United Middle School

United Local will be on a two hour delay today, January 15th. There will be no morning preschool.

Congratulations to Kelson Shafer for being selected and performing with the Kent All-Star Band! Kelson was selected to perform with students from Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Canton, and beyond. The students were able to work with current staff of the Kent State Glauser School of Music to put on a Saturday night. Thank you for sharing your hard work with the world.

A huge congratulations to all of the United Band students who competed at OMEA State Contest over the weekend! All students received superior ratings on their solos and ensembles!

Luke Hull - Percussion Solos
Dylan Williams/ Ruby Marshall - Alto Sax Solos
Isaiah Conway - Euphonium/ Piano Solos
Mary Marhefka - Piano Solo
Damon Harr/ Sydney Thompson - Trumpet Solos
Caroline Moser/ Nathaniel Satterfield/ Gabe Conway - Trumpet Trio

Thank you all for putting in the extra time and challenging yourselves, along with Mr. Hofmeister for helping get the students ready!

Staff Spotlight: Remembering Jason Swiger

January is National School Board Appreciation Month. Thank you. United Local Board Members, for your continued pursuit to help our district succeed. "Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think." – Albert Einstein

Welcome Back from Christmas Break!
United Local School District will resume classes for both staff members and students on Monday, January 5, 2026.

Dear United Local Families,

Please disregard any messages you may have received within the last couple of hours that appear to be personally sent from staff members and include @thrillshare or @apptegy.

Apptegy is aware of the situation and is actively addressing it. The issue should be resolved quickly.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Sincerely,
United Local School District

Reminder to United Local Parents and Students about Christmas Break 2025:

There will be no school starting on Monday, December 22, 2025 and continuing through Friday, January 2, 2026.

School will resume for both staff and students on Monday, January 5, 2026.

A Tribute Service to honor the life of Jason Swiger will be held on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at 12:30 PM at the Salem High School Auditorium, 1200 E. 6th St., Salem, OH 44460 (Please use the F.E. Cope Drive entrance of the school parking lot).

United Local School District's students (past and present) and staff were truly blessed to have known Mr. Swiger. He will be deeply missed.

https://www.starkmemorial.com/obituary/Jason-Swiger?fbclid=IwY2xjawOyX8FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeUl9gb1e-tS2loOFkKwKPnmNi2KPR3sbXq6Wn2WZSGoY4d-rlX6qjxi7Cxik_aem_LycqpmL_ZW4oAatsC9oXWQ#obituary

The Class of 2028 would like to thank Myers Family Insurance for generously sponsoring our Breakfast with Santa 🧑‍🎄🎄. We are also grateful to all of the students and families who attended. We wish everyone a very safe and Merry Christmas! We look forward to making this a yearly tradition and hope you will join us for the festivities again next year.

Carols and Cocoa concert is tonight in the cafeteria at 7pm. Tickets are $5 at the door. Ticket includes hot cocoa/cookies. The United Jazz Band and Flight Show Choir will be performing some of your favorite Christmas songs. Parking is available in the new lot. Please use door A near the high school office. Handicap parking is still available on the curb below the cafeteria with entry through door J. Come hear some very talented United students perform before we start Christmas break!

United Local Student Initiative Club is hosting a Christmas Movie Night on Saturday, December 20, 2025. Please see flyer for more details.

United Local Schools will stay with a two-hour delay today, December 15th. Morning preschool is cancelled.

United Local will start on a two-hour delay tomorrow. Depending on road conditions in the morning, that could change to a closing. We will notify parents as soon as we make that decision.

Remembering Jason Swiger

Jake Sommer’s Drum Clinic MOVED TO TOMORROW DECEMBER 14th DUE TO WEATHER. Event will still take place at 7pm in United HS Gym. Stay safe!

Congratulations to all of the United Bands grades 5-12 on your excellent performances on Sunday, December 7th to a packed house! Thank you for sharing your talents with the United Community and all the awesome people who came to hear you.
The Jazz band will perform in the High School Cafeteria for Carols Cocoa on Wednesday, December 17th at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $5 and will include your favorite cookies and hot chocolate. Performances include the United Jazz Band and United Show Choir. Come out to hear some of your favorite Christmas songs!

Congratulations to the High School Band on a fantastic performance at the Youngstown Christmas Parade on December 5th! Thank you for braving the cold weather to represent Columbiana County at this event this year! It was great seeing all of the local support for our band up in Youngstown! Our next parade will be at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World on Thursday, May 19, 2026.

Congratulations to Luke Hull on performing with the Youngstown Youth Symphony over the weekend. Luke is currently the principal percussionist for this ensemble. The orchestra will put on one more concert in the spring of 2026. Luke's next performance is with the All State Symphony in Columbus on January 31, 2026. Keep up the great work!

Jake Sommers Drum Clinic is this Saturday December 13 at 7pm in the United High School Gym. This event is free and open to the public. Jake is the drummer for Luke Combs. This event has been sponsored by the Salem Music Centre and will include free giveaways and raffles of music memorabilia.