FFA Fun Week
Talawanda High School — George Washington is considered one of the founding fathers of the United States of America, the first President of the United States, the man who commanded the Continental Army in the American Revolution; Yet, even through all of that he considered himself first a farmer. The FFA organization recognizes his passion […]
THS Teachers’ Terrific and Terrible First Date Stories
First dates– a rocky subject for some, a hysterical conversation for others and the makeup of a dreamy story for the hopeless romantics. As a student, it’s hard to imagine a Mr. Caudill your age, nervous with sweaty palms preparing for a first date. Don’t worry about imagining it though– his story, as well as […]
Diversity Club FAQ
Oxford, OH — If you’re a person who likes to keep up with the clubs at Talawanda, you may not know all of them. Diversity Club seems like it would only be for LGBTQ students, and it is true that it was started as a club to support LGBTQ students, but that doesn’t mean if you’re […]
Cincinnati Women’s March
Cincinnati, OH –On January 20th, 2018, in Cincinnati as well as cities across America and the world, millions of people gathered to protest the Trump presidency and the ideas of the administration. The largest march was in Los Angeles, with an estimated 600,000 people, and large marches in Washington, D.C, New York, and Seattle, along […]
School Acceptance of Transgender Students
OXFORD – As our generation gets older and more educated, everyone seems to be learning more about issues such as gender and sexuality. Different areas of daily are becoming more accepting to changes and making accommodations to provide for “different” people the same way as everyone else. A highly debated subject in this matter is […]
National Parks Meet National Conflict
Across the U.S., a massive portion of profit from tourism comes out of the national parks that are flocked to by visitors — about 282 million per year, according to the National Parks Conservation Association. The recent U.S. government shutdown has affected the state of American parks more than many have predicted. Unlike the 2013 […]
Setting Stone Winter Coffee House
Oxford — The Setting Stone winter coffee house will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9 in the Talawanda High School cafeteria. For those of you who enjoy poetry, fear not for the acts range everywhere from poetry readings to band performances. Tickets will be on sale at lunch during the week of […]
Pushing for More APUSH Textbooks
OXFORD — Sophomore AP US History students are facing a dilemma. Since the school board’s adoption of a practice five years ago, the funding for course materials has been changed. The practice was adopted in an attempt to justify the one-to-one program that Talawanda has adopted. The one-to-one program has provided individual Chromebooks to every […]
Who is the FFA President?
Oxford, OH– The roots of the FFA originate from a time when boys were losing interest and leaving the farm. Walter Newman, 1925 became the Virginia State Supervisor of Agricultural Education, wanted to seek a solution to this problem he and three other staff members of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Agriculture Education Department proposed forming […]