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October 1 – 31, 2025
Jill Dryke, Photographer
November 13, 2025
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The Halloween Seminar door decorating event returned once more this year and featured many fun and exciting doors lining the hallways.
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"The actors, chorus, musicians, set, stage crew, and sound booth crew are outstanding. Students put in countless hours preparing and then presenting for the audience," DRHS principal Keller said in the Community Connections newsletter on March 5, 2026.
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The annual Valentine's Day door winners include Ms. Johnson's sophomores (shown above), Ms. Sullivan's freshmen, Ms. Caliga's Jjuniors, and Ms. Marko's seniors. "We're so excited that we won the door. My Seminar worked hard on it, and this is our second year runnin', so, who knows, maybe we'll win next year, too."
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DRHS Model UN club members visit Columbia University in New York City for a 4-day conference in late January. "I think we were able to get a lot out of that in terms of getting more experience in for Model UN, and being able to bring more people into it," MUN president Jory Hamai, DRHS senior, said.
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Choir students join the winter concert in December, having their own songs to sing and festively dressed to celebrate the season. Naturally, many of the songs were holiday or winter-themed as well.
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DRHS Far Away Friends club was founded by the former DRHS math teacher David Purcell.
Far Away Friends Dissolves and New Club Forms
Homecoming Dance was the highlight of the week that many students was waiting for on Saturday, September 19, 2025. It lasted from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Students could text to request songs during the event. Many of the students removed their heels so they could properly enjoy the dance floor.
DRHS Celebrates Homecoming Week
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Jill Dryke
Jill Dryke, Photographer
Jill joined The Cord News in her senior year. Jill has a love for photography, so she joined the staff as a photographer because she believes photos tell the story and help people understand the deeper meaning of events.