A THS Student’s Guide to Levy Discourse
A THS Student’s Guide to Levy Discourse By L. Franks OXFORD, OH— An oversized red and white campaign sign commands students turning into the school each morning: “Talawanda, NO More Taxes! Manage our Money!”. Meanwhile, signs propped at the ends of Oxford driveways urge residents to “VOTE!”, proclaiming “YES FOR TALAWANDA!”. This Tuesday, Oxford voters […]
Opinion: Incorrect, Insensitive, and Irrelevant
Incorrect, Insensitive, and Irrelevant E. SULLIVAN On October 13th, the Oxford chapter of the League of Women’s Voters held a virtual debate for the candidates for Ohio’s 47th district representatives: Sara Carruthers (R) and Sam Lawrence (D). I attended this webinar as a student reporter looking to see the candidates’s stances on different issues and […]
Let’s BeReal
Let’s Be Real By: Liv Mcgownd You may have heard of an app called “BeReal.” Bereal is a popular app where a notification is sent out once a day, and everyone has 2 minutes to take photos of what they are doing right there and then. It takes two images, one with your back […]
What Scares High Schoolers the Most? October Contest Winner
We asked Talawanda students “what scares high schoolers the most?” Ninth grader, Layla F. sent in this digital drawing showing a big fear of high schoolers: November’s contest is “Shout Outs.” In this month of giving thanks, tell us who you are most thankful for in 450 words or less for written entries or 3 […]
Top 13 Spooky Halloween Movies
By: Lucy Franklin & Nazla Walsh 1. Scared Shrekless – Available to stream on FuboTV A thrilling shrek halloween special that will absolutely knock your socks off. Set after the events of shrek forever it follows 26 minute s of his halloween adventures. 2. Nightmare before Christmas – Available to stream on Disney+ Though […]
The Lemon’s Top 8 Scariest Halloween Costumes
By Muhammed “Zoinks” Khan & Will “Ruh-Roh” Salzarulo It is about that time of year when children and adults deem it necessary to dress up and scare one another in an attempt to satisfy their inner monster. In years past, however, we have noticed a terrifying lack of good costumes, much scarier than the […]
New Tech at Talawanda
New Tech at Talawanda By Eliza Sullivan It’s been called “Big Brother,” “Orwellian,” and “a surveillance state.” What is it? It’s the new app being used at THS: eHallpass. EHallpass is an app developed by Eduspire Solutions, who promise it will help limit “mischief, meetups, vaping, vandalism, and much more.” Students use their phone or […]
Mr. Johnson: Ask Me Almost Anything
Mr. Johnson: Ask Me Almost Anything By Muhammed Khan Q: Who is your favorite historical U.S. president? A: Tie between Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt. Q: Who is your least favorite historical U.S. president? A: Usually Andrew Jackson, but this week William Henry Harrison because we are playing Harrison. Harrison Wildcats smell bad. Q: Who do […]
Ms. Schran: Ask Me Almost Anything
Ms. Schran: Ask Me Almost Anything Q: Rank the following 5 Beatles songs: Yellow Submarine And I Love Her I Wanna Hold Your Hand Here Comes the Sun Twist and Shout A: Here Comes the Sun And I Love Her Yellow Submarine I Wanna Hold Your Hand Twist and Shout Q: Biggie or Smalls? A: […]
A Step-by-Step Guide to Passing your Drivers Test
A Step-by-Step Guide to Passing your Drivers Test By M. Sly The all-mighty driver’s test: a rite of passage for many teenagers, a symbol of sophistication, and a bringer of freedom. Nothing is more euphoric than waiting 30 minutes in the BMV to get your picture badly taken after you finally put the pedal to […]