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As April comes to an end and the weather begins to finally warm up, it is a great time to gather up some friends and have a cookout. From a small get together to a large party, there are endless quick and tasty food options to grill up for a nice end of the school year/ graduation cookout. Here are
The Darby Varsity Softball team owned the field when they played the Thomas Worthington Cardinals. On April 30th the Panther brought home a win with the score 19-1. The first inning started off as a rough one with the Cards taking their only run of the game and the Panthers getting three outs before they could run the bases. However,
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.
It’s the time of year every senior looks forward to and has been anticipating their entire final leg of high school. Seniors are on their final days of their last year. They have already completed many traditions and there are still more to come. The first tradition that is still happening is Senior Tag. They are on round four out
What do teachers really do outside of school: do they go straight home, stay at school, or something else? Of course in high school, you may not think about this that much as you are probably more focused on homework, quizzes, tests, and what grades you receive. Some people might vaguely remember meeting a teacher at a grocery store, at
Critics and fans nationwide flocked to theaters on March 29th, when Steven Spielberg’s latest blockbuster, Ready Player One, hit theaters. Ready Player One revolves around Wade Watts (played by Tye Sheridan), a teenager living in Columbus, the fastest growing city in the world in the year 2045. In 2045, the world is overcrowded, so to escape reality people will spend
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
On Friday, April 13th, Darby held its annual Honors Ceremony. The ceremony recognized students who have received a 3.5 GPA or higher, and the top ten out of all the classes. Students were arranged by seat to get called up to the stage and be gifted a certificate by Mrs. Brickley. Parents gathered in the seats behind the students to
Earth Day is a global holiday that is meant to celebrate our planet’s sustainability and preservation of our environment. Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22nd and is a prime time for environment activists to increase awareness on issues such as global warming, oil spills, and to urge others to join their cause. Earth Day is still a
The day after the World Series ended, ESPN released its way too early rankings for the 2018 season, and the world champion Houston Astros sat atop the list. After winning the World Series in game seven, Houston was favored to repeat and win the World Series the following year, but after two weeks of baseball they have fallen out of
Many sports have iconic movies based off of true events in that sport’s history. Football has Remember the Titans, baseball has 42, and basketball has Hoosiers. Now volleyball has a movie of its own, The Miracle Season. Directed by Sean McNamara, The Miracle Season is based off a true story and surrounds the West High School Girl’s Volleyball Program. In
Darby Baseball had an amazing start to Prom day on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Holland Springfield. The Darby seniors had a great game. In the first inning, senior Ben Gbur walked to first and stole second. Senior Clay Strausbaugh also walked to first, and senior Tim Hales hit a ground ball through third allowing Gbur to run home.
This last week was another spirit week, this being the third ever spirit week for prom. The Junior Class Cabinet of 2017 put it together their junior year to make the week before prom a special one. This year the junior cabinet came up with unique themes that were not the normal themes we do almost every year. While some
On Saturday April, 14th the wait was over, Darby held the highly anticipated prom night at the Columbus Athenaeum. This magical night was one that Darby staff and students will not soon forget. The prom lived up to its theme, “Red Carpet romance”. Before the dance began many students met up with their friends or dates to take photos and
Special Needs Prom is an event held every year in Hilliard as a way for high schoolers with disabilities to be able to have their own prom experience. High schoolers from all over come for this opportunity. Sophomore Morgan Bair, secretary of Key Club, believes that the prom is a very unique and entertaining event. “Hilliard is one of the
Both the Varsity and JV Boys Tennis teams faced off against Hilliard Davidson Monday, April 2nd. It was a great match and both sides tried their hardest. JV was able to win the match 4-1, only losing one doubles match. The first doubles won 6-4, 4-6, 13-11. The second doubles won 6-4, 6-1. The third doubles won 6-1, 6-2. The
Every March, millions of people, fans of the sport or not, make their predictions on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. People fill out brackets in hopes of winning money. March Madness is the highlight of college athletics, and this year it was madness. Throughout this whole season, one thing was clear: the championship was anyone’s game to win. In last
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
Beginning on April 11th, sixteen of the top teams in the National Hockey League will compete in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, trying to win the coveted Stanley Cup Trophy. The NHL playoffs are similar to the NBA and MLB playoffs, in that teams play a best of seven games series to determine who advances to the next round. The
On March 14th, schools across the nation participated in a walkout to honor the victims of the Parkland school shooting or protest against gun laws.Since then, the surviving students of Douglas High and students throughout America have become devoted to making sure this will be the last mass school shooting. The Darby Youth Empowerment Committee organized a remembrance event to