Oracle Overview: Week 7

Two middle school swimmers broke records in their respective events in their swim meet on Feb. 4. 8th grader Maguire Thompson captured the best middle school time for the 100 yard boys’ breastroke with a time of 1:14.80, nearly a second faster than the previous best record. Also, 8th grader Abby O’Neil gained the quickest times for both the 50 (27.34) and 100 (1:03.58) free. ...

Have you ever wondered why things appear in different forms? From the art perspective, these are looked at as illusions. One individual who showed an illusion between the moon and sun was Melody Hemig. To the naked eye, many people do not see differences and correlation between certain aspects of this world. This painting expresses the bright and dark side of each day. In order to see the bright si...

On Saturday, Feb. 2, many members of the choir geared up to perform at their solo and ensemble. This was hosted at Harrison and went all through the day. Some songs were hard, and a few of them even sang in Latin! Over 20 kids preformed and many of them received golds for their performances. The choirs are all directed by Mindy Cotton. Because of the E-learning days that transpired consecutively duri...

Every year, millions of people come up with New Year's Resolutions in an attempt to better a certain part of their life. Likewise, one of our very own English teachers has sought out a way to attempt to help her students do this. For those who frequent the classroom of Mrs. Tonsoni, you might have noticed the wall of elaborately decorated notecards, complete with their own inspiring idea on them. The...

On Saturday, Feb. 2, the Entertainers competed at the District Solo and Ensemble competition. They performed a French madrigal piece of the name “Au Joly Jeu.” This challenging piece relies on perfect rhythm and pitch, something that is not easy for a choir to do. However, the Entertainers were definitely triumphant because they received a gold rating and will even be advancing to the state level...

The English 11 AP class of Mr. Mroczkiewicz have begun presenting their book talk projects. This project has been going on since the 7th of January. For said project, students were to choose a novel to read over the course of a few weeks, and then create a presentation over the novel. Students were to analyze the major themes of their books, along with character development, literary themes, and then...

If you’ve walked into the front doors of DCHS, you may have noticed the nearly 5.5 foot wind chime off to the side. Any time a breeze hits it, the metal tubes play a melodious sound. Delphi chemistry teacher Mr. Danforth has made a business out of making wind chimes. Along with his wife, Neta, and a hired hand, Mr. Danforth assembles and sells wind chimes as a professionally made local product. �...

Nick Robinson and Katie Stanley are members of the Civil Air Patrol. This organization is an air force auxiliary. It teaches teenagers useful life skills such as leadership, effective communication, teamwork, emergency and medical services, and the value of community service, aerospace. These Delphi students were able to be a part of the page program to meet our county representative at the House of R...

A Quick Would You Rather with Jala Schanz   Would you rather go back to age 5 with everything you know now or know everything your future self will learn now? Why? I would rather know everything my future self will learn because...   I could prevent future major diseases from developing (family, friends, myself..) I will ace my exams in college I will probably make ...

Joe Perry, junior at Delphi Community High School, had the opportunity to be interviewed by 101.7 FM radio, The Hammer.  He woke up bright and early on Tuesday, Jan. 29, an eLearning day, to speak on the radio via phone at 7:30 a.m.  Joe was chosen for his expertise in bracketology as a key member of the Delphi Bracketology Club. He spoke for about 15 minutes about bracketology: why they do it, th...