Photo by Jessica Yanes : Author gets ready to serve a birdie in the DHS gymnasium By Vincent Trinh '25 DHS has many competitive sports ranging from track and field to football. However, we have a lack of sports that don’t require as much time and dedication. Leisure sports, if you will. Last year we … Continue reading A badminton club would serve DHS an exciting evironment
Photo by Jessica Yanes: The journalism class at Southern Connecticut State University. By Horatio Glover '26 Derby High School students have the opportunity to participate in field trips through different classes at various times throughout the year. The purpose of field trips is to allow students to get out of the building and explore new … Continue reading Derby High School values exciting field trips
Photo by Linda Gray: Volleyball sisters about to play. By Aeriana Smith '25 This year DHS welcomes the first official volleyball team to ever exist in the Derby region. The Derby Volleyball girls are coming in strong and determined for every play that comes their way this season, including their first win for JV against … Continue reading DHS Volleyball meets the excitement and challenges of a first year team
Photo by Madeline Zavala '24: Derby girl's soccer playing against Torrington High School. By Madeline Zavala '24 The Derby High School's girl's soccer team played their closest game this season against Torrington on Oct. 10 with a final score of 2-3. The team traveled to play against Torrington High School. On this night, Torrington recognized … Continue reading DHS Girl’s Soccer puts up tough fight on Torrington’s Senior Night
By Kaelyn DiMartino '25 Here at Derby High School, there are four new teachers and a new school nurse for the 2023-2024 school year. The Raider Press interviewed each new teacher and are excited to share the information about them with the Derby community. Photo by Kaelyn Dimartino '25: Sara Sicona, new DHS art teacher. … Continue reading Derby High School welcomes talented new teachers
By Krystal Torres '25 The Raider Press recently had the chance to sit down with seven Derby High School fall athletes and discuss their season. Cheerleading, football, and boy's soccer athletes are highlighted below. *Statistics are as of 9/30/23 Photo by Sarah Damasceno '24: Anastasia Stanis at one of Derby's football games. Anastasia “Stash” Stanis … Continue reading Raider Press spotlights hardworking, determined athletes
Photo courtesy of Lifetouch: Varsity soccer takes a moment as a team before their game. By Ashe Clark '25 The Derby’s boy's soccer team suffered their first loss of the 2023 season against Oxford at the DeFilippo Field on Sept. 12. Despite the loss, the captains believe that their Oxford game was their best thus … Continue reading Boy’s soccer suffers loss against strong Oxford team
Photos by Anthony Mullin: The Derby football celebrating Bryan Mclean's '24 touchdowns. By Horatio Glover '26 Derby High School Football has gotten their first win in three years and nine months. This ‘’absolutely marks a new change’’, says assistant Coach Matthew Nicolari. Their last win came on November 15, 2019 against the Kennedy Eagles. On … Continue reading The losing ‘’drought’’ has finally ended for Derby football
Image courtesy of http://www.schoolstatefinance.org: A breakdown of school funding from the state. By Kristian Fearon '25At DHS, it is a common misconception that the school has control over all its funds and that those funds are being used for the wrong reasons. The truth of the matter is that the school gets most of its … Continue reading DHS community approves of school funding use but seeks improvement
Photo by Vincent Trinh "25: The DHS mission statement hung in the school. By Vincent Trinh '25 Ray Coplin and Jennifer Olson, part of the administrative team at DHS, are emphasizing specific rules and policies prevalent in the school. Coplin spoke up about certain rules/policies at DHS that he felt were not being adequately followed. … Continue reading Coplin highlights certain rules/policies this year at DHS
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