As universities are shifting back to requiring test scores from applicants, it is important for students to perform well on their tests. Most American high school students take the Scholastic ...

The Caravan is a perennial power in many sports, and as such produces many athletes who go on to play their respective sports in college. This year, the Caravan has many student-athletes committed to ...

I remember letting out a sigh of relief on the way home from my first day of my sophomore year. A senior at the time was giving me a ride to and from school and explained to me that the upcoming ...

In the hallway next to the main office is a display with pictures of recent Mount Carmel valedictorians and where they each decided to attend college. One of them, Blake Lopez, has always stood out.

Here at Mount Carmel, a unique extracurricular activity is offered to students in which they can learn how to be an athletic trainer. In Illinois, only a little more than half of schools have athletic ...

In the spring of 2023, the Mount Carmel Drama Department returned after a pandemic hiatus and performed a theater festival with several short acts. The performances were a big hit with the audience, ...

It wasn’t that long ago when my fellow seniors and I started our college admissions processes. Just over a year ago when we were easing into our junior year at MC, most of us were unsure of what ...

Though very normal on the South Side of Chicago, all-boys schools are rare in most other areas in the USA. Most Mount Carmel students have had the experience of telling someone who went to a more ...

For years, schools across the nation have used a class ranking system, but recently some have been getting rid of them. The most common reasons for getting rid of class rankings are that they are a ...

The former Loretto Academy, located on East 65th Street, just south of Mount Carmel’s campus, has always stood out to me. Its sheer magnitude calls out and demands attention. When the building housed ...

The senior awards are the last time a Mount Carmel Student is recognized for their academic prowess before graduation. As such, the senior academic awards tend to have more weight to them and are ...

There’s a new face in the counseling office. Ms. Rachel Jackson applied to be a counselor at MC last spring and began working at the start of the school year in August. In the past, students at MC ...