Union-Scioto Local School District

There will be no school for students on Friday, March 14 for staff professional development.

Roses are red, and our Sherman tanks are purple and gold. I’ve heard my rhymes are a bit funny, but they may be getting a little old. We know we are tank tough we’ve heard it many times but going to school when nobody else does can be rough. However, as I’m on the roads, trying to make my way, we always have to remember it’s important to be safe. Take today to and make it great for you because there’s no school at the U! No school today, February 20, 2025 Yes, you admit that’s not too bad of a rhyme on the fly. I guess I’ll have to keep giving it a try! Go Tanks!

2hr delay for Unioto, today, Thursday, February 20, 2025.

March's breakfast and lunch menus are now available. Reminder: breakfast and lunch are free for all students.

All-call for 4:00 pm today! Heads up this is a long all-call and as always it is posted to our FB page if you don’t want to listen! I am just so excited to announce all of the wonderful accomplishments of our students and staff and we will have more soon! Congratulations on our MS boys basketball team on their perfect season and championship last night! Great job to our student-athletes and coaches! Our HS orchestra had an outstanding performance last night and I was very impressed with their sight reading practice to ready for their competition on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Dublin HS at 8:05 pm! We have no doubt they will shine! Great job orchestra students and Mr. Thorne! Congratulations on our girls' basketball team on their 3rd consecutive perfect season! Wow!! Great players, a great TEAM, and great coaches. When you have a group of people not interested in or focused on who gets all the credit, great things will happen! All-time SVC winning streak at 42! There are more wins to come! Our girls' club swim team finished 10th out of 20 teams this past Saturday at Sectionals Zoe Neff qualified for Districts this upcoming Friday at OU, in her 200 IM. Our 400 Free relay was 10ths of a second away from making it to Districts as well. Zoe is the first girls swimmer to qualify for Districts and will be competing at 5 pm on Friday at OU. Our boys' basketball team had an outstanding regular season winning the league and ready for tournament play! We host the first game at home on February 20, 2025, at 7 p.m. vs. Logan Elm. Congratulations to our spelling bee winners. Jaiden Hollis (8th grade) - 1st place in UMS Bee, Delanee Dudzinski (8th grade) - 2nd place, Aubrey Drown (6th grade) - 3rd place, Tyleah Beard (8th grade) 4th place, Julianna Holmes (6th grade) tied for 5th place (Alternate at the County Bee), and Carolina Lehner (6th grade) tied for 5th place (Alternate at the County Bee). We are excited for their competition on Thursday, February 20 at the county bee! Our band program has scheduled a reverse raffle on Saturday, March 22, 2025. They will be selling tickets that include a T-shirt, dinner, and a chance to win cash prizes up to $8000! 300 sold tickets is the goal. Ticket cost $100. Tickets can be purchased now until March 1, 2025. Registration will begin at 5:30 pm at the HS auditeria with the drawing beginning at 6:30 pm. We are pleased to announce on the most recent federal accountability measures, our middle school recently exited as an Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) school. I appreciate and respect the work of Mr. Fitch and the MS staff on their consistent improvements! Great job!! As expected, our art students put on a show at the Pump House last week! The student work was exceptional! So impressed with our students and a big big thank you to Ann VanVoorhis for all of her work and commitment to our art program and students. Honorable mentions: Natalie Depugh, Grace McBee, Keegan Potts, Maggie Holbert, Brenn Martin, Haley Self, Ella Pelfrey. First Place: Lizzie Slack & Best of Show: Maggie Holbert. Great Job!! Alright, folks, I know what you're thinking—another extended weekend with no school on Monday? Disappointing, right? But here's the twist: instead of sulking about the Monday off, I encourage you to focus on gratitude! Yes, gratitude. Life can be tough, but trust me, there's always something to be thankful for, even if it’s just the fact that you don’t have to wake up early on Monday. Start each day by reflecting on 3-4 blessings or at least one! You’ll be amazed at how this simple habit, practiced daily, will transform you into a more positive and appreciative person. Here’s the kicker—you have heard me say before you have the power to choose your mindset. Will you adopt habits of positivity, responsibility, and friendliness? Or will you let negativity, complaining, and bitterness of others take the wheel? Spoiler alert: the choice is yours! Even on those extended weekends when school is mysteriously absent, or those Mondays that somehow disappear from the calendar, find the silver lining. Gratitude is like your personal superhero (mine is Batman) against victimhood and resentment—it swoops in to save the day and protect you from the negativity that tries to sneak in. We all know it’s easy to fall into the trap of focusing on the bad stuff. But when life throws challenges your way, remember that you are way stronger than you think. And if you happen to stumble or fail, don’t sweat it—every misstep is one step closer to the best version of YOU. Oh, and by the way, it may be a bit chilly out there with limited sunshine this time of year, but remember: it’s your choice to carry your own weather. Be the sunshine, be a force for gratitude, spread some positivity around, and be a coffee bean! Go Tanks!

Reminder to Unioto Elementary families: we will not be accepting deliveries of any kind (flowers, candy, balloons, etc.) for students. Please reference the student handbook for more information. Thank you.

School will not be in session on Monday, February 17 in observance of Presidents' Day.

High School Yearbooks - ON SALE NOW The UHS Media team has been working hard to bring you an awesome yearbook to remember your high school days by! Yearbooks will be on sale through May, but buy now before prices increase! Yearbook Link: https://yearbookordercenter.com/general/homepage?portal=true School Code: 13908 Senior Parents: Senior Ads are also on sale! Please consider making their book even more special this year! You can create your ad directly on the site above. Please direct message UHS Media with any questions you may have!

Students remember the importance of making good choices, carrying their own weather, and focusing on your best of you. Remember things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out! Don’t count the days make the days count! Always place your becoming ahead of your current being. If you are going to quit anything quit being a quitter! There are things you know you could be doing to be your best you. Go the extra mile it is never crowded and discipline today leads to options tomorrow. And lastly, never sacrifice what you could be for what you are. Oh and by the way I bet you didn’t know I was an accomplished poet. I have many rhymes at my disposal. Let's try this one today!! Roses are red, violets are blue, the white snow and especially the ice means - NO school at the U for U. You know I don’t like to cancel schoooo so please utilize the day to be a better U!! No school today and I am sorry but I can’t yea!. No school today, Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Go Tanks!!

2hr delay for Unioto tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

Registration for the Spring Unioto Youth Soccer League session will begin February 7th and end March 7th. Registration is open to anyone interested in playing youth soccer, not just Unioto students. Ages divisions are: U4, U6, U8, U10 and U12. (U4: your child must be 3 prior to registration). All games will be played on Sundays, starting at 1 pm. If you are interested in coaching, please be sure to sign up during the registration process. A discount code will be provided to you. If you have any questions AND to find the link to the registration page, please visit the Unioto Youth Soccer League Facebook page. We look forward to seeing you all for another great UYSL soccer session!

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There will be no school for students on Friday, February 7, 2025 for Parent-Teacher Conferences.

CANCELATION NOTICE: The JH girls basketball game tonight at HOME verse Westfall has been canceled. No makeup date has been set at this time.

Middle School Sponsored "Mental Health" Community Night Come join us on February 6th at 6:00pm for our next Community Night with guest speaker Julie Oates. Please complete the Google Form so we can accommodate you in the most appropriate setting. https://forms.gle/DKqmEmSbWxRmg23J8 See you there!

Union-Scioto Local is excited to announce that we will be partnering this semester with the non-profit Vision To Learn to provide eye exams and glasses at no cost to our students or families. Please review information being sent home with your student regarding this service/program. If you DO NOT want your child to partake in these vision services, please sign and return the opt-out consent form by February 3, 2025. If your child had an eye exam in the last year, but you need help with ordering glasses or would like a replacement/backup pair ordered at no cost, please send a copy of their current prescription to the office for the school nurse.

Unioto is closed tomorrow, Monday, January 27, 2025 due to needed repairs to water lines. School is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

All-call for 4:00 pm today! Our Vision: By inspiring greatness, all students will realize their worth and potential. Our Mission: At Union-Scioto School District, students will learn, lead, and make a difference. Our Motto: Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders. Tonight is Military Night at our basketball game. All veterans and active military men and women get in free tonight and will be honored at the end of the JV game. Dinner will be provided in the auditeria beginning at 4:30-6:00 pm. Thank you to all who have and continue to serve! P/T Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, February 6 in the evening and Friday, February 7 in the morning. No school for students on Friday, February 7, 2025 We are pleased to host the District 16 High School Solo and Ensemble event at our Middle School and High School this Saturday, January 25, 2025. We look forward to welcoming participants from across the region and would like to extend our appreciation to our music department for their efforts in organizing this event. As a result of multiple waiver and calamity days being utilized, we are approaching a point where make-up days may become necessary if this trend continues. Should make-up days be required, we are considering the following options: Monday, February 17 (Presidents’ Day), Friday, March 14 (currently scheduled as a district work day with no school for students), Thursday, May 22 (an early release day, which could be extended to a full day of school), and adding additional days at the end of the school year. This Monday, January 27, 2025, we MAY HAVE a 2-hour delay or cancellation due to a needed repair of a water line leak affecting our school district and our local prison, CCI. If a 2-hour delay or school cancellation is necessary, I will announce this weekend sometime on Sunday. As we learned from the coffee bean presentation from Damon West before we left on break always try to be a coffee bean!! Damon shared the metaphor of a coffee bean to explain how we can choose to respond to challenges and adversity in life. Just like a coffee bean transforms hot boiling water into something positive and valuable, we can transform difficult situations into opportunities for growth, change, and improvements. Instead of letting challenges negatively impact or defeat us, we can choose to remain positive, resilient, and focused on the good, influencing our environment and those around us. Being a coffee bean means taking control of our mindset and actions, and using our strength and positivity to create a better, more uplifting environment, no matter the circumstances. Thank you Damon West for sharing such an impactful message! One more special thanks to all of our sponsors for supporting the event for our students, staff, and community! Union-Scioto Local School Board of Education Union-Scioto Education Association Unioto Elementary PTO Accurate Heating and Cooling ADAMH Board of Ross County Adena Health Foundation - Robin Berno Adena Health Systems Altrusa Another Chance Ministries - Mt Zion Church AP Prep Atomic Credit Union Bishop Flaget Centerpoint Church Chillicothe Correctional Institution Chillicothe-Ross Chamber of Commerce Chillicothe-Ross Community Foundation Detillion Landscaping Dwell Real Estate Edward Jones - Ben Karst ERA Martin & Associates - Mark Cenci Fellowship of Christian Athletes First Presbyterian Church of Chillicothe Gerber Insurance Hanes Total Health Care Hope Partnership Program Integrated Services for Behavioral Health Mares Cares Counseling, LLC Mark & Kelli Johnson - Ohio State Representative Linda & Roy Miller Cheryl Netter Neil Colman Insurance North Fork Animal Care Petland Printex Rathkamp Financial Ross Correctional Institution Ross County Board of DD: The Pioneer Center Ross County Christian Academy Ross County Common Pleas Court - Judge Mike Ater & Judge Matt Schmidt Ross County Community Action Ross County Health District Ross County Job and Family Services Ross County Probate and Juvenile Court - Judge Jeff Benson Ross County Sherriff's Office Ross-Pike Educational Service Center Rost Coffee SHP Architecture State Farm Insurance - Dave Strickland Tabernacle Baptist The Water Express - H20 on the Go! Westfall Local Schools Zane Trace Local Schools Be grateful and be a coffee bean! Go Tanks!!

Breakfast and lunch menus for February 2025! Both breakfast and lunch remain free for all students.

Unioto closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22, 2025.