By Caleb Elliott On a Saturday at 8 a.m., a senior is already up with his father getting to work before the heat of the day. A variety of tasks have to be completed for the day before they can finish and head home. Isaiah is a three-sport athlete – football, wrestling, track and field…
Lessons Learned Through My Legacy
By Megan Hiday At 17 you should feel like you have your whole world ahead of you. You’re a junior or a senior in high school, probably have a job and you’re working on going to college. At least that’s what I thought my life would be like, until everything around me changed. I went…
History in the Making
By Caleb Elliott Brandon Isler, unlike many high school students, goes from class to class not saying very much, if at all anything. The only place you might find him talkative as ever is when he’s in his element: the classroom. Gathering knowledge entices Isler, which has led to his prominent role on the school’s…
Moving Forward
By Gaige Winchester When you lose everything you’ve worked for, and when you face hardship or adversity, mentality can be everything. Sometimes the only thing getting someone through their tough times is a great mindset. For senior Carson Wheat this was all he had. After years of working his way up the varsity football depth…
Sports Preview: Part 1
By Emme Townsend Another new school year means another season of fall sports with new opponents, new players, and new goals. Girls Soccer Last season, Delta girls’ soccer had Addie Chester. She is Indiana’s standing record holder for 59 goals in a season and holds the career record for goals scored in Indiana high school…
Leaving So Soon
By Trey Gilbert Elias Sanders sits at lunch talking to his peers like any other student. He goes to his classes throughout the day being as productive as can be. What some would be surprised to know is he’s only attended Delta High School for a semester. Sanders was born and raised in Idaho where…
Growing Up and Glowing Up
By Zach Carter Once high students hit senior year, it becomes time to decide their future plans. Some know from the start and others won’t decide until the last second. But at one time during kindergarten, they all had an idea. Senior Anna Cardemon had two career dreams during kindergarten. One was a surgeon and…
22 Wrong Answers for Class of ’22
By Cooper Bratton With people now you never know if they are being sarcastic or truthful. With wrong answers only, you are asked a question like, “What is a movie?” and people respond with, “Hot dogs.” It’s a fun story to make people laugh. Here are 22 questions for the Class of 2022. What…
Switzerland Takes First: Katie Alexander Achieves Valedictorian
By Eleni Bow A tiny infant fusses in her mother’s arms. She’s not hungry or sleepy, she just wants to see. The shrill wails don’t stop until she is carefully readjusted so her bright eyes face the big, unfamiliar world around her. A year passes, and the baby is now a dawdling toddler. She plops…
The Making of An Athlete
By Riley Bratton With the 2021-2022 Delta school year drawing to a close and graduation just 3 weeks away, many sports seasons have been completed, leaving those senior players time to reflect on their high school sports career. Senior Michael Bilby started playing soccer when he was 3 years old. Just like any…