Merry Christmas 🎄 We hope everyone takes time today to create their own ‘Griswold-worthy’ memories with loved ones. 🤩
We want to provide families with some Digital Wellness tips and strategies to consider during the winter break. These ten days are an opportunity to exhibit a healthy relationship with device use. Here is an exercise to try:
Commit to a plan around having no phones or devices out as family from out-of-town are visiting or if you are visiting others. Explain that it’s an opportunity to connect with family and anything online can wait.
Set an expectation for the entire family so parents/guardians can model a similar ability to know when it is appropriate to be on devices.
Find other times during the weekend as your family moves from one activity to another to preemptively define if this is a time the family has devices out.
By New Year's Day discuss questions with your children related to this activity, such as:
Did you feel more present with your family?
What was the most challenging part of the day for you?
What was the first thing you did when you got your device out? Why is that specific thing important to you?
Can you help our family create a plan to make this a more frequent practice?
5th and 6th grade band did and excellent job last night!
Wow! What a performance from our 8th grade band and choir students!!
Great job USMS 7th grade band and choir students!
This week is Right To Reed Week for our K-5 students- we were lucky enough to have Brian P. Cleary author visit for our students today! He showcased the how of his writing process!!
USHS WEEKLY ATHLETIC RECAP
December winter sports marched along this week with all winter sports teams officially getting their seasons underway. Here's a recap of this past week's action.
- Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball go a combined 4-0 on the week.
- Varsity Swimming has another good performance at the ABEHR Invite.
- Varsity Wrestling makes their debut at the Bucyrus Invite.
This week is the last week to catch some USHS/USMS athletic action in 2024 so pick a few events to watch and show your Ram Pride. Here is this week's athletic action:
Monday, December 16
4:00 PM - JV/Varsity Bowling v. North Baltimore
5:00 PM - JH Boys Basketball v. Bucyrus
5:00 PM - JH Girls Basketball @ Bucyrus
6:00 PM - JV/Varsity Girls Basketball v. Shelby
Tuesday, December 17
4:00 PM - JV/Varsity Bowling @ Wynford (Suburban Lanes)
Wednesday, December 18
6:00 PM - JH/Varsity Wrestling v. Carey (USHS Gymnasium)
Thursday, December 19
4:00 PM - JV/Varsity Bowling @ Bucyrus (Suburban Lanes)
5:00 PM - JH Boys Basketball v. Buckeye Central
5:00 PM - JH Girls Basketball @ Buckeye Central
6:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball v. Ontario (this is a rescheduled game from 11/30)
Friday, December 20
6:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball v. Mohawk
Saturday, December 21
9:00 AM - JH Wrestling @ River Valley Invite
9:00 AM - Varsity Boys Bowling @ Redman Classic (Suburban Lanes)
12:00 PM - JV/Varsity Girls Basketball v. Mohawk
2:00 PM - Varsity Girls Bowling @ Redman Classic (Suburban Lanes)
RAM PRIDE!
USHS ATHLETIC REMINDER
At tonight's JV/Varsity Girls Basketball game against Seneca East, we will be recognizing our USMS 7th and 8th Grade Girls Basketball teams. We are asking each player to wear your team jersey or shirt and you will be admitted free of charge. The teams will be introduced at halftime of the varsity game.
Also, a reminder that next Friday, December 20th, we will be recognizing our Winter Sport Senior athletes between the JV and Varsity Boys Basketball game. A letter about this event has been sent home with the Senior athletes and will be emailed as well. Please contact the USHS Athletic Department if you have any questions or concerns.
RAM PRIDE!
USHS/USMS ATHLETIC EVENT UPDATES
Tonight's Middle School Boys and Girls Basketball games have been CANCELED and have been rescheduled for Tuesday, January 7th at 5:00 PM. There are also NO middle school practices today.
Tonight's JV/Varsity Boys Basketball game at Wynford is still a GO at this time. If this status changes, we will inform everyone ASAP.
All USHS practices are still ON and coaches will be in contact with student-athletes about changes to the schedule.
RAM PRIDE!
USHS WEEKLY ATHLETIC RECAP
The first week of December saw a lot of winter sports action as our USHS sports teams continued their seasons. Here's a recap of this past week's action.
- Varsity Girls Basketball goes 1-1 in conference play.
- Varsity Boys Basketball splits a back-to-back weekend.
- Varsity Swimming has a good showing at the first invite of the season.
- Varsity Bowling goes 1-1 on the week.
- Varsity Wrestling continues to get ready for the season opener.
If you happened to miss any of the excitement last week, don't worry, there are plenty of chances for you to show your Ram Pride and support our winter sports teams this week. Here is what's cooking this week:
Monday, December 9
5:00 PM - JH Boys Basketball v. Seneca East
5:00 PM - JH Girls Basketball @ Seneca East
*The JV/Varsity Bowling match on 12/9 has been rescheduled for 1/27
Tuesday, December 10
5:30 PM - JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Tiffin Columbian (please note the JV start time)
Wednesday, December 11
*The Varsity Swim meet on 12/11 has been canceled and a reschedule date is being determined
Thursday, December 12
5:00 PM - JH Boys Basketball @ Mohawk
5:00 PM - JH Girls Basketball v. Mohawk
6:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball @ Wynford
Friday, December 13
6:00 PM - JV/Varsity Girls Basketball v. Seneca East (JH Girls Basketball team recognition night)
Saturday, December 14
8:00 AM - Varsity Swim @ ABEHR (Fremont)
9:00 AM - JH Wrestling @ Clyde Invite
10:00 AM - Varsity Wrestling @ Bucyrus Invite
5:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball v. Seneca East
RAM PRIDE!
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
Get your tickets to the annual USHS Ram Athletic Boosters Reverse Raffle! This year's raffle will take place on Saturday, February 1st at Everhart Gathering Place from 6:00-11:00 PM. There will be dinner, basket raffles, music, cash games, and many other giveaway prizes. Tickets to this event can be purchased using the link below. Hurry though as only 300 tickets will be sold. This is a great opportunity for you to show your support for our student-athletes and our USHS athletic programs. Come out and enjoy the night with us!
Reverse Raffle ticket link: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/ramboostersinc/event/reverseraffle2025/
RAM PRIDE!
Holiday Countdown Dress Up Days start tomorrow! USMS wear your FLANNELS!
USMS ATHLETIC UPDATE
Tonight's JH boys and girls basketball games are still being played as scheduled. The JH Boys Basketball teams will be at Wynford starting at 5:00 PM and the JH Girls Basketball teams will host Wynford at USMS starting at 5:00 PM. Those of you traveling to Wynford for the JH game, the game is being played in the old gymnasium which is located between the elementary and high school buildings. The doors will not open until 4:30 PM.
RAM PRIDE!
We invite all of you to our Parenting Workshop, designed to support your child and align strategies that our K-8 staff have been implementing this year in classroom and buildings.
Why Attend?
-It's free
-Use the same language and approaches at home to reinforce positive behavior
-Expert guidance from someone who has seen it, or heard it all
-Master techniques in managing challenging behavior
Please call Patty Parrott- 419-294-5721 for any questions. This is open to any family with students from birth to 12th grade, and/or organizations in Wyandot County.
8th grade beats Col. Crawford! Way to go Rams!
7th grade boys wins against Col. Crawford last night!!
7th grade boys wins against Col. Crawford last night!!
ATTENTION: The third installment of the "All Heart Athlete of the Month" voting is now open to Ram Nation. The USHS Athletic Department is once again excited and proud to announce this very special recognition for our amazing student-athletes. The All-Heart Athlete of the Month is a great way to show some love and recognition for our student-athletes and what they do on and off the field of play. The way this will work is that every month, students at USHS will get the chance to nominate a student-athlete that they feel embodies all of the elements of the AHAOTM. Those elements include Hard work, Enthusiasm, Ambition, Responsibility, and Thoughtfulness. These elements are further described in the documents tab of our district website for your reference. Once the students have made their nominations, the field is narrowed down to the top three by vote of the staff at USHS. These top three male and female athletes are then sent to you, Ram Nation, for your vote. You can vote for one male and female student-athletes using the Google Form attached to this post. The final tally will result in who is crowned the All-Heart Athlete of the Month. If you have any questions about this process please contact the USHS Athletic Department and we will be happy to assist you. The voting will end on Wednesday, December 4th at midnight so please get your votes in by that deadline. Thanks in advance for your participation in this special recognition.
Link for AHAOTM voting:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEkh_R2fnRN8r4J6KV2A6TlD01TFgIWd5bqMstP6f0OJQLMw/viewform?usp=sf_link
WEEKLY ATHLETIC EVENTS
We have reached the month of December and winter sports are in full swing at USHS. Here is a recap of this past week's action.
- Boys and Girls Bowling both win in home debut against Colonel Crawford
- Girls Basketball goes 1-1 before Thanksgiving.
- Boys Basketball gets revenge with a dominant win on the road at Willard.
- Boys Swimming starts the season off with a win while girls turn in solid performances.
A ton of upcoming events this week for you to show your Ram Pride. Here's what's going on this week in USHS/USMS athletics:
Monday, December 2nd
5:00 PM - JH Boys Basketball v. Colonel Crawford
5:00 PM - JH Girls Basketball @ Colonel Crawford
*5:00 PM - JV/Varsity Coed Bowling v. Seneca East (*please note the time change for this event)
Tuesday, December 3rd
6:00 PM - JV/Varsity Girls Basketball v. Colonel Crawford
Wednesday, December 7th
4:00 PM - JV/Varsity Coed Bowling @ Colonel Crawford (Suburban Lanes)
Thursday, December 5th
5:00 PM - JH Boys Basketball @ Wynford
5:00 PM - JH Girls Basketball v. Wynford
Friday, December 6th
6:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball v. Colonel Crawford
Saturday, December 7th
9:00 AM - JH Wrestling @ East of Chicago Invite (@ USMS)
10:00 AM - Varsity Swimming @ Friendly House (Mansfield)
12:00 PM - JV/Varsity Girls Basketball @ Wynford
5:00 PM - JV/Varsity Boys Basketball v. Columbian
RAM PRIDE!
