

Jaclyn Chen

Featured Article
Thirty-six carmel high school seniors named merit finalists
Thirty-six Carmel High School seniors have been named National Merit Finalists as a result of their exemplary scores on the PSAT college admissions test, references and other supporting material they submitted to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation… View full story

Top Story - Front Page
Distant crisis, local reverberations; Pakistan
After Dec. 27, the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto changed the lives of people not only in Pakistan, but also here.

Junior Fatimah Hameed has family members who were in a couple of large cities during the aftermath of Bhutto’s assassination. She said her father’s side of the family lives in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, where Bhutto’s assassination occurred, and her mother’s side lives in Karachi, Pakistan. She recalled the situations that her maternal family members were in… Read more?

News
Students find media center policy stringent
Distant crisis, local reverberations; Pakistan
Dance organizers work to recruit more participants
Department offers new Spanish option
World language department offers AP Spanish Literature to students for next year (Unabridged Edition)
Month part of ‘ongoing process’ to celebrate black achievement
Come, If You Can Find It
(Beat) Two-night band concert
(Beat) Kid’s Corner students await open house, make final preparations
(Beat) MIC academic event features Brain Game team this month
(Beat) Carmel Clay Public Library extends operating hours on Fridays
(Beat) Students audition for upcoming Carmel Idol competition
(Beat) Science Olympiad to compete in Regional competition
(Beat) House plans for upcoming Dance Marathon and fund-raising
(Beat) CHS Angels Club plans new
(Beat) ComedySportz Crew prepares
(Beat) Orchestra to play in anniversary celebration concert in February
(Exclusively Online) Answers to “Where have you seen this before”
(Exclusively Online) Sudoku Solution for 02/08/08