Talawanda High School E-News - January 8, 2020

Talawanda School District

Health Coordinating Council

We are excited to introduce a wonderful resource to our families!  Beginning next week, we will share one section of this Parent Guide each week with the Talawanda community.  

We hope you find this to be helpful.  To preview the guide, visit ParentGuide.WhyTry.org.  

For more information, please contact Amy Macechko, Health & Wellness Coordinator, at 513.273.3390 or macechkoa@talawanda.org. 

Important Information and Reminders:

• Picture Day for Face-To-Face students will be Friday, January 22nd. Planning for picture day for Remote Learners is currently underway and those details will be shared once they are finalized.

• Many important COVID related links and documents are available on our district website: https://www.talawanda.org/resources/covid-19-information-45/

•  First semester grades will be posted in ProgressBook today.

• Talawanda and Oxford Community Foundation Scholarship books will be available the week of 1/18. They will be available:
• On our counseling website
• Emailed to both parents and students
• Tweeted with the link for our website
• Hard copies in the counseling office

• The School Counseling staff will be hosting an informational College Credit Plus (CCP) meeting on January 13th at 5pm on Zoom.  Qualified students in grades 7-12 can take courses in Ohio’s College Credit Plus program and earn college credit. This meeting will provide an overview of the program, how to apply, and the deadlines.  Representatives from local universities will be in attendance to provide college-specific information.  Any student/family planning to participate in CCP classes for 2020-21 should plan to attend. 

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://zoom.us/j/98349758127?pwd=cmJiUUJnb2hQbFRGSmpFMXhBcmdkZz09

Passcode: brave

• Struggling to facilitate “school at home” with your children? Do you want to reduce conflict? Have better relationshiops? Help your children manage their own behavior? You need PAX Tools! Click here for info about a PAX Tools workshop.

• Check out the latest Know! Teachable Moment: Compassion and Caring to Reduce COVID Stigma

• Congratulations to Setting Stone Literary Arts Magazine! They were just awarded a Gold Medal honor from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for its 2019-2020 magazine. Additionally, Setting Stone was awarded two Gold Circle awards from CSPA for layouts within the magazine.

• This past weekend the Talawanda Swim and Dive teams hosted Little Miami and Hagerstown, Indiana in a tri-meet.  Both the boys and girls teams came away with sweeps after the final races concluded.  The boys meet was particularly exciting as it came down to the final relay.  Heading into the last leg of the relay both the Talawanda team and Little Miami team were neck and neck, with each team's best swimmers getting ready to anchor the relay.  For the Brave, Ben Crowder pulled out his fastest split ever and led the Talawanda team to the victory, and ultimately the meet win as well.  Ben also helped out the team by winning two individual events as well.  And on the girls side Kenna Mondello, Mercy Patterson, and Maren Patterson all won two individual events as well to lead the charge for the Lady Brave.  The swim and dive teams next take to the water next Saturday when they will travel to Lawrenceburg, Indiana to take on Harrison in a dual meet.

• Submit a picture for inclusion in the yearbook! Please visit this site and enter the supplied ID: www.images.jostens.com 

ID#: 415713950  

• If you are submitting an underclass picture please follow these rules:

1. Solid, single-color background - NO OUTSIDE PICTURES!
2. Chest up portrait, face can be seen clearly
3. No props, filters, or other extra features added

• If you are submitting a senior picture please follow these rules:

1. Backgrounds are up to you, these can cater to your senior
2. Face must be seen clearly, but not limited to only chest shots
3. NO FILTERS -but-  props are ok as long as they follow code of conduct

You must provide the first and last name of the student you are uploading, as well as grade and email.  This applies to all students, even seniors.  You can no longer submit your photo to yearbook@talawanda.org! Please use the provided link and school code!  If your portrait does not follow the rules supplied, you will receive a notification of a rejected photo and be asked to resubmit!

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT UNDERCLASS: JANUARY 29TH, 2021

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SENIOR PHOTO: MARCH 5TH, 2021

• PUSH has funding for furnace and water heater repairs or replacements. Grants are available to low-income, homeowners in the Talawanda School District for critical and emergency home repairs. Call Jeanne or Sabrina at 513-523-8100 for more information.

• Find out what’s going on in the community here!

THS Calendar of Events- 1/10/21 to 1/16/21

Sunday, January 10th

6 – 8 pm Fermata Nowhere Rehearsal, 608 and outside

Monday, January 11th

2:15 – 2:45 pm Weekly Food Distribution, Main Entrance

3 – 4:30 pm Fermata Nowhere Rehearsal, 608 and outside

3:30 – 4:15 pm Setting Stone Meeting, Virtual

7 – 9 pm Mock Trial, Virtual

7:30 – 9:30 pm School Board Meeting, PAC

Tuesday, January 12th

3:30 – 5:00 pm Academic Challenge Practice, 420

4:30 – 5:15 pm Talawanda Tribune, Virtual

Wednesday, January 13th

10 – 11 am FFA meeting, Virtual

11 am – 12 pm Talawanda Hope Club, Virtual

11 am – 12 pm Y.I.T., Virtual

12 – 1 pm Diversity Club, Virtual

2 – 3 pm Project Green, Virtual

3 – 6:30 pm Academic Team, Schmid, Media Center

6:30 – 9 pm Mock Trial, Virtual

7 – 8:30 pm Band Boosters, Virtual

Thursday, January 14th

3:30 – 5:00 pm Academic Challenge Practice, 420

5 – 10 pm BOE work session, Media Center

Friday, January 15th

3 – 4:30 pm Fermata Nowhere Rehearsal, 608 and outside

6:30 – 9 pm Pep Band at Boys’ Basketball

Saturday, January 16th

No events scheduled