Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District

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.

USA Schools will be open for all students in grades K-12 tomorrow, Monday April 12. Athletic practices and contests will continue as scheduled.

Parents and Guardians, Due to a temporary and unexpected reduction of personnel in our food service program, we will be providing the following lunch entrées this week. Our breakfast menu will still include the items listed on the original plan for the month of April. Tuesday 4/6 - Uncrustable Wednesday 4/7 - Turkey wrap Thursday 4/8 - Yogurt and cheesestick (elementary) or Yogurt parfait (High School/Middle School) Friday 4/9 - Submarine sandwich We apologize for the change in our menu offerings this week and we look forward to resuming our originally published menu items by April 15. Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we make adjustments to unexpected conditions and strive to continue providing a mid-day meal for our students. Respectfully, George Rierson

The Board of Education will hold a Special Board Meeting to consider bids for the 2020 Bond Project at 7:00 pm on Monday, March 29, 2021 in the High School Media Center at 2203 Wildner Road, Sebewaing, MI. The meeting will be available virtually via Zoom. Please email riersong@think-usa.org to request the Zoom meeting link. Individuals with disabilities may call 989-415-5227 or email the address above for assistance.

We are looking for the following positions: Elementary Paraprofessional Varsity Track and field Coach (2 coaches needed) Bus Drivers Custodians If you are interested, please contact Lisa Lang at 989-883-2360 ext. 38100.

Varsity and JV Boys basketball games at Lakers tonight, Wednesday, March 17 have been canceled.

The Board of Education will hold a Regular Board Meeting at 7:00 pm on Monday, March 15, 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.

USA Schools will welcome students and staff back for in-person learning on Monday, March 15!

Friday, March 12 is a virtual learning day for USA students due a staffing shortage. Parents, please check your email for more information or see the attached letter.

Congratulations to our 2021 Coming Home King Candidates: Keegan Bixman Walker Foley Jacob Nimtz The King will be crowned on March 19th at Boys Varsity Game During Half Time! Go USA!

Congratulations to our 2021 Coming Home Class Representatives... Freshman: Mathew Atkari & Aiden Ewald Sophomores: Michael Lutz & Dirk Rierson Juniors: James Burgett & Sam Koch March 19th at Boys Varsity Game During Half Time Go USA!

Parents this is just a reminder that we had changed our schedule today and we will release at our normal time today of 2:45pm.

Friday, March 12 will be a virtual learning day for USA students due to a staff shortage. Parents, please check your email for more information.

March 10, 2021 Dear Parents/Guardians: Wednesday afternoon we were informed that a student at the USA Elementary and a staff member at the USA High School has tested positive for COVID-19. We have identified students who were in close contact in the elementary building and families have been provided instructions for those students to quarantine. We have also performed contact tracing in the high school building and determined no students were in close contact. We will continue to perform contact tracing with the assistance of the health department to identify all possible close contacts. If you have not been contacted, your child is not a close contact of the individual, and therefore your child is not required to quarantine. The District will be working closely with the Tuscola County Health Department to assure our community's health and safety.

March 9, 2021 Dear Parents/Guardians: Tuesday afternoon we were informed that a student at USA High School has tested positive for COVID-19. We have identified students who were in close contact and families have been provided instructions for those students to quarantine. We will continue to perform contact tracing with the assistance of the health department to identify all possible close contacts. If you have not been contacted, your child is not a close contact of the individual, and therefore your child is not required to quarantine. The District will be working closely with the Tuscola County Health Department to assure our community's health and safety. Thank you

USA High School students can learn basic personal safety skills Saturday, March 13. Sign up in the office. See attached flyer for more information.