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Good Morning, Talawanda! Today is Tuesday December 4th, 2018

This is the last week to sign up for the winter blood drive.  Please turn in your forms to the office, room 611 or during your lunch time.  Talawanda High 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 gift to give during this holiday season.

FFA members, please remember to bring a coat to class Monday through Wednesday this week.  Remember the shop is open to pick up your fundraising product from 2:30 – 7 on Monday and Tuesday, and from 1:30 – 5 on Wednesday.  Go Aggies!

Jostens will be in the cafeteria December 5th from 7-7:45 am for order turn in.  This will be the last opportunity to turn in orders before break!

And now for What’s The T and Patty G.

The girls basketball team lost to Fairfield by a score of 75-17 last night on the road. They fall to 0-3 on the season, and will play next at home Saturday night against Union County.

The boys bowling team was handed their first loss of the season last night by just over 40 pins — the final score Harrison 2795 to 2737. Jarrett White bowled a 432 series and Aiden Lingsch had a 398. The girls team also lost to Harrison — their final score was 2060 to 1683. Emma Steigerwald had a 323 series and Grace Steigerwald bowled a 301. The bowling teams have a week off now, and will play next Monday against Edgewood at home.

Home games for today: the boys basketball team has their home opener against Taylor. Freshman tip at 4:30, JV at 6, and Varsity at 7:30. The Varsity game will be livestreamed on Brave TV — Luke West Poley and I will have the call on the channel 85 YouTube tonight at 7:30.

And that’s our broadcast on this Tuesday.  I’m Patrick Geshan.  Thank you so much for watching — and have a great day.

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Good Morning, Talawanda! Today is Monday December 3rd, 2018

This is the last week to sign up for the winter blood drive.  Please turn in your forms to the office, room 611 or during your lunch time.  Talawanda High 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 gift to give during this holiday season.

Congratulations to the Talawanda FFA as they finished 2nd and 3rd respectively at the District Parliamentary Procedure Competition held last Thursday.  The Freshmen team made up of Caleb Staton, Zach Gates, Gunner Green, Kaily Schlichter, Sami Russell, Michenszi Mayer, and chairmen Riley Murphy and Rachel Dsuban finished in 3rd place – the highest placing for Greenhand team in four years.  The Advanced Team made up of Layne Schwab, Austin Weekley, Natalie Darner, Korena Morris, Keira McKinney, Grace Suit, and chairman Justin Beckner finished in 2nd place and have qualified for the State Finals in two weeks in Columbus.

FFA members, please remember to bring a coat to class Monday through Wednesday this week.  Remember the shop is open to pick up your fundraising product between 2:30 – 7 Monday and Tuesday and from 1:30 – 5 on Wednesday.  Go Aggies!

Attention Mock Trial—no practice tonight.  We will practice 4:50 – 6:50 tomorrow, December 4th.  If you cannot make it Tuesday email Waxy.

Jostens will be in the cafeteria December 5th from 7-7:45 am for order turn in.  This will be the last opportunity to turn in orders before break!

And now for MTV Cribs – Channel 85 style

Best Buddies is holding a canned food drive now through December 10th!  The first period who collects the most cans will win free donuts on us!  Start collecting those cans!

And now for What’s The T and Patty G.

The boys basketball team  started their season last weekend in the Waynesville tip-off with two losses. They fell to Waynesville Friday night by a score of 42-33 behind Tommy Winkler’s 14 points.  Saturday, the Braves lost to West Carrollton by a score of a 52-44. Craig James had 15 points in that game and Jonathan Richter notched 11. The Braves start the year off 0-2 overall, and will play in their home opener against Taylor tomorrow night at 7:30. 

The hockey team had a winning weekend knocking off two league teams. Saturday night, the Braves beat Lasalle on their home ice by a 9-1 margin. And last night, on the road, Talawanda beat Troy 10-0. The Braves will play at home with 3 games this weekend spread out over Friday and Saturday.

The boys bowling team picked up a 2nd place finish at the Midnight Madness tournament on Friday night and early Saturday morning.  And congratulations to Jarrett White who got 1st overall in the tournament with a 616 tournament score. The girls had a good performance as well in the tournament  with Baylee Essert leading the way for Talawanda with a 439 series.

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

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Good Morning, Talawanda! Today is Friday November 30th, 2018

Jostens will be in the cafeteria December 5th from 7-7:45 am for order turn in.  This will be the last opportunity to turn in orders before break!

The first meeting of the THS Chess Club will be today after school in Mr. Yuva’s room.  Anyone who wants to learn, play, or watch is welcome.

Best Buddies is holding a canned food drive now through December 10th!  The first period who collects the most cans will win free donuts on us!  Start collecting those cans!  Also best buddies members:  Don’t forget to give your donations to Mrs. Sammons to support the family of four in which we are buying holiday gifts for!

And now for our All State athletes — you’re in good hands.

Birthdays for today:  Elizabeth Cantrell turns 15, Jacob Dennis turns 16, and Alexander Van Landeghem Gomez turns 18.  Also happy birthday to Mrs. Webb.

And now for What’s The T and Patty G.

The Boys Bowling team barely squeaked out a win in their first conference match of the season with a 2696 to 2652 win over Little Miami. Jarrett White led the way for the Braves with a 489 series, and Aiden Lingsch bowled a 417.

The girls bowling team also collected their first win of the season with a 1712 to 1628 victory over Little Miami. Baylee Essert was the leader for Talawanda with a 274, followed by Jessica Myers with a 265, making both bowling teams 2-0 yesterday.

Be sure to be at the Braves Hockey game this Saturday Night as Talawanda  faces-off against the Lasalle Lancers.  Puck drop is scheduled for 7:20 on the Goggin Practice Rink. Braves Hockey fans are known as the loudest in Southwestern Ohio, so be there and cheer for Talawanda. 

No home games for today — but multiple teams are in action tonight. The boys basketball team begins their season against Waynesville at the Waynesville tip-off tournament this evening. Tip off is scheduled for 7:15 — and the Boys and Girls bowling teams will compete at the Midnight Madness tournament at Crossgate Lanes with the action starting THERE tonight at 10pm. 

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

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Good Morning, Talawanda! Today is Thursday November 29th, 2018

The first meeting of the THS Chess Club will be Friday after school in Mr. Yuva’s room.  Anyone who wants to learn, play, or watch is welcome.

Best Buddies is holding a canned food drive now through December 10th!  The first period who collects the most cans will win free donuts on us!  Start collecting those cans!  Also best buddies members:  Don’t forget to give your donations to Mrs. Sammons to support the family of four in which we are buying holiday gifts for!

And now for part 2 of band interviews.

Birthdays for today:  Kaylee Burgess turns 15

And now for What’s The T and Patty G.

The Boys Bowling team started the season off with a win last night at Lakota East by a score of 2358 to 2142. George Fakes had a 459 series, followed by Colson Bryan with a 308 and Trevor Fowler with a 174. The Girls Bowling team began the season with a loss last night at Lakota East by a score of 1827 to 1561. Emma Steigerwald was the Braves top scorer with a 279 series, and Grace Steigerwald was second with a 234.

The girls basketball team lost to Badin last night in their first road game by a score of 79-36. They fall to 0-2 on the year, and will play next Monday at Fairfield.

Home games for today: Boys and Girls Bowling both take on Little Miami at the Oxford Lanes. The matches begin at 4 this afternoon.

That’s our broadcast on this Thursday.  I’m Patrick Geshan.  Thank you so much for watching — and have a great day.

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Good Morning, Talawanda! Today is Tuesday November 27th, 2018

There are two weeks left to sign up for the blood drive, and slots are filling up fast. If you are eligible to sign up and you want to donate blood, make sure to sign up soon!

The first meeting of the THS Chess Club will be Friday after school in Mr. Yuva’s room.  Anyone who wants to learn, play, or watch is welcome.

Attention YITs, please join us on Wednesday for a meeting after school.  We will have a brief meeting indoors and then go outside and plant tulip bulbs.  See you then!

Model UN members, there will be a meeting after school on this coming Wednesday, November 28.  Please turn in all overnight forms at that meeting or before hand if you haven’t done so already.  If you cannot attend this meeting, please notify Benjamin or Jenny as this will be the last time we will meet before the trip on Sunday.

Best Buddies is holding a canned food drive now through December 10th!  The first period who collects the most cans will win free donuts on us!  Start collecting those cans!  Also best buddies members:  Don’t forget to give your donations to Mrs. Sammons to support the family of four in which we are buying holiday gifts for!

Jostens will be in the cafeteria from 7-7:30am on November 28th for order turn in.

Birthdays for today:  Ben Howard turns 16, Kim Clark turns 16, and Savanna Hicks turns 15.

And now for What’s The T and Patty G.

The girls basketball team fell to Winton Woods in their season opener by a score of 74-32. Jazz Bennett was the points leader for the Braves last night with 13. Talawanda will play at Badin on Wednesday in their first road game of the year.

No home games for today – a reminder that football living continues today right after school and will go Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday this week.

That’s our broadcast on this Tuesday.  I’m Patrick Geshan.  Thank you so much for watching — and have a great day.

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Good Morning, Talawanda! Today is Monday November 26th, 2018

Jostens will be in the cafeteria from 7-7:30am on November 28th for order turn in.

Setting Stone will NOT meet today.  However, Setting Stone editors should meet in Mr. Aerni’s room for a brief meeting right after school today.  Full club meetings will resume next week.

And now for What’s The T and Patty G.

The hockey team played 4 games over the Thanksgiving Weekend at the DiPaolo tournament going 2-2 overall. Talawanda beat Elder 12-0 on Friday night by a score of 12-0. On Saturday morning, the Brave also collected a win by an 8-3 margin over Indian Hill. However, Saturday night, Talawanda fell to Cincinnati by a score of 7-3, and they lost yesterday as well to Indian Hill by a 5-3 margin. The Cincinnati Swords became the eventual champion of the DiPaolo tournament.

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A couple notes from last week now: Congratulations to Rory Adryan and Olivia Baker on being named the captains to the Girls Swim and Dive Team, and congratulations to Sean Mondello and John Anzano on being named captains of the Boys Swim and Dive team. The swim and and dive teams are looking to earn their 13th straight league championship this season and behind these four leaders they are the odds on favorite to do so. Their season gets underway on December 11th as the Brave will host a home tai-meet with St. X, Ursuline, and Middletown. Come out and Support the teams at the Miami Rec Center at 6pm that evening.

Congratulations to the team of Jared  Bretz, Shr-Hua Moore, Jasper Ralinovsky and Paul Bolenbaugh for winning their division at the Little Miami academic challenge tournament a couple of weekends ago.

Home games for today: Girls Basketball takes on Winton Woods, the Varsity game tips at 7:30. It will be live streamed on the Channel 85 YouTube tonight. I’l have the call at 7:30.

Football lifting begins today right after school. That’s our broadcast on this Monday.  I’m Patrick Geshan.  Thank you so much for watching — and #UCF in the playoffs.

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Good Morning, Talawanda! Today is Tuesday November 20th, 2018

Jostens will be in the cafeteria from 7 – 7:30am on November 28th for order turn in.

Freshmen:  Your candle orders are in!  Please come to room 316 to pick up your orders.

And now for What’s The T and Patty G.

The Talawanda hockey team will skate over the Thanksgiving Break at Goggin Ice Center.  Friday 11/23, 11:30 am against the Elder Panthers.  Saturday 11/24, 9 am against Indian Hill.  Saturday 11/24, 7:15 pm against the Cincinnati Swords.

There will be a baseball meeting for 9-12 graders interested in playing baseball this spring in the cafeteria at 2:25 today.  The meeting will be 10 minutes long.

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Last night at the Board of Education meeting, the school board voted 3-2 to change the name of our mascot from Braves to Brave.  The move was in response to a committee that was formed to investigate the negative effects of native american iconography in schools today.  This doesn’t mean sudden changes at Talawanda, but over the next few years, the school will move away from the Braves moniker with the purchase of new uniforms and alteration of the school grounds.  Please be respectful of this change, even if you don’t agree with it – we all go to Talawanda High School together.

 That’s our broadcast on this Tuesday.  I’m Patrick Geshan.  Thank you so much for watching — and have a great day.

 

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Good Morning, Talawanda! Today is Monday November 19th, 2018

Jostens will be in the cafeteria from 7-7:30am on November 28th for order turn in.

Best Buddies is hosting a canned food drive.  The drive will start when we return from Thanksgiving Break on December 10.  All food will be donated to the Oxford Food Pantry.  The first period who collects the most canned food will win free donuts!  Start collecting!

Freshmen:  Your candle orders are in!  Please come to room 316 to pick up your orders.

There will be a baseball meeting for 9-12 graders interested in playing baseball this spring in the cafeteria at 2:25 on Tuesday November 20th. You need to attend the meeting.  It will be 10 minutes long.

And now for What’s The T and Patty G.

The hockey team started the regular season off with a 3- 1 win over Alter on Saturday at Goggin. Jacob Tyree, Trey Hubbard, and Ben Marks scored the goals for Talawanda. The Braves will play in the DiPaolo Thanksgiving tournament this weekend at home — we’ll have more info for you tomorrow. 

There will be a baseball meeting for 9-12 graders interested in playing baseball this spring in the cafeteria at 2:25 on Tuesday November 20th.  The meeting will be 10 minutes long.

And now for people of the day.

 That’s our broadcast on this Monday.  I’m Patrick Geshan.  Thank you so much for watching — and have a great day.

 

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Good morning Talawanda!  Today is Friday, November 16th, 2018

Would you like to brighten someone’s holidays?  You can!  If you are a student who is 16 years or older, you are able to donate blood on Monday, December 10th from 8 AM to noon!  YOu can pick up forms a lunch, the front office or in Mrs. Gregory’s room!  Forms are due by December 5th if you would like to donate.  There are only 100 slots, and they are on a first come first serve basis!  You will receive your donation time when you turn in your forms!

And now for Rap Lyric Analysis.

Birthdays for today:  Eliza Jones turns 17 and Brandon Hall turns 17.

And now What’s the T and Patty G.

There will be a baseball meeting for 9-12 graders interested in playing baseball this spring in the cafeteria at 2:25 on Tuesday, November 20th.  The meeting will be 10 minutes long.

That’s our broadcast on this Friday.  I’m Patrick Geshan, thank you so much for watching and have a great weekend.

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Would you like to brighten someone’s holidays?  You can!  If you are a student who is 16 years or older, you are able to donate blood on Monday, December 10th from 8 AM to noon!  You can pick up forms at lunch, the front office, or in Mrs. Gregory’s room!  Forms are due by December 5th if you would like to donate.  There are only 100 slots, and they are on a first come first serve basis!  You will receive your donation time when you turn in your forms!

Birthdays for today:  Richard House turns 17, Trenton Hensley turns 16, Trey Nunn turns 16, and Nathan Heinrich turns 16.

And now for What’s The T and Patty G.

Let’s congratulate our three athletes who signed national letters of intent yesterday to compete at the collegiate level in their sports: Sam Robinson will play soccer at the University of Cincinnati, Sean Mondello will dive at Miami, and Jenna Jarvis will play soccer at Kings University.

I apologize, no interviews today with the shortened schedule, we’ll get back to Student and maybe teacher of the day tomorrow.

 That’s our broadcast on this Thursday.  I’m Patrick Geshan.  Thank you so much for watching — and have a safe drive home.