By Grayson Zoller Rylee Ritchie, a former student at Delta Middle School who would have been a graduating senior this year, is remembered fondly by students and teachers alike. She was murdered in late April 2019 in her Farmington neighborhood home. Investigators determined she and her mother, Denise Miles, were both murdered by Casey Ritchie,…
New Class, Same Stigma
By Grayson Zoller If some people are to be believed, every year the freshman classes get consecutively worse. So why does it seem like the school is remaining the same? Maybe it’s because it has remained the same, and the only thing changing is people’s perception. The idea that the younger generation is ruining society…
Want Better Bathrooms? Be A Better Person!
By Grayson Zoller Of all the things that one would consider essential in a public restroom, a door on the stall is certainly up there. Unfortunately, some of the restrooms at Delta High School aren’t exactly the highest quality ones out there. But what has led to them being in the state that they’re in?…
A Helping Hound
By Grayson Zoller Sometimes, you can’t get through life all on your own. Sometimes, you need a little help from a friend, and sometimes that friend has fur. Freshman Abby Crawley has employed the use of a service dog since right before she started sixth grade. “I had to have someone with me 24/7, so…
Up For Debate?
By Grayson Zoller Words have been the most important tool humanity has had. They are a way to avoid violent conflict, come to agreements, and influence others. Delta High School has decided to participate in the age-old activity of debate. Co-founded by sophomores Mackemzie Lipps and Corbin Malchow, the debate club is for students who…
All Things Go
By Grayson Zoller All good things must come to an end. High school, though its status as a “good thing” is highly contested, also comes to an end. And with the end of high school comes the end of many of the activities it offers. Senior Brad Shue has been swimming for nine years, and…
Built To (Miniature) Scale
By Grayson Zoller Building a helicopter is hard. It would be especially hard for one person. But senior Connor Hobbs has built more than just a helicopter. He’s built the Millennium Falcon, an X-Wing, an AT-ST, and more. How has he done all this? They’re all to-scale models that he’s constructed. A scale model is…
The Big Sleep: How Much Rest are Delta Students Getting?
By Grayson Zoller Students need sleep. There’s no question about that. But how much sleep are the students of Delta High School getting, and how does that compare to how much they should be getting? We polled 109 students, and here’s what Eagle’s Eye magazine found. Sixty-six percent of students said that they would like…
Technology in the Classroom: Teachers’ Thoughts on Chromebooks
By Grayson Zoller Technology is always changing and adapting to the situations we find ourselves in. At the beginning of the 2017-18 school year, Delta High School decided to enter the modern age of education by upgrading from several single-class sized computer labs to a new idea for the school: one-to-one Chromebooks. This meant…
The Ways We Celebrate Thanksgiving
By Grayson Zoller Thanksgiving is a time for family, food and fun. But sometimes people celebrate this American holiday with some twists on the traditional Thanksgiving formula. Thanksgiving is a holiday that is inevitably linked to Christmas in some way or another. For some, it’s watching Santa arrive at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving…