Zane Trace Middle School

Join us on Tuesday, December 9th at 7pm for the 5th-12th Grade Band Holiday Concert! The band members have been working hard and are excited to share their music with the community! The concert is free. At 6pm, there will be a bake sale, pizza, and nachos available. We will also raffle off a lottery tree during the event. We are raising money for new uniforms.

Congrats to Sam Goodman, Madalyn Lombardo, Andrea Carroll, and Isobel Quinn on their acceptance and participation in this weekend's Ohio University Honor Band Festival. They get to perform on Saturday, December 6th at OU's Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium at 4pm! Way to go!

"How 'Bout That Band?!"

🎉Congratulations to this week's PBIS Student Spotlight winners: 5th grade- Meila Woods 6th grade- Ella Joosse 7th grade- Jeremiah McDonald 8th grade- Naomi Stevens

Eighth graders at ZTMS kicked off December with a field trip to Columbus where they enjoyed watching the play "A Christmas Carol."

$1.00 Candy Grams on sale December 2-12

ZTMS enjoyed watching an indoor parade featuring Macy's Day parade balloons designed and built by third grade pioneers, disguised turkeys created by kindergarteners, amazing floats made by fourth and fifth grade talented and gifted students, the awesome music of the marching band, and Santa himself!

The rain today can't stop Mr. Bennett's 7th grade Ancient World History class from exploring the Colosseum in Rome on their virtual field trip!

🎉Congratulations to last week's PBIS Student Spotlight winners: 5th grade- Lorelei Crago 6th grade- Jack Montgomery 7th grade- Jaxson Rose 8th grade- Noah Bsat

Tis the season to be jolly! The Zane Trace community has many incredible opportunities to spread holiday cheer this year! Please consider how you can help make this holiday season special for those in need.

A big shout out to the ZTJH Honor Society students for volunteering their time and talents at Elementary STEM night! They did a great job and had a lot of fun as well! 👏🏼

Adena Mobile Unit at Zane Trace Friday, December 5, 2025

Enjoy student-run banking at ZTMS courtesy of Atomic Credit Union. Check out the incentive for this Wednesday!

**Today started the fifth graders 15th annual community holiday drive! This year we are teaming up with four organizations-the Scholastic Reading Club Pajama Drive, Socks from Santa, Ross County Sheriff Department-Operation Santa’s Sleigh, and the Chillicothe VA Medical Center. Their goal is to collect 100 items for our local community! Items can be brought to the Zane Trace Middle School office through FRIDAY, DEC 5. *Adult sized gripper socks *Word search and crossword puzzle books *Throw blankets *Socks from newborn to adult sizes for boys and girls *Pajamas from sizes newborn to 10/12 boys & girls Thank you to everyone who has supported us in the past! We are excited to see what this year brings as we support those in our community.

🎉Congratulations to this week's PBIS Student Spotlight winners: 5th grade- Hadley Hall 6th grade- Hallie Congrove 7th grade- Liz Wertman 8th grade- Abby Carver

Congratulations to last week's PBIS Student Spotlight winners:
5th grade- Faith Ayers
6th grade- Abhijot Gill
7th grade- Lilly Saultz
8th grade- Houston Joosse

🇺🇸Happy Veterans Day🇺🇸

The 2025 One More Time! Marching Band Concert is tonight at 7pm in the ZT Cafetorium! Pick up warm Chick-fil-A sandwich orders from 6:15pm-7:00pm. There are about 15 extra sandwiches available for purchase if you missed out on the presale. There will be a variety of chips and beverages for sale as well.

Stick around for a free concert featuring songs by Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Offspring, Gustav Holst, and ZTMB classics. There will be free dessert available following the concert.

"How 'Bout That Band?!"

There are many fun and exciting things going on in the 5th grade! From impaired vision goggles to skits and projects, the students are learning about health, history and the world around them!

Parent Teacher Conferences
Thurs., Nov. 6
2:30-5:30

November Important Dates

🎉Congratulations to this week's PBIS Student Spotlight winners: 5th grade- Walter Hutton 6th grade- Jasmine Gillow 7th grade- Roston Stiver 8th grade- Carli Wireman