The winner’s circle
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2012
The Gimmee: an award that allows all winners to go down in Troy High history. This year the ceremony was held on Thursday, May 10, at 7 PM. As the lights went down, the names were called, and these select few joined the line of former THS winners. Best Dancer, Sean Carbonell: It was cool. Class... (more...)
The final dance
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2012
For most high school students, Prom is the ultimate, culminating event. Other than graduation itself, it’s the last time the senior class is together. This year, everyone bonded together to take a trip back to Old Hollywood. Prom for him: When senior Austin LaDuke got back from spending spring... (more...)
Danielle deals da dish: a farewell to THS
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
May 19, 2012
For my last column at THS, I’m going to break the rules a little bit. But, hey, who doesn’t? In most farewell columns, writers write about the great experiences they’ve had on their staff, what they’ve learned, what they’ll miss, and what they hope for in the future. Instead, I’d... (more...)
Kiefer Sutherland returns to TV with “Touch”
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2012
I rarely decide to watch shows due to the promos, but Touch had such an interesting concept that I was drawn in: a 10-year-old boy, Jake (David Mazouz), who has never spoken out loud (except in the promos, which didn’t make much sense to me, but hey, they got me to watch the show) is able... (more...)
Boys LAX plays charity game
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2012
On Friday, May 11, at 6 PM, The Boys’ Lacrosse team will play a post-season game for which all proceeds go to the cancer charity Angels of Hope. Wristbands were sold for five dollars each and were the ticket into the game. During the game, the players will have name of cancer survivors... (more...)
Thermostat system explained
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
April 27, 2012
Downstairs it’s like a freezer, and upstairs it’s like a sauna. So goes the temperature grade of THS. According to Ken Miller, executive director of facility operations in the TSD, in the summer the goal degree is 70, and in the winter it is 76. The usual cooling season is from May 1 to... (more...)
THS Tech Crew: Drowsy Chaperone
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2012
Standing in a tight circle before every show, the Tech Crew, or “Techies” as they affectionately call each other, listens to their Stage Manager, junior Liza Burakova, give a pump-up speech while each member races to finish their Pixie Stix first. “[My favorite part is] the students….I... (more...)
Student campaigns for Taylor Lautner
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
March 22, 2012
Every night, senior Katlyn Moss sat in her room writing letters to Ellen Degeneres. Her wish was that Degeneres would help Moss ask Taylor Lautner to Prom. Beginning in September, Moss, a cheerleader, contacted Lautner’s manager and agent, made a YouTube channel (KateplusTayforProm), created... (more...)
Danielle deals da dish: AP exams
Danielle Raykhinshteyn
March 19, 2012
Whatever happened to seniors not having to take the final if they have a B or better? AP classes are what happened. In my AP classes, if you don’t take the AP test, you are required to take the final, no matter what. Okay, take English for example. The college I’m going to only accepts... (more...)
Online scheduling tries again
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
March 2, 2012
Career Specialist Nancy Zambardi has spent most of her recent time looking up passwords for students who need to get into their career cruising accounts. For the second year in a row, THS has implemented online scheduling to supplement the regular scheduling cards. Junior Syed Murtaza prefers... (more...)
Making the exam
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
February 17, 2012
90. 60. 30. 20. 10. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. So goes the countdown as students pencil in their scantrons, hoping they got that 72, 85, or 94 percent to keep their grade. Most wear sweats, lacking energy after weeks of reviewing, after weeks of studying. But what were the teachers doing in the weeks leading... (more...)
Danielle deals da dish: bathroom etiquette
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
February 15, 2012
Every woman knows that there’s always a line for the bathroom. Concert: Line. Game: Line. Airport: Line. Eatery: Line. Yet, most of the time it’s not too much of a problem because all the women know that all the other women have to empty their bladders just as badly as they do, so they... (more...)
Eleven times the charm
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
February 15, 2012
American Idol, in season 11, is truly bigger than ever. In the opening segment to their Aspen auditions episode, Ryan Seacrest playfully talks about the Idol family and how they’ve decided to go on a ski vacation in the mountains of Colorado. And that’s exactly what they’ve become: a... (more...)
THS students determined as vandalists
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
January 9, 2012
According to assistant principal Remo Roncone and an email sent to parents by principal Mark Dziatczak, two THS students have been implicated in the spray painting of the school. Hearings are ongoing, and the consequences for involved students will be determined by these hearings. The janitorial... (more...)
Spray paint update
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
January 5, 2012
Police are still investigating the vandalism of THS: both THS and AHS students are being questioned, but nothing is definitive, according to assistant principal Remo Roncone. The custodial staff is using a special material design to remove the graffiti. The hope is that all paint will be able... (more...)
AHS-colored spray paint crosses THS
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
January 4, 2012
RED HAWKS. These two words accosted incoming THS students on Tuesday, January 3, the first day returning from winter break. Along with “red hawks” spray-painted on the amphitheater, the doors leading inside were also colored red and yellow and purple, the windows were written on, and various... (more...)
Student holds teddy bear drive
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
January 3, 2012
The holiday season is about family, friends, and happiness: comfort. This holiday season, junior Victoria Lines set out to make sure as many little boys and girls as possible had that comfort. Lines initiated Tori’s Teddies, a teddy bear drive in which she donates received bears to kids with... (more...)
Student gives impromptu concert during A lunch
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
December 15, 2011
Walking down the Commons is usually a pretty routine affair: kids are eating, buying lunch, and finding places to sit. Yet, on Thursday, December 15, junior Candace Sosa added to the typical high school rustle by serenading passers-by on guitar. Sosa had brought her guitar to school originally... (more...)
Danielle deals da dish: city fundraising
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2011
I recently got my first parking ticket (well, my first ticket at all, for that matter), ironically enough, while attending a journalism conference. I was in Ann Arbor, at the Michigan Daily, and upon pulling into the parking garage and finding a spot at 9:27 A.M. on a Saturday, I saw a sign... (more...)
Eleven questions with the TC Line
Danielle Raykhinshteyn and Carolyn Gearig, Editors-in-Chief
December 6, 2011
They go to every game. They stand in the front. They cheer. They rally the crowd. The carry the deer head. They are the TC Line. The Troy Independent sat down with the TC Line to find out what their favorite memories were from football season, what they’re planning for basketball season,... (more...)
Band plays at Romney political rally
Danielle Raykhinshteyn and Carolyn Gearig, Editors-in-Chief
December 6, 2011
As the THS marching band played “Forget You” by Cee Lo Green, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette walked into the Polish American Cultural Center to introduce Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. The crowd cheered, raising their “Michigan for Mitt” signs. At 2:00 P.M. on... (more...)
Students win Siemans competition regionals
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2011
On Thursday, November 17 seniors Edgar Wang and Justin Yuan and junior Wayne Shu skipped school and started their four hour car ride to South Bend, IN. They were en route to Notre Dame University, as well as en route to success. The three THS students had entered the Siemens Science, Math,... (more...)
John Morrison, physics teacher
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
November 17, 2011
Once upon a time, teachers were our age, too. Back when the Rolling Stones were a new band and Seinfeld was the most popular show on television, our teachers were facing what we are now: high school, driving, and a lot of firsts. Check out what John Morrison, physics teacher, was like in his... (more...)
Almost Maine comes to Troy: the fall play
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
November 16, 2011
The lights are on; the costumes are buttoned; the cast is huddled backstage. It’s opening night. The Troy Theater Ensemble (TTE) will be performing Almost Maine on Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, November 17, 18, & 19, at 7:00 P.M. in the THS auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults... (more...)
Danielle deals da dish: school security
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
November 3, 2011
It’s great that THS is trying to keep its students safe. It’s a little less great that it’s doing such a poor job. 1. Why do I have to carry my ID card in the back of the hall pass? Administration says: It’s part of security; it’s a visibility issue. It’s... (more...)
Believing in a Memory
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
October 24, 2011
July 4, 2010, is the day Paula Kast’s daughter died. She was 11. Jenna Kast was first diagnosed with brain cancer in 2002. It was three years later that her brother, Brett, then in fifth grade at Wass Elementary School, decided that he wanted to do something to help the other kids at Children’s... (more...)
Danielle deals da dish: books
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Edito-in-Chief
October 18, 2011
It’s 2011, and books are becoming obsolete. Border’s is going out of business. Barnes and Noble seems to be doing well, though, probably due to the fact that they have followed Amazon into the technological age and copied its Kindle with their Nook. As technology grows, something... (more...)
TDP hosts first Mix-it-Up Lunch of the year
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
October 12, 2011
The Troy Diversity Project (TDP) hosted the first Mix-it-Up Lunch of the year on Thursday, October 6. During all lunches, students who chose to participate were instructed to sit at special color-coded tables by Executive Board member of TDP, senior Skye Curtis. However, TDP adviser Ms. Jesse... (more...)
Get familiar with the new dress code
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
September 21, 2011
Starting with the 2011-2012 school year, students will no longer be able to wear leggings to school without a shirt that is longer than their fingertips with their arms extended at their sides. The Troy Independent sat down with THS Principal Mark Dziatczak to find out exactly what this new... (more...)
Starting off fresh, man: a freshman’s guide to THS
Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
September 21, 2011
Please avoid the main staircase. There are plenty of other staircases that are much more convenient and won’t cause the entire school to converge in a traffic jam. If you’re buying your lunch, get in line as fast as you can. I would recommend bringing your lunch the first week. Don’t... (more...)