EdChoice Questions Barrier Between Public and Private Schooling
EdChoice is a program in Ohio described by the Ohio Department of Education as a program that “provides students from designated public schools the opportunity to attend participating private schools. The program also provides low-income students who are entering kindergarten through 12th grade scholarship opportunities.” This program is set to expand on Feb.1, with more […]
New Course Offerings for 2020-2021
Next year at Talawanda High School there will be six new classes offered, two classes being split into four, and two classes being combined into one. The new classes are: Holocaust Studies (Topical Literature), taught by Mrs. Mann Adapted Personal Wellness, taught by Mrs. Gregory Adapted Music, taught by Mr. Marston Global Popular Music, taught […]
First Quarter Honor Roll: An Impressive Percentage
The quarterly Honor Roll Breakfast will be held on Thursday, Oct. 31 in the THS Performing Arts Center. Freshmen and sophomores report during 2nd period, and juniors and seniors during 3rd. A 3.5 GPA is needed for Honor Roll and every grade level has an impressive percentage of students who have qualified: 52% of the […]
Pride Day 2019
Every year at Talawanda High School, sophomore students attend an event called PRIDE Day. However, up until they actually attend, many of them aren’t aware of what the event actually is. According to Theresa Peter, a school counselor and one of the coordinators of the event, PRIDE Day is an anti-bullying program. “PRIDE Day stands […]
XC-ding Expectations
REGIONALS UPDATE: On Oct. 26, 2019 the high school teams made their way to Troy to run in the regional meets. The girls team, running in the 3rd race of the day in the Div. 1 girls 5k, placed 6th with 196 points, sadly ending their season. The team was lead by Maddy Iden in […]
2019 Cross Country SWOC @ THS
Cross Country SWOC @ THS Oct. 12, 2019 Talawanda is Girl’s and Boy’s 2019-20 Champs! Girl’s Season Stats http://www.swocsports.com/statsPage.aspx?satc=103 Boy’s Season Stats http://www.swocsports.com/statsPage.aspx?satc=87
A New Club Rolls Into the Scene
If you’re a student or faculty at Talawanda, you’ve probably seen the many kids that bike to school. Maybe you’re even one of them. But there’s one such cyclist that enjoys it so much, he decided to make a club out of it. Jasper Ralinovsky, a senior at Talawanda High School and an avid cyclist, […]
Fifteen Seconds of Fame
Many have heard about the popular “fifteen minutes of fame” trope. Inspired by the words of Andy Warhol, this phrase represents the concept of transient and shallow fame — hence the 15 minutes. While Andy Warhol may have talked about this over 50 years ago, his vision has begun to fulfill itself — first with […]