Mark your calendars for these back to school events…

8/8/22 – Darby Days – students will have photos taken, be able to meet with counselors, receive iPads, find classrooms, learn about available clubs, etc.
8:00 – 9:00 am – Fall Athletes and Band
9:00 – 12:00 pm – Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors
1:00 – 4:00 pm – Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors

8/10/22 – Freshman Orientation – students need to attend the entire time.  School photos will be taken and students will receive their iPads.
8:45 – 9:00 am – Freshman Arrive
9:00 – 1:00 pm – Orientation (lunch will be provided)
6:30 pm – Freshman Parent Meeting in the Performing Arts Center (PAC)

8/11/22 – Darby Days Make Up Day
8:00 – 12:00 pm

8/17/22 – First Day of School

8/22/22 – 7:00 pm Darby Open House

Seniors are exempt from exams unless they need the exam grade to pass the course (if they have a failing average of both semesters)

Tuesday May 24, 2022
7:40am – 9:15am: 1st period
9:15am – 9:25am: Break
9:25am – 11:00am: 2nd period
11:00am – 12:00pm: Lunch
12:00pm – 2:32pm: Make-Up Exams / Scheduled Review Opportunities with Teachers

Wednesday May 25, 2022
7:40am – 9:15am: 3rd period
9:15am – 9:25am: Break
9:25am – 11:00am: 4th period
11:00am – 12:00pm: Lunch
12:00pm – 2:32pm: Make-Up Exams / Scheduled Review Opportunities with Teachers

Thursday May 26, 2022
7:40am – 9:15am: 5th period
9:15am – 9:25am: Break
9:25am – 11:00am: 6th period
11:00am – 12:00pm: Lunch
12:00pm – 2:32pm: Make-Up Exams / Scheduled Review Opportunities with Teachers

Friday May 27, 2022
7:40am – 9:15am: 7th period
9:15am – 9:25am: Break
9:25am – 11:00am: 0/8th period
11:00am – 12:00pm: Lunch
12:00pm – 2:32pm: Make-Up Exams

Everything you need to know about year end Senior activities and graduation has been updated on our Senior/Graduation Information page!  Be sure to check it out!

Darby’s graduation will be live streamed.  Click here to watch!

Congratulations to Mr. Smith!  He is the epitome of what it means to be a PANTHER!

Check out this article about Alex Smith!

Leaping Lizards: Darby Long Jumper Chasing More Titles

Congratulations to the members of the 2022 Hilliard Darby Prom Court!

1st Row: Jessica Govine, Ashley Bowers, Sophia Fratturelli, Audra Nelles, Emily Decker
2nd Row: Blake Horvath, Jameson O’Flynn, Luke Manche, Nate Ruland, Aidan Koppenhofer

Voting for Prom Court
Round 2: Opens-Monday May 2nd / Closes-Thursday May 5th at end of school

Proudly Celebrate your Hilliard Darby Graduate and Support Your Hilliard Darby Booster Club

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After many discussions internally and with Heritage MS administration, we will be making some changes to the traffic flow at Darby HS.  Earlier this week, in coordination with HPD, HCSD Central Office, and HCSD Transportation we watched the traffic patterns for student drivers, student pick-up and busses.  Many of you might have noticed a group of people out near our flag pole at dismissal.  The things I heard that were posted on social media were that we had “undercover police officers” out roaming the area so there must be something wrong…NO…that is not true!  But I digress…

Here is a revised map of our updated traffic flow.  There are a few important points of emphasis that you need to know.  These changes will take place on Monday March 14th in the afternoon.  We will evaluate these changes for the week leading up to spring break to see if we need to adjust accordingly.  There will be NO changes for traffic in the morning!

1. The gate that separates Darby and Heritage will be CLOSED in the afternoon!  Traffic will NOT be able to exit from Darby through the Heritage parking lot!
2. Student Pick-Up – Nothing changes except your exit from the staff/visitor lot.  You will turn left and then right to the stop sign at Leppert Rd.  You will NOT be able to exit to the student lot OR through the Heritage parking lot!  As we have expressed on numerous occasions, the stadium lot is also a great place for student pick-up with easy easier exits.
3. Bus Line-up and Exit – Busses will move the line-up to the service road between the stadium and fieldhouse.  Students riding the bus will be able exit out of any door in the rear of the building, fieldhouse doors or the Leppert Rd doors (currently) to get to their bus in plenty of time.  This is the same line-up they use at Davidson currently, so we know that students should have no issues getting to their bus on time!  Busses will then exit from the service road that splits the stadium parking lot and the grove.
4. Student Drivers – Student drivers will be able to exit any of the exit points from the student lots and stadium lots.  They will now be able to access the road that the busses line-up on currently.  Students will NOT be able to exit the student parking lot towards Heritage!  We will have this blocked off with cones!

We know that the traffic flow is not optimal but also not necessarily horrible either.  Like I have mentioned on a couple of occasions, our traffic is normally cleared out by 2:45 p.m., which is not bad at all when you consider the release times of all the buildings near us (Heritage, Station, HUB).  A little patience would go a long way!  Again, we will try this for a week and see how it goes.