Winter - Carmel Catholic High School

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Street Scenes! Street Scenes is celebrating its 34th year! Countless numbers of
volunteers have created years of great shows and entertainment for Carmel. Students
still bring in great ads, sell tickets, participate in student night with area grade
schools, decorate the hallways and love having a few days off while their school is
transformed!
Street Scenes Themes
2008 - Goes to College
2007 - Discovers…
2006 - Corrects History
2005 - Cruises Route 66
2004 - Tells Tall Tales and Fractured Fables
2003 - Rewrites Classic TV
2002 - Toasts Broadway
2001 - Rocks and Rolls
2000 - Century of Stars
1999 - Silver Moments of Street Scenes
1998 - Goes to Chicago
1997 - Celebrates Romance
1996 - Intrudes on Famous Families
1995 - Rewrites the Fairytales
1994 - Goes International
1993 - Salutes Comics and Cartoons
1992 - Celebrates Television
1991 - Escapes to the Islands
1990 - Swings Thru the U.S.A.
1989 - Spoofs of the Classics
1988 - Salutes Carmel’s 25th
1987 - Takes You on a Holiday
1986 - Visits the Cities
1985 - Time Machine
1984 - Tours the Americas
1983 - Carmel’s Roaring 20th
1982 - Rewrites History
1981 - Takes a Cruise
1980 - Goes to the Movies
1979 - Come to the Fair
1978 - Thru the Decades
1977 - Variations - International
1976 - Variations - Sensational 70’s
1975 - Variations
Street Scenes Student Show- The Curly-Girly Hurly-Burly
Revue celebrated it’s 25th anniversary in 2006 under the direction of Sissy DePrima.
Kairos “God’s Time”- The 1st boys retreat was in 1979 and the 1st Girls retreat was in 1981.
Spirit Week- The activities and dress up days have changed but the week still exists!
The week includes a Pep Rally, All School Liturgy, Coronation,
the Homecoming Game and Dance.
The Corsair Mascot at football
games, pep rally’s and other
all school assemblies.
New Traditions
Mr. CHS- Senior guys apply and participate in a talent pageant with questions and the winner is crowned “Mr. CHS.”
During the 2006 opening pep rally, Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Andy Bitto ’81 addressed the student
body and invited them to join the team in the end zone after each home
game for prayers. Since then, students join the Varsity football players in the
North End Zone after every home game and join hands and pray the Our
Father and end by praying, “Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Queen of Victory, Pray
for Us!”
The current uniforms are solid-color, collared shirts that can be worn
with uniform sweaters and fleeces from Lands’ End, skirts for the ladies,
and pants for the men and women with a “C” embroidered on the
pocket. The unofficial uniform shoes are Birkenstock clogs.
Powder Puff Game- The game is during Spirit Week between members
of the Junior Class and Senior Class.
The teams typically have over 75 play-
ers and each team has assistant coaches from the football team and make
an official T-shirt. The game has referees, flags, practices, rules, and is fair.
The Senior Girls no longer are guaranteed a win. The “Half-Time Hotties”
perform a dance routine. This group is made up of male students who learn
a dance routine from the Pom Squad. They have T-shirts and perform at Halftime
and during the Homecoming Pep Rally. The game is a great event that
promotes team work and school spirit and is celebrated with a banquette of
food, music and slideshow for both teams and their families after the game!
Senior T-shirt days- Seniors design a t-shirt that can be worn on one designated day per month.
Class Pride Day- each class has a color and during Spirit week each class decorated their hallways to promote
class pride and a class was selected a winner. During the Spirit Week Liturgy, classes sat by color and the recessional
was the School Song performed by Will Riedl ‘11 on his bagpipes.
WCHS Radio takes place over the PA during extend homerooms during Street Scenes and Walk-a-thon. Student
DJ’s play songs and say the announcements and say ‘shout-outs’ to students celebrating birthdays, team support
for upcoming games, and ‘challenges’ between homerooms and between classes for who can raise more money.
Decorating the halls for Street Scenes and getting out of school for street scenes.
Wearing name tags- Everyone in the building including faculty, staff and visitors wears a name tag. We do this to
promote community and “call each other by name.”
Prom at the Lincolnshire Marriott or outside venue with dinner served before the dance.
The Marching Band, Cheerleaders and Pom Pons create a sign for the Varsity Football Players to break through
as they run onto the field before each home game. Other traditions from football
games include the ‘super fans’ who paint their chests and carry a large ‘C’ flag!
Battle of the Bands started in 2005. The event is judged by teachers and there are
prizes. The winner plays at the Walk-a-thon picnic in the Student Courtyard after the
walk. Proceeds from the event go to charity.
This list represents only some of the Carmel Traditions. Each graduating class made a mark on Carmel’s rich history.
Do you remember a great tradition from your time at Carmel? Share your stories with us and your classmates on
the message boards at www.corsairalumni.org/messageboards-traditions.
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Left to right (front row): Gillian Hessing ,
Nick Vallarano, Samantha Hertel, Kaitlyn Howard
(back row): Joe Ferrari, Alec Smith