Teachers Get Pied for Charity
The Talawanda High School and Butler Tech FCCLA Chapter sponsored a “Pie in the Face” event to raise money for the Pennies for Patients campaign. To raise money, boxes were placed around the school with pictures of teachers on them. Students were encouraged to put money in the boxes of teachers they wanted to see […]
THS Swimmers Compete at State
Thursday February 21, after a final team practice the four state qualifiers, Edgar Caraballo, Jesus Caraballo, Josh Crowder and Scott Richmond along with coach Stephen Pasquale packed up and drove the four hours to Canton, Ohio for this years’ Division I State Championship meet. “I thought everyone swam great over the weekend,” said Pasquale. “The […]
Talawanda Teachers Provide Musical Interlude Between Exams
During the final week before Winter break, students gathered in the rotunda between exams to listen to some of their teachers sing and play guitar to some classic songs. “We thought it would be a good way to get students’ minds off of exams for a bit and just have fun,” said science teacher Ben […]
Movember Comes to Talawanda
Through the month of November, you may start to notice teachers at Talawanda growing out some exquisite moustaches. This is because of Movember. Men start out clean-shaven on November 1st and grow a moustache, or “Mo” for 30 days, getting family and friends to donate to their efforts. “Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Stand the Test of Time
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) may have emerged onto the pop culture scene in the 80s, but they are still going strong in the year 2012. These four mutant adolescents have had success in just about every franchise possible: toys, movies, T.V. shows, comics, videogames, and even food boxes are just some of the […]
Joe Pyfrin: Always Giving Back
When Joe Pyfrin was given the opportunity to become the new voice of THS football, and basketball announcer for the games, he was thrilled. “This was a great way to stay connected with Talawanda, and the community,” said Pyfrin. Growing up at THS gave Pyfrin the experience to get actively involved with sports. Back in […]
Review: Andy Hofmann Discusses “Cloud Atlas”
Cloud Atlas is the tale of Adam Ewing, an 1850 lawyer from San Francisco on his journey back from the South Pacific. Mr. Ewing is suffering from a parasitic worm, and, as he is treated by his doctor, Henry Goose, his health begins to decline… In reality, however, Cloud Atlas is really about Luisa Rey, […]
Review: Megan Roark Takes a Look at Taylor Swift’s new album, “Red”
Young, rich and famous country/pop artist Taylor Swift hit iTunes and radios everywhere with her new album Red on October 22, 2012. With her upbeat songs and catchy hooks, Swift has been stealing the attention and ears of teens and young adults all over since 2006. Red features songs like “I Knew You Were Trouble”, […]
Lauren Flum Reviews “Paranormal Activity 4”
Paranormal Activity 4 hit theaters on October 19th, and left me, along with everyone else in the theater, flying out of our seats in fear. I went to see the movie with a few friends on opening night, and the Princess Theater in Oxford was almost as crowded as the premiere day for The Hunger […]
Andy Hofmann Reviews “Looper”
Looper: A science-fiction action film, written/directed by Rian Johnson, featuring time travel, a sprawling, American dystopia, and a facially-altered Joseph Gordon-Levitt to make himself look like a younger version of Bruce Willis. Looper: Joe Simmons, in the dark year of 2044, works for crime lords 30 years further into the future (2074) as a Looper: […]