Zane Trace High School

Business Professionals of America Day was hosted by the Columbus Blue Jackets! On November 9, 2023, more than 1000 BPA students from all over Ohio, including the ZT BPA chapter, were extended an invitation to Nationwide Arena. A panel of executives from the Columbus Blue Jackets led discussions on marketing, product development, and ticket sales, providing valuable insights into the business side of the organization. In addition to the informative sessions, participants engaged in other activities such as ice skating and a comprehensive tour of Nationwide Arena, where they learned about the arena's history. A big thank you to Zane Trace, Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center, and the Columbus Blue Jackets for the opportunity to participate. We eagerly anticipate the possibility of attending again next year! Go Jackets!

Congratulations to our November PBIS Students of the Month! Left to Right: Vern Holdren, Preston Lane, Jeremy Disbennett Not pictured: Connor Swepston Keep up the great work!

12/19/2023 Announcements Third and Seventh Period Exams are today. A reminder that Wednesday, December 20th is a make-up exam today. The only students that need to report are students that need to make-up an exam. Winter break begins on Thursday, December 21st! Students do not return back until Thursday, January 4, 2024. Athletics 12/18/23 Girls Basketball Wellston 69 ZT 33 Swimming at McClain Girls team had 55 points and finished 2nd. Girls Top finishers 200 Medley Relay- 2:44.16 Second (Kiera DiBenedetto, Summer Cacciatore, Hannah Karwatske, Mariska Wax) 200 IM -Malia Vick 3:07.85 (Second) 100 Fly- Malia Vick 1:28.63 (Second) 100 Backstroke -Caitlin DiBenedetto 1.25.69 (First) Boys Top Finishers 200 Medley Relay- 2:05.96 (Second) (Dawson Skinner, Wyatt Vick, Josh Young, Charley Clyne) 200 Freestyle Wyatt Vick 2:09.06 (First) Isaac Detty 2:27.49 (Second) 50 Freestyle-Josh Young 26.29 (Second) 500 Freestyle- Isaac Detty 7:40.33 (Second) 200 Relay- 2:05.47 (Second) Dawson Skinner, Charley Clyne, Isaac Detty, Camron Shewalter 100 Breastroke- Wyatt Vick 1:09.45 (First) 400 Relay- 4:12.36 (First) Josh Young, Dawson Skinner, Wyatt Vick, Isaac Detty 12/19/23 Boys Basketball at Adena 6 p.m. “You can’t have a better tomorrow if you’re still thinking about yesterday.”– Charles F. Kettering

Swimming Results at McClain 12/18/2023 Girls team had 55 points and finished 2nd. Girls 200 Medley Relay- 2:44.16 Second (Kiera DiBenedetto, Summer Cacciatore, Hannah Karwatske, Mariska Wax) 2:53.83 (Third) Caitlin DiBenedetto, Mary Helber, Malia Vick, Kylie Arthur 200 Free Kylie Arthur -3:05.07 (Fourth) Summer Cacciatore 3:26.41 (Fifth) 200 IM -Malia Vick 3:07.85 (Second) 50 Free- Marisa Wax 34.70 (2nd), Summer Cacciatore 37.75 100 Fly- Malia Vick 1:28.63 (2nd), Mariska Wax 1:29.45 (3rd) 100 Free-Caitlin DiBenedetto 1:15.68 (3rd), Hannah Karwatske 1:30. 38 500 Free-Kylie Arthur 8:28.03 200 Relay- 2:38.08 (Fourth) S. Cacciatore, H. Karwatske, M. Helber, O. Harris 100 Backstroke -Caitlin DiBenedetto 1.25.69 (First) 100 Breastroke-Mary Helber 2:04.19 (Fifth), Olivia Harris 2:04.23 400 Relay- 5:18.50 (3rd) M. Vick, C. DiBenedetto, K. Arthur, M. Was 6:29.13 (4th) H. Karwatske, M. Helber, K. DiBenedetto, O. Harris Boys 200 Medley Relay- 2:05.96 (2nd) Dawson Skinner, Wyatt Vick, Josh Young, Charley Clyne 200 Freestyle-Wyatt Vick 2:09.06 (First), Isaac Detty 2:27.49 (Second) 50 Freestyle-Josh Young 26.29 (Second) 500 Freestyle- Isaac Detty 7:40.33 (Second), Charley Clyne 31.84 100 Free- Josh Young 1:01.05 (3rd), Camron Shewalter 1:25.88 (5th) 500 Free- Isaac Detty 7:40.33 (2nd) 200 Relay- 2:05.47 (Second) Dawson Skinner, Charley Clyne, Isaac Detty, Camron Shewalter 100 Backstroke-Dawson Skinner 1:16.77 (Third) 100 Breastroke- Wyatt Vick 1:09.45 (First), Charley Clyne 1:30.94 (Fifth) 400 Relay- 4:12.36 (First) Josh Young, Dawson Skinner, Wyatt Vick, Isaac Detty

12/18/2023 Announcements Second and sixth period exams are today. End of the second nine weeks grade cards will be uploaded on Friday, January 5th. The 2nd Annual ZT Ag Mechanics Woodworking Showcase is on display! If you have time today, please take a few minutes to walk the hallway in front of the office to view the projects built by our Ag Mechanics students. Students that meet the 2nd Nine weeks PBIS Reward Criteria will be invited to visit Triple Crown on Friday, January 26th. The criteria to attend: No grades below a “C”, no discipline referrals, and 2 or less excused absences (medical absences excluded). Weekend Highlights 12/15/2023 Boys’ Basketball Zane Trace 47 Piketon 33 12/16/2023 Boys’ powerlifting finished 5th out of 15 teams with a total of 7015 pounds at the Iron Eagle Classic. Nine Individuals Placed: Boys Girls Caden Jones 860 2nd Kendra Detillion 335 3rd Spencer Brower 705 4th Sara Knotts 290 2nd Riley Hartsaugh 685 1st Aubrey Muncy 290 4th Evan Minor 590 2nd Blake Brower 550 2nd Lukas Oiler 545 3rd Swimming at Teays Valley Invite Girls team finished second with 57 points. Girls’ Individual Top Finishers: 100 Fly Mariska Wax 1:30.48 (Second) 100 Backstroke- Caitlin DiBenedetto 1:37.5 (Second) Boys’ Individual Top Finishers 200 Medley Relay 2:05.63 (2nd) D.Skinner, W. Vick, J. Young, C.Clyne Free Freestyle- Josh Young 25.27 (Third) 100 Fly- Josh Young 1:18.86 (Third) 100 Breaststroke- Wyatt Vick- 1:07.75 (First) Wrestling at Warren J.T. Jenkins placed third and Nicolas Congrove placed fourth. 12/18/23 Girls Basketball vs Wellston 6 p.m. Swimming at McClain 6 p.m. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”- George Bernard Shaw

Teays Valley Invite Swimming Results (12/16/23) Girls- Team Points 57 (2nd Place) 200 Medley Relay- 2:57.61 (Caitlin DiBenedetto, Mariska Wax, Kylie Arthur, Mary Helber) 200 Freestyle Mary Helber-3:22.5 Summer Cacciatore 3:23.1 200 IM- Caitlin DiBenedetto 3:20.67 50 Freestyle Summer Cacciatore-38.01 Hannah Karwatske-39.5 200 Relay DQ 100 Fly -Marisa Wax 1:30.48 (Second) 100 Backstroke-Caitlin DiBenedetto 1:37.5 (Second) 100 Free Kylie Arthur 1:21.38 Hannah Karwatske 1:29.56 Mary Helber 1:31.14 500 Free-Kylie Arthur 8:10.3 100 Backstroke- Caitlin DiBenedetto 1.26.97 100 Breastroke- Mariska Wax 1:52.63 Boys 200 Medley Relay- 2:05.63 (2nd) ( D. Skinner, W. Vick, J. Young, C. Clyne) 50 Freestyle Josh Young 25.27 (Third) Charley Clyne 31.7 Camron Shewalter 36.2 100 Fly - Josh Young 1:18.86 (Third) 100 Backstroke Dawson Skinner 1:17.50 Camron Shewalter 1:58.15 100 Free Wyatt Vick 55.45 Dawson Skinner 1:05.64 200 Relay 1:50.18 ( Josh Young, Wyatt Vick, Dawson Skinner, Charley Clyne) 100 Breaststroke Wyatt Vick 1:07.75 (First) Charley Clyne 1:36.41

Athletics/Events Week of 12/18-12/23 Monday, December 18 2nd and 6th period midterm exams Girls Basketball vs Wellston 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 19 3rd and 7th period midterm exams Boys' Basketball at Adena 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 20 Make-up exam day. The only students attending are students that need to make up an exam. Early release 12:45 p.m. Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 21 NO SCHOOL Girls Basketball at Portsmouth Clay 6 p.m. Wrestling at Gallia Academy 6 p.m. Friday, December 22 NO SCHOOL Girls Basketball at Piketon 6 p.m. Saturday, December 23 Wrestling at Vinton County 6 p.m.

The high school Hope Squad is selling rally towels. They are great for any event and make excellent stocking stuffers! Towels are $6 for one or two for $10. Please contact smorton@ztlsd.org if you are interested.

Our high school student council members teamed up with the middle school student council to support the "Gift an Elder" program. Yesterday, some of our seniors shopped and donated gifts to senior citizens.

The Zane Trace High School programming students have once again demonstrated their skills through the successful completion of their animation midterm project. Each student displayed their grasp of the material, yielding remarkable results. Take a look at this brief video featuring some of these fantastic projects. https://screenpal.com/watch/c0lo2gVHVgh

During the first semester, 21 out of the 34 Zane Trace Information Technology students chose to pursue at least one of the Microsoft Office certifications available. Among these 21 students, 19 successfully obtained a combined total of 31 certifications. Additionally, three students achieved the Microsoft Office Specialist - Associate certification by successfully passing three MOS certifications thus far. Each of these students is showcasing their preparedness for the workforce. Congratulations on this remarkable achievement!

12/15/2023 Announcements First and fifth period exams are today. A written note from a parent needs to be turned into the office for you to be able to leave after all of your exams are complete for today. Each teacher knows who has permission to signout and has a signout sheet in their classroom. A reminder that Wednesday, December 20th is a make-up exam day. The only students reporting are students that need to take an exam. Athletics 12/15/2023 Boys’ Basketball at Piketon 5 p.m. 12/16/2023 Powerlifting at Iron Eagle Classic (Madison Plains) 10:00 a.m. Swimming at Teays Valley Invite 10:00 a.m. Wrestling at Warren 10:00 a.m. Girls’ Basketball at Southeastern 12:00 p.m. “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”- Booker T. Washington

Nearly 50 different careers and colleges met with grades 10-12 at the Zane Trace College and Career Fair held this morning. Mrs. Johnston and our ZT FFA students helped organize the event from contacting representatives to organizing the setup. A great experience for our students in the FFA! We greatly appreciate all of the career and college representatives that came out today to meet and visit with our students. Many of our students are still trying to figure out what path they make take after high school, so the interactions made with each student could have helped them start carving their path! Thank you to all that were involved in making this event a success!

12/14/2023 Announcements The Zane Trace College and Career Fair is today. Seniors and juniors will be dismissed to the high school gym shortly before 8 a.m. The sophomores will be dismissed at 9:15 a.m. The 8th period exam is today during 7th/8th periods. If you do not have an 8th period exam, you are permitted to leave after 6th period if you have permission from a parent turned into the office. A reminder that Wednesday, December 20th is a make-up exam day. The only students reporting are students that need to take an exam. “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” — Richard Branson

12/12/2023 Bowling match against CHS Boys Varsity lost by 171 pins Girls Varsity lost by 226 pins Boys JV won by 29 pins Boys high game: Troy Fahl with 222 Boys high series: Charlie Garrison with 382 Girls high game: Kaithlyn McDowell with 155 Girls high series: Kaithlyn McDowell with 298

12/13/2023 Announcements There is a BPA meeting during lunch today. The Zane Trace College and Career Fair is tomorrow. The event begins at 8 a.m. Midterm Exams- Thursday, December 14- 8th Period Exam Friday, December 15- 1st and 5th Period Exams Athletics 12/12/2023 Swimming Results in previous post. Varsity Girls Basketball Westfall 35 ZT 33 “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” —B.B. King

Swimming Results vs Miami Trace/Washington C.H./Adena Girls-57 Team Points (Second) 200 Medley Relay- 3:12.8 (Kiera DiBenedetto, Mariska Wax, Hannah Karwatske, Mary Helber) 200 Freestyle Kylie Arthur 3:10.9 (First) Mary Helber-3:17.7 (Second) 200 IM- Gabbi Tisi 2:50.4 (Second) 50 Freestyle-Gabbi Tisi 31.92 (First) Summer Cacciatore-38.4 Hannah Karwatske-38.9 Cate McCoy-41.4 Olivia Harris-41.5 Kiera DiBenedetto-46.7 200 Relay 2:32.6 Gabbi Tisi, C. DiBinedetto, M. Vick, K. Arthur 2:40.9 M. Vick, K. Arthur, M. Wax, M. Helber 100 Fly Marisa Wax 1:36.9 (First) 100 Backstroke Caitlin DiBenedetto 1:37.5 (Second) Caitlin DiBenedetto 1:33.1 Fourth Cate McCoy 1:43.3 100 Free Kylie Arthur- 1:21.8 (Third) 100 Breaststroke Hannah Kawatske- 1:33.4 Mariska Wax 1:56.1 Third Summer Cacciatore- 1:33.6 Mary Helber 1:57.2 Fourth Olivia Harris- 1:43.3 Kiera DiBenedetto-1:53.12 Boys- 74 Team Points (1st) 200 Medley Relay- 2:15.02 ( Dawson Skinner, Wyatt Vick, Josh Young, Charley Clyne) 200 Freestyle-Charley Clyne 3:00.1 (Second) 200 IM- Wyatt Vick 2:29.1 (First) 50 Freestyle-Josh Young 26.0 (First) Camron Shewalter 37.1 (Third) 100 Fly Wyatt Vick 1:16.5 (First) 100 Backstroke Dawson Skinner 1:21.3 (Second) Camron Shewalter 2:03.7 (Third) 100 Free Isaac Detty 1:06.0 (First) Dawson Skinner 1:07.0 (Second) 200 Relay 1:53.6 First ( Josh Young, Wyatt Vick, Dawson Skinner, Koah Skaggs) 100 Breaststroke Charley Clyne 1:37.9 Isaac Detty-1:38.5

12/12/2023 Announcements There is an FCA meeting during lunch today. Congratulations to our quiz team for winning the Ross County Quiz Bowl Tournament yesterday! The final round against Huntington was decided by a couple tiebreaker questions. The Zane Trace College and Career Fair is this Thursday. We have over 45 representatives from colleges and careers that will be present to meet with grades 10-12. The event will take place in the high school gym. All juniors and seniors will be dismissed shortly before 8 a.m. Their session will last until 9:15 a.m. Sophomores will make it through the event from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Students will be given agendas to follow that are being provided by the ZT FFA. Thursday is a normal school day until the 8th period exam, which will take place during 7th/8th periods. If you have study hall during 8th period, you would be permitted to leave after 6th period if you have turned in a parent note giving you permission to do so. Seniors that normally leave after 7th period, would be permitted to leave after 6th period on Thursday. One parent note giving a student permission to leave after exams are completed for a day can be used for all exam dates. The parent just needs to list each exam date on the note. Athletics 12/11/2023 Girls Basketball Results Vinton County 32 Zane Trace 25 12/12/2023 Swimming vs Miami Trace/WCH/Adena 5:30 p.m. (Ross County YMCA) Girls Basketball vs Westfall 6 p.m. “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” ― Viktor E. Frankl

The Zane Trace Quiz Team won the 2023 Ross County Quiz Bowl today! The final round came down to tiebreaker questions between Huntington and Zane Trace and our team got the tiebreaker questions to claim the title! Our quiz team is coached by Mr. Jason Clark. Congratulations to our champs!

12/11/2023 Announcements https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OJPetbIsXp2kVlxsjoFPGl5HlAqIitiPo3W1z0Az2Vs/edit?usp=sharing