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Danbury High School     43 Clapboard Ridge Road Danbury, CT 06811     (203) 797-4800

The Hatters' Herald

Danbury High School     43 Clapboard Ridge Road Danbury, CT 06811     (203) 797-4800

The Hatters' Herald

Yosuan Taveras and Yailin Peralta practice their dance moves before Fridays International Night.

Annual International Night, ESL Awards, set for May 4

Jenna Coladarci, Correspondent April 30, 2018

International Night is an event hosted by the Latino Club and it will take place this Friday, May 4, in the cafeteria from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. right after the ESL Awards presentation. This is the third...

Catrina Sullivan, captain of the girls basketball, volleyball, and tennis teams, prepares for practice.

Sullivan leads three sports teams

Hisham Rushaidat, Sports Editor April 30, 2018

Catrina Sullivan is a versatile athlete with strong leadership abilities making her a hit on and off the multiple courts that she plays and excels on. Sullivan, senior, was a captain of three team sports...

Students studying to prepare for next weeks AP exams in the career center.

A declassified AP Exam survival guide

Naomi Thomas, Arts and Clubs Editor April 30, 2018

AP Exams are one week away, are you ready? Here are some survival tips to help prepare for exams. Create a schedule and stick to it. Ask your teacher if they are free after school so you may do...

Humans of DHS: Emina Mesanovic, science teacher and new NHS adviser

Humans of DHS: Emina Mesanovic, science teacher and new NHS adviser

Shannon Ahearn, Photo Editor April 30, 2018

“I was always interested in science. I like the hand-ons and the experiments -- I always thought it was cool to know how the world worked and how we could change things. I actually didn’t want to be...

Coach Lauren Baran

Baran takes position as girls’ lacrosse coach

Camiele Debonis and Mikayla Hill April 24, 2018

The girls’ lacrosse team welcomed Lauren Baran to the head varsity coach position this season. Baran has coached the girls DAYO team as well as the high school JV team. She has high expectations toward...

Julia Hyatt and Natalia Valente pictured alongside guest speaker Scarlett Lewis.

Peer leaders aim to raise mental health awareness

Naomi Thomas, Arts and Clubs Editor April 23, 2018

In an attempt to educate students and faculty on the rise of mental health issues, peer leaders Julia Hyatt and Natalia Valente created a week-long mental awareness campaign promoting mental stability...

Senior Jasmine Gotch is this years winner of the Wordfest slam, performed April 14 in the auditorium.

Senior Jasmin Gotch wins Wordfest 2018

Staff Report April 22, 2018

Jasmine Gotch punctuated her winning Wordfest 2018 slam performance by telling the audience that her the verse was not just another "powerful black woman" poem. But it was a poem written by a "powerful...

Charis Nyarko is a DECO junior who has earned enough credits to graduate in June with the Class of 2018. She plans to attend UCONN.

Op-Ed: Celebrating Danbury at the state Capitol Building

Charis Nyarko, Guest Writer April 20, 2018

Editor’s note: Charis Nyarko is enrolled in the DECO program. She is a junior who has earned enough credits to graduate in June with the Class of 2018. We asked her to write about her experience at "Danbury...

State Rep. Michael Ferguson, a DHS graduate, listens as junior Denisse Rodas tells of her dream to go to college in a forum Friday in the Library Learning Commons.

Danbury lawmaker says he’s closer to supporting HB 5031

Staff Report April 13, 2018

Although he didn’t commit 100 percent to support the bill, state Rep. Michael Ferguson told a group of students, activists and teachers in a meeting Friday at DHS that “I think you kind of got me.” The...

This is the graduation gown seniors selected for this years commencement. All seniors -- boys and girls -- will wear such a gown.

Seniors pick royal blue gown for all to wear graduation day

Shannon Ahearn and Jerick Gonzalez April 13, 2018

As DHS continues to reinvent multiple facets of its image with the help of a branding firm, the graduation gowns have been changed from those of years past. After a photo was leaked on social media...

Sam Buck works with three of his students in the Auto Shop just days before leaving DHS and NEA-Danbury for a new union job in Syracuse, N.Y.

Students, faculty sad to see Buck go

Elizabeth Hadden, Staff Writer April 12, 2018

After 12 years of teaching at Danbury High School, auto shop teacher and NEA-Danbury president Sam Buck is leaving his positions. Buck has taken on a position in Syracuse, N.Y., as a labor relations...

President Trump on Feb. 28 held a meeting at the White House to discuss potential gun control measures with members of Congress, including Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy. Trump said a deterrent to school shootings like the one in Parkland would be to arm teachers who volunteer for training.

DHS campus agrees: arming teachers is not the answer

Meghan Edwards, News Editor April 11, 2018

While some states and school districts across the country have embraced the idea of arming educators with handguns, the notion has no currency in Connecticut and here in Danbury. Gov. Dannel Malloy...

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