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Blog Entries - 2022

TMS Enews 12/16/22

Posted on: December 16, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     12/16/22 - 2nd Quarter Ends 12/19/22 thru 1/4/23 - Winter  Break 1/5/23 - School Resumes 1/6/23- 2nd Quarter Report Cards home with

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TMS Enews 12/9/22

Posted on: December 9, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     12/12/22 thru 12/16/22 ~  TMS HOLIDAY SPIRIT WEEK! 12/13/22 - TMS Student Council Meeting ~ Room  109 ~ 3:05 to 4:05pm 12/13/22 -

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Safety Training Video Information

Posted on: December 5, 2022
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TSD Parents: Today I am sharing the Talawanda Safety Video with you.  We wanted to share this information to keep our families in the loop regarding safety and security measures in our district and community.  The video does deal with safety and

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TMS Enews 12/2/22

Posted on: December 2, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     12/5/22 - TMS Beginning Band Concert 7pm ~ THS PAC 12/6/22 - Winter Sports Pictures - 3:05pm 12/6/22 - Student Council Meeting ~ 3:05 to

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TMS Enews 11/18/22

Posted on: November 18, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     11/18/22 - 2nd Quarter Interims Home with students! 11/18/22 - Feed the Needy Slam Jam All School Dance - 3:05 to 4:15pm ~ Cafeteria 11/19/22

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REVISED TMS Enews from 11/11/22

Posted on: November 16, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information: REVISED 11/16/22 UPCOMING DATES:     11/16/22 - Little Aggies Meeting - 2:30pm to 3:15pm - TMS Cafe 11/18/22 - 2nd Quarter Interims Home with students! 11/18/22 - Feed

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TSD Lunch Debt Policy

Posted on: November 8, 2022
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Charge Policy: Outstanding Lunch Balances   Students may only borrow for reimbursable meals, breakfast and/or lunch.  Students are expected to repay this charge within the next school day, with a maximum of $10 outstanding. If a student has

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TMS Enews 11/4/22

Posted on: November 4, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     11/8/22 - No School - Teacher PD Day 11/10/22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences ~ 3:30 - 6:45 pm ~ please call the office to schedule 11/15/22 -

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Kids Voting- Informational Video

Posted on: October 28, 2022
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Informational Video- Kids Voting- Click HERE

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TMS Enews 10/28/22

Posted on: October 28, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     11/1/22 - Student Council Meeting ~ 3:05 to 4:05pm ~ Room 107 11/3/22 - SWENext Stem Club - 3:05pm to 4:15pm - Room 511 11/3/22 -

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TMS ENEWS 10/24/22

Posted on: October 25, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     10/25/22 - Gamers Club Meeting ~ 3:05pm to 4:15pm ~ Room 202 10/25/22 - Student Council Meeting ~ 3:05 to 4:05pm ~ Room 107 10/26/22 - THS

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TMS Enews 10/7/22

Posted on: October 7, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     PARENTS-There are A LOT of items in Lost and Found–coats, shoes, lunch boxes, and several  water bottles.  Remind your child to

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TMS ENEWS 9/30/22

Posted on: September 30, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     10/3/22 - Fishing Club to Cobblestone after school 10/4/22 - Student Council Meeting ~ 3:05 to 4:05pm ~ Room 107 10/6/22 -  SWENext Stem

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TMS Enews 9/23/22

Posted on: September 23, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 9/23/22 School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     9/23/22 - 1st Qtr Interims home with Students with attached fee statements, if warranted 9/23/22 - Fire Drill 9/27/22 - Student Council

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TMS Enews 9/16/22

Posted on: September 16, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     9/20/22   TMS Art Club meeting ~ 3:15pm to 4:30pm ~ Room 509 9/20/22 - TMS Builders Club Meeting ~ 3:05pm to 4:00pm ~ Room 102 9/20/22 -

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TMS Enews 9/9/22

Posted on: September 9, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     9/12 thru 9/16/22 - School-wide Read “The Season of Styx Malone” by Kekla Magoon 9/12/22 thru 9/16/22 - SPIRIT WEEK!!!! 9/13/22 -

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Mental health grant announcement graphic

Mental Health Supports Grant Received!

Posted on: September 7, 2022
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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release- 9/7/2022   Oxford community awarded $2 million to support mental and behavioral health   Oxford, Ohio: September 7, 2022—The McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Foundation is excited to announce that a

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Coalition for a Healthy Community Annual Update

Posted on: September 2, 2022
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Annual Date from Coalition for a Healthy Community

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TMS Enews 9/2/22

Posted on: September 2, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     9/2/22 - No School ~ Staff PD Day 9/5/22 - No School ~ Labor Day 9/7/22 - Fishing Club Meeting during Tutorial in Cafeteria (Mr.

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TMS Enews 8/26/22

Posted on: August 26, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   UPCOMING DATES:     8/30/22 ~ TMS Free Haircut Day ~ PERMISSION SLIP 9/1/22 ~ Picture Day ~ LIFETOUCH ~ TMS - forms going home 8/26/22 9/2/22 - No School ~ Staff

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Transportation- Shortages/Plans/Update

Posted on: August 25, 2022
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Dear Students, Families, and Staff,                        August 25, 2022   There is a shortage of substitutes and employees for many positions today.  TSD is experiencing the same

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TMS Enews 8/19/22

Posted on: August 19, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews  School News and Information:   Parents,   Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year!      Our dropoff and pickup procedure has changed.   Please review the

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Safety Information & Training Protocols Letter

Posted on: August 5, 2022
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August 2022   Run, Hide, Fight Safety Drill and Information   Dear Students, Families, and Community Members,   As the Superintendent, I struggle with the necessity to share information such as this safety letter.  In recent decades

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Open Interviews- August 4th

Posted on: August 1, 2022
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Talawanda School District will conduct open interviews this Thursday, Aug. 4th 1:00 - 3:00 and Friday, Aug 5th 10:00 - 2:00 at the PDC (Behind SDS Pizza).   We are looking for: lunch/recess monitors, EA's, food service workers, and subs.   If

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Vaccine Clinic Aug 3 flyer

Butler Health Vaccine Clinic -August 3rd

Posted on: July 7, 2022
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There will be a vaccine clinic on August 3rd hosted at the BCESC.

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Statement & Timeline Regarding Allegations Against a TMS Teacher- Title IX Investigation

Posted on: July 7, 2022
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Official Timeline & Statement Regarding Allegations Against a TMS Teacher and the Associated Title IX Investigation:   There was a complaint made against a TMS staff member in early December 2021 triggering a Title IX investigation. Talawanda

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TMS Enews 5/27/22

Posted on: May 31, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 5/27/22 School News and Information:   Parents,   TMS Families, I hope all of you have a happy, healthy, and safe summer. Starting next school year, I will be moving to a new position with the district. I

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Press Release- TMS-Events of 5/25/22

Posted on: May 25, 2022
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 25, 2022     TMS Lockdown Today & Student Threats   This morning the TMS administration learned of a potential threat that a student made towards another TMS student, and as a result TMS was placed on

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TMS Enews 5/20/22

Posted on: May 20, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 5/20/22 School News and Information:   Parents,   UPCOMING DATES:       May 23, 24 & 25 - 6th grade trip to Glen Helen (day trips) May 24th - 7th & 8th grade chromebook

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HCC Meeting -5/19/22

HCC Meeting on May 19, 2022 (Virtual)

Posted on: May 13, 2022
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TMS Enews 5/13/22

Posted on: May 13, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 5/13/22 School News and Information:   Parents,   UPCOMING DATES:     May 13 - 8th grade Dance - (7pm to 9pm) Cafeteria  May 17 thru May 20 - 8th grade trip to DC May 19 - TSD Board

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TMS Enews 5/6/22

Posted on: May 6, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 5/6/22 School News and Information:   Parents,   UPCOMING DATES:     May 7 - Music in the Parks - 7th & 8th  grade Band, Choir & Orchestra students May 10 – TMS Gamers

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TMS Enews 4/29/22

Posted on: April 29, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 4/29/22 School News and Information:   Parents,   UPCOMING DATES:     April 26 thru 4/28 and 4/30 - Cheerleading Tryouts (see flyer below) May 3 - No School ~ Teacher In-service Day May

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TMS Enews 4/22/22

Posted on: April 22, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 4/22/22 School News and Information:   Parents,   UPCOMING DATES:     April 22 - 4th Qtr Interims home with students April 25 & 26 - Bel Canto Auditions - during Tutorials - See Mrs.

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TMS Enews 4/14/22

Posted on: April 14, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 4/15/22 School News and Information:   Parents,   UPCOMING DATES:     April 4 - April 22 - Air Testing (State Testing) April 15 - No School - Conference Exchange Day April 18 - No School

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TMS Enews 4/8/22

Posted on: April 8, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 4/8/22 School News and Information:   Parents,   UPCOMING DATES:       April 4 - April 22 - Air Testing (State Testing) April 11 - TMS Builders Club - Media Center 3:15pm to

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Welcome to Tim Derickson- NEW 2022-23 TMS Principal

Posted on: March 30, 2022
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Please join us in welcoming Mr. Tim Derickson as the NEW TMS Principal for next school year!  Mr. Derickson has many years of experience in education and in school leadership.  He's worked for Lakota Schools and most recently has served as the

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NEEDED: Child Nutrition Consulting Company for the 2022-2023 School Year.

Posted on: March 18, 2022
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Talawanda City School district is seeking quotes for a negotiated service arrangement for School Nutrition Consultation of District Food Service Programs. Service Type:Child Nutrition Consulting Company for the 2022-2023 School Year.Contractor is not an

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TMS Enews 3/18/22

Posted on: March 18, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 3/18/22   School News and Information:   Parents,   UPCOMING DATES:       March 18 - TMS Gamers Club - 3:15 to 4:15pm - Room 202 March 18 - THIRD QUARTER REPORT CARDS HOME

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TMS Enews 3/11/22

Posted on: March 11, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 3/11/22   School News and Information:   Parents,   UPCOMING DATES:       March 11 - End of Third Quarter March 16 - Little Aggies Meeting 2:15 to 3:15pm - TMS

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TMS Enews 3/4/22

Posted on: March 4, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL  ENews 3/4/22   School News and Information:   Parents,   UPCOMING DATES:     March 7 - Builder’s Club 3:05 to 4pm - Media Center March 8 - 7pm 8th Grade Band and Bel Canto Concert @

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TMS Enews 2/25/22

Posted on: February 25, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ENews 2/25/22   School News and Information:   Parents,   TMS CONFERENCES :  One more session on March 3!!   Conferences will be held via Zoom.      Thursday, March 3 - 3:30 to

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Mask Mandate Ends- March 1, 2022

Posted on: February 24, 2022
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February 24, 2022   Dear Students, Staff, and Family Members:   It is with great pleasure that I’d like to inform our community that the mask mandate will end on February 28, 2022.  Students, staff, and visitors will no longer be

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TMS Enews 2/18/22

Posted on: February 18, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ENews 2/18/22   School News and Information:   Parents,   Third Quarter Interims were distributed to your child yesterday, February 17th.   Attached you may find a fee statement as well.    Please

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Mr. Scott Davie Named NEW Principal of THS!

Posted on: February 17, 2022
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  Talawanda is very proud to announce that Mr. Scott Davie will take over as the head principal of Talawanda High School (THS) for the 2022-23 school year.     Mr. Davie currently serves as a school counselor, a district department

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Mr. Mike Malone Named NEW HR Director in TSD!

Posted on: February 17, 2022
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Talawanda is very proud to announce that Mr. Mike Malone will take over as the NEW Director of Human Resources for Talawanda School District.   Mr. Malone has been serving TSD students for the past 12 years.  He came to the district with

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TMS Enews 2/11/22

Posted on: February 14, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ENews 2/11/22   School News and Information:   Parents,   Happy Friday!!   We had a fun week celebrating the Cincinnati Bengals’ trip to the Super Bowl.   WHO DEY!     TMS

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Congratulations to Heather Davidson- Teckman Award Recipient for this Year!!!

Posted on: February 9, 2022
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Please join Talawanda School District in congratulating Mrs. Heather Davidson (Bogan Elementary), this year's Teckman Award recipient!  On March 17th please join us at the TSD Board of Education meeting hosted at Talawanda High School at 7pm.  The

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TMS Wins Ohio STEM Grant

Posted on: February 8, 2022
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News Release          COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OFFICE · (513) 273-3209    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2/8/2022   Contact:Holli Morrish-

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TMS Enews 2/4/22

Posted on: February 6, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ENews 2/4/22 School News and Information:   Parents,   TMS CONFERENCES ARE COMING UP!!   Conferences will be held via Zoom.      Thursday, February 24 - 3:30pm to 6:45pm Thursday, March 3

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Winter Storm- TSD CLOSED Thursday February 3rd

Posted on: February 2, 2022
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TSD Parents:   Talawanda Schools will be CLOSED Thursday February 3, 2022 due to the impending severe winter storm.  We wanted to give parents time to prepare.  We will evaluate the conditions for Friday and will let you know as

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Mask Mandate Extended- City of Oxford NEW Ordinance

Posted on: January 28, 2022
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  TSD UPDATE           January 28, 2022   Many of you may already be aware of the recent NEW Mask Ordinance passed by Oxford City Council that requires masks indoors.  As a result, Talawanda will be extending the

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TMS Enews 1/28/22

Posted on: January 28, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ENews 1/28/2022 School News and Information:   Parents,     ATTENTION 8TH GRADE FAMILIES –  Next Wednesday, February 2 - THS parent scheduling meeting for next year’s 9th graders - 6pm at THS

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Updated Covid-19 Procedures from ODH to start on 1/31/22

Posted on: January 27, 2022
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        January 27, 2022 Dear Talawanda Students, Families, and Staff: The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has changed and updated COVID-19 procedures.  The Butler County Health Department (BCHD) also

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TSD CLOSED January 20 & 21- Sub Shortage & COVID-19

Posted on: January 19, 2022
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TSD News Release               IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Sub Shortage- Calamity Day Closing:   January 19, 2022   Dear Students, Families, and Staff,   Thank you for your continued

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TMS Enews 1/14/22

Posted on: January 14, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ENews 1/14/2022 School News and Information:   Parents,   Please be advised that second quarter report cards and fee statements were sent home last week with students.   In addition, we also sent LiveSchool

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Please Have PLAN B in place during COVID-19

Posted on: January 13, 2022
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January 13, 2022   Seasonal Cold, Flu, COVID-19, Inclement Weather Reminders:   We are in the midst of the cold and flu season. We have experienced an increase in student absences due to illness.  We want to impress upon parents and

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TMS CLOSED January 12-14 Due to COVID

Posted on: January 11, 2022
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TALAWANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT 131 W. Chestnut Street, Oxford, Ohio  45056  ❘  www.talawanda.org Talawanda School District EMPOWERS Every Learner Every Day! January 11, 2022   Talawanda Middle School will be Closed Wednesday,

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Vaccination Clinic Appointments- Filled to Capacity

Posted on: January 7, 2022
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Vaccination Clinic at BCHD Saturday, January 8, 2022 at THS (now filled to capacity)   At this time all appointments are filled for the 10AM -12PM timeframe. If you choose to attend the clinic during the walk-in hour between 12-12:45 PM please

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TMS Enews 1/7/2022

Posted on: January 7, 2022
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TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ENews 1/7/2022 School News and Information: Parents,   Please be advised that second quarter report cards are being sent home with students today!   In addition, we are also sending LiveSchool login

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Dr. Theroux- Mask Update

Posted on: January 5, 2022
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January 5, 2022   Dear Talawanda Students, Parents, & Staff,   COVID-19 continues to spread across the world, nation, state, and in  our own community.  It is important that we do all we can to keep COVID-19 out of our

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Vaccine Clinic- January 8th

Posted on: January 4, 2022
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Talawanda School district is partnering with the Butler County Health Department to offer a vaccination clinic at Talawanda High School on Saturday, January 8, 2022 from 10 AM until 12:45 PM.  All 3 vaccines will be offered as a first dose, second dose,

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Winter Youth Baseball Clinic Flyer

TSD Winter Youth Baseball Clinic

Posted on: January 3, 2022
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TSD- Winter Youth Baseball Clinic

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Covid Updated Information from ODH- photo of letter

ODH- Updated Covid Information-Press Release

Posted on: January 3, 2022
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ODH- Updated Covid Information- Press Release

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