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🐅✨ Tiger Athletics: Week at a Glance (8/23–8/30) ✨🐅

It’s a busy week for WL-S Athletics, and there are plenty of chances to cheer on our Tigers! 🏈⚽🏐⛳

📅 Check out the full schedule below and make plans to come out and support our student-athletes. Nothing beats the energy of Tiger Nation in the stands! 💛🖤

🙌 Let’s pack the fields, gyms, and course this week—see you there!

#TigerStrong #WLSTigers #GoTigers

🏈🐅 Game Day Parking Information 🐅🏈

Tonight, the Tigers take on Jonathan Alder at home! Please review our parking map before heading to the game:

⭐️ Parking is available in areas marked with yellow stars.
🚫 Do not park in areas marked with a red X.
➡️ Enter campus using either the North Entrance (NE) or South Entrance (SE).
♿ Handicapped parking is available near the stadium (marked HC).

🎟 Tickets can be purchased at the gate OR online here:https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/wlstigers/entity/schools/2

Arrive early to secure your spot, grab your seat, and get ready to cheer on our Tigers under the Friday night lights!

#TigerStrong #WLSTigers #FridayNightLights

📣🎉 Calling all High Schoolers! 🎉📣 Kick off your Labor Day weekend the right way! Join us Friday, August 29th after the football game at Lions Park for a High School Late Night Party you won’t forget! 🌙✨ 🍔 FOOD • 🎶 FUN • 🎉 FRIENDS 📍 Starts at 9:30 PM 📅 Friday, August 29th (Labor Day Friday) 🙌 Sponsored by Quest Youth Don’t miss it — it’s going to be a night to remember! 🔥

🏈✨ Youth Night at WL-S! ✨🏈

Join us Friday, August 23rd for a special night under the lights! 🌟 Before our varsity football game, we’ll celebrate the future of Tiger athletics as our youth football players (pee wee & flag) and pee wee cheerleaders take the field for recognition.

📣 Announcements begin at 6:00 PM—so be sure to arrive early to cheer on our youngest Tigers and catch the WL-S Band’s pregame show! 🎶🐅

It’s going to be an exciting night you won’t want to miss! 🖤
#TigerStrong #WLSTigers #YouthNight

Join the WL-S High School Marching Band Auxiliary for a majorette and color guard clinic - open to all students in grades 4-12! Whether you already have some experience or never tried it before, this is your opportunity to learn, perform, and have fun twirling a baton or spinning a flag!

Please view the registration form for more information. Forms and payments are due to the main office by Friday, September 5th!

You can print the form here and return it with your student when they return to school! We hope to see you at there!

https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1083/WLS/5976250/Auxiliary_Clinic.pdf

🚧 Tiger Strong Fieldhouse Update 🐅💪

The WL-S skyline is changing! Steel for the new gym began going up on August 12, and our partners at Link Construction are working fast — they expect to have it all standing in just 14 business days. 👏

Every day brings us one step closer to an incredible new space for our students, athletes, and community. Stay tuned as the Tiger Strong Fieldhouse continues to take shape! 🏗️✨

#TigerStrong #WLSTigers #FieldhouseProgress

🌟 New Staff Spotlight 🌟

Please join us in welcoming Ms. Anastasia Hiatt as our new MS/HS Vocal Teacher at West Liberty-Salem! 🎶🧡🖤

Ms. Hiatt studied Music Education at Indiana Wesleyan University (Go Wildcats! 🐾) and is excited to bring her passion for music to WL-S.

One of her favorite travel experiences was visiting Puerto Rico, where her grandparents were born. She enjoyed learning more about their families and childhoods while exploring the island’s culture and history.

Fun fact: Ms. Hiatt LOVES a creative Halloween costume. 🎃👻 Her college choir director even called her the “Halloween Costume G.O.A.T.”—a title she’s proud to carry on!

We are so excited to see the energy and creativity Ms. Hiatt will bring to our vocal program. Welcome to WL-S, Ms. Hiatt! 🎵🐾

👩‍🏫✨ Our 8th grade WEB Crew spent the day at Ohio Caverns building leadership skills that will help them welcome incoming 6th graders at Middle School Orientation! Through a variety of team games and problem-solving challenges, these students practiced working together, building confidence, and finding creative solutions—all skills they’ll use to help new Tigers navigate middle school for the very first time. 🐾 WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) is a special leadership program made up of 8th graders who are selected for this important role. Their mission is to ensure that every student feels included, supported, and ready to succeed at WL-S. 🧡🖤 We’re proud of our WEB Crew and can’t wait to see them in action at orientation! #TigersLead #WEBcrew #WhereEveryoneBelongs

🌟 New Staff Spotlight 🌟

We’re excited to welcome Mrs. Genny McDole to West Liberty-Salem as our new High School Spanish Teacher!✨

Mrs. McDole has taught in four different states and has experience across private, public, online, and higher education. She’s taught every grade level from K–12 through college, and most recently was a Spanish teacher at Northeastern High School in Clark County.

Her most unique role was serving as Dean of World Languages and International Students at a large private school in South Carolina, where she worked with high school students from around the world in a boarding program. 🌍

Fun fact: Mrs. McDole was born on Leap Day, 1976—how old is she? 😉

Let's give Mrs. McDole a warm Tiger welcome!

🌟 Champaign County Fair Spotlight 🌟

What a week for Delaney Borders! 🐐🐑 She showed her goats and sheep with great success and even kicked things off by winning a Scramble Pig 🐷—which means she’s already adding to her project list for next year!

A big shoutout as well to Addie Dallas, who is pictured with Delaney at the Pig Scramble. 🎉 Addie also caught a pig and will be adding that project to her fair lineup for next summer!

Way to go, Delaney and Addie—we can’t wait to see all you accomplish in 2026! 👏✨

📱🚗 It’s iPad & Parking Pass Pick-Up Day! 🚗📱

We’re kicking things off this morning with the Class of 2026! 🎉 Students can grab their iPad and select their parking spot to get ready for a successful start to the school year.

📅 The full schedule is attached, but don’t forget to check your email for details from Mrs. Neiman, MS/HS secretary—she’s outlined everything you need to know for a smooth start to 2025–2026.

Let’s get this school year rolling, Tigers! 🐾🧡🖤

Fall sports are in full swing! Go Tigers!

🌟 Fair Spotlight 🌟

Upcoming senior Ella Vondenhuevel had a standout week at the Champaign County Fair! 🐮✨

In the ring:
🏆 Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Steer
🥉 3rd in Class Dairy Steer
🥈 2nd in Class Dairy Steer
🥉 3rd Place Dairy Beef Skillathon
🏅 Placed in Dairy Feeder Skillathon

In leadership:
👩‍🌾 Jr. Dairy Council – President
📋 Jr. Fair Board – Secretary
🌾 FFA – President

Way to go, Ella! Your hard work and leadership truly shine in and out of the show ring! 🎉👏

🌟 Fair Spotlight 🌟

Congratulations to Makayla Moffitt on an incredible week with her sheep at the Champaign County Fair! 🐑👏

👑 Crowned Jr. Sheep Ambassador
🏅 Winner of the Megan Schlaegel Herdsman Award

With her lambs:
🥇 Showmanship with Mateo – 1st place
🥈 Breeding with Ginger – 2nd place

Born & Raised:
– Mariah – 2nd
– Mateo – 4th
– Apollo – 1st
🏆 Apollo went on to earn Reserve Champion Final Drive!

Open Class:
– Mariah – 1st
– Mateo – 4th
– Ginger – 5th
– Apollo – 4th

Pen of 2 (Apollo & Mateo):
🥇 Class Winner
🏆 Reserve Champion

What an outstanding fair week—way to go, Makayla! 🎉

🐮✨ More from the Champaign County Fair! ✨🐮

5th grader Graham Jenkins had an outstanding week in the dairy barn:

🥇 1st – Dairy Junior Showmanship
🥇 1st – Jersey Fall Calf
🥇 1st – Jersey Fall Yearling
🏆 Reserve Grand Champion Jersey Heifer

Way to go, Graham! Your hard work and dedication in the show ring truly paid off! 🎉👏

✨🐷 Champaign County Fair Highlight 🐷✨

6th grader Paisley Lathrop shined in the show ring last week! 🌟

🥇 Skillathon Winner in her age division
🏆 Reserve Champion Light Cross Gilt

What an amazing accomplishment—congratulations, Paisley! 🎉👏

Fair Spotlight 🌟
✨ Sophomore Levi Yelton had a fantastic week at the Champaign County Fair!

🏆 4th Overall Born & Raised Barrow
🏆 3rd & 4th Overall Market Barrow
🏆 Division Champion Gilt

We are so proud of Levi’s hard work and dedication in the show ring! 🎉🐷

🌟 Fair Spotlight 🌟

Congratulations to Owen on a fantastic week at the Champaign County Fair! 🐷👏

🏆 5th Overall Born & Raised Gilt
🏆 Champion Reserve Gilt
🏆 Reserve Champion Purebred Jr. Fair Market Gilt

Way to go, Owen—we’re proud of your hard work and dedication! 🎉🐖

🐐✨ Fair Spotlight! ✨🐐 Congratulations to Easton McGuire on an incredible showing at the Champaign County Fair! 🏆 🥈 Reserve Champion 4-H Market Goat 🏅 4th Overall 4-H Market Goat We’re so proud of your hard work, dedication, and success in the show ring! 👏🎉 #TigersAtTheFair #ChampaignCountyFair #4HStrong