A New Season for Talawanda Swim and Dive
A New Season for Talawanda Swim and Dive By Luke West Poley You can see Luke do the Channel 85 Productions Sports Report at http://thsdailynews.talawanda.org/. Dominant. It’s the best way to describe the Talawanda swim and dive teams. As long as many of us can remember, it’s been an expectation of the team to be […]
Winter Sports Take on a New Look in 2020
Winter Sports Take on a New Look in 2020 By Luke West Poley It’s no secret that sports have looked different in 2020. From the cancellations in the spring, to the professional sports “bubbles” of summer, to the limited entry in the fall, 2020 has been an interesting year filled with new experiences for fans […]
Cameras On, or Cameras Off?
Cameras On, or Cameras Off? The time of online learning has posed many challenges to students and educators in the last several months. In this period of change and experimentation, technology has created dozens of new topics to discuss. Remote learning and online classes have largely shifted the dynamics of education. One of the hottest […]
THS Ice Hockey Looks to Build on Best Year in Recent Memory
THS Ice Hockey Looks to Build on Best Year in Recent Memory Disclaimer: Luke West Poley has played hockey for 12 years and this is his second year on Talawanda’s hockey team. You can also see Luke doing the sports report on THS Daily News. It’s a new look for the Talawanda hockey team this […]
THS Cross Country Team Ends Season Strong at State Meet
THS Cross Country Team Ends Season Strong at State Meet Keifer Bell and Hannah Lippincott ran in the State Championships on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Fortress Obetz in Columbus, Ohio. Both runners earned All-Ohio honors from finishing in the top 30. Keifer placed 20th in his race, and Hannah placed 27th in hers. All official […]
THS Cross Country Runners Kiefer Bell and Hannah Lippincott Advance to State Meet
The THS boys and girls cross country teams ran a great race at the Regional Meet on Saturday, October 31st, at Troy Memorial Park. The boys were represented by Kiefer Bell and Logan Murray. The girls were represented by Hannah Lippincott, Maddy Iden, Libby Farmer, Lilly Iden, Kylee Carver, Brooke Hubbard, and Bella Walter. The […]
THS Cross Country District Meet Results
The THS boys and girls cross country teams ran a great race at the District Meet on Saturday, October 24th, at Cedarville University. The top 7 male and top 7 female runners on the team competed, both of whom were in Division 1 for their races and ran in Race B. The boys team took […]
THS Cross Country Takes First at SWOC
After working hard all summer and fall, the THS boys and girls cross country teams have both taken first place at SWOC. “There is a quote by Juma Ikangaa that says ‘The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare.’ Our runners prepared themselves and it paid off with an outstanding performance by […]
Remote Learning: The Benefits and Drawbacks for Ninth Graders at THS
Remote Learning: The Benefits and Drawbacks for Ninth Graders at THS Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the class of 2024 is unable to experience the beginning of their first year of high-school. Instead, they have started freshman year remotely through google classroom, Zoom calls, and more. There are both benefits and drawbacks of remote learning. […]
Teen Mental Health Amidst the Pandemic
Teen Mental Health Amidst the Pandemic by K.E. FISHER I’m sure most folks remember March 12, if you haven’t blocked it out yet. We didn’t know it at the time, but it was the last day of in-person classes for the 2019-2020 school year. Activities and sports all shut down within a few days (some […]