Talawanda High School E-News - January 10th, 2019

Reminders:

• Honor Roll Breakfast is Thursday the 23rd NOT the 16th as listed in Student Planners.

• Don't forget to get tickets to the Talawanda Booster Bash!  Come on out and support the TSD Athletic Boosters!
• When: Saturday, January 11th
• Where:  Gaslight Brewhouse
• Time: 7pm-midnight
• $20/each presale or $25/each at the door!
• #TeamTalawanda  @ths_brave @talawanda  @Talawanda_MS

• Coming up @ the Oxford Lane Library: PAX Tools
• Sunday, January 12
• 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

What is PAX Tools? PAX Tools is a collection of evidence-based, trauma-informed strategies to improve cooperation and self-regulation with youth. PAX Tools draws on decades of science to create strategies that support parents, youth workers, and other caring adults to create a nurturing environment that ultimately helps kids thrive! Join Amy Macechko, TSD Health & Wellness Coordinator, to learn PAX Tools!

• Improve your ACT score with TorchPrep!

• Know! How to Fight Teen Depression

• This past Saturday the Brave Swim Teams hosted the Brave Invitational.  The girls team finished in 6th place out of the 14 teams that attended, while the boys team finished in 4th place out of the 14 teams that attended.  Special congratulations to Maren Patterson for winning the 100 Yard Backstroke, Deidre Payne for winning the 50 Yard Breaststroke, and John Anzano for winning the 100 Yard Individual Medley.  The Brave will next be in the water tomorrow night when they host Harrison and Fairfield in a tri-meet at the Miami Rec Center. Action begins at 6 PM.

• Do you have questions about how to raise a child in today’s world? Check out the Parent Project!

• Baseball Youth Clinic

• MLK Art Expo Event: Link and Flyer

• Senior picture deadline for the yearbook has been set to March 6th.  Please email your senior picture to yearbook@talawanda.org before the deadline to make sure your image gets into the 2020 THS yearbook!

A message from Mr. York:

EdChoice Voucher Program

The EdChoice Voucher Program has been in the news quite a bit in the last few weeks. The Voucher Program in Ohio is not new having actually started in 2006. However, this version should be totally unacceptable to taxpayers and advocates for public schools in this state. It uses taxpayer dollars to allow eligible students to attend participating private schools. 

Five Fast Facts

*The EdChoice Program provides up to 60,000 vouchers for certain students in grades K-12 to attend participating chartered nonpublic (private) schools.

*Funding for the voucher is deducted from the resident school district. These deducted funds are YOUR tax dollars meant for the schools in OUR district.

*Public schools on the EdChoice “list” are determined from scores on the ever-changing state report card. Schools can improve their academic achievement and no longer be on the “list” but continue to be penalized and lose funding under this program.

*Private schools accepting vouchers are not held to the same student achievement standards as public schools under this program.

*Private schools accepting vouchers are NOT held accountable for spending public taxpayer dollars.

There are provisions in this legislation that are totally unacceptable. 

-The voucher amount for elementary students is $4,650 per student and high school vouchers are $6,000. These amounts are both much more than Talawanda receives from state funding so YOUR tax dollars make up the difference.

-Students who have never been enrolled in a Talawanda school but live in the district and attend a private school take Talawanda funding.

-Private schools are permitted to pick and choose only the very best students, we accept all students.

-Private schools are not required to administer the same achievement tests that our students are required to take.

Please take a moment and contact your local state legislator and give them your input on this legislation and the resulting effect on Public Schools in Ohio.

Ohio Board of Education Members

State Board of Education Members

Ohio House of Representatives

District 51: Sara Carruthers

District 53: Candice Keller

District 54: Paul Zeltwanger

131st General Assembly

77 South High Street

Columbus, OH 43215

Ohio Senate

131st General Assembly

1 Capitol Square

1st Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

Senate District 4: Senator Bill Coley

Phone: 1.614.466.8072

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THS CALENDAR OF Events- January 12th to January 18th, 2020

Sunday, January 12th

Field trip- Mock Trial to UC, 8 am - 5 pm

Monday, January 13th

2:30 – 4 pm Fermata Nowhere Rehearsals, Pearson, 608

5 – 8 pm Mock Trial, Weatherwax, 417

6 – 9 pm Indoor Percussion, Marston, Bandroom

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

4:00 pm Varsity Bowling vs. Mount Healthy (away)

6:00 pm Girls JV Basketball vs. Taylor (home)

7:30 pm Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Taylor (home)

Tuesday, January 14th

Field Trip- Morrish, Women in Stem, MU

2:30 – 3:30 pm Talawanda Tribune, Weatherwax, 417

2:30 – 3:20pm FFA Testing, Media Center

4:00 pm Varsity Bowling vs. Edgewood (home)

4:30 pm Boys Freshman Basketball vs. Union County (home)

6:00 pm Boys JV Basketball vs. Union County (home)

7:30 pm Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Union County (home)

Wednesday, January 15th

10:30 – 11:30 am Navy Recruiter, Cafeteria

1:30 – 2:30pm YIT, Macechko, Staff Lunchroom

4:00 Academic Team vs. Little Miami (home)

5:00pm Varsity Wrestling vs. Mason Tri (away)

6:00 pm Girls JV Basketball vs. Franklin County (home)

7:30 pm Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Franklin County (home)

Thursday, January 16th

Field trip- Mock Trial to Butler County Courthouse, 7-4

11 am – 12:30 pm Army/National Guard, Cafeteria

6 – 9pm Indoor Percussion, Marston, PAC

4:00 pm Varsity Bowling vs. Harrison (away)

Friday, January 17th

2:30 – 4 pm Fermata Nowhere Rehearsals, Pearson, 608

TBD Varsity Hockey, Chiller North Tournament

Saturday, January 18th

4 – 5pm Butterfield, 4H, Cafeteria

TBD Varsity Swimming, Southwest Ohio Classic
TBD Varsity Hockey, Chiller North Tournament

11:30 am Girls JV Basketball vs. Stivers (away)

1:00 pm Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Stivers (away)

4:30 pm Boys Freshman Basketball vs. Badin (away)

6:00 pm Boys JV Basketball vs. Badin (away)

7:30 pm Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Badin (away)