By Maddy Cooper The clock ticks down. 13, 12, 11… The air feels electric. Tens of thousands of fans fill the stadium. Pink and purple and blue lights cast onto a diamond-shaped stage. A string of lyrics echoes as a figure dressed in sequins and rhinestones appears, igniting the crowd. “It’s been a long time…
By Maddy Cooper “I have seen sexism in basically every area of my life. “I decided it was time to show women how to empower each other, and show men that it’s okay to be empowered.” So, senior Christina Thorpe established Delta High School’s new Women’s Empowerment organization. The last women’s organization, Women Empowering Women,…
By Maddy Cooper It’s his first time flying a training plane. His view from a few thousand feet will be one that never gets old. He shows his newly learned skills and lands smoothly. Then, he throws up all over the runway. Although his flight six months ago ended with his instructors laughing at him,…
By Maddy Cooper Professional Flight and Airline Operations, American Sign Language Interpretation, and Spanish Education. These are a few seemingly out of the ordinary majors that Delta students will begin studying in the fall of 2024. Marigail Yakos, Samantha Strong, and Abigail Lindburgh are all seniors who are deciding to take these differing career paths….
By Maddy Cooper “Be brash, be confident, push hard. That’s the only way women are going to make it now, we have to be tough, we have to be strong.” This is the mindset of award-winning sports photographer Grace Hollars. Hollars, a 2015 Delta High School graduate, is the lead sports photographer at the Indianapolis…
photo illustration (Patrick Ginder and a Eurasian magpie) By Maddy Cooper As the sun beams on the rippling water, a picturesque sight appears. A large, milky white swan reaches its beak into a pond in the Netherlands. It is surrounded by a crowd of similar looking birds. The swan captivates junior Patrick Ginder for nearly…
By Maddy Cooper Her goal? To have her name on the wall of the gymnasium. And as a high school sophomore, Jillian Barr is already on track to have that goal accomplished. Barr is a power forward for the girls’ varsity basketball team. While her height of 5 feet 9 inches definitely gives her an…
By Maddy Cooper In the sixth grade, Nicki Southerland wasn’t planning on running in high school because she found out the high schoolers ran a mile for their warm up. Now, she’s running over 30 miles a week and has won the state title in both the 3,200 and 1,600-meter runs in track. Southerland has…
Streaming DreamsNovember 22, 2024
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