Zane Trace Middle School

Our Jr High wrestlers took care of business at Warren HS yesterday, finishing 6th out of 23 teams! 🤼‍♂️💙❤️ 86# Aiden Bevard 4th place 98# Colton Miller 8th place 104# Connor Guysinger 5th place 122# Tyson Williams 5th place 142# Lucca Williams 2nd place 160# Gavin DiBenedetto 1st place 172# Archer Dyke 6th place 245# Carson Lyle 8th place #wrestling #ZaneTrace Zane Trace Middle School

December 15-18

🎉Congratulations to this week's PBIS Student Spotlight winners: 5th grade- Sawyer Binkley 6th grade- Brady Picklesimer 7th grade- Daniel Leachman 8th grade- Leah Congrove

🗣️ Shout out to local businesses for their support of ZTMS Student Council and Gift-an-Elder. Thank you Mike Throne and Uhrig Financial for your generous donations.

ZTMS competed in an online challenge from October 1-November 30. The Vocabulary Bowl challenged students to master words to improve their understanding of language and strengthen their word selection when writing. Overall, our school finished 5th in the entire state of Ohio and these were the top three finishers for 7th and 8th grade: 7th grade- 🥉 Nate Laird- 144 words mastered 🥈 Jeremiah McDonald- 241 mastered 🥇 Daniel Leachman- 495 words mastered 8th grade- 🥉 Javier Zheng- 248 words mastered 🥈 Slade Williams- 261 words mastered 🥇 Owen Palda- 473 words mastered Congratulations!!!

Science Fair time is taking flight in seventh grade. ✈️ Paper airplanes, fake skin in the lab, plants, ghosts, basketball/football, and food are some of the various topics of interest this year. This is proof that learning can be fun!

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