Photo By : Gabrielle Delgado Derby High Schools PBIS coach By: Andreale Mitchell R-E- S- P- E- C-T Whas does it really mean to Derby High School? The Raider Respect program was created by Derby High School's leadership team. This program was created in attempts to “ support and encourage” behavior , says Gabrielle Delgado, … Continue reading What is Derby High School’s new “Raider Respect” system?
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 from cookieandkate.com: Jan sauce is modeled after Peruvian hot sauce. By Jan Brito '23 Derby High School offers excellent teachers, great school work, a comfortable school environment, and comprehensive administrators. There is, however, a problem I spotted in the cafeteria. After class one day, I walked down to the cafeteria and got my lunch, … Continue reading Spicy Jan sauce heats up the cafeteria
Photo by Rebecca Bell: Student council members 2022-2023. By Raelynn Harris '25 DHS student council has always been an important organization in the school’s community. Events, raffle donations, and fundraisers for clubs and class trips are put together by the elected officials and student council members with the student body’s best interests in mind. The … Continue reading Student council is a prominent and positive organization in DHS
Photo by Andreale Mitchell '23: John Stanley on a Zoom meeting with a remote student. By Andreale Mitchell '23 Have you ever woken up late and missed your bus, caught a cold, or experienced something that prohibited you from attending school? If so, you no longer need to worry; Derby High school has introduced remote … Continue reading You no longer have to be absent with Mr. Stanley
Photo by Raelynn Harris '25: DHS' Community Learning Center is a bright place to work in. Photo by Raelynn Harris '25: School librarian Amy Reilly updating her reading list. Photo by Raelynn Harris '25: The Community Learning Center book display suggests manga readings. By Raelynn Harris '25 Derby High School’s library, located in the center … Continue reading DHS’ “Community Learning Center” in the library welcomes all
Photo by Raelynn Harris '25: The journalism class edits articles in preparation for publishing. By Raelynn Harris '25 After many years, Derby High School is introducing a new newspaper. The newspaper is written by students for DHS to give online updates on seasonal happenings in school and sports. It is a place for student voices … Continue reading Introducing The Raider Press: Derby High School’s newspaper, revived
Photo from LifeTouch Photography: Check out the fun fact about English teacher Rebecca Socha below! By: Andreale Mitchell '24 This year, Rebecca Socha started as one of the new English teachers here at DHS. In the days leading up to the beginning of the school year, she was very excited. Socha attended UConn college and … Continue reading DHS students describe new English teacher as welcoming and patient
Photo from Carlin Ali: Ali playing softball in her free time. She will also coach softball this spring at DHS. By Andreale Mitchell '24 Introducing former firefighter Carlin Ali! Ali is Derby High School's new gym teacher. Before becoming a gym teacher, Ali was a firefighter captain and lieutenant. She also worked for the Yankees … Continue reading Carlin Ali: More than a gym teacher
Photo by Andreale Mitchell '23: Maxine Campbell works with a student in a skills class. By Andreale Mitchell Hello DHS, this is one of our new special education teachers, Maxine Campbell. Before Campbell began working here at Dhs she was a hospital fellowship coordinator, and although she did enjoy this job, she always wanted to … Continue reading A special addition to our special education team
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