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Choral Director, Dr. Dara Gillis, controls the combined groups through their multiple pieces.
Orchestra performs in winter concert
Delaware community celebrates second annual Winter Pacer Fest
Delaware community celebrates second annual Winter Pacer Fest
Maree Waddell plays the role of the Candyman (center) in Dempseys production of Willy Wonka Jr.
Dempsey Middle School presents their performance of ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’
Audra Lyon, Natalie Dye, Colin MIlligan, and Jesse Burris stand together after signing.
Hayes student athletes sign to continue their athletic and academic careers
The four senior athletes pose for a picture after signing off at their future colleges.
College Athlete Signing Day
The team comes together to break out before the game starts.
Boys’ Basketball opens up the season with a win over rival Buckeye Valley
Laaksonen makes a break for the basket.
Lady Pacers basketball opens the season with a bang
Junior Kyle Sanson makes a catch in the endzone for a touchdown.
Baseball team plays annual Turkey Bowl game
Families pose with the Pacers mascot for pictures before the Pacer Fest.
Winter athletics kickoff with Pacer Fest
The Lady Pacers huddle together in-between quarters.
Girls’ basketball team travels to Marion Harding for preseason play
Review: Taylor Swifts ‘Eras’ tour movie was just what people needed
Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour movie was just what people needed
Boygenius EP the rest was released on October 13th, 2023, containing four gut wrenching tracks.
Boygenius’ new EP ‘the rest’ takes the boyband back to their roots
Ed Sheerans album Autumn Variations was released September 29 through Gingerbread Man Records.
Ed Sheeran’s new album ‘Autumn Variations’ explores sentiment with emotional rollercoaster
Zach Bryans second release of the year Boys Of Faith was released on September 22, 2023.
Harmonizing Heartbreak: exploring Zach Bryan’s new EP ‘Boys Of Faith’
Science fiction has resulted a collection of space age tropes, including aliens invading and astronauts getting stuck on the planet mars.
Martians, Utopias, Moon Landings, and Getting Lost – An Exploration of Space Age Tropes
Last years Winter Guard team prepares for the 2022 state competition.
Winter Guard returns for another season
Seasonal Affective Disorder can affect many people over the winter season.
Seasonal Depression: What it is and how to deal with it
Audra Lyon, Natalie Dye, Colin MIlligan, and Jesse Burris stand together after signing.
Hayes student athletes sign to continue their athletic and academic careers
Downtown Delaware remains a hub for small businesses. Some have been around for decades, others mere months.
New kids on the block: The small businesses of downtown Delaware
Hayes Singers directed by Dara Gillis perform the Hayes Alma mater at the Music in Motion 5k.
Hayes Singers perform and participate at the Music in Motion 5k
Many students at Hayes have been criticizing the new mastery grading system in hopes of bringing back traditional letter grades.
Mastery Misinformation: this system needs to go
College Board’s history of inaccessibility to districts serving majority minority schools continues to permeate today’s AP classes.
Opinion: AP classes are built for the white and wealthy
Issue one signs sit in front yards around Ohio as the November 7th election approaches.
2023 Voter Opinion: An extreme abortion ban in Ohio will worsen access to maternal healthcare—not limit abortions
TikTok isnt all what the internet claims it to be. It has its negative sides but there are also a lot of benefits that come from the app.
Opinion: TikTok does more good than bad; people need to calm down
A Chrysler Turbine sits on display next to a faux car model during the 1964 World Fair. The Turbine was the most famous product of Chryslers turbine program.
The genius of Chrysler: Why it failed, and why it could’ve worked
Swim and Dive Team Competes at Roosenburg Invitational
Swim and Dive Team Competes at Roosenburg Invitational
Delaware community celebrates second annual Winter Pacer Fest
Delaware community celebrates second annual Winter Pacer Fest
Sophomore Morgan Byers lays the ball up.
The Back Page, Episode 9
Talisman Talks 23-24 #7 - Jesse Burris & Landon Vanderwarker
Talisman Talks 23-24 #7 – Jesse Burris & Landon Vanderwarker
Highlights from Spirit Week
Highlights from Spirit Week
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Delaware community celebrates second annual Winter Pacer Fest
Delaware community celebrates second annual Winter Pacer Fest
Maryn Sobas and Arieanna Edwards • December 4, 2023
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Maree Waddell plays the role of the Candyman (center) in Dempseys production of Willy Wonka Jr.
Dempsey Middle School presents their performance of 'Willy Wonka Jr.'
November 17, 2023
Audra Lyon, Natalie Dye, Colin MIlligan, and Jesse Burris stand together after signing.
Hayes student athletes sign to continue their athletic and academic careers
November 13, 2023
The four senior athletes pose for a picture after signing off at their future colleges.
College Athlete Signing Day
November 10, 2023
Multimedia
Highlights from Spirit Week
Highlights from Spirit Week
De'Andre Nelson, Wyatt Collins, and Ricky Collins • December 1, 2023
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Prioritizing mental health this winter
Prioritizing mental health this winter
November 28, 2023
Boys basketball team scrimmages to prepare for season
Boys' basketball team scrimmages to prepare for season
November 27, 2023
A quick video about what Houktober is and what they do to celebrate
Houktober
November 2, 2023

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Podcasts
Sophomore Morgan Byers lays the ball up.
The Back Page, Episode 9
Carter Sims and Collin Crisp • December 4, 2023
Talisman Talks 23-24 #7 - Jesse Burris & Landon Vanderwarker
Talisman Talks 23-24 #7 - Jesse Burris & Landon Vanderwarker
Brady Kaasa and Grant LaMar • December 1, 2023
The Back Page, Episode 8
The Back Page, Episode 8
Collin Crisp and Carter Sims • November 11, 2023
TT Shorts 23-24 #4 - Jason White
TT Shorts 23-24 #4 - Jason White
Grant LaMar and Brady Kaasa • November 10, 2023
Features
Last years Winter Guard team prepares for the 2022 state competition.
Winter Guard returns for another season
December 5, 2023
Read Here
Seasonal Affective Disorder can affect many people over the winter season.
Seasonal Depression: What it is and how to deal with it
November 16, 2023
Read Here
Downtown Delaware remains a hub for small businesses. Some have been around for decades, others mere months.
New kids on the block: The small businesses of downtown Delaware
October 16, 2023
Read Here
Sports
The team comes together to break out before the game starts.
Boys' Basketball opens up the season with a win over rival Buckeye Valley
Zach Taylor, Photographer • December 5, 2023
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Laaksonen makes a break for the basket.
Lady Pacers basketball opens the season with a bang
November 30, 2023
Junior Kyle Sanson makes a catch in the endzone for a touchdown.
Baseball team plays annual Turkey Bowl game
November 29, 2023
Families pose with the Pacers mascot for pictures before the Pacer Fest.
Winter athletics kickoff with Pacer Fest
November 27, 2023
The Lady Pacers huddle together in-between quarters.
Girls' basketball team travels to Marion Harding for preseason play
November 20, 2023
Senior Chris Eden puts his helmet on.
Football team suffers a loss early in OHSAA tournament
October 31, 2023
Entertainment
Review: Taylor Swifts ‘Eras’ tour movie was just what people needed
Review: Taylor Swift's ‘Eras’ tour movie was just what people needed
November 3, 2023
Read Here
Boygenius EP the rest was released on October 13th, 2023, containing four gut wrenching tracks.
Boygenius’ new EP 'the rest' takes the boyband back to their roots
October 27, 2023
Read Here
Ed Sheerans album Autumn Variations was released September 29 through Gingerbread Man Records.
Ed Sheeran’s new album 'Autumn Variations' explores sentiment with emotional rollercoaster
October 24, 2023
Read Here
Views
Many students at Hayes have been criticizing the new mastery grading system in hopes of bringing back traditional letter grades.
Mastery Misinformation: this system needs to go
December 6, 2023
Read Here
College Board’s history of inaccessibility to districts serving majority minority schools continues to permeate today’s AP classes.
Opinion: AP classes are built for the white and wealthy
November 28, 2023
Read Here
Issue one signs sit in front yards around Ohio as the November 7th election approaches.
2023 Voter Opinion: An extreme abortion ban in Ohio will worsen access to maternal healthcare—not limit abortions
November 7, 2023
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