Upper Sandusky High School

Another jam packed week of USHS/USMS athletics as the season officially kicks off for all of our fall sports teams. Monday, August 19 11:00 AM - JV Boys Golf @ Wynford Invite (GC of Bucyrus) 3:00 PM - Varsity Boys Golf @ N10 Shootout (Mohawk CC) 5:00 PM - Varsity Girls Soccer @ Norwalk (Contractors Field) 5:00 PM - JH Volleyball v. Carey 5:00 PM - Varsity Girls Golf v. CC/Mohawk (Lincoln Hills GC) 7:00 PM - Varsity Boys Soccer @ Norwalk (Contractors Field) Tuesday, August 20 4:30 PM - Varsity Girls Tennis v. Clear Fork 4:30 PM - JV Boys Golf @ Liberty-Benton (Sycamore Springs GC) 5:00 PM - 7th Grade Football v. Buckeye Central (7th grade only) 5:30 PM - Varsity Cross Country Icebreaker Invite (Harrison Smith Park) 5:30 PM - JH Volleyball @ Crestline *Varsity Girls Golf match v. Galion/Mohawk has been cancelled Wednesday, August 21 4:15 PM - Varsity Girls Tennis v. Pleasant 5:00 PM - 8th Grade Football @ Ashland Crestview (8th grade only) 5:00 PM - Varsity Girls Soccer v. Edison 7:00 PM - Varsity Boys Soccer v. Edison Thursday, August 22 4:30 PM - Varsity Girls Tennis v. Lexington 5:30 PM - JV/Varsity Volleyball @ Fostoria *Varsity Boys Golf match v. River Valley has been rescheduled for 8/26 at 4:30 Friday, August 23 7:00 PM - Varsity Football @ Northmor *Varsity Boys Golf match @ Margaretta has been cancelled Saturday, August 24 9:00 AM - Varsity Cross Country @ CC Invite 9:00 AM - Freshman Volleyball @ Tiffin Columbian 10:00 AM - JV/Varsity Volleyball @ Tiffin Columbian 10:00 AM - JV Football v. Northmor 10:00 AM - JH Volleyball v. Pleasant 5:30 PM - Varsity Boys Soccer @ Kenton 7:30 PM - Varsity Girls Soccer @ Kenton Ram Pride!

REMINDER The inaugural USHS Alumni Flag Football game will take place tomorrow at noon rain or shine. All participants are being asked to report by 11:30 AM at the USHS football stadium to sign waivers and register if you have not done so already. Remember, this event is free and there will be food trucks on location. We hope to see a lot of faces in the stands tomorrow as we show our support for the USHS Football team. Ram Pride!

USHS ATHLETIC EVENT UPDATE: Due to forecasted weather and transportation issues, tomorrow's Varsity Girls Soccer game at Mansfield Christian has been CANCELLED. A reschedule date is being determined. Ram Pride!

It's CRUNCH TIME for back to school! Time to get money on account for meals and complete a Free/Reduced meal application! Our district uses PaySchools Central for online meal payments which was new at the end of last school year. If you haven't set up an account yet or are new to the district now is a great time to get that done! And while you are there, complete an online Free/Reduced Meal Application for this school year, 24/25. Only one per family and it is secure and confidential! See attached document on PaySchools Central for more information. Thank you for choosing school meals!

USEVS is still in need of hiring a Pony Driver (delivery driver). Please visit the link for detail on the job description: https://5il.co/2twbs

USHS ATHLETIC UPDATE Due to the forecasted wet weather this afternoon, tonight's Varsity Girls Tennis match against Madison has been cancelled. A makeup date is being determined.

USHS UPCOMING ATHLETIC EVENTS: This is a friendly reminder that the Ram Rumble will take place tomorrow evening at the football stadium. Gates will open at 5:30 PM with the festivities starting at around 7:00 PM. There will be games, food trucks, competition, team introductions, and much more. Bring the family out and help us kick off another great sports season at USHS! Also, the Inaugural Alumni Flag Football Game will take place on Saturday starting at noon at the stadium. Come on out and check out the action and root on your favorite Ram Football alums as they do battle on the gridiron. All proceeds from the event will got towards the USHS football program. Should be a great time! Ram Pride!

Upper Sandusky High School will be inducting three new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. Rex Kear (Class of 1969), Matt "Doc" Thiel (Class of 1977), and Harold (Dick) DeWitt will each be enshrined in the USHS Athletic Hall of Fame at an induction ceremony prior to kickoff of the Rams home football game against Mt. Gilead on Friday, August 30th. There will be a community-wide meet and greet with the inductees and their families prior to the ceremony starting at approximately 5:30 PM. We look forward to honoring these inductees for their achievements and contributions to USHS athletics and we invite our community to help us celebrate. Ram Pride!

USHS TROPHY AUCTION #3 : The next two trophies that are open for bidding are: The 1975 Girls Basketball NOL Champions The 1987 Boys Golf NOL Champions If you wish to submit a bid for either or both of these trophies, please use the link below. The deadline for the bidding is Monday, August 19th at noon. Ram Pride! Link for placing bids: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FLuIHbYb_eyfFj4L-18skdvWsTVPsw0DpwN3xIrcwY0/edit

A huge THANK YOU goes out to our very own Upper Sandusky Fire Department for providing some aerial support today as we repaired our stadium speakers. We greatly appreciate everything our first responders do for our community (even when it is not an emergency). A very special thank you as well to Capt. Orr and Capt. Young for their assistance. Ram Pride!

All student Chromebooks have been activated/enabled for the start of the 2024-2025 school year.  You will need to connect the Chromebook to a Wi-Fi connection somewhere before the disabled message will go away on the login screen, as the unlock command/policy is "in the cloud".  After this, please attempt to log in to make sure the Chromebook is working properly.  If you have any issues, please bring the Chromebook to the high school (where the I.T. office is located) BEFORE the first day of school so we can take care of your issue(s). If a student has forgotten their login password, email me requesting a password refresh (daryl_h@usevs.org).

USHS WEEKLY SPORTS RECAP. ICYMI from this past week: - Varsity Boys Golf team continues to play some good golf with a 3rd/14 performance at the Bucyrus Elks Invite (8/5), 9th/20 at Allen East Invite (8/6), 3rd/8 at N10 Shootout #2 at Buckeye Central (8/7), JV win over Otsego (8/8), and 6th/12 at L-B Invite (8/9). Senior Brock Montgomery continues to lead the pack with medalist honors at the Elks Invite, L-B Invite, and Allen East Invite. - Varsity Girls Golf team got their season underway this week with a win a tri-match at Kenton (8/7) and an 11th/18 finish at the Allen East Invite (8/8). - Varsity Boys and Girls Soccer, Varsity Volleyball, and Varsity Football began their tune-ups for the regular season. - Varsity Girls Tennis kicked off their season at the Marion Harding Invite (8/10). Did you miss any of last week's action? Don't worry, there is plenty more action this week as the USMS/USHS fall sports season rolls on. Here is what is on tap this week: Monday, August 12 5:00 PM - Varsity Girls Soccer @ Otsego (scrimmage) 4:30 PM - Varsity Girls Tennis @ Kenton 11:00 AM - Varsity Girls Golf @ Seneca East (Clinton Heights GC) 12:00 PM - Varsity Boys Golf v. N10 Shootout #3 (Lincoln Hills GC) Tuesday, August 13th 5:00 PM - V/JV Volleyball v. Vanlue (scrimmage) 5:00 PM - Varsity Girls Tennis @ Oak Harbor 11:00 AM - Varsity Girls Golf v. Wynford (Lincoln Hills GC) 5:00 PM - JH Volleyball v. TC Wednesday, August 14 11:00 AM - Varsity Girls Golf @ Carey (Lincoln Hills GC) 4:15 PM - Varsity Girls Tennis @ Edison 4:30 PM - JH Football @ Fostoria (scrimmage) Thursday, August 15 6:00 PM - JV/Varsity Football @ Elgin (scrimmage) 5:00 PM - JV/Varsity Volleyball @ Northmor (scrimmage) 4:30 PM - Varsity Girls Tennis v. Madison 5:00 PM - Varsity Girls Soccer @ Allen East (scrimmage) 7:00 PM - Varsity Boys Soccer @ Allen East (scrimmage) 5:00 PM - JH Volleyball @ Marion Grant (scrimmage) *The JV Boys Golf match against Wynford, BC, and SE has been cancelled for this date Friday, August 16 5:30 - Ram Rumble @ USHS Stadium Saturday, August 17 5:00 PM - Varsity Girls Soccer @ Mansfield Christian Good luck to all of our student-athletes. Ram Pride!

A very busy week for USHS athletics this week. Here is a list of the plethora of events you can enjoy. Ram Pride! Monday, August 8th 9:00 AM - Boys Varsity Golf @ Bucyrus Elks Invite (GC of Bucyrus) 10:00 AM - Girls Varsity Golf @ Col. Crawford (Valley View GC) 10:00 AM - Boys Varsity Soccer @ Willard (scrimmage) Tuesday, August 9th 9:00 AM - Boys Varsity Golf @ Allen East Invite (Colonial GC) 5:30 PM - Girls Varsity Soccer v. Mount Vernon (scrimmage) Wednesday, August 10th *8:30 AM - Boys Varsity Golf @ BC (Cranberry Hills GC) *10:30 AM - Girls Varsity Golf @ Kenton (Memorial Park GC) *Please note the change in start times for these events Thursday, August 8th 9:00 AM - Girls Varsity Golf @ Allen East Invite (Colonial GC) 10:00 AM - Boys JV Golf v. Otsego (Lincoln Hills GC) 5:00 PM - Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Kenton (scrimmage) Friday, August 9th 9:00 AM - Boys Varsity Golf @ Liberty-Benton Invite (Sycamore Springs GC) Saturday, August 10th 9:00 AM - Girls Varsity Tennis @ Marion Harding Invite (Grant Tennis Center) 10:00 AM - Boys Varsity/JV Football v. Centerburg (scrimmage) 10:00 AM - Girls Varsity/JV Volleyball v. Crestline (scrimmage) 5:00 PM - Varsity Girls Soccer @ Highland (scrimmage) 7:00 PM - Varsity Boys Soccer @ Highland (scrimmage) Good luck to all of our student-athletes this week. Ram Pride!

The USHS Varsity Boys Golf team pushed their record to 9-0 on the year as they bested three team field at Memorial Park GC in Kenton this past Friday. Senior Brock Montgomery was the medalist with a score of 34. The boys have a very busy week coming up as they look to continue this momentum. Congrats gentlemen. Keep up the fantastic work. Ram Pride!

We have open positions in many areas! Join the team! https://www.usevs.org/documents/employment/job-postings/269013

In case you do not have a copy of the 2024-2025 school calendar! GO RAMS!

Open House / Schedule Pick-up Information! USHS: *Wed., August 14th *Seniors and Sophomores 1pm-3pm *Juniors 3-5pm *Freshmen start @ 6pm and need to have all stations done by 7:30pm for the parent meeting in the gym East : Open House 5:00-6:00pm on Thurs., August 15th South: Open House 4:30-5:30pm on Thurs., August 15th  Union K-5: Open House 5:00-6:00pm on Fri., August 16th *K-3 start in Auditorium *4th/5th start in Gymnasium USMS (6th-8th): *8th Grade - Thurs., Aug. 15th, 3:15pm-4:30pm (start in Gym) *7th Grade - Thurs., Aug. 15th, 4:15-5:30pm (start in Gym) *6th Grade - Thurs., Aug. 15th, 5:15-6:30pm (start in Gym)

LAST CALL The deadline for registering for the inaugural USHS Alumni Flag Football game and cheerleading event is tomorrow at noon. This event is free to the public and will take place on Saturday, August 17th at noon at the USHS stadium. Come out and support Ram athletics in a unique way. If you are interested in participating in this event in some capacity, please register using the Google Form link below or you can complete and return the registration form located in the rack outside the USHS main office. If you have any questions about this event, please contact the USHS athletic department. Ram Pride! Alumni Flag Football Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zvuH-wTMyqKZmAFn6Q-AWHbPcBqGdjvSSSj1RlVABfA/edit

USHS TROPHY RECYCLING PROGRAM : The next two trophies that are open for bidding are: The 1978 Girls Basketball NOL Champions The 1978 Boys Track & Field NOL Champions If you wish to submit a bid for either or both of these trophies, please use the link below. The deadline for the bidding is Wednesday, August 7th. Ram Pride! Link for placing bids: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gf3--7BaXVNVMRNTH13HJaVJNKzXqCzzUirLob7LzkM/edit

ATTENTION ALL RAM AND LADY RAM SPORTS FANS! Reminder that All-Sports passes for the 2024-2025 school year are on sale in the USHS office. These passes allow admission to ALL USHS and USMS HOME events for the ENTIRE school year. Reserved seating for the home football games as well as Endzoner Club seating are also available for purchase but the deadline to purchase them is this Friday, August 2nd so hurry to get your spot. You can purchase these passes and tickets at the USHS athletic office between 8:00 AM-3:00 PM throughout the week or you can download, complete, and return the forms on the USEVS website under the "Athletics" tab. Also, the USHS Athletic Department will once again be sponsoring a Kick for Cash event at halftime of every home football game this season. Tickets for the first drawing are also available for purchase. Endzoner Club sponsorships are now available for any of the home football games. If you are interested in sponsorship, please stop by the USHS Athletic Office to pickup a form or visit the USHS Athletics website. Finally, the ticket prices for this season's varsity athletic contests has been set at $8 adult and $7 students (K-12). The prices for sub-varsity athletic contests (JH, JV, and Freshman) has been set at $7 adult and $6 student (K-12). These tickets are CASH ONLY at the gate. If you have any questions or concerns about passes, tickets, or sponsorships, please contact Athletic Director Blake England. We are excited to kick off another great season of Rams and Lady Rams athletics.