News – Panther's Tale

Panthers swim headed to 6A meet

Josh Tillison

February 20, 2020

Class 6A swim meet: Thursday through Saturday at Hummer Sports Park, Topeka Senior Jordan Weve *State qualifier (100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay) *100 butterfly, seeded at No. 9 at 55.10 *League finish (2nd in 200 IM, 1st...

Mantherettes set to perform on Friday

Janeah Bery

February 19, 2020

The time for your beloved Mantherettes' performance is near. The fun performance will be showcased for the first time on Friday during homeroom along with the Winter Olympics. The Mantherettes will also perform on Feb. 2...

Movies to watch in honor of Black History month

Jordan Parcell

February 18, 2020

Movies have always been a big part of American culture, and black culture in particular. Trailblazers such as Tyler Perry, who writes, directs, produces and acts, have helped tell the story of African-Americans in our count...

Top 5 places to get Black History month items

Olivia Jones

February 18, 2020

Five shopping places to find all the things that will showcase your inner black kings and queens. Amazon.com- You can find any and everything on Amazon, including black history pins, shirts, hoodies, historical books, bulletin boards and posters. Walmart.com- It may seem crazy, but the store sells T-shirts, long sl...

Manis review: Coffee shops

Klaudia Manis

February 18, 2020

As a high school student, caffeine can be a must-have, but sometimes the same places can become boring. Here are five worthy cafés for the coffee fanatics out there. Churn & Burn - 546 S. Oliver Churn & Burn is th...

Winter Olympics themes set

Blake Chadwick

February 18, 2020

With the Winter Olympics on Friday, the Winter Olympics Spirit Week has set their themes: Tuesday: Sleeping Beauty (PJ Day) Wednesday: Star Wars and Marvel Day Thursday: Dynamic Disney Duos (examples: Mickey and Minnie Mouse...

Basketball faces tough road this week

Blake Chadwick

February 18, 2020

Coming off of a 70-15 win over the Newton Railers on Feb. 14, the Derby girls basketball team travels to Salina tonight to play the Salina Central Mustangs, who are ranked fourth in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches A...

This week at DHS (Feb. 17)

Kendal Meyer

February 16, 2020

Monday, Feb. 17 No school Tuesday, Feb. 18 Bowling: JV Triangular at Newton Play-Mor Lanes @3 p.m. Girls Basketball: Freshman game vs. Salina Central at Salina Central High School @ 4 p.m. Varsity game ...

When layoffs loom…

Mya Studyvin

February 12, 2020

Being laid off is detrimental to a family’s financial situation, often drastically changing their lives. This is exactly what’s happening to 2,800 families in the Wichita area. When Spirit Aerosystems announced it was l...

Do you have Senioritis?

February 12, 2020

This week at DHS (Feb. 10)

Taylor Mouser

February 10, 2020

Monday, Feb. 10 Conferences, 4:30-8 p.m. in the Commons Thursday, Feb. 13 No school Conferences, 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. in the Commons Coed Wrestling - Varsity vs Salina South at 6:00pm @Home ...

Panther Pals basketball ready for home game

Blake Chadwick

February 7, 2020

At 1 p.m. today, the Panther Pals basketball team will tip-off against the North High Redskins. The team is ready, even after a jam-packed week that included team pictures on Tuesday and practice on Thursday "Practice was go...