Sorry for the confusion- Open House is from 5pm-6pm!! Union 4th and 5th grade parents-open house will be in the USMS gymnasium from 5-6pm. tomorrow, Friday, August 16th. Students will receive the name of their homeroom teacher and be able to put supplies in their lockers. Be sure to check out the auditorium for our community partners. We hope to see all of you there!!
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
Parents if your child picked up their schedule this evening at Open House your child's Spring 2024 State Air Tests results were stapled to their schedule. If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Parrott or Mr. Dible. If students were not able to pick up their schedules tonight, they can pick up their schedules either tomorrow, Monday or Tuesday from 8-2.
Extra special thanks to the parents and students who came out to 6th,7th, and 8th grade Open House tonight!! Thank you for your support!! #rampride
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!
Just a friendly reminder: We hope we see everyone at Open House. This is a great time to pick up schedules, meet your son/daughter's teacher and tour the building. We will be doing a short presentation in the gymnasium . We hope to see all of you there!
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
Union Elem/USMS
SCHOOL PICTURES
AUGUST 27, 2024
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!
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)
Dear Parents,
We are excited for the school year to start. We want to invite all of you to our open house. There will be a short presentation in the gymnasium from teachers and administration on grade level expectations and as well as tips on how to help your child be successful in school this year. This is an opportunity for students to find and drop off supplies to their lockers, and familiarize themselves with the building. Students may buy school issued locks for $5 in the auditorium. There will also be community partners in the auditorium. Please take a minute to check out their tables.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Parrott and Mr. Dible
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.
2024 Sales Tax Holiday starts TODAY!
TIME IS RUNNING OUT to register for the inaugural USHS Alumni Flag Football game and cheerleading event. The deadline to enter is Friday, August 2nd. 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
Introducing the USHS Athletics Trophy Recycling Program
The USHS Athletic Department in conjunction with the USHS Athletic Boosters, have begun a renovation of the gymnasium/cafeteria area of the high school in order to make the area more aesthetically pleasing and to update and upgrade the many athletic accomplishments currently being displayed in these areas. Currently, the areas mentioned are congested with large trophy cases which contain a significant amount of trophies that are several years old.
The purpose of this project is to create additional space for current athletic accomplishments while still honoring the past achievements of our USHS student-athletes. In order to accomplish this purpose, the USHS Athletic Department is implementing a trophy recycling program as well as a digital “library” of past athletic accomplishments with the intention of creating more space.
The trophy recycling program will remove any trophy from the cases that are over four years old from the current athletic year. These trophies will be available to community members for an auction style donation to the athletic department. The bidding will be closed after a week’s period of time and the highest bidder after that period will receive the trophy. This will allow the trophies to remain within our community rather than being destroyed. Before a trophy is “retired”, it will be cataloged into an “Athletic Excellence” database where it will be displayed digitally on a TV monitor in the lobby of the gymnasium for those who wish to view our rich athletic history. Trophies will be on physical display in the trophy cases for a period of four years before being “retired” via this recycling program.
This program will exclude significant athletic awards such as State and Regional Tournament appearances and other designated accomplishments determined by the athletic department. These accomplishments will also be cataloged in the database.
The intention of this program is to create more space in the gymnasium, lobby, and cafeteria as well as update and upgrade of our athletic accomplishments. The proceeds accumulated from this program will be utilized by the athletic department for use by our various athletic programs. The unused trophy cases will be relocated to other areas of the building to recognize other accomplishments such as music, band, and other programs that our school prides itself on. Finally, this program will continue to allow our athletic department to honor our past while bettering our future. If you have any questions about this program, please contact Athletic Director Blake England.
The first two trophies that are open for bidding are:
The 1971 Boys Golf NOL Champions
The 1974 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 Wednesday, July 31st. Ram Pride!
Link for placing bids: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XBEnEbONbZQ0iRNuF7_VxtAABGaSyIpejJ04SSn-1ds/edit
Racing Rams elementary XC practices will start August 5th from 5:30-6:15pm at Stepping Stones . On August 5th there will be a short parent meeting before practice starts. ~Brent Fahle