A Goodbye To Fall Cheerleading

Tyleah McNair, Staff Writer

November 28, 2018

Filed under School News

Sadly, the fall cheerleading season has come to an end. The cheerleaders began the season over the summer with Coach Jacobs and Coach Alexander. There were so many new faces at the 2018 fall cheerleading try-outs. After choosing 24 people, the season began!   The cheerleading squad has improved a lot from previous seasons. In past seasons, the team consisted of about 7...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tech Week 2018

Mya Stengel, Staff Writer

November 28, 2018

Filed under School News

November is finally here, and magic is in the air as Towson High’s very own acting stars take the stage in a storm of fairies, magic, and foolish mortals. The time has come for our annual winter play, and with actors and crew now working together, anticipation and excitement is flowing through the...

How Devices Help Towson

Braden Hamelin, Editor

November 8, 2018

Filed under Opinion, School News

The much-anticipated devices have finally arrived at Towson. Despite my own personal reservations to using them in an everyday classroom scenario, they’ve really grown on me. As a senior trying to complete countless college applications and even more essays, having a laptop for the sole purpose of...

Towson Without Wifi

Luke Schwengel, Staff Writer

November 1, 2018

Filed under School News

  With the rollout of the new school devices came a parade of technical problems. The biggest problem that students and teachers are facing is the unreliability of the school's WIFI. As devices were being distributed, those who had them seemed to have little to no problems. If students or...

Towson Cracks Down On Hallway Wandering

Braden Hamelin, Senior Editor

October 1, 2018

Filed under School News

Along with the new year comes many new school policies for Towson High. The most prominent this year was a new rule on bathroom usage, which prevents students from using the bathroom in the first and last 10 minutes of class. The goal of the policy is to stop students from leaving class early...

Homecoming 2018: What Needs to Change?

Kayla Tingley

September 24, 2018

Filed under School News, Uncategorized

The beginning of the school year is an exciting time for high school students. Upcoming spirit weeks, pep rally, and dances are whirl winding around the student body. At Towson High School, our upcoming homecoming dance is September 21st and tickets have just gone on sale. This year the freshman class...

What Students Are Saying About The New School Year

Luke Schwengel and Sam Beatty

September 15, 2018

Filed under School News

Recently, Towson Talisman writer Luke Schwengel went around Towson High School asking the student body questions regarding the 2018-2019 school year and some new changes that have come with it. Here is how Towson Student's answered. ...

Students Counting the Days Until School Starts Again to Receive New Devices

June 12, 2018

Filed under School News

It's a bird!  It's a plane! Nope... it's just another "device." Students can't wait to receive the newest hunk of metal from which they will be receiving their education in the 2018-2019 school year.   Pupils are anxiously choosing outfits that will go perfectly with the bulky computer bag that will hang around their neck and hold their most prized possession....

Short and Sweet Graduation

Catarina Cardarella

June 3, 2018

Filed under School News

When the tunnel  at the SECU  arena was visibly filled with graduates and the band started playing Pomp and Circumstance, the guests at Towson University went silent. Just seconds later, the arena was filled with cheers and applause the graduating class of 2018 entered the room. The celebration continued...

Spirit Week

Helen Logan

May 18, 2018

Filed under School News

Monday the 30th of April rolled around and it was Towson’s semiannual spirit week. This was the third spirit week this school year with an all new exciting assortment of theme days to highlight the spirit in students from all grades.  The leading day was class colors on Monday. This means seniors could be spotted sporting blue and gold. Juniors were observed displaying pride ...

Junior Prom

Catarina Carderella

May 4, 2018

Filed under School News

As the juniors started to gather for pictures prior to this year's junior prom, you could see the excitement in everyone's faces. Boutonnieres were pinned, and corsages put on. Soon enough everyone was heading to the dance.   People slowly started to trickle in at 7 PM and before long, the middle of the cafeteria was crowded with people jumping around and dancing. Those who didn't want to dance hung o...

Why the Walk Out Made a Mark

Ellie Matson, Staff Writer

April 21, 2018

Filed under School News

Exactly one month after the shooting in Parkland Florida, students around the nation walked out of class to protest Congress's inaction on gun control. Schools across the country walked out for 17 minutes at 10 AM. I participated in the walk out at our very own Towson High School, which reassured me...