“This is My Message to You”: An Open Letter to Talawanda’s Class of 2020

“This is My Message to You”: An Open Letter to Talawanda’s Class of 2020 Dear class of 2020: There’s a refrain from a song that has been playing over and over in my head this spring that I wish I could play for each of you. I know you’ve heard it — it’s “Three Little […]
THS Football Field Lights Up in Honor of Class of 2020

By ELEANOR PRYTHERCH Class of 2020 On Monday, April 20, Ohio’s government made the decision to keep school classrooms closed for the remainder of the school year. This decision was largely expected, but that didn’t make it any less disappointing for students across the state who were looking forward to all the celebrations that typically […]
Setting Stone’s First Instagram Live Coffee House

Setting Stone’s First Instagram Live Coffee House By A. Weatherwax Oxford, OH — Setting Stone Coffee House host Betsy Phillips said, “the theme of tonight is technical difficulties,” but really the theme was talent as Talawanda High School students and staff took their bedroom and basement stages live at their first ever Instagram performance on […]
Covid-19 in Ohio’s Prisons

Covid-19 In Ohio’s Prisons By JEAN R. PATEMAN Ohio, USA — The week of April 20, Ohio prisons began aggressive Coronavirus testing of all inmates and guards. The massive testing puts Ohio with the largest number of jailed coronavirus patients in the country. In multiple prisons, large percentages have tested positive including Marion county jail […]
Coronavirus Update

UPDATE 7:12 P.M. Thursday, March 12 by Amanda Weatherwax: Talawanda schools will be closed beginning Friday, March 13 per orders from the Butler County Board of Health. This afternoon Governor DeWine ordered all schools to commence an extended spring break to begin at the close of school on Monday, March 16, but Talawanda will be […]
Dispelling Rumors About Mascot Change

During Tutorial on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, THS students watched an investigative report by Talawanda’s Channel 85 Productions about the Superintendent Advisory Committee’s suggestion of a mascot change from The Brave to The Titans. Following the viewing some rumors began to circulate about the mascot change process. Talawanda Behind the Scenes field reporter Anthony Green […]
Fourteenth League Championship Win for THS Swim & Dive

Listen to an interview with Coach Pasquale here: https://soundcloud.com/talawandabehindthescenes/talawanda-behind-the-scenes
Journalism Students Produce Podcast

THS Journalism students are working on radio and podcast journalism this semester and they’ve published their first project, a news bulletin. The class will be producing a longer podcast titled “Talawanda Behind the Scenes” that will be ready for download later this spring. Listen to the 02.05.20 student-produced news bulletin here: https://soundcloud.com/talawandabehindthescenes/talawanda-behind-the-scenes