Photo by Anthony Mullin: Johnny Briscoe ‘27 blazes down the field for an electrifying touchdown. By Cassie Silkoff '25 On Friday Nov. 8, 2024, at Lou DeFilippo Field, the Unified Sports team played in a flag football scrimmage during halftime of the Waterbury Career Academy versus Derby High School football game. Unified Sports is a … Continue reading Unified Sports puts on quite the halftime show
Photo from Flickr.com: Presidential candidate Kamala Harris lost her bid for election. By Shaliyah Howell '25 On Nov. 5, 2024, people across the U.S. voted in an election that changed everything. With big issues like education, climate change, and jobs on their minds, voters decided to shake up our world. Everything could be very different … Continue reading 2025 presidential election sends country in a different direction
Photo by Anthony Mullin: Derby girls are ready to pass the ball and are prepared to hit. By Quinlan Gray ’25 On Monday, Nov. 4, after finishing their regular season on a hot winning streak, the Derby High School Red Raiders girl's volleyball team went on to compete at East Haven High School against the … Continue reading Girls volleyball serving it up at states
Photo from CNN: All the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting were on my mind during the lockdown. By Shaliyah Howell '25 On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, around 1:35 pm, Derby High School went into a real lockdown. When the principal, Jennifer Olson, announced on the loudspeaker that there was a lockdown, I was terrified. … Continue reading Derby High School goes through a serious lockdown
Photo courtesy of IMDb: Poster for the movie Smile 2. By Krystal Torres '25 Gruesome, horrifying, and repulsive are all words that cannot even begin to describe the new movie “Smile 2." I would not recommend this movie to anyone squeamish or nauseous at the sight of blood. It was very graphic and had a … Continue reading Smile 2 kept me awake all night
Photo by Vincent Trinh ‘25: Tam Trinh wraps a tree with plastic to protect it from the coming winter. By Vincent Trinh '25 Tam Trinh began carefully wrapping, preventing the tree from succumbing to the elements of the coming winter. His eyes followed the thin string as it roped its way around the tree. He … Continue reading Father and gardener shares his blossoming home garden
Thank you to Technology Education teacher Richard Abelli for the work displayed here. Johanna Orea '24, An electronic car made in Technology Education Alejandro Lopez '25, A three flight tower made in Technology Education
Thank you to Technology Education teacher Richard Abelli for the work displayed here. Jacob Holcomb '24 and Vincent Trinh '25; A rubber band paddle boat made in Technology Education during Transportation module Carter Ruggiero '26 and Gavin Lagliva '26; Manufacturing Production in Wood Technology 1 Sophia Duarte '23; Wall art of WW2 Corsair in flight
Thank you to art teacher Sara Sicona for the artwork displayed here. Lazarae DelValle '26 Plague Doctor Mask Mikaila Rodriguez '26Plaster Mask Karlissa Philemy '25Wheel Thrown Vessel with Crystalline Glaze
Photo by Allison Ortega-Benites : DHS CLC goes around the school dropping off teacher's orders. By Allison Ortega-Benites '26 At Derby High School, the coffee cart is run by students in the CLC classroom. This small yet important feature at this school not only serves delicious drinks but also spreads happiness to the teachers around … Continue reading CLC Coffee Cart returns to Derby High School hallways
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