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Although the winter is still lingering and it does not feel like it, spring is here and with spring comes beautiful colors and Easter. A tradition that occurs for many families and communities are Easter egg hunts. They fill little plastic eggs with goodies for all ages and hide them around the yard for the young ones to find, it
Read moreIt’s spring in March and that means it is time for St. Patrick’s Day. This year the 17th is on a Saturday so that means kids around Columbus can join in the celebration. Columbus is heavily Irish so there is plenty to do around the city for people of all ages. Also known as the Feast of Saint Patrick, is
Read moreAs February comes to a close, it is time to look back on the month and remember that even though people associate it with love because of Valentine’s Day, there is much more to this month. It is a month to honor and remember the strong black men and women who went through so much and fought so hard to
Read moreThe nominations for the 90th annual Oscars were announced at the end of January from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Academy President John Bailey revealed the nominees in 24 categories with Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis. With this being the third big award show for films, some of the same nominees and winners can be expected. Guillermo
Read moreAfter a “ruff” game, Team Fluff came out on top with a 52 to 47 win and took home the Lombarky Trophy in the 2018 Puppy Bowl XIV run by Animal Planet. This year’s 90 puppies were rescued from places rocked by hurricanes this past year including Puerto Rico, Florida and Texas. Animal planet worked with 48 different animal and
Read moreOn December 18, 2017, the Board of Education met for its monthly meeting. At this meeting, Chad Schulte, one of the assistant principals at Darby, was recognized as the next principal at Weaver middle school. Schulte, who has been a Panther for nine years, will now become a Wildcat. Schulte is always a person who you can find walking down
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On Sunday, January 16th, the Darby Cheerleaders competed at Dublin Jerome to maintain their title as the best overall team. The non-tumbling team made its second appearance this week. The tumbling team received second and the non-tumbling team got third. The non-tumbling team was the first to go that day. The team looked good and everyone seemed in sync with
Read moreOn Sunday, January 7th, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California the 75th Golden Globes was held. Hosting the Globes was Seth Meyers. There were many big names in attendance like Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, even Kelly Clarkson and Keith Urban. Although this is not a sporting event there were still a few upsets that night. The biggest being
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On Wednesday, December 13th, the band, the orchestra, and the choir all came together to celebrate the holidays. Every year the week before winter break they put on a Celebration Concert. It is a wonderful time and a must see if you live in Hilliard and love Christmas carols. The symphonic band kicked off the concert with an incredible performance
Read moreIt’s the most wonderful time of of year again and it would be a lie if people said they were not excited about all the food that came with it. There’s a lot of the normal holiday food that everyone has every year but sometimes it’s nice to mix it up and do something fun.explain the dish This dish is
Read moreOn Friday, November 17th, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium opened its doors for the annual Wildlights powered by AEP Ohio. Wildlights is an excuse for you, your friends, and family to go to the zoo during the winter, even though it may be cold. However, it is worth it with the zoo decked out in different holiday lights, a light
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On Tuesday, November 7th, some of the nation went out to vote for local issues. The Franklin County, Ohio issues that were voted on were Local Judges, School Boards, Municipal Government, and Ballot Measures. Issues that were voted on was Issue 1 that passed, and Issue 2 that failed. Ohio Issue, also known as the Crime Victim Rights Initiative, will
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It was an exciting moment when Darby football won their last game of the regular season against Dublin Scioto and made it to the playoffs. The Panthers edged out Reynoldsburg by only 0.05 playoff points. Darby, the number eight seed, went on to play number one, Centerville, who has arguably the best defense in the state. Going into the game,
Read moreAmityville Horror came out in 1977, two years after the Lutz family moved into their new home and 28 days later fled in horror. The book which would eventually become a movie has puzzled the nation for decades. Many people believing the book that claimed to be a “true story”, was really all a hoax, while others trying to defend the Lutz
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The Darby Choir had a very impressive night on Tuesday. At their concert “Supper with the Singers” held at Der Dutchman, there was a nice turnout of people enjoying some good food and fantastic singing. The two-day concert made history this year with the most tickets ever sold, and there was a special guest, Jeff Reinhard, Darby’s first Principal who
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Saturday morning, October 7th, was the annual Darby Dash Cross Country race. This race was also senior morning for all seniors on the team. The weather was quite warm for an October morning which played into how the well the runners ran. One senior that was excited but reluctant about his senior morning was Dylan Newport. Dylan ended up in
Read moreHurricane Harvey just hit the Gulf Coast along Texas and Louisiana. The states are now back on the road to recovery as Harvey caused billions of dollars in damage. Harvey hit the coast on August 25th and is the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years. It killed an estimated 50 people, drove more than one
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The student section of Darby has a new member, Slim Jimmy, who is full of spirit. He’s a skinny black inflatable air dancer that would normally be found in the parking lot of a car dealership to get the attention of people passing by. Here at Darby he will be found in the stands at the football stadium in the
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The Girls Varsity Soccer team put on a good game against Dublin Scioto on Tuesday, September 12th. Despite the pouring rain, the girls still managed to win,1-0. Darby had good defense and there was aggressive play on both sides. There was close offensive play by Darby. Both goalkeepers, Junior Emily Schneck and Senior Gillian Tinney, did a good job of
Read moreAfter the first week of school, everyone has heard it over and over: the staff can not express enough about the new security cameras put into place. Administration put in 50 new security cameras around the school to ensure the safety of the students. And that’s just it, with all that is going on in the world, Hilliard is taking
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