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The Darby girls soccer season came to an end with a tough and hard fought loss in the District finals, finishing as the district runner-up with a final score of 2-1 in double overtime. With the season’s close, let’s look back at their incredible season and look forward to the player’s and program’s future. According to senior center defender Allison
The Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a story written for entertainment during the Christmas season and it was believed to have been written around 1601-1602. The plot of the story revolves around this big comedic love triangle. The Darby theatre took part in reenacting the infamous Twelfth Night by Shakespeare and it was fantastic. The play was absolutely
When October hits, all anybody wants to watch is a scary movie to get them into the Halloween mood. What many people don’t realize, is that there are plenty of fantastic Halloween films that aren’t terrifying. Everyone loves a good cover-your-eyes, spill-the-popcorn horror movie, but sometimes people just like to get comfortable and watch a fall favorite with a cup
Fall is officially in full swing. With all the fun activities to partake in, such as carving pumpkins, going apple picking, or just curling up at home in a big comfy sweater, the autumn months are some of the most exciting times of the year. What better way to celebrate these fall festivities than by making some DIY decorations that
Halloween is the most spooky time of the year. One of the most popular things to do on this holiday is to go trick-or-treating and dress up in your favorite costume. What else could make kids happier than running around getting free candy? Hilliard started their trick-or-treating at 6pm with lots of excited kids on Wednesday, October 31st. Kids filled
With the JV Football season over, the players and coaches are beginning to look over the successes of the season. With the final record being 7-1-1, it’s clear that it was not a failure, however, prosperity is not always measured by wins, but in the ability to fight through adversity. During an interview with Coach Crawford, the varsity full backs
As October comes to an end, many fall athletes are finishing up their season and are looking towards the postseason. On Friday, October 26th, students, faculty, and parents braved the elements in Darby’s stadium to celebrate the senior cheerleaders, football players, and marching band members, and watch their final home game of their high school careers. The Panthers went into
Student of the month time is here, and for those of you that are student of the month members for October, you’re getting a student of the month Brunch. This months specific tribute for student of the month was for those students that had their minds right and have a growth mindset. Student of the month Brittney Weight was nominated
With the fall season in full swing, it is that time of the year to start getting your friends and family together to go to some fun fall festivities. Some of people’s favorites are going to a pumpkin patch, picking apples, or going on hayrides. Other activities include haunted houses, corn mazes, and carving pumpkins. One popular activity going on
During the fall months, I think we all enjoy relaxing at home while watching our favorite TV shows on Netflix. There are so many options to choose from, including dramas, like Grey’s Anatomy, to the action-packed show, Supergirl. Each month, Netflix adds new shows and movies to the website for their subscribers to enjoy. October has brought some exciting new
As the colder months start to roll around, there are so many options for autumnal activities to do in central Ohio. A fan favorite each year is apple picking at Lynd’s Fruit Farm. The orchard is notorious for their extensive collection of apple trees and their beloved apple picking season. Families come from all around the state to pick Winesap,
Who doesn’t enjoy tacos, tortas, and tamales? If you do, you won’t be able to resist some good comfort food from Habaneros. The Mexican Grill is located at 3650 Main Street in Hilliard, Ohio. Habaneros is a family run business and opened on October 27th 2016. Their two year anniversary is coming up very soon. I went to Habaneros to
Over the weekend on October 20th, Darby held the Cross Country Districts meet. Over 200 teams and 1500 runners came to compete at the North Fields. Sophomore, Braden Bower believes the team worked very hard over the weekend, even changing up their practice to prepare for this race. “We changed our practices by tracking mileage and multiplied our effort,” Bower said.
The Darby Theater brings a classic Shakespeare play to the stage. For the theater’s annual fall production they will be performing the comedic Twelfth Night, written by William Shakespeare. Twelfth Night starts as two separate sides of a story. Both sides of the story will follow the lives of a noble man and woman. The nobleman, Orsino, struggles to get
Every year, the Darby Choir has three to four concerts. On October 9th and 10th, the choir held its annual supper with the singers. All six of the choir groups performed at both concerts in the Darby Commons. Der Dutchman catered the event, and people in the audience could eat plenty of food if they bought a $25 ticket before
Heritage Middle School, along with Darby, hosted a spaghetti dinner orchestra concert on Tuesday, October 2nd. The Symphony A and Chamber Orchestra groups played many beautiful classical music pieces that night. The Symphony A orchestra group played Rogue Rider by Doug Spata and A Maid in Bedlam by Atwell while the Chamber group played Gigue Fugue by J.S Bach arranged
The athletic directors and administrators here at Darby are raising money to build a brand new weight room right outside of the school. The new room will be constructed in order to ensure safer lifting and training practices for student athletes throughout their high school careers. Darby’s sister schools, Bradley and Davidson, both have newer, larger weight rooms, but Darby
On Saturday, October 6th Darby held the first ever Miller’s Quad for Girls Volleyball. These games were for Girls Varsity and JV Volleyball teams and consisted of four strong programs. The teams in last weekend’s quad were Hilliard Darby, St. Francis DeSales, Jonathan Adler and Olentangy Liberty. This event was in memory of Mrs. Miller, who was a math teacher
As the weather cools down, the season of sweaters and hot lattes is quickly approaching. The leaves are falling, fires are burning, everything is becoming pumpkin spice flavored, and now your cookies will too. These chewy cookies will transport you to a late night bonfire with the smell of autumn in the air: yes, they are that good. Covered in