Union-Scioto Local School District

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. As expected we had a very smooth and successful opening of the new school year and really enjoyed the first few days and are excited about the days to come! Athletic passes are still available at our administrative building. See Julie Pierce in our treasurer's office. We have had a busy week athletically, with our fall sports season underway! Excited for our band and football team tonight. We welcome Vinton County to the U and expect great things from our team tonight. Parents, we are continuing with the Safe Play Zone and will have our National Honor Society students and advisors managing the area. A special thanks to our sponsors for making this possible for our families: Neil Coleman Insurance, Dave Strickland with State Farm, No Pooling Around, Jim’s Cycle Service, Old Man’s Group (OMG), Dwell Real Estate, Scioto Valley Dumpsters, Dock at Water, ERA Real Estate, All Signs, Printex, Music Masters Djing, Atomic Credit Union Bank, Shine Orthodontics, Junior Civic League, SHP, Jersey Mike’s, Chillicothe Screen and Printing, Unioto Athletic Boosters, Kingston National Bank, and First American Insurance Agency have all sponsored for the season. Thank you, sponsors!! Parents will need to pay/donate $2 per child to participate with those monies supporting our NHS students and program. We hope families appreciate our efforts to provide a safe area for children to play and enjoy their time at the game. This is my annual reminder to our students at the beginning of the year and most of it will apply to anyone else for that matter- remember to bring it each day. Bring your best. Be focused and disciplined. Pay attention in class and be motivated to learn and grow. Listen to your teachers. Listen to your parents. Make good decisions. Decisions that are good for you today. Decisions that are good for you tomorrow and into the future. Anything less than that is cheating yourself two, three, or four years from now. That person deserves the you today to be doing good things for yourself. There is a new you every day and over the days you can become the best you a year from now. Give yourself your best. Nobody else has more of an opportunity to help you than you do. No one knows you better than you. You are responsible for you. So, start with good decisions. Good decisions are good for you. Good for your friends, your family, and for us all. It matters. What you do…matters. It really does. Anything less is a disservice to yourself and those around you. If you don’t learn to do things right and to a high standard and make good decisions, you will get to watch those who do celebrate! So, bring it each day!! 3 days til Monday and Carry your own weather!! Go Tanks!

We are continuing with the Play Zone for varsity football games and our National Honor Society students and advisors will manage the area. Parents need to pay/donate $2 per child with those monies supporting our NHS students. Thanks to the sponsors: Neil Coleman Insurance, Dave Strickland-State Farm, No Pooling Around, Jim’s Cycle Service, Old Man’s Group, Dwell Real Estate, Scioto Valley Dumpsters, Dock at Water, ERA Real Estate, All Signs, Printex, Music Masters Djing, Atomic Credit Union, Shine Orthodontics, Junior Civic League, SHP, Jersey Mike’s, Chillicothe Screen & Printing, Unioto Athletic Boosters, Kingston National Bank, and First American Insurance have all sponsored for the season. Go Tanks!

We are continuing with the Safe Play Zone for varsity football games and our NHS students and advisors will manage the area. Thanks to the sponsors: Neil Coleman Insurance, Dave Strickland-State Farm, No Pooling Around, Jim’s Cycle Service, Old Man’s Group, Dwell Real Estate, Scioto Valley Dumpsters, Dock at Water, ERA Real Estate, All Signs, Printex, Music Masters Djing, Atomic Credit Union, Shine Orthodontics, Junior Civic League, SHP, Jersey Mike’s, Chillicothe Screen & Printing, Unioto Athletic Boosters, Kingston National Bank, and First American Insurance have all sponsored for the season. Parents need to pay/donate $2 per child with those monies supporting our NHS students.

All parents/guardians (and students if applicable) are encouraged to login to Final Forms to ensure all forms are complete for the 2024-2025 school year. Some forms may have been added over the summer. Final Forms saves data from year-to-year meaning you will never need to enter the same information twice. It also pre-populates information whenever possible, for each of your students, saving you time. Student forms should be kept up -to-date throughout the school year with changes such as contact information, health history, medications, transportation, etc. Maintaining updated information is extremely important so that we have current and accurate information for our students. Thank you for your cooperation! Go Tanks!

Breakfast and lunch menus for September are now available! Reminder: breakfast and lunch are free for all students in the district.

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. I would like to welcome everyone back to school for the 2024-2025 school year! The new school year is here!! School starts for students on Monday, August 19! Just a few announcements: Open enrollment applications are past due and need to be turned in as soon as possible. These forms need to be completed each school year. Latchkey parents who are currently registered for this year, please remember, the August payment is due by the first day of school. Payments for the remainder of the year are always due by the first of each month. Announcement from Choir: Congratulations to our Unioto Choir for winning First Place at the competition in May at Kings Island. They rocked it out of the park and will go back this coming May to defend the First Place! The question is, do you think you have the voice to help secure another victory for our amazing choir? If so, Mr. Elliott wants you in the choir! Also, it doesn't matter who you are, if you like theatre, acting, or building things, see Mr. Elliott about joining the Drama Club! This year, the Drama Club Fall Production is going to be a Movie written by Mr. Elliott and students will experience firsthand what goes on in the Pre-Production, Production, and Post Production process. Acting or a part of the crew can be a fun experience, so, if you are interested see Mr. Elliott! Again, a special thanks to our sponsors for supporting our staff event at Shawnee Lanes. Very much appreciated! Thank you: Key Construction Quality Builders of Ohio Hillyard Dock at Water Riffle Machine Works ERA Real Estate Printex Petland Mares Cares Herrs Atomic Credit Union Shine Orthodontics Unioto Athletic Boosters Friday, August 23 is our first home football game vs Vinton Co. Excited to watch our football team and band! I would like to announce the grass area will be open at this Friday night’s football game north of the home bleachers for students to play. We are able to provide the safe play zone again this year for our home football games. Thanks to a partnership with some local businesses and our National Honor Society students, advisors, and volunteers. We are very thankful for the following sponsors for supporting our idea to serve our Unioto families during the game: Neil Coleman Insurance, Dave Strickland with State Farm, No Pooling Around, Jim’s Cycle Service, Old Man’s Group (OMG), Dwell Real Estate, Scioto Valley Dumpsters, Dock at Water, ERA Real Estate, All Signs, Printex, Music Masters Djing, Atomic Credit Union Bank, Shine Orthodontics, Junior Civic League, SHP, Jersey Mike’s, Chillicothe Screen and Printing, Unioto Athletic Boosters, and First American Insurance Agency have all sponsored for Friday's game. The sponsor monies will support the NHS student club and serve as one of their fundraisers. Parents will need to pay/donate $2 per child to participate with those monies supporting our NHS students and their club. We hope families appreciate our efforts to provide a safe area for children to play and enjoy their time at the game. Furthermore, know that their small fee will be going to a great cause. Our students! NHS students will earn community service hours as well. We look forward to working together to achieve yet another exciting and successful school year and seeing our students on Monday! Go Tanks!!

Open Houses are this week! The first day of school for students is Monday, August 19th. Go Tanks!

Our track will not be available until Wednesday, August 7th. We are currently making some repairs to our field and for everyone's safety, it is important to not be on or near the track. Sorry for any inconvenience and we expect it to be available on Wednesday of this week. A reminder to all, if the track gates are locked you should not be accessing the track. Thanks! Go Tanks!!

Middle School One Call Purpose: Returning 7+8th grade schedules One call made on August 5 at 2:00pm Good afternoon, This is PJ FItch, your Unioto Middle School Principal. The purpose of this call is to remind students and parents that Returning 7th grade students may stop in the middle school office and pick up their tentative schedule and locker assignments on August 6th or August 7th, which is Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, between the hours of 8:00am and 3:00pm. Likewise, returning 8th grade students may stop in the middle school office and pick up their tentative schedule and locker assignment on August 8th or August 9th, which is Thursday or Friday of this week, between the hours of 8:00am and 3:00pm. Parents of returning students should not be concerned if their son or daughter is unable to make it on these specific days because All students will receive their updated schedules and locker assignments on the first day of school. Unioto Middle School will be hosting a New Student Orientation on August 12th at 5:00pm in the auditeria. This orientation is ONLY for incoming 6th grade students and 7th and 8th grade students that are new to Unioto. After orientation, Open House for these new middle school students will last until 6:00pm. The orientation and open house IS NOT for students that have already been attending Unioto Middle School. Thank you for your time! Go Tanks!

Check out the breakfast and lunch menus for August! Reminder: breakfast and lunch will be free for all students in the district for the 2024-2025 school year.

We are pleased to announce that Union-Scioto Local School District will be implementing the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program for the 24-25 school year. This means that all students enrolled in our district will receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at no charge without completing the school meals application. Parents who wish to apply for fee waivers, summer EBT, etc., will be required to complete the Ohio Household Income form, which can be found in Final Forms on our district website. Any questions, please contact Tracey Forcum, Food Service Supervisor at: tforcum@gotanks.org. Go Tanks!!

Information for the 2024-2025 school year: District Calendar (please note the updated start date for students), Open House dates and times, and supply lists for elementary and middle school students High school students do not have a specific supply list due to the wide range of course options. When school resumes, individual teachers will identify the supplies needed for their specific course on the first day of school. August 19 is quickly approaching! We are looking forward to a great 2024-25 school year! Go Tanks!

Parents, Open Enrollment Confirmation Notices have been sent via Final Forms today. If you have any questions, please contact Beth Smith, Superintendent Secretary, at bsmith@gotanks.org or 740-773-4102. Go Tanks!!

The Adena Hospital mobile unit will be at Unioto on: July 19 from 8:30 – 4:00 July 31 from 8:30 - 4:00 August 6 from 9:00 – 3:00

Come join our team! Send resumes/applications to mthornsberry@gotanks.org

2024-2025 District Calendar (please note the updated start date for students), Open House dates and times, and supply lists for elementary and middle school students High school students do not have a specific supply list due to the wide range of course options. When school resumes, individual teachers will identify the supplies needed for their specific course on the first day of school. Hope everyone is having a great summer! Go Tanks!

Families -- please note the updated district calendar for the 2024-25 school year. The change in students' start date will provide teachers the opportunity to complete state-mandated professional development requirements. Have a great summer and GO TANKS!

2024-2025 Elementary & Middle School Supply Lists UHS Students do not have a specific supply list due to the wide range of course options that students may take. When school resumes, individual teachers will identify the supplies needed for their specific course on the first day of school. Hope everyone is having a fun and safe summer! Go Tanks!

Middle School Supply Lists for the 2024-2025 School year!

If you have a child entering kindergarten in the fall and have yet to register for school, call the front office at 773-4103 to get started! We are excited to meet the class of 2037! Go Tanks!