Union-Scioto Local School District

The Unioto Spring Choir Concert is this evening at 7 PM, Tuesday, May 9. The student call time for choir members is 6:00 PM and audience members may enter beginning at 6:30 PM. This year's concert features music from the past and present. Song titles include Simon and Garfunkle's "The Sound of Silence", Aretha Franklin's "Think" and much more. Come on out and enjoy all of what our students have achieved in choir this year.

All call for 4:00 pm today! Our Vision: By inspiring greatness, all students will realize their worth and potential. Our Mission: At Union-Scioto School District, students will learn, lead and make a difference. Our Motto: Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders. Hard to believe we are about to embark on the last month of school for the 2022-23 school year! A few announcements: The Unioto Drama Club is proud to announce this year’s Spring Musical, Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. with music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and the book by Doug Wright. The cast of performers is made up of students from sixth through twelfth grades. Club advisors Mr. Frank Elliott and Mrs. Maureen Simon are extremely proud of this year’s hard-working cast of under the sea swimming students, as well as the student leaders including Delaney Lovensheimer, Madison Watson, Aurora Lemaster, and Larissa Thompson. “This year, we have added 22 new intelligent and specialty lighting fixtures, a couple of surprises, tons of costumes, and multiple large set pieces.” Said, Elliott. “Our drama program is young, but we plan to ‘PLUS IT’ each year, as Walt Disney called it, taking things to the next level.” There will be two performances open to the public this Friday and Saturday, April 28th and 29th at the Unioto Auditeria. Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the show begins at 7:00 pm. Tickets will be available at the door for $7.00 for the general public and $5.00 for students. Snack refreshments and cast gifts will be on sale! Congrats to our elementary SCOPES class and Mrs. Domo on their OSLN statewide design challenge win!! Awards won by SCOPES Academy at Unioto: K-5 Southeast Hub Winner K-5 Division Student’s Choice Award 2023 OSLN Design Challenge State Winner Students participating in the engineering challenge: Dylan Tipton, Carter Ball, Lincoln Elliott, Evan Kinnison, Alayna Schwemlein, Oliver Roper, Leo Taylor, Braxtynn Lee, Asa Detty, Luis Astorga, Kamran Jones, Lucas Ramsey, Luke Flemming, Nico Klupenger, Shelby Howard, Meredyth Schweitzer, Owen Fishel, and Owen Kelley A reminder to our high school seniors and their parents that all school fees need to be paid in full for graduation participation. Yes, it is getting close to that time of year and graduation will be here before you know it. Please check with the office to ensure all fees are paid. Monday of next week is school bus driver appreciation day! We appreciate our bus drivers! Driving a school bus is an integral part of educating our students and we appreciate their efforts to support our families, students, and school district. Appreciation Day is on May 1st because our drivers are #1. Thank you, bus drivers! HS Prom - Saturday, May 6@8pm Choir Concert - Tuesday, May 9@6pm Band Concert - Thursday, May 11@7pm Mother’s Day - Sunday, May 14 MS National Honor Society Induction - Tuesday, May 16@8:30am Orchestra Concert (all grades) - Thursday, May 18@7pm with Beginning Orchestra starting at 6 pm Kindergarten registration is scheduled for May 23 & 24. Senior Awards - Wednesday, May 24@6pm Last day of school for students - Wednesday, May 24 (2hr release) Graduation - Sunday, May 28@4pm Have a great weekend and remember to carry your own weather, hard work works, be thankful, and 3 days til Monday!! Go Tanks!

Due to staff participating in professional development on May 25, the last day for students will be Wednesday, May 24. Students will be released two hours early.

Are “U” a Leader? “A good leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way!” John C. Maxwell Unioto Middle School would like to recognize our student leaders who demonstrate excellence in the following areas: academic performance, character, behavior, effort, social relationships, and attendance. We proudly announce that the following students have been selected as our “March Leaders of the Month.” Grade 6: Mackenzie Frey and Nathanial Detty Grade 7: Jerzee Cochenour-Tackett and Marshall Davis Grade 8: Whitney Morrison and Hayden Simon Note: These “Leaders” will continue to eat lunch with Mr. Fitch, be involved in leadership opportunities, and work in teams to help him develop potential solutions to address school issues.

May's breakfast and lunch menus are now available for the elementary, middle, and high schools.

The Unioto Middle School PBIS Team is selling customized SPIRIT Moon Slides! Show your SHERMAN spirit all year round with these comfortable slides! They are perfect for athletes, pool time, and everyday wear. They come in two colors and can be purchased for only $35! The slides WILL be delivered before summer break. Please note, the last day to order is April 14th! Use this link to purchase your Unioto Slides: https://unioto.itemorder.com/

There will be no school on Friday, April 7 in observance of Good Friday.

Middle School wrestlers competed in the state championships in Youngstown, Ohio on Saturday March 25th. Our wrestlers performed exceptionally! Grady Hayden is now the state champion in the 110 pound weight class ! In addition, Tanner Arledge finished second in the 180 pound weight class! Outstanding accomplishments! Way to represent the U!

UHS 3rd 9 Weeks Distinguished Honor Roll Great job!

UHS 3rd 9 Weeks High Honor Roll Excellent work!

UHS 3rd 9 Weeks Honor Roll Congratulations!

Middle School A Honor Roll, 3rd 9-weeks

Middle School A-B Honor Roll, 3rd 9-weeks

Call the elementary main office at (740) 773-4103 to schedule a kindergarten screening appointment! On the day of your child's screening, please provide a copy of your child's birth certificate, immunization record, 2 proofs of residency, and any custody documentation (if applicable). You will complete the registration process while your child is being screened.

Are “U” a Leader? “A good leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way!” John C. Maxwell Unioto Middle School would like to recognize our student leaders who demonstrate excellence in the following areas: academic performance, character, behavior, effort, social relationships, and attendance. We proudly announce that the following students have been selected as our “February Leaders of the Month.” Grade 6: Ellen Slack and Laykin Langolf Grade 7: Jordynn Cochenour-Tackett and Emin Pennington Grade 8: Alyssa Dollison and Cade Phillips Note: These “Leaders” will continue to eat lunch with Mr. Fitch, be involved in leadership opportunities, and work in teams to help him develop potential solutions to address school issues.

Breakfast and lunch menus for April are now available.

Unioto will be on a 2hr delay today, Tuesday, March 14, 2023.

All call for 4:00 pm today! Our Vision: By inspiring greatness, all students will realize their worth and potential. Our Mission: At Union-Scioto School District, students will learn, lead and make a difference. Our Motto: Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders. Reminder Thursday, March 9 is an early release, and Friday, March 10 there is no school for students as staff will be participating in professional development. Congratulations to the Indoor Track athletes who will be representing Unioto in the State Championships this Friday at the Spire Institute in Geneva. More than 550 schools participated in indoor track this year in Ohio and these athletes were in the top 24 overall in the final state rankings Cameron Walker in the 1600 (ranked 18th) and 3200 (ranked 5th). Briana Nelson (ranked 17th). The boys 4x800 Team of Ashton Beverly, Turner Markko, Caden Larue, and JJ Larue (ranked 17th). The girls 4x800 team made up of Walker, Nelson, Gwyn Eldridge, and Eva Fyffe ended up ranked 25th missing state by a single place. Congratulations to our girls' varsity basketball team on a fantastic and most impressive season. Undefeated regular season, league champs, gold ball, and finished with a 25-1 record with a sectional and district championship. Great job student-athletes and coaches! Wrestling district competition is today and tomorrow in Steubenville. Band performance this week as always was exceptional. So enjoy our band performances. Great job band students! Looking forward to our orchestra concert on Tuesday, March 7 at 7 pm. A reminder to our high school seniors and their parents that all school fees need to be paid in full for graduation participation. Yes, it is getting close to that time of year and graduation will be here before you know it. Please check with the office to ensure all fees are paid. Have a great weekend and remember to carry your own weather, hard work works, be thankful, and 3 days til Monday!! Go Tanks!

Reminder to families that students will be dismissed two hours early on Thursday, March 9th. There will be no school for students on Friday, March 10th as staff will be participating in professional development.

The Ross County spelling bee took place at 9 AM on Friday, February 17 at the Ross Pike educational service district. Five schools were represented: Adena, Huntington, Southeastern, Unioto, and Zane Trace, with 19 total students competing. Our spellers performed well: Cade Phillips was eliminated in round 5, tying for 9th place. Adeline Lloyd made it to round 8, tying for 6th place. Gabe Warth made it to round 10, tying for 4th place. Emin Pennington (round 11) took 3rd place. Our alternate, Tyleah Beard, attended.