Mix-It-Up Day
Imagine the lunchroom: A sea of 300 boys and girls, harshly divided into categories and cliques. There’s an unspoken rule here. You sit where you’re supposed to sit, I don’t take your seat, and you don’t take mine. Everybody seems content in their tightly knitted friend groups, the jocks, the cheerleaders, the band kids. So […]
Parking Lot Problems Part 2
The following is the second part in a two-part series on Talawanda High School’s parking lot issues. Part 1 can be found at: http://talawandatribune.org/2018/08/29/parking-lot-problems/ Smoking, fading numbers, speeding and dangerous antics. These are a few things you will spot in the Talawanda High School parking lot both before and after school. Many students are concerned and […]
Class VR Coming to Talawanda
Waxy was right when she said “oh, woah!” This year students will see class from a new perspective as all of the Talawanda buildings received eight virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) headsets that the teachers can use to have the students view three-dimensional objects as well as view pictures and videos in 360 degrees. The new […]
Does News Affect Teens?
OXFORD OHIO — Being a teenager is one of the weirdest ages people go through – you’re treated like a child, but expected to act like and adult. You gain some rights, such as driving and in a few more years voting, but still lack others, such as drinking. And when you lack some of […]
Mrs. Aerni: Pursuing her Passion
Stephanie Aerni is one of many who came to Miami in search of a good education, and stayed in Oxford for a career. Meet your neighborhood American History teacher whose fly-by-the-wheel personality and love of the interstate highway system check popular with many of her students. And runners. It all began in Coshocton, Ohio, an […]
Homecoming Week is Here!
OXFORD, OH — It’s here! Homecoming week is here! With Spirit Week, the Homecoming Parade, and the Homecoming Football Game coming up this week, Talawanda is gearing up for an awesome celebration. We start out with spirit week – Monday is Pajama Day, Tuesday is Character day, Wednesday is Twin Day, Thursday is Jersey Day, […]
A Familiar Face in a New Position
OXFORD, OH — As a Talawanda student walking down the 400 wing you might pass a familiar face. This is the new face of the history department, who is a familiar face to Talawanda. Kyle Mcghehey has gone from being a well-known student here at Talawanda to a student teacher working with Ted Caudill to […]
Chromebooks: The Advancing Technology at Talawanda
OXFORD, OH– When this school year started, students were pleasantly surprised when we got our chromebooks. Unlike the older chromebooks, the ones we were given this year are not only newer, but have new features such as a touchscreen and a stylus that the old ones didn’t. We were surprised, and intrigued about how, why, […]
Parking Lot Problems
TALAWANDA HIGH SCHOOL — An overwhelming number of parents and students have admitted to feeling unsafe while navigating the high school parking lot, but what is being done to fix this problem? “I feel very unsafe in the Talawanda parking lot!” Zoe Moore, a junior, said. “Sophomore year there were a bunch of dents in […]