Hilliard Darby High School's Student-Produced Newspaper
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
Five Feet Apart, a film released last month, follows the life of several teenagers with cystic fibrosis. They live in a hospital, and experience many events that are believable to those uneducated about the disease. However, many concerns have been raised about the accuracy of the teen’s conditions. So the question is, how well does the movie portray life with
Twice a year the students of Hilliard Darby dress up in fun outfits in order to show off their school spirit. The first week is for Homecoming in the fall, and the second is the week leading up to Prom. Even though the dance is just for upperclassmen, all grades are invited to participate. On Monday, the tradition continued and
As the spring sports season is well underway, one team to keep an eye is boys tennis. The boys tennis team is on a roll, going three for three in their matchups this week. The boys started off the week with a 5-0 win over Bishop Ready on Monday on Darby’s home court. By Tuesday, the fellas were on the
Earth day is celebrated every year on April 22nd. Over one billion people in 192 countries celebrate this day. There are many different ways to get involved for this year’s Earth Day. Some people like to march to raise awareness, some do a clean up in their town, and many others like to plant trees and other flowers. The world
Food is a very important part of the holidays and making it with your family is even more important. Learning from family members and passing down the tradition is a moment that everyone should cherish. My family, in particular, gets together before the holidays and we make desserts and dishes together. One thing that we have always made at my
Prom season is upon us and that also means promposals. For many Darby students that means asking their dream date to prom in the most memorable way possible. Many students at Darby have been asked in the sweetest ways. Some of the more common ones seen are a play on words with the sport that their significant other plays. Other
The end of the school year is almost upon us and the stress that comes with it is increasing as students and teachers are trying to finish up their studies, AP and AIR tests, and exams. What better way to calm yourself down during a stressful time than by using a stress ball. Instead of going out to just buy
Seven months ago, the first puck dropped in the 2018-19 NHL season. Since then, 31 teams have finished an 82 game regular season with the sixteen best teams beginning the post season on April 10. Between the Eastern and Western conferences there are four divisions; the Atlantic and Metropolitan in the east, and the Central and Pacific in the west.
As the spring sports seasons are in full swing, Hilliard Darby High School has noticed a sport that has been doing very well. Even though this might not be the most popular sport, it is definitely one to come watch and learn how the game is played. The sport that has caught an eye is the Girls Varsity Lacrosse team
Last month, Netflix released the teaser for Season Three of its original show, Stranger Things. It is expected to air on July 4, 2019 and is promised to be the most exciting season yet. The show is placed in 1980 in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana. Best friends Mike, Will, Dustin, and Lucas are outcasts in their school, and