Lainee Robey Reporter    On Monday, April 20, the Dyersburg Trojans baseball team celebrated its seniors, Alex Page and Ethan Austin. The Trojans competed against the Obion County Central Rebels. Both seniors played a good game. Ethan Austin hit a double, and Alex Page had a home run. The Trojans won 9-1.    The Trojans baseball team will play the Rebels again on Tuesday, April 21, at Obion County Central High School. Come out and support your Trojans!

Alyssa Odle Reporter  National Pet Day was April 11, offering an opportunity to recognize the animals that bring comfort and companionship to students. While The Trojan Torch  highlights student voices, many staff members are supported behind the scenes by their pets, who provide a sense of serenity during busy school days and late-night deadlines or study sessions. Freshman Tera Helper spends her time with her orange cat, Tofu. Known for his bright personality, Tofu is often

Myren Hurst Section Editor From April 2 to 5, the Dyersburg High School Choir traveled and competed in Orlando, Florida, in the Trojan Music Company’s SeaWorld Choir Competition. Each group, ranging from K-12, was judged based on their overall performance and what “level” they were expected to be at within their age group (elementary, middle and high). Each group received a score that was either bronze, silver or gold, with gold being the highest, and so on so forth. The D

Mckyoler Thach Reporter    On Monday, April 6, 2026, the Lady Trojan softball team took on Gibson County’s Lady Pioneers at Doug French Field.     Starting off strong, sophomore Kyleigh Littles hit a double, later placing the Lady Trojans on the board in the bottom of the first inning.    By the bottom of the third inning, the Lady Trojans led the Lady Pioneers by a score of 4-1, after senior Lily Kate Jones hit a double to right field and senior Izzie Odom hit a triple to

Lillian Davis Reporter    On March 31, 2026, the Dyersburg Trojan Soccer team went up against the Dyer County Choctaws. The game also included the team’s Senior Night, featuring the three long-term players: Elian Gonzalez, Seth Pounders and Edilberto Ramirez. The game ended in a victory for the Trojans and a memorable game for the seniors.    The first half included a swift goal by senior Elian Gonzalez, projecting the future win early on in the game. The game was looking goo

Each week, a DHS student is nominated by faculty to be represented in the Student Spotlight. This week, our Student Spotlight is on senior Mylee Cross. Mylee is very active in the criminal justice program. She is always ready to ask questions and participate in class conversations. Mylee is a member of the Skills USA Crime Scene Investigation team that placed second at regionals and competed in the State competition in Chattanooga for the second hear in a row. At regionals

Olivia Davis Reporter This weekend, the drama club performed the play “Notes on Love,” which is composed of skits and scenes put together as a play. “Notes on Love” highlighted the different ways that people love. The different scenes allowed the audience to reflect on themselves and the different ways that love can be depicted throughout their lives. The audience members laughed and cried throughout the play feeling the emotions of the characters on stage.     Every love

Sarah Martinez Reporter    This week Trojan Drama Club prepares for its Spring production, Notes on Love ; this is the seniors’ final play before graduation as they prepare to go off to college and begin their lives. Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7 pm and end on Sunday at 2 pm. Fittingly, this play centers around Love in all of its shapes and sizes apart from romantic. Love can be anything from an old friend to an entire family. Love knows no barriers.     “I

Lainee Robey - Reporter Photos by Lainee Robey    On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the Trojan soccer team opened its season by hosting the Westview Chargers. The Trojans played strongly with a lot of energy. Sophomore Jackson Duggan scored one goal, and senior Elian Gonzalez scored two. However, they fell short at the end. The score was 3-4.    The Trojan Soccer team is scheduled to play on Thursday, March 5, in Lexington. Keep your eyes peeled for any changes. And make sure to sho

Lainee Robey - Reporter Photos Taken by Lainee Robey On Monday, March 2, 2026, the Trojan baseball team hosted a small tournament at the Tom Mathis Field. The Ripley Tigers and the Lake County Falcons played against each other first. The Lake County Falcons gained an 11-6 win.     The Trojans then played the Ripley Tigers. To start out the game, the captain of the game, Ellis, threw the first pitch. Phillip Jones, the Trojan Nation’s prized announcer, threw the next pitch. J

Senior editor Bailey Nolen motivates seniors to finish their year strong through this article.

Gracie Burkett - Reporter    The Saturday night 3A district game fueled the heated rivalry between Dyersburg High School and Crockett County High School. From the first whistle, DHS maintained their strong defense tactics along with the continuous momentum, helping them score 33 points in the first half. As the game progressed, tensions rose, and loud interferences from the crowd occurred in the final quarter, including a woman being removed from the gym. The DHS Trojans rema

Sarah Martinez - Reporter  With February being the month of love, many restaurants have added new limited edition menu items that are sure to capture the spirit of Valentines’ Day with love and heart-themed snacks. At La Michoacanita, they have done just that by incorporating new flavors and colors into some of their older menu items. La Michoacanita is a relatively new food establishment with its ribbon cutting being June 27, 2025; it has a variety of different flavors remin

Gracie Burket t - Reporter    After the 8th graders from Dyersburg Middle School were given a tour of Dyersburg High School, they were all led to the gym for a final DHS Welcome. DHS held a mock pep rally to prepare the new students for what is to come when they become freshmen. The pep rally held multiple performances, including Dance, Cheer, Band and Step Team. Guidance counselor Anna Claire Lane also had some DHS students come out to represent their sport, show the 8th gra

Sofia Roy - Reporter Photos by Sofia Roy   All good things come with practice, and that is exactly how the BETA competition works. For the last few weeks, competitors have been feverishly preparing for the BETA convention.     This year, students are competing in large-group talent, engineering, robotics, and many other competitions. This takes time and energy that the BETA students are willingly giving.     For the robotics competition, they have to build a robot, a set, an

Online Editor Addison Lloyd highlights seniors' achievements and the awards given.

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Gavin Ball - Reporter Staff Photo On Friday, November 14, the University of Tennessee Martin hosted the Young Writers Conference. At this conference, UTM had two sessions, and each session had five classes that the students chose from. Personally, for my first session, I chose the “Maybe I Could Play a Tune” workshop, taught by David Carithers,  in which students were encouraged to write creative lyrics and express themselves musically and in new ways. The speaker play

Chloe Bruce - Reporter On November 13, 14 and 15, 2025, DHS and DMS choir students participated in the 2025 All Northwest Honor Choirs. They practiced for many hours on Thursday and Friday, and their performances on Saturday exhibited the hard work they put into their rehearsals.    Students had to go through an audition process to be a part of the honor choir. On audition day, they had to sing one of five selections, consisting of three cuts of their six songs.     Studen

Addison Lloyd  - Editor Photo Courtesy of Anna Claire Lane This morning, Tuesday, November 4, 2025, Senior Izzie Odom signed to DSCC’s Softball program. Izzie Odom verbally committed to Dyersburg State earlier this year, declaring the continuation of her softball career. Odom has played softball since she was 7, and will be playing her final high school season this spring. Aside from being a phenomenal softball player, Izzie Odom is also a member of the DHS dance team and vol