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As summer approaches, so does the warm weather which brings along spring fashion. A way to be stylish, eco-friendly, and save money this season is to make your own jean shorts with some simple materials lying around your house. Materials: Jeans Chalk Fabric scissors Exacto Knife Tweezers Step One: Find some old jeans that are not too tight near the
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This Valentines Day, instead of giving a gift to your significant other, get a simple, but thoughtful gift to your friends. This double DIY is a personalized jar with a soft sugar hand scrub. This scrub helps exfoliate your hands to make them super soft. This gift is great because you can personalize it to whoever you give it to.
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Start this year off right with recycling your old and unwanted materials with this aesthetic old book planter. This simple planter can reuse those old unread books and make you house a little more green as well. Materials: Book (At least one inch thick or more) Exacto Knife Plastic bag Liquid glue Plant Potting soil Step One: Sketch out where
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Light up this holiday season with a fun flashy disco ball. This simple disco ball is chic and can be used for your New Years party or just a fun light fixtures around the house. This disco ball is very inexpensive and can be made from lots of leftovers around your house. Materials 2 hollow foam half spheres Around 100
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The Darby Theatre Troupe executed their annual fall performance last Friday and Saturday evening. They performed the classic mystery by Agatha Christie, “And Then There Were None,” adding their own twists to the story. The first scene was set in a summer’s evening. This is where we got to meet the cast as they all arrive to an island where
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This October get your spooky on with this Halloween witch potion bottle decoration.. This is a simple, cost effective DIY mostly using things laying around the house. These witch potion bottles will make your house look like you are a 21st century chic witch. Materials Glass bottles Paper Glue Scissors Black paint Step One: Start by getting old glass bottles
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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
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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
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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
Read moreProm 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
Read moreThe 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
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The Darby Boys volleyball team continued to stay undefeated on Monday night against Dublin Jerome. This game had a lively student section that was ready for the game. The first set had a rocky start, however Darby was able to pull away once the team got a side out. Junior middle hitter, Jared Kish was able to execute a perfect
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This St. Patrick’s Day, gain a little bit of luck by making an easy do it yourself leprechaun. This seasonal craft project is fun and exciting for all ages. Although this craft consists of a lot of materials, it uses everyday items that you may have laying around your house. Have fun and try different colors to make it a
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Darby Band held their annual Winter Concert on March 5th. This concert featured Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble, who will all be playing in the OMEA performance this Friday. Concert Band started off with an upbeat lively song called, “Acclaim”. This song was a good choice to start the night because of its powerful beginning. The next song
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Davidson held the Hilliard gymnastics Senior Night against Teays Valley on February 13th. Darby had a generous amount of student supporters that came out to see the two seniors on the team, Reema Ayesh and Hailey Hacker. Both gymnastics have been apart of the program for all four years and both intend to go to Columbus State in the fall.
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Presidents’ Day was on February 18th and commemorated all the past presidents and their actions, good or bad. To look back on all the presidents, I will summarize each one in a sentence. George Washington was the first president of the United States and was a general in the Revolutionary War. John Adams was a lawyer and a diplomat,
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Valentine’s Day is among us and finding the perfect decoration for your house or for a friend’s is challenging, so why not make your own. This month we chose to make a Valentine’s Day canvas, complete with a button heart. With this easy and cheap do-it-yourself project, you can give it to your someone special and they will have it
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Since January is a really cold month and your house may need some light and cheer, consider making this easy project to brighten up the room. This month, we chose to do a home decor DIY. This wine bottle candle holder can lighten up your house very nicely. It can be used as a table centerpiece or on top of
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This month I challenged myself to make food without using a recipe or outside help. I decided to make my 2 of my friends and myself a steak dinner that they got to personalize. They chose mixed vegetables and mashed sweet potatoes as their side. At the store, I bought the ingredients, purchasing a large steak and an assortment of
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Darby Gymnastics remains undefeated. On Thursday, January 17th, the gymnastics team dominated at Worthington Kilbourne. The meet was called, “Beauty and the Beast,” because it showcased a double meet with gymnastics and wrestling at the same time, in the same gym. The Darby gymnastics team’s first event was bars. Freshman, Ella Clement, started off the night with high expectations by
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