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As February quickly approaches, athletes and viewers are preparing for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Hosted in Pyeongchang, South Korea, this year’s Olympics will include 2,800 athletes from 85 different countries, who will compete from February 9th to February 25th. According to teamusa.org, 97 out of the potential 240 U.S. athletes have already qualified for this year’s Olympics. All but one of the fifteen
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25 days out of every year are designated for holiday music. Whether it be on the radio, at stores, or from the top of your friend’s lungs, there is no avoiding the melodies and lyrics that celebrate the holiday season. Like any style of music, there are always different opinions when it comes to holiday music. The biggest debate
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Friday, December 8th was a big night for the Hilliard Darby Girls Basketball Team. Not only was it their home opener and a conference game against Delaware Hayes, it was also the program’s annual Fight Against Breast Cancer game. The tradition started last season when Varsity Coach Tay Tufts became head of the program. The team has pink jerseys that
Read moreRead the original story here. Members of the Darby community, myself included, noticed a positive change in school recognition and promotion. Since that article was published the PA announcements have included specific events such as band competitions, volleyball matches, soccer games, and theatre performances. Assistant Principal Chad Schulte expressed that despite the students’ perception, it is not the intention of
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It’s that time of year again, when everyone’s family comes together and gives thanks over a delicious meal of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and everyone’s favorite part: pie. Whether it be homemade pumpkin pie or a store-bought chocolate cream pie lots of families enjoy some form of this sweet treat. This year, to avoid the pain trying to get everyone
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The Hilliard Darby Theater Troupe’s first show of the year, Jabberwock, was a huge success. With a cast and crew of 37, the students spent two months preparing for their performances on November 3rd and 4th. The show centers around the Thurber’s, a middle class family of six living in Columbus, Ohio, during WWI. This true story about artist James
Read moreYou will never be alone, you will always have your shadow. I read the words of wisdom from the fortune cookie that came with my Chinese food. Fortune cookie companies have really given up on writing good fortunes these days, I thought to myself. I crumpled up the fortune and tossed it in the trash. I take the rest of
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The Hilliard Darby Class of 2018 football players finished their final game at Darby with a big win over the Delaware Hayes Pacers. The festivities began in The Grove where the marching band celebrated their senior marchers. In the stadium the school recognized the seniors on the golf team, football cheer team, and the football team. Taj Long, one of
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When asked in what ways Darby High School promotes school events students responded with the following: tailgates, themed student sections, end of the day loudspeaker announcements, away game busses, teacher recognition nights, pep rallies, administrative attendance, marching the halls etc. It doesn’t take long to spot the pattern here: football. Although Football Friday Nights are a staple in American
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Like any other football Friday night, the stadium was filled with people there to support Darby’s football team, cheerleaders, and marching band. What made this Friday different from any other was the yearly pregame tradition of announcing the Homecoming Queen and King, as well as honoring the other members of the homecoming court. Representing the Freshmen, Sophomore and Junior classes
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Once upon a time, in the land of Darby High, hundreds of students awaited their magical evening at the 2017 Darby Homecoming. To prepare for the most special of evenings, the students and staff dressed up in outfits from giraffe onesies to Miller Strong Shirts for the entire week leading up to the big dance, otherwise known as Homecoming Week.
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Claire Gbur, a freshman at Darby, is long-time member of Ohio Coralinas Synchro, a Synchronized Swimming Program based out of Central Ohio. In 2016, Gbur competed with her 13-15 age group team at the Junior Olympics. They placed 16th out of 46 teams in preliminaries. In 2017 they returned to the Junior Olympic pool and her team placed 10th in
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On August 21st, 423 incoming Freshmen entered Hilliard Darby High School to begin their four year journey as Panthers. Freshman Taylor Clark was very enthusiastic, despite also being overwhelmed. “I was a little overwhelmed…but excited to be in high school and experience new things,” said Clark. The class of 2021 had a lot to adjust to when coming to high
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