Girls Terrier Lacrosse Team Storm the Field

By Dana Robinson – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA – Normal sightings of the William Byrd High School stadium include Friday night football and soccer games. On May 12, however, the girls Terrier lacrosse took the field for the first time. This team was once called the Bandits, but was switched over to the Terriers in hopes of becoming a school club. The head coach is Brooke Haun [more]

There's No Place Like Vinton

By Dana Robinson – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA – Home Sweet Home. That’s what we call the Vinton area, home of the William Byrd High School Terriers. It’s located just off the good old Blue Ridge Parkway in the Appalachian Mountains. “There’s nothing to do in Vinton,” said senior Rachel Witt. “Vinton sucks.” Some of the students have been born and raised here, growing with the seasons as [more]

Hushed Voices Make Loud Noises at Byrd

By Charisse Thompson- Terrier Times Staff- VINTON, Va Silence. On April 20, 2012 some students at William Byrd High school participated in the national Day of Silence. The Day of Silence, started by the Gay-Lesbian Straight Education network, is a day set aside for the awareness of gay/lesbian bullying in schools. The GLSEN is an association that strives to assure that each member of every school community is [more]

WBHS Reacts to Trayvon Martin Case

By Ariel Tucker - Terrier Times Staff - VINTON, Va. - Neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a Florida neighborhood on February 26 and after 45 days of intense public scrutiny was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on April 11. Students and faculty at William Byrd High School have taken notice to the situation and have various opinions. “I think it isn’t [more]

Daunting College Choices Approach Juniors

By Morgan Jackson - Terrier Times Editor - Vinton, Va.- As senior year quickly approaches for the class of 2013, the choice of where to spend their college years has become more daunting than ever. “Students should start looking at colleges at the beginning of their junior year,” said career center Manager Stephen Graves. “That’s when you should start plotting the course for the rest of [more]

Pinterest: The Facebook Killer

By Taylor Thaxton- Terrier Times Staff- Vinton, Va Teens and young adults spend many hours of their life on the computer. Social networking is a large aspect of a young adult’s life. Social networking can vary in many ways – with pictures, quotes, ideas, blogs and chat rooms.   In previous years, many have made the transition from MySpace to Facebook. Facebook has become very popular among teens. [more]

Images From the Senior Vs. Faculty Games on April 5, 2012

Seniors Dump Faculty in Annual Games Story by Editor Morgan Jackson to [more]

The Purpose of Sacrifice

By Grace-Anna Chaney - Terrier Times Staff - Vinton, Va. -  Lent is a purposeful and traditional form of mental and spiritual preparation for Easter. One of its components is fasting whose initial purpose was to serve as a representation of the forty days Christ spent in the desert. Individuals fast for forty days from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. The participants of lent are commonly [more]

Tasting the Pi

By Dylan Widener - Terrier Times Staff - Vinton, VA. - At William Byrd High School, math teachers celebrate more than just St. Patrick’s Day in March. This year they added a bit of flavor too. Sherri Mays’ students got to use Oatmeal Cream Pies in order to not only celebrate Pi Day, but also make it a fun learning experience. “March 14 is considered Pi day,” said math [more]

Culinary Arts Class Gets Chopped

By Dana Robinson, Charisse Thompson, Morgan Jackson- Terrier Times Staff- VINTON, Va. On a normal day in William Byrd High School’s culinary class someone would see a lesson on kitchen awareness or a fun day of students cooking. On March 23, however, a competition like the Food Network show Chopped was being held. English teachers Tricia Swortzel and Whitney Puckett came to class not knowing what [more]

Honey Boo Boo Child Wins The Crown

By Miranda McGuire – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA - What kind of party was Miss Byrdie 2012? It was that kinda party. The kind of party where senior boys dress as girls wearing dresses, wigs, bras, high heels and the like to compete in a pageant complete with dance numbers, talent shows, evening gowns and quirky interviews. The kind of party where senior girls dress as [more]

Elections Elicit Emotions at WBHS

By Jonathan Terry - Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA Inside the approximate sea of 125,000,000 citizens who vote each year, the faculty and students of William Byrd are no exception from voting. For those who don’t know, our country holds an election every four years and has done so since 1789, with our very first president, George Washington. Towards the end of the four year term, [more]

The Many Faces of Facebook

By Miranda McGuire – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA - A click click of the mouse is heard as students open up Internet Explorer and web surf with billions of people around the world on one social network: Facebook. Facebook is constantly undergoing many changes and one of the recent changes is the new timeline profile. Students at William Byrd High School have noticed the recent [more]

Making the Good Eats Nutritious and Delicious

By Briana Campbell – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA - There’s delicious fruit, green vegetables, whole grains, and meaty protein. Then there’s that juicy, fat, mouth watering McDouble at McDonald’s for only a buck. Which one tastes the best? Which is the right one to choose? Better yet, which one is the best for someone? March 1 marked the beginning of National Nutrition Month. Today, choosing [more]

Running, Jumping, Throwing: Indoor Track off to a Fast Start

By Charisse Thompson – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA - Runners on your mark, set, go! Bang! The gun goes off releasing a pack of strong and courageous athletes. The race has begun. Indoor track, which began in early December, is a sport played by a diverse group of athletes. It is a combination of running, throwing, and jumping events. There are both long and short [more]

Lunch is Served by a Diverse Crowd

By Kristina Hodges - Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA - In the William Byrd High School cafeteria hundreds of teenagers are served by a small group of people who work hard to make sure students get a hot, fresh lunch. Every day at 8:45 a.m. the small staff of dedicated workers cooks up food for the first lunch and starts to prepare for the other [more]

Dangerous Senioritis Infects WBHS Seniors

By Taylor Thaxton – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA - Senior year is one of the most exciting times at William Byrd High School. It’s a time to explore options beyond high school – maybe it will be college or maybe it will be straight into the workforce. The one disadvantage to being a senior in high school is the chance of coming down with [more]

Webber's Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

By Ariel Tucker – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA - Some people love to take pictures, some people love to write, and then there are some people who love to do art. One person who falls into this category is senior Kirsten Webber. Webber is in Art IV at William Byrd High School, which is the most advanced art class with the exception of AP art. [more]

Stretching The Earring Limits

By William Widener - Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA – A new trend in these times is body modification. An example would be ear stretching, often called “gauging.” With this recent trend, many people at William Byrd High School are beginning to stretch their ears. When it comes to gauged earrings, there are many styles. The most common type of gauged earring is the plug, which [more]

Boys Soccer Ready to Rise to New Challenges

By Morgan Jackson - Terrier Times Editor – VINTON, Va. - The loss of four key seniors is enough to crush any team, but the Boys’ Varsity Soccer team here at William Byrd High School is not just any team. “It’s going to be a rebuilding year for us with the loss of Brian Fuquay, Nick Janowicz, Daniel Gallagher, and Nick Leffell,” said varsity assistant coach Jeff [more]

2011-2012 Winter Almost the Warmest in the Century

By Matthew Jacobson – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, Va. - Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Groundhog’s Day indicating six more weeks of winter. If he'd been in Vinton, Va. He must have lost three pounds and had to wipe the sweat from his eyes before he could make out his shadow. That raised the question of what kind of winter remains for those six weeks.  Will [more]

Bathroom Vandalism is 'Pointless and Stupid'

By Ridge Windel – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, Va. - Accidents in the bathrooms at William Byrd High School often happen, but most of these mishaps aren’t actually accidents. The students at WBHS have gone through the bathrooms and have torn apart, smashed, and written on anything they can get their hands on. The janitors are not the only ones who have to deal with [more]

Fans Starving for More Hunger Games

By Julie Ensor - Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, Va. - “May the odds be ever in your favor.” This phrase is the motto seen on posters everywhere. It's written under the title The Hunger Games and strange bird picture, raising curious thoughts and inviting people to come see the movie coming out on March 23, 2012. This novel and its movie has gained a growing interest at [more]

WBHS Girls' Soccer Ready to Score Goals

By Brecken Settles - Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, Va. - The junior varsity and varsity girls’ soccer teams have been successful in the past.  This year could be the best either team has been in a decade, but with potential comes team chemistry and motivation. Briana Hermanson, a junior on the varsity squad, has several goals set for herself based on those characteristics. “I believe I should [more]

Without the Stage Crew the Show Would Not Go On

By Kelli Ford – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA  “By the public, the crew [is] so under-appreciated,” said senior stage manager Cassie Groff when she was asked about her crew. “People owe it to the crew, because the show could not go on without them.” Groff’s words hold a resounding truth from shows staged on Broadway to shows being staged in high school auditoriums. Audiences are [more]

Nichols Goes Beyond the Grading

By Grace-Anna Chaney - Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, VA - It isn’t just the teacher that students remember; it’s the person within the teacher. Dionne Brockman-Nichols, English 11 CB and  AP/DC English 12 Literature teacher at William Byrd High School captivates her students not only through her knowledge about the subject, but most notably through her unique personality. Mrs. Nichols’ approach in the classroom and the [more]

Basking In the Break

By Brooke Miller – Terrier Times Staff – VINTON, Va. — Not a moment too soon, spring break arrives for William Byrd High School students on Good Friday, April 6. When spring break arrives, everybody is ready for school to be out for summer. Spring break is always a great way for students to take a break from their studies and enjoy doing things they can’t do [more]

Exploring New Languages

By Alexis Manning- Terrier Times Staff- VINTON, Va. - National Foreign Language Week is the first week of March every year, and is used to celebrate all of the different languages and cultures that make up our country. Having different cultures also means that there are different ways of life in America. The people of America are all different in their own way. Whether they have relatives living [more]

JROTC Students Achieve New Ranks

By Matthew Jacobson- Terrier Times Staff- VINTON, Va. - Students enrolled in the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program at William Byrd High School recently received new ranks. New ranks may include jobs that help the new students from other Roanoke County schools come in to join J.R.O.T.C. “I’m excited for my new rank because I can do great things and keeping the core as a family,” [more]

Working Towards the Season

By Alexis Manning- Terrier Times Staff- VINTON, Va. This year the baseball players at William Byrd High School have been working extra hard to stay in shape and ready for their season that started last Saturday, February 25th. Baseball workouts started during the fall, and the guys have been doing some unusual exercises to keep up their strength and stamina.  One of these strange exercises is throwing a [more]