Let’s BeReal
Let’s Be Real By: Liv Mcgownd You may have heard of an app called “BeReal.” Bereal is a popular app where a notification is sent out once a day, and everyone has 2 minutes to take photos of what they are doing right there and then. It takes two images, one with your back […]
Review: Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered (PC)
Review: Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered (PC) By William Salzarulo In 2018, Playstation Studios along with Insomniac Games released Marvel’s Spider-Man. Spider-Man was released to critical acclaim and was considered for Game Of The Year. However, the game was released exclusively on Playstation consoles (Playstation 4 and later Playstation 5). Essentially, if you didn’t have a Playstation […]
Covid-19 Vaccine Now Available to Teens
As you know, the coronavirus vaccine is being distributed around the United States. Recently, it has been decided that teenagers who are at least 16 years old are eligible to receive a vaccine. It was set to start in distribution Phase 2D, which began on March 29. The Ohio Department of Health has given clear […]
Fifteen Seconds of Fame
Many have heard about the popular “fifteen minutes of fame” trope. Inspired by the words of Andy Warhol, this phrase represents the concept of transient and shallow fame — hence the 15 minutes. While Andy Warhol may have talked about this over 50 years ago, his vision has begun to fulfill itself — first with […]
Life on a Screen
Technology is a problem that can cause many issues in our life and we don’t even notice it yet. They can cause anger, anxiety, and much more. Many studies have been taken and their data points to us having a problem. A sort of addiction. If you walk down the street, down the bus aisle, […]
Class VR Coming to Talawanda
Waxy was right when she said “oh, woah!” This year students will see class from a new perspective as all of the Talawanda buildings received eight virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) headsets that the teachers can use to have the students view three-dimensional objects as well as view pictures and videos in 360 degrees. The new […]
Chromebooks: The Advancing Technology at Talawanda
OXFORD, OH– When this school year started, students were pleasantly surprised when we got our chromebooks. Unlike the older chromebooks, the ones we were given this year are not only newer, but have new features such as a touchscreen and a stylus that the old ones didn’t. We were surprised, and intrigued about how, why, […]
HBO’s “Westworld” Creates Moral Divide Among Television Fans / Living Without Limits: Not Always The Best
For their Journalism Final Exam students wrote two pieces, one objective and one commentary, related to the theme of “technology.” K.E. FISHER tackled HBO’s sci-fi series “Westworld.” HBO’s “Westworld” Creates Moral Divide Among Television Fans By K.E. FISHER In October of 2016, HBO premiered the science-fiction thriller series “Westworld.” The plotline focuses on the strange […]
Editorial: Programming the Future
I don’t believe that there should be driverless cars in the future. As much as I distrust the judgement of all humans in cars, I distrust technology that flawed humans have created even more. Similar to doing a multi-step math equation, once you round a number and use the imperfect answer as a staple in […]
Teacher Best Friend Memes
You’ve seen ’em in our print edition, and here they are again for your viewing pleasure. The 2016 Teacher Best Friend memes. Please vote for who you think are our THS teacher best friends. Squancie: Twinning and Winning Mr. Meme and his brother from another mother Mr. Cawein Memes Inc. James D. Sully and Meme […]