Good morning, Talawanda! Today is Thursday, August 30, 2018

Anyone who is interested in joining Best Buddies, but missed our first meeting, don’t panic!  Just stop by Mrs. Sammon’s room, room 316, anytime to sign up.

The THS Choir program has started its annual Otis Spunkmeyer fundraiser.  See any choir student or Mr. Pearson for the opportunity to support our vocal music groups and get some great food.  There will be cookies, pretzels, pizzas, churros, cheesecakes, and soups!  The sale runs from now until Tuesday, September 11.  Get your orders in today!

World Language Club (Voila) will have it’s informational meeting on Wednesday, September 5th, right after school in Room 118.  Come and bring a friend!  We have snacks!

Are you interested in learning more on how to write college essays?  Come to the College Essay Workshop on Monday, September 10th, after school, starting 2:30 and ending at 4. There will be admission representatives from Miami University and the University of Cincinnati to provide you feedback on your essay.

Drop off all books for the book drive in the in the Main Office in the designated boxes!  The Book Drive will run until September 7th!  All of the books will go to our local Children’s Hospitals.

The drama club will be having an informational meeting after school on September 6 in the THS Performing Arts Center.  Anyone who is interested in seeing what goes in to the fall play both onstage and backstage should come and see what drama is all about.  If you cannot make it to the meeting and still want to audition, come after school on September 11.  If you have any other questions, please see Ms. Hudson or Mr. Steffen in room 317.

Any sophomore or junior wanting to take the PSAT on October 10 needs to sign up in Guidance by September 7th.  The cost is 20 dollars.  Please have your payment when you go to sign up.

And now for Z’s bad dream.

Birthdays for today: Jimena Espinoza-Medina turns 15, Julia Peter turns 14, and Dalton Howard turns 16.

And now for world news and Patty G with sports.

The girls golf team’s 5 match winning streak came to an end last night after a 207 to 220 loss to Edgewood at Oxford Country Club. 7 of the 8 Braves golfers shot below their season averages, and Hannah Heitger shot her first ever par. Their next match is Wednesday at Goshen.

And in other results from last night the girls field hockey team fell to Summit Country Day by a score of 4-0 in the rain.

And since it is the last day of the week — we’ll get you ready for tomorrow’s football game at Badin. The Rams are coming off a 41-20 week one win at Ross after going 5-5 in the regular season last year. The Braves will search for their first 2-0 start since 2013. Kickoff is tomorrow at 7 at Hamilton High School. It will be a frat out.

Home games for today and it is very busy: Girls JV and Varsity Tennis take on Harrison at 4, Boys JV and Varsity Golf take on Ross with the first tee time at 4 at Hueston woods, Girls JV and Varsity Soccer play Little Miami — JV at 5 and Varsity at 6, and Girls Volleyball hosts Little Miami as well, Freshman at 4:30, JV at 5:45, and Varsity at 7. And on Saturday, boys JV football takes on Badin at 10 am, and the Freshman team takes on the Rams at noon.

And that’s our broadcast on this Thursday. I’m Patrick Geshan. Thanks so much for watching, and enjoy the 4 day weekend.