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Schools will not be in session this Friday, March 29. School will resume on Monday, April 1.
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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.
Kindergarten registration for next school year is May 14 and 15! Contact the elementary office at 740-773-4103. Your child must be 5 years of age on or before August 1. If your child is currently enrolled and attending Unioto Preschool, there is no need to schedule a screening appointment as it will be completed during the school day.
Preschool registration is at the elementary school tonight, Thursday, March 21 from 5-6 pm. Registration packets are available to be picked up in the elementary office and are also available online at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/UESpreschool24
Congratulations to MacKenzie Welch for competing in the OAC Wrestling tournament at the Covelli Centre over the weekend in Youngstown Ohio. She competed with 22 other young ladies in her division out of 250 plus young ladies that competed across the state. She placed 6th in the OAC Junior High State Championship all Ohio 2024. Great job MacKenzie and coaches!
Congratulations and thank you to our track and field athletes for your efforts and participation in the track fundraiser! A big big Thank You to all of the following sponsors for your support as well: Animal Care Clinic, North Fork Animal Clinic, APPrep, Hills Before The Hustle, Adkins Mgt and Consulting, ERA Martin & Associates, Uhrig Financial, Neil Coleman Insurance, WRH, Kinsey Pharmacy, Ware Funeral Home, Vinton County National Bank, Hanes Total Healthcare, Dwight Beam, Bill Callahan, Nancy Thornsberry, Real Joy Community Fellowship, GBSP, Apollo Records, Eli Martin Surveying, Chillicothe Monument, LG Serenity, Jswan Window Tinting, First American Insurance, Hometown Hibachi, All-Signs, Chillicothe Signs & Screen Printing, Petland, Unioto Athletics Boosters, Hot Head Burritos of Jackson, and Key Construction. Great job to all and a big thank you to our coaches!
No School next Friday, March 29 for Good Friday. School will resume on Monday, April 1st!
3 days til Monday! Go Tanks!!
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There will be no school on Friday, March 29 in observance of Good Friday.
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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.
A reminder to our seniors and parents of our seniors all fees need to be paid prior to the end of the school year in order to participate in graduation. Please make arrangements to ensure this is taken care of! Graduation will be here before you know it as the last day of school this year is Wednesday, May 15!
Kindergarten registration for next school year is May 14 and 15! Contact the elementary office at 740-773-4103. Your child must be 5 years of age on or before August 1. If your child is currently enrolled and attending Unioto Preschool, there is no need to schedule a screening appointment as it will be completed during the school day.
Preschool registration is Thursday, March 21 from 5-6 pm at the elementary school. Registration packets are available to be picked up in the elementary office and are also available online at http://tinyurl.com/UESpreschool24
Last Friday at Miami Trace our concert band received a Superior rating at Ohio the Music Education Association District 16 Large Group Contest. We can’t remember the last time this happened!! Great job to our students and Mrs. Colleen Coyan-McClure!! A perfect example of hard work works!! So proud and thankful for our concert band!!
Girls basketball had a great year finishing with a record of 21-4 and a perfect 14-0 in SVC play. They also finish district runner-up. Individual honors included: All SVC first team and player of the year Milee Smith. Also, on first team were Mya Hamilton and Amaris Betts. Third team All SVC was Magnolia Holbert. Milee Smith was district 14 player of the year as well. Joining her on first team was Mya Hamilton. Amaris Betts made 3rd team and Amelia Uhrig honorable mention.
Boys Basketball also had a great season, winning the SVC championship with a 13-1 league record and an overall record of 18-6. All SVC for the boys was 1st team Blake fitch, 2nd team Blake Hoops, and 3rd team KB Perkins All District 14 was Blake Fitch 1st team and Blake Hoops 2nd team Coach Matt Hoops was named coach of the year in both the SVC and District 14.
In Wrestling, Michael Gibson was a league champion in the 126 weight class. He also qualified for the district tournament.
Our boys' bowling team won the conference with an undefeated record. Gavin Fowler was league MVP. Other All league honors include Owen Drake, Ethan Palmer, and for the girls, Elise Schobelock. Ethan Palmer and Elise Schobelock qualified for the district tournament.
Indoor Track had a highly successful season with nearly 50 kids participating. At the state meet, Adeline Lloyd took 9th in the high jump as the only freshman in the field. She also took 22nd in the triple jump with a new school record.
In Powerlifting, Whitney Morrison finished 4th in the state meet with a total weight of 765 lbs. Rayann Linch took 3rd in her weight class with 695 lbs. Tye Woods finished 2nd in the 155 lb weight class and had the highest bench and deadlift in his class. Others who placed were Carson Frankel 2nd, Ben Griffin 7th, and Aiden Parry 12th.
In swimming, Malachi Allsop, Charlie Lewis, and Keegan Fisk advanced to the District Swim Meet with Keegan Fisk finishing 7th in the 100 backstroke and 12th in the 100 fly.
Lastly, Caroline Watts represented Unioto in gymnastics and received the sportsmanship award at the OHSAA District Competition.
3 days til Monday! Go Tanks!!
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Breakfast & lunch menus for April!
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Friday 3/15/2024, Bus # 23 will become bus #17. This is the bus that services Overlook, Westland, Overbrook, and 2088 Anderson Station Rd..
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Unioto Preschool Registration for 2024-2025 will be on Thursday, March 21 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. Registration packets are available to be picked up in the elementary office and are also available online at http://tinyurl.com/UESpreschool24
Completed packets will not be accepted until registration on March 21st and will be processed in the order in which they are received. If you have any questions, please call the elementary office at (740) 773-4103.
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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.
Our orchestra students scored a 2 (the second highest possible) at the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) South Central Region Large Group Orchestra event at Gahanna Lincoln High School!! Great job students and thank you, Mr. Thorne!
Fifth grader Isaiah Reveal won his age group for the Chillicothe Elks Hoop Shoot and will be competing at the regional level on March 16 in South Bend Indiana! Congrats!!
Several of our SCOPES students will be participating in the District 12 Science Fair in Athens at OU on Saturday, March 23. Cooper Coffee, Paison Kohler, Eleni McDonald, Owen Rainey, Alec Hollis and Elizabeth Trout. Dalton Dudzinski, Paison Kohler, Maren England, and Avery Harris will be entering an engineering project at the District 12 fair.
Fifth Grade students Dalton Dudzinski, Maren England, Avery Harris, and Paison Kohler were finalists in the 2024 OSLN Design Challenge Competition and were invited to present their project #STEMOrbitsOhio USolutions Plus Lights Up The Sky--The Stellar Space Suit at Battelle at the Statewide Design Challenge Showcase on Feb 23, 2024.
On March 6, the SCOPES Academy was recognized as an Outstanding Program at the Spring Conference of the Ohio School Boards Association! Great job to all of the students and Mrs. Domo!!
In honor of National Athletic Training Month, we would like to recognize Phillip Hughes for helping to keep our student-athletes safe. During March athletic trainers across America are being recognized for their commitment to helping people prevent injuries, and stay healthy and active, and for being highly educated and dedicated healthcare professionals. Unioto would like to thank Phillip Hughes for serving as our athletic trainer and supporting our student-athletes. Thank you, Phillip!!
Students…If there are things you are avoiding, things you are dreading to deal with, things you are afraid of, things you know you can do better, the hard tough things in your life, understand that addressing them directly will strengthen you. It will help prepare you for the next hard and difficult things you will face. And you will face more difficult things. There is no path of “no difficult things”. It is not an option. What is an option is to learn to confront the tough difficult things. And be smart and strategic about it. Pick one and deal with it. Take it on. See it as it is…an opportunity to just truly see what exactly you are made of and capable of and who you will become. I will tell you will get stronger and better and braver! You can take on more than you think you can. You really can. I heard just this morning on a podcast that Andrew Huberman said…”The reason to deliberately do hard things is so that when non-self-elected challenges arrive, and they will, you can tell yourself I don’t know how this is going to turn out but I know I can do hard things. Don’t self-injure. But doing hard things is always worthwhile.”
3 days til Monday! Do hard things!! Go Tanks!!
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Are “U” a Leader?
“A good leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way!” John C. Maxwell
Unioto Middle School would like to recognize our student leaders who demonstrate excellence in the following areas: academic performance, character, behavior, effort, social relationships, and attendance. We proudly announce that the following students have been selected as our “February Leaders of the Month.”
Grade 6: Anilyn Steele & Broderick Lee
Grade 7: Conlee Haynes & Demetrius Hickman
Grade 8: Elyssa Scarberry & Chase Danison
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Reminder: Students will be dismissed two-hours early this Friday, March 8.
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Visit the "Parent Resources" tab of the district website to view the expansive list of resources available to Ross County residents. The list was compiled by the Ross County Social Service Council.
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Call today to schedule your incoming kindergartener's screening appointment!
If your child is currently enrolled and attending Unioto Preschool, there is no need to schedule a screening appointment as it will be completed during the school day.
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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.
Students, becoming better limits your choices but creates opportunities. If you want to be better, you can’t be lazy. You can’t be undisciplined. You can’t avoid responsibility. You can’t waste time. You can’t avoid reading good books. You can’t be jealous of others. You can’t eat unhealthy. You can’t make excuses. You can’t be dishonest. You can’t be disrespectful. You can’t ignore your parents. You can’t goof off in class. You can’t avoid learning from and listening to your teachers and coaches. You can’t be unkind. You can’t lose control of your emotions and respond inappropriately. You can’t gossip. You can’t bully and be mean to others. You can't be inconsiderate of others. You can’t spend all your time playing video games and munching on cheese puffs and Oreo cookies. Being better is not easy but being better is better! You can be better. You can be disciplined. You can accept responsibility. You can maximize your time. You can read good books. You can genuinely be happy for others' success. You can eat healthy. You can remove excuses. You can be honest. You can be respectful. You can listen to your parents. You can be focused in class. You can listen to your teachers and coaches. You can be kind. You can control your emotions and respond appropriately to being mistreated. You can speak positively about others or not speak at all. You can be nice to others even if they are mean to you. You can be considerate of others. You can limit your video gaming and crunching on cheese puffs and Oreos. If I can give up Oreos, you can too! You can be better. You have opportunities to be better. You choose to be better! You will be better because of it! Students responding via email to the all-call with 3 things you are going to start or stop doing to be better and name the speaker in the video. Replies by Tuesday, February 27 will be entered into a drawing for some gift cards and airpod pros!
Tomorrow, Saturday, February 24 our orchestra students have the wonderful opportunity to perform at the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) South Central Region Large Group Orchestra event at Gahanna Lincoln High School at 11:10 am!! Great job students and thank you Mr. Thorne for leading our orchestra program and helping with this great opportunity for our students!
Monday, February 26 our MS spelling bee qualifiers will be competing in the county spelling bee at the Ross-Pike Educational Service Center beginning at 9:00 am! MS qualifiers are as follows: Lily England, Jaiden Hollis, Grady Husband, and Anilyn Steele. Congratulations students!!
Congratulations to our girls varsity basketball team and coaches on another outstanding victory and excited to see them advance in the tournament! Next up is Fairland on Wednesday, February 28@6:15 at Southeastern High School.
Congratulations to our boys' varsity basketball team and coaches on the win earlier in the week vs Sheridan. They have an opportunity to advance again on February 24@8:00pm at Miami Trace vs Logan Elm.
Ethan Palmer advanced in the Southeast Division II High School Bowling Sectional Tournament with a 549 series to qualify for the District tournament! Great job Ethan!
Winter Band Concert is scheduled for Thursday, February 29@6pm!
Be grateful, get over being a sugar cookie, no more cheese puffs and Oreos, and 3 days til Monday! Go Tanks!!
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Due to potential heavy rain on Thursday the 22nd, the 7th and 8th grade boys baseball tryouts will now be on Friday the 23rd from 4-5:30 and Sunday the 25th from 2-3:30 pm at Ross County Baseball Park on Egypt Pike.
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Tryouts for Middle School SOFTBALL will start Monday, February 19th at 4 pm in the Annex. This will include 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Thanks!
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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.
A reminder to our high school seniors and parents of our seniors all school fees need to be paid to participate in graduation. Yes, graduation will be here before you know it! Please make arrangements to ensure all fees are paid. Contact the high school office with any questions.
Congratulations to our MS basketball coaches and players for our boys and girls teams: Our 8th grade girls finished the season with a 16-1 record and the SVC Championship! Our 7th grade boys finished undefeated with an 18-0 record and the SVC Championship and the 8th grade boys finished with a 17-1 record and the SVC Championship! Winners!! Again, Congratulations to the players and coaches on an outstanding season!!
Next Wednesday at 6 pm is our Winter Orchestra Concert. Excited to see our students perform! This was a change from the original date.
Next Tuesday our boys' basketball team begins tourney play at home vs Sheridan at 7 pm and our girls compete at Southeastern at 8 pm on Thursday after their win last night vs McClain! Congratulations ladies and coaches!
April 8th, 2024 will be the first time since 1806 that Ohio will experience a total solar eclipse. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for us to experience! To provide an opportunity for families to experience this event together, and out of precautionary measures for students and staff, school will not be in session for the day. Again, school will be closed on April 8th, 2024 for the purpose of the solar eclipse.
A reminder no school on Monday, February 19, due to Presidents Day! Students I know this makes the weekend much more difficult being out of school an additional day but stay positive and do all you can to make the best of it!! Tuesday will be here before you know it!!
Be grateful, get over being a sugar cookie, hard work works, and 3 days til Monday! Go Tanks!!
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Middle School Baseball Tryouts will be Next Thursday and Friday 2/22 and 2/23 Rain or shine. From 4-530 pm at Ross County Park on Egypt Pike. You must attend at least 1 day, 2 is preferred. Teams will be posted at school on Monday Moring 2/26
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High School Softball tryouts for 9 thru 12 will start Monday Feb. 19th at 4pm at the Unioto softball complex. We will be outside on the field.
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Breakfast & lunch menus for March!
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There will be no school on Monday, February 19 in observance of Presidents' Day.
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