Mascot Musings
As a student I’ve been a Panther. A Bobcat. A Redhawk. As a kid swimming for my local YMCA I was a Dragonfly. As a baseball benchmom I’ve been every little league team name you can think of. As a teacher I’ve been a Hornet. A Middie. A Brave. As a fan I’ve cheered for […]
Rita’s Weekly News Roundup: November 11-17
Theme of Week: Fire The idea of fire can start off literal – northern california has been consumed by wildfires. According to NPR, as of today, Nov. 19, 77 people have died and 993 are unaccounted for. The fire has destroyed almost 10,000 homes, including some celebrities homes such as Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus. […]
Schmid’s Weekly Wardrobe
OXFORD, OH — We have many teachers here at Talawanda High school, but one that always stands out to us is the witty and comical Mr. Schmid, but have you ever took a moment to look at his outfits throughout the week? Does the Academic Challenge coach, sports stats guy, basketball announcer, science teacher extraordinaire […]
Almost, Maine
OXFORD,OH– “ I’m very excited about directing this play since it’s my debut play it really means a lot to me,” said Cate Hudson, Director of Talawanda High School’s fall production of “Almost, Maine.” Once you walk out onto the stage you’ll see strips of black platforms lined with chairs. In the middle of the […]
First Talawanda Girl’s Cross Country Runner to Make it to State in 30 Years
This year the sophomore Maddy Iden made it to the state cross country meet with her time of 19:04.3 in the 5k at the district meet in Troy, Ohio. Maddy felt excited and encouraged to be the first girl in 30 years to make it to state from Talawanda and hoped to break 19:00.00 in […]
Trick-or-Treating: How Old is Too Old?
Most of us have those childhood memories of dressing up for school Halloween parties and going around the neighborhood with our friends to gather as much sugar as possible, then proceeding to take advantage of our eight-year-old metabolisms. But we’re older now, and sadly, it isn’t quite socially acceptable for us to participate in the […]
The Braves Debate: An Update
Full disclosure — Jean R. Pateman has an opinion on the Braves mascot issue. In fact, she was one of the 23 people who spoke about the mascot at the Oct. 8 school board meeting. She has also already written on this topic (see Home of the Braves?). This article, however, avoids taking a stance […]
Haunted Oxford
Oxford, Ohio — Haunted houses, jack-o-lanterns, costumes, ghost stories and candy. With Halloween right around the corner, lots of people are starting to get in the Halloween spirit. Kids will be getting their costumes ready, parents will stock up on candy to hand out to trick or treaters, and, arguably the most noticeable, haunted houses […]
An Ugly Club
Talawanda High school senior Sam Robinson, who has recently committed to University of Cincinnati to continue his soccer career, was ready to fly through his senior year and enjoy the last little bits of high school he had. Instead, Sam faced one of the most traumatic experiences he has, and will ever face: Sam lost […]
