By Emme Townsend She’s up early and at the school more than an hour before the bell rings sending students to first period. This morning, she has a Chick-fil-A Leaders Academy meeting at 7:30. During her student resource time, she has a meeting with the committee of RIley Dance Marathon. Right after school, she reports…
By Collin Haughn Walking back into his house in Belgium for the first time in almost six months, foreign exchange student Matteo Cadeddu was ecstatic to see his family. Matteo returned to Belgium on Dec. 28, just a few days after Christmas. “My parents were really sad when I left, but they knew it was…
“That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” — Astronaut Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969 after being the first human to step foot on the moon. By Caitlyn Kirby Edward (Ed) Krzemienski and Neil Armstrong have two things in common: their love for rocket science and their willingness to take…
By Eleni Bow She knows what she likes. Whether it’s window shopping for antiques or seeing rock music legends with her husband, she knows she likes it, and when she likes something, she keeps it in her life for decades and decades. Mrs. Julie Blakely has been a teacher on the Delta staff since 1991…
By Kylee Robles The bright yellow sunrise is shining at an angle through senior Kassidy Royal’s bedroom window. She wakes up and turns off her beeping alarm clock with a smile on her face. The first thing that comes to her mind is what a good day she’s going to have. “I am always happy…
By Gaige Winchester March 13, 2020, former president Donald Trump declares a national state of emergency due to the novel coronavirus. Students across the nation are excited for what they think will just be a lengthened spring break, but one Delta Middle School eighth grader, Annie Jackson, is not thrilled with the news. Jackson had…
By Macy Weddle If you ask any English teacher what their favorite book is, they might have a few they can rattle off from their mind. But for Delta High School teacher Julie Fierce, hers are with her everywhere she goes Mrs. Fierce, an English and Speech teacher, has four tattoos. Her favorite is the…
By Collin Haughn No matter if you have 10 formulas involving displacement, time, velocity and acceleration to remember, or if you have to memorize elements on the periodic table, there will always be a challenge in classes. There are hard classes at Delta High School, but perhaps none are as difficult as Physics and Chemistry…
By Owen Cupp As he mashes the A button, he controls Peyton Manning and passes the football to Marvin Harrison, eventually leading to a touchdown with three seconds left in the fourth quarter. He knows that he has beaten his opponent and happily sets down his controller for a break. Health and physical education teacher…
By Caleb Elliott Brandon Isler, unlike many high school students, goes from class to class not saying very much, if at all anything. The only place you might find him talkative as ever is when he’s in his element: the classroom. Gathering knowledge entices Isler, which has led to his prominent role on the school’s…
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