Metzger Receives Teacher of the Year Award
On April 9, 2014 Talawanda math teacher Melissa Metzger was named Talawanda School District’s Teacher of the Year. Nominated in the Fall by high school principal Tom York for her excellence, Metzger became Talawanda’s new excellent educator representative. “I was so impressed with her method, her presence, her relationship with the kids,” said […]
Foreign and Fluent: Why We Need Foreign Language Education
“The World Language program rests on the belief that learning another language and another culture is an important skill in today’s economy.” That’s a line from THS’s course scheduling guide for the 2014-2015 school year, which goes on to describe the school’s course offerings in French and Spanish. It’s not just Talawanda, either. All over […]
Wear and Tear: The Progressive Decay of Schools
This winter a chill ran through Talawanda School, and it wasn’t necessarily from the weather. At the end of the school’s very own 100 hallway there was a new addition to the infrastructure. Some passed by it, oblivious, others noticed the glaring obstruction. What was this new addition you ask? It was a crack, skittering […]
9 Hours Nightly: High School Students Still Sleep Deprived
You know it when it happens. Your brain consumes way too much time wrestling listlessly with simple tasks. Your eyes threaten to drop shut with every lull in a conversation. You become irritable and you don’t enjoy life as much as you should. If you haven’t already guessed, it’s a condition extraordinarily common […]
Violence Grows in Ukrainian Protests
In Kiev, Ukraine, black smoke from burning tires show the line between protesters and police. Each side stands strong to their beliefs of what will be best for their country, and neither shows any sign of yielding. The threat of civil war is a growing problem, and in a world where the government is holding […]
League of Her Own
A precise flick of the wrist sends the flag spinning into the air, only seconds will pass before it will spiral back down to earth. In those few short moments thoughts will race through her mind: step out, spin, land, catch. Time is up, but with nimble fingers and limbs she catches the flag just […]
Out With the Old Wal-Mart, In With the New…
If you’ve had the chance to drive through Locust Street in Oxford, you’ve probably noticed that something is a little out of the ordinary recently: the building that used to be the old Wal-Mart is now reduced to a pile of rubble. The plan? To build a multitude of new buildings that will […]
STAR Testing May Affect Your Senior Incentive
Talawanda assistant principal Chris Rhoton recently brought up the idea that STAR (Standardized Testing And Reporting Program) testing scores would be part of the senior incentive in the fourth quarter of the 2013-2014 school year. Rhoton said seniors tend to “blow off the star test and bomb it just terribly.” He said seniors don’t think […]