By: Kacey Decker On April 20th, 2017, former tight end of the New England Patriots, Aaron Hernandez, was found dead in his Massachusetts prison cell. Hernandez was on trial for two counts of murder in 2012 and was charged with a life sentence for the murder of Odin […]
By: Molly Norton, Lea Stapinski, Daniel Fordham, and Fletcher Donohoe. Mr. Kennedy has been a teacher for 41 years. Of those 41 years, 31 were spent teaching here at Duxbury High School.
By: Rebecca Jones Name: Austin D. (Aka “Dixon”) Grade: 12 Occupation: Student Interests: Football, Wrestling, The Military, and Reading Values: God. Country. Family. “I fear failure because you go through your life which could end at any point, but if you fail a lot of stuff, you’re going […]
by Kacey D., Hailey B., and Mike C. As the year comes to a close, seniors are reflecting back on the best moments of their year. Mr. Donovan, the assistant principal for the senior class, loved Senior Night Out and Spirit Week. He admires the sense of serving […]
By Aidan T., Brooke S., Lizzy C., and Ella R. The messy parking lot situation is a common struggle that unites all students at DHS. Beginning with the infamous “Trail of Tears” while construction was still underway, the parking lot has been a sore subject for many students […]
By: Jillian H., Rebecca J., and Ben A. In the transition from the old school to new, the library too underwent a great transformation. The library, which serves both middle school and high school students, is an impressive space with many resources and functions the average student may […]
By: Molly Norton and Fletcher Donohoe The mystery of Duxbury High Schools recycling procedures has been unanswered until now.
By; Mike Coletti, Kacey Decker, and Lia Stapinski The Plymouth Area Collaborative students, also known as the PAC students, do their part and recycle at DHS. They help the school out in multiple ways. From breaking down the cardboard boxes in the mornings, to then making hundreds of […]
By Lizzy Creamer Duxbury Residents Mr. Mike and Penny Herlihy came to speak to Mrs. Glass’s AP French class last friday and discussed the school they volunteer for in Rwanda. They said that they got turned onto the service work when visiting their daughter in Africa on her […]
Spring sports training has begun at DHS and athletes from a range of sports are trying to keep in shape by training. Though the actual season starts March 20th, the training room has already become a populous place. “There’s a line out the door for sports tape after […]
By: Rebecca Jones On March 24th, Duxbury High School’s music groups departed for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Nearly five hundred musicians from Band, Orchestra, and Chorus, stayed at the All Star Music Resort for four nights. This quadrennial trip encompassed much excitement, thrilling rides, and musical […]
By Hailey B. ***SATIRE*** Duxbury Public Schools is home to one of the strongest music programs in the state. However, it also holds a long-standing rivalry between Band and Orchestra Students. As DHS students return from the Disney trip, tensions are running high. The names of these brave […]
By: Jillian H., Ella R., and Brooke S. The new Power Rangers movie was released Friday, March 24, a film that received mixed reviews but was praised for its diverse characters. Along with including people of color, the film also included an LGBT+ character and a character on […]
By Daniel F. Colds have been popping up around the school recently. Many people have gotten colds and some of contracted bronchitis. Nurse Mrs. Malone said, “It’s common this time of year, especially with change of seasons.” There are a variety of symptoms for the common cold. These […]
By: MEC Club Name: Scott Stone Occupation: Custodian I started working in a small agricultural farm in East Bridgewater. I was supposed to work there one day, but I worked there ten years. I remember one year we had a windstorm, and it had wiped out the entire […]
By: Brooke S Meet Mr. Kennedy, DHS History teacher, who will be retiring after this year. “When I was going through high school, I was a good student and did well, but one of the things that influenced me (to become a teacher) is I had a history […]
By Lizzy Creamer Of the many health trends floating around, mindfulness is the one that seems to be sticking. Google defines Mindfulness as “a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as […]
By: Molly Norton, Lia Stapinski, Fletcher Donohoe, Kacey Decker, and Michael Coletti According to a Dragon Flyer poll of 68 students, 96 percent don’t think that the school recycles. Scott Stone, a janitor, spoke about what happens to the trash around school. This DHS janitor said in fact […]
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