About

The Raider Press

The Raider Press is the student newspaper of Derby High School. Most articles published in The Raider Press are written by students in Journalism classes. The Journalism students are also responsible for the newspaper website’s layout, editorial policy, and content decisions.

“Our primary goal as The Raider Press is to inform students and teachers about relevant events and activities that go on here at Derby High School. We will inform students and faculty by highlighting and acknowledging their accomplishments, getting diverse perspectives, improving communication, and bringing awareness to issues that happen at the school. We strongly encourage students and faculty to inform us about topics they want acknowledged and/or want to bring awareness to. We hope to hear from the Derby community.” — The Raider Press Staff

The Raider Press is a forum for free speech at Derby High School. Editorials represent the opinions of the writer and not those of the newspaper or the school.

Submissions

The Raider Press encourages the school community to respond to published content in the form of letters to the editor. Letters to the editor may be sent to The Raider Press faculty advisors (crice@derbyps.org or jyanes@derbyps.org) from anyone in the school community. Letters must be signed and do not necessarily represent the views of The Raider Press or Derby High School. The Raider Press reserves the right to edit letters for length.

The Raider Press also encourages the school community to submit their creative writing and artwork for publication. Documents with creative writing and photos of artwork may be sent to The Raider Press faculty advisors (crice@derbyps.org or jyanes@derbyps.org) from anyone in the school community. Submissions must include the name of the creator and do not necessarily represent the views of The Raider Press or Derby High School.

Staff

2023-2024 Staff Writers and Photographers:
Gianna Akter, Kaelyn DiMartino, Jaylynn Donaldson, Kristian Fearon, Horatio Glover, Xariyah Mitchell, Aeriana Smith, Krystal Torres, Vincent Trinh, Madeline Zavala

Article Assigners: Kaelyn DiMartino, Horatio Glover, Krystal Torres

Copy Editors: Gianna Akter, Vincent Trinh, Madeline Zavala

Marketing: Xariyah Mitchell, Aeriana Smith

Submissions: Jaylynn Donaldson, Kristian Fearon

Faculty Advisors:
Mrs. Cara Rice and Mrs. Jessie Yanes

Contact

The Raider Press
Derby High School
75 Chatfield Street
Derby, CT 06418

The Raider Press staff and faculty advisors can be reached by email at:
crice@derbyps.org or jyanes@derbyps.org