Zane Trace High School

The month of October is Ohio School Safety Month. The Ohio Department of Education released information on the theme for this week on 10/16/2023, which is a focus on bullying prevention. On Wednesday, October 18th, we encourage students to participate in "Wear and Share Orange". The purpose of the theme for this day is to unite in kindness and to show support against bullying. The link for more information on this day. https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp

10/17/2023 Announcements Our library will now be available to review and checkout books beginning tomorrow, October 18th. The library will be open daily from 7:45 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. If you are in study hall the first two periods, you still report to the library. Our first two study hall class rosters are small enough that we can use the library for its main purpose. Students who signed up for the Wittenberg University presentation need to report to the media center during lunch time today. There is a meeting for any student interested in participating on the swim team on Wednesday during lunch in Mrs. Johnston’s room. There is an FCA meeting today. A reminder that there is NO SCHOOL this Friday, October 20th. Lunch Chicken Fajita Meat On A Soft Wrap w/Cheese Refried Beans Buttered Corn Fruit “To embark on the journey towards your goals and dreams requires bravery. To remain on the path requires courage. The bridge that merges the two requires commitment.”-Dr. Steve Maraboli

Check out this Powder Puff Football flier put together by some of our students. Which grade level will reign supreme on November 5th? Below is the link for class shirts. https://www.sweettsonline.com/shop/zths-class-shirts/22

10/16/2023 Announcements I hope everyone had a great weekend. Believe it or not, we have reached the second nine weeks! PBIS Award Winners Gift Cards- Allison Payton, Noah Kysor The Junior Class Officers are: President-Jasper Kern Vice President= Hannah Karwatske Secretary-Maddie Mash Treasurer-Camron Naumovski There will be a meeting during lunch on Wednesday, October 18th for all high school students interested in joining the swim team. PSAT is today for the 10th/11th graders that registered. Grade Cards will go home on Thursday. A reminder that there is NO SCHOOL this Friday, October 20th. Weekend Highlights Our varsity football team defeated Southeastern 49-16 to improve to 6-3. Wyatt Vick placed 3rd and Isaac Detty placed 11th at the SVC Cross Country Meet. The boys’ team placed 3rd overall. Lydia Delong placed 17th and Kaitlyn McDowell placed 21st at the SVC Cross Country Meet. Our Marching Band performed well at the Festival of Bands at Logan High School on Saturday. Boys’ soccer defeated Leesburg Fairfield, 6-2. Lunch Hot Dog on Bun Sauce and Cheese Available Mac and Cheese Baked Beans Fruit “On the other side of a storm is the strength that comes from having navigated through it. Raise your sail and begin.”-Gregory Williams

Seeking information from the guidance office? Below is the link to our "Scholarships" page that is on our high school website. Mrs. Myers has also been sending out scholarship information to the Class of 2024's Google Classroom. All students in the class have been invited. Each student can also invite their parents. We also have a "Guidance News" page listed on the high school page that includes upcoming test dates. The "Counselor's Corner" is a newsletter that comes out once per month and has a lot of information from the guidance office as well. https://www.zanetrace.org/o/zth/page/scholarships

Events for the Week of 10/16-10/21 Monday, October 16 PSAT for those that registered for the test. Tuesday, October 17 No events Wednesday, October 18 Girls Soccer at Rock Hill (Division III Sectional Tournament) 6 p.m. Boys Soccer vs TBD (Division II Sectional Tournament) 6 p.m. Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 19th Volleyball at Huntington (Division III Sectional Tournament) 7 p.m. Grade Cards Go Home Friday, October 20th NO SCHOOL Varsity Football vs Paint Valley 7 p.m. Saturday, October 21st Cross Country Division II District Tournament at Rio Grande Girls 1 p.m. Boys 2 p.m.

Wyatt Vick, a senior, placed third this morning at the SVC Cross Country meet, hosted at Adena. Isaac Detty, a sophomore, placed 11th. Congratulations to all the HS boys on winning third place overall. On the girls side, Lydia Delong, a junior, placed 17th and Kaitlyn McDowell, a senior, finished 21st. The girls finished 5th overall. SVC Meet Overall results Boys Wyatt Vick. 17:31 Isaac Detty 18:36 Will Cahoon 19:49 Johnny Reed 20:16 Logan Lyle 20:22 Cameron Shewalter 22:44 Nick Detty. 25:25 Lincoln Joosse 26:02 Andrew Delong 26:06 Girls Lydia Delong 24:58.4 Kaitlyn McDowell 25:46 Savannah Jenkins 28:18 Logan Knapp 31:51 Morgan Thornton 34:15 Sarah McGraw 36:31

Our Journalism class has published the latest edition of The Trailblazer. The spotlight feature consists of interviews of the Board of Education candidates. https://sites.google.com/ztlsd.org/thetrailblazer/home

10/13/2023 Announcements The winners of the 2024 Senior Class Officers are: President-Kailee Adkins Vice President- Spencer Brower Treasurer- Kendra Detillion Secretary -Katie Henning There will be a quiz bowl practice in room 270 during lunch today. First 9 weeks PBIS award winners will be announced next week. Any student that had no discipline referrals, no grades below a “C”, and had perfect attendance (medical absences excluded) will be invited to a pizza party in the gym on Friday, November 3rd. Each 9 weeks, there will be a different PBIS reward. Athletics 10/12/2023 Volleyball Varsity Southeastern 3 ZT 1 Junior Varsity 10/13/2023 Varsity Football at Southeastern 7 p.m. 10/14/2023 JV Football vs Southeastern 10 a.m. Cross Country at SVC Meet (Adena) 10 a.m. Girls’ Soccer at Leesburg Fairfield 10 a.m. Boys’ Soccer at Leesburg Fairfield 12 p.m. Marching Band at the Fall Festival of Bands (Logan H.S.) 6 p.m. Lunch Quesadilla Pizza Other Pizza Available Salad w/ranch Seasoned Black Beans Fruit “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”-Earl Nightingale

10/12/2023 Announcements Students who signed up for the University of Cincinnati presentation need to report to the media center during lunch time today. Last day of the first nine weeks is tomorrow. Grade cards will go home on Thursday, October 19th. FFA meeting today during lunch. Athletics 10/11/2023 Girls’ Soccer Miami Trace 5 ZT 1 Boys’ Soccer ZT 8 Miami Trace 2 10/12/2023 Volleyball at Southeastern 5:15 p.m. Boys’ Soccer at Ironton St. Joseph’s 5:00 p.m. Lunch Tony's Stuffed Cheese Stix Marinara Sauce Available Salad w/Italian Carrots Fruit "Knowledge is learning something every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day." - Zen Proverb

Ryan Kline, OSU Extension Office, spoke to students in our Senior Seminar and Career classes about resume writing today.

10/11/2023 Announcements There is a BPA meeting today during lunch in Ms. Black’s room. Bowling sign ups begin Tuesday, October 14th in the high school office. There will be open field sessions today for any girls who want to play softball. The sessions will be held from 2:45 to 5:00 p.m. at the softball field. Athletics 10/10/2023 Volleyball Varsity Unioto 3 ZT 0 Junior Varsity Unioto 2 ZT 0 Freshman Unioto 2 ZT 1 10/11/2023 Girls’ Soccer vs Miami Trace 5:15 p.m. Boys’ Soccer vs Miami Trace 7:30 p.m. Lunch Beef Patty on Bun Cheese Available Mashed Taters Green Beans Fruit “When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”- Peter Marshall

10/10/2023 Announcements There are sign-up sheets for Senior Class Officers in the office until Wednesday, October 11th. We will be voting on Google Classroom on Thursday, October 12th. Offices include Senior Class President, Vice President, and Secretary. There is a BPA Officers meeting today during lunch in Ms. Black’s room. Tomorrow there will be a BPA meeting for all chapter members during lunch in Ms. Black’s room. Students who signed up for the Ohio State University presentation need to report to the Media center during lunch time today Bowling sign ups begin Tuesday, October 14th in the high school office. There will be open field sessions this Wednesday for any girls who want to play softball. The sessions will be held from 2:45 to 5:00 p.m. at the softball field. A reminder that entrance doors to our building should never be propped open at any time. This is a high safety concern. Athletics 10/9/2023 Girls’ Soccer Zane Trace 2 Waverly 2 Boys’ Soccer Zane Trace 5 Waverly 0 10/10/2023 Volleyball vs Unioto 5:15 p.m. Lunch Chicken Nuggets Broccoli Salad w/ranch Chocolate Chip Cookie Fruit “Happiness and freedom begin with one principle. Some things are within your control and some are not.”- Epictetus

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10/9/2023 Announcements PBIS Award Winners Gift Cards-Johnny Woodgeard, Brooklyn Fisher-Riffle, Kendra Detillion Treasure Chest-Judah Hanks, Sadie Swepston, Kailee Adkins There will be sign-up sheets for Senior Class Officers in the office from Monday, October 9th-Wednesday, October 11th. We will be voting on Google Classroom on Thursday, October 12th. Offices include Senior Class President, Vice President, and Secretary. The Student Council will briefly meet today in Mrs. Morton’s room. There will be a BPA Officers meeting tomorrow during lunch in Ms. Black’s room. End of the first nine weeks is this Friday, October 13, 2023. The students attending the Shawnee State University field trip will depart at 8:30 a.m. this morning. They should return back sometime during the 8th period. Athletics 10/9/2023 Girls’ Soccer at Waverly 5:30 p.m. Boys’ Soccer at Waverly 7:30 p.m. Lunch Chicken and Noodles Green Beans Roll Fruit "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." - Edith Wharton

Events for the Week of 10/9-10/14 Monday, October 9th Girls' Soccer at Waverly 5:30 p.m. Boys' Soccer at Waverly 7:30 p.m. Shawnee State University Field Trip Tuesday, October 10th Volleyball vs Unioto 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, October 11 Boys' Soccer vs Miami Trace 5:15 p.m. Girls' Soccer vs Miami Trace 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 12th Boys' Soccer at St. Joseph 5 p.m. Volleyball at Southeastern 5:15 p.m. Friday, October 13th End of the First Nine Weeks Varsity Football at Southeastern 7 p.m. Saturday, October 14th Cross Country at SVC Meet (Adena H.S.) 10 a.m. JV Football vs Southeastern 10 a.m. Girls' Soccer at Fairfield 10 a.m. Boys' Soccer at Fairfield 10 a.m. Our Zane Trace Marching Band will be performing at the Fall Festival of Bands at Logan H.S. 6:00 p.m.

There will be series of four ACT test prep workshops held at Zane Trace High School for juniors that will be taking the ACT test in February. There is a meeting for parents of students interested in attending the workshops on Monday, November 6th at 5:30 p.m. in the media center. Mrs. Jami Massie will be running the workshops. A flier with workshop dates and more information will be available soon.

10/7/2023 Cross Country at Unioto Invitational Boys'-18th Place Wyatt Vick-16:48.25 Isaac Detty-18:08.98 Will Cahoon-19:46.32 Logan Lyle-20:37.38 Johnny Reed-20:40.03 Girls' (19th Overall) Lydia Delong-24:00.23 Kaitlyn McDowell-24.:19.30 Malia Vick-26:03.88 Savannah Jenkins-26:07.76 Sarah McGraw-32:35.42 Rachel McGraw-36.44.97

10/6/2023 Announcements -A Pickaway Ross Career and Technology Center Representative will speak to our sophomores this morning at 9 a.m. in the high school gym. - The pep rally will begin at 1 p.m. today in the high school gym. Cheerleaders will be dismissed at 12:45 p.m. to prepare the rally. The rest of the students will be dismissed by PA. -We will be hosting a powderpuff football game on Sunday, November 5th at 5pm on the football field. An email has been sent out by Mrs. Morton to sign up to participate. The email also includes a link to purchase class shirts. -There is a Quiz Bowl practice today during lunch in Mr. Clark’s room. -The last day of the 1st 9 weeks is next Friday, October 13th. -Students that finish the first nine weeks with no grades below a “C”, no disciplinary referrals, and have no absences (medical absences exempt) will earn a pizza party. Athletics 10/5/2023 Volleyball Varsity Westfall 3 Zane Trace 0 Junior Varsity Westfall 2 Zane Trace 0 Freshman Westfall 2 Zane Trace 1 10/6/2023 Varsity Football at Unioto 7 p.m. 10/7/2023 Junior Varsity vs Unioto 10:00 a.m. Cross Country at Unioto 9 a.m. Boys’ Soccer vs Wheelersburg 1 p.m. Girls’ Soccer vs Wheelersburg 3 p.m. Lunch French Bread Pizza Salad w/Italian Steamed Broccoli Fruit “I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which was that you can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.” – Jim Carrey

Congrats to our September PBIS Students of the Month! From left to right: Rece Scott, Lily Rose, Ally Stewart, Lincoln Joosse Each student received: 1. Gift Card 2. Treasure Chest Gift. 3. Social Media Recognition. 4. Picture on the wall. 5. Each student had the option to get a special parking spot if they were a student driver.