Good morning Talawanda, today is Monday, January 31st, 2022.

There will be an FCA meeting this Wednesday, February 2nd, at 2:20 at Kofenya uptown. Anyone is welcome to attend, and we hope you consider joining our chapter to help grow our community and impact our school. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jacob Farmer, Harrison Cradduck, or Dean Cradduck.

Talawanda has some of the most diverse club and activity offerings of any school in the area, rivaling Mason and the Lakotas.  This week we are challenging students who aren’t involved in a club or activity at THS to join a club that interests them!  Each day we will highlight a few of the opportunities available.  Today we will look at Cycling Club, FFA, Diversity, and Art Club.

As you are filling out your course request form, don’t forget Game Design!  If you like video games or have interest in how they are made, consider taking Game Design I.  You will learn some basic programming and make your own games in the class.  See your counselor with any questions.  We will try to keep highlighting other electives as scheduling season is starting.

Prospective baseball players: we will have a five-minute meeting in room 413 during tutorial on Tuesday, February 1st to discuss a community service opportunity and the wrap-up to our fundraiser. Attendance is expected.

The Winter Setting Stone Coffee House will be held on February 25th. Sign-ups begin today and will be open through February 11th. If you are interested in performing, sign up outside of Mr. Aerni’s room (320).

Now for whats the T and sports with Luke WP.

It was a big weekend for the Cincinnati Bengals and Talawanda Brave with tons of action over the past few days.

Starting with the girls basketball team who clinched the SWOC championship on Saturday with a 55-46 win over Mount Healthy, Kylee Fears led the Brave with a whopping 33 points in the win for the Brave, the girls have 2 final games on the regular season schedule this week starting with a matchup at McNick tonight.

The hockey team dropped 2 games this weekend, first to the Cincinnati Swords and then to Alter, the team will have a big weekend coming up in preparation for the conference tournament starting with a rematch against the Knights at home on Friday.

The wrestling team headed to the Eaton Invitational this weekend to compete, Gavin Boner placed 3rd at 106, and Sammy Dillon placed 5th at 150, the team will be back in action in Trenton on Wednesday in a tri with Edgewood and Miamisburg.

After 10 years the boys swim & dive team is STILL the only team to ever win a SWOC championship in swimming & diving.  Saturday night the boys team pulled off an unbelievable win over Ross, eeking out a victory by a narrow 11 points.  The boys were led by Noah Femiani who won the 200 Free and 100 Free and Alex Carlson who tied for first in the 50 Free and won the 100 Fly outright.  Julio Fuentes also won the diving meet. 

And congratulations to the girls swim & dive team for getting the SWOC title BACK after a one year hiatus. The girls dominated the meet, beating 2nd place Ross by over 100 points.  The girls were led by Maren Patterson who was named SWOC Athlete of the Year after winning the 200 IM and 100 Free.  Maren’s 100 Free time was good enough to break her own league record in the event.  Other event winners for the girls were Kenna Mondello in the 50 Free, Eliza Sullivan in the diving event, and Mercy Patterson in the 100 Back. 

The swim & dive teams will next be in action in two weeks when they head to their sectional swim & dive meets, where they’ll be looking to qualify a number of individuals and relays to the district swim meet.

Home games: the bowling teams will have their match with Harrison tonight, it was moved up from this Thursday, it will begin at 4 this afternoon.

And that’s our broadcast on this day, I’m Luke West Poley, thanks so much for watching, and have a great day.

Good morning Talawanda, today is Friday, January 28th, 2022.

Speech is an elective for juniors and seniors. Mrs. Sammons has taught the class for 15 years and promises students will love the laid-back atmosphere. Plus, the class never has homework! Yes, you do give speeches, but the class makes it fun and you will get to answer silly questions at the start of each class and play Friday games! What more could a person want? 

Senior John Nelson loved Speech so much, he took it twice and says, “Speech is chill. Everyone should take it!” It should also be noted that John Nelson earned an A in Speech. If he can do it, so can you! 

Feel free to ask Mrs. Sammons if you have any questions! Will you be a sophomore next year and really want to take it? Talk to your counselor and have them email Mrs. Sammons- she will probably say yes (she always does!) 

If you know Mr. Aerni, you know he loves music. What you might not know is that he has been writing songs since he was thirteen. That’s right, he’s been writing songs for the past thirty years! He’s also offering a new, one-time-only elective class on Songwriting next year! 

The class is designed for everyone–meaning, you don’t have to ever have written a song before–in fact, you don’t need to know how to play an instrument! All you need is a love of music and an interest in being creative. In the class we will listen to a ton of music, talk about music we love, and do exercises designed to get you to write a song of your very own. 

Sound interesting? Sign up when it comes time for you to schedule for next year.

Seniors – Both the Talawanda and the Oxford Community Foundation Scholarship books are now available in the Guidance Office. The link is also on the Counseling website and has been sent to your student emails also.  

Please read the directions carefully as some requirements differ between the scholarship books. Both require your transcript, these do not need to be official. You will be given one copy and you can make as many copies as you want. You can request your transcript through Parchment. 

All applications are due Thursday, February 24th to the guidance office. See Mrs Roy with any questions.   

Are you interested in learning more about the earth’s systems and how they relate to global climate change? If so, join Ms. Morris next year to explore the science behind climate change, and how humans can impact this complex issue! Honors Environmental Science is a new science elective available to 11th and 12th graders.

Now for whats the T and sports with Luke WP.

Zander Moore on the call last night. It was a special evening for the girls basketball team who defeated Badin in a nailbiter, 49-48, the game was highlighted by junior Kylee Fears becoming just the 6th player in Talawanda history to surpass the 1,000 point mark, the game came down to the wire before Taylor Farris clinched the game with a free throw to give the Brave the lead with just under 2 seconds left on the clock, congrats to the girls on a great win, they are now 15-2 on the year and will head to Mount Healthy for their penultimate SWOC game tomorrow afternoon.

Both bowling teams fell to Ross yesterday afternoon in conference action at Oxford Lanes, shoutout to my brother Owen West Poley who bowled a career high 215 game last night, the teams will be back in action next Thursday as they host Harrison.

Home games: the boys basketball team will host Franklin County tomorrow beginning at 7:30, also at 8 the hockey team will battle the Cincinnati Swords, also good luck to the swim and dive teams who will play host to the SWOC championship meet tomorrow beginning at 5:30.

And that’s our broadcast on this day, I’m Luke West Poley, thanks so much for watching, and have a great weekend.

Good morning Talawanda, today is Thursday, January 27th, 2022.

All students interested in playing lacrosse this spring, need to attend a parent/player meeting on Monday, January 31st.  The meeting will last from 6 pm to 7 pm in the PAC.  If you have any questions visit Coach Johnson in room 120.  

Congratulations to THS Mock Trial!  Both teams owned in the virtual courtroom and made it to regional competition. They’ll be competing February 18th and we will have more information and interviews leading up to the competition.

Seniors – Both the Talawanda and the Oxford Community Foundation Scholarship books are now available in the Guidance Office. The link is also on the Counseling website and has been sent to your student emails also.  

Please read the directions carefully as some requirements differ between the scholarship books. Both require your transcript, these do not need to be official. You will be given one copy and you can make as many copies as you want. You can request your transcript through Parchment. 

All applications are due Thursday, February 24th to the guidance office. See Mrs Roy with any questions.   

Best Buddies Members: Our January meeting will be held today after school until 3:30pm! Hope to see everyone there! 

Now for Whats the T followed by sports with Luke WP.

The girls basketball team picked up another strong league win last night over Northwest, Eva Motta led the way for the Brave with 11 points along with a number of varsity debuts made last night, the girls have a huge matchup on the schedule tonight as they will host Badin more on that in a bit.

Week 2 for the academic challenge team meant 2 more wins, this week’s victim was Ross, the team is now 4-0 and will have a bye next week before hosting Mount Healthy on the 9th of February.

Once again, the hockey team’s game tonight against Miami was cancelled, the team will resume play on Saturday against the Cincinnati Swords.

Home games: the bowling teams will host Ross at 4, also the girls basketball team will have a huge non-conference game against Badin, JV at 6, Varsity at 7:30, we’ll also have that game live here on Channel 85, so tune in.

And that’s our broadcast on this day, I’m Luke West Poley, thanks so much for watching, and we’ll see you tomorrow.

Good morning Talawanda, today is Wednesday, January 26th, 2022.

All students interested in playing lacrosse this spring, need to attend a parent/player meeting on Monday, January 31st.  The meeting will last from 6 pm to 7 pm in the PAC.  If you have any questions visit Coach Johnson in room 120.  

There will be an FCA meeting today at 2:20 at Kofenya uptown. Anyone is welcome to attend, and we hope you consider joining our chapter to help grow our community and impact our school. 

Congratulations to THS Mock Trial!  Both teams owned in the virtual courtroom and made it to regional competition.  

Best Buddies Members: Our January meeting will be held this Thursday after school until 3:30pm! Hope to see everyone there! 

Now for Whats the T followed by sports with Luke WP.

The boys basketball team fell to Edgewood on senior night last night 68-46, Jay Reynolds was the leading scorer for the Brave with 16 points, the boys are now 4-10 overall and 1-6 in the conference, they will head to Mount Healthy on Friday.

The bowling teams had their matchups with Mount Healthy yesterday cancelled, the teams will be back in action at home tomorrow as they host Ross.

Yesterday, SWOC schools Ross and Edgewood accepted invitations to join the Southwestern Buckeye League in the 2023-24 schoolyear, Talawanda’s league situation for the future is now unknown, we will provide updates on that when available.

Home games: none.

And that’s our broadcast on this day, I’m Luke West Poley, thanks so much for watching, and have a great early day.

Good morning Talawanda, today is Tuesday, January 25th, 2022.

All students interested in playing lacrosse this spring, need to attend a parent/player meeting on Monday, January 31st.  The meeting will last from 6 pm to 7 pm in the PAC.  If you have any questions visit Coach Johnson in room 120.  

Girls Soccer will be working out in the field house on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30.  If you have any questions please contact Julia Rode or Kelsey Sams.  Let’s kick it!

There will be an FCA meeting this Wednesday, January 26th, at 2:20 at Kofenya uptown. Anyone is welcome to attend, and we hope you consider joining our chapter to help grow our community and impact our school. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jacob Farmer, Harrison Cradduck, or Dean Cradduck.

Brave TVs resident legal expert Tyler Hazelwood explains the legal system in honor of Talawanda’s mock trial competition team.

There will be a Best Buddies meeting on Thursday after school until 3:30 in Mrs. Sammons room.

Diversity Club is meeting Wednesday right after school in Ms. Morris’s room.  We will be planning our valentine’s day activities.

Project Green will meet TODAY at 3pm in Mrs. Ruther’s room (224). All are welcome.

Now for Whats the T followed by sports with Luke WP.

The girls basketball cruised to a road win over Eaton last night in non-league play 59-37, the team was led by Kylee Fears with 19 points, additionally Myah Keene and Taylor Farris also surpassed double digits in scoring, the girls are no 13-2 overall and will resume conference play tomorrow at Northwest.

On Saturday the swim and dive teams traveled to St. Xavier to take part in their JV Invitational.  Although this was an unscored meet there were still a number of great performances. Hannah Lippincott and Zeke Groom both finished 2nd in the 50 Free, Ellie Killy finished 2nd in the 100 Back, and Lucy Wang finished 2nd in the 100 Breast.  Additionally Kaydence Morris broke 30 in her 50 Free for the first time and Annmery Katto dropped 9 seconds in her 100 Breast.  The swim and dive teams will be back in action Saturday evening at the SWOC Championship meet.  The boys will be looking to earn their 16th straight league title while the girls will be looking to reclaim the championship this year after losing a heartbreaker last year to Ross.  The meet will be at Miami and it will start at 5:30 PM.

Home games: the bowling teams will host Mount Healthy at Oxford Lanes starting at 4, and the boys basketball team will host Northwest, Freshman at 4:30, JV at 6, and varsity at 7:30, it is also senior night so make sure to support the team, we’ll have that game live here on Channel 85 as well so make sure to tune in.

And that’s our broadcast on this day, I’m Luke West Poley, thanks so much for watching, and have a great Tuesday.

Good morning Talawanda, today is whodey, January 24th, 2022.

If you’re interested in playing lacrosse this spring, please see coach Johnson.  Lacrosse is lifting on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with the football team after school.  Attendance is expected!

Girls Soccer will be working out in the field house on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30.  If you have any questions please contact Julia Rode or Kelsey Sams.  Let’s kick it!

There will be a Best Buddies meeting on Thursday after school until 3:30 in Mrs. Sammons room.

Diversity Club is meeting Wednesday right after school in Ms. Morris’s room.  We will be planning our valentine’s day activities.

Now for Whats the T followed by sports with Luke WP.

The boys basketball team fell to in a conference matchup on the road with Harrison on Friday 52-42, Logan Smith led the team with 15 points, the boys will look to rebound tomorrow against Edgewood.

The girls basketball team picked up 2 blowout wins over the long weekend, knocking off Edgewood and Ross on Wednesday and Thursday by a combined 43 points, the girls will head to Eaton for some non-conference action tonight.

The boys and girls bowling teams both fell to Northwest on Thursday, the team will now close out their year with their final 4 matches at Oxford Lanes beginning with a bout with Mount Healthy tomorrow.

The hockey team cruised to a road win over Mason in league play on Friday night, the hat trick line of Parker Geshan, Andrew Shrider, and Max Kelly led the Brave offense to an 11-0 victory, the team’s next game will now be on Saturday against the Cincinnati Swords at home after Thursday’s game against Miami was cancelled.

The Ac Chal team picked up 2 easy victories to begin their season against Edgewood, the team will look to continue their dominance over the SWOC this Wednesday as they host Ross.

Friday night the swim & dive teams hosted Edgewood and Bellbrook in a tri-meet.  Both the boys and the girls came away with sweeps.  For the girls Talawanda tallied 154 points, Bellbrook tallied 116 points, and Edgewood tallied 42 points.  For the boys Talawanda tallied 162 points, Bellbrook tallied 94 points, and Edgewood tallied 35.  The girls were led by Mercy Patterson who won both the 100 Fly and 100 Back, Maren Patterson who won the 50 Free, and Lucy Wang who won the 100 Breast.  The boys were led by Noah Femiani who won the 50 Free and 100 Free, Alex Carlson who won the 100 Fly and 100 Back, Jonah Femiani who won the 200 Free, Stephen Mullally who won the 200 IM, and Zeke Groom who won the 100 Breast.  Stay tuned for an update tomorrow on how the teams performed at their meet on Saturday.

Congrats to Sawyer Johnson who has been named the new lacrosse coach here at THS, good luck to him and the team this spring, also congrats to senior Madie Patton who committed to continue her softball career at Miami University yesterday.

Home games: none.

Good morning Talawanda, today is Wednesday, January 19th, 2022.

There will be an FCA meeting today, at 2:20, at Kofenya uptown. Anyone is welcome to attend, and we hope you consider joining our chapter to help grow our community and impact our school. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jacob Farmer, Harrison Cradduck, or Dean Cradduck.

In honor of tonight’s academic challenge season opener, Parker decided to go out and ask some questions. Introducing Tyler vs Tesh, Volume 1.

The Drama Club is holding auditions after school today at 3:00 for the Laramie Project. Anyone interested does not need to prepare anything, just show up. The production will be a stage reading, as such memorization won’t be required and there will be little rehearsal commitment. 

Additionally, the Drama Club is looking for a junior or senior to be in charge of community outreach, if you are interested, send a message to the drama club Instagram, which can be found on fliers around the school.

Now for Whats the T followed by sports with Luke WP.

The boys basketball team fell to a hot shooting Taylor team on the road last night 89-50, the boys are now 4-8 overall and will travel to Harrison to resume conference action on Friday.

Over the weekend, the wrestling team split up and competed in two separate tournaments.  At the Ross Invitational, Clayton Bennett finished fifth overall in the 190 lbs. weight class.  At the Sycamore Invitational, Gavin Boner finished 3rd at 106, Tanner Bown Finished 3rd at 126, Sammy Dillon finished 2nd at 150, Shae Dillingham finished 4th at 157, and Aidan Richardson finished 6th at 165.  The team has this weekend off and will resume the competition next week.

Good luck to the Ac Chal team who will open their season this afternoon at Edgewood.

Home games: The girls basketball team will host Edgewood in a huge conference matchup JV at 6, Varsity at 7:30, it is a white out and students get in free so make sure to pack the gym tonight, also we’ll carry that game live here on BraveTV, I’ve got the college call-up tonight so this morning we signed 2 broadcasters from the practice squad, Caleb Bogseth and Parker Geshan will be on the call tonight, make sure to tune in.

And that’s our broadcast on this day, I’m Luke West Poley, thanks so much for watching, and have a great day.

Good morning Talawanda, today is Tuesday, January 18th, 2022.

There will be an FCA meeting this Wednesday, January 19th, at 2:15, location to be determined. Anyone is welcome to attend, and we hope you consider joining our chapter to help grow our community and impact our school. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jacob Farmer, Harrison Cradduck, or Dean Cradduck.

Now for Caleb and Dawson making their playoff predictions. Note: they made these before Super Wild Card Weekend and were 100% correct.

If you still need someone to take senior photos for you, please email yearbook@talawanda.org and we can set up FREE sittings for you!  Senior pictures are due March 23rd!

Now for Whats the T followed by sports with Luke WP.

Despite a bus breakdown, the hockey team made it to Columbus for the Pioneer Classic this weekend, the team started 0-2 before winning their final 2 games to finish third, conference games will resume on Friday as the hockey team will take on Mason.

This weekend the swim and dive teams took part in the Southwest Ohio High School Classic.  This is the largest swim meet in the country as there are over 125 teams that take part in the meet.  Out of those 125 plus teams the girls team finished in 31st and the boys finished in 37th.  Top finishers for the Brave were Maren Patterson as she finished 11th in the 100 Back, 14th in the 50 Free, and 16th in the 200 Back.  A special shout out to Mercy Patterson as well as she won the 50 Fly.  On the boys side the 200 Free Relay of Noah Femiani, Zeke Groom, Stephen Mullally, and Alex Carlson finished in 16th and Julio Fuentes finished 15th in the diving event.  The Brave will be in the water this Friday for senior night as they take on Edgewood and Bellbrook in a tri-meet at the rec center.  Senior night festivities will begin at 6 PM with the meet starting right after.

The boys basketball team split the weekend, starting with a 60-48 loss on Friday against Ross, but bouncing back on Saturday defeated Cincinnati Christian in comeback fashion, the final in that one was 67-60, the boys are now 4-7 on the season and 1-4 in the conference with action resuming tonight against Taylor.

The girls basketball team suffered their first conference loss of the season yesterday on the road at Harrison, the team is now 10-2 overall and 4-1 in conference, with their next matchup set for tomorrow against Edgewood.

The wrestling team headed to Cincinnati this weekend for the Sycamore invite, more on that tomorrow.

Home games: None.

And that’s our broadcast on this day, I’m Luke West Poley, thanks so much for watching, and push some P on this Tuesday.

Good morning Talawanda, today is Friday, January 14th, 2022.

Due to rising Covid infection rates at THS, masks will be required again at the school starting on Tuesday, keep others safe, wear your mask!

Now for guess the word challenge with Jette

If you still need someone to take senior photos for you, please email yearbook@talawanda.org and we can set up FREE sittings for you!  Senior pictures are due March 23rd!

Now for Whats the T followed by sports with Luke WP.

The girls basketball team cruised to a victory over Northwest last night, the final was 67-1, Kylee Fears led the team with 17 points, the girls will be back in action on Monday at 6:30 in a makeup game against Harrison.

The bowling teams both fell to Mount Healthy yesterday, the boys had to forfeit the match, and the girls fell by a score of 1589-1353, the bowling teams will be back in action next Thursday against Northwest.

Home games: The boys basketball team will kick off their weekend tonight against Ross, the varsity game will begin at 7:30 tonight in the gym.

And that’s our broadcast on this day, I’m Luke West Poley, thanks so much for watching, and enjoy your long weekend.

Good morning Talawanda, today is Thursday, January 13th, 2022.

Prospective Baseball players: check your email for information regarding the online fundraiser meeting tonight at 7PM and the winter clinic on January 16th and 17th.

Due to rising Covid infection rates at THS, masks will be required again at the school starting on Tuesday, keep others safe, wear your mask!

And now Anna Newlin plays the headphone game

If you still need someone to take senior photos for you, please email yearbook@talawanda.org and we can set up FREE sittings for you!  Senior pictures are due March 23rd!

Now for Whats the T followed by sports with Luke WP.

The girls basketball team’s game originally scheduled for last night against Harrison will now be played this Monday, the girls will return to action tonight at home versus Northwest.

There were no other athletic events last night.

Home games: The girls basketball team will host Northwest, there will be no JV or Freshman game, and its an early start for varsity with the tip set for 6 this evening.

And that’s our broadcast on this day, I’m Luke West Poley, thanks so much for watching, we’ll see you tomorrow.