Photo from Barnes and Noble: The front cover of Riley Sager's novel, Survive the Night. By Raelynn Harris '25 According to How Long to Read, a website that gives its viewers information exactly about its namesake, the average reader, at a speed of 300 words per minute, would take four hours and forty minutes to … Continue reading Revealing personas throughout the night: A book review
Photo from The New York Times: Ja Morant is back in action after being suspended for conduct detrimental to the league. By Mekhi Wright '23 Everyone needs a little bit of celeb drama in their lives! Here are the top three celebrity drama stories in recent weeks. Ye returns to social media Kanye has returned … Continue reading The “Wright” take on celebrity drama
Photo from Jan Brito '23: Throwback to a day out with my hard-working mom. By Jan Brito '23 Imagine a world where, between two people, there was better treatment for one of them because of their gender. Sound familiar? That's because in the world we currently live in, women aren’t treated equally to men. Many … Continue reading We should all be feminists
By Yssabella Derby '26
Photo by Andreale Mitchell '23: The cheer team performing for middle school visitors. By Andreale Mitchell '23 Derby High School's cheer team has a lot of new faces this basketball season, including coach Corey Bartone, who has been a cheer coach for 33 years and says she's excited to be a part of building up … Continue reading New season brings new additions to Derby High School’s cheer team
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 by Mekhi Wright '23: Most of the colleges present at the fair gave "swag" like these pens. Derby High School held its annual college fair on November 30, 2022. The college fair happens annually because it gives an opportunity for seniors to hear what college representatives have to offer from their school, but this … Continue reading Rescheduled college fair leads to high attendance of 29 colleges
Thank you to all students who submitted art and writing for publication! Visit our "About" page if you are interested in publishing your work with The Raider Press. By Alyssa Cayer-McCarthy '23 By Marnie Lane '24
Image from fg-a.com: DHS celebrated Thanksgiving with a pep rally. By Azariah Smith '23 DHS kicked off their 2022 Thanksgiving break with a raucous staff vs. students pep rally in the gymnasium. Staff wore red and the students wore black. Every year, DHS does a staff vs. students pep rally, and every year the staff … Continue reading Thanksgiving pep rally stirs up rivalry between staff and students
Photo by Jessica Yanes: Getting Swierb's opinion on the latest Ye controversy. Everyone needs a little bit of celeb drama in their lives! Here are the top three celebrity drama stories in recent weeks. Kanye and his controversial takes Kanye West, also known as Ye, sparked a series of controversies in October 2022 by making … Continue reading The “Wright” take on celebrity drama
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