West Liberty-Salem hosts Senior Awards night; Announces over $2m in Scholarships
West Liberty-Salem hosted the graduating class of 2022 at our annual Senior Awards Night on May 10, 2022. This special evening celebrates all seniors’ academic, athletic, fine arts and extra curricular experiences, as well as the transition to their next chapter in life. High School Counselor Molly Smith opened the ceremony and High School Principal Greg Johnson announced the class of 2022 Valedictorian, Megan Adams and Salutatorian Isaac Reams.
The class of 2022 will graduate 89 seniors. Fifty-one are college bound with 71% attending a 4-year university and 29% attending community college or trade school. Fifty students earned College Credit Plus credits totaling 1283 hours, averaging 26 hours per student and saving a total of $527,313 in free college credit based on Ohio tuition costs. Graduates also earned and qualified for a grand total of $2,015,620, an average of $22,650 per college bound student, and $80,000 in local scholarships.
Thirty-eight percent of the senior class are headed into the workforce, and 5% have enlisted in the military.
The following Scholarships were awarded:
U.S. Marine Corps
- Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award: Emily Hollar & Tate Yoder
- Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award: Megan Adams & Isaac Reames
- Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Music Award: Madison Casto & Sam Erne
FULL TUITION RECOGNITION & SPECIAL AWARDS
Honda-Ohio State STEM Award winner Isaac Reames
“That Tiger” Award Mandalyn Weaver & Tate Yoder
American Legion Voiture "59" 40/8 $400 Naomi McGill
American Legion Voiture "59" 40/8 $400 Natalie Hacker
Arthur Birt Family Scholarship $1,000 Brady Forsythe
Arthur Birt Family Scholarship $1,000 Natalie Hacker
Arthur Birt Family Scholarship $1,000 Owen Johnson
Arthur Birt Family Scholarship $1,000 Josie Kennaw
Arthur Birt Family Scholarship $1,000 Lauren Kindle
Arthur Birt Family Scholarship $1,000 Audrey McGill
Arthur Birt Family Scholarship $1,000 Logan Saylor
Arthur Birt Family Scholarship $1,000 Hallie Smith
Arthur Birt Family Scholarship $1,000 Mandilyn Weaver
Arthur Birt Family Scholarship $1,000 Gabby Williams
Bellefontaine Kiwanis Club $500 Naomi McGill
Bellefontaine Rotary $1,000 Naomi McGill
Beth Brown Memorial $1,000 Brady Forsythe
Beth Brown Memorial $750 Natalie Hacker
Beth Brown Memorial $1,250 Bella Kauffman
Beth Brown Memorial $1,000 Jocelyn Kennaw
Beth Brown Memorial $1,000 Naomi McGill
Beth Brown Memorial $1,000 Hallie Smith
Beth Brown Memorial $750 Gabrielle Williams
Champaign County Farm Bureau $1,000 Tate Yoder
Champaign County Retired Teachers $1,000 Mandilyn Weaver
Christy Knotts & Ranae Donohoe $1,000 Hallie Smith
Christy Knotts & Ranae Donohoe $1,000 Naomi McGill
Christy Knotts & Ranae Donohoe $1,000 Owen Johnson
Civista Bank $500 Lillian Williamson
Deb Dunham $1,000 Naomi McGill
Ellen Vitt Performing Arts Memorial Scholarship $1,000 Kathryn Hissong
Forever 18, Inc./Sara Hess Memorial $1,000 Naomi McGill
Forever 18, Inc./Sara Hess Memorial $1,000 Mandilyn Weaver
Forever 18, Inc./Sara Hess Memorial $1,000 Hallie Smith
Grimes Foundation $2.500 Natalie Hacker
Lani Anders Angel Foundation $2,000 Owen Johnson
Mark Smith Memorial $500 Hallie Smith
Mark Smith Memorial $500 Natalie Hacker
Mary Eleanor Morris $1,000 Gabrielle Williams
Mary Eleanor Morris $1,000 Naomi McGill
Mary Rutan Foundation Dr. Joseph C. & Florence C. Longfellow Memorial Scholarship $2,000 Natalie Hacker
Mary Rutan Foundation Charlotte L. & Norman R. Miller Memorial Medical Scholarship $1,000 Emily Hollar
Mary Rutan Foundation Dr. Joseph C. & Florence C. Longfellow Memorial Scholarship $2,000 Naomi McGill
Mary Rutan Foundation Dr. Joseph C. & Florence C. Longfellow Memorial Scholarship $2,000 Hallie Smith
Meghan Vogel $2,500 Naomi McGill
Michael McGill $500 Owen Johnson
Pioneer Electric Cooperative $500 Hallie Smith
Sharon Jones Memorial $500 Naomi McGill
VFW Spriggs-Wing Post 5451 Urbana Auxiliary $500 Isaac Reames
West Liberty Lions Club $500 Douglas Legge
West Liberty Lions Club $500 Hallie Smith
West Liberty Lions Club $500 Owen Johnson
West Liberty Lions Club $500 Bella Kauffman
WL-S Athletic Assn $500 Isaac Brown
WL-S Athletic Assn $500 Owen Johnson
WL-S Athletic Assn $500 Aubrey Williams
WL-S Athletic Assn $500 Gabby Williams
WL-S Band Boosters $500 Mandilyn Weaver
WL-S Educational Assn/James & Pat FitzRandolph $500 Owen Johnson
WL-S Educational Assn/James & Pat FitzRandolph $500 Naomi McGill
WL-S Educational Assn/James & Pat FitzRandolph $500 Gabby Williams
White Tiger $250 Hallie Smith
White Tiger $250 Naomi McGill
USBC Bowling Association $1,000 Natalie Hacker
Department Awards
Art Aubrey Williams
Science Hallie Smith
Math Isaac Reames
English Megan Adams
Social Studies Naomi McGill
Agriculture Ed Michele Smith
Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Awards
Owen Johnson & Emily Hollar
OHSAA Scholar Athlete Award
Isaac Reames & Megan Adams
Collegiate Athletes
- Gabby Williams – Bluffton University – Volleyball
- Megan Adams – Lee University – Cross Country and Track & Field
- Ally Gaver – Muskingum University – Volleyball
- Michele Smith – Clark State – Volleyball
- Isaac Brown – Capital University – Soccer
- Tate Yoder – Wilmington College – Cross Country
- Emily Hollar – Bowling Green State University - Soccer