Winter break will be different this year. Instead of having two weeks off and then returning on campus in early January, we will have two weeks off and two weeks with remote...
Mount Carmel students come from over one hundred zip codes, creating a a very diverse community. Because the school draws its enrollment from so many places, it relies heavily...
Engineers are nearing the "holy grail" of batteries for electric vehicles. The technology currently being researched could allow five-hundred kilometers of travel for just...
The Robotics Team's season has been altered due to strict COVID restrictions and complications with how the robotics tournaments will be conducted this year. The Caravan...
Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that their COVID-19 vaccine is over 90% effective. This news came in right after Biden won the election, and it comes at a perfect time. ...
When I started writing this article I had planned for it to be about the Georgia senate runoffs. However, the horrendous events of this past week in Washington D.C. are difficult...
The year 2020 was filled with a lot of crazy events. A pandemic, wildfires, murder hornets, civil unrest, elections and much more. It was a year that many of us will not forget....
Although some people do not see college as very beneficial, in reality college can greatly help your economic lifestyle, future job opportunities, overall health, and your...
Usually, there is an after-school activity or a sporting event happening every day at Mount Carmel. However, right now, there is very little going on, with swimming and other...
On Wednesday, December 16, five senior athletes committed to Division One colleges on signing day. Justin Lynch signed to Temple University, Kenenna Odeluga signed to...
Signing day was held at Mount Carmel on Wednesday, October 11, for senior athletes Connor Gaynor and Thomas Egan. On signing day student athletes sign letters to commit to...
The 2020 school year has been hard on high school students across the country, and its effects on seniors...
With the PlayStation 5 being released recently on November 12, many have been wondering about its performance...
On November 3. I worked as an election judge for the 5th ward, Precinct 20. It was an early day, as...
The action sci-fi movie Tenet starring John David Washington was highly anticipated with an original release date in August, but due to COVID, the release was pushed back...
Over the weekend I started watching Netflix's new show called The Queen's Gambit. The show stars Anya Taylor-Joy as a orphaned chess prodigy from Lexington, Kentucky. Her...
Senior Kerry Maxey has been making music for over a year and goes by the name “Lil Choco.” Maxey’s music, which includes other genres, can be heard on Spotify, Apple...
Mount Carmel alum Nicholas Renzetti '20 had a life-long dream of becoming a music producer. When Renzetti was a freshman, he began to build upon his love for all types of...
The Class of 2020 produced many great Men of Carmel, and among those men is Kendrick Cooper. Cooper currently attends Texas Christian University, where he is pursuing...
This school year has seen plenty of new faces join the halls of Mount Carmel. One such face is Mr. Corey Gallai who has taken on the role of band and choir director. Gallai...
Chicago Heights is a medium-sized south suburb that holds a population of 39,000. Residents often refer to it as just "The Heights." The community was founded in the 1890s...
I have lived in Elmwood Park my whole life. Around my neighborhood, I’ve made plenty of memories in different places like Central Park, the library, even the McDonald's...
I lived and grew up in a small town in Indiana called Griffith, but recently I moved to the city of Chicago. To be exact, I moved to an apartment just off Lakeshore Drive...
Paarlberg Park in South Holland is a place I used to visit regularly, when I was younger, to play soccer and Pokémon Go. The park has three soccer fields, two baseball fields...