By Tim Cleland After 23 years in Delaware Community Schools, Mr. Chris Conley is trading his blue-and-gold wardrobe for the black-and-gold Blackhawks of Cowan Community Schools in southern Delaware County. The longtime Delta High School principal has been named superintendent at Cowan. Conley’s final day at Delcom is today (Monday, Aug. 19) after filling administrative…
Preparing For The Future
By Mylee Jones Advanced English 111 Ivy Tech Advanced Math 125 Ball State University Advanced Speech 210 Ball State University Advanced Social Studies/US History 102 Ivy Tech Advanced Social Studies/Political Science 101 Ivy Tech Advanced Science/Chem 101 Ivy Tech These are only a handful of the classes Delta has to offer. The students who take…
Change Coming to Student Academic Rankings
By RJ Townsend Through the course of four years, things change. That includes class ranking. But most never change like this. Delta High School has decided to adopt a new honors system in academics for its students. Delta will be implementing this change starting next year. Delta has a descriptive and uncommon way of displaying…
Top 20 Senior Profiles
By Fancy Robbins (Note: All positions are where the students stood at the end of the first semester this year. There could be some shifting after the final semester ends.) Nicki Southerland Nicki, the Valedictorian, will be attending the University of Notre Dame to run track, cross country and study Biochemistry. She plans on becoming…
Behind The Brains
By Grey Backus While the clock ticks down and the year comes to an end, Ryder Turner is grinding to get his grades as best as they can be. Ryder is a senior who played football and runs track, but also is ranked top 5 academically in his class. He tries to make his schoolwork…
The Student Becomes The (Student) Teacher
By Macy Weddle Four years of practicums, studying, college classes and exams, but they are finally one semester away from doing what they have worked so hard for. Abby McElroy, Katelyn Wade and Ms. Marks are all student teachers at Delta High School this semester. After working so hard, they are finally at the home…
A New Course
By Baylee Knebel Next school year a new Certified Clinical Medical Assistant program will begin at Delta High School. This program is open to current sophomores, freshmen and eighth graders. When this class hit the scheduling papers over double of what Principal Chris Conley anticipated signed up for the program. Mr. Conley expected 30 people…
Bringing the Story to Life
By Josey Morris On the popular date of Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, the freshmen English classes took a trip to the Booth Tarkington Civic Theater in Carmel to watch Romeo and Juliet live. The trip took place a few days after the freshmen finished reading this play. Romeo and Juliet is the first play that…
Leaving Their Trail
By Tyce Dishman According to the American Pet Products Association, 70 percent of American households own a pet, but for some students these animals are more than a pet. Gabby Knight, Kelsey Vest and Emma Miller all share the same interest: helping animals. Knight and Miller both want to be veterinarians, while Vest is unclear…
FFA: Empowering Students to Lead
By Hayden Freestone The Delta FFA is filled with many important people. Leaders such as Mrs. Nicole Lodl and Mrs. Nancy Kunk give the students the power to make decisions for themselves and to decide what to do. Lodl was a key member of Delta’s FFA while in high school. She was the chapter reporter…