Hilliard Darby High School's Student-Produced Newspaper
Country music fans gathered at the Express Live Pavilion on Tuesday, April 3rd, to see 24 year old singer, Kelsea Ballerini, in her Unapologetically Tour. “Unapologetically” is Ballerini’s second album and includes hits such as, “Legends”, which was number one on the Billboard Top 50 country songs, and “I Hate Love Songs”, which also made an appearance in the Billboard
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This past Saturday, on March 3, 17 students from all around the Hilliard city school district gathered at the Heritage Golf Club for the annual Hilliard Optimist Organization Oratorical Contest. Nine of the most talented public speakers from Heritage middle school and Darby represented the panthers at the contest. In the end, two of the top three girl speakers and
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This past Saturday, March 3rd, the Darby gymnastics team wrapped up an exciting season at the Ohio High School State Gymnastics Meet. Teams from all around the state gathered at Hilliard Bradley High School this past weekend to compete. Friday night, March 2nd, was the team competition. Darby did not compete at the team event, however, the Bradley gymnastics team
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The Darby girls gymnastics team showed off their talents at the Little Districts competition this past Monday. Teams from all across the district gathered at Hilliard Davidson to showcase their gymnasts in the events that they would not be competing in this coming Saturday at Districts. Darby came into the meet with some momentum after placing first at OCC’s and
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Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching and with it comes the pressure to find the perfect gift for the one you love. It is always a safe choice to buy someone candy or flowers, but if you want to be a bit more original, you can make a homemade gift for your special someone this Valentine’s Day. One cute and easy
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On Sunday, January 28th, all of the biggest stars in the music industry gathered together at Madison Square Garden Arena in honor of the 60th annual Grammy Awards show. The show was hosted by late night television host, James Corden, for the second year in a row. The show also featured one of the most diverse sets of nominees in
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The Hilliard Darby boys and girls swim teams both brought their A-game to their meet this past Saturday. Both the boys and girls took on Hilliard Bradley and Hilliard Davidson at the Hilliard YMCA on January 20th. The match up was also the teams final home meet. The girls team wrapped up the season with a victory, placing first, and
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Drawing 3 student, Mia Miller, is in the process of creating a 3D model of her take on the food pyramid of America. Miller is a junior at Darby High School and has been interested in art since it was offered as a class in school, back in sixth grade. Miller has created several other projects throughout her art career
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The Darby girls gymnastics team brought their A game to this year’s 19th annual Hilliard Gymnastics Invitational. On Saturday, December 16th, 16 teams from all around central Ohio gathered to compete at Hilliard Davidson High School. Darby was able to take second place at the meet, beating out schools such as Hilliard Bradley and Davidson, as well as Dublin Jerome
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Are you looking for a cute, homemade Christmas gift, a new holiday decoration, or just something to do with a matchless sock? Then try out this easy, quick, and festive craft this holiday season. Sock Snowmen are a great craft to try out during your free time this holiday break. With a few items that you can find around your
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Some of the most talented students at Darby took the stage on Tuesday, November 21st to showcase their musical abilities and other talents in the annual Hilliard Darby talent show. There were 15 acts, ranging from bands to the marching band drumline, and even a Taekwondo demonstration. Lots of hard work went into this year’s talent show and it is
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As the holiday season quickly approaches so does the stress of finding the perfect gift. Black Friday is the perfect time to help relieve some stress during the holiday season by allowing shoppers to get all of their holiday shopping done in one day at discounted prices. For those who don’t know, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving where
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This coming Saturday, November 11th is Veterans Day. A day honoring those who have served and are currently serving our country in the United States Armed Forces during both times of war and peace. Veterans Day is a special time for many people who have had or are currently serving as well as those who have family serving in the
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It’s that time of year again. Fall has officially arrived and with it comes menus and supermarket aisles filled with “pumpkin spice” versions of all your favorite foods. Ranging from Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks to pumpkin spice flavored hummus from Kroger, it is clear that the obsession with pumpkin spice has taken over commerical America. But with all of
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October is breast cancer awareness month, and there are lots of things Darby students can do in and out of school to help raise awareness. Breast cancer is a form of cancer that affects primarily women and is one of the most commonly diagnosed forms of cancer that has been identified. According to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, it is
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An Ohio artist has found a way to use pollution to create beautiful artwork. Harmful acid pollution from abandoned underground coal mines draining into rivers and streams is a major problem in Ohio and all over America. This pollution is usually in the form of iron oxide which produces some vibrant colors such as deep greens and bright yellows. However,
Read moreThis is it, the night everyone has been waiting for. Students have bought their overpriced dresses that will probably never be worn again, spent an unhealthy amount of time curling their hair, and wasted way more time thinking of clever homecoming proposals than they should have. However, after all this everyone can honestly say that homecoming 2017 was a night
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Fall has finally arrived, the time for jumping in leaf piles, going on hayrides, and sipping pumpkin spice lattes while wrapped in a cozy sweater. Who doesn’t love this time of year? Especially the autumn holidays that are fast approaching. With Halloween and Thanksgiving right around the corner, festive decorations are a necessity. But wait, you don’t have any cute
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7th grader Roman DeMatteo is currently taking over the Hilliard Heritage Middle School Twitter account with his incredible and surprising talent. DeMatteo is a self taught spray paint artist. After sharing his process for creating his amazingly realistic “Moon Over Water” painting with the art department at Heritage, he was featured on the school Twitter account, catching the attention of
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If you need to use the restroom during class you’ll have to check the clock. The new 15×15 rule states that students are no longer allowed to leave class during the first and last 15 minutes of every period. That means that there is only an 18 minute window for students to leave class per period. The rule took effect
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