Zane Trace High School

Date 5/20/25. Daily Announcements There is a girls soccer sign-up sheet in the office. There is also a parent/player meeting for girls soccer on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in the field house. The 1st and 5th period exams are today. Students’ can sign out after they are finished with their last exam for the day. A parent/guardian note or email stating a student has permission to sign out is required to be on file in the office before a student can sign out. Sports Times Track and Field at OHSAA Districts (Washington Court House) 4:00 p.m. Sports Scores Varsity Baseball ZT 6 Athens 3 Softball Logan Elm 7 ZT 0 Lunch Cheese Sticks Marinara Sauce Salad w/Ranch Fresh Baby Carrots Fruit Quote of the day “Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.”- James Clear

🧼💻 Wrapping up the school year with teamwork and tech skills! Late last week, our amazing advanced IT students, Josh Southwick and Wyatt Park, stepped up to help Mrs. Thornton with end-of-year PC maintenance. From carefully cleaning hardware to organizing cables, they made sure every classroom computer is ready to be powered down for summer break. ☀️🖥️ Thanks for your hard work and leadership — true IT pros in the making! 👨‍💻👩‍💻 #TechTeamwork #ITLeadership #EndOfYearCleanup #PRCTCProud

🌟 Celebrating excellence in Information Technology at Zane Trace High School! 🎉 Huge congratulations to Fiona Gillow for earning 6th place in the entire state of Ohio in the Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist 2025 State Championship Spring Qualifier for PowerPoint 2019—scoring an incredible 975 out of 1000! 💻👏 Your hard work and talent truly shine! 🚀 A special shoutout to Mrs. Thornton, who was honored with the Outstanding Educator Award for her dedication and inspiration in the classroom. 🏆👩‍🏫 #ITExcellence #MicrosoftCertified #OutstandingEducator #CertiportChampion #PRCTCProud

Date 5/19/25. Daily Announcements Final exams begin today with the 8th period exam. After the 6th period bell, you will report to your 8th period class. The exam will begin at 12:24 p.m. Two reminders: You will turn in your Chromebooks to the teacher that administers your last exam of the week. Before you leave for the summer, make sure to clean out your locker. This is your final week of the school year. Finish it out on a positive note! Sports Times Varsity Baseball at Athens 5:30 p.m. JV Baseball vs Athens 5:15 p.m. Softball vs Logan Elm 5:15 p.m. Sports Scores 5/16/25 Softball- Unioto 4 ZT 2 Track and Field-SVC Meet SVC Champs Hudson Williams: Pole Vault 14-05 NEW SVC Record! Curtis Houser: 110 Meter Hurdles 16.69 4x200 Relay Team (Aaden Dunn, Aaden Gigley, Levi Marshall, Peyton Dotson): Time-1:32.42 NEW SVC Record! Reise Grant: Pole Vault 8-06 Lunch Breaded Chicken Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Fruit Quote of the day “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.”- B.B. King

May 19- May 24, 2025 Events/Activities The Final Week! Monday, May 19, 2025 8th Period Exam 12:24 -2:01 p.m. Varsity Baseball at Athens 5:30 p.m. JV Baseball vs Athens 5:15 p.m. Softball vs Logan Elm 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2025 1st Period Exam 8:34 -10:09 a.m. 5th Period Exam 10:45-12:21 p.m. Track and Field at OHSAA Districts (Washington C.H.) 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2025 2nd Period Exam 8:34 -10:09 a.m. 6th Period Exam 10:45-12:21 p.m. Softball vs Ironton at Ohio University (OHSAA Tournament) 4:00 p.m. Thursday, May 22, 2025 3rd Period Exam 8:34 -10:09 a.m. 7th Period Exam 10:45-12:21 p.m. Varsity Baseball at Lucasville Valley 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2025 Make-Up Exams -Students only report if they need to make up an exam. Varsity Baseball vs Amanda Clearcreek 5:15 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2025 Track and Field at OHSAA Districts (Washington C.H.) 10:00 a.m. Varsity Baseball at Marysville 11:00 a.m.

SVC Track and Field Meet Results Monday, May 12 Friday, May 16 Team Standings Our boys team finished 2nd with a team total of 144 points. Our girls team finished 8th with 37.50 points. Results (Top Finishers) Boys Hudson Williams is the SVC Champ in the pole vault! His mark of 14-05 also set a new SVC record! The 4x200 meter relay team of Aaden Dunn, Aaden Gigley, Levi Marshall, and Peyton Dotson won the event and set a new SVC record with a time of 1:32.42! Curtis Houser is the SVC champ in the 110 meter hurdles! Curtis won the event with a time of 16.69. Aiden Gigley- Long Jump (2nd) 21-10 Logan Morris- High Jump (2nd) 5-8" Peyton Dotson- 200 Meter Dash (2nd) 23.06 Aaden Dunn-200 Meter Dash (3rd) 23.40 Andrew Payton- 800 Meter Run (3rd) 2.10.58 Aaden Dunn- 100 Meter Dash (2nd) 11.105 Peyton Dotson-100 Meter Dash (3rd) 11.13 4x100 Meter Relay (2nd) 44.58 - Payton Dotson, Aaden Dunn, Jayden Higgins, Aaden Gigley 4x800 Meter Relay (3rd) 9:04. 95- Andrew Payton, Johnny Reed, Liam Eubanks, Gabe Renner 4x400 Meter Relay (3rd) 3:41.55- Andrew Payton, Gavin Jean, Levi Marshall, Hudson Williams Girls Reise Grant is the SVC champ in the pole vault with her mark of 8-06! Kailee Johnson -High Jump (2nd) 4-10 The rest of the results can be found here: https://www.baumspage.com/track/svc/2025/Results.htm

Date 5/16/25. Daily Announcements Graduation Practice is this morning at 11:00 a.m. in the high school gym. Our seniors will be walking through the elementary halls beginning at approximately 10:30 a.m. They will be marching their way to the high school gym for the graduation practice! The 59th Zane Trace Commencement will be held on Saturday at 6 p.m. in the high school gym. The doors will open at 5 p.m. Final exams begin on Monday with the 8th period exam. The exam schedule has been sent to all parents and students in an email. Throughout the week, students do not need to report until their first exam of the day and can sign out after their last exam of the day is complete. Each student has to have a note on file in the office from a parent/guardian giving them permission to sign out. Sports Times Softball vs Unioto 5:15 p.m. Track and Field at Piketon (SVC Meet Day 2) 4:30 p.m. Sports Scores Varsity Baseball Unioto 6 ZT 1 Lunch Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce Salad w/Italian Mixed Veggy Roll Fruit Quote of the day “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”- Plutarch

Date 5/15/25. Daily Announcements The Underclassman Awards Ceremony are this morning at 9:00 a.m. in the high school gym. Students will be released at 8:50 a.m. to attend the event. The ceremony should be over within 45 minutes. There will be an FCA meeting today during lunch in the high school gym. Sports Times Varsity Baseball vs Unioto 5:15 p.m. JV Baseball at Unioto 5:15 p.m. Sports Scores Varsity Baseball lost to Wheelersburg, 4-3. Lunch Chicken Nuggets Steamed Broccoli Salad w/Ranch Chocolate Chip Cookie Fruit Quote of the Day “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”- Yogi Berra

Date 5/14/25. Daily Announcements Boys Soccer Open Field will be 2:30 to 4:30 today on the football field. Our Underclassmen Awards Ceremony is Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Students will be released to the high school gym at 8:50 a.m. to attend the ceremony. Sports Scores Softball defeated Huntington, 12-5, to advance to the district semifinals! They will now play Ironton on Wednesday, March 21st, at 4:00 p.m. at Ohio University. Sports Times Varsity Baseball at Wheelersburg 5:30 p.m. JV Baseball vs Wheelersburg 5:15 p.m. Softball vs Unioto 5:15 p.m. Lunch Hot Dog on Bun Cheese and Sauce Gina's Twisted Mac and Cheese Baked Beans Fruit Quote of the day “Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”-W. Clement Stone

Our softball team advanced to the next round of the OHSAA tournament with a 12-5 victory over Huntington! Our Lady Pioneers will now play Ironton on Wednesday, May 21st at 4:00 p.m. at Ohio University. They will be back in action tomorrow night, May 14th, at home against Unioto. Their game of the regular season. Game time is 5:15 p.m. Go ZT!

5/13/25 Daily Announcements Mandatory Graduation Practice and final walk through the halls Friday, May 16th at 10:30. For Seniors going on the Kings Island Trip, the bus will leave at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14th, and return around 8:30 p.m. The staff vs seniors volleyball game will begin at 9 a.m. The students will be dismissed at 8:50 a.m. to report to the middle school gym. The seniors can leave after the event. Boys Soccer Open Field will be Wednesday 2:30 to 4:30 on the football field. Sports Times Softball at Huntington (OHSAA Tournament) 5:00 p.m. Varsity Baseball at Minford 5:00 p.m. JV Baseball vs Minford 5:00 p.m. Sports Scores Varsity Baseball defeated Adena, 12-2. They improved to 12-1 in the SVC! Track and Field at SVC Meet Day 1 Girls Finals (Top 3) Kailee Johnson - High Jump (2nd) 4-10 Reise Grant- Pole Vault (SVC CHAMP!) 8-06 Boys Finals (Top 3) Aaden Gigley-Long Jump (2nd) 21-10 4x 800 relay (3rd) 9:04.95 (Andrew Payton, Johnny Reed, Liam Eubanks, Gabe Renner) Lunch Chicken Nuggets Mashed Potatoes Fresh Baby Carrots Chocolate Chip Cookie Fruit Quote of the day "The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces." — Will Rogers

Date 5/12/25. Daily Announcements The PBIS Field Day is scheduled for today from 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Students attending the field day will be released at 11:55 a.m. and will report to the football field. Mandatory Graduation Practice and final walk through the halls Friday, May 16th at 10:30 For Seniors going on the Kings Island Trip, the bus will leave at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14th and return around 8:30 p.m. The Underclassman Award Ceremony is this Thursday, May 15th at 9:00 a.m. in the high school gym. Seniors will be turning in their ZT Chromebooks today, beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the library. Our seniors will be trying to compete with our staff in volleyball tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. in the middle school gym. Students will be dismissed at 8:55 a.m. to report to the gym. Seniors can leave after the event. Sports Times Track and Field at SVC Meet (Piketon) 4:30 p.m. Varsity Baseball vs Adena 5:15 p.m Sports Scores 5/9/25 Varsity Baseball defeated Piketon, 12-0. Softball lost to Piketon, 7-2. Track and Field at Circleville Top Finishers Girls- Finished 8th Kailee Johnson-High Jump (3rd)- 4-10 Boys–Finished 6th 4x100 Relay (2nd) 44.56 4x200 Relay (1st) 1:31.41 Hudson Williams -Pole Vault (1st)- 13-0. 5/10/25 Varsity Baseball defeated Paint Valley, 15-0 Our boys have improved to 11-1 in the SVC! Softball defeated Paint Valley, 6-0. Lunch Beef Patty on Bun Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Fruit Quote of the day “Celebrate endings, for they precede new beginnings.”-Jonathan Lockwood Huie

🎉 Project Complete! 🎉 Our high school programmers have officially wrapped up the Ohio Code Scholar - Wearable Droid project with Southern State Community College—and what an incredible journey it's been! 🤖💻 From 3D printing and customizing to wiring circuits and programming their wearable droids, these students gained real-world experience in engineering, electronics, and software development. 🛠️⚡ The wiring and programming may have been tedious and tricky at times, but they stuck with it and made it work! 🔧💡 We’re so proud of what they’ve accomplished! 🚀 #SSCC #OhioCodeScholar #PRCTCProud #WearableDroid #STEMSuccess #HandsOnLearning

Zane Trace High School May 12- May 17, 2025 Events/Activities The Underclassman Awards are scheduled for Thursday, May 15th at 9:00 a.m. At this event, teachers' will be giving out their classroom awards. Monday, May 12, 2025 PBIS Field Day 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Track and Field at SVC Meet (Piketon) 4:30 p.m. Varsity Baseball vs Adena 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Seniors Last Day Staff vs Seniors Volleyball Game 9:00 a.m. Softball at Huntington (OHSAA Tournament) 5:00 p.m. Varsity Baseball at Minford 5:00 p.m. JV Baseball vs Minford 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Varsity Baseball at Wheelersburg 5:30 p.m. JV Baseball vs Wheelersburg 5:15 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2025 Underclassman Award Ceremony (H.S. Gym) 9 a.m. Varsity Baseball vs Unioto 5:15 p.m. JV Baseball at Unioto 5:15 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2025 Senior Walk 10:30 a.m. Graduation Practice 11:00 a.m. Track and Field at SVC Meet -Day 2 (Piketon) 4:30 p.m. Varsity Baseball at Waverly 5:00 p.m. JV Baseball vs Waverly 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 2025 59th Zane Trace High School Commencement (H.S. Gym) 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m.

Date 5/9/25. Daily Announcements Mandatory Graduation Practice and final walk through the halls Friday, May 16th at 10:30 Our annual Underclassmen Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 15th at 9:00 a.m. in the high school gym. For Seniors going on the Kings Island Trip, the bus will leave at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14th, and return around 8:30 p.m. Seniors will be turning in their Chromebooks and chargers on Monday, May 12th, beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the library. Our PBIS Field Day is scheduled for Monday, May 12th from 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Students attending the field day will be released at 11:55 a.m. and will report to the football field. Sports Times Zane Trace vs. Piketon Varsity Softball at 5:15 p.m. at Piketon. Zane Trace vs. Piketon Varsity Baseball at 5:15 p.m. at Piketon. Varsity Boy’s & Girl’s Track, Outdoor at 4:30 p.m. at Circleville Sports Scores Lunch Max Cheese Sticks Marinara Sauce Salad w/ Italian Mixed Veggies Fruit Quote of the day “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” -Maya Angelou

Landen Jarrell has committed to play baseball and continue his education at Ohio Christian University! Congratulations, Landen!

We have a new name listed on the Academic Wall of Fame. Evan Minor has joined the ACT 25 + Club! Awesome job, Evan! The Class of 2026 now has 12 students that received a ACT score of 25 or higher!

Date 5/8/25. Daily Announcements There will be an FCA meeting today during lunch in the high school gym. Senior Class Night is tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. E-SPORTS sign up sheets are now in the high school office. Sports Times Varsity Baseball vs. Unioto at 5:15 p.m. JV Baseball at Unioto 5:15 p.m. Varsity Softball vs. Unioto 5:15 p.m. Sports Scores Varsity Baseball defeated Westfall,7-1 Softball lost to Westfall,10-5 Lunch Chicken Nuggets Steamed Broccoli Salad w/ Ranch Chocolate Chip Cookie Fruit Quote of the day “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.”- Robert H. Schuller

We have had an exciting year of band events and as we wind down for the year, we want to spread the word about some important events we have planned over the next couple of weeks. Please spread the word to anyone who might be interested! Congrats to the 5th-12th Grade Band on a wonderful Spring Concert on Wednesday, April 30th! Thank you for all your hard work this past year! Shoutout to our Band Seniors for 8 wonderful years! Thank you for everything, Silas Ruggles, Blake Knight, McKenzie McQuirt, Connor Hill, and Taylor Casebolt. We are excited to see where music will take you! Information about Signing Up for 5th-12th Grade Band. 1. Review the appropriate Important Information Letters For current 4th and 5th Grade Students about 2025-2026 5th and 6th Grade Band https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r0Nhfmr4lMViyH7OqsJtUUn7Ft4C-77o/view?usp=drive_link For current 6th-11th Grade Students about 2025-2026 7th-12th Grade Band https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BL01ZqHscZr6DvV7Gwu-as1Pyu8o_yMB/view?usp=drive_link For anyone planning to participate in 2025-2026 7th-12th Grade Marching Band https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S-P9rOQ4doLGRQGgcrEag8IiM_zECO3y/view?usp=drive_link 2. Fill out and turn in a Band Sign-Up Form https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pe7fuGKd-SnAP4swO0bBZcJOzGkOsjQI/view?usp=drive_link 3. Current 5th-11th Grade students should sign up for an instrument fitting for Tuesday, May 13th (4th graders are already signed up): https://forms.gle/cMFZHbvXfoiVdaZk8 4. Attend the Beginning Band and New Member Parent Meeting on Wednesday, May 14th at 6pm in the Cafeteria. Contact Mrs. Waller (kwaller@ztlsd.org) if you are not able to attend the meeting. PDF of Instrument Fitting Flyer with Active Links to hear the instruments: https://drive.google.com/file/d/137h3kmW46NJZCz9D30INEdng7fA_3O6E/view?usp=drive_link PDF of Beginning and New Member Parent Meeting Flyer with Active Links: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pwuZqmeodf2Y21xN_nWrld2RdXGyjlp6/view?usp=drive_link Zane Trace Band Website: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pwuZqmeodf2Y21xN_nWrld2RdXGyjlp6/view?usp=drive_link Please don't hesitate to contact Mrs. Waller anytime with any questions! Thank you!

Date 5/7/25. Daily Announcements Senior Class Night is tomorrow, May 8th, at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. A reminder that Adena Health is here today to provide free physicals for the 2025-2026 school year from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. There is a BPA Chapter meeting at lunch today in Ms. Black’s room. Lunch will be provided. The PBIS Field Day is scheduled for Monday, May 12th from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. If you have qualified and will not be participating, please let the high school office know TODAY so we can make final plans. The boys’ track team finished runner-up at the Ross County Track Meet. The rest of the track results are pending. Sports Times Varsity Baseball at Westfall 5:15 p.m. JV Baseball vs Westfall 5:15 p.m. Softball at Westfall 5:15 p.m. Sports Scores Softball lost to Adena, 8-0 Lunch Taco Meat on a Bed of Salad w/ Shredded Cheese Seasoned Beans Fresh Cut Veggies Tortilla Chips Fruit Quote of the day “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” Arthur Ashe