Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools

This is a friendly reminder that students will not be at school this Friday (10/25) due to the end of the first nine weeks and it being a staff work day!

National Honor Society is selling SENIOR T-shirts beginning October 21 and ending November 5. All seniors were emailed the form. Cost is $20. See Mrs. Searfoss with any questions.

USHS WEEKLY ATHLETIC RECAP We have reached the final week of the fall sports regular season and the next round of the postseason for some teams and individuals. Here is a recap of this past week's action in USHS athletics. - Football comes up short against Colonel Crawford but still has playoff aspirations. - Volleyball falls in the Sectional Finals. - Boys soccer plays tough in Sectional Final loss. - Girls soccer survives a tough test to advance to first District tournament in program history. - Cross Country has great showing at District meet and moves onto Regionals Here's what's in store this week in USHS athletics: Monday, October 21 5:00 PM - Freshman Football v. Madison (game is a replacement for originally scheduled game @ Carey) 7:00 PM - USHS/USMS Winter sport parent meeting (@ USHS gymnasium) Wednesday, October 23 5:00 PM - Varsity Girls Soccer v. Clear Fork (District Semifinal) (@ Clyde High School) Friday, October 25 7:00 PM - Varsity Football v. Buckeye Central (Band Night & Senior Football/Cheerleader Night) Saturday, October 26 12:00 PM - Varsity Cross Country @ OHSAA DII Regional Championships (@ Tiffin Hedges Boyer Park) RAM PRIDE!

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DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY TICKET UPDATE Tickets for tomorrow's OHSAA DII Cross Country District meet at Amanns Reservoir in Galion MUST be purchased online prior to the meet. There will be NO CASH sales at the gate. Please spread the word if you plan on attending the meet tomorrow. RAM PRIDE!

Ava showed the Portrait of a Ram characteristic of Responsibility as she voluntarily cleaned up a mess in a room.

Reminder that tonight the Lady Rams Varsity Volleyball team will compete in the Sectional Finals against Liberty-Benton at Lexington High School with a start time of 6:00 PM. Additionally, the Varsity Boys Soccer team will be just down the road for their Sectional Final matchup with Clear Fork at Clear Fork High School. Start time for this game is also 6:00 PM. Tickets for these events can be purchased online at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the gate (cash only) for these events. Good luck to both teams as they begin their postseason runs. RAM PRIDE!

CONGRATULATIONS to our Lady Ram Varsity Soccer team who won their Sectional Final tournament game last night in front of a home crowd! The 1-0 victory over Galion secured the Lady Rams first ever Sectional title and punched their ticket to the District Semifinals where they will face-off against the top seeded Clear Fork Lady Colts. This District Semifinal game will be played on Wednesday, October 23rd at Clyde High School with a 5:00 PM start time. Last night's victory also earned Senior Ellee Ham her school record breaking 17th career shutout! Congrats to Ellee and the Lady Rams defense for assisting in this milestone. RAM PRIDE!

CONGRATULATIONS to a number of our Rams for earning All-League Honors in Boys Soccer. Senior Gabriel Randall earned 1st Team All-NCOSA honors while fellow Senior Conner Beidelschies earned 2nd Team honors. Sophomores Caleb Arter, Troy Hoffbauer, Jonathan Craig, and Freshman Deacon Burton all received Honorable Mention honors as well. The USHS community is extremely proud of these gentlemens' athletic accomplishments but even more proud of how they represent our school and community off the pitch. Congratulations gentlemen on a superb season and Go Rams! RAM PRIDE!

The USHS Athletic Department would like to recognize and send a very big CONGRATULATIONS to a very special student-athlete on an extremely rare accomplishment. Sophomore Shiloh Shasteen is the first student-athlete in modern USHS athletics history, to earn All-Conference 1st Team honors in two separate sports in the same sports season! Shiloh earned 1st Team All-NCOSA honors in soccer and earned 1st Team All-N10 honors by finishing 4th overall in last weekend's N10 Cross Country Championships. What's even more impressive is that Shiloh accomplished all of this while carrying a 4.0 GPA! This is truly an incredible accomplishment and the USHS community is extremely proud of Shiloh's efforts but even more proud of how she represents our school and community off the field of play. Congrats again Shiloh! RAM PRIDE!

Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday, Nov. 7th, from 3:20 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 8th, from 8:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. Our online scheduling portal will open tomorrow morning and can be accessed using the link below. If you cannot schedule online, please call your child's school, and a school secretary can sign you up over the phone. If you have any questions, please call your child's school. https://www.myconferencetime.com/usevs

Zachary volunteered to help clean up after the Homecoming dance and Parker has shown tremendous growth this year.

One final CONGRATULATIONS goes out to one of USHS' most decorated fall student-athletes. Senior Brock Montgomery capped off his illustrious high school career on Monday at the OHSAA DII Golf Championships hosted by Firestone CC in Akron. Brock's two day score of 150 (+6) was good enough for a 4th place finish and another All-Ohio performance! What a way to end a stellar career. Thank you Brock for four great years on the links and for representing USHS in such a positive way anywhere you competed. Well done! RAM PRIDE!

REMINDER ABOUT OHSAA TOURNAMENT INFORMATION The OHSAA postseason for a lot of our fall sports begins this week and we wanted to share some important information about these upcoming events: VOLLEYBALL: The Lady Rams are the 6 seed in the OHSAA DIV Northwest 2 District and will play 3 seed Liberty-Benton on Thursday, October 17th at 6:00 PM at Lexington High School. BOYS SOCCER: The Rams are the 5 seed in the OHSAA DIV Northwest 3 District and will play 3 seed Clear Fork on Thursday, October 17th at 6:00 PM at Clear Fork High School. GIRLS SOCCER: The Lady Rams are the 4 seed in the OHSAA DIV Northwest 2 District and will host 7 seed Galion on Wednesday, October 16th at 5:00 PM. All of these brackets can be found on the OHSAA website and all tickets for this event can be purchased online at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets. Tickets for these events can also be purchased at the gate but will be CASH ONLY and NO PASSES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Prices for OHSAA Sectional games will be $8/Adult and $5/Students (K-12). Good luck to all of our Fall sport teams as they begin their playoff journeys. RAM PRIDE!

REMINDER TO ALL USHS/USMS WINTER SPORT ATHLETES AND PARENTS Our annual winter sports informational meeting will take place on Monday, October 21st at 7:00 PM in the USHS gymnasium. We will be combining our JH and HS meetings again this year out of respect for your time. The general information meeting will begin at 7:00 PM followed by sport specific meetings with coaches. Schedules, team rules, and other important information will be available at this meeting. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the USHS Athletic Department. We hope to see you there! RAM PRIDE!

CONGRATULATIONS to a number of our Rams and Lady Rams for earning All-League Honors in Cross Country this past weekend. Senior Hope Morris and Sophomores Jocelyn Leightey and Shiloh Shasteen were named 1st Team All-N10 and Freshman Macie Clark earned Honorable Mention recognition. On the boys side, Senior Abe Baldwin earned 2nd Team honors while Sophomore Henry Minehart and Freshmen Drew Leightey and Franklin Arnold turned in Honorable Mention performances. In addition, our very own Coach Arnold was named the N10 Cross Country Girls Coach of the Year! Congratulations Coach Arnold on this honor. The USHS community is extremely proud of these student-athletes' athletic accomplishments but even more proud of how they represent our school and community off the course. Congratulations ladies and gentlemen on a stellar season! RAM PRIDE!

USHS WEEKLY ATHLETIC RECAP We have reached the postseason for the majority of the fall sports at USHS. Here is a recap of this past week's action in USHS athletics. - Football hands Mohawk their first conference loss and gets their second straight win. - Volleyball concludes their best regular season in several years. - Boys and girls soccer finishes up competitive seasons. - Cross Country caps off their season with a championship performance. Here's what's in store this week in USHS/USMS athletics: Monday, October 14 10:20 AM - Brock Montgomery @ OHSAA DII State Golf Championships (@ Firestone CC) Tuesday, October 15 5:00 PM - JH Football @ Carey Wednesday, October 16 5:00 PM - Varsity Girls Soccer v. Galion (Sectional Final) Thursday, October 17 5:00 PM - JH Football v. River Valley 6:00 PM - Varsity Boys Soccer @ Clear Fork (Sectional Final) 6:00 PM - Varsity Volleyball v. Liberty-Benton (@ Lexington HS) (Sectional Final) Friday, October 18 7:00 PM - Varsity Football @ Colonel Crawford Saturday, October 19 10:00 AM - JV Football v. Colonel Crawford 11:30 AM - Varsity Cross Country @ OHSAA DII District Championships (@ Amann Reservoir) RAM PRIDE!

N10 CHAMPIONS! CONGRATULATIONS to the USHS Girls Cross Country team and Coach Arnold on their N10 Championship victory yesterday at Seneca East High School. The Lady Rams finished with 37 points well ahead of second place Buckeye Central (63). The Lady Rams were paced in their victory performance by Senior Hope Morris who was the top finisher in the race with a time of 19:48; Sophomore Jocelyn Leightey who was third overall (20:30); Sophomore Shiloh Shasteen was fourth overall (20:41) and Freshman Macie Clark was 16th overall (22:31). What a great cherry on top of a fantastic running season for the Lady Rams! The team will be back in action on Saturday at the District Championships at Galion's Amann Reservoir. Congrats again ladies, Ram Nation is proud of you. RAM PRIDE!

This week was designated as Officials Appreciation Week by the OHSAA and the USHS Athletic Department would like to send a huge THANK YOU to ALL of our dedicated sports officials who have officiated one of our many sporting events. Every year these individuals take time away from their personal schedules and their families to provide our student-athletes the opportunity to play the games they love and contribute to the overall experience our student-athletes receive while participating in athletics. We greatly appreciate this sacrifice and we respect the services they provide. So, if you see an official or know someone who takes on this responsibility, please make sure you thank them. RAM PRIDE!

Annnnddd he's off to the OHSAA DII State Golf Championships this weekend at Firestone Country Club in Akron. Senior Brock Montgomery was "clapped out" of the building by his peers this morning as he heads off to compete one last time on the biggest stage in high school sports. If you would like to go and watch Brock compete either Sunday or Monday or both days, you MUST purchase your ticket online using this link: https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets. His scheduled tee time is 10:10 on Sunday. Good luck Brock! Ram Nation is behind you. Also, the Varsity and JH Boys and Girls Cross Country teams will be in action at the N10 Championships hosted by Seneca East tomorrow morning. The meet starts at 10:00 AM (HS boys) followed by HS girls at 10:40 AM, JH boys at 11:20 AM, and JH girls at 11:50 AM. Tickets for this event will be $5 and all proceeds will go directly to the N10 conference. T-shirts will also be available for purchase as well. Good luck to our Runnin' Rams! RAM PRIDE!