Photo by Ray Coplin: Picture of student council 2024-2025 executive board and class representatives. By Xariyah Mitchell '25 The buzz about student class representatives elections are filling DHS halls as the student body prepares who will be their new class representatives. With the day set for October 1st, The halls are filled with campaign posters, … Continue reading Competition fills the halls as class rep elections approach
Photo by Shenelle Crite: Picture of students dressing comfortably in their style. By Jaylynn Donaldson '25 Derby High School is planning on implementing uniforms and the students are not enthusiastic about this new possibility. For example Aliyah Morales ‘25 she says, “I feel like clothes just express students more and they should be comfortable in … Continue reading Students at Derby are against uniforms
Photo by Emma Hyder '25: Students Cassandra Silkoff '25 and Ben Weitzler '25. By Faith Gallishaw '25 The first day of spirit week, “Melting Pot Monday,” allowed students to represent their culture and where they came from by dressing up in traditional clothing and showing love for their country. On this day, Derby High School … Continue reading Derby High School students show culture on Melting Pot Monday
Photo by Sofia Rudus '26. Announcers are standing for the pledge of allegiance. By Sofia Rudus '26 Each year at Derby High School a group of seniors start advisory period with a slew of morning announcements on the intercom. This year there are two groups of four students, Cassie Silkoff ‘25, Emma Hyder ‘25, Lynette … Continue reading WRBR returns with a fresh group of seniors for the morning announcements
Photo from Derby High School Athletics CT (Facebook page): Some of last year's winter sports stars. By Brooklyn Fernandez '26 Derby High School offers four winter sport options, which include boys and girls basketball, indoor track, wrestling, and cheerleading. Coach Robert Sweirbitowicz is the boys’ basketball coach and Coach Dave Chevarella is the girls’ basketball … Continue reading A preview of this year’s winter sports at DHS
Photo by Nedaat Masiat '26: Freshmen take on the seniors in tug of war. By Nedaat Masiat '26 On Oct. 11, Derby High School students and faculty gathered in the gymnasium for the annual homecoming pep rally to end spirit week and kick off the weekend festivities. The pep rally was class wars themed; the … Continue reading DHS fired up by homecoming pep rally and class wars
Photo from Newtonbee.com: A bus owned by the bus company who brings us to and from school and worked with the principal for new changes. By Joshua Diaz '27 Starting the second week of October, the bus company used by Derby High school began picking students up ten minutes earlier to get to the school … Continue reading New bus stop times change Derby High School’s scheduling
Photo from Derby Middle School X: Tracey Quartiano poses with four of her students and the middle school security guard. By Emma DeSanty '25 Derby Middle School assistant principal Tracey Quartiano was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time at the beginning of this school year. Shortly after receiving this news, Derby Middle School … Continue reading Derby goes pink for middle school assistant principal Tracey Quartiano
Photo by Krystal Torres '25: Coaches Kimberly Voytek and Alexandra Drezek. By Krystal Torres '25 The Derby High School cheer team is back and stronger than ever, ready to return to the competition mat after missing two seasons. Cheer coaches Kimberly Voytek and Alexandra Drezek, Derby alumnae, have been working hard to put together a … Continue reading DHS cheer team making a comeback
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
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