I have agreed to help our community member make plans for a Candlelight Vigil for Mac. She has asked for a survey to determine the best evening for this to occur. If you are interested in attending, please take a moment to answer a single question survey found here: https://forms.gle/F72aPeTrU7Ldy4pa7
This poll will close at 4 pm Sunday June 2 to allow for planning purposes.
IThank you for your help.
The Memorial Service for Matthew McConnaughey is scheduled for Thursday June 6th at Boyd-Born Funeral Home, 122 W. Columbia St. Marion, OH. Visitation will be 11-1 with the funeral to begin at 1pm.
In addition, Mac's room will be unlocked and the lights on during regular school hours for students or staff that cannot make the trip to Marion to find closure and say goodbye.
We ask that you do not enter the room as Mac's family has not yet collected his personal belongings, but we will have a table with a poster and markers to allow you leave messages for the family and a place to leave mementos should you desire. These items will be given to the family at the Memorial service on June 6th. His room will be left as is through Friday June 7th. Please remember the school is in 'summer mode' meaning the halls are full of desks and chairs and other classroom equipment, please excuse our mess.
A community member is organizing a candlelight vigil for the front lawn of the HS. Time and date is yet to be determined. I will let you know more info on that event when I have it as well.
We continue to make counselors available to any staff or student that contacts us.
It is in this time of need, that we must all take care of each other.
Attention USHS and USMS student athletes. There are still times available to get your son/daughter's physicals scheduled this summer. 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. Please call WMH to schedule and take advantage of this great opportunity. Thanks in advance for your support and Go Rams and Lady Rams!
Graduation ceremony photos are now available here:
https://fatherandsons.shootproof.com/gallery/2024Graduation/
The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires all School Food Authorities (SFAs) to
inform families about the availability and location of free meals for students over the
summer months through the Summer Food Service Program.
Did you know that free meals are served to school-aged youth each summer? Find
these free #summermeals using the #RangeApp. It's free! http://RangeApp.org #EndSummerHunger
Or click on the Summer Meals Site Finder below:
https://www.fns.usda.gov/summer/sitefinder
Or Call 1-866-3-HUNGRY(486479)
It is with great sadness that I must inform you about a loss to our school family. Mr. McConnaughey (Mac), an English teacher at Upper Sandusky High School died unexpectedly Monday night. Funeral arrangements will be posted when we have that information and counselors and clergy are on hand in case any students or staff need support in the coming days. We express our sincere condolences to the family, friends, coworkers and students of Mr. McConnaughey. He was a friend to many and a valued member of our Staff and will be missed.
Union Elementary and USMS staff celebrated 6 individuals for their years of service and we wish them the very best in retirement! From Left to right, Mary Brocklesby, Rick Gagnon, Cheryl Anspach, Jeff Fett, Becky Mckinnis and Stephanie Holycross! #onceaRAMalwaysaRAM
Elementary tour and Clap Out of the 2024 graduates is underway!
13 dozen donuts for grads and one large coffee for a tired Principal. It is graduation practice day!!!
OHSAA BASEBALL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT UPDATE
This afternoon's district semifinal baseball game at Bluffton University there WILL NOT ACCEPT CASH for tickets. Therefore, all tickets MUST be purchased digitally at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the USHS athletic office. Also, a reminder that the game will be played at Bluffton University's Memorial Field which is located at 255 N. Bentley Road.
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.
CONGRATULATIONS to our spring sport student athletes who were named to the All-Conference teams. We are so extremely proud of their accomplishments on the field and how they represent USHS in the community. These student athletes are:
Softball:
Madison Hart - 1st Team
Hope Morris - 1st Team
Addy Johnson - 2nd Team
Ella Frombaugh - 2nd Team
Bailey Fox - 2nd Team
Ava Saull - Honorable Mention
Baseball:
Kaden Holman - 1st Team
Jacob Halter - 1st Team
Josh Heilman - 2nd Team
Evan Hinesman - 2nd Team
Blaise Gallant - Honorable Mention
And a special CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Scott Morris who was named Co-Coach of the Year in the N10!
Ram Pride!
OHSAA TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The USHS Varsity Baseball team will be competing in the OHSAA DII District Semifinal against Clear Fork tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 PM at Bluffton University. The best address for the stadium is 255 N. Bentley Road, Bluffton, OH 45817. Tickets for this event can be purchased online at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets or at the gate. Prices are $8 adult/$5 student and no passes will be accepted. There will also be a $5 charge for parking at the game as well. If you have any questions about this game, please contact the USHS athletic office. Good luck gentlemen and Go Rams!
Ram Pride!
DEADLINE APPROACHING
This is a friendly reminder that the nomination deadline for the USHS 2024 Hall of Fame Class is this Friday, 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
High School Parents: Please have your student review the bell schedules that have been emailed to them. The next two days have varied times from their usual schedule.
USHS ATHLETICS UPDATE:
There has been a last minute addition to the USHS Varsity Baseball schedule. The team will play tonight at Liberty-Benton starting at 5:00 PM. This will be a regular season game and a tune-up game for the team before they compete in their District Semifinal game on Thursday.
Ram Pride!
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!