By Kylee Robles Senior Polly East is getting ready for her last soccer season at Delta. In the same locker room freshman Aubree Jarrells is putting on her shin guards, hoping to meet new people on the team. Little does Aubree know she is about to meet her long lost twin. Although the girls look…
Pack Your Bags
By Mia Torres Suitcases on the floor, laundry baskets piled with new outfits, grocery bags filled with necessities. How much can you fit? How much do you need? A common misconception for incoming college freshmen is that you need to bring everything you could imagine. “You will most likely be living in half the space…
Wise Words From the Well-Trained
By RJ Townsend “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller, the main character in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off One of the most famous high school seniors in cinematic history, he has been speaking to every student in high school, giving…
Honoring Their Legacy
By Cameron Deckman They were there when they were born. They were there when they took their first steps. They were there on their first day of elementary school. They were there for almost everything, but now they will miss one of the most important days of their lives. Seniors King James, Tristan White, John…
Familia First
By Emme Townsend Her nieces and nephews run around outside. She loves them with all her heart, but it’s hard to tell them that directly. When it’s time to eat, she has to call them inside. ¡Entra! The young kids come running inside. Her first language is not Spanish, but it’s the first language of…
Top 10 Senior Looks to be Out-standing in his Field
By Caleb Elliott On a Saturday at 8 a.m., a senior is already up with his father getting to work before the heat of the day. A variety of tasks have to be completed for the day before they can finish and head home. Isaiah is a three-sport athlete – football, wrestling, track and field…
Pressurized: A Story of Redemption
By Eleni Bow Pressure is a compelling force. Seemingly affable friends that pressure you to rebel can wreck a reputation. Pressure is how lustrous diamonds get made. She was under pressure to rebel as a freshman, but something caused her to convert that pressure so she could become a Deltonian diamond. Her story of transformation…
Lessons Learned Through My Legacy
By Megan Hiday At 17 you should feel like you have your whole world ahead of you. You’re a junior or a senior in high school, probably have a job and you’re working on going to college. At least that’s what I thought my life would be like, until everything around me changed. I went…
‘Quiet People Have The Loudest Minds’
By Mia Torres You can hear the muffled voices from another classroom when you’re with them. The wall of silence feels difficult to break. You wonder what runs through their mind as they sit there. Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author, once said, “Quiet people have the loudest minds.” There are many examples…
Buddies in Bunches
By Cameron DeckmanMaking friends can be hard for many people. Getting to know them, talk to them and hang out with them can prove to be tough. It can be especially hard for students who have special needs, but it doesn’t have to be. At Delta High School, and many other schools, there’s an after-school…