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Good Morning Talawanda. Today is Monday, March 18th, 2019

Best Buddies members: We will meet tomorrow, March 19 after school until 3pm. Please see Mrs. Sammons for a list of important March dates

Jostens will be in the cafeteria during lunch on the 19th to deliver Graduation Announcement orders.

On Tuesday, March 19, Best Buddies is celebrating Best Buddies month with two important and AWESOME events. Help us “Spread the Word to End the Word” by signing our banner and pledging to no longer use the “R” word in your everyday vocabulary. Second, help us celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by wearing crazy, mismatched socks to school on Tuesday. Help us by showing your support of inclusion and all our students here at THS!

Attention Setting Stone: we will  meet meet as a whole group Today. Please plan on attending on today to begin planning out the magazine.

The Spring Blood Drive will be on Friday April 12th. Forms are ready for pick up in the office, room 611, or during lunch. Please turn in your forms to the office, room 611 or during lunch by April 10th, you will pick your time when you turn your form in. Talawanda High School is a red cord school. If you donate blood 3 times during high school you will receive red cords for graduation.  For ever person who donates blood you save 3 lives, what a great way to give to those in need! 

Please come to the main office and find your coat!  Lost and found is overflowing and going to Oxford Resource Center Today.  There are a few lunch boxes and bottles too!

The Environment and Natural Sciences Club will meet on Tuesday after school in Mrs. Ruther’s room. Please complete the EarthDay survey on Google Classroom if you have not yet.

And now for a week in review

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The Varsity Baseball team played this weekend and improved there record to 2-0 with a 12-2 victory over Goshen. They will play again today at Roger Bacon- first pitch is 5:00 pm. 

And we recorded an entire promo for the Best Buddies club on Friday, but had some technical diffuculties this morning — so, today is spread the word to end the word day, make sure you sign the banner in the cafeteria to pledge not to say the R-word, and tomorrow make sure wear Crazy Socks for World Down Syndrome Day.

And that’s our broadcast on this Monday. I’m Patrick Geshan. Good luck filling out your brackets, and we’ll see you tomorrow.

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Good Morning Talawanda. Today is Friday, March 15th, 2019

Best Buddies members: our March meeting has been changed. We will meet next Tuesday, March 19 after school until 3pm. Please see Mrs. Sammons for a list of important March dates (there a lot of them) or if you want to be on our club’s dodgeball team!

Jostens will be in the cafeteria during lunch on the 19th to deliver Graduation Announcement orders.

There will be NO chess club today.

And now an announcement about the NHS Volleyball tournament

On Tuesday, March 19, Best Buddies is celebrating Best Buddies month with two important and AWESOME events. Help us “Spread the Word to End the Word” by signing our banner and pledging to no longer use the “R” word in your everyday vocabulary. Second, help us celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by wearing crazy, mismatched socks to school on Tuesday. Help us by showing your support of inclusion and all our students here at THS!

Attention Setting Stone: we will meet as a whole group on Monday, March 18. Please plan on attending on the 18th to begin planning out the magazine.

YIT Dodge and Dance is today!   Make sure to turn in your forms and waivers if you have not already.  They must be into the main office by the end of the day in order to participate

The Spring Blood Drive will be on Friday, April 12th. Forms are ready for pick up in the office, room 611, or during lunch. Please turn in your forms to the office, room 611 or during lunch by April 10th, you will pick your time when you turn your form in. Talawanda High School is a red cord school. If you donate blood 3 times during high school you will receive red cords for graduation.  For every person who donates blood you save 3 lives, what a great way to give to those in need! 

The Oxford Parks and Recreation Department would like your thoughts about the possibility of designing a Teen Center within the TRI Community Center. Students who are in grades 6th-12th would be welcome to use the teen center. Our vision for the Teen Center would include game systems, arcade-style games, “plug n play” systems, flat screen TVs, a study area and a sound system for music.  We are looking forward to designing a safe place for teens in the community to have fun, be active, and hang out with friends. Please take the time to answer these questions honestly. Your input is important and appreciated!

Please come to the main office and find your coat!  Lost and found is overflowing and going to Oxford Resource Center Monday.  There are a few lunch boxes and bottles too!

And now for Extreme Week Day 5

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Good Morning Talawanda. Today is Thursday, March 14th, 2019

Best Buddies members: our March meeting has been changed. We will meet next Tuesday, March 19 after school until 3 pm. Please see Mrs. Sammons for a list of important March dates (there a lot of them) or if you want to be on our club’s dodgeball team!

Attention Setting Stone: we will meet as a whole group on Monday, March 18. Please plan on attending on the 18th to begin planning out the magazine.

YIT Dodge & Dance is only 2 days away!  We have extended the deadline for teams to turn in their forms.  You MUST have your form into the main office by the end of the school day on Friday.  Waivers must be included in order to participate.

Not on a team?  Come anyway and cheer on your friends!  Stay for the Sock Hop for FREE food and a chance to win GREAT prizes, such as prom tickets, a yearbook, an all-sports pass for next year and many others!  ➠

The Butler County Retired Teachers Association scholarship deadline is approaching. This 1,000 dollar scholarship is available to any student planning to major in Education. Applications can be picked up in the guidance office.

The Spring Blood Drive will be on Friday, April 12th. Forms are ready for pick up in the office, room 611, or during lunch. Please turn in your forms to the office, room 611 or during lunch by April 10th, you will pick your time when you turn your form in. Talawanda High School is a red cord school. If you donate blood 3 times during high school you will receive red cords for graduation.  For every person who donates blood, you save 3 lives, what a great way to give to those in need! 

The Oxford Parks and Recreation Department would like your thoughts about the possibility of designing a Teen Center within the TRI Community Center. Students who are in grades 6th-12th would be welcome to use the teen center. Our vision for the Teen Center would include game systems, arcade-style games, “plug n play” systems, flat screen TVs, a study area and a sound system for music.  We are looking forward to designing a safe place for teens in the community to have fun, be active, and hang out with friends. Please take the time to answer these questions honestly. Your input is important and appreciated!

Please come to the main office and find your coat!  Lost and found is overflowing and going to Oxford Resource Center Monday.  There are a few lunch boxes and bottles too!

And now for Extreme Week Day 4

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Good Morning Talawanda. Today is Monday, March 11th, 2019

Best Buddies members: our March meeting has been changed. We will NOT meet this Tuesday, but instead, will meet next Tuesday, March 19 after school until 3pm. Please see Mrs. Sammons for a list of important March dates (there a lot of them) or if you want to be on our club’s dodgeball team!

The Environment and Natural Sciences Club will meet right after school on Tuesday, March 12th in Mrs. Ruther’s room (224). If you cannot attend, please complete the form in Google Classroom. All are welcome!

Attention Setting Stone: we will not meet on Monday, March 11th. Instead, we will meet again as a whole group on Monday, March 18. Please plan on attending on the 18th to begin planning out the magazine.

YIT is sponsoring “Dodge and Dance” on Friday, March 15th!  Make sure you get a team together or come to cheer on the Dodgeball teams and then stay for FREE food and a great sock hop! There is no cost for either event.

Are you interested in the IT field?  The University of Cincinnati is hosting a free 3-week intensive summer IT camp called IT LanunchPad Summer Camp  It will give students a solid foundation in computer fundamentals, software development, cyber security, database and networking.  The camp is hands-on, project-based, team-oriented learning experience using UC’s state of the art equipment and instructors.  This camp is completely free.  Applications are due March 31.  See Mrs. Stark in Guidance to apply.

The Butler County Retired Teachers Association scholarship deadline is approaching. This 1,000 dollar scholarship is available to any student planning to major in Education. Applications can be picked up in the guidance office.

And now for The Week In Review

And now for Extreme Week Day 1

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Good Morning Talawanda. Today is Friday, March 8th, 2019

The deadline for senior pictures is past due, see Mr. Zimmerman in room 301 if you have any questions or problems.

Best Buddies members: our March meeting has been changed. We will NOT meet this Tuesday, but instead, will meet on Tuesday, March 19 after school until 3pm. Please see Mrs. Sammons for a list of important March dates (there a lot of them) or if you want to be on our club’s dodgeball team!

The Environment and Natural Sciences Club will meet right after school on Tuesday, March 12th in Mrs. Ruther’s room (224). If you cannot attend, please complete the form in Google Classroom. All are welcome!

Attention Setting Stone: we will not meet on Monday, March 11th. Instead, we will meet again as a whole group on Monday, March 18. Please plan on attending on the 18th to begin planning out the magazine.

Chess club will meet in Mr. Yuva’s room until 3:30 today.

Attention any students interested in taking one of the IT classes next year:  If you are interested in getting CCP credit through the University of Cincinnati, you must apply by Today (March 8th).  See Mrs. Stark if you have any questions.

YIT is sponsoring “Dodge and Dance” on Friday, March 15th!  Make sure you get a team together or come to cheer on the Dodgeball teams and then stay for FREE food and a great sock hop! There is no cost for either event.

Birthdays for today: Sarah Clarke turns 18 

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Good luck to the cheerleading team, who competes in their state competition at St. John’s Arena this Sunday in Columbus.

Sean Mondello reigned victorious in his first round match up at the state meet yesterday, he competes again this morning so good luck from everyone here at Talawanda Sean.

Goodluck to the lacrosse team who plays in their first scrimmage against Franklin tomorrow

That’s our broadcast on this Friday. I’m Patrick Geshan. And as you all may know by now, next week will be our annual extreme week here at Channel 85, with proceeds benefitting the Oxford – Talawanda Food Pantry. Here’s Dalton Norris now with a little sneak peak. Have a great weekend, Talawanda.

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Good Morning Talawanda. Today is Thursday, March 7th, 2019

Attention NHS Members: We will meet today right after school in the upper media center.  

The deadline for senior pictures is past due, see Mr. Zimmerman in room 301 if you have any questions or problems.

Attention Setting Stone: we will not meet on Monday, March 11th. Instead, we will meet again as a whole group on Monday, March 18. Please plan on attending on the 18th to begin planning out the magazine.

Attention any students interested in taking one of the IT classes next year:  If you are interested in getting CCP credit through the University of Cincinnati, you must apply by this Friday (March 8th).  See Mrs. Stark if you have any questions.

YIT is sponsoring “Dodge and Dance” on Friday, March 15th!  Make sure you get a team together or come to cheer on the Dodgeball teams and then stay for FREE food and a great sock hop! There is no cost for either event.

Birthdays for today: Ainsley Clark, Zayd Beckington, and Sarah Ferneding turn 17 and Kiera Henson and Nathaniel Berter turn 18. 

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Tigerland is the story of a Black High School’s triumph in inner city Columbus during the turbulent civil rights movement. In the year 1969, the East High Tigers won both the state basketball and baseball championships, despite a severe economic  disadvantage. But their African-American sports teams triumphed over the wealthy white schools during the tournament. I sat down with the book’s author Wil Haygood on Tuesday, to talk about his story of triumph, and Tigerland’s place in the 21st century. The full interview is 12 minutes long, so if there is not enough time in your class today, you don’t have to watch all of it. If there’s any part of the interview you should catch, it would be the last 3 minutes, when Haygood gives advice to today’s young students. We’ll also post the full interview on our YouTube channel after today’s news. That’s our broadcast on this Thursday. I’m Patrick Geshan. My conversation now with Wil Haygood.   

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Good Morning Talawanda. Today is Friday, March 1st, 2019

All Seniors – Your senior picture deadline is Today. Email your pictures to yearbook@talawanda.org. Your picture must be bigger than 1 megabyte. If you have any questions, see Mr. Zimmerman in room 301.

The Talawanda Spring Social is TONIGHT from 6:30-8:30 in the Talawanda Gymnasium. This event is sponsored by Best Buddies and invites everyone for a night of dancing, inclusion, and fun. If you are a student government officer or volunteered to help with the event, your donations can be brought to Mrs. Sammons asap today! We will set up for the event right after school until 3pm! We need all the help we can get!

Talawanda’s Key club Smash Tournament will be held today from 3 to 6 in Z’s room. Remember to bring your $5 entry fee and be ready to have fun.

There will be no Chess club today.

Due to technical difficulties, some of you were unable to access the Hope Squad form.  You should have received the form in your email.  If you weren’t able to access it yesterday, please complete the form today.

The next Environmental and Natural Sciences Club meeting will be on Tuesday in Mrs. Ruther’s room right after school. Bring your plant cuttings.

And now for Track Hype

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Well, the girls bowling team competed at Districts yesterday, with both the Steigerwald sisters making appearances on the day Grace Steigerwald shot a 463 series and Emma had a 416. They both wrapped up their seasons on high notes at Beaverview Lanes. We congratulate both bowling teams on very successful seasons this year. 

No home games today but I hope to see a lot of people out at the Spring Social tonight at 6:30 in the gym.

And that’s our broadcast on this Friday. I’m Patrick Geshan. Thanks so much for watching and have a great weekend. 

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Good Morning Talawanda. Today is Thursday, February 28th, 2019

All Seniors – Your senior picture deadline is coming up this Friday, March 1st. Email your pictures to yearbook@talawanda.org. Your picture must be bigger than 1 megabyte. If you have any questions, see Mr. Zimmerman in room 301.

The Talawanda Spring Social is this Friday, March 1 from 6:30-8:30 in the Talawanda Gymnasium. This event is sponsored by Best Buddies and invites everyone for a night of dancing, inclusion, and fun. If you are a student government officer or volunteered to help with the event, your donations can be brought to Mrs. Sammons anytime this week! We will set up for the event right after school on Friday until 3pm! We need all the help we can get!

Talawanda’s Key club will be hosting a Smash Brothers tournament for charity on March 1st in room 301 from 3:00 to 6:00. The cost will be 5 dollars up front on the day of the tournament. Participants should sign up on the sheet outside of room 301. Anyone else is welcome to join. A cash prize will be awarded to the winner. For further details, ask Eli Walter, Shr-Hua Moore, or Kyle Hoefker.

The next Environmental and Natural Sciences Club meeting will be on Tuesday in Mrs. Ruther’s room right after school. Bring your plant cuttings.

Now the teacher of the week

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The boys basketball team fell to Moeller on Tuesday night by a score of 58-17 in divisional round playoff action. David Kraushar led Talawanda with 5 points and  4 players tallied 3. The Brave end the season with a 1-22 overall record. They were assigned a very tough task on Tuesday and like always put tremendous effort night in and night out. And we acknowledge the bright future ahead for the boys basketball team.

The boys bowling team earned 8th place honors out of 24 teams at the Southwest District Championships yesterday. And while the team and none of the individuals advanced to state, the Brave did finish in the top 3rd of the district in the team’s first appearance.   Gage Fakes led Talawanda with a 650 series and Aiden Lingsch bowled a 631.  Jarrett White was third with a score of 622. The boys bowling team’s season is over, and we congratulate them on a great year. The girls bowling team has their district tournament today, and they begin action at 9:30. 

And a special happy birthday wish today to Colson Bryan who’s turning the big 1-8.

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

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Good Morning Talawanda. Today is Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

All Seniors – Your senior picture deadline is coming up this Friday, March 1st. Email your pictures to yearbook@talawanda.org. Your picture must be bigger than 1 megabyte. If you have any questions, see Mr. Zimmerman in room 301.

The Talawanda Spring Social is this Friday, March 1 from 6:30-8:30 in the Talawanda Gymnasium. This event is sponsored by Best Buddies and invites everyone for a night of dancing, inclusion, and fun. If you are a student government officer or volunteered to help with the event, your donations can be brought to Mrs. Sammons anytime this week! We will set up for the event right after school on Friday until 3pm! We need all the help we can get!

Talawanda’s Key club will be hosting a Smash Brothers tournament for charity on March 1st in room 301 from 3:00 to 6:00. The cost will be 5 dollars up front on the day of the tournament. Participants should sign up on the sheet outside of room 301. Anyone else is welcome to join. A cash prize will be awarded to the winner. For further details, ask Eli Walter, Shr-Hua Moore, or Kyle Hoefker.

Now for the week ahead

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No results to talk about today, but we wish best of luck to the boys basketball team who takes on Moeller this evening in Divisional Round playoff action. The Crusaders are coming off a 62-30 win over Middletown in the Sectional Round Friday. They are 22-0 on the season coming in. Tip is scheduled for 6pm at Fairfield High School, and we’ll, of course, pass the results along to you on Thursday, so best of luck to the boys basketball team.

Congratulations to Kyra Koontz for qualifying to the State Meet for Indoor Track in 3 events. Kyra will compete in the 60-meter hurdles, long jump, and triple jump on Saturday starting at 9:30. The top 24 performances in Ohio qualify to the State Meet. Kyra is currently ranked in the top 15 for all three events. So good luck to Kyra.

And we also give a shoutout to the boys bowling team who will be competing in their first ever district tournament tomorrow morning at Beaverview Lanes in Beavercreek. The action begins at 9:30 am where the boys will look to qualify for their first state tournament in Columbus.

And a quick program note, we will not be broadcasting tomorrow with all of the events happening around the school, so we’ll be sure to pass all of those playoff results to you on Thursday. 

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

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Good Morning Talawanda. Today is Monday February 25th, 2019

Attention NHS members: our meeting today is canceled.  Ms. Alfonsi will get back to you soon with a new date.

All Seniors – please check your email for an email from Talawanda Yearbook.  You were sent a link to submit your senior quote and vote on your choices for senior superlatives.  If you didn’t get the email, see any yearbook staff member and request the link.

The Talawanda Spring Social is this Friday, March 1 from 6:30-8:30 in the Talawanda Gymnasium. This event is sponsored by Best Buddies and invites everyone for a night of dancing, inclusion, and fun.

If you are a student government officer or volunteered to help with the event, your donations can be brought to Mrs. Sammons anytime this week! We will set up for the event right after school on Friday until 3pm! We need all the help we can get!

There will be an Environment & Natural Sciences Club meeting today at 2:45 in Mrs. Ruther’s room (224). All are welcome.

ALL Student Government Officers need to meet in room 319 after school Tuesday, Feb 26, for a 15 minute meeting.

Talawanda’s Key club will be hosting a Smash Brothers tournament for charity on March 1st in room 301 from 3:00 to 6:00. The cost will be 5 dollars up front on the day of the tournament. Participants should sign up on the sheet outside of room 301. Anyone else is welcome to join. A cash prize will be awarded to the winner. For further details, ask Eli Walter, Shr-Hua Moore, or Kyle Hoefker.

Here’s a look at the Week in Review

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This past weekend at the Ohio State Swimming and Diving Championships, the boys 200 medley relay team of John Anzano, Blake Madden, Ben Crowder, and Rhyan Meyers placed 23rd in the state. Mercy Patterson earned 24th place honors in Ohio for her 100 back performance, and Sam Hool placed 7th in the 1 meter diving event. Congratulations to all of the athletes for a great swimming season. Moments ago, I caught up with Head Coach Pasquale for his take on the weekend.

Part of my conversation with Coach Pasquale this morning, another great year for our swim and dive teams at Talawanda. And a special congratulations to the Talawanda FFA charity basketball teams as they wrapped up their final tournament on Saturday. The Varsity team finished the year with 5 wins and 6 losses, and the JV team ended with a 9-4 record.What’s most important, they raised over $1,200.00 for Dayton Children’s Hospital.

No home games for today.

And that’s our broadcast on this Monday. I’m Patrick Geshan. Thanks so much for watching and have a great day .