Photo by Carlin Ali: DHS Unified team cheerleaders are joined by a Woodland Regional High School athlete.  By Sofia Rudus '26 Recently, the Unified Sports team was recognized as a National Banner school for their demonstration of the 10 standards of inclusion through the program. Derby High School teacher Carlin Ali and Derby High School … Continue reading DHS Unified Team begins new school year with notable recognition

Photo by Nedaat Masiat '26: Masiat '26 and Carter Ruggiero '26 flicking up before ice skating! By Nedaat Masiat '26 On May 9, 2025, the Derby High School PTO held its annual post-prom at the Sports Center in Shelton, CT. After prom, students went home and headed to the school at 11 p.m. for the … Continue reading Students stay up late at post-prom party

By Emma DeSanty '25 Photo by Emma DeSanty '25: The stage setup for the Honors Society Induction Ceremony. On Wednesday, April 29, 2025, Derby High School held its annual Honor Society Induction Ceremony inside the auditorium at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony honors the four honor societies here at DHS. They are the National Honor Society, … Continue reading Derby High School recognizes students in honors society induction ceremony 

Photo by Carol A. Grabinski: Chelsea Ayala '25, Aliyah Morales '25, Trioni Wright '25, Brianna Quilles '25, and Zomara Moya '25 By Alison Echeverria-Soto '26 This year, Derby High School had its first CNA program held by Griffin Hospital, with five seniors participating: Chelsea Ayala '25, Aliyah Morales '25, Trioni Wright ‘25, Brianna Quilles ‘25, … Continue reading DHS CNA program was a success

Photo by Nedaat Masiat '26: Carter Ruggiero '26 enters the rally ready to battle. By Nedaat Masiat '26 As students geared up for a much-anticipated spring break, school spirit took center stage during the pep rally on Friday, April 11. Held in the DHS gymnasium, this event brought the whole student body together for an … Continue reading Spring spirit soars during pre-break pep rally

Photo by Jennifer Ostrosky: A cluster of students from the National Honor Society and the Rotary Interact club pick up copious amounts of trash off the side of the road. By Cassie Silkoff '25 On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Derby High School Rotary Interact club and the National Honor Society came together to walk … Continue reading Cleaner streets, brighter future: NHS and interact kids clean up Derby

By Emma Hyder '25 On Friday, May 1, 2025 Derby High School held a career fair for students to look into different career options and see what they like. It was a huge success with teens finding more about what options are available post high school. People from all sorts of occupations came to the … Continue reading Career Day chronicles: Inspiring futures, one person at a time

By Quinlan Gray '25 With spring break coming to an end only some days ago, students and staff are refreshed from the time they had off. While some people took trips to different states or even countries, others stayed close to home and enjoyed their freedom during their time off. As we come back for … Continue reading DHS photographs an eventful spring break