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Good morning, Talawanda! Today is Monday October 29th, 2018

Attention Seniors:  Don’t forget that some schools have a November 1st application deadline if you want to be eligible for scholarships.  That’s Thursday.  Let your school counselor know if you have any questions.

Congratulations to the Talawanda Marching Band on an outstanding performance Saturday evening.  The band traveled to the Colerain Marching Band Invitational and competed in class AAAA.  Once again they won best percussion and placed second overall in their class.  Great job band!

Attention singers, songwriters, poets, artist, bands:  Setting Stone’s first Coffee House of the year will be held next Friday, November 9th.  Anyone interested in performing should sign up outside of MR. Aerni’s room (320) THIS WEEK!  The last day to sign up is Friday!  Also reminder that Setting Stone will meet today, right after school, in Mr. Aerni’s room.

And now for a review on Mix it Up Day.

Lists are now posted outside the Guidance Office for students who have qualified for our first quarter honor breakfast.  It will be Friday, November 2nd.  9th and 10th grades will be 2nd period and 11th and 12th grades will be 3rd period.  Please let Mrs. Roy know if your name is not spelled correctly or you think you have qualified but your name is not on the list.

And now for WHAT’S THE T and Patty G with sports.

The Red Sahx are 2018 World Champions after a 5-1 game 5 victory in Los Angeles last night. They win the Series 4 games to 1. It is the 4th World Series title in 15 years for the Sahx, and the 11th major sports title for the city of Boston since the year 2000. The party is still on in Beantown and doesn’t look to end anytime soon, the Red Sox parade is Wednesday.  

The Braves cross country team had a successful showing at the regional meet this past weekend in Troy, Ohio.  For the boys, David Kraushar and Kiefer Bell both ran outstanding races and ended up finishing in the top half of the field for the boys.  Kiefer has had a phenomenal season as a freshman and congratulations to David for a great four years, he has made the entire team proud.  For the girls, 5 of the 7 girls ran their personal bests at Troy, in rainy and cold conditions.  Libby Farmer, Abby Bahlau, Hannah Lippencott and Zoe Moore all ran their best times.  Overall the girls placed 11th, their teams best showing ever at the regional meet.  The best moment of the day belongs to Maddy Iden, who ran a personal best of 19:04 and placed 19th overall, qualifying her for the state meet.  Maddy is the first female runner to make it to state since the 1980s.

The football team fell to Ross on Friday night by a score of 18-7 in their final game of the season. The Braves finish 2018 with an overall record of 2-8, they were 0-6 in the SWOC, so we congratulate the football team on their hard work this season. 

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 October 26th, 2018

Lists are now posted outside the Guidance Office for students who have qualified for our first quarter honor breakfast.  It will be next Friday, November 2nd.  9th and 10th grades will be 2nd period and 11th and 12th grades will be 3rd period.  Please let Mrs. Roy know if your name is not spelled correctly or you think you have qualified but your name is not on the list.

And now for perfect attendance students.

Birthdays for today:  Autumn Taylor turns 18, Kylee Robinson turns 18, Samantha Schuster turns 16, Ethan Zhou turns 15, Julianna Price turns 15, Cameron Scoggins turns 18, Jens Bartel turns 15, and Jace Griffin turns 17.

And now for world news and Patty G with sports.

In last night’s annual Powderpuff tournament, the juniors won for the second straight year, after knocking off the seniors in the championship game. So congratulations to the juniors, who keep the bragging rights for another year. A great event raising money for a great organization in Best Buddies. 

So it’s Friday and the football team will play in their final game of the season tonight against archival Ross. The Rams are coming off a 52-6 win over Meadowdale, a school from Dayton, last Thursday. Their overall record coming in is 4-5 overall and 1-4 in the SWOC. Tonight’s students section theme for the final game of the season will be a Country Out, which will be harder for some people to pull off than others.  

And we also send our good luck to the cross country team who runs in their regional meet tomorrow for a chance to advance to states. The top 7 girls and Kiefer Bell and David Kraushar for the boys will run in Troy tomorrow morning, so run hard guys and we’ll be anxious to see how you do this weekend. 

And lastly, Game 3 of the World Series comes your way tonight from LA, The Red Sox have a 2-0 series lead over the Dodgers and it starts tonight at 8 ET. 

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 October 25th, 2018

Lists are now posted outside the Guidance Office for students who have qualified for our first quarter honor breakfast.  It will be next Friday, November 2nd.  9th and 10th grades will be 2nd period and 11th and 12th grades will be 3rd period.  Please let Mrs. Roy know if your name is not spelled correctly or you think you have qualified but your name is not on the list.

Art club is welcoming all students who like to paint, draw, write, or create in general, regardless of skill level, to room 603 right after school today. Hope to see you there!

Birthdays for today:  Andrew June turns 18, Dalton Norris turns 17, and Johnny Faler turns 18.

And now for world news and Patty G with sports.

The Red Sox have taken a 2-0 lead in the World Series behind a 4-2 win last night at Fenway; so the last 12 hours or so have definitely been good ones in Boston. The series shifts to LA for games 3, 4, and maybe 5. The series resumes  with game 3 tomorrow at 8.

And of course tonight is the night of the annual Powderpuff tournament is tonight on the football field. The Brackets have yet to be announced, but the action begins with the first game tonight at 7. Spectators are of course welcome, and I’ve already seen lots of X’s and O’s drawn up everywhere, so it should be a pretty good tournament tonight. 

And 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 Wednesday October 24th, 2018

Congratulations to Eleanor Prytherch, Kei Brown, and Abby Callahan for earning Gold Circle Awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association—their layouts and artwork in the Setting Stone Literary-Art Magazine earned top honors in this prestigious award.  Setting Stone also was awarded a Gold Crown award for Rhonda Krebiel and Owen Berg’s “Staff Page” layout.

Jostens will be at Talawanda HS today during all lunches and after school 5-7 in the cafeteria.  Turn in your senior order!

For all girls who signed up for Powderpuff football, there will be a practice session today at 7pm for Freshmen and Sophomores, and 7:30 for Juniors and Seniors.  You will get your shirts during this practice, so make sure you are there!  Please see Mr. Zimmerman in 301 with any questions.

Are you interested in CCP for spring semester?  If so, you must apply by November 1st.  See your counselor for details.

Birthdays for today:  Hunter French turns 15.

And now for world news and Patty G with sports.

Well no Talawanda results to report today, but the Red Sox did knock off the LA Dodgers last night 8-4 to take a 1-0 World Series lead. Game 2 is tonight from Fenway at 8 eastern. 

And also, I’m writing a new column for the Talawanda Tribune called Lessons from the Field, about my experiences in sports and TV and the things its taught me — check it out today at talawandatribune.org under the columns tab.

And that’s our broadcast on this Wednesday.  I’m Patrick Geshan. Don’t forget student government officers will meet in Ms. Mann’s room after school. Thank you so much for watching — and have a great day.  

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Good morning, Talawanda! Today is Tuesday October 23th, 2018

For all girls who signed up for Powderpuff football, there will be a practice session on Wednesday at 7pm for Freshmen and Sophomores, and 7:30 for Juniors and Seniors.  You will get your shirts during this practice, so make sure you are there!  Please see Mr. Zimmerman in 301 with any questions.

Today is National Mix It Up Day.  Make sure you check the list outside the office for your table of new buddies.

Picture retake day is today from 7-11, and the Senior Panoramic will be taken at 1pm.  You can pick up an order form for retakes or the panoramic in the front office.

The first meeting of the academic team will take place after school in room 424 from 2:30-3:30 today.  If you can not make it or have questions please see Mr. Schmid.

Are you interested in CCP for spring semester?  If so, you must apply by November 1st.  See your counselor for details.

There are no birthdays for today, but happy belated birthday to Mr. Cawein.

And now for world news Patty G with sports.

Well no Talawanda results to report today, but Game 1 of the World Series between the Red Sox and Dodgers is tonight in Boston.  Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw will be tonight’s starting pitchers at Fenway Park, it all gets started at 8 Eastern tonight.  

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 October 22th, 2018

Picture retake day is October 23rd from 7-11, and the Senior Panoramic will be taken at 1pm on the same day.  You can pick up an order form for retakes or the panoramic in the front office.

The first meeting of the academic team will take place after school in room 424 from 2:30-3:30 on Tuesday.  If you can not make it or have questions please see Mr. Schmid.

The first Setting Stone Coffee House of the school year will be on Friday, November 9th.  Sign-ups begin today.  If you are interested in performing, sign up outside of Mr. Aerni’s room (320) today!

Are you interested in CCP for spring semester?  If so, you must apply by November 1st.  See your counselor for details.

And now for Mix it Up Day directions.

Seniors, ask your teacher today about rules regarding senior incentive.

And now for world news Patty G with sports.

The Braves Cross Country team had an outstanding weekend at the district meet at Cedarville University.  

The girls team scored 6th out of 18 teams, their best showing to date at the district meet, and the entire girls team of the top 7 runners all advanced to the regional meet next weekend at Troy.  Leading the runners from Talawanda was Maddy Iden placing 10th out of a field of 135, and running her season best time of 19:23 for the 5K.  Also earning top points for the team was Hannah Lippincott running another season best of 19:58, Libby Farmer and Eva Motta ran season best times and got inside the top 32.  Also congratulations to the rest of the girls team:  Abby Bahlau, Zoe Moore and Asya Walsh.  Best of luck to the seven runners at their regional race next weekend.

The boys scored 11th out of 26 teams,with an excellent showing.  Both David Kraushar and Kiefer Bell will continue their season and run next Saturday at the Regional meet.  The two runners pushed each other throughout the season and ended up crossing the finish line together.  Both David and Kiefer ran a season best of 16:42 for the 5K.  Congratulations to the other runners for the boys team who also had outstanding races:  Jens Bartel, Zeke Groom, Logan Murray, Kye Tomayasu and Luke West Poley.  Congratulations to the entire team for an outstanding season, and best to David and Kiefer as they continue their season next weekend.

The football team fell to Northwest by a score of 33-0 on Friday at Northwest.  Tyler Teeters went 6-21 passing for 83 yards and Tyler Englehard had 3 receptions for 71 yards.  The Braves have a record of  2-7, their 0-5 in the SWOC, and will look to snap their 6 game losing streak in their final regular season game at Ross next Friday. 

And the girls soccer team’s season  came to an end on Saturday with a 3-0 loss to Mason in the second round of the postseason. They finish a great year with a program record in wins and  an overall record of 12-4-2, so congratulations to the girls soccer team. 

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 October 19th, 2018

Freshmen:  All candy prizes have been claimed for our candles sale.  Please turn in seller packets as soon as possible to Mrs. Sammons.  She will accept packets on Monday out of kindness and generosity.  The next two people to turn in packets after this announcement is read will receive coupons for free McDonalds sandwiches!

Setting Stone will NOT meet on Monday, October 22.  Members should please review the new submissions that have been posted to the Classroom.

Are you interested in CCP for spring semester?  If so, you must apply by November 1st.  See your counselor for details.

And now for the Cross Country Champs

GRADY:  Hey Luke, who wrote the essay collection The Labyrinth of Solitude?

LUKE:  That’s easy!  Octavio Paz.

GRADY:  Uhh yeah that’s right.  Wow you should be on the Academic Team.  The first meeting is Tuesday, in room 424 after school.  See Mr. Schmid for details.

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Good morning, Talawanda! Today is Thursday October 18th, 2018

Setting Stone will NOT meet on Monday, October 22.  Members should please review the new submissions that have been posted to the Classroom.

Freshmen:  Candle orders are due this FRIDAY!  All $5 candy prizes have been claimed, but the next five students to turn in their seller packets will earn a package of gummy bears!  Please continue to sell and turn in packets so your class has the necessary funds for homecoming next year!  We have a long way to go!  Prizes will be delivered on Wednesday!

Best Buddies members:  t-shirt orders are due to Mrs. Sammons by today!  Be sure to turn in order forms and your $12 as soon as possible.  If money is an issue, let Mrs. Sammons know!

Art club is welcoming all students who like to paint, draw, write, or create in general, regardless of skill level, to room 603 right after school on thursdays.  Hope to see you there!  All questions can be directed to Mr. Hunsche or senior Haden Bittinger.

And now for Mix It Up Day

JACK:  Hey Johnathan, what is the name of the scale we use to measure Earthquakes

JOHNATHAN:  Uhh, the Earthquake Scale, oh wait the Rich-ter scale.

JACK:  Actually, it is pronounced Rick-ter scale, like your last name.  If you were smarter than Jonathan, you might want to join Academic Team.  The first meeting is Tuesday, October 23rd after school in room 424.  Any questions go to Mr. Schmid.

Also happy belated birthday to Mathew Speakman.

And now for Patty G with sports.

The girls volleyball team fell to Colerain in their first round playoff matchup last night in three close sets. The Braves finish the season with a 7-15 overall record and a 5-7 SWOC record, so congratulations to the volleyball team on a great season. 

Tonight is the night for the boys soccer team, who plays at home in the playoffs against Oak Hills.  The Braves are looking to make it past the second round for the first time in program history after they earned a first round bye.  The game is tonight at the field at 7 and will be live streamed on Brave TV. Luke West Poley and I will have the call at 7 but we will be on the air at 6:45 with special pre game coverage. Remember — all sports passes from Talawanda will not work at the gate tonight, it is $6 for all students and adults. 

And 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 Wednesday October 17th, 2018

Freshmen:  Candle orders are due this FRIDAY!  All $5 candy prizes have been claimed, but the next five students to turn in their seller packets will earn a package of gummy bears!  Please continue to sell and turn in packets so your class has the necessary funds for homecoming next year!  We have a long way to go!  Prizes will be delivered on Wednesday!

Attention YITs, please meet in the Teachers Lunchroom after school today for our meeting.  New members are always welcome!

Members of Girls Who Code, our next meeting will be today, right after school in room 220.  The meeting will last until 2:45 and there will be snacks!

Best Buddies members:  t-shirt orders are due to Mrs. Sammons by this THURSDAY!  Be sure to turn in order forms and your $12 as soon as possible.  If money is an issue, let Mrs. Sammons know!

And now for dumb conspiracies.

LUKE:  Hey Grady, what is the capital of Canada?

GRADY:  That one’s easy it’s the C.  Capital C-a-n-a-d-a

LUKE:  If you’re smarter than Grady and knew it was Ottawa, you might join the academic team.  The first meeting is next Tuesday after school in room 424.  See Mr. Schmid for details.

And now for world news and Patty G with sports.

Well two things, I haven’t gotten the epidemic yet and Good job Luke even though I had to remind you the capital isn’t Toronto. Well the girls soccer team had no trouble at all getting past the first round of the playoffs with a 5-0 victory over Princeton at home last night.  Ainsley Clark had a hat-trick in the game with Jenna Jarvis and Sophie Pohlable adding tallies. The girls next postseason game will be against the Mason Comets in Mason on Saturday at 7. 

There are no other Talawanda results to report from last night, but we wish our good luck to the volleyball team who plays in THEIR first round playoff matchup tonight at Colerain.  The Braves have not faced the Cardinals yet this year. Last season, Talawanda  lost in straight sets in the first round of the playoffs to Lakota East. Their match tonight begins at 6. 

And the past few weeks I’ve been forgetting to do something but I finally remembered today. So Matthew from Best Buddies, I remembered today to say your name on the news — hope all is well my friend and thanks for watching.

And that’s our broadcast on this Wednesday.  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 October 16th, 2018

Freshmen:  Candle orders are due this FRIDAY!  All $5 candy prizes have been claimed, but the next five students to turn in their seller packets will earn a package of gummy bears!  Please continue to sell and turn in packets so your class has the necessary funds for homecoming next year!  We have a long way to go!  Prizes will be delivered on Wednesday!

Attention YITs, please meet in the Teachers Lunchroom after school on Wednesday for our meeting.  New members are always welcome!

Members of Girls Who Code, our next meeting will be this Wednesday, October 17th, right after school in room 220.  The meeting will last until 2:45 and there will be snacks!

And now for an investigation on the broken window.

Best Buddies members:  t-shirt orders are due to Mrs. Sammons by this THURSDAY!  Be sure to turn in order forms and your $12 as soon as possible.  If money is an issue, let Mrs. Sammons know!

And now for world news and Patty G with sports.

The field hockey team fell to Ursuline last night by a score of 6-0 in their first round playoff game, ending their season. So we congratulate the field hockey team on a successful year. 

There are no other Talawanda results to report from last night, but in boys soccer, Oak Hills knocked off Kings 3-1 in first round playoff action yesterday, so the boys soccer team will play Oak Hills in their first playoff game at home on Thursday.

 And the girls soccer team will begin their playoffs tonight at home against Princeton. Kickoff is 7pm at the High School. Princeton beat Talawanda 1-0 in a first round playoff matchup last year — so the Braves are looking for some revenge tonight. Again, 7pm at the field for the girls soccer team. A reminder that no Braves sports passes will not be taken at the gate tonight, the only passes accepted will be Southwest Ohio district passes. Tickets are $6 for both students and adults for the playoff games at home. 

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