Features
Local coffee shop provides delicious product
Restaurant/beverage review I like to consider myself a true coffee drinker. Instead of focusing just on Starbucks weekly specials, I hunt out coffee. I like to find new beans, new flavors, new roasts; anything that will truly arouse my taste buds. I’ve had a few good cups of Joe in my day but nowhere... »
Spring yearbook distribution approaching
Derby Panther yearbook has officially arrived in K-11. This year’s yearbook is the first yearbook in recent history to be distributed during the spring. Instead of a fall distribution date, yearbooks will be distributed this week, with supplemental pages mailed out in August. “I think this is better,” senior Kyle Tormey said. “This way... »
Yearbooks to be distributed in the spring
The long wait for yearbooks has finally ended as the yearbook staff of 2009-2010 has exceeded their goals to finish the book on time. This year the books will distribute on May 20 for the seniors and begins May 21 for the underclassmen. Many wonder since its coming out in the spring, what... »
Cute Baby winner announced
Congratulations Baby 15, the winner of the Cute Baby Contest and a $10 Freddy’s Frozen Custard gift card. More than 240 people participated in contest voting. Baby 15 received 16 percent of the votes. Babies 9 and 6 tied for second with 11 percent of the votes each and baby 13 received third place... »
Mr. Panther candidates announced
With basketball season in full swing, the annual Mr. Panther royalty candidates have been announced. Seniors Sean Smith, Tyson Liston, Jake Wittkop, Cory Whited, Meshach Kennedy and Jameson Moore have been picked as this year’s potential Mr. Panther. Mr. Panther is an annual fundraiser held by the Derby High School cheerleading squad. Students donate... »
Vote for your favorite cute baby
Look at the cute baby photos below (there are 16). Then vote for your favorite. Voting closes Feb. 28. The winning photo will be announced March 1. The winner receives a $10 Freddy’s gift card. Photos were collected Jan. 25-Feb. 4 from current Derby students, faculty and staff. Baby pictures range from birth to... »
Music Club provides competitions, performance venues
Looking around the school on any given day, you will see many people listening to music on their various iPods and MP3 players. Music is a commoner denominator between students. “The greatest thing in the world is music, and everybody can relate to it in someway or another,” sophmore Kadrae Smith said. That’s part... »
Steadmans bring brotherly love to basketball
In high school it becomes very common that siblings can be in the school at the same time. While most siblings try to avoid the other and live their separate lives, that wasn’t the case for the Steadman brothers, senior Zack Steadman and sophomore Kyler Steadman. »
Homecoming week activities announced
Student Council officers have been working on a special line of events for Winter Homecoming week. “Each hall has a certain video game that they decorate their section with which would be the Hall Theme,” freshman Rachel Root said. “Freshmen have Sonic The Hedgehog; sophomores have Donkey Kong; juniors have Pac-Man; and seniors have... »