By Kyeson Berger As she shuts the car door, both of her parents are crying, their tears of joy mixed with tears of sadness. They watch their daughter leave for a new chapter in her life. Nine and a half hours away from her hometown. It’s up to Hollis Klinger to find out where she…
Comeback Kids
By Jackson Teal A comeback has a different story for everyone. Maybe it is a below-average student not caring about school transforming himself into an honor roll student. Perhaps it is a student who takes a construction class for fun. Now he is turning trades into a plan for life. Or, it could even be…
More Than A Teammate
By Cameron Deckman Responsible. Determined. Caring. Helpful. A leader. These are the words used to describe Delta High School senior Ayden (AJ) Lewman. Lewman is ranked number seven for his class in academics. He has run cross country for seven years, and track for six. For as long as Lewman can remember he has had…
Senior Salute
By Grey Backus Twenty years in the military is a commitment some aren’t ready to make, But two Delta High School seniors are ready to make that step and serve their country. Callon Puente is one of these students. He plans to go into the Air Force to become a pilot for 20 years. His…
Top 20 Senior Profiles
By Fancy Robbins (Note: All positions are where the students stood at the end of the first semester this year. There could be some shifting after the final semester ends.) Nicki Southerland Nicki, the Valedictorian, will be attending the University of Notre Dame to run track, cross country and study Biochemistry. She plans on becoming…
Not A Right Fit
By Tyce Dishman The Indiana High School Athletic Association has decided to add two brand new sports to the mix. Boys’ volleyball and girls’ wrestling. But you shouldn’t get your hopes up yet. “As of now we don’t plan on adding any of the two new sports emerging from the IHSAA,” Delta Athletic Director Tilmon…
All Because Of A Missing Bus
By Cameron Deckman Three more to go. He gets the ball. He shoots from downtown. He makes it. He runs back to get on defense with a smile, but he has to focus. One thousand points do not matter if the team does not win. Senior D’Amare Hood joined a select few boys’ basketball players…
Behind The Brains
By Grey Backus While the clock ticks down and the year comes to an end, Ryder Turner is grinding to get his grades as best as they can be. Ryder is a senior who played football and runs track, but also is ranked top 5 academically in his class. He tries to make his schoolwork…
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…
Too Many Decisions!
By Jacob Williams Graduating seniors have many things on their minds and one of them is what college to go to. One senior had a semester’s worth of deciding on what college he thought suited him best. Caleb Elliott is that senior who had to make a difficult decision on which college was best suited…