Photo by Jennifer Moffat: Moffat with other Derby faculty members including the principal. By Joshua Diaz '27 DHS Athletic Director Jenn Moffat is also the assistant coach for the girls softball team. Her job as athletic director does not receive much recognition, but she has to be involved with every sport. She has to do … Continue reading Coach Moff has a positive impact on every sport
Image by Xa'riyah Mitchell '24, photos by Lifetouch: The six seniors who shared their reflections with The Raider press. By Kristian Fearon '25 and Xa'riyah Mitchell '25 As the end of the senior’s year approaches, a blend of nostalgia, excitement, and a bit of apprehension fills the senior halls. Senior year at DHS has been … Continue reading Seniors reflect on their final year and bittersweet goodbyes
Image from Xa'riyah Mitchell 25: The amazing Xa'riyah Mitchell '25 and Jaylynn Donaldson '25 vibing with facemasks while talking about self-care. By Xa'riyah Mitchell '25 and Jaylynn Donaldson '25 Click the following link to view the podcast: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yCTCGOTCrTTdy2AU8omxadKGHsdSjfgy/view?usp=sharing
Image courtesy of Granite Bay High School: The SAT is all-digital for the first time ever. By Gianna Akter '25 A huge contrast from the previous SATs that students took was the recent implementation of the digital SAT format. This means the testing time is only two hours compared to the four-hour length in previous … Continue reading Students discuss all the angles and nuances of the new SAT
Photo by Krystal Torres ' 25 : Three distance runners getting ready for a meet on a beautiful day with a clear blue sky. By Vincent Trinh '25 We placed three first-year track athletes into a room in a focus group to ask them about their track experience. Their names were MG: Mckeon Gray ‘27, … Continue reading An inside look at the track experience from first-year Derby athletes
Photo courtesy of Ray Coplin: Class of 2024's Top 10 students. By Madeline Zavala '24 Click the following link to interact with the article: https://derbytop10.carrd.co/
Image courtesy of NVCOG CT: Artistic rendering of future Downtown Derby. By Madeline Zavala '24 Derby, the smallest city in Connecticut, has grand things coming within the next couple of years. Downtown Derby will be introducing new businesses, apartments and roads! Although it’s something the Derby community anticipates, it hasn’t been the nicest experience driving … Continue reading Downtown Derby’s current state of construction creates both exhilarated and frustrated opinions
Each year, the Journalism class works together on an investigative project which results in a substantial, whole-class article. We hope you enjoy this year's collaborative piece! recycling-articleDownload
By Krystal Torres '25 All photos by Krystal Torres '25 Classroom decoration matters. Decoration anywhere inside a school building matters. Classroom decoration, however, is most important. This is because of all the benefits that come with it, such as a positive impact on student-teacher relationships, how comfortable and safe students feel in the classroom, the … Continue reading Classroom decorations have a strong effect on students
Photo by Rebecca Bell: The flyer that announced spirit week themes. By Krystal Torres '25 One of the weeks that DHS students look forward to the most is Spirit Week. DHS wrapped up another spirit week and Homecoming pep rally on Oct. 23-27. The five themes for spirit week were surfers vs. bikers, identity theft, … Continue reading DHS wraps up another successful spirit week
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