By Fancy Robbins Life is all about the risks you take. Sometimes it can be positive, leading to new experiences and opportunities. Other times it can lead toward addiction. A huge risk that millions of people around the world take would be gambling, whether it’s going to a casino, playing poker or placing bets. For…
A New Course
By Baylee Knebel Next school year a new Certified Clinical Medical Assistant program will begin at Delta High School. This program is open to current sophomores, freshmen and eighth graders. When this class hit the scheduling papers over double of what Principal Chris Conley anticipated signed up for the program. Mr. Conley expected 30 people…
Sweethearts Rewind
By Paizlee Writtenhouse The Sweetheart’s dance is an event where Delta students can dance, eat and socialize in school after hours. The doors of Delta were bursting with loud music and laughter on the evening of Feb. 10. Even the DJ was singing and dancing along with the students. The DJ made the Sweethearts Dance…
Fight Or Flight
By Mylee Jones If you see something, say something. Violence between students is a blemish to our school, but you can help prevent it. Mr. Ross Elwood, assistant principal at Delta, said students can help by not spreading rumors. If you hear something, don’t believe it before you hear from the person who has supposedly…
On A Misión
By Cameron Deckman When the pastor first mentioned it, they didn’t think it would be possible. But he is already taking steps to make it happen. It all began in the fall of 2022 when sophomore Luke Hewitt and his family were on a mission. They were helping start a church called Cafe Con Dios,…
Drug Testing: How Does It Work?
By Baylee Knebel About 46,000 students — or 8.5 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds in Indiana — report using drugs in the last month, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics [2023]. Stats show that the drug of choice was overwhelmingly marijuana. Delta High School has been doing random drug testing for at…
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…
Learning Their Lines
By Dakoda Johnson For junior Isaac Brewer, his first big role in his acting life has left him with more than 300 lines to memorize. How does he do it? “l just read them over and over again and then when I’m driving in my car by myself l just repeat them over and over…
Crash Chronicles
By Paizlee Writtenhouse Car and driving safety is an important lesson to teach your kids. Especially kids who are going to high school or kids who are getting ready to drive. There are multiple students at Delta High School who have been in car crashes, and some are ready to share their stories. Three of…
Eclipse Coming in 2024
By Josey Morris Something big will be making its way to Indiana this upcoming year. On Monday, April 8, 2024, Muncie will be consumed in absolute darkness — during the middle of the afternoon. A total solar eclipse is when the moon’s path passes between Earth and the sun, where it completely blocks the sunlight…