9 Hours Nightly: High School Students Still Sleep Deprived
You know it when it happens. Your brain consumes way too much time wrestling listlessly with simple tasks. Your eyes threaten to drop shut with every lull in a conversation. You become irritable and you don’t enjoy life as much as you should. If you haven’t already guessed, it’s a condition extraordinarily common […]
Violence Grows in Ukrainian Protests
In Kiev, Ukraine, black smoke from burning tires show the line between protesters and police. Each side stands strong to their beliefs of what will be best for their country, and neither shows any sign of yielding. The threat of civil war is a growing problem, and in a world where the government is holding […]
League of Her Own
A precise flick of the wrist sends the flag spinning into the air, only seconds will pass before it will spiral back down to earth. In those few short moments thoughts will race through her mind: step out, spin, land, catch. Time is up, but with nimble fingers and limbs she catches the flag just […]
Out With the Old Wal-Mart, In With the New…
If you’ve had the chance to drive through Locust Street in Oxford, you’ve probably noticed that something is a little out of the ordinary recently: the building that used to be the old Wal-Mart is now reduced to a pile of rubble. The plan? To build a multitude of new buildings that will […]
STAR Testing May Affect Your Senior Incentive
Talawanda assistant principal Chris Rhoton recently brought up the idea that STAR (Standardized Testing And Reporting Program) testing scores would be part of the senior incentive in the fourth quarter of the 2013-2014 school year. Rhoton said seniors tend to “blow off the star test and bomb it just terribly.” He said seniors don’t think […]
Opinion: Ian Weller Examines the Heisman Trophy Race
Everyone has their own opinion about who should win the heisman trophy race, and with the award winner being announced on Saturday night, the debate is getting more heated. As every year, there is a battle of both statistics and morals for who should win the Heisman trophy. With players like Jameis Winston being accused […]
The “Sweet Seven” Eating Outdoors
Eating lunch outside, a privilege reserved for seniors, was popular when the weather was nice and sunny. As the weather got cooler, most of the seniors moved to eat indoors. Still eating outside are the The Sweet Seven: seven senior guys competing in a game of “who will last the longest” eating outside. The Sweet […]
To Shave or Not To Shave
Movember 2013 has come to an end, faces are clean shaven, and MOhio has totaled up the funds raised over the course of November. The team raised a total of $2,635 but failed to reach its goal of $5,000. Team captain Matt Aerni raised a total of $220.55 and said he intends to participate in […]
Nerf Warz 2013
Talawanda students say they look forward to this time of year. Not for the typical reasons, such as, Christmas, presents and new years, but for another reason. That reason is Nerf Warz. Nerf Warz is played all across the country, and that tradition is no different at Talawanda. According to the school’s Nerf Warz website, […]