Oracle Overview: Week 3

While most of us roam the halls between periods and worry about our individual classes, Mr. Hatke’s Criminal Justice classes, which include students from Delphi, Twin Lakes, and Frontier,  are getting into the logistics of law enforcement tactics and criminal investigations. However, he’s not teaching them with textbooks. “We are doing [a scenario] every other or every third day,” explained Mr. Hat...

On the third Thursday of every month, the Interact Club donates a portion of their time to a charity called Natalie’s Second Chance. Natalie’s Second Chance is a no-kill dog shelter located in Lafayette, Indiana. The Interact Club walks the dogs around surrounding neighborhoods, while also giving the pups plenty of love and attention. The Interact Club is also included in several community service ac...

Would you rather smell like burnt hair or moldy socks for the rest  of your life? "Burnt hair doesn't sound so bad."   What is something everyone looks weird doing? "Eating spaghetti with a butter knife."   What is the best type of cheese? "Brie Cheese is gucci brand."   Is a hotdog a sandwich? It has two buns? "It is not a sandwich unless the...

This past week, the algebra class conducted by Mr. Painter has begun learning imaginary numbers. An imaginary number is the square root of a negative number (i.e. -1, -2, -4, etc.) Technically, they do not exist, yet they can still be calculated and found in mathematics. These numbers are utilized in a multitude of fashions in the real world, such as signal processing, radar technology, and measuring ...

Tuesday, Oct. 16 was the Delphi Community High School’s first choir concert. They were divided into three amazing choirs: Voca Delphiniums, Chamber Choir, and the Entertainers. All of the choirs sang four or five exceptional songs chosen by Mrs. Cotton, the choir director. The accompanist, Lisa Overstreet, backed the choir with her talented piano skills. The Voca Delphiniums and Chamber Choir...

The Delphi dance team had a dance conference Saturday, Oct. 13, at Avon High School.  They participated from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., along with several other high schools in Indiana, in learning six dances throughout the day.  Learning these dances required a lot of time and effort but was well worth it in the end. The dance team will perform these dances during halftime of the boys’ varsity basketba...

Art is capable of having many impacts on an individual. To start, art is a creative way that your mind expresses itself. The more complex a person's mindset is, the more likely they will show it through their work. An individual has the power to shape artwork in a way that will not only influence society, but other individuals as well. Opinions, experiences, and life stories can all be shared this ...

For many students, the LMC is not only a place of books, but also a place to relax, and maybe even grab a cup of coffee. That’s right—for some students, their favorite fixture in the school is smack dab in the middle of the LMC. For just $1, students are able to buy a cup of coffee to drink in the LMC. With so many students buying the coffee, money to use for the LMC has been piling up quickly...

The Pumpkin Patch is an event that the FFA has hosted for kindergartners in the Delphi Community School Corporation for the last 15 years. The FFA prepared ahead of time for the event by planting pumpkins. They were able to use 40 of their own pumpkins, but that wasn’t even close to enough. They had to buy 200 more pumpkins and almost all of them were used. The FFA arranged 4 different sta...