Carmel High School

Is there something in the water? We sent a writer and photographer into the deep end to find out.

“I went to an IPS school, and they start you in band really early there. You learn on a little recorder, but I was, like, super good at it.”

More than 15 years after I last put on a marching band uniform, I still find it impossible not to tap my toes when a drumline starts up.

Carmel native Julian Batts earned a dubious 15 minutes of fame in the spring by mispronouncing “Achilles” on Wheel of Fortune—after landing on the $1 million spot. But he recovered nicely, winning $11,700 and making the national-media rounds with a good attitude. This month,  he returns to college with his perspective intact and a cushy […]

Watch the clip to find out why Julian Batts—an honor student and a Carmel High alum—is being called The Worst Wheel of Fortune Contestant Ever.