Oracle Overview – Volume 2.9

Mr. Gilbert is a man of many talents. And he WAS a man of many talents. Back in high school Mr. Gilbert was able to do it all. He played football, basketball, and baseball and that’s only in the sports section. For other extracurriculars he participated in National Honor Society and French Club. Très impressionnant, M. Gilbert. Free time is valuable to high schoolers, and in his free time he could...

Wrestlers Colby Widner, Braden Oliver, and Kooper Kinsler are moving on to regionals following the Feb. 1 sectional tournament. Oliver and Widner both placed fourth in their respective weight classes, while Kinsler placed third. The trio has a combined record of 77-38 this season. On Feb. 8. at Logansport, Widner and Oliver were defeated in the first round of regionals, but Kinsler was able to advan...

Last week the Delphi FFA club elected new officers. Nathan Abramczyk is now the president, and all the other officers are as follows: Ethan Nelson/Erin Scott: co-vice presidents, Sam Beighler: reporter, Clayton Yates: sentinel, Sam Shimmel: student advisor, Conner Roberson: secretary, and Micah Lawless: treasurer. A big congratulations to all of the new inductees as they take on all of the big projects...

Right now, Mrs. Kinzie’s computer science class is in the middle of their animation unit. The unit started in December and doesn’t have a specified end date. According to Mrs. Kinzie, “I hope to keep at it as long as possible.” In this unit, her computer science students have learned how to draw and move sprites, program movements and keyboard interactions, use conditionals, and organize t...

This Spring Break, DCHS students will be traveling to Europe on a school sponsored field trip. Freshman English teacher Ms. Isaacs organized the event. Fourteen members will accompany each other on the trip, making stops in Rome, Florence, Madrid, and Barcelona. The travelers will see many famous sights, such as the Vatican City, the Roman Colosseum, the Roman Catacombs, the Gates of Paradise, the ...

Makienzy Miller is a freshman at Delphi Community High School with an amazing ability to draw realistic people and faces. She enjoys using watercolor, pencils, and graphite in her art, and if she only had to draw with three colors they would be “black, gray and tan-ish… beige, yeah, that.” The inspiration that helps her draw these amazing pieces comes from her friend, fellow freshman Zoe Calle...

Unbeknownst to most, Delphi’s robotics team has completed another successful season. The team, led by freshman Eric Achor and sophomore Elijah Brown, has the goal of making a robot, programming it, and using it to compete against other schools by completing challenges that focus on precision and overall control of the robot. After completing three conference meets at North Montgomery High School, the...

What kind of cult would you like to start? I would like to start a cult that only meets on Tuesdays to practice the holy art of animal whispering. I would be the only one in the cult to know what the animals are saying though.    What would be the absolute worst name you could give your child? For guys: Humphrey. For women: probably like Gertrude.     If life were a video game, what cheat c...

Aden Sinks, Abigail Schoen, Rylee Houston, Joshua Rush, and Hannah Sherinian all participated in the district solo and ensemble contest held at Twin Lakes on Feb. 8.  Rylee Houston received a gold rating for her trumpet solo. Hannah Sherinian (string bass), Abigail Schoen (trumpet), and Aden Sinks (clarinet) each received a silver rating for Group 1 solos; and the Group 1 trio of Rylee Houston, Ab...