The Zane Trace Local School District has partnered with the Ross-Pike Educational Service District to employ a full-time resource officer. Deputy Dale Thomas will be present at Zane Trace every day and all day this coming 2025-2026 school year!
Deputy Thomas has been in law enforcement for 33 years. Deputy Thomas has been with the Ross County Sheriff's office for four years and previously spent 29 years at the Pickaway County Sheriff’s office where he retired as a sergeant. Deputy Thomas has worked in schools as a DARE Officer/SRO for 30 years.
Some of his accomplishments include, Ohio DARE Officer of the Year, deputy of the year, and a life saving award.
Throughout his career, he has worked in corrections, road patrol, marine patrol, school resource officer, DARE, a SWAT member, and a K-9 handler.
In addition to actively monitoring our campus, Deputy Thomas will be helping with district security planning and safety inspections.
Carve Your Path!
Deputy Thomas has been in law enforcement for 33 years. Deputy Thomas has been with the Ross County Sheriff's office for four years and previously spent 29 years at the Pickaway County Sheriff’s office where he retired as a sergeant. Deputy Thomas has worked in schools as a DARE Officer/SRO for 30 years.
Some of his accomplishments include, Ohio DARE Officer of the Year, deputy of the year, and a life saving award.
Throughout his career, he has worked in corrections, road patrol, marine patrol, school resource officer, DARE, a SWAT member, and a K-9 handler.
In addition to actively monitoring our campus, Deputy Thomas will be helping with district security planning and safety inspections.
Carve Your Path!
Girls Golf
Lady Falcon Invite (8/1/25)
Our girls golf team won the Lady Falcon Invite with a team score of 345! Their team score is a new school record for 18 holes!
Rosella Lattavo was the meet medalist and set a new individual school record for 18 holes with a 68 (3-under)!
Zane Trace Individual Results
Rosella Lattavo-68
Anna Helber 72
Mary Helber 81
Carly Picklesimer 124
Team Scores
Zane Trace 345
Piketon 377
John Glenn 388
Logan Elm 389
Circleville 390
Bloom Carroll 396
Warren 398
Fairfield Union 399
Marietta 401
Lady Falcon Invite (8/1/25)
Our girls golf team won the Lady Falcon Invite with a team score of 345! Their team score is a new school record for 18 holes!
Rosella Lattavo was the meet medalist and set a new individual school record for 18 holes with a 68 (3-under)!
Zane Trace Individual Results
Rosella Lattavo-68
Anna Helber 72
Mary Helber 81
Carly Picklesimer 124
Team Scores
Zane Trace 345
Piketon 377
John Glenn 388
Logan Elm 389
Circleville 390
Bloom Carroll 396
Warren 398
Fairfield Union 399
Marietta 401
The ZT boys golf team opened their season today with a match against Chillicothe at the Chillicothe Country Club.
Chillicothe 199
Zane Trace 205
Medalist: Chillicothe's Kooper Elliott - 45
Overall results are below.
Chillicothe 199
Zane Trace 205
Medalist: Chillicothe's Kooper Elliott - 45
Overall results are below.
Our girls golf team opened their season today with a win at the Chillicothe Country Club!
Girls:
Zane Trace wins 197
Chillicothe 247
Medalist: Zane Trace's Rosella Lattavo - 38
Overall results are below!
Go ZT!
Girls:
Zane Trace wins 197
Chillicothe 247
Medalist: Zane Trace's Rosella Lattavo - 38
Overall results are below!
Go ZT!
If you are senior participating in fall sports, check out the senior banner options below!
Zane Trace Fall Sports Picture Day is scheduled for Tuesday, August 12th!
See the attached images for more details.
See the attached images for more details.
Did you know that our Zane Trace Wall of Honor is available to view online?
If you are not able to visit our facilities, just log on to our high school webpage. You will find the link, "ZTHS Wall of Honor", at the top of the page.
You can also view the ZTHS Wall of Honor at this link:
https://app2.vipinteract.com/?apiKey=6e9a31bb-75d9-425f-9bf1-cd63b3777cf4&startPage=Honorees&id=c8e30f78-ddd8-44bd-be6e-e33566113eea&preview=true
Our ZT Wall of Honor includes the following:
1. Academic Hall of Fame: Valedictorians, Salutatorians, Academic All-Ohio
2. Athletic Hall of Fame
3. District History
4. Military: Military Hall of Fame, Former and Active Duty
5. School Records
Any member of the ZT Wall of Honor can update their biography and/or send in more photos and videos that can be added to their profile. Just email twertman@ztlsd.org or jjones@ztlsd.org. All sections are a work in progress.
All athletic hall of fame pictures that were taken down at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year have been stored and are available for pickup at the high school office. A lot that have been collected, but there is still a large amount stored.
All new ZT Athletic Hall of Fame Members still have their picture hung on the wall outside the high school gym for five school years. After the fifth year, a picture is take down and is available for pickup.
Members of our ZT Academic Hall of Fame can be found in the Zane Trace Academic Wall of Fame that is posted in the main hallway outside of the high school gym.
A display case is dedicated to our ZT Military Hall of Fame members that can viewed in our main hallway.
Our maintenance staff has been working very hard all summer to get the building ready for the new school year. During the summer months, they wax the floors of each classroom and all of the hallways. They have also been going around the building touching up areas that need repainted, cleaned, and tend to any other repairs requested by the rest of the staff.
The first floor restrooms near the high school gym have also been repainted by Edwards and Son Contracting. They are also painting other restrooms around campus.
Our building is ready for the new school year, thanks to the hard work of a variety of people! We still have a few other projects in the works and there will be more updates later this summer.
Carve Your Path!
The first floor restrooms near the high school gym have also been repainted by Edwards and Son Contracting. They are also painting other restrooms around campus.
Our building is ready for the new school year, thanks to the hard work of a variety of people! We still have a few other projects in the works and there will be more updates later this summer.
Carve Your Path!
The parking lot surrounding Zane Trace Local School District has been repaved and our student parking spots have been numbered! G & J Paving has also repaved the walkway areas at our Zane Trace Sports Complex. In addition to the numbering of student parking spots, more handicap spots will soon be added in the parking lot next to the baseball field. This paving project is still in the works, so try not to park in a lot where you see the paving crew working.
Carve Your Path!
Carve Your Path!
Elementary Technology Aide
For 2025-2026
For 2025-2026
The high school gym has overgone a makeover, thanks to several outside companies and our maintenance department! If you make a visit to our gym, you will notice the floor was recently waxed and the walkway around the upper level has been painted. The railings on the second level have also been painted.
Next, check out our new mats at both ends of the gym! The ZT Athletic Boosters chipped in and helped with the purchase of the new wall mats ! Thanks, ZT Athletic Boosters!
The locker rooms that our volleyball and boys and girls basketball teams use have new flooring installed! These positive changes go well with the weight room behind our home bleachers that has gradually grown. One of two weight rooms on campus for our students and staff. Lastly, if you walk by the concession stand in our main hallway you will notice two giant ZT Pioneer logos smiling at you! Carve Your Path!
Next, check out our new mats at both ends of the gym! The ZT Athletic Boosters chipped in and helped with the purchase of the new wall mats ! Thanks, ZT Athletic Boosters!
The locker rooms that our volleyball and boys and girls basketball teams use have new flooring installed! These positive changes go well with the weight room behind our home bleachers that has gradually grown. One of two weight rooms on campus for our students and staff. Lastly, if you walk by the concession stand in our main hallway you will notice two giant ZT Pioneer logos smiling at you! Carve Your Path!
While the students and staff are out for the summer, it is still very busy at ZTHS! Over the next few weeks, there will be posts regarding the many improvements/upgrades that are taking place with the help of our staff in the maintenance and technology departments! Plus, all of the outside businesses that helped with the variety of projects going on.
This first post is in regards to the new SMART Interactive Displays and curriculum arriving in classrooms this year! The new SMART Interactive Displays have been installed in every classroom! These displays replace the smartboards that have been in the classrooms for at least 10 years.
The new curriculum has arrived and ready for use in American Government and World History. New curriculum for Biology will arrive before the start of the school year!
This first post is in regards to the new SMART Interactive Displays and curriculum arriving in classrooms this year! The new SMART Interactive Displays have been installed in every classroom! These displays replace the smartboards that have been in the classrooms for at least 10 years.
The new curriculum has arrived and ready for use in American Government and World History. New curriculum for Biology will arrive before the start of the school year!
The 2025-2026 ZTHS Fall Sports Season is right around the corner!
Our boys and girls golf teams tee their season off on Tuesday, July 29th at 9:00 a.m. at the Chillicothe Country Club.
All you need to know about ZTHS athletics is at the link below:
https://www.zanetrace.org/o/zth/page/rosters
On this page you will find:
Team schedules, rosters, pictures, and results.
There is also links to: OHSAA Preparticipation Physical Form, ZT Baseball Page, ZT Pioneer-Hudl, Athletic Hall of Fame, Pupil Activity Permit, Athletic Handbook, etc.
Our boys and girls golf teams tee their season off on Tuesday, July 29th at 9:00 a.m. at the Chillicothe Country Club.
All you need to know about ZTHS athletics is at the link below:
https://www.zanetrace.org/o/zth/page/rosters
On this page you will find:
Team schedules, rosters, pictures, and results.
There is also links to: OHSAA Preparticipation Physical Form, ZT Baseball Page, ZT Pioneer-Hudl, Athletic Hall of Fame, Pupil Activity Permit, Athletic Handbook, etc.
The Zane Trace High School Parent Advisory Committee for the 2025-2026 school year is set. The current committee is at the cap of 15 parents. Awesome! We greatly appreciate how many parents want to be part of this committee. The committee meets once per month during the school year with the building principal and has provided a lot of valuable insight over the past two school years. The committee has also brought ideas to the meetings that have been implemented. Examples would include the ACT Workshops and the Student-Run Atomic Credit Union program that will begins this coming year.
We appreciate the support and input from our parents and community! The more involvement we have from everyone, the better we serve our students.
Below is a link to ZTHS Parent Advisory Committee page found on our high school webpage. All meeting minutes from the past two school years are posted.
https://www.zanetrace.org/o/zth/page/community-engagement
We appreciate the support and input from our parents and community! The more involvement we have from everyone, the better we serve our students.
Below is a link to ZTHS Parent Advisory Committee page found on our high school webpage. All meeting minutes from the past two school years are posted.
https://www.zanetrace.org/o/zth/page/community-engagement
School Supply Drive!
FinalForms will rollover to the 2025-2026 school year on July 1, 2025. All forms will need to be signed by both student and guardian for a student to receive their schedule and Chromebook at Open House. Open House is scheduled for Thursday, August 14th with grades arriving at the following times.
Seniors 2 p.m. Juniors 3 p.m. Sophomores 4 p.m. Freshman 4:45 p.m.
All grades will report to the high school gym to receive their schedule. Chromebooks will be passed out in the library.
FinalForms is updating some forms, so if you have already signed all forms you will have go back in later and re-sign the updated forms.
Zane Trace High School is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, June 25th from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the high school gym. Donors can schedule online at the link below or walk in. Donors need to be at least 16 years of age. A 16 year old would need parental consent.
At the link below, just find the blood drive and then select a time for your appointment.
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time?zipSponsor=45601
Zane Trace Cross Country begins July 7th!
The Scioto Valley Conference has issued 10 All SVC Passes to each school in the league. Each pass costs $80 and it will get one person into all middle school and high school Zane Trace athletic events for the 2025-2026 school year. Passes are sold on a first come, first serve basis. If you are interested in purchasing a pass, you need to email Zane Trace Athletic Director, Trevor Thomas at tthomas@ztlsd.org.
See the attachments for information on resources available this summer in our community for families and our youth!
