Oxford Kinetics Festival
The Oxford Kinetics Festival, an event started by art teacher Jim McWilliams, is held every year here in our small town of Oxford, Ohio. “I wanted to make Oxford a little weird,” said McWilliams. In this festival, part race, part parade and part obstacle course, anything goes. Art students here at Talawanda turn old bikes [...]
Nerf Warz 2013
What event comes around once a year, allows students to form teams and create a full-fledged war against each other? Nerf Warz. Nerf Warz (as it is spelled on its Facebook page) is an annual event that Talawanda students have put on for many years. It began on January 1st this year, and it will [...]
Orange Leaf Opens in Oxford
When opening an eatery in a college town, there are three requirements for success – it has to be fast, cheap, and fun. On November 29th, the new frozen yogurt spot, Orange Leaf, celebrated its official grand opening. Open for a few weeks now, Orange Leaf has already proven itself to be one of Oxford’s [...]
Climate Control at T.H.S.
Talawanda’s new high school has many flashy things, such as the automatic lighting, and the new age architecture. The most flashy of them all is the new (and cheaper) temperature control. Larry Davidson monitors the new temperature units at Talwanda. ”It really all starts with the geo-field,” he said. If you’re looking at the football field [...]
Miami University Presents the 10th Annual UniDiversity Festival
Do you need to spice up your life? Do you want to learn about Latin America and the Caribbean culture? Do you have nothing to do this Friday night? Then there is only one place to go. The Unidiversity Festival is being held in Oxford Uptown Parks on High Street and Main Street on Friday, [...]
Community Blood Center visits THS
On May 25, 2012, the Community Blood Center visited Talawanda High School to receive blood donations from willing high school students wanting to give the gift of life. Students could make appointments via the organization’s sign-up website, www.donortime.com. The process was relatively swift and efficient, and it took place in the school’s gymnasium, giving plenty [...]
THS Art Show: Featuring Creative Talents of Students
The Talawanda High School art show is this Thursday, May 24 from 5:00-7:00 pm at the Miami University Art Museum. The show will feature selected works from THS students participating in the various art classes within the school. ”I feel like my students’ quality of work in the past two years has doubled in not [...]
Roethlisberger Throws His Cap
Ben Roethlisberger graduated in our backyard on Sunday, May 6th with a Bachelor’s degree in education from Miami University. He was accompanied by his wife, parents and grandmother. Roethlisberger was 4 courses shy of graduation when he was drafted into the NFL in 2004. The Steelers’ quarterback played Miami University Football as a RedHawk and [...]
Walk to Create a World Free of MS
Multiple Sclerosis is a debilitating disease that affects about 400,000 people in the United States alone. The Latin roots literally mean “many scars,” as there are lesions on the Central Nervous System (CNS – the brain and spinal cord) where demyelination of nerves has occurred. The lack of myelin causes nerve impulses to slow down [...]
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