By Emme Townsend “It’s expensive, but it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Miss Amanda Craw said. A trip to the Colosseum in Rome, to the famous poet Dante’s House in Florence, and finally to the Parthenon in Athens, all in only 10 days. Craw teaches freshman English and senior Ball State English, but when she’s not teaching,…
By Caitlyn Kirby Teaching has been portrayed online as a job that demands much of your time with little pay, a career where the teacher’s approach of doing their job is picked apart by unsupportive parents. A survey by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education found that 19 percent of undergraduate-level…
By Fancy Robbins During the school day, he’s your average student teacher. Most other times, you can find him crowd surfing at his shows. Mr. David Maginity is a student teacher for Ms. Amanda Craw’s English classes. They met in a unique way. Craw watched Maginity’s band perform, and after it was over there were…
By Riley Bratton Most students who are about to enter their senior year of high school begin to focus on where they are going to go to college. That was not the case for senior Connor Sapp. Connor came to Delta this summer from North Carolina after his parents told him that they had decided…
By Brylee Beckley “No, you are not staying there without any adults with you.” This is something teenagers have heard numerous times from their parents. For seniors Janay Cicotte, Maxx Martinez, Andrew Hewitt, Madelyn Haley, Gwen Clark and Heddie Heintzelman, they got the response they were looking for. These six seniors are going to Longboat…
By Gaige Winchester What qualifies someone as an MVP? Typically, a Most Valuable Player is someone who leads the team in scoring, is a great leader on the field or court, or someone who plays with grit throughout the entirety of every game. There are, however, exceptions such as junior three-sport athlete Palmer Samuels. He’s…
By Nathan Sites The ball bounced across the table as club members watched while Kayden tried to hit the ball back to Zach. The rally soon would end as the ball would fly past Kayden’s paddle. Sophomore Kayden Thomas and junior Zach Gullion have loved playing ping pong together outside of school, but now they…
By Daisy Callow Have you ever watched something and wondered how it was created? How long did it take? How much effort must’ve been put into it? It’s something that is often overlooked. Take for example, Delta’s upcoming spring play. The Delta Troupers’ crew will present the superlative mystery play, And Then There Were None,…
By Luciano Squillante Q/A With Mr. Grams Q: Why did you decide to start the robotics club? A: The Robotics club was actually started about 10 years ago by a previous teacher. I restarted the club because there were VEX clubs being started in the elementary schools and I started the middle school…
By Shay Crow An accident that happened a little over four years ago changed a life — and even ended one three times. “One person in the accident died at the scene three times and they brought him back,” Spanish teacher Mrs. Mary May said. The man ended up living, but everyone involved in the…
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