Talawanda Writing Buddies Talk About Quarantine
Talawanda Writing Buddies Talk About Quarantine By Susan Slattery’s Stars & Amanda Weatherwax’s Word Wizards Cover art drawn and photographed by Ella Prytherch, THS Class of 2020 In the 2019-20 school year students in Mrs. Slattery’s fifth grade class at Marshall Elementary and students in Ms. Weatherwax’s ninth grade ELA class at THS were writing […]
SPECIAL FEATURE
Pandemic Lessons: THS Students Write About What Their Generation Should be Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic By HONORS ENGLISH I STUDENTS Talawanda High School students in Honors English I were asked to write 500 words about what they think their generation should be learning from the current global health crisis. Here are some of their […]
Talawanda Students Featured on “Democracy & Z” Podcast Episode “QuaranTeens”
Just what are Cincinnati-area students experiencing while in quarantine? What does it feel like and mean to be a “QuaranTeen”? Cincinnati Public Radio in partnership with Elementz produced a podcast episode exploring those very questions. The episode “QuaranTeens” features the voices of youth from across the region including four talented Talawanda High School students. […]
An Interview with a Talawanda Legend: Mr. Meece Retiring After 33.5 Years
An Interview with a Talawanda Legend: Mr. Meece Retiring After 33.5 Years By K.E. FISHER It would be very difficult for a Talawanda student to go through their four years of high school without knowing Mr. John Meece — whether they’ve had him for class or not. His energy and care for his students has […]
“This is My Message to You”: An Open Letter to Talawanda’s Class of 2020
“This is My Message to You”: An Open Letter to Talawanda’s Class of 2020 Dear class of 2020: There’s a refrain from a song that has been playing over and over in my head this spring that I wish I could play for each of you. I know you’ve heard it — it’s “Three Little […]
THS Football Field Lights Up in Honor of Class of 2020
By ELEANOR PRYTHERCH Class of 2020 On Monday, April 20, Ohio’s government made the decision to keep school classrooms closed for the remainder of the school year. This decision was largely expected, but that didn’t make it any less disappointing for students across the state who were looking forward to all the celebrations that typically […]
Setting Stone’s First Instagram Live Coffee House
Setting Stone’s First Instagram Live Coffee House By A. Weatherwax Oxford, OH — Setting Stone Coffee House host Betsy Phillips said, “the theme of tonight is technical difficulties,” but really the theme was talent as Talawanda High School students and staff took their bedroom and basement stages live at their first ever Instagram performance on […]
Coronavirus Update
UPDATE 7:12 P.M. Thursday, March 12 by Amanda Weatherwax: Talawanda schools will be closed beginning Friday, March 13 per orders from the Butler County Board of Health. This afternoon Governor DeWine ordered all schools to commence an extended spring break to begin at the close of school on Monday, March 16, but Talawanda will be […]
