Hilliard Darby High School's Student-Produced Newspaper
There aren’t any big amusements parks in Central Ohio, but thankfully for Ohioans there are still two big parks to visit this summer that aren’t too far away! Kings Island and Cedar Point are both great parks that will help create awesome memories for anyone who goes. But which one is the best to go to? Kings Island is in
Read moreEarth Day is something that people celebrate all around the world. It’s a day set aside to promote environmental protection, and to inform people about the things going on in the environment. This day of promoting environmental protection happens on April 22nd, and has been going on since 1970. This year is different though, because the people behind Earth Day
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The girls’ lacrosse team won their fifth game of the season on Thursday, April 13th against Delaware Hayes. The score was 14 to 10, and of the seven girls that scored, five of them scored two goals during the game. There were a lot of good shots and game play by the girls including Seniors Miranda Large and Tori Schmeling.
Read moreProm: Written by Edleen Nieto It is the time of the school year where all you can hear in the hallways is, “Do you have your dress for prom?” or ” Where we going to take pictures?”, and “Who are you going with?”. Juniors and Seniors are preparing for Prom which is happening Saturday, April 29th at the Columbus Athenaeum,
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The OHSAA Wrestling Championships were last weekend, and Darby had six athletes compete. The championship meet was held at The Schottenstein Center, and lasted from Thursday March 9th, through Saturday March 11th. The three day event was made up of several rounds, to get down to see who would be competing for state titles on Saturday. The first day, Darby saw
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Darby held its 18th annual staff student basketball game on Thursday February 16. The stakes were high for the students this year, since they haven’t won a game yet. Despite high hopes, the staff won 40 to 25. Despite the repeating outcome of this game, the school rallies behind their fellow classmates in hope of a win. With the large crowd,
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To some, February is about Valentine’s day, but for others it’s about celebrating the accomplishments and understanding of black history. With February coming to an end, so is Black History Month, but that doesn’t mean we stop recognizing black accomplishments until next year. Black History Month started in 1970, beginning the awareness of black people’s contributions to the world we
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Species are dying, ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and the Earth is getting hotter. From the result of it, to the ways people are trying to combat it, global warming is something we hear a lot about. The things that led to global warming have been around for a long time. It’s caused by gas that is
Read moreJunior Marisol Allison is in her third year of photography and has had a very successful photo career so far. She came into photography already knowing a great deal because of all that her grandpa taught her. He is a photography professor at OSU, and because of all she learned from him, she got to advance through her first year of
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The Women’s March on Washington is making its debut on Saturday, January 21st. The march was envisioned by Teresa Shook, a women who felt that Future President Donald Trump should hear what women had to say about their rights. This is the first year of this event since they are protesting Trump’s presidency. The march blew up on facebook when
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Many football players from around Ohio aspire to achieve the Division 1 first team All State honor, and this year Darby offensive lineman Keegan Farrell was awarded with this honor. Sports writers from around Ohio voted for Farrell to be given this award, and it is something that he has been working hard for in and out of the
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Hundreds of people gathered in Old Hilliard on Monday, December 4th to celebrate the city’s annual Hilliard Holiday Hop and 27th Tree Lighting. The tree lighting is an event that happens every year at the beginning of December, and everyone gathers around a big Christmas tree and counts down to its lighting. This was the second year that the lighting
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In the spirit of the holiday season, and Thanksgiving right around the corner, handmade decorations are a must. This year we decided to recreate a classic, hand turkeys. We wanted it to be unique and have some flare, so the ones we created were inspired by Andy Warhol. First, you have to get the supplies. You need two pieces of
Read moreIf you’re looking for some scary things to do this October, the Haunted Hoochie in Pataskala is great place to go! I went this last weekend, and for $25 I got into the main haunted house and a 3-D experience that was well worth the wait. The line to get into the main house was very long, we were in
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The Cross Country team not only ran in their annual Darby Dash race on the morning of October 8th, the girls and boys also celebrated their senior night. Despite the cold weather, the girls won and the boys came in second. Among the seniors celebrating were Elise Gebhart and Taylor Ziessler. For Elise, this was her first year running cross
Read moreIt’s that week of the year again, when everyone’s school spirit shines the brightest; it’s homecoming week. With the football team having their first home game in the last 3 weeks and the homecoming dance on Saturday, students are showing their pride by participating in all the fun themes this year. Monday was Pajama Day, which is good for
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In their second match of four that were scheduled in the last week of August, the girls lost a hard-fought match against Dublin Jerome. Tuesday, August 30th was the first and only match they played against Jerome, a team that takes its girls to states every year. Despite having the Panther’s number one singles player, Sydney Bright, out with a knee
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For many freshman the first few days of high school can be nerve-racking because they are in a new building with a lot of new people. With everything the school is doing to help the new students get used to high school, it’s making it easier for everyone to get comfortable in this new place. Assistant principal, Chad Schulte, has
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