Union-Scioto Local School District

There will be no school on Monday, September 5 in observance of Labor Day.

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. I would like to thank our parents and students for helping with a successful start to the new school year. We appreciate everyone’s patience with the morning and afternoon traffic issues. It has actually been relatively smooth compared to previous start of the school years. I have received feedback that parents have been very patient, courteous, and professional to each other and to staff, especially in the mornings. So a big thank you! Lets keep this going! A special thanks to our high school students and parents for their understanding and cooperation with our improved cell phone policy. We recognize the challenge it has presented and are very impressed and appreciative of our students' response and support. I can personally say, it has been exceptionally encouraging and exciting to see our students engaging in conversation with each other and actually making direct eye contact! So thank you students, parents, and staff for your role in improving and supporting our goal to provide students with an optimal learning environment and educational experience at the U! Thank you!! Due to a shortage of bus drivers and other related transportation issues we will be adjusting our morning and afternoon routes to attempt to best accommodate our students and families and continue to provide transportation to as many routes as possible. Busing students can expect an approximate 10 minute later pick up in the mornings starting next week on Tuesday, September 6. Please continue to be patient and understanding as we work through these new challenges as best we can. We may have to make additional adjustments as the year progresses and apologize in advance for any inconveniences this may create for families. You can expect changes and adjustments and traffic flow challenges particularly in the mornings. You can expect some to be last minute and we will do our best to communicate as timely as feasibly possible. Open enrollment applications need to be turned in as soon as possible. These forms need to be completed each school year. I do have some bad news to announce and hope all will understand and make the very best of a tough tough situation. No school on Monday, September 5, 2022 due to Labor Day. Yes, no school on Monday. Do your best to enjoy the upcoming extended weekend. I realize it is early in the school year to be missing a Monday and our students will be terribly upset by not having school. Make the best of it students! Students - remember to bring it each day. Bring your best. Be focused and disciplined. Pay attention in class and be motivated to learn and grow. Listen to your teachers. Listen to your parents. Make good decisions. Decisions that are good for you today. Decisions that are good for you tomorrow and into the future. Good decisions are good for you. Good for your friends, your family and for us all. It matters. What you do…matters. Anything less is a disservice to yourself and those around you. Bring it!! Go Tanks!

Breakfast and lunch menus are now available for September! Breakfast is free for all students and the cost of lunches is located on the right side of the menu. We ask that ALL families please complete and return the free and reduced lunch application. Having this information helps our school district!

Middle School One Call on August 15th at 3:00pm Good afternoon, This is PJ Fitch, your Unioto middle school principal. The purpose of this call is to provide you with some key information regarding Open House this evening for 6th grade students. Again, this is ONLY for 6th grade students. Sixth grade "Open House" is scheduled tonight, Monday August 15th, from 5:00-6:30pm. Students and parents should enter the Auditeria at door 9, 10, or 11 anytime between the 5:00pm and 6:15pm. Once you enter the auditeria, staff will supply each student with their schedule and locker information. Next, the student will be directed to the 6th grade wing of the middle school where they will meet their teachers and locate their lockers. A reminder also that the first day of school for students is Thursday, August 18th. Thank you for your time! Go Tanks!

Unioto Elementary Class Lists are now available!

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. I would like to welcome everyone back to school for the 2022-2023 school year! The new school year is here!! School starts for students on Thursday, August 18! Just a few announcements: A reminder we utilize our district facebook page for most of our communication during the school year. Please like or follow Union-Scioto Local School District on Facebook. We also utilize our building Facebook pages. Please follow our district Twitter account Union-Scioto LSD for announcements and school related information as well. Open enrollment applications need to be turned in as soon as possible. These forms need to be completed each school year. Open house dates and times have been shared on social media and in the building newsletters families should be receiving via mail this week. Newsletters are available electronically on our building facebook pages and our district website. Latchkey parents who are currently registered for this year, please remember, the August payment is due by the first day of school. Payments are always due by the first of each month. A reminder to high school students and parents we have improved our cell phone expectations for the school year. Our students will have the opportunity to keep their cell phones in their lockers throughout the school day. This will support our goal to provide our students with optimal learning opportunities with limited distractions. The high school staff has communicated the expectations multiple times through the summer to ensure everyone is aware of the expectations and potential consequences. We are communicating this change again in order to allow our students to prepare accordingly. We appreciate your understanding and support in improving our children's educational experience at the U. We look forward to working together to achieve yet another safe and successful school year. 3 days til Monday and 6 days til the first day of school for students!! Go Tanks!

Middle School One Call on August 8th at 11:00am Good morning, This is PJ Fitch, your Unioto middle school principal. The purpose of this call is to provide you with some key dates and information regarding students returning to school. The first day of school for students is Thursday, August 18th. In preparation, Sixth grade students should plan on attending "Open House" which is scheduled for Monday August 15th from 5:00-6:30pm. We will not be hosting a formal Open House for Seventh and Eighth grade students. However, all Seventh and Eighth Grade Students will receive the same information in a “welcome back packet” that was mailed out last week. You will be receiving that packet any day now. In addition, Student schedules and locker information is also available at the middle school and may be picked up anytime between 8am and 3pm. Seventh and Eighth grade students that are not comfortable navigating around the middle school are also welcome to come into the school to locate their locker and classrooms during this week, which includes August 8th thru Friday August 12th. However, students that are already comfortable will not need to come into the school as their schedules and locker assignments have been mailed home and then will also be provided to them again on the first day of school. Also, if your child is attending Unioto through Open Enrollment, a current application is required for the 2022-23 school year. Thank you for your time! Go Tanks!

"Open House" for Sixth Grade Students is scheduled for Monday August 15th from 5:00-6:30pm. We will not be hosting a formal open house for Seventh and Eighth grade students. However, all Seventh and Eighth Grade Students will have their schedule and locker assignment available beginning tomorrow (Wednesday August 3rd). This information may be picked up anytime between 8am and 3pm if you prefer it immediately. Students in seventh and eighth grade are also welcome to come into the school to locate their locker and classrooms during this time if they do not feel comfortable navigating around the middle school. Students that are already comfortable will not need to come into the school because a copy of all students' schedules and locker assignments will be mailed home on Monday August 8th and then provided again to them on the first day of school. Go Tanks!

Students interested in playing ladies tennis this fall can find a summer open court schedule and other information by liking “Unioto Women’s Tennis" on FB. You can join Remind, Remind Code: @22utennis Remind link: https://www.remind.com/join/22utennis for information.

Unioto Elementary Open House dates & time for the 2022-2023 school year. Go Tanks!

All call for 5:00 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. Excited for our seniors and graduation this Sunday at 4pm! Graduation will be outside again this year at the football field. Seating will be available on the home side bleachers. Congratulations Seniors! 7th-8th grade Volleyball open gyms will be held Monday and Wednesday’s from 9:30-11 starting June 1st. Unioto will once again be hosting a blood drive at Unioto High School on Tuesday, July 12 from 12-6pm in our HS gymnasium. Have a great weekend and remember…Carry your own weather!! Hard work works!! Audit your circle!! Be grateful!! Go Tanks!!

The last day of school for students is Wednesday, May 25. There will be a two hour early release on that day.

Parents of fourth grade students: If your student has turned in a permission slip and been fitted for a band instrument for next year, please remember to attend our Parent Meeting on Tuesday, May 24th at 6:30PM in the Middle School Band room. You may enter through the auditeria doors. Here students will reserve their rental instruments for next year, so please bring a credit or debit card for payment. If you cannot attend, email Ms. Coyan (ccoyan@gotanks.org) by the end of the day on Wednesday to obtain the necessary information.

I wanted to inform parents the high school received reports of a potential incident involving a student making threats. We responded immediately by contacting law enforcement and cooperated fully. The situation has been resolved and we appreciate the responsiveness and assistance of the law enforcement. We have additional law enforcement available as well and as always, the safety of our students and staff are our top priority. Thank you. Mr. Thornsberry, Superintendent

DATE CORRECTION: UHS Goes to France in the Summer of 2023! Join us for an informational meeting on Tuesday, May 24th @ 7:00 PM at the HS Open to graduating classes of 2022 and 2023 More info: Google Class Code: wjhp77

MS Volleyball Open Gym

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. A reminder to Seniors and their parents all school fees need to be paid prior to graduation. Please contact the HS office to ensure all your child’s fees have been taken care of. Graduation is scheduled for Sunday, May 29th at 4pm Another reminder, there will be no school for students on Thursday, May 26th as staff will be participating in professional development and trainings. No school for students on May 26th! Wednesday, May 25 will be the new last day of school for students and it is a 2 hour early release. Compliments to our band students for their great performance last night in front of a packed house. Thank you parents for your support for our band students and program. Special congratulations on Mitchell Barnes on becoming next years field commander. You have some big shoes to fill following Andrew Carl. I am sure you will be a great leader. Just remember what Andrew said in his speech that the purpose of a leader is to serve others. Great job students and Ms. Coyan! Congratulations to our baseball team on a great season finishing as SVC co-champs! Looking forward to their first tournament game on Monday at home at 5pm. Congratulations to our softball team on an outstanding season winning the league championship outright! SVC champs!! Tough loss in the tourney but I am very confident you will learn from it, bounce back, and make a strong run next year! Congratulations to our doubles teams in tennis for qualifying for the Districts. Lucas Hanes and Ashton Sigler along with Mason Thornsberry and JC Stark. Next match is Saturday, May 21st at OU in Athens! SVC league meet for our track team is tomorrow, this Saturday at Zane Trace. Congratulations to our MS track teams on an fantastic season with several 1st and 2nd place finishes. Both teams finished 2nd in the SVC with over 58 student athletes participating this year! Just a few highlights: Cameron Walker broke every meet record she participated in in the 1600 including the SVC record. Cam qualified for the OHSAA State Middle School meet individually in both the 1600 and 800, ranked top 10 in the 1600. Girls 4x400 of Aidyn Danison, Adeline Lloyd, Magnolia Holbert, and Cameron Walker broke the school record of 4:30.3 in the 4x400m relay only running together 3 times throughout this year. They also qualified for the OHSAA Middle School state meet that’s ran tomorrow at Hilliard Darby Middle School in search of a spot in the top 8 against some really good competition. At the SVC Meet, we had 12 total personal records set on the boys side and 14 total personal records set on the girls side! SVC Champions in their individual events: Magnolia Holbert- 1st place in the 100 and 200 hurdles Cameron Walker- 1st place in the 1600 and 800 Boys 4x800- Christian Passerini, Liam Lynch, Alex Castillo, and Caleb Caplinger 1st place Jaden Hines- 1st place in the 1600 Gideon Tennent- 1st place in the 800 Boys 4x400- Jaden Hines, Tanner Beam, Gideon Tennent, Christian Passerini 1st place and 1.5 seconds off the school record David Long- 1st place in Shot Put with a throw of 40’3” Impressive season and individual and team accomplishments. Great job student-athletes and coaches! Unioto football annual pancake breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, May 14 from 8-11am in the high school commons. Contact high school football players for tickets! Also on Saturday, May 14 at the football stadium we will be hosting a cornhole tournament open to the public. Please support our football program. $40 entry fee per team with payment due at registration and the tournament begins at 10am! Preregister by emailing your team name and member names to mhoops@gotanks.org. Cash prizes for top 3 teams! A few other upcoming events and reminders are: Choir Concert and Awards - Tuesday, May 17@6pm Orchestra Concert (all grades) - Thursday, May 19@7pm Kindergarten registration is scheduled for May 24 & 25. Last day of school for students - Wednesday, May 25 (2hr release) Graduation - Sunday, May 29@4pm Have a great weekend and remember...3 days til Monday!! Carry your own weather!! Hard work works!! Audit your circle!! Be grateful!! Go Tanks!!

Unioto Elementary Supply List for 2022-2023

Unioto is accepting applications for a 6 1/2 hour attendant. Please see posting for more information.

Today, Monday May, 9, 2022 Bus #1 students will be approximately 40 minutes late arriving home. Bus #1 services 719, 668, 593, 340 and 249 Anderson Station Rd. Also Flint Dr., Moccasin, Arrow Lane, Mound Lane, Peace Pipe, Feather, Camp, Bow and Chief Lane. Thank you.