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On Friday, May 18th, seniors said farewell on their last day of high school by showing off their talents. The class of 2018 started their day at 8:30 with a pancake breakfast and then proceeded to go to the auditorium for the talent show. Principal Mrs. Brickley started the show off with some reminders for the seniors and a sentimental speech. Time
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Sophomore and second year ceramics student Elise Neighbarger created two unique and curvy vases that capture the eye with their form and color. She calls this art piece ‘Change’. The piece is named this because of each individual curve that changes into another one very smoothly. To make this ceramic art she used the wheel to create each segment for
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Mother’s Day is creeping around the corner and it is the best time to show your affection and love towards your mother. Looking for the perfect gift for this holidays hard because you want to find something special and hand made to show that you care. Here is a great way to do it by making a mason jar picture
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Earth Day is here and many people are looking for good ways to reduce their trash. Of course, recycle is always great but going beyond that is reusing old items. 50 million plastic bottles are used and thrown away so here is something to reuse and make your house a little greener. This reusable DIY is a self-watering planter.
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On Thursday afternoon at 5:30, April 19th, the Varsity Boys Volleyball team takes another win this season. Darby went against Delaware Hayes, Pacers. The game went to three sets all with huge score gaps. Sadly, the student section lacked of student support. However there was some support from the freshman and Junior Varsity team. The first set of the game
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Spring is coming fast around the corner. Which means it’s that time of the year for cleaning everything out or to cleanse yourself. It is hard to know how to and where to start so here are some tips to help out. Some cleaning tips before starting the cleanse is to clean top to bottom so dirt and dust
Read moreThis spring break I had the chance to go on the greatest adventure. I took a trip to France. This was a school trip planned to immerse students in the French culture. On this trip we went to many different cities in France, as well as the countries of Monaco and Italy. Now I want to tell you about my
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Junior Amanda Neighbarger created an award-winning ceramics piece. Her piece titled “Wrapped” hinted towards the pieces of clay being ‘wrapped’ around the middle sections of the piece. Alliance for Young Artists and Writers is a non-profit organization that gives The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. They showcase and award students with outstanding art or writing skills. This year there were
Read moreOn February 2nd and 3rd, the Darby Theatre Troupe performed the American classic, Charlotte’s Web. The theatre’s play follows the original children’s book by E. B. White. The story centers around the life of a pig named Wilbur. He was the runt of his litter and was about to be killed when he was saved and moved to the farm
Read moreThis winter season get your craft on! Trying to find winter DIYs is challenging to do because most are Christmas/Hanukkah themed, but these 3D DIY winter snowflakes are just right for January. These snowflakes are simple to make and look nice for wherever you desire to put them. Materials: Six pieces of paper (any colors you choose) Scissors Tape Stapler
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On the afternoon of Saturday, January 20th, the Darby basketball team secured a huge win over Hilliard Davidson. The Panthers played four well fought quarters with amazing plays and the final score being 48-45. The first quarter of the game started off well with Darby winning the tip. This led to Senior Ben Gbur dropping in the first points of the
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On January 3rd, the Darby Trivia Club broadcasted their talents on television. The trivia team competition aired on WOSU on ‘In the Know’, a show that tests participants from high schools around central and southern Ohio based on general high school knowledge. The team is made up of four students, sophomore Noah Adams, junior Rahul Manne, and seniors Jesse Mowell
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Day two of the Celebration Concert was on December 14th with a jam-packed auditorium that showcased the Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and Big Band from Darby’s Band, along with the Darby’s Symphonic Choir, Women’s Chorale, and Chamber Orchestra. The Wind Ensemble band started the night off by playing ‘The Eighth Candle’ with amazing percussion beats that made the vibe of
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The holiday season has always been the most favored time off from the school year not only because it is a break from school, but also because there are multiple holidays, and there is pretty snow. A common thing that many people do over break is going on a vacation, but if someone is staying home for the holidays, what
Read moreThird year ceramics student, Aurelia Turner is already wowing the school with her gravity defying art piece. Her piece has the minimalistic colors of creamy white, seafoam green, forest pine green, and sandy brown, that display the reality of the piece. Tuner calls it “Dirty Dishes”. The project Darcie Veri assigned was to create a ‘combined piece’, which is where
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On November 20th, the sophomore classes of Hilliard Davidson, Bradley and Darby took a field trip to Tolles. To get a feel for what Tolles is like, each sophomore got to chose two classes to sample from, which ranged from a Pre-Vet program to a Cosmetology program, among others. Tolles Career and Technology Center is a place where students can
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Last Saturday, November 4th, the Darby and Davidson Key Clubs volunteered to help out with the Spaghetti Dinner at the Hilliard Senior Center. The Spaghetti Dinner is a fundraiser to help raise money for an organization named Kiwanis. The nonprofit organization helps kids all around the world with issues from disease to poverty. At the dinner, each meal was $10,
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Another Darby Theatre comedy is coming to the stage soon with more jokes than ever. The Darby Theatre’s fall production for this year will be Jabberwock, premiering on November 3rd and 4th at 7:00pm in the PAC at Hilliard Darby High School. Jabberwock, written by American playwrights Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is based on James Thurber, a real
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The Hilliard Darby Band hosted the Hilliard Band Invitational last Saturday on October 7th. The competition lasted for four hours and hosted eight bands, including Darby’s own marching band. The band played extraordinarily well on Saturday, playing and marching perfectly in sync with their music. The band played a piece named “The Bridge”. In their performance they had massive props
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On October fifth, the girls’ varsity volleyball team had a tremendous Senior Night where the players showed off their new jerseys and beat Thomas Worthington in four sets. This was a very special occasion because eight seniors are leaving after this season. These seniors are Jamie Walters, Emily Nolan, Madison Smith, Abbey Ansel, Paige Kucinic, Quinn Coppess, Lauren Chance, and
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