By Emme Townsend “It’s expensive, but it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Miss Amanda Craw said. A trip to the Colosseum in Rome, to the famous poet Dante’s House in Florence, and finally to the Parthenon in Athens, all in only 10 days.  Craw teaches freshman English and senior Ball State English, but when she’s not teaching,…

By Caitlyn Kirby      Teaching has been portrayed online as a job that demands much of your time with little pay, a career where the teacher’s approach of doing their job is picked apart by unsupportive parents.         A survey by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education found that 19 percent of undergraduate-level…

By Fancy Robbins During the school day, he’s your average student teacher. Most other times, you can find him crowd surfing at his shows. Mr. David Maginity is a student teacher for Ms. Amanda Craw’s English classes. They met in a unique way. Craw watched Maginity’s band perform, and after it was over there were…

By Luciano Squillante This is your first day at school. You look around and you notice how everything looks good. For example, the cafeteria is neat and the place looks like a college campus. But you wonder about a couple questions: how are the students, the sports, and how does everybody interact?  Freshman Kelsey Vest…

By Gaige Winchester The bell rings to end the class period, prompting students to fill the halls and teachers to come out to socialize. Mr. Adam Lennon walks two doors down to one of his colleagues and strikes up a conversation. The interaction flows so smoothly because his co-worker is also his wife. There are…

By Daisy Callow For three days in November, the young actors and actresses of the Delta Troupers saw their weeks of hard work pay off in their version of the play, Stefanie Hero.  Not only did the students have a fun time creating the play, but some were also able to express their inner selves…

By Nathan Sites They put their instruments down and pull their flags up. They look at the crowd, and then each other. They start to spin and wave their flags, being careful not to hit each other. The crowd then responds wildly for the newly returned color guard.  The color guard is back at Delta…

By Amelia Thompson On Friday, Nov. 12, there were 11 high school teachers out, and secretary Kelli Edwards was only able to get eight substitute teachers. This left us short by three. The situation was handled by cycling through the subs who had a prep period and having them fill in for the classes that…