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The Willis Building houses administration for Delaware City Schools, and also serves as the location for DCS Board of Education meetings.
Board presents outline for AI usage in the district
Returning assistant principal Shafer talks with the Welcome Center office personnel.
Jake Shafer returns home: Hayes’ new assistant principal
With the new rules regarding cell phones, the lunch room is one of the only places that students are allowed to be on their devices.
Admin addresses student body over rule changes
Drum majors Katelyn Moder and Grant Lamar lead the Hayes Grand Pacer Marching Band down Main Street.
Grand Pacer Marching Band’s magic mission
The current student section leaders and new leaders gather for a picture after the new leaders are announced.
Euclid Entourage: The new minds behind the student section
Davis and the team celebrate her 500th kill.
Girls’ volleyball falls short to Westerville South
Football wins big against rival Buckeye Valley
Football wins big against rival Buckeye Valley
Senior Madeline Bruns and Senior Elise Buckerfield hug after a Pacer goal.
The Lady Pacers soccer team opens up conference play with a win
The Pacers talk gameplan on the third hole. The Pacers went on to shoot 317 as a team at Chapel Hill Golf Course.
Varsity golf at the St. Francis DeSales Invitational
The Pacers break out of discussion moments before the start of the game.
Boys varsity soccer ties Hilliard Davidson in their final scrimmage before the season
Ryle and Lily share an intimate moment when they first meet on the rooftop.
Review: ‘It Ends With Us’ leaves with a surprising ending and a touching message
Released on Aug 1, "I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU" is JPEGMAFIA's fifth studio album
JPEGMAFIA redefines sound in new album
Students reflect on prom 2024
Students reflect on prom 2024
Senior Lilly Cottrill performs 'At Last' arr. Dave Wolpe at this years spring band concert.
Hayes spring band concert
Concert basses perform during the spring concert.
Orchestras perform in spring concert
Band Director Bill Fowles instructing the Grand Pacer marching band.
‘The Girl in Red:’ Marching band’s new show
Get Involved! Underage Politics
Get Involved! Underage Politics
Some easy and less well-known destressing tips to start the school year.
Easy Destressing tips
How to take care of your physical health as a teenager
How to take care of your physical health as a teenager
The Senior Music Award Ceremony took place on May 7, 2024.
Music department honors graduating seniors
Opinion: DSLR cameras are a better value than mirrorless
Opinion: DSLR cameras are a better value than mirrorless
Social media has negatively normalized mental illness online.
Opinion: The negative normalization of mental illness online
Computer science should be accessible for all and integrated with both the humanities and social sciences.
Opinion: Computer science education needs a major update
Engineers work on the Voyager 2 probe. The Voyager probes have now been in space for nearly 50 years.
Opinion: What the Voyagers odysseys mean
Opinion: Your playlist needs a clean out
Opinion: Your playlist needs a clean out
Across the Board - Episode 2
Across the Board – Episode 2
Introduction to fall sports
Introduction to fall sports
Across the Board - Episode 1
Across the Board – Episode 1
Wrapping up the first year of Talisman Broadcast
Wrapping up the first year of Talisman Broadcast
Seniors celebrate senior sunset
Seniors celebrate senior sunset
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The Willis Building houses administration for Delaware City Schools, and also serves as the location for DCS Board of Education meetings.
Board presents outline for AI usage in the district
Brody Counts, Staff Writer • September 5, 2024
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Returning assistant principal Shafer talks with the Welcome Center office personnel.
Jake Shafer returns home: Hayes’ new assistant principal
Natalie Heckert, Managing Editor • August 30, 2024
With the new rules regarding cell phones, the lunch room is one of the only places that students are allowed to be on their devices.
Admin addresses student body over rule changes
Ava Vogel, Editor-In-Chief • August 16, 2024
Drum majors Katelyn Moder and Grant Lamar lead the Hayes Grand Pacer Marching Band down Main Street.
Grand Pacer Marching Band's magic mission
Ava Vogel, Editor-In-Chief • April 18, 2024
The current student section leaders and new leaders gather for a picture after the new leaders are announced.
Euclid Entourage: The new minds behind the student section
Abby Stahl, Online Content Manger • April 18, 2024
Multimedia
Across the Board - Episode 2
Across the Board - Episode 2
Julia Foley, Broadcaster • September 6, 2024
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Introduction to fall sports
Introduction to fall sports
Olivia Hayes, Samuel Truster, and Kaleb Kapp • September 5, 2024
Across the Board - Episode 1
Across the Board - Episode 1
Julia Foley, Broadcaster • August 28, 2024
Wrapping up the first year of Talisman Broadcast
Wrapping up the first year of Talisman Broadcast
Jade Ball and Maryn Sobas • May 14, 2024
Seniors celebrate senior sunset
Seniors celebrate senior sunset
Mattie Furr and Arieanna Edwards • May 12, 2024
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Dom Tiberi talks to Hayes High School students. Tiberi lost his daughter in a car wreck and started Maria's Message to prevent distracted driving.

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Talisman Talks #1 - Caleb Rowe, Tyson Flynn and Garrett Brown
WIll Mclead and Liam Bryant • August 26, 2024
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The Back Page, Episode 21
The Back Page, Episode 21
Carter Sims and Collin Crisp • May 8, 2024
TT Shorts 23-24 #6 Ian Green & Abrianna Hite
TT Shorts 23-24 #6 Ian Green & Abrianna Hite
Brady Kaasa and Grant LaMar • May 7, 2024
TT Shorts 23-24 #5 Colin Milligan & Preston Simon
TT Shorts 23-24 #5 Colin Milligan & Preston Simon
Grant LaMar and Brady Kaasa • April 30, 2024
Talisman Talks 23-24 #12 - Ava Prenger & Audra Lyon
Talisman Talks 23-24 #12 - Ava Prenger & Audra Lyon
Brady Kaasa and Grant LaMar • April 26, 2024
The Back Page, Episode 20
The Back Page, Episode 20
Carter Sims and Collin Crisp • April 18, 2024
Features
Some easy and less well-known destressing tips to start the school year.
Easy Destressing tips
September 4, 2024
Read Here
How to take care of your physical health as a teenager
How to take care of your physical health as a teenager
August 27, 2024
Read Here
The Senior Music Award Ceremony took place on May 7, 2024.
Music department honors graduating seniors
May 18, 2024
Read Here
Coach Vincenzo talks with player Landon Vanderwarker during a game.
How Coach Vincenzo’s character shaped not only the Hayes Basketball program, but the community and players alike
May 17, 2024
Read Here
Sports
Davis and the team celebrate her 500th kill.
Girls' volleyball falls short to Westerville South
Zach Taylor, Photographer • September 6, 2024
Read Here
Football wins big against rival Buckeye Valley
Football wins big against rival Buckeye Valley
Kate Shipp, Photographer, Website & Social Media • August 30, 2024
Senior Madeline Bruns and Senior Elise Buckerfield hug after a Pacer goal.
The Lady Pacers soccer team opens up conference play with a win
Zach Taylor, Photographer • August 29, 2024
The Pacers talk gameplan on the third hole. The Pacers went on to shoot 317 as a team at Chapel Hill Golf Course.
Varsity golf at the St. Francis DeSales Invitational
Carson Stroupe, Photographer • August 28, 2024
The Pacers break out of discussion moments before the start of the game.
Boys varsity soccer ties Hilliard Davidson in their final scrimmage before the season
Zach Taylor, Photographer • August 20, 2024
Senior Gavin Brinkmoeller waits for a warmup drill to begin.
Boys' lacrosse suffers tough 8-4 loss
Alec Ostapuck, Director of Visual Content • May 10, 2024
Entertainment
Ryle and Lily share an intimate moment when they first meet on the rooftop.
Review: 'It Ends With Us' leaves with a surprising ending and a touching message
September 6, 2024
Read Here
Released on Aug 1, "I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU" is JPEGMAFIA's fifth studio album
JPEGMAFIA redefines sound in new album
August 30, 2024
Read Here
Students reflect on prom 2024
Students reflect on prom 2024
May 8, 2024
Read Here
Senior Lilly Cottrill performs 'At Last' arr. Dave Wolpe at this years spring band concert.
Hayes spring band concert
May 6, 2024
Read Here
Views
Opinion: DSLR cameras are a better value than mirrorless
Opinion: DSLR cameras are a better value than mirrorless
September 5, 2024
Read Here
Social media has negatively normalized mental illness online.
Opinion: The negative normalization of mental illness online
August 29, 2024
Read Here
Computer science should be accessible for all and integrated with both the humanities and social sciences.
Opinion: Computer science education needs a major update
May 19, 2024
Read Here
Engineers work on the Voyager 2 probe. The Voyager probes have now been in space for nearly 50 years.
Opinion: What the Voyagers odysseys mean
May 17, 2024
Read Here
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Best of SNO
"Mean Girls" opened in theaters January 12, 2024. The movie will continue to be shown throughout the end of the month into February across the world.
Get in, losers: ‘Mean Girls’ was a high budget disappointment
Ava Vogel, Editor-In-Chief
Matt Rife performs his comedy special "Matt Rife: Natural Selection."
Opinion: But seriously, Matt Rife isn’t that funny
Josie Morrow, Views/Entertainment Section Editor
School board members listen as Claire Moody addresses them Monday evening.
Students show concern over mastery scale grading system
Josie Morrow, Views/Entertainment Section Editor
Members of the Anderson family stand around a booth at Delaware's First Friday event, intending to raise awareness for the rare liver disease PFIC.
Hayes student itches for a cure
Grace Metz, Editor-In-Chief

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