Talawanda Offers Google Training for Teachers
The future is here with Google Drive and all of it’s perks. Slowly, Talawanda students and faculty are starting to do more of their work through Google Drive and on the Internet, rather than through old-fashioned textbooks. On Wednesday, May 16th, Mr. Jim Vajda held a Google Training session in the media center’s computer lab […]
THS Band’s Last Concert of the Year
This Tuesday, March 14th, the concert band is having it’s final performance of the year as well as the high school’s steel and jazz band. The concert band will be performing four songs; Invocation & African Dance by Matt Conaway and The Seal Lullaby by Eric Whitacre which will be conducted by Richard Gonzales, Sketches […]
Human Rights Speaker Comes to Talawanda
For the past month Freshman students at Talawanda High School have been focusing on the topic of human rights. On Friday, March 3, 2013 students in Ted Caudill’s world history classes had the opportunity to listen to guest speaker, Adam Stone. Stone, a resident of Dayton, Ohio, works as a human rights lawyer for the […]
Talawanda Students Win Medal for Genetic Barcoding Project
Recently, through Butler Tech, Talawanda students Dillon Lubbers and Nathan Nelson won 1st place in the Science division of a SkillsUSA state competition for their genetics project, “DNA Barcoding 101– Identifying our Fall Flora.” “The way it works is, there’s a decline in bioinformatics that’s not keeping up with newly discovered species,” Nelson said, explaining […]
THS Offers Ballroom Dance Lessons
On Wednesday, May 1, and Friday, May 3, Talawanda High School offered free ballroom dance lessons after school. The lessons were held in the upper gym, and the instructor was dance professor, and former stunt double for the red power ranger, Michael Scoggins. The idea was presented by senior Taft Marsh. “I always go to […]
The Lights Turn Off at THS
On April 29, during second period, Talawanda High school was cloaked in darkness as the power station on Nichols road suffered from technical difficulties, leaving the high school and the surrounding area without power. The problem was resolved within 15-20 minutes and the side effects were minimal. Following the return of power, lights were powering […]
French Class Takes a Trip to Jungle Jims
On Tuesday, April 23, multiple classes from French II and French III took a trip to Jungle Jim’s to learn more about food from francophone countries, 71 students in all. Originally a small produce stand in Fairfield, Ohio this International Market rapidly expanded to a more-than 300,000 square foot landmark. “It gives the opportunity for […]
Principal Tom York Makes it Through His First Year at THS
Many people only know Tom York as the THS principal, but he is much more than that. He is a man of many achievements who has owned around 70 cars over the years which he fixes and races for fun. “I have a couple of old cars and I’m working on one right now that […]