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Boston on Red Alert
By Dylan Widener at May 23, 2013 | 1:38 pm | 0 Comment
Dylan Widener - Terrier Times Staff - VINTON, Va. - On Monday April 15, tragedy again struck America. As many runners crossed the finish line at the annual Boston Marathon, an explosion was detonated. It took 3 lives and wounded 180. This just revives an already open wound with the Sandy Hook shooting in the past year. “Blood runs deep,” said math more...
Continuing the Legacy
By Briana Campbell at March 19, 2013 | 1:42 pm | 0 Comment
Briana Campbell- Terrier Times Staff- VINTON, Va. - When one door closes, another one opens. That is more than true and has carried on for William Byrd High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC program since the loss of Major Jeffrey Pruitt last October. Two months prior, on December 17th Senior Aerospace Science Instructor Major John Napier was hired in place of more...
Music In & Out the Heart
By Kristina Hodges at January 14, 2013 | 1:06 pm | 0 Comment
Rachel Milton- Terrier Times Staff- VINTON, Va.- "Honestly, music is my passion and there’s very little other things that make me feel as good as music," said junior Chris Howard-Woods. Music is in the hearts of many students at Byrd, but for some it’s more than the act of listening to it. It’s the act of playing an instrument and creating something with it. Many more...
A Day in the Life of a Teacher
By Kristina Hodges at January 14, 2013 | 1:03 pm | 0 Comment
Julie Ensor- Terrier Times Staff- VINTON, Va.- "Oh, I love seeing a teacher outside of school. It’s like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs." A popular quote from the movie Mean Girls, while silly and weird, depicts a common thought for many students; the idea that it’s an embarrassment or awkwardness of an out-of-classroom experience or relationship with a more...
Are YOU Driven to Start Driving?
By Kristina Hodges at January 14, 2013 | 12:50 pm | 0 Comment
Sarah Frary- Terrier Times Staff- VINTON, Va.- Sit down. Seatbelt, check. Mirrors, check. Anxiety, check. Now go. Students at William Byrd High School have mixed feelings about the prospect of driving. Some jump at the chance to drive and find many different aspects of driving appealing. "I am looking forward to driving," said sophomore Sierra Stafford. "It gives you more...
Byrd Takes on Challenge to Defy Bullying
By Kristina Hodges at November 12, 2012 | 9:34 am | 0 Comment
Rachel Milton - Terrier Times Staff - VINTON, Va. - "I would just accept people. Get over their differences and just accept them as who they are," said junior Connor Gates. Bullying is a serious issue, but William Byrd does a good job of keeping it in check. Administration has an effective way to deal with bullying. "A committee determines if the case is bullying or more...
WBHS Shows True Terrier Spirit!
By Kristina Hodges at November 9, 2012 | 12:50 pm | 0 Comment
Briana Campbell - Terrier Times Staff - VINTON, Va. - Spirit Week seems to bring an uplifting and exciting atmosphere to the halls of William Byrd High School. Whether it was by all the strange superhero costumes, students that match from head-to-toe or a swarm of students wearing camouflage around the school looking as if they were ready for hunting season, spirit week more...
OPINION: An Inside Look at Being an Exchange Student
By admin at October 29, 2012 | 4:20 pm | 0 Comment
Roger Gracia - Terrier Times Staff - VINTON, Va. - Going on an exchange program is more than going to a place to learn a foreign language. My name Roger Gracia and I am from Madrid, Spain. I came to America about two months ago because I wanted to improve my skills in English, but I’m leaving at the end of this school year. I am learning more than I ever expected more...
Students Get Set For Summer Break
By Briana Campbell at May 30, 2012 | 9:55 am | 0 Comment
By Miranda McGuire - Terrier Times Staff - VINTON, VA. - Summer 2012 is about to be in full swing. With that, students at William Byrd High School are more than anticipating that last day of school to come. Students will then begin to dread that first day to arrive in August. Until then however, they will be making plans to hopefully have the ‘best summer more...
New Schoolin’
By Briana Campbell at May 30, 2012 | 9:54 am | 0 Comment
By William Widener - Terrier Times Staff - VINTON, VA. - When a new school year comes around at William Byrd High School, people expect to see new faces. Most expected are among the army of freshman, all though, every once in a while, it’s an entirely new student to Byrd. More often than not, they don’t just come at the beginning, they come year round. The more...
