Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District

Wishing Mrs. Hoese all the joy and happiness that a happy retirement can bring! Thank you for pouring your heart and soul into the students at USA for 30 years! We will miss your warm welcome as we enter our building next year!

ALL SENIORS NEED TO RETURN THEIR HOTSPOTS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE ASAP!!! A BILL OF CHARGES WILL BE SENT OUT FOR THOSE DEVICES NOT RETURNED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

Dear Parents/Guardians, Unionville-Sebewaing Area Schools uses Bark for Schools (https://www.bark.us/schools) to help us monitor school-issued accounts for signs of digital dangers. When potential issues like cyberbullying, suicidal ideation, and threats of violence arise, Bark sends us a notification. Parents and guardians can benefit from receiving these alerts, as well. Get Alerts With the Free Parent Portal Kids use their school-issued accounts both at school and at home, and families are often in a better position to respond to urgent alerts after hours, on weekends, and during breaks. These are times when administration may not be available in the event of an emergency. Please request and account by emailing usatechteam@think-usa.org and then in the coming days, you will receive an invitation to create your free account for the Bark for Schools Parent Portal. As soon as you opt in, you’ll start receiving after-hours alerts when Bark detects potentially time-sensitive issues. Monitor Texts, Social Media, and More Bark for Schools is free for both our school and for you. For even greater coverage, you can also sign up for Bark for Families, which monitors texts, chat, email, YouTube, and 30+ social media platforms for potential safety concerns. You can find out more about how Bark works here. https://www.bark.us/#how If you have any questions, please contact us by replying to this email. Thank you for your support as we strive to help keep our students safe both online and in real life. Best wishes, The USA Tech Team

Interview for the superintendent position will begin at 5:15 pm on June 7, 2021.

Superintendent Interview(s) will begin on Monday, June 7, 2021. The interview(s) will be in person and open to the public.

The MHSAA has decided to manage all ticket sales digitally for baseball and softball playoffs through GoFan. Below is the ticketing information for districts on Friday, June 4th. Students need to buy a ticket to attend. Baseball Playoffs District 110 Tickets: https://gofan.co/app/school/MI3719 Softball Playoffs District 127 Tickets: https://gofan.co/app/school/MI3719

Class of 2021 Graduates, please arrive at 7:15 PM tonight, park in the north parking lot and go through the main gym door #11. Reminder: house hold groups should be seated six feet from other household groups to abide by the CDC social distancing rule.

USA Class of 2021 Commencement Update: Doors will be open at 7:20 PM. There is no limit on family members. Mask are required upon entry. If you have any questions please call 989-883-2360.

USA Class of 2021 Commencement Exercises scheduled for this evening have been delayed until 8:00 PM and will be held in the USA High School Gymnasium.

USA Class of 2021 Decision Day! https://youtu.be/XAvYSZosV5g

Congratulations Class of 2021! https://youtu.be/wrzfmwGPkt0

Class of 2021! https://youtu.be/JUbQQCHGupM

The Board of Education will hold a Regular Board Meeting at 7:00 pm on Monday, May 17, 2021 in the High School Media Center at 2203 Wildner Road, Sebewaing, MI. The meeting will be available in person and virtually via Zoom. Please email langl@think-usa.org to request the Zoom meeting link. Individuals with disabilities may call 989-883-2360 or email the address above for assistance.assistance.

USA Schools will follow the CDC recommendation to have staff and students wear masks for the remainder of the school year. The mask requirement includes classrooms, hallways, buses, etc. whenever students or staff are indoors or in an enclosed setting (such as a school bus).

Reminder: Students and/or Parents please Label your chromebook with your name before returning it to the tech department. Put a name label in the front clear pocket of the case please. Don’t forget the chargers! Thanks!

April 23, 2021 Dear Patriot Parents, We have great news this afternoon! There was a decrease in the number of students placed into quarantine this week. We also have some students who were out of school returning on Monday. As a result, grades 6-12 will return to school for in-person instruction next week. We look forward to greeting our high school and middle school students as they return on Monday morning! GO PATRIOTS! Educationally yours, George Rierson Superintendent

Device Collection Notice

Here is our updated menu for the rest of April. 19th Pot roast or Uncrustable 20th Pizza sticks or Yogurt/cheesestick 21st Chicken sticks or turkey wrap 22nd Ravioli or Parfait 23rd Bacon cheeseburger or Uncrustable 26th Shrimp poppers or Uncrustable 27th Calzone or Yogurt/cheesestick 28th Bosco sticks or Turkey wrap 29th Chicken bacon cheese on pretzel roll or Parfait 30th Pizza or Uncrustable

Dear Parents & Guardians, We have been monitoring the number of positive cases and quarantines closely since returning from spring break. This afternoon, based on our low attendance caused by students placed in quarantine due to close contacts or positive cases, we made the difficult decision to close grades 6-12 to in-person learning next week. All USA Middle School and USA High School will participate in our remote learning plan starting Monday, April 19 through Friday, April 23. We will not send students to the Tuscola Tech Center. Please watch your email for more information on Saturday regarding the remote learning schedule. USA Elementary will remain open as usual next week. Attendance at the elementary school has been better than the other buildings and the number of positive cases and quarantines are also lower.

The Board of Education will hold a Regular Board Meeting at 7:00 pm on Monday, April 12, 2021 in the High School Media Center at 2203 Wildner Road, Sebewaing, MI. The meeting will be available virtually via Zoom. Please email langl@think-usa.org to request the Zoom meeting link. Individuals with disabilities may call 989-883-2360 or email the address above for assistance.assistance.