
Date 1/14/25
Daily Announcements
The Zane Trace FTO has started the Domino’s Pizza Fundraiser. Sales are online and run through January 24th. Here is the online link:https://store.dominos.cards/46274.
Baseball Conditioning will begin Wednesday January 15 after school for all potential baseball players in the spring. Anybody that is not playing a Zane Trace sponsored winter sport should attend. For more information, stop by Mr. Allen’s room.
There will be a Junior Class officer meeting today at lunch in Mrs.Park/Mrs.Wolfe’s room.
There is a BPA officer’s meeting today during lunch in Ms. Black’s room
There is a BPA Chapter meeting tomorrow during lunch in Ms. Black’s room.
Any Junior who is interested in being on the Prom committee for Prom 2025, the sign up sheet will be in the High School office through Thursday, January 16th.
Congratulations to the boys swim team winning last night's swim meet, and to the girls 2nd place finish out of 5 schools at Washington Courthouse.
Sports Scores
Varsity Girls Basketball
Huntington 51 Zane Trace 46
Sports Times
Boys’ Basketball at Adena 6:00 p.m.
Bowling vs Unioto at Shawnee Lanes 4:00 p.m.
Lunch
Beef Patty on Bun
Cheese Available
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Fruit
Quote of the day
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier

Date 1/13/25
Daily Announcements
Baseball conditioning will start Wednesday January 15th after school for all Zane Trace potential baseball players this spring that are not playing a ZT school sponsored winter sport. Information is on the board outside Mr.Allen’s classroom.
The December PBIS Students of the Month are Evan Brower, Torin Sparks, Carlee Conaway, and Quinton Allen. Please come to the office to receive your reward! Congrats!
There will be a Senior Officer meeting today at lunch in the High School Office.
The BPA chapter is hosting a school-wide shoe drive now through March 7. If you have any gently used shoes at home—from baby to adult sizes (no skates, please!)—we encourage you to consider donating them. You may bring your shoes to Mrs. Thornton or Ms. Black’s room or utilize the drop box which will be available outside the office for your convenience.
There is a BPA officer’s meeting tomorrow during lunch in Ms. Black’s room.
A reminder that PBIS Field Trip permission forms are due on Tuesday for those students’ that received a form. If you cannot attend the trip, please let the office know.
Any Junior who is interested in being on the Prom committee for Prom 2025, the sign up sheet will be in the High School office through Thursday, January 16th.
Sports times
Girls basketball v.s. Huntington 6:00 p.m.
Lunch
Pizza Choice
Salad w/ Italian
Scandinavian Veggies
Quote of the day
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

Zane Trace High School
Events/Activities
January 13 - January 18, 2025
Monday, January 13
Senior Class Officer Meeting (Lunch)
Girls’ Basketball vs Huntington 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 14
Junior Class Officer Meeting (Lunch)
National Honor Society Meeting (Lunch)
BPA Officer Meeting (Lunch)
Bowling vs Unioto at Shawnee Lanes 4:00 p.m.
Boys’ Basketball at Adena 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 15
BPA Chapter Meeting (Lunch)
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Programming 11:45 a.m.
Board of Education Meeting 5:00 p.m.
Wrestling vs Gallia Academy (Home Meet) 6:00 p.m.
Girls’ Basketball at Unioto 6 p.m.
Thursday, January 16
FCA Meeting (Lunch)
Friday, January 17
Science Bowl Meeting (Lunch)
Prom Committee Meeting (Lunch)
PBIS Field Trip to Triple Crown Family Fun Center 10:45 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Boys’ Basketball vs Southeastern 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 18
Wrestling at Miami Trace 10:00 a.m.
Girls’ Basketball vs Westfall 6:00 p.m.
Boys’ Basketball at Piketon 6:00 p.m.

The boys' basketball games scheduled for January 11th against Vinton County have been postponed.

1/11/25
Athletic Event Changes
Girls' Basketball vs Paint Valley - Postponed. The make-up date is to be determined.
Wrestling at Amanda - Canceled
Due to the level 2 snow emergency, the swim team and powerlifting club team did not travel to their meets. Another meet is being picked up by the powerlifting club team.
Boys' basketball games are still on at the moment, but a final decision will be made later this morning.

Zane Trace BPA Shoe Drive
It’s time to clean out those closets and make a difference!
We’re collecting new and gently used shoes of all sizes and styles (NO SKATES) now through March 7, 2025!
Shoes must be in good condition (clean and hole-free).
Drop your donations in the collection boxes located outside the office of each school (elementary, middle, high).
Got too many shoes to carry? Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered with a Drop-Off Drive-Thru during student pick-up times! Dates to be announced, so stay tuned!
Together, we can give these shoes a second life and support a great cause.


The boys' basketball games scheduled against Piketon on January 10, 2025 have been postponed. A make-up date is still to be determined.

Please see the open vacancy for MS Language Arts Teacher 2025-2026

Date 1/10/25
Daily Announcements
There will be a Science Bowl meeting today during lunch in Mr. Scott’s room 268.
There will be a meeting today for anyone interested in playing varsity football next season in Coach Wears’ room during the last 10 minutes of lunch today.
Sports times
1/10/25
Zane Trace Varsity Boys Basketball at Piketon 6:00p.m.
1/11/25
Powerlifting at Springfield Northeastern 9:00 a.m.
Wrestling at Amanda Clearcreek 11:00 a.m.
Swimming at Teays Valley Invite
Girls Basketball vs Paint Valley 2:30 p.m.
Boys’ Basketball vs Vinton County 6:00 p.m.
Sports Scores
Varsity Girls Basketball
Washington C.H. 40 ZT 37
Lunch
Chicken and Noodles
Quote of the day
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life." ― Omar Khayyam

Date 1/10/25
Daily Announcements
There will be a Science Bowl meeting today during lunch in Mr. Scott’s room 268.
There will be a meeting today for anyone interested in playing varsity football next season in Coach Wears’ room during the last 10 minutes of lunch today.
Sports times
1/10/25
Boys Basketball at Piketon 4:45 p.m.
1/11/25
Powerlifting at Springfield Northeastern 9:00 a.m.
Wrestling at Amanda Clearcreek 11:00 a.m.
Swimming at Teays Valley Invite
Girls Basketball vs Paint Valley 2:30 p.m.
Boys’ Basketball vs Vinton County 6:00 p.m.
Sports Scores
Varsity Girls Basketball
Washington C.H. 40 ZT 37
Lunch
Chicken and Noodles
Quote of the day
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life." ― Omar Khayyam

Zane Trace Local Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025.

January 8, 2025
Athletic Announcements
Varsity Girls Basketball vs Huntington postponed. Rescheduled for Monday, January 13th.
The boys' basketball games vs Westfall have been postponed. Rescheduled date is to be determined.

Did you know?
We have a lot of committees and teams at Zane Trace High School.
PBIS Committee- P.B.I.S. stands for Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports. This committee helps come up with rewards for positive behavior and interventions for negative behavior. This committee meets once per month. A requirement by House Bill 318.
Teacher Based Team Meeting (TBT)- Teachers meet with their department once per month to discuss instructional strategies, data, curriculum, etc. Each department also meets once per month with the building principal.
Building Leadership Team (BLT)- Representatives from each department are on the team. They meet with the building principal once per month to discuss items from each department. Items discussed are also brought back to the teacher-based-team meetings.
Parent Advisory Committee- This is committee of parents that meet once per month with the building principal. The purpose of this committee is to allow parents insight on activities and operations of the building. The parent committee also has the opportunity to provide input and/or ideas to building administration. The committee meets once per month on a set schedule.
Here is a link to their page on our website. Minutes from each meeting are posted. https://www.zanetrace.org/o/zth/page/community-engagement
Threat Assessment Committee-This committee meets once per month. They also meet if there is a threat assessment referral form submitted by staff or a threat reported to the principal. All members of the committee have to attend and complete Threat Assessment Training prior to joining the committee. Each building has a committee and there is a district threat assessment committee.
https://www.zanetrace.org/o/zth/page/threat-assessment-committee
District Wellness Committee- Staff from each building meets once per month to develop health and wellness initiatives for the district This committee also meets with Adena Health representatives to develop and initiate the Zane Trace Schools Health & Wellness Plan.

Due to the current weather conditions, Zane Trace Local Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

January 4, 2025
Gold Invitational (Ohio University)
Swimming Results
Boys
200 Medley- 2:15.48 (Dawson Skinner, Isaac Detty, Josh Young, Griffin Stauffer
50 Freestyle-25.28 Josh Young, 39.32 Griffin Stauffer
100 Freestyle-1:04.70 Isaac Detty, 1:06.66 Dawson Skinner
200 Relay-1:57.35 (Josh Young, Dawson Skinner, Isaac Detty, Brody Scott)
100 Backstroke-1:20.55 Dawson Skinner, 1:48.67 Kaleb Arthur
100 Breaststroke-1:24.58 Isaac Detty
50 Backstroke-48.9 Kaleb Arthur
50 Butterfly-28.84 Josh Young
50 Breaststroke-51.63 Griffin Stauffer
Girls
100 Butterfly-1:23.64 Malia Vick, 1.38.74 Kylie Arthur
100 Freestyle-1:24.85 Kiera DiBenedetto, 1:25.60 Summer Cacciatore
200 Relay-2:16.19 (Malia Vick, Willow Cacciatore, Caitlin DiBenedetto, Kylie Arthur)
100 Backstroke-1:31.08 Caitlin DiBenedetto
100 Breaststroke-1:40.53 Keira DiBenedetto, 1:43.00 Summer Cacciatore
50 Butterfly-37.41 Willow Cacciatore, 41.08 Kylie Arthur
100 IM-1:23.19 Malia Vick

January 4, 2025
Steve Yinger Memorial Invitational at Nelsonville-York
Wrestling Results
Team Results: 69.5 points (16th overall)
Individual Results:
165lb class- Ethan Tackett (5th)
113lb class-Nicolas Congrove (7th)
126lb class- Jourdan Enman (8th)
144lb class- Brady Sexton (10th)
132lb class-Vernon Holdren (12th)
215lb class- Shawn McCumber (12th)
157lb class-Scott Poling (14th)
150lb class-Liam Eubanks (15th)

Zane Trace High School Newsletter, Issue 15- January 2025 Edition
Our Journalism class is beginning to show off! Our newsletter has grown to six pages. We have a lot of positives taking place and our students in the course have been working hard each month to try and cover some stories. The course is taught by Mrs. Bsat. This edition covers some of our electives, foreign languages, extracurriculars, and more!
Each edition of the newsletter can be found on our high school web page under "Documents". The newsletter is also distributed to Young's Family Market, Kingston Market, and Pizza Pioneer.







Below is the link to our high school web page. Everything is at the tip of your fingertips!
https://www.zanetrace.org/o/zth/
Here are just a few items found on the website.
ZTHS Wall of Honor- Our new kiosk is available on the website! Just click this link at the top of the page and enjoy!
Guidance News-Transcript requests, Testing Dates, ACT/SAT, CCP information, etc.
Events-Any event scheduled for the year is listed under this section.
Access to Progressbook and FinalForms.
Athletics- Team schedules, rosters, results, Athletic Hall of Fame, and more!
Dining- Daily breakfast and lunch menus.

The Adena Health Mobile Clinic is returning in 2025!


January 2025
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Menus can also be found in the "Dining" section of the high school web page.

