Zane Trace High School

Date 4/7/25 Daily Announcements There will be a Prom Committee meeting today at lunch in Mrs.Park/Mrs.Wolfe’s room. The March PBIS Students of the Month are: Shawn McCumber, Gabe Renner, Pierce Manson, and Grace Lyon. Congrats! Please come to the office for your prize. There is a BPA Officer meeting tomorrow during lunch in Ms. Black’s room All Seniors need to complete a Google Slide for Class Night and a Senior Exit survey before April 14th. Please check the Senior class Google Drive for the information. Zane Trace High School Prom tickets are now on sale. Reminder to do your Request to Attend forms and turn them into the High School office for Dr. Jones to approve. Tickets can be purchased in room 146. Sports Times Boys Track and Field at Southeastern 4:30 p.m. Varsity Baseball at Adena (Ross County Park) 5:15 p.m. JV Baseball vs Adena 5:15 p.m. Softball at Adena 5:15 p.m. Sports Scores Varsity Baseball defeated Chillicothe, 9-8 Lunch Pork Rib Patty on Bun BBQ Sauce Buttered Corn Tater Tots Fruit Quote of the day "The only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs

Zane Trace College Credit Plus Rally Room Update! Below is the list of CCP courses that will be taught at Zane Trace High School for the 2025-2026 school year. All courses are offered by Ohio University Chillicothe. Fall 2025 POLS 1010 US Politics Monday/Wednesday 8am-9:20am BIOS 1030 Human Biology Tuesday/Thursday 8am-9:20am SW 1000 Intro to Social Work Monday/Wednesday 12:30pm-1:50pm ART 1100 Seeing and Knowing the Visual Arts Tuesday/Thursday 12:30pm-1:50pm Spring 2026 POLS 1010 US Politics Monday/Wednesday 8am-9:20am HIST 1220 Western Civilization Modernity from 1500 Tuesday/Thursday 8am-9:20am COMS 1030 Public Speaking Tuesday/Thursday 12:30pm-1:50pm EDEC 1600 Child Development Friday 12:30pm-1:50pm

April 7 - April 12, 2025 Events/Activities Monday, April 7, 2025 Boys Track and Field at Southeastern 4:30 p.m. Varsity Baseball at Adena (Ross County Park) 5:15 p.m. JV Baseball vs Adena 5:15 p.m. Softball at Adena 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Junior Class Officer Meeting (Lunch) Track and Field at Jackson 4:30 p.m. JV Baseball vs Huntington 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2025 BPA Meeting (Lunch) Prom Committee Meeting (Lunch) Big Brothers/Big Sisters Programming 11:45 a.m. Varsity Baseball vs Southeastern 5:15 p.m. JV Baseball at Southeastern 5:15 p.m. Softball vs Southeastern 5:15 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2025 FCA Meeting (Lunch) FFA Meeting (Lunch) Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:00-5:40 p.m. 8th Grade Night 5:00 p.m. Track and Field at Southeastern 4:30 p.m. Varsity Baseball vs Washington C.H. 5:15 p.m. Softball at Greenfield McClain 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 11, 2025 Prom Committee Meeting (Lunch) Varsity Baseball at Huntington 5:15 p.m. Softball at Huntington 5:15 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2025 Varsity Baseball vs Fairland 12:00 p.m. Softball at Circleville 11:00 a.m.

Date 4/4/25. Daily Announcements There will be a Prom Committee meeting today at lunch in Mrs.Park/Mrs.Wolfe’s room. Please see your teachers for the upcoming End of Course State Exams on April 4th. April 4th is the American Government test. You need to know what exams and room you are testing in. You must bring your school Chromebook fully charged and charger to school on the day of testing. Please report to your 1st-period class for attendance. If you are a CCP student please check for your testing location. The Southeastern track meet has been rescheduled for Monday, April 7th. Congratulations to Elise DePugh for earning Second Team All-Ohio Quiz Bowl! Sports Times 4/4/25 Varsity Baseball vs Chillicothe at the VA 7:00 p.m. JV Baseball v.s.Chillicothe 5:15 p.m. Softball v.s. Washington C.H. 5:15 p.m. 4/5/25 Varsity Baseball vs Lynchburg Clay 11:00 a.m. JV Baseball at Lynchburg Clay 11:00 a.m. Lunch Pizza Choice Salad w/ Ranch Mixed Veggies Fruit Quote of the day "Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." - Robert Collier

Elise DePugh has earned Second Team All-Ohio Quiz Bowl! Elise earned this honor by having an average score of 27.78 at the Quiz Bowl State Tournament that was held on Saturday, March 29th.

🌐🔌 Last week in the IT lab... our high school IT students put their skills to the test by creating network cables from scratch! 🎉 They carefully assembled both ends, followed the correct wiring standards, and verified their work with cable testers to ensure a perfect connection. 💪📶 Hands-on learning at its best! 🚀 #ITSkills #HandsOnLearning #NetworkCableMastery #HighSchoolIT

Date 4/3/25. Daily Announcements There will be an FCA meeting today during lunch in the high school gym. The Zane Trace Writer’s Club meeting is canceled for today. Zane Trace High School Prom tickets are now on sale. Reminder to do your Request to Attend forms and turn them into the High School office for Dr. Jones to approve. Tickets can be purchased in room 146. Please see your teachers for the upcoming End of Course State Exams on April 3rd to April 4th. April 3rd is Geometry. April 4th is American Government. You need to know what exams and room you are testing in. You must bring your school Chromebook fully charged and charger to school on the day of testing. Please report to your 1st-period class for attendance. If you are a CCP student please check for your testing location. Today is the last day of the Prom Committee’s Bake Sale. Seniors in NHS, Mrs. Lashley needs your $30 for graduation collars this week. Sports Times Varsity Boys and Girls track at Southeastern High School at 4:45 p.m. Sports Scores Varsity Baseball won over Logan-Elm 6-3 Varsity Softball lost 6-2 v.s. Logan-Elm Lunch Chicken nuggets Mashed taters Baby carrots Choc chip cookie fruit Quote of the day “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” -Steve Jobs

Date 4/2/25 Daily Announcements There will be a MADE Ambassador meeting today at lunch in Mrs.Park/Mrs.Wolfe’s room. There is a BPA fundraising and community service meeting today during lunch in Ms. Black’s room If you have signed a commitment to attend the military after graduation please let Mrs.Myers know as soon as possible. Please see your teachers for the upcoming End of Course State Exams on April 2nd to April 4th. April 2nd is American History and Biology I. April 3rd is Geometry. April 4th is American Government. You need to know what exams and room you are testing in. You must bring your school Chromebook fully charged and charger to school on the day of testing. Please report to your 1st-period class for attendance. If you are a CCP student please check for your testing location. The Prom Committee is having a bake sale today and tomorrow Seniors in NHS, Mrs. Lashley needs your $30 for graduation collars this week. Hudson Williams broke the ZT pole vault at 14ft. The previous record was 13ft. Congratulations, Hudson! Sports Times Softball at Logan Elm 5:15 p.m. Varsity Baseball at Logan Elm at 5:15 p.m. Junior Varsity Baseball vs Logan Elm 5:15 p.m. Sports Scores Aaden Dunn- boys 100m dash and 200m dash -1st place Aaden Dunn, Peyton Dotson, Ayden Gigley, Brice Johnson- boys 4x4-1st place Hudson Williams- pole vault- 1st place Lunch Breaded Cheese Sticks Marinara Sauce Salad w/ Italian Buttered Corn Fruit Quote of the day “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” ― Pablo Neruda

*Due to state testing, there are no announcements over the intercom this week. All students have been advised to check the announcements sent to them in Google Classroom. * Date 4/1/25 Daily Announcements Zane Trace High School Prom tickets are now on sale. Reminder to do your Request to Attend forms and turn them into the High School office for Dr. Jones to approve. Tickets can be purchased in room 146. Please see your teachers for the upcoming End of Course State Exams on April 1st to April 4th. April 1st is Algebra I and ELA II. April 2nd is American History and Biology I. April 3rd is Geometry. April 4th is American Government. You need to know what exams and room you are testing in. You must bring your school Chromebook fully charged and charger to school on the day of testing. Please report to your 1st-period class for attendance. If you are a CCP student please check for your testing location. The Prom Committee is having a bake sale today, tomorrow, and Thursday Seniors in NHS, Mrs. Lashley needs your $30 for graduation collars this week. Sports Times Varsity Boys and Girls Track at Vinton County 4:30p.m. Lunch Chicken Tenders Steamed Broccoli Salad w/ Ranch Choc Chip Cookie Fruit Quote of the day “The best way out is always through.” ― Robert Frost

Five student-athletes received a letter from Senator Shane Wilkin recognizing them for their success on the basketball court this past winter. Each individual either made OHSAA Division 5 All-Ohio and/or All-Southeast District team. Congratulations to the following: Gunnar McCullough: All-Ohio Special Mention, 1st Team All-Southeast District Grady Stewart: Third Team All-Southeast District Landon Robinson: Special Mention All-Southeast District Emma Houston: Third Team All-Southeast District Aubree Thomas: Special Mention All-Southeast District

Date 3/31/25 Daily Announcements Please see your teachers for the upcoming End of Course State Exams on April 1st to April 4th. April 1st is Algebra I and ELA II. April 2nd is American History and Biology I. April 3rd is Geometry. April 4th is American Government. You need to know what exams and room you are testing in. You must bring your school Chromebook fully charged and charger to school on the day of testing. Please report to your 1st-period class for attendance. If you are a CCP student please check for your testing location. The Prom Committee will have a five minute meeting during lunch. The Prom Committee will be having a bake sale tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday Seniors in NHS, Mrs. Lashley needs your $30 for graduation collars this week. Congratulations to the quiz bowl team for successfully defeating Northwestern and East Palestine at the state quiz bowl championship! Sports Times Varsity Baseball v.s. Washington C.H. 5:15 p.m. JV Baseball at Washington C.H. 5:15 p.m. Sports Scores Varsity Baseball defeated Wauseon, 17-1 Lunch Beef Patty on Bun Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Fruit Quote of the day “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” ― Albert Einstein

April 2025 Counselor's Corner

ACT scores arrived last week. Eleven of the 67 juniors that took the assessment scored a 25 or higher! What names will be added to our ACT 25 + Club?

On Saturday, March 29th, five members of the Zane Trace High School Quiz Bowl team competed at the 2025 NAQT Ohio State Championships. NAQT stands for National Academic Quiz Tournaments. Pictured left to right: Jasper Kern, Johnny Reed, Elise DePugh, Lilly Ruggles, Hope Proehl

Zane Trace High School Events/Activities March 31- April 5, 2025 Monday, March 31, 2025 Baseball vs Washington C.H. 5:15 p.m. JV Baseball at Washington C.H. 5:15 p.m. Softball at Logan Elm 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2025 End of Course Test- Algebra I and English II Wednesday, April 2, 2025 End of Course Test-American History and Biology MADE Meeting (Lunch) Big Brothers/Big Sisters Programming 11:45 a.m. Baseball at Logan Elm 5:15 p.m. JV Baseball vs Logan Elm 5:15 p.m. Softball at Logan Elm 5:15 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2025 End of Course Test- Geometry FCA Meeting (Lunch) Friday, April 4, 2025 End of Course Test-American Government Prom Committee Meeting (Lunch) Softball vs Washington C.H. 5:15 p.m. Baseball vs Chillicothe at the VA 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025 Baseball vs Lynchburg-Clay (DH) 11:00 a.m. JV Baseball at Lynchburg-Clay (DH) 11:00 a.m.

Congratulations to the tremendously talented Zane Trace Middle School and High School students who participated in the Ohio Music Education District 16 Honor Band Concert on Saturday, March 29th! It was an impressive and moving concert! Way to go, Isobel Quinn, Madalyn Lombardo, Andrea Carroll, Blake Knight, Silas Ruggles, Vernon Holdren, Sam Goodman, Addison Borland, and Carly Mead! Thank you for your time and effort you dedicated to this event and to the band program!

🎳 Bowling for a Cause! 🎳 The Business Professionals of America chapters from Zane Trace, Adena, and Westfall High Schools joined forces for the 4th Annual Special Olympics Bowl-a-thon at Shawnee Lanes! 🎉 This fun-filled event helped raise funds for the Ross County Special Olympics, supporting local athletes as they compete and achieve their dreams. 🌟 A special shoutout to the Zane Trace BPA chapter, with a portion of its members proudly participating this year! 🙌 All three chapters are part of the Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center satellite programs, proving that when students work together, they can make a real impact in their community. ❤️💙 Thank you to everyone who bowled, donated, and supported this amazing cause! 🎳💪 #BPACares #SpecialOlympics #StrikesForACause #RossCountySpecialOlympics

🚀🎉 Huge shoutout to our amazing high school web design students who took on the Information Technology Specialist - HTML & CSS certification this week! 💻✨ This professional exam is no joke, but many of them passed this challenging test, proving their skills in web development! Their teacher, Mrs. Thornton, is beyond proud of each and every student who stepped up to the challenge—whether you passed or not, you pushed yourself to grow, and that’s what truly matters. 💪👏 #HardWorkPaysOff #ProudTeacher #ZTProud

Date 3/28/25 Daily Announcements There will be a Prom Committee meeting today at lunch in Mrs.Park/Mrs.Wolfe’s room. Please see your teachers for the upcoming End of Course State Exams on April 1st to April 4th. Today is the BPA Special Olympics Bowl-a-Thon. Participants attending need to meet Ms. Black and Mrs. Thornton at the superintendent doors at 1045. Zane Trace High School Prom tickets are now on sale. Reminder to do your Request to Attend forms and turn them into the High School office for Dr. Jones to approve. Tickets can be purchased in room 146. Boys Varsity Track….Activity fee needs to be paid to the office by April 1st or you cannot run. Good luck to the ZT Quiz Bowl team at the Quiz Bowl State Championship Tournament this weekend! There will be a quiz team practice in Mr.Clark’s room today during lunch. Sports Times 3/29/25 Baseball v.s. Wauseon at 2:45 p.m. at the VA Memorial Sports Scores Varsity Softball beat Waverly 13-6 Lunch Max Cheese Filled Stix Marinara Sauce Salad w/ Italian Mixed Veggie Fruit Quote of the day “Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open.” ― Rose Wilder Lane

Zane Trace High School Newsletter, Issue 18 April 2025