Carmel High School (Carmel, Indiana)

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Carmel High School
Motto: Veritas Scientia Mores
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Established 1887
Type Public high school
Students 4,001
Location Carmel, Indiana USA
Mascot Greyhound
Website CHS

Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 4,001 students, making it one of the largest high schools in Indiana. CHS is the only high school of Carmel Clay Schools.

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[edit] History

Carmel High School has a long history dating back to 1887 when the cornerstone for the first CHS was laid on a building located on the southside of the town of Carmel. A second building was opened in 1923 on the present school site and housed students K through 12 until 1958. The current high school building dates from 1958. Since that opening there have been five additional construction projects that have expanded and renovated the building. The 2005-2006 school year marked the opening of the newest addition, the Freshmen Center. Their marching band was the 2005 Bands of America Grand National Champions.

[edit] Facilities

The Carmel High School campus sits on 55 acres situated less than a mile from downtown Carmel. At least 22 of these acres are devoted to the actual school building itself. The indoor complex is divided into a number of buildings:

  • A -- Math (3rd Floor), Foreign Language (2nd Floor), Family and Consumer Sciences (1st Floor)
  • B -- Science (2nd Floor)
  • C -- Communications (1st Floor), Art (1st Floor), Industrial Technologies (1st Floor)
  • E -- Social Studies (2nd Floor), Physics (2nd Floor), English (1st Floor)
  • F -- Buisness (1st Floor), Computer Science (1st Floor)
  • G -- Gym / Aquatic Areas (Below 1st Floor)
  • P -- Performing Arts (1st Floor)
  • H -- Freshman Center (see below)


The recently added Freshman Center features three similar floors, each one featuring a number of English, Social Studies, Biology (the mandatory Freshman science course) and Math classrooms.

Today the school has two libraries: the main library and the Freshman library, which are connected. There are also three cafeterias: The Main Cafeteria, Greyhound Station, and the Freshman Cafeteria.

The Dale E. Graham Auditorium, located in the performing arts center, can only fit under 2,000 people, so the school's varsity gym is used during pep sessions, when all students are in attendance.

A studio theater exists as well.

[edit] A Traditional School Day

The school operates on a "block eight" schedule with each class around 90 minutes long and meeting every other day. The days are based on the schools colors. Blue Days consist of periods 1, 2, 3, & 4. Gold Days consist of periods 5, 6 (SRT), 7, & 8. SRTs (Student Resource Time) is the school's prep period. The teacher who supervises the students during SRT is considered the homeroom teacher of the students. Most school assemblies are held during the SRT period. Lunch period takes place during period 3 and 7 of each day and are based on what department the student has class in during that time. The 2006-07 school year implemented a new PLC system called late start in which for one Wednesday every other week, school does not start until 8:30 AM. However, the students that travel to school by bus must arrive at the normal time around 7:30 AM. Due to the student traffic and the large campus, passing period between classes are 10 minutes long.

[edit] Extra-curricular

[edit] Clubs

Most of the co-curricular programs at Carmel High School have excelled competitively in both state and national contests. The band, Orchestra, the Ambassadors & the Accents (the school's "show choirs"), the Debate team, FIRST robotics team, Brain Game, Academic Super Bowl, and Science Olympiad teams have all won state and national awards. The school newspaper, the HiLite, and the yearbook, the Pinnacle, have likewise received state and national awards for excellence.

[edit] Band

The Carmel High School Band Program is one of the most decorated in the country. The Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds were ISSMA State Champions in 1991, 2001 and 2002, and National Class AAA Champion in 2001. The band has been a National Finalist 13 times, and was named Grand National Champion in 2005. The Marching Band has won regionals in San Antonio, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Oxford, and Louisville. The Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds have been invited to perform in the 2004 London New Year's Parade in London, England. The top concert band, the Wind Symphony I, has been invited to perform at the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival two times and performed as exhibition at the Midwest Clinic in December 2005.

[edit] Athletics

The greyhound has been the school's mascot since the early 1920s and athletics have been a source of community activity and pride throughout the years. CHS offers 20 sports in interscholastic competition. Students are also offered many extracurricular and intramural opportunities through an extensive activities program. CHS has won the most Indiana state championships, coming in at 83 total as of 2005-06. Also, the Women's Swimming and Diving team is one win away from tying the record for the most consecutive state championships. As of 2006, the team has won 20 straight titles since 1986. The Women's Swimming and Diving team has won 21 state titles altogether. Other notable streaks: Women’s Cross Country (1984-85 through 1988-89), Men’s Swimming and Diving (1989-90 through 1993-94), and Women’s Soccer (2000-01 through 2004-05) with five consecutive runs; Men’s Cross Country (1976-77 through 1979-80) and Men’s Swimming and Diving (2000-01 through 2003-04) with four consecutive runs. In 2005, Sports Illustrated ranked CHS as the number two school in Indiana for athletics and tenth overall in the nation. Most recently, the Carmel High School boys soccer team won the 2006 state championship.

[edit] Former athletes

[edit] Traditions

[edit] Senior skip day

CHS has the honor of holding a senior skip day. The official day is school sanctioned and its main purpose lies with Baccalaureate practice.


[edit] Alumni

[edit] External links

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