Meningitis Vaccines Now Mandatory
Starting in 2016 lawmakers made it a requirement for students entering the seventh and twelfth grades in Ohio to receive the Meningitis vaccination. The vaccination is for the purpose of preventing the bacterial infection. According to the CDC, Meningitis can be a viral or bacterial infection, marked by an intense headache and fever, sensitivity to […]
Key Club Inspires Through Service
Key club is a service group, sort of a next level of middle school Builder’s Club. The adult version of Key Club is the Kiwanis Club. Key Club does service projects around the community with the mission to provide: its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership” (Kiwanis International). Key Club […]
Alum Gary Owen Makes a Heartfelt Visit Back to Talawanda
Whether you expected another cliche speech on drugs or another boring assembly, nobody expected what Gary Owen and Chris Herren had prepared for us. Tuesday, Aug. 30, Freshman and Sophomores were called to the PAC to hear about a topic that seemed to hit home for many of us. As of 2015, 2,744 people have […]
Coach Z Says Tough Season Ahead
On Friday, Aug. 25, 2016, at 7 p.m. your Talawanda Braves Football team were supposed to take on the Middletown Madison Mohawks. The game was delayed and eventually cancelled for lightning and the game was held on Saturday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. Before the originally scheduled game time on Friday Andy Zimmerman, Talawanda’s wide […]
Steffen Returns as THS Drama Director
Talawanda High School English teacher Ryan Steffen is returning as the director of the drama program for the 2016-2017 school year. He wasn’t ready for the void that three years away from the program left in his life. He missed giving students real world problems to solve, the connections he had with students, and working […]
Freshmen Get Their First Experience With the THS Fire Alarm
Talawanda High School students and staff participated in a fire drill on Aug. 29, 2016. Austin Howard, THS junior and Tribune reporter, already knew that the fire alarm could make your ears bleed, but new students got their first jump scare thanks to our piercing alarm. When interviewed by Tribune reporters freshmen compared the sound […]
THS Unifies Robe Color for Graduation
Talawanda High school made a graduation dress code change recently from traditional blue robes for men and white robes for women to an overall blue color for all students. The Talawanda community has been buzzing with rumors about the recent change for the graduation gowns, with many students and staff members wondering why the change […]
