Musical on the Move (video)
Due to a variety of circumstances Truman’s spring musical will be held at Van Horn. This has created a unique test for the students as they prepare to perform for the final time as high schoolers.
Speech & Debate Continue to Succeed (video)
Over the past couple of weeks the Truman Speech and Debate team have continued to rack up the high placings in the state. Their performances have helped boost several members to nationals. We talked with a few members of the team talk about their upcoming national competition.
Student Speech in the Digital Age
BY MICHAEL FRANCO Last week the Supreme Court heard a case about Brandi Levy, a cheerleader at Pennsylvania’s Mahanoy Area High School. On a Saturday in May 2017, she posted on her snapchat story saying, “f— school, f— softball, f— cheer, f— everything,” posted along with a photo […]
Prom Preparations
With this year’s senior prom just days away we talked with a few seniors about how their plans are shaping up and how they were able to get ready on a shorter time table than usual.
Spring Market Day (video)
Truman’s annual market day returns tomorrow. Students will have the opportunity to order food from a select group of outside places. The food selection and sales are put together by business students here at Truman. We caught up with a few market day participants to discuss their approach […]
Is Gun Law Reform On the Way?
BY MICHAEL FRANCO With the recent shootings that have happened over the past few weeks, President Joe Biden and his administration have said that they want to enact stricter gun laws. Biden has called on the Senate to ban assault weapons and close the holes in background checks. […]
Prom is Happening (video)
Truman High School has officially announced that there will in fact be a Senior Prom this year. It’s an event that up until recently didn’t seem likely to happen. However, changes in the county’s guidelines have created opportunity for the event. We talked with a couple seniors about […]
How the Pandemic Turned High School Recruiting Upside Down (video)
The global pandemic affected sports in a variety of highly visible ways from cancelling games to wearing masks to limited fan attendance or no attendance at all. The NCAA also passed a rule allowing student athletes to retain a year of eligibility during the pandemic. The intentions beyond […]
All-State Performances From the Arts
Trombonist Aaron Holloway and bass vocalist Matthew Gilley both earned all-state honors in their respective fields. We caught up with them to discuss the honor.
Vaccine Explainer
BY MICHAEL FRANCO Now that the COVID vaccine has started to become more available to the general public we’ve started seeing plenty of questions. Hopefully this story will give you an update on how things are going and answer some of the questions you might have. You still […]
