Setting Stone to Travel to New York
This March, members of Setting Stone, THS’s literary and creative arts club, will take a four-day trip to New York City to attend the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s 92nd Annual Scholastic Convention. The trip, led by Setting Stone advisors Matt Aerni and Clare Squance, will take eight students who will fly to New York on […]
Talawanda Considers Later Start Times
Talawanda High School, the institution whose high school students start the earliest out of all high schools in Butler County at 7:15, has had backlash from some students and parents about starting the day earlier than recommended by most health agencies. New studies are out about early school start times and the long term […]
THS Considers Random Drug Testing Policy
The Talawanda School District Board of Education is considering implementing a random drug testing policy for students with certain non-academic privileges, a measure that would be taken to cut student drug abuse within the district. Initially introduced in the 1980’s by public schools around the country, random drug testing has been increasingly sought after by […]
THS Teacher Performs in Community Production of “The Belle of Amherst”
Talawanda High School English teacher Clare Squance performed as Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst at the Oxford Community Arts Center this past weekend. The show, written by William Luce and based on the life and work of poet Emily Dickinson, is a one-woman performance that incorporates her poetry with glimpses into the poet’s past. Squance, […]
Academic Challenge Team Advisor, Scott Schmid, Prepares for a New Year
Academic Challenge advisor and science teacher, Scott Schmid, is preparing for a new year. Last year, with Schmid’s guidance and advising, the team went to the state level to compete for the championship. Schmid said he is hoping this year’s team of four competitors will make it just as far. During competitions against other schools, […]
New Guidance Staff at THS
Talawanda has recently undergone change: teachers, athletic coaching, students, and administration. One of the biggest changes was the change in the guidance staff. Two of the counselors from last year retired, while the other counselor moved. The start of the 2015-2016 school year started with three brand new counselors: Scott Davie, Linda Stanger, and Savannah […]
Fermata Nowhere Starts its Seventh Year
“I would say that my rehearsal techniques fit somewhere between ‘1950s Texas high school football coach’ and ‘Marine drill sergeant passing a kidney stone,’” said choir director Timothy Pearson when asked about the intensity of Talawanda’s own pop a cappella group, Fermata Nowhere. The group got its start during the 2009-2010 school year when Pearson […]
THS Baseball Left With No Coach
All three coaches from the THS varsity baseball team “saw more opportunities at Lakota West,” athletic director, Wes Cole said. According to Cole, at the beginning of September, head varsity coach for THS, Greg Leurck, chose to leave because Lakota West was a more convenient commute for him and his family. Noah Zipko, the assistant […]
Images from the Setting Stone Winter Coffee House
Emily Kraushar & Liz Miller ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 11 Photo by Brooke Rigot