Tribune Tried It: Kofenya’s Fall Drinks
Tribune Tried It: Kofenya’s Fall Drinks Article and Photos By Sadie Abbitt The Talawanda Tribune took a trip to Oxford’s very own Kofenya Coffee to try some of their new fall drinks! This included… Hot and Cold Pumpkin Spice Latte, Caramel Apple Latte, HoneyCrisp Apple Latte, and Hot Apple Cider. Our staff rated the drinks […]
Tribune Tries It: Fall Treats
Oxford, OH–With autumn only weeks away, fall-themed treats have hit the grocery store shelves. Tribune tried and rated four seasonal goodies: Kroger caramel apple donuts, Brach’s Autumn Mix, M&M’s Milk Chocolate Pumpkin Pie, and Pumpkin Spice Cookies with White Chocolate Chips from Tate’s Bake Shop. We considered taste, fall aesthetic, and whether or not the […]
Tribune Tries It: Starbucks in the Fall
Tribune Tries It: Starbucks in the Fall By: Liv Mcgownd In honor of the coming of fall, Talawanda Tribune decided to test the fall drinks and foods available at Starbucks. We rated them 1 leaf to 4 leaves based on taste, fall aesthetic, originality, and how much it’s worth standing in line for. Here are […]
Tribune Tries It: White Elephant Gift Exchange
A White Elephant Gift Exchange is the perfect way to get and give a fun gift with your friends or family this holiday season. The “game” is also called a “Yankee Swap,” according to Caroline Bologna of the Huffington Post. The term “Yankee Swap” even appears in an 1855 writing by Walt Whitman where he […]
Tribune Tries It: Veganism
For the uninitiated, to be vegan is to consume (or use) no animal products at all. No meat, dairy, or eggs. It may seem outlandish in our society centered around animal agriculture and McDonald’s. Since 2012, the interest in vegan free searches quadrupled on Google. For 2018, going vegan is considered to be the largest […]
Tribune Tries (and Elric Dies): D&D
In the span of ten minutes he grabbed a sphere that disintegrated his hands, he accidentally summoned a powerful demon lord, he got his soul stolen and he made an enemy of an extra-dimensional being. And all this happened during seventh period in the study room in the 400 wing of Talawanda High School. Through […]
LARPing – Game, or Lifestyle?
LARPing, otherwise known as Live Action Role Play, is a game known nationwide with various tournaments held across the country. Allowing adults to dress up and physically pursue their fictional goals through fictional battle, LARPing is one of the few creative outlets of its kind. And now the trend has come to Talawanda. The LARPing […]
Tribune Tries It: Gingerbread Wars
On Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2016 Talawanda Tribune reporters tried what is all the rage at area elementary schools this holiday season: making gingerbread houses out of graham crackers. First, you need to get your supplies which include icing (homemade or store-bought), graham crackers, and candy to decorate your houses: Next, you decide how you want […]
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 […]
Tribune Tries It: Tea Tree Toothpicks
Students May have recently noticed English teacher Matt Aerni sporting the ever classy tooth-pick as of late, but what is the craze all about? Simple: Tea Tree Therapy. These tooth-picks are not your everyday, boring, run-of-the-mill tooth-picks, they are uniquely infused with special tea tree oils that give them a pop that is hard to […]