By Josey Morris “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” She recites the words on repeat in her head. She gets in position on the block. The only sounds she hears are the thumping of her heart and the shuffling of her opponents. She waits for the whistle so she can…
Something Different
By Fancy Robbins She went from being on a team with just 12 girls to leading a new one with 104 students. Senior Lillie Grismore left golf behind to pursue being the lead drum major for Delta’s band. She had to make the difficult decision between two of her hobbies that she had done for…
Cuba’s Calling
By Grey Backus While more than 200,000 people in Cuba leave each year to come to the United States, James Engle and his father Lance have the opposite plan. James, a senior, lives for a challenge and does work and volunteers for activities around our community like Secret Families, a charity that provides families with…
Competing Against The Stereotype
By Matthew Shears When most think of competition they may think of popular sports like football or even tennis, but when people like junior Patrick Ginder think of competition they think about how important it is. “Competition actually motivates you do something because if you have no competition you really have no incentive to be…
Thankful for Much More than Turkey
By MacKenzie Morris What are you thankful for? Corbin Malchow, junior, is thankful for his friends and family because he can depend on them the most. He spends every Thanksgiving at his grandparents’ house. His family from Wisconsin and Colorado come to visit each year. Corbin thinks it’s important that all his family gets together…
My Name Is…
By Cameron Huston-Anderson Braydon, Olivia, Cameron and Elijah are all common names inside Delta High School. But out of all of these names, they are not the most popular. The most populars names are Abigail and Peyton. There are 10 students with the first name of Abigail (nine Abigails, one Abegail). Those students are Abigail…
Life of Opportunities
By Jacob Williams There is more than what meets the eye with the two new custodians who were hired this year. Robert Barker, better known as Rob, is not an exception to this. It all started at a match in Winchester. Barker was officiating a volleyball match when he looked and saw a man wearing…
Haunted Eaton
By MacKenzie Morris Did you make your way to the Grace and Mercy Gospel church in Eaton on Friday and Saturday nights in October? This was the second year this church has hosted a haunted maze. Last year the pastor hosted it at his house so there weren’t very many people who visited. The town…
First Year Teaching
By Mylee Jones Who is Zoe Ashcraft? She is a 20-year-old teacher who went to Delaware Community Schools for all of her education. She took almost all the dual credit classes offered in high school and managed to graduate college in just two years! Miss Ashcraft felt it was right to teach at Delta. “The…
Playing for an Audience of One
By Tru Swoboda She has three tiny letters written on her basketball and tennis shoes. At first glance, you may question the meaning. AO1. What could that possibly mean? But to the owner, those three tiny letters are more substantial than the game itself. They symbolize who Elizabeth Bamidele is playing for each game. An…