Good morning Talawanda, today is Monday, August 30th, 2021.

Hey THS!  Are you interested in graphic design?  Writing?  Art?  Photography?  Music?  Then come check out Setting Stone, Talawanda High School’s literary-art magazine and Coffeehouse creative organization!  We will be holding an informational meeting this afternoon, right after school, in Mr. Aerni’s room, 320!  Stop by to see what this award-winning club is all about.

There will be a diversity club meeting on Wednesday after school in room 221.  Everyone is welcome!

Current THS Baseball players and students interested in playing baseball: there will be an informational meeting about fall workouts in Coach Lykins’s room (413) this Thursday, September 2nd during tutorial.

Any sophomore or junior that is interested in taking the PSAT on Wednesday, October 13th should sign up in the Guidance Office with Mrs. Roy.  The cost is $20 and please have your payment ready when you sign up.

And now for a quick break from the news with Emma Danner flipping bottles.

Did you know that Channel 85 isn’t the only source for Talawanda news? The Talawanda Tribune is THS’s online newspaper covering stories of interest to the Talawanda community. The Tribune needs writers, researchers, photographers, tech savvy individuals, and graphic designers to join our team. If you are interested, please come to a 30 minute informational meeting this Tuesday immediately after school in room 417 or email talawandatribune@talawanda.org.

Are you interested in a career in law? Do you like to debate this big questions? Do you want to become a better public speaker and learn to think well on your feet? THS Mock Trial wants you to be a part of our legacy of success. Please come to our first practice this Wednesday from 5-7 pm in room 417. See Coach Waxy for more details or scan the QR code on one of the Mock Trial fliers posted around THS.

And now for some ‘fit checks’ at Talawanda High School.

We want news from you!  If your school group would like anything covered on the news this school year, please email the news at channel85@talawanda.org or see Mr. Z in room 301.

Now for sports with Luke WP.

Welcome back THS hope everyone had a great weekend, let’s jump right into the scores.

Starting with the football team who fell to Little Miami on Friday night 38-13, Deondre Bothast-Revalee tallied 2 more TDs this week. The Brave fall to 0-2 on the season but will have their home opener this Friday against Eaton.

The volleyball team fell in straight sets on Saturday to Eaton, they fall to 1-3 on the year with another non-conference matchup on the calendar tonight at Fairfield.

The cross country teams came out on top at home during senior night on Saturday, both the boys and girls took home first place trophies in their regular season opener, both teams will head to Miamisburg this weekend.

Home games for today: The boys soccer team will host Winton Woods, JV at 5, Varsity at 7.

That’s our broadcast on this day, I’m Luke West Poley, thanks for watching, Donda Chant for song of the year, we’ll see you tomorrow.