Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools

CONGRATULATIONS goes out to our USHS Varsity Rams Baseball team for their big tournament victory over Galion on the road Saturday afternoon in the OHSAA DII Sectional Finals. After being rained out on Friday, the boys made the trip on Saturday and came home with a 3-1 win over the Tigers and a trip to Bluffton this week for the district semifinals. The Rams will now face the #1 seeded Clear Fork Colts on Thursday at 2:00 PM. The game will be played at Bluffton University's Memorial Field (255 N. Bentley Rd.). There will be a $5 fee for parking. Tickets for this game are now on sale at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets ($8 adult/$5 student) or they can be purchased at the gate. Great job gentlemen and good luck at districts! CONGRATULATIONS also goes out to Super Senior Jenna Wenger who qualified for the OHSAA DII Regional Championships at Lexington High School later this week. Jenna finished fourth in the 800 and will run for a State spot this week. Tickets for this event are available at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets ($12 adult/$5 student). Good luck Jenna! Finally, a special CONGRATULATIONS to Iron Man Senior Holden Daris for his amazing tennis tournament run. Holden won his first match last Thursday at Port Clinton before falling in the second round. Holden finished one win shy of advancing to the state tournament but what an amazing career he has had. Thanks to Holden for all of his contributions to USHS athletics and for his sportsmanship and character that have made a lasting impact at USHS. Good luck in the future Holden. Ram Pride!

USHS ATHLETIC UPDATES: The Varsity Rams Baseball team will complete their postponed game at Buckeye Central tonight starting at 4:30 PM. League rules dictate that all conference games MUST be completed and due to scheduling conflicts with Buckeye Central as well as the district tournament schedule, tonight was the last remaining date for this game to be rescheduled. The athletic department understands that tonight is also awards/scholarship night at USHS and we are working with the coaches to make sure students will not miss this event. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause but please know that we did not intend for this conflict to happen and are making accommodations to rectify the situation. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the athletic department. Thanks again for your understanding. Ram Pride!

It is sooo close to the end of the school year and our RAMS continue to amaze us. Here are our latests Positive Office Referrals at the HS. Kaimen Iles, Keleigh Iles and Kyra Billock all helped their teacher clean up a big mess after an experiment went wrong. Hunter Lay helped a teacher when he saw her struggling with a large garbage bag by taking it to the dumpster for her. A Big THANK YOU to all of our helpful RAMS!!

USHS ATHLETIC UPDATE: Tonight's Varsity Baseball Sectional Final game at Galion has been postponed until tomorrow at 2:00 PM. The originally scheduled make-up game against Buckeye Central tomorrow will be rescheduled for another date. Ram Pride!

GOOD LUCK to USHS Senior Holden Daris as he competes in the OHSAA DII Tennis District Championships at Port Clinton this morning. The action gets started at 10:00 AM. Also, GOOD LUCK to the boys and girls track and field teams as they compete in the OHSAA DII District Championships at Ontario High School this afternoon. Meet start time is scheduled for 4:00 PM. Go Rams and Lady Rams! Ram Pride!

Attention Students and Parents: As we approach the end of the year the Technology Department has created a guideline sheet that can be found here for proper care of your chromebook over the summer: https://5il.co/2lt0p Please read the document and follow the directions.

USHS ATHLETIC UPDATE Tonight's Varsity Softball double header with Buckeye Central has been CANCELLED due to wet field conditions. It has been rescheduled for tomorrow at 5:00 PM. Tonight's Varsity Baseball game at Edison is STILL ON as scheduled with a 5:45 first pitch. Ram Pride!

Ram Nation! We know it is the end of the school year and most of you are probably thinking about summer break and spending time in the sun but the fall sports season is right around the corner and we want you to be "in the know" on what the fall sports schedules looks like. So, here is a sneak peak at the 2024 USHS and USMS fall sports schedules. Please note that while the majority of these contests are locked in, these schedules are subject to change. More concrete schedules will be released later this summer. If you have any questions about any of the athletic schedules, please contact the USHS athletic department. Go Rams and Lady Rams! Ram Pride! USHS Fall Sports Schedules: https://5il.co/2lp3z USMS Fall Sports Schedules: https://5il.co/2lp3y

More May Positive Office Referrals!! Xavier Saull: Has exhibited extraordinary work ethic in his classes while continuing to show friendly and respectful behavior to fellow student and adults alike, Braxton Cundiff and some of his classmates, Abe Baldwin, Rachel Berger, Fabiana Morillo Ramos and Wrehn Thompson, jumped in to help when a sink in one of our science rooms broke even when water was spraying everywhere and helping meant being late to lunch and getting wet. We are SO PROUD of our RAMS!

BACK TO BACK N10 CHAMPS! Congratulations to the USHS Varsity Rams Baseball team for clinching their second straight N10 title on Friday with a 4-2 victory over Seneca East. The boys have collected a 15-5 record overall including an 11-2 league record. Congratulations gentlemen. Ram Nation is proud of your accomplishments. Ram Pride!

USHS ATHLETIC UPDATE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK Today's Varsity Baseball game against Shelby has been CANCELLED due to a scheduled make up league game for Shelby. We are working on a reschedule date. However, the JV Baseball game at Shelby is still scheduled for 5:00 PM today. The Varsity Softball game against Buckeye Central (originally scheduled for 5/11) has been rescheduled for tomorrow 5/15 as a double header starting at 5:00 PM at USHS. This will be the final game for the Lady Rams softball team this season. The Varsity Baseball team will complete their league schedule on Saturday, May 18th by finishing a postponed game at Buckeye Central. Game is scheduled to start at 11:00 AM. Finally, Rams Baseball will travel to Galion on Friday, May 17th for their Sectional Final game. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 PM. We will keep you updated on any changes as they happen. Ram Pride!

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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!