Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools

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UPDATE: BOTH baseball and softball have been cancelled for today. Make-up games will be announced when they are decided.

BB & SB GAME CHANGES 5-11-24 The Varsity baseball game @ Bluffton has been cancelled for today & will be made up next week- TBD. The Varsity softball game vs Buckeye Central today has been delayed to start @ 1pm with only one game being played.

Dear Parent/Guardian, This letter is to communicate to you the newly created Ohio Law that requires schools to provide instruction on abuse prevention to students in grades K-6 on a yearly basis. A link to the Department of Education and Workforce website with further information on these requirements is provided below. For grades K-6, USEVS will fulfill this requirement with a video series from the “Fight Child Abuse” program, which is an approved curriculum on the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce website. The video series for grades K-3 discusses safe touch/unsafe touch, strangers, asking for help, and how to recognize if a friend needs help. The video series for grades 4-6 discusses secrets, smart choices online, bullying, and cyberbullying. USEVS asks parents to please preview the curriculum videos at the link below. If after previewing the videos, you decide you do not want your child participating in the instruction on child abuse prevention, please detach the below slip, sign and return to your child’s classroom teacher by May 15th. You will also be receiving a paper copy of this letter via your child today, Friday, May 10th. Ohio Requirements https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Student-Supports/School-Wellness/Prevention-Education/Child-Sexual-Abuse-Dating-Violence-Sexual-Violence or Link to the videos that will be shown https://fightchildabuse.org/ Thank you, Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools —----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I do not want my child/children participating in the required Child Abuse Prevention instruction. Child/children’s name(s) and grade: ______________________________________________________ Signature of parent:___________________________________________________

CONGRATULATIONS to USHS Senior Holden Daris who advanced to next week's OHSAA DII District Tennis Championships at Port Clinton High School. Holden had a great performance yesterday at the Sectional Championships at Lexington and moves one step closer to a state bid. He will play on Saturday for seeding purposes and then will compete in the District Championships on Thursday, May 16th at Port Clinton High School. Good luck Holden and congrats on a truly outstanding tennis career. Ram Nation is proud of you. Ram Pride!

Linda Barth (right), Secretary to the Superintendent & Registrar, will be retiring at the end of June. Linda Stansbery will be her replacement and is currently learning her new role with Linda B.'s help. Today they're having a little fun, too!

CONGRATULATIONS to USMS 8th grader Ashton Clark for qualifying for the OHSAA Middle School State Track and Field Championships! Ashton qualified in pole vault and will vault for a podium place on Saturday, May 11th at 9:00 AM at Hilliard Darby High School. If you would like to attend this meet, tickets can be purchased online at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets. Tickets are $10. Good luck to Ashton this weekend. Ram Nation will be rooting for you!

ATTENTION all USHS prospective volleyball players and parents (this includes incoming Freshmen). There will be an informational meeting tonight at 8:00 PM in the USHS cafeteria to discuss summer schedules, camp dates, tournament details, and tryout information. If you are unable to attend tonight, please contact Coach Stringfellow for the information. We hope to see you there. Ram Pride!

USHS ATHLETIC UPDATE Due to the weather (once again), today's JV and V BB games against Clyde have been cancelled. No makeup date has been established yet. The varsity softball game against Buckeye Central that was postponed on May 3, will be completed on Saturday, May 11 at USHS as part of a double header. We will complete the first game starting at 11:00 AM with the second game starting immediately after the conclusion of the first game. Ram Pride!

OHSAA TOURNAMENT INFORMATION: The Lady Rams Varsity Softball team will host Edison in an OHSAA Division III Sectional Final game on Friday at 5:00 PM. Tickets for this event are now available at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets. Ticket prices for this contest are $5/students and $8/adult. There will be a CASH ONLY option available at the gate the day of the game and no league or USHS passes will be permitted at this contest. Due to limited parking availability, there will also be a $5 parking fee for this game. All proceeds will benefit the USHS athletic department. The Varsity Boys Tennis team will also start their tournament run in the OHSAA Division II District Championships tomorrow at Shelby High School starting at 9:00 AM. Tickets are now available for this contest and can be purchased at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets. The Rams and Lady Rams Varsity Track and Field teams will compete in the OHSAA Division II District Championships on Thursday, May 16th and Saturday, May 18th at Ontario High School. More information (including ticketing) about this contest will be available next week. The Rams Varsity Baseball team will travel to Galion on Friday, May 17th for a 5:00 PM OHSAA DII Sectional Final game. Tickets for this contest are not yet available online so please check back next week. If you have any questions about these events, please contact the athletics office. Good luck to all of our Spring sport teams and athletes. Ram Pride!

This is a friendly reminder that nominations for the USHS 2024 Hall of Fame Class are being accepted through May 24th. Candidates must be a graduate of USHS, a former coach at USHS, or an administrator at USHS and must have distinguished themselves through their athletic or administrative accomplishments, exploits, and achievements while at USHS and beyond. Please note that a nomination does not mean induction but all nominations will be kept on file to be considered for future years. If you would like to nominate a candidate for induction, please complete the nomination form found in the attached link or you can complete a paper copy of the nomination form at the high school athletic office. The 2024 USHS Hall of Fame class will be formally inducted at the home varsity football game on August 30th. If you have any questions about this process, please contact Athletic Director Blake England. Ram Pride! USHS HOF Nomination Form link: https://forms.gle/UfiNPHxKVMiSRkaz7

Dear Parents, The lockdown drill at Union K-8 is complete. Normal operations have resumed. Mrs. Parrott, Mr. Dible & Dr. Watson

Dear Parents, The Union building K-8 is currently running a lockdown drill. This is just a drill and not an emergency. We will post again when the drill is complete. Mrs. Parrott, Mr. Dible, Dr. Watson

USHS ATHLETIC UPDATE Due to a wet field and the threat of severe weather later this evening, the Varsity and JV Baseball games against Tiffin Columbian have been cancelled for tonight. A makeup date is being discussed. Sorry for the late notice.

Just a friendly reminder during drop off and pick up please do not block the entrances or exits to the driveway at Union/Middle School. One option is to have your child meet you in the overflow parking lot by the practice football field. The student follows the sidewalk to the crosswalk between the parking lot and the bus garage. Students would cross Finley street to the overflow parking. Thank you for your help, Mrs. Parrott,

It is the last month of the school year but our students continue to amaze us every day! Here the latests Positive Office Referrals for the High School: Delilah Moll: Has been helping in Art class by passing out students projects allowing the teacher to work with students that need the extra help or have questions. Thanks for being a kind and thoughtful RAM, Delilah! Hope Morris: Is being recognized for her big heart.  She will help in anyway possible even when being so busy with school and sports.  We love your big heart, Hope! Josh Heilman: Is a hard worker in the classroom and is always willing to lend a helping hand to those students struggling with a math concept! Way to be a Helpful and Caring RAM, Josh! Ben Ault: Volunteered to stay after Prom to help clean up when he could have left with the others. Thank you for being a Selfless RAM, Ben! Jameson Reile: Stayed after Prom to help with the cleanup instead of leaving with the rest of the attendees. Way to be a RAM, Jameson!

Here is a look at the USHS athletic events for the week. Please note some of the makeup games and tournament times/dates. Good luck to our USHS student athletes this week. Ram Pride!

The Upper Sandusky Board of Education will have a special board meeting on Wednesday, May 8th at 8:00 am in the Central Office Conference room to approve the classified staff contract, amend the 2024-25 school calendar, and accept a resignation.

CONGRATULATIONS to our USMS Track and Field teams for finishing 2nd in yesterday's N10 Championships held at Bucyrus. The boys team finished 1 point behind CC for the top spot. There were several individual championship performances on the day including several new school records broken! Here are the top performers from last night: Girls 4x100 relay - Karisanne Reile, Adriene Yeater, Jayden Richards, Ava Walton (54.88) (school record) Girls 200 dash - Jillian Stansbery (27.71) (school record) Boys PV - Ashton Clark (11'0") (school record) Boys 4x800 relay - Carter Pohlman, Josh Craig, Andrew Leightey, Franklin Arnold (9:27.84) Boys 4x200 relay - Ashton Clark, Ethan Smith, Eli Smith, Declan Pelfrey (1:44.98) Boys 800 run - Carter Pohlman (2:18.94) Boys 4x400 relay - Andrew Leightey, Franklin Arnold, Eli Smith, Ashton Clark (4:00.06) Excellent job by both teams and congrats on a fantastic season. Ram Pride!

Attention USHS and USMS student athletes. Wyandot Memorial Hospital is once again offering sports physicals for all USHS and USMS students who are planning on playing fall sports this upcoming season. The dates for these physicals are June 3-5 from 3:00 - 6:00 PM by appointment only and the cost is $20 with all proceeds going directly to the USHS Ram Booster Club. Call now to take advantage of this great opportunity. Thanks in advance for your support and Go Rams and Lady Rams!