Zane Trace High School

Parent Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes September 26, 2023 Our most recent meeting has resulted in several changes and/or projects that are in the works. The first project is a Career Day that will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. We are looking for representatives from a wide variety of careers and colleges that would be willing to come talk to our students. Read more in the minutes. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eztEsKA8sRvI_VEoWckuTYT9xX1bXiHSypPesSlKQ-Y/edit?usp=sharing

9/29/2023 Announcements Homecoming tickets will be on sale until 3:00 today. Homecoming and Pumpkin show attendants will be practicing on the football field at the beginning of 8th period today. Please meet by Mrs. Morton’s room. Student Council will not meet at lunch, but please stop by Mrs. Morton’s room to pick up a permission slip. Homecoming Dance is tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6:50 p.m. Athletics 9/28//23 Volleyball Varsity Adena 3 Zane Trace 0 Junior Varsity Adena 2 Zane Trace 0 9/29/23 Varsity Football vs Westfall (Homecoming) 7 p.m. 9/30/23 JV Football at Westfall 10:00 a.m. Our Zane Trace Marching Pioneers will be performing at the Ross County Marching Band Festival at Paint Valley on Sunday, October 1st. The event starts at 3 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Lunch Beef Dippin' Strips Mashed Taters Green Beans Chocolate Chip Cookie Fruit “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”- Robert F. Kennedy

Zane Trace High School Newsletter, Issue 3 Our Journalism class has developed their first newsletter! We have also attached Mrs. Myers new Counselor's Corner that will be attached to the newsletter. The newsletter will start popping up in locations throughout the community throughout the next week.

Due to the possibility of rain this afternoon and evening, the bonfire that was scheduled for tonight has been cancelled.

9/28/2023 Announcements A reminder that we are having a bonfire tonight up on the hill behind the school from 7 to 9 p.m. This is weather permitting. Homecoming Tickets are still on sale in the cafeteria during lunch. Reminder to fill out the paperwork prior to purchasing your tickets. The last chance to buy tickets will be on Friday. Homecoming and pumpkin show attendants will be practicing on the football field at the beginning of 8th period today. Please meet by Mrs. Morton’s room. Tomorrow’s spirit day theme is Class Colors: Seniors-Black Juniors-Blue Sophomores-Red Freshman-White The Student Council will meet today and Friday in Mrs. Morton’s room. A reminder that parent-teacher conferences are tonight from 3:00 p.m. -5:40 p.m. Jostens will be here today to collect orders from seniors and sophomores during lunch. Athletics 9/28//23 Volleyball at Adena 5:15 p.m. Boys’ Soccer vs Athens 7:00 p.m. Lunch Max Cheese Stix Salad w/Italian Steamed Broccoli Fruit “By being yourself you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.”-Edwin Elliott

The boys' and girls' soccer games scheduled for tonight have been cancelled due to the impending weather.

Our boys' golf team competed at the Division II Sectionals at the Jaycees Golf Course yesterday. They had a team score of 387 and finished 11th at sectionals. Jon Grondolsky had a score of 84, which qualified him for the Division II District Tournament that will be at Crown Hill on October 4th! Individual scores for the rest of the team: Drew Payton 94 Daniel Hughes-104 Landen Jarrell-105 Grady Stewart-109 Great season!

9/27/2023 Announcements Picture Day is today. We will release students by grade level to report to the middle school gym for pictures. Middle school students are getting their pictures taken first, so high school will be a little later this morning. A reminder that we are having a bonfire Thursday night up on the hill behind the school from 7 to 9 p.m. Homecoming Tickets are still on sale in the cafeteria during lunch. Reminder to fill out the paperwork prior to purchasing your tickets. We have four students participating in the Ohio Legislative Leadership Conference today at the Ohio Statehouse. The students are Charley Clyne, Ashleigh Hupp, Lily Rose, and Sadie Swepston. Homecoming and Pumpkin Show attendants will be practicing on the football field at the beginning of 8th period on Thursday. Please meet by Mrs. Morton’s room. Tomorrow’s spirit day theme is Sneak Peek Day - wear the color of your dress or tie. The Student Council will meet Thursday and Friday in Mrs. Morton’s room. A reminder that parent-teacher conferences are tomorrow night from 3:00 -5:40 p.m. Jostens will return tomorrow to collect orders from seniors and sophomores during lunch. Athletics 9/26//23 Boys’ Golf at Division II Sectionals at Jaycees Team Score: 387 (11th) Jon Grondolsky-84 (Qualified for District Tournament!) Daniel Hughes-104 Drew Payton-94 Landen Jarrell-105 Grady Stewart-109 Boys’ Soccer Zane Trace 3 Lucasville Valley 0 Volleyball Varsity Zane Trace 3 Paint Valley 0 Junior Varsity Zane Trace 2 Paint Valley 0 Freshman Zane Trace 2 Paint Valley 0 9/27/23 Girls’ Soccer at Leesburg Fairfield 5 p.m. Boys’ Soccer at Leesburg Fairfield 6:45 p.m. Lunch Chicken Fajita Meat on a soft wrap w/cheese Refried Beans Buttered Corn Fruit “If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”-Ben Franklin

Our boys' soccer team won, 3-0, over Lucasville Valley tonight! They are now 8-2 on the season.

Our girls' golf team competed at the Division II Girls Sectional Tournament at Buckeye Hills Country Club. Mary Helber had a score of 89, which qualified her for the Division II District Tournament! The district tournament will be held at the Jaycees Golf Course on October 3rd. Overall, the team had a score of 436 and finished 7th at sectionals. Individual Scores Mary Helber -89 Hope Proehl- 109 Carly Picklesimer-119 Fiona Gillow-119 McKenzie McQuirt-120 Great season!

9/26/2023 Announcements 1. Students who signed up for the Ohio University presentation need to report to the media center during lunch time today. 2. Tomorrow’s spirit day theme is Jersey Day - Wear your favorite team’s jersey! 3. MADE applications are still available. Please see an ambassador if you need one. 4. Homecoming and pumpkin show attendants will be practicing on the football field at the beginning of 8th period on Thursday. Please meet in Mrs. Morton’s room. 5. Homecoming Tickets are on sale in the cafeteria during lunch. They will also be on sale on Wednesday morning in the gym (7:20-7:35). Reminder to fill out the paperwork prior to purchasing tickets. 6. The Student Council will meet Thursday and Friday in Mrs. Morton’s room. FCA is hosting "See You At The Pole" tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. at the flag pole. Athletics 9/25/23 Girls’ Golf at Division II Sectionals at Buckeye Hills Team Score: 436 (7th) Mary Helber-89 Mary has qualified for the Division II District Tournament! Hope Proehl-109 Carly Picklesimer-119 Fiona Gillow-119 McKenzie McQuirt-120 Girls’ Soccer Zane Trace 1 Southeastern 1 9/26/23 Boys' Golf at Division II Sectionals at Jaycees Volleyball vs Paint Valley 5:15 p.m. Boys' Soccer vs Lucasville Valley 6:00 p.m. Lunch Popcorn Chicken Salad w/Ranch Steamed Carrots Chocolate Chip Cookie Fruit “It’s impossible, said pride. It’s risky, said experience. It’s pointless, said reason. Give it a try, whispered the heart.” -Anonymous

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9/25/2023 Announcements PBIS Award Winners Gift Cards-Jason Boltenhouse, Reed Singer, Noah Kysor Treasure Chest-Robby Whittington, Connor Hill, Hannah Ogden, Rece Scott A representative from Marietta University will be in the media center during lunch. Ohio University will be here on Tuesday, September 26th during lunch in the media center. Any eleventh or twelfth grade student will need to pre-register in the guidance office. This is the last week of Hope Squad’s bubble wall. Make sure you check out the quotes on the bubbles and visit the table on Friday. MADE applications are still available. Please see an ambassador if you need one. Homecoming and pumpkin show attendants will be practicing on the football field at the beginning of 8th period on Thursday. Please meet by Mrs. Morton’s room. Homecoming Tickets are on sale in the cafeteria during lunch. They will also be on sale on Wednesday morning in the gym (7:20-7:35). Reminder to fill out the paperwork prior to purchasing tickets. Tomorrow’s spirit day theme is Barbie vs. Ken The Student Council will meet Thursday and Friday in Mrs. Morton’s room. FFA Officer meeting today in Mrs. Johnston’s room. Last week the ZT BPA chapter held their officer elections. The 2023-2024 officers are: President - Zane Pickerrell Vice President - Carleigh Pickerrell Treasurer - Jayden Knight Historian - Madelyn Dunn Athletics 9/25//23 Girls’ Golf at Division II Sectionals at Buckeye Hills Girls’ Soccer at Southeastern 5 p.m. Lunch Breaded Chicken on Bun Mashed Taters Green Beans Fruit “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.”-Sydney J. Harris

9/22/23 Scores Varsity Football Zane Trace 35 Huntington 12 ZT improves to 3-0 in the SVC. 9/23/23 Scores Junior Varsity Football Zane Trace 32 Huntington 0 Volleyball Wheelersburg 3 Zane Trace 1 Junior Varsity Zane Trace 2 Wheelersburg 0 Cross Country at the Lancaster "Bob Reall" Invitational Boys Team Score:111 (6th Place) Wyatt Vick -17:32.60 (2nd Place) Isaac Detty- 18:13.50 (7th Place) Will Cahoon-19:55.60 Johnny Reed-20:18.20 Logan Lyle-21:31.80 Cameron Shewalter-23:06.20 Nick Detty-26:26.10 Lincoln Joosse-26:55.70 Andrew Delong-28:01.70 Girls- Team Score-135 (7th) Lydia Delong-24:04:00 Kaitlyn McDowell-24:07.80 Malia Vick-29:31.50 Logan Knapp-32:37.50 Sarah McGraw-34:16.00 Morgan Thornton-35:31.00 Rachel McGraw-39:45.20 Boys' Golf at Jaycees GC ( Zane Trace Invitational) Jon Grondolsky Jr.-83 Drew Payton-93 Daniel Hughes-96 Landen Jarrell-116 Team Score-388

Events for 9/25-9-/30 Monday, September 25 Girls' Golf at Division II Sectionals at Buckeye Hills Boys' Soccer at Southeastern 5 p.m. Girls Soccer at Southeastern 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 26 Boys' Golf at Division II Sectionals at Jaycees Volleyball vs Paint Valley 5:15 p.m. Boys' Soccer vs Lucasville Valley 6:00 p.m. Parent Advisory Committee Meeting 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 27 Fall School Pictures Girls' Soccer at Leesburg Fairfield 5:00 p.m. Boys' Soccer at Leesburd Fairfield 6:45 p.m. Thursday, September 28 Parent-Teacher Conferences 3:00-5:40 p.m. Volleyball at Adena 5:15 p.m. Boys' Soccer vs Athens 7:00 p.m. Homecoming Bonfire 7:00- 9 p.m. Friday, September 29 Varsity Football vs Westfall (Homecoming Game) 7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 30 JV Football at Westfall 10:00 a.m. Homecoming Dance 7 p.m.

Our seniors received their cap and gown order forms from Jostens on Thursday, September 21st. Jostens will be returning next Thursday, September 28th to collect orders. You can view the packages that Jostens offers at jostensoh.com. Below is the order form that was passed out.

Zane Trace Student Council will be hosting Spirit Week to celebrate the upcoming homecoming game and dance!

9/22/2023 Announcements A representative from Marietta University will be here on Monday, September 25. Ohio University will be here on Tuesday, September 26th during lunch in the media center. Any eleventh or twelfth grade student will need to pre-register in the guidance office. Homecoming Tickets will be on sale in the cafeteria during lunch. They will also be on sale on Monday and Wednesday morning in the gym (7:20-7:35). Reminder to fill out the paperwork prior to purchasing tickets. Next week is Homecoming Spirit Week! Here are the themes: Monday- Surfs Up Tuesday-Barbie vs Ken Wednesday-Jersey Day Thursday-Sneak Peak (Wear the color of your dress or tie) Friday-Class Colors Seniors-Black Juniors- Red Sophomores- Blue Freshman-White Next Thursday, September 28th, there will be a bonfire to kick off the homecoming weekend. The bonfire will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the hill behind the school. There will be food trucks and fun activities are planned. This event is only open to high school students. Athletics 9/21//23 Boys’ Golf at Portsmouth Elks (SVC #7-8) SVC #7 SVC #8 Jon Grondolsky Jr. 40 40 Daniel Hughes 46 45 Drew Payton 44 50 Landen Jarrell 47 47 Grady Stewart 53 48 Volleyball Varsity Huntington 3 Zane Trace 1 JV Huntington 2 Zane Trace 1 Girls’ Golf at Franklin Valley Team Score-233 Mary Helber-45 (Medalist) Carly Picklesimer-62 Kenzie McQuirt-64 Fionna Gillow-63 Hope Proehl-63 Boys’ Soccer South Webster 6 Zane Trace 3 9/22/23 Varsity Football at Huntington 7 p.m. 9/23/23 JV Football vs Huntington 10 a.m. Volleyball vs Wheelersburg 12 p.m. Boy’s Golf at Jaycees (ZT Invite) 9 a.m. Lunch Mini Corn Dogs Mac and Cheese Green Beans Fruit “Don’t wait for the perfect moment, take a moment and make it perfect.”-Zoey Sayward

Boys' Golf finished up SVC play today. Overall, the team finished third in SVC with 47 overall points.

9/21/2023 Announcements Members of our homecoming court are getting their picture taken this morning at 8:30 a.m. by Mears Photography. Jostens will be meeting with all seniors and sophomores at noon today in the high school gym. Students will be dismissed by intercom to attend. Next Thursday, September 28th, there will be a bonfire to kick off the homecoming weekend. The bonfire will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the hill behind the school. There will be food trucks and fun activities are planned. This event is only open to high school students. Athletics 9/20//23 Boys' Golf at Jaycees GC (SVC #6) Team Score: 173 (Second Place) Jon Grondolsky Jr.- 40 Daniel Hughes-41 Drew Payton -44 Landen Jarrell-51 Grady Stewart-48 Landon Robinson-62 Cross Country at Adam Carter Invitational (Westfall) Our boys’ team finished second overall! Boys Wyatt Vick 18:04.14 Isaac Detty 18:43.29 Will Cahoon 20:43.13 Logan Lyle 21:19.53 Cameron Shewalter 22:13.02 Girls Marie Souther 21:36.99 Kaitlyn McDowell 24:31.83 Lydia Delong-24:35.95 Savannah Jenkins- 30:27.95 Sarah McGraw-35:26.07 Logan Knapp- 36:18.18 Morgan Thornton-37:11.05 9/21/23 Boys’ Golf at Portsmouth Elks (SVC #7-8) 9 a.m. Volleyball vs Huntington 5:15 p.m. Girls’ Golf at Franklin Valley 4:30 p.m. Boys’ Soccer at South Webster 5:30 p.m. Lunch Pizza Choice Salad w/ranch Steamed Broccoli Fruit “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”- Benjamin Franklin