MLB Spring Training Ends
The crack of bats, fans cheering loudly for their favorite team, and the umpire yelling, “Strike one!” can only mean one thing: America’s favorite pastime is back and ready for spring training. With weeks remaining until opening day, coaches are rushing to make their team the best for the 2013 season of Major League Baseball. [...]
Tribune Tries It: Ruzzle
Several students around THS have recently been interested in a game that tests your ability to find as many words as you can out of a total of 16 letters in two minutes. Ruzzle allows players to play against others to find out who truly is the best. Ruzzle is a game that tests to [...]
Hot Chocolate Fun
Tis the season for fresh baked cookies, bright, decorative lights, santa claus, and most importantly, a freshly made cup of hot chocolate. All of these things only come around one time per year, which makes people appreciate them even more. On a cold winter day after being outside, the most refreshing thing to do is [...]
History of Black Friday
All over America people hear the term ‘Black Friday’ and instantly think about shopping the day after Thanksgiving. But no one really knows what it means or where it comes from. Black Friday has been a part of the American culture for decades, but didn’t really become popular until a few years ago. According to [...]
Opinion: Lauren South Comments on the Senior Incentive
Students at THS look forward to their senior year not only because it’s their last year in high school, but because they have senior incentive, a reward given to seniors that exempts them from their exams if they meet the requirements. A majority of seniors love the possibility of being exempt from their exams, but [...]
Pretty Little Liars Preview
ABC Family’s hit show Pretty Little Liars is coming back for their summer premier on Tuesday June 5 at 8:00 pm after ending their last season with a dramatic finish that left fans on the edge of their seats. The first episode of season three is called ‘It Happened That Night.’ There have been several [...]
ACT Testing Location Changed
On Saturday, June 9, at 8:00 a.m. some students will be taking the ACT (American College Testing). An important change of location was made for this test: it’s now located at Talawanda Middle School. The testing location changed from the high school to the middle school because the high school will be too noisy due [...]
Bullying Reporting Website
Talawanda School District is trying to make their schools a safer place. In doing so, a new bullying reporting website has come out that allows students to report bullying. The district came up with the website in hopes of lowering bullying rates to make the school a safer place. “PublicSchoolWORKS is an effective tool to [...]
Tips To Relieving Stress
The end of the year is right around the corner and with that could come a lot of stress. Underclassmen are probably stressed out about exams, while seniors might be stressed out about starting college. Here are a few tips to help lower your stress levels. If you’re a girl, you could try painting your [...]
How to Make a Key Lime Pie
It’s almost summer time and what better to satisfy a sweet tooth than a freshly homemade key lime pie? It’s the perfect summer time desert, very low calorie and extremely easy to make. It also doesn’t cost much to buy the ingredients needed. You’ll need: 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1 cup sugar ½ cup lime [...]
