Ancient Memeopotamia: The History of Memes
The meme professionals here at the Tribune spent day and night thinking of the first meme ever conceived. No one person is one-hundred percent sure of the first meme but one thing we can all agree on is this, the first meme known to almost all of man… Troll Face, the face of ancient Memopotamia. […]
Biology Students Get Studying Experience “In the Field”
OXFORD – In an effort to better understand the ecosystem where we live, Sophomore Biology Students conducted water tests in Lick Run, a stream running Northeast to Southwest on the THS property on Sept. 8 and 9, 2016. Students were paired in groups and tested the water for dissolved oxygen, pH level, turbidity, and water […]
Talawanda Tailgating
As most of us sports fans know, the parking lot of a sports venue hours before the game is home to hamburger and hot dog parties with ice cold cooler beverages and music which is also know as tailgating. It is a famous pastime that has existed in American culture since the creation of modern […]
THS Volleyball: Expect High Energy
On Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2016, at Talawanda High School, your Braves Volleyball team faced the Harrison Wildcats. Going into the night the Wildcats had a record of 4-3 and a conference record of 0-2. The Braves had a record of 5-1 with a conference record of 1-0. The first set of the game was easily […]
School Gotcha Down? Don’t Worry Memes are in Town
First day of school, we know it won’t be the best day of your life. Worst, maybe. Mom on the first day of High School. MOM. STOP. PLEASE. Trying to motivate yourself halfway through the school year. this is a total guess. For all we know, you’re failing every class, and crying on the inside. […]
Unsolicited Advice to Freshmen Starting High School, or if I had a Time Machine
It was 27 years ago that I was a freshman in highschool. I thought we’d have flying cars by now (what the heck?!). In 1989 “Hangin’ Tough” by the New Kids on the Block was the hot album, there were no cell phones (but drug dealers and other business persons and expectant fathers had “beepers”), […]
Key Club Inspires Through Service
Key club is a service group, sort of a next level of middle school Builder’s Club. The adult version of Key Club is the Kiwanis Club. Key Club does service projects around the community with the mission to provide: its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership” (Kiwanis International). Key Club […]
Alum Gary Owen Makes a Heartfelt Visit Back to Talawanda
Whether you expected another cliche speech on drugs or another boring assembly, nobody expected what Gary Owen and Chris Herren had prepared for us. Tuesday, Aug. 30, Freshman and Sophomores were called to the PAC to hear about a topic that seemed to hit home for many of us. As of 2015, 2,744 people have […]