Archive for September, 2009

Derby tennis has been having a successful year. Yesterday, Sept. 24, they won the Winfield Invitational. All Derby members received a medal for their performance. “We have been doing really well this year, we have had improvement in stroke ability and match play,” Coach Dennis Burns said. Tuesday Sept 22. was the junior varsity... »

Students are being asked to show their support for the Derby Panthers by wearing green tonight in order to achieve a green out at the home football game against Hutchison. Aside from being one of Derby’s biggest rivals, Hutch is also a nationally ranked team who has proven to be a challenge to Derby... »

It’s that time of the year again where the runny noses, coughing and tissues boxes are the hottest accessories. This year’s biggest concern is the H1N1 virus and other flu-like illnesses that are going around earlier than usual. Washing hands is the simplest and most effective way to prevent catching any virus or the... »

Last week was varsity soccer’s Titan Classic. The Titan Classic is the biggest tournament in Kansas for high school soccer teams. It annually takes place at the Wichita South High School fields in the fall for boys and spring for girls soccer. Derby played against Wichita Northwest, Wichita Southeast and Garden City. All three... »

The results of the Derby-Salina Central football game. »

Music review George Strait is back and it feels like he never left. His newest album “Twang” was released on Aug. 11. His hit single from the album that was released earlier is named “Living for the Night” and hit the Top 15 mark in just three weeks, which made it one of his... »

The high school joined the green movement last year by reviving it’s recycling program. The program has undergone major changes this year. Last year, Recycling Club ran it. Over the whole year, they collected more than 10 tons of paper to be recycled. However for the 2009-10 school year, National Honor Society, along with... »

Many language programs are offered at school. The school also has language clubs that are sponsored by educators. There is the Foreign Language Club, French Club, and the newest addition, the Panther Paws Sign Language Club. Molly Pourhussin is the head sponsor of this club. Other sponsors are deaf educator Darrel Randall, and deaf... »

  Editor column Too many times, I’m going to estimate about 20 times a day, I hear someone complain, moan and whine about something. If not that it’s that the person is full of negativity. Not just about anything, it’s usually about everything imaginable. My hair this, my car that, he said she said,... »

  Although there were rumors surfacing that Campus Colts were scouting and filming the football teams practices that was not enough to stop them from defeating the Colts 27-3 on Friday, Sept. 4.   Senior running back Jameson Moore put the first points on the board with an 83-yard run in the second quarter.... »