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The beginning of the school year marks another new group of freshmen nervously entering Darby High School. For many, high school seems daunting and without a welcoming environment in the school, it may be dreaded. On many forms of social media including Tik Tok, there is a negative view of the freshmen class that could multiply the new students’ nerves.
With a recent outbreak in vape-related illnesses amongst teens nationwide, Hilliard is doing its part to tackle this health concern to protect the safety of its students. On September 17, 2019, Hilliard City Schools announced that the district would be installing six new vape detectors throughout the high school bathrooms via Twitter. These devices, similar to smoke detectors, can detect
Health officials are warning the parents of young teens of the harmful effects of e-cigarettes that are used as alternatives for smokers. Teens are attracted to e-cigs, typically Juuls, because of the fun flavors and the marketing. E-cigs have been sold for more than a decade but the vape related illnesses started to increase in the past year. According to
Hilliard Darby Theatre enters this year’s new season with a main stage production of And Then There Were None. In 1939, ten strangers meet on a remote island with each having a secret, wicked past. Eventually the weather turns and the group is trapped on the island, where each are slowly killed off according to a twisted nursery rhyme. Most
Several new teachers and staff members have joined Darby this year, across numerous subjects and positions. Darby’s new art teacher is likely a familiar face to many students. Beth Boza taught at Heritage Middle School before starting at Darby this year. She teaches AP Studio Art, Drawing 1 and 2, and all painting classes. Boza has found teaching high school
Starbucks released new fall drinks across the US and Canada earlier this month, which incorporate everything about the fall season. The Starbucks company is arguably the most popular coffee franchise in the world. With almost 28,000 locations worldwide and millions of regular customers, seasonal drink additions are almost guaranteed to be popular. This year’s fall menu includes plenty of hot
The newest fast food addition to the city of Hilliard, Swenson’s, has been the topic of much discussion lately. Located on Cemetery Road next to J.W. Reason Elementary, the drive-in style burger joint is intended to offer a tasty but affordable menu. As an avid burger consumer, I decided to give the new place a try. In this review, I
Panthers nation was certainly wet at Darby Friday night, but fans and the team were not deterred in the slightest. In the first quarter Darby looked strong, scoring a single touchdown with a small sprinkle of rain that everyone thought would pass. An absolute downpour thunderstorm started in the second quarter, causing a lightning delay. However, after about an hour,
Debate Club A new school year can mean a lot of different things for a lot of different people. It could mean making new friends, getting better grades, and for some, it is getting more involved. One way to do this is by joining clubs. At Darby, there are a variety of different clubs for a variety of different
Hilliard likes to start off the season right with their annual Fall Festival. This festival takes place at Hilliard Municipal Park where they have lots of fun fall activities to start off this great fun season. At the park, there was live music from the band, North to Nashville. They are a local country band from Columbus with an energetic
The road to graduation is almost at its end for Darby Seniors. The graduating class of 2019 celebrated their final days at Darby on Friday, May 17 with a Senior lunch and the Senior Talent Show. Every year the Senior class cabinet puts on the show, which is just for seniors on their last day as a student at Darby.
The spring months bring about thoughts of renewal and rebirth, leaving many people wanting to better themselves and their spaces. Spring cleaning has been a common tradition for many years wherein people declutter and organize their homes, workplaces, cars and any other spaces that have accumulated a mess. The popularity of spring cleaning, and organization in general, has significantly increased
A new and refreshing summer drink lineup has made its debut at Starbucks this month. Including returning and brand new drinks, the variety caters to all taste buds. The selection offers a range of different frappuccinos- blended and flavored iced coffee- and other iced drinks. First is the Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino, which simply defined, is a more complex version
People all across the world delved into the mysterious and appalling story of serial killer Ted Bundy as tapes revealing the content of over 100 hours of his interviews were released on the popular streaming platform Netflix. The series, called Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, became an instant hit and in response, millions of people have become
The Darby Boys and Girls Track and Field teams are well into their offseason, competing at the District Track Meet this past weekend. The Boys and Girls teams both competed fresh off of their OCC wins the weekend before. For the girls, it was their fourth consecutive OCC win. Both teams carried on this momentum to the District meet this
The Darby Band held their last concert on Thursday, May 9. They played many upbeat and challenging pieces that were executed very well. The band had a few director mixups where their regular director was not able to perform with them due to some emergencies, but the band was still able to play well, even with the inconveniences. The first
Since Mother’s Day is this week, on May 12th, this Do- It Yourself project is all for Mothers! This is a fun and easy craft that young children and teenagers can make for their mom. All you need is some paper, glue, and scissors to make this lovely paper tulip heart, and make your mom’s day special. Materials: 1 sheet
Avengers: Endgame was one of the most anticipated movies of 2019, and it obliterated box office records on its opening weekend. The movie, which premiered on April 26, made a stunning $350 million nationally and $1.2 billion internationally in its opening weekend, topping the record set by Avengers: Infinity War last year by over $500 million. The film was met
This year’s Prom was a success, yet again. Prom consisted of a dessert hour, followed by the dance from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Afterwards, most of the students in attendance met at Dave & Busters to cap off a very enjoyable night at the PTO sponsored After-Prom. With this being my first prom experience, I was not sure what
The spring season is an exciting time for movie fanatics across the globe. Specifically, this March and April, many anticipated movies have been and will be released, keeping fans entertained and in high spirits. One movie that has been quite popular recently is Shazam!, a DC movie about a foster kid turned superhero. In this Fantasy/Sci-Fi film, we follow 14-year-old