The Caravan – The student news site of Mount Carmel High School
WEBMay 18, 2024 · The Caravan – The student news site of Mount Carmel High School. The best athletic year of this century. James McCormac '25, Staff Writer | June 5, 2024. Summer camps open the door for future members of the Caravan. Matthew Malloy ‘25, Staff Writer | May 31, 2024. Mrs. Chappetto makes MC history with commencement speech.
From potential nurse to COVID tutor to MC teacher and coach
WEB3 days ago · Louis Cheney, Staff writer • September 19, 2024. Louis Cheney ’25. Ms. Mary Kate Byrnes is MC’s new biology teacher and volleyball coach. For many people, COVID was a time of great turmoil. People lost their jobs, friends, and any number of other things due to isolation. Everyone’s life plans seemed to get derailed, for better or worse.
Great entrance exam turnout for Class of 2026 – The Caravan
WEBDec 13, 2021 · On Saturday, December 4th, 205 eighth-grade students took the entrance exam at Mount Carmel. This number surpasses the recent average class size by quite a bit. With classes at MC averaging roughly 150 students, the future is bright for the class of 2026. A group of eighth-graders with various backgrounds, demographics, and neighborhoods represented took...
MC students and staff fully back on campus with Covid procedures
WEBSep 16, 2021 · Everyone has questions in the crazy Covid world, especially with many schools like Mt. Carmel returning to full in-person learning this school year. Keeping the school community as protected as possible is of utmost importance to the MC administration. “We need to make sure that all families and parents are safe,” says Mt. Carmel principal...
COVID-19 brings changes to normal patterns - The Caravan
WEBMay 4, 2021 · Together but apart. A lot changed for schools between 2020 and 2021. COVID-19 affected many routines and practices that previously were familiar. For example, in recent years Mount Carmel students have been accustomed to a rotating schedule: Mondays began with Period A; Tuesdays began with Period B and ended with A, and so on through the week.
Mr. Baffoe returns to MC as a teacher - The Caravan
WEBDec 2, 2021 · Mr. Tim Baffoe is MC’s newest English teacher and moderator of the Caravan newspaper. “When I was in high school, if you would’ve told me I was going to be a teacher, I would have called you nuts,” says Mr. Tim Baffoe, a 2000 graduate of Mount Carmel. He is the newest English teacher at MC and has been a teacher for 15 years now.
Save my brain and start school later – The Caravan
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Your teenage brain is being treated unfairly. Adolescents are supposed to get at least eight hours of sleep a day. For most high school students, this isn’t a problem as they don’t have to travel too far to get to school in the morning. But at Mount Carmel, this isn’t the case. Caravan students, teachers,...
Glenn Foster ’08 gives MC students important life advice
WEBNov 3, 2021 · On Thursday, October 21, juniors and seniors were privileged to receive some meaningful advice regarding life after high school and convey a strong message of perseverance. Mount Carmel students were lucky to be able to interact with former New Orleans Saints player, successful businessman, …
Omicron causes reiteration of Covid guidelines at MC
WEBJan 13, 2022 · The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 is spreading rapidly. Mount Carmel is taking heavy precautions. Currently, Covid-19 cases are increasing at an alarming rate. However, with other schools shutting down, Mount Carmel is reinforcing their guidelines to contain the spread. Mask mandates have been tightened as well as maintaining an individual distance while students change...
Obama Center will influence MC, community – The Caravan
WEBSep 17, 2021 · The Obama Presidential Center is not only an important project because of what is being built but also the process of the center being built and the people working on it. But now that construction of the Obama Presidential Center is officially underway, the effect that it will have on the community surrounding of Jackson Park will be immense.Mt.
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