By Sophia Brunetti '23 Many high schools have an area in the building specifically designated for seniors and upperclassmen. We are all familiar with the senior lounge found in the Commons of Derby High School. It was a ‘donation’ by the graduating classes of 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, a place that is meant for … Continue reading Is it really a senior lounge? Or is it a student lounge?
Photo by Lifetouch: Lordina Boakye '23 gracefully dominating the high jump.Jan Brito '23 Derby High School’s indoor track team ended this season in a successful and satisfying way. The team is one of the best in the region and even in the nation. While this year the majority of the team was young, with only … Continue reading Indoor track season ends successfully despite obstacles
Photo from Barnes and Noble: The front cover of Riley Sager's novel, Survive the Night. By Raelynn Harris '25 According to How Long to Read, a website that gives its viewers information exactly about its namesake, the average reader, at a speed of 300 words per minute, would take four hours and forty minutes to … Continue reading Revealing personas throughout the night: A book review
Photo from The New York Times: Ja Morant is back in action after being suspended for conduct detrimental to the league. By Mekhi Wright '23 Everyone needs a little bit of celeb drama in their lives! Here are the top three celebrity drama stories in recent weeks. Ye returns to social media Kanye has returned … Continue reading The “Wright” take on celebrity drama
Photo from Jan Brito '23: Throwback to a day out with my hard-working mom. By Jan Brito '23 Imagine a world where, between two people, there was better treatment for one of them because of their gender. Sound familiar? That's because in the world we currently live in, women aren’t treated equally to men. Many … Continue reading We should all be feminists
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Photo by Andreale Mitchell '23: The cheer team performing for middle school visitors. By Andreale Mitchell '23 Derby High School's cheer team has a lot of new faces this basketball season, including coach Corey Bartone, who has been a cheer coach for 33 years and says she's excited to be a part of building up … Continue reading New season brings new additions to Derby High School’s cheer team
Image from @DerbyRedRaider on Twitter: The two elementary schools in Derby are Irving Elementary (on the left), and Bradley Elementary (on the right). By Sophia Brunetti ‘23 Derby is one of Connecticut’s tiniest cities. It covers a 5.3 square mile radius with a population of 12,000 people. Most people would assume that a town like … Continue reading The Derby divide: can our town division be fixed?
Photo by Mekhi Wright '23: Most of the colleges present at the fair gave "swag" like these pens. Derby High School held its annual college fair on November 30, 2022. The college fair happens annually because it gives an opportunity for seniors to hear what college representatives have to offer from their school, but this … Continue reading Rescheduled college fair leads to high attendance of 29 colleges
Thank you to all students who submitted art and writing for publication! Visit our "About" page if you are interested in publishing your work with The Raider Press. By Alyssa Cayer-McCarthy '23 By Marnie Lane '24
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