Good morning, Talawanda! Today is Tuesday, September 4, 2018

All members of YIT should plan to attend our meeting on Wednesday @ 1:45 pm in the staff lounge.  New members are always welcome!

Starting Thursday, September 6th, there will be an open baseball field, every Tuesday and Thursday at 2:45, you should try to attend,  if you are not playing a fall sport. All grades are welcome.

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!

Seniors interested in attending the College Essay Workshop on Monday, September 10th, please note that Miami and UC admission reps will work 1 on 1 with you on your draft or final essays.  They are scheduled to be here from 2:30 – 4.  This time can be quite valuable as you get individual direct feedback from admission professionals.  Please plan to be professional, courteous, and patient as they work with your fellow classmates.  You do not need to stay for the full 1 and a half hours.

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.  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.

And now for golf hype.

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 the election results and Patty G with sports.

On Friday & Saturday, the football team fell to Badin in their week two game by a score of 38 to 7. Backup Quarterback Tyler Teeters went 13 for 25 for 154 yards while throwing 1 Touchdown and 3 interceptions, and Tyrell Wills rushed for 37 yards. Tyler Engelhard caught the touchdown pass in the 4th quarter to put the Braves on the board. Their record falls to 1 and 1 overall, next week’s matchup is with Eaton at home.

The Cross Country team had another successful series of races on Saturday at Miamisburg.  In a field of 15 teams, the Talawanda girls earned the second place spot.  Top scores for the Braves were:  Maddy Iden in 2nd, Libby Farmer in 7th, and Hannah Lippincott in 8th.  Also setting personal records for the year for the girls were:  Abby Bahlau, Katie Keeler, Zoe Moore, Eva Motta, and Asya Walsh.  The boys team placed 9th out of 25 teams.  Top scores for the Braves were:  David Kraushar, Jens Bartel and Luke West Poley.  Also setting personal records for the season for the season for the boys were: Kye Tomayasu and Connor Woodin.  The Braces run at Troy this coming Saturday, the course that will also be the spot of the regional meet this year.

The girls volleyball team fell in their first conference match to Little Miami on Thursday in straight sets. Their record falls to 1 and 3 overall.

The boys soccer team continues their undefeated start and earned their first conference win Thursday night at Little Miami by a score of 2 to 1. They are now 3-0-0 and will visit Harrison tonight in their quest for a # 3 peat.

The girls soccer team fell to Little Miami Thursday night by a 2-nill margin. Their overall record falls to 1-1-1 and 0-1-0 in the SWOC.

Also on Thursday, the boys golf team knocked off Ross 181 to 193. Talawanda remains undefeated in SWOC play — they have Harrison tonight at Hueston Woods in a battle for SWOC supremacy.

And the girls tennis team improved to 2 and 0 in the SWOC with a conference win against Harrison, also on Thursday.

Any girls interested in playing basketball this winter, there will be a meeting this Wednesday at 1:45 pm in the gym.  If you are playing a fall sport, still stop by the meeting and sign in.  The meeting will only take about 15 minutes.

Home games for today:   Girls JV and Varsity Soccer take on Harrison, JV at 4, Varsity at 6. And Boys JV and Varsity Golf take on the Wildcats, too. The First Tee time at 4 at Hueston Woods. Let’s Beat Harrison.

And lastly today, I’d like to say it is my privilege and honor to serve as your student body president. I’d like to congratulate all other election winners and candidates for great races.

And that’s our broadcast on this Tuesday. I’m Patrick Geshan. Thanks so much for watching, and we’ll see you tomorrow.