Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools

The calendar has flipped to November and that means it is winter sports season at USHS and USMS. Our winter sport student-athletes and coaches are busy preparing for the upcoming season and we are excited to cheer them on this winter. Believe it or not, we have started some events already so here is a preview of what's coming up this week in sports: Tuesday, November 12 5:00 PM - JH Boys Basketball @ Liberty-Benton (scrimmage) 5:00 PM - JH Girls Basketball v. Liberty-Benton (scrimmage) 6:00 PM - F/JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Ada (scrimmage) 6:00 PM - JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Bellevue (scrimmage) Friday, November 15 5:30 PM - JV/Varsity Girls Basketball v. Old Fort (scrimmage) Saturday, November 16 9:30 AM - Varsity Coed Bowling @ Bucyrus Invite (Suburban Lanes) 12:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball v. Waverly (scrimmage) *JV scrimmage will be at the Middle School gym To help us celebrate our winter sports athletes, coaches, and teams, the USHS Athletic Department and the USHS Student Athlete Leadership Team will be hosting a "Meet the Teams Night" on Friday, November 22nd in the USHS gymnasium starting at 7:00 PM. This mini Ram Rumble style event will be open to the community with concessions, games, and interactions with the USHS winter sports athletes. So bring the family out for this event and help us get our winter sports season started with enthusiasm. If you have any questions about this event, please contact the USHS Athletic Department. Go Rams and Lady Rams! RAM PRIDE!

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On Monday, November 11th our entire school district is having a Veterans Day assembly program at the high school. Non high school students will be bussed to USHS starting around 8.00am. The assembly will be student-led and K-12 students will sing songs, read essays and thank veterans for their service to our country. Students will start to be bussed back to their home schools starting at 10am. Elementary students (K-5) will be wearing the color blue while 6-8 will wear the color red and 9-12 will wear white. Thank you so much for your support of our district and veteran community.

ADDITION to Football All-League post: Due to limited picture space, Sophomores Ezekiel Baldwin and Braxton Rimmer were not pictured in the previous post so we are recognizing them in this separate post. Congratulations gentlemen. RAM PRIDE!

CONGRATULATIONS to a number of our Gridiron Rams for earning All-League Honors in Football. Senior Kail Vince earned 1st Team All-N10 Defensive honors while Junior Ethan Lewis earned 1st Team All-N10 Offensive and Defensive honors. Rounding out the 1st Team honors was Freshman Kobe Beidelschies who earned 1st Team All-N10 Special Teams honors as a kicker. Seniors Justin Heilman, Kaleb Francis, Max Martinez and Junior Derek Barr all earned 2nd Team All-N10 Offensive honors while Senior Nate Lewis and Junior Brodie Cox earned 2nd Team All-N10 Defensive honors. Sophomores Ezekiel Baldwin and Braxton Rimmer were name Honorable Mention recipients 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 football field. Congratulations gentlemen on a superb season and Go Rams! RAM PRIDE!

Michaela and Colton showed the Portrait of a Ram characteristic of Responsibility as they helped a teacher in cleaning up our decorations from the Dia de los Muertos celebration. Giovanni also showed Responsibility for working extremely hard on his make up work.

The USHS Drama Department presents: "You Can't Take It With You!" A comedy in 3-Acts by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman November 15th and 16th at 7:30p November 17th at 2:30p Save with advance ticket sales! Go to https://ushsdramadept.ludus.com/ for $8 tickets. Advance tickets are available online until the show date or sold in person at USHS Tuesday, November 12th from 4:30p - 6:30p. Cash, check or card accepted. All tickets at the door are $10. (No convenience fee for cash or check, $1 convenience fee for card use) Performed with permission by Dramatists Play Service, 440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016

CONGRATULATIONS to Seniors Hope Morris and Abe Baldwin for being named the All-Heart Athletes of the Month for October. Both Hope and Abe were nominated and voted on by their peers and community for the many great characteristics they display on and off the field of play. These two give everything they have to their team and their school and exemplify all of the attributes that make them the All-Heart Athletes of the Month and an important part of Ram Nation. Here is a summary of what people had to say about Hope and Abe: Hope’s enthusiasm and positivity is evident in everything she does, including school, sports, band and extracurricular activities. Her determination, hard-work and boundless energy helped her achieve her cross country goal of N-10 Champion, a 5th place finish at the DII District Cross Country Meet, Regional Qualifier and earned her 4th place on the USHS Cross Country All-Time Leader Board with a time of 19:37. Hope is a natural leader and exceptional role model for her teammates and peers. Her support and encouragement have led the cross country team to a successful season as both individuals and as a team. Those who know Hope describe her as self-confident, unique, lovely, energetic, driven, optimistic, humble and faithful. Her teammates and friends feel lucky to know her and USHS and the Athletic Department are proud of Hope and her accomplishments and feel she is very deserving of the All-Heart Athlete of the Month Award. Abraham has shown overall HEART in cross country, but especially Ambition. Through freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year, Abraham’s PRs were 22:33, 18:47, 18:04, and 17:11, respectively. Abraham is resilient, overcoming adversity in athletics and in life. He isn’t just a great leader, but a great example of how everyone should act towards other people. Abraham respects those around him, and he is said to be a “class act.” He is a consistent young man when it comes to discipline, and he has set a great example for those who are younger than him. Abraham is a wonderful example of someone who shows HEART in all that he does, and we are proud to have him in our community. These two athletes are truly great selections for our first All-Heart Athlete of the Month award! Congratulations again to our All-Heart Athletes of the Month for October. Thank you, Hope and Abe, for representing our community through school and through athletics in a great way. We appreciate your boldness to show HEART in all that you do! RAM PRIDE!

Congratulations to our Staff of the Month winners for October. The Classified staff winner is Mrs. Cunningham, who has shown great Adaptability during this school year. The Certified staff winner is Mrs. Cameron who was nominated for making all students feel valued and a part of her class and helping them to enjoy their experience in Art class.

CONGRATULATIONS to Senior Addy Newman on establishing not one but TWO new volleyball records this season. Addy now has the record for aces in a season with 73 and ends her USHS career with 206 career aces which is also tops on the list. The USHS community is extremely proud of Addy's athletic accomplishments but even more proud of how she represents our school and community off the court. Congrats again Addy on a memorable career. Additionally, the USHS Athletic Department would like to send out a very special CONGRATULATIONS to Junior Ethan Lewis who broke the Northern 10 conference record for most tackles in a single season this year. Ethan's 177 tackles on the season eclipsed the previous record of 171 set back in 2014. What an amazing and well deserved title for one of USHS' finest student-athletes. The USHS community is extremely proud of Ethan's athletic accomplishments but even more proud of how he represents our school and community off the field. RAM PRIDE!

Attention Parents and Students grade 6-11. We will be holding an in-person CCP night at the High School this Thursday! See the flyer for more details. We hope to see you there!

Gavyn has shown the Portrait of a Ram characteristic of Responsibility by continuing to work hard and get everything done in Mrs. Lynch's class.

As we conclude another successful fall sports season at USHS, the athletic department would like to send out a very special THANK YOU to all of our fall sport Senior athletes. Thank you all for your leadership and contributions to the athletic programs you represented during your time at USHS. You have made your school, your teammates, and your community extremely proud of the impact you have had on USHS athletics. We hope you will choose to continue your leadership during the winter sports season but if not, you are appreciated. Thanks again Seniors and RAM PRIDE!

RESERVED SEATING NOW AVAILABLE Reserved basketball seats are now available for anyone wishing to get guaranteed seating for all Varsity Boys Basketball home contests. If you would like to purchase reserved seating tickets, you can complete the form found on the district website (usevs.org -> Schools -> Athletics -> Documents -> Reserved seat form) or you can stop by the USHS main office and grab a form and look at the seats available. Please note that although we will try to accommodate your seating requests, some requests may not be available and are on a first come, first serve basis. If you have any questions about reserved seating, please contact the USHS Athletic Department. Go Rams! RAM PRIDE!

GOOD LUCK tonight to our Rams Football team as they head into playoff action at Sandusky Perkins. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM. There will be a police and fire truck escort leaving the athletic complex at 3:30 PM this afternoon if anyone would like to come out and support the team as they head off. For those planning on attending tonight's game. Please use 3700 South Avenue as your destination. Reminder that tickets for the game can be purchased online (recommended) at www.ohsaa.org/tickets or they may be purchased at the door (CASH ONLY). Ticket prices are set by the OHSAA at $11 adult/$5 student (K-12). For those unable to attend tonight but still want to root on your Rams from afar, the game will be broadcast on 100.9 Coast Country and livestreamed on YouTube using this link https://www.youtube.com/live/BTewclnm8aY?feature=shared. The boys need our support tonight so let's show them how proud we are of their accomplishment by filling the stands with Orange and Black tonight. Go Rams! RAM PRIDE!

Trenton accepted a challenge from a teacher showing the Portrait of a Ram characteristic of Responsibility.

Sam Garverick has shown the Portrait of a Ram characteristic of Integrity in her willingness to help others in her English class.

Collyn has shown the Portrait of a Ram characteristics of Adaptability and Responsibility as he has shown great improvement in his English classes.

PLAYOFF BOUND! For only the seventh time in school history, the USHS Ram Football team will play in Week 11. This time they will travel to Sandusky Perkins to take on the #1 seeded Pirates on Friday, November 1st with kickoff slated for 7:00 PM. The game will be played at Firelands Health Stadium which is located at 3700 South Ave., Sandusky, OH 44870. Tickets for this contest can be purchased online at www.ohsaa.org/tickets (go to Division IV and click on Region 14) or they can be purchased at the gate (CASH ONLY). Ticket prices are set by the OHSAA and are $11 adult/$5 student (K-12). No passes will be accepted for this game. If you have any questions about tickets or general game information, please contact the USHS athletic department. Any additional information will be shared upon receiving it. Good luck to our boys. Go Rams! RAM PRIDE!

The USHS Lady Rams Cross Country team competed at the OHSAA DII Regional Championships this past Saturday at Hedges Boyer Park in Tiffin. The ladies finished the day with a 7th place team finish which was just outside the state qualification mark. The Lady Rams were paced by Sophomore Jocelyn Leightey who just missed an individual spot in the state championships with a 19th place finish (19:41) and Senior Hope Morris who finished 20th in her final high school race (19:51). What a spectacular season for the Runnin' Lady Rams! On the boys side, Senior Abe Baldwin competed in his final race of his high school tenure by finishing 50th (17:40) out of the 90+ person field. Congrats on a great season Abe! RAM PRIDE!