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…
The Last at Bat
By Addy Klontz Senior Shelby White steps up to the plate, hoping to hit a home run. She swings and hits a single. It’s the start of her first last game. Seniors in their final season of high school sports experience many “lasts.” Their last first game. Their last county tournament. Their last IHSAA game. …
Top 20 Rankings
By Brylee Beckley *All places are not finalized until the end of the 2022-2023 school year* (1) Rebekah Thorpe, Feature story coming soon on this website (2) Zach Gullion, Feature story coming soon on this website (3) Cody Dickin, currently third in the 2023 class, plans to study chemical engineering at Purdue University. In the…
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…
Remembering Rylee Ritchie: Artist, Writer, and Friend
By Grayson Zoller Rylee Ritchie, a former student at Delta Middle School who would have been a graduating senior this year, is remembered fondly by students and teachers alike. She was murdered in late April 2019 in her Farmington neighborhood home. Investigators determined she and her mother, Denise Miles, were both murdered by Casey Ritchie,…
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…
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…
History in the Making
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…