Opinion: There is no such thing as a ‘Good Cop’ By JEAN R. PATEMAN This controversial opinion seems to be growing in popularity as the Black Lives Matters protests gain international momentum following the murder of George Floyd. Since the increase in police violence and murder of black lives, there has been a spike in […]
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By THS STUDENTS THS English teacher Amanda Weatherwax posed the following question to her Honors English I students: What is the single most important question that a high school student can ask? Here are some of their responses. Single Most Important Question By ANONYMOUS I go to school with roughly 1,000 other students. I only […]
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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 […]
Dear Editors: School Start Time
School start time has become the focus of national attention with pre and post research on Seattle high school students released from the University of Washington and the Salk Institute of Biological Studies showing a median increase of 34 minutes of sleep each night for Seattle students as well as a 4.5% increase in median grades […]
Mascot Musings
As a student I’ve been a Panther. A Bobcat. A Redhawk. As a kid swimming for my local YMCA I was a Dragonfly. As a baseball benchmom I’ve been every little league team name you can think of. As a teacher I’ve been a Hornet. A Middie. A Brave. As a fan I’ve cheered for […]
Young People Encouraged to Do Their Part in Elections
The United States midterm elections are set to take place on Nov. 6, this coming Tuesday. Across the country, ad campaigns for federal, local, and state offices are being shown in all types of media, encouraging eligible voters to attend voting stations in their area and exercise their democratic right as U.S. citizens. Perhaps more […]
Trick-or-Treating: How Old is Too Old?
Most of us have those childhood memories of dressing up for school Halloween parties and going around the neighborhood with our friends to gather as much sugar as possible, then proceeding to take advantage of our eight-year-old metabolisms. But we’re older now, and sadly, it isn’t quite socially acceptable for us to participate in the […]
Does News Affect Teens?
OXFORD OHIO — Being a teenager is one of the weirdest ages people go through – you’re treated like a child, but expected to act like and adult. You gain some rights, such as driving and in a few more years voting, but still lack others, such as drinking. And when you lack some of […]
Pep Rallies: Do They Raise Spirits?
The school’s fight song. Announcing the Fall sports teams. Cheering. Donuts? The first pep rally of 2018-19 was on Sept. 7, and yes donuts were involved. There was a donut relay race where two participants from each sport competed. The relay teams had to: eat a donut with no hands, spin around in a circle […]