💬🧡 Parenting a Teen? You’re Not Alone. 🧡💬
Maybe you are a parent of a teen… maybe you know one… or maybe it’s coming soon.
Join the Understanding Your Teen: Parent Engagement Series—a 6-part series focused on teen mental health, communication, and building stronger families. Led by parents with real-life experience, this is a safe, judgment-free space for honest conversations and practical support.
✨ What you’ll gain:
• Real conversations with other parents
• Tools to better support your teen
• Guidance navigating challenges
• A supportive, welcoming environment
🧠 Topics include:
August 18 – Crisis Mapping
September 15 – Building Resilient Families
📅 View details: https://www.mhdas.org/calendar.html
📝 Register: https://forms.office.com/r/fpfSD15nXK
💚 Please share—because no parent should have to figure this out alone.
#TigerPride
Maybe you are a parent of a teen… maybe you know one… or maybe it’s coming soon.
Join the Understanding Your Teen: Parent Engagement Series—a 6-part series focused on teen mental health, communication, and building stronger families. Led by parents with real-life experience, this is a safe, judgment-free space for honest conversations and practical support.
✨ What you’ll gain:
• Real conversations with other parents
• Tools to better support your teen
• Guidance navigating challenges
• A supportive, welcoming environment
🧠 Topics include:
August 18 – Crisis Mapping
September 15 – Building Resilient Families
📅 View details: https://www.mhdas.org/calendar.html
📝 Register: https://forms.office.com/r/fpfSD15nXK
💚 Please share—because no parent should have to figure this out alone.
#TigerPride
🎟️ iPad, Sports Pass & Parking Pass Pick-Up Starts This Week!
As we get closer to the start of the 2026-27 school year, here’s a reminder for our high school students about upcoming iPad, Sports Pass and Parking Pass pick-up dates!
📌 IMPORTANT: All FinalForms paperwork must be completed by BOTH the parent and student BEFORE arriving at school for scheduled pick-up days.
Students may stop in on their scheduled day anytime between 8:00–10:00 AM OR 1:00–3:00 PM:
🐯 12th Grade: August 17 or 18 (Mon/Tues) and Friday, August 21
🐯 11th Grade: August 18 or 19 (Tues/Wed) and Friday, August 21
🐯 10th Grade: August 19 or 20 (Wed/Thurs) and Friday, August 21
🐯 9th Grade: August 24, 8:00 AM–2:00 PM during Freshman Orientation & iPad Pick-Up (lunch provided!)
📸 FREE STUDENT SPORTS PASSES!
During pick-up, students will have their photo taken for a FREE Student Sports Pass for the 2026-27 school year, giving them FREE admission to home middle school and high school athletic events! Passes may be picked up 24 hours after the photo is taken.
🚗 Parking Passes: Please bring $5 and a current driver's license.
Students who miss their scheduled pick-up time or orientation may come AFTER their scheduled day during one of the remaining pick-up times.
We’re getting closer, Tigers! See you soon! 🧡🐯
As we get closer to the start of the 2026-27 school year, here’s a reminder for our high school students about upcoming iPad, Sports Pass and Parking Pass pick-up dates!
📌 IMPORTANT: All FinalForms paperwork must be completed by BOTH the parent and student BEFORE arriving at school for scheduled pick-up days.
Students may stop in on their scheduled day anytime between 8:00–10:00 AM OR 1:00–3:00 PM:
🐯 12th Grade: August 17 or 18 (Mon/Tues) and Friday, August 21
🐯 11th Grade: August 18 or 19 (Tues/Wed) and Friday, August 21
🐯 10th Grade: August 19 or 20 (Wed/Thurs) and Friday, August 21
🐯 9th Grade: August 24, 8:00 AM–2:00 PM during Freshman Orientation & iPad Pick-Up (lunch provided!)
📸 FREE STUDENT SPORTS PASSES!
During pick-up, students will have their photo taken for a FREE Student Sports Pass for the 2026-27 school year, giving them FREE admission to home middle school and high school athletic events! Passes may be picked up 24 hours after the photo is taken.
🚗 Parking Passes: Please bring $5 and a current driver's license.
Students who miss their scheduled pick-up time or orientation may come AFTER their scheduled day during one of the remaining pick-up times.
We’re getting closer, Tigers! See you soon! 🧡🐯
This week in Tiger Athletics...
🐷 Fair Success for Solly Warye! 🐷
Congratulations to Solly Warye on an outstanding showing at the fair! Solly had a great week in the show ring, earning several impressive finishes with his barrows and gilts:
🏅 Two 4th-Place Finishes – Junior Barrow Show
🏅 4th Overall – Intermediate Showmanship
🥇🥈 1st & 2nd Place – Born & Raised Gilt
🥇🥈 1st & 2nd Place – Open Class Barrow
🏅 4th Overall – Market Gilt
What a great week of results and a reflection of the hard work that goes into preparing for fair season. Congratulations, Solly! We’re proud of you! 🧡🐯
Congratulations to Solly Warye on an outstanding showing at the fair! Solly had a great week in the show ring, earning several impressive finishes with his barrows and gilts:
🏅 Two 4th-Place Finishes – Junior Barrow Show
🏅 4th Overall – Intermediate Showmanship
🥇🥈 1st & 2nd Place – Born & Raised Gilt
🥇🥈 1st & 2nd Place – Open Class Barrow
🏅 4th Overall – Market Gilt
What a great week of results and a reflection of the hard work that goes into preparing for fair season. Congratulations, Solly! We’re proud of you! 🧡🐯
🐷🐮 Fair Success for Levi Yelton! 🐮🐷
West Liberty-Salem senior and Ohio Hi-Point student Levi Yelton had an outstanding fair, earning several top finishes with his livestock!
🏆 Grand Champion Market Barrow
🥉 3rd Overall Market Gilt
🏅 5th Overall Breeding Gilt
🥉 3rd Overall Breeding Heifer
🏅 5th Overall Market Animal, an animal Levi and his family raised!
From the barn to the show ring, these accomplishments represent countless hours of hard work and dedication. Congratulations on an incredible fair, Levi! We’re proud to celebrate your success! 🧡🐯
West Liberty-Salem senior and Ohio Hi-Point student Levi Yelton had an outstanding fair, earning several top finishes with his livestock!
🏆 Grand Champion Market Barrow
🥉 3rd Overall Market Gilt
🏅 5th Overall Breeding Gilt
🥉 3rd Overall Breeding Heifer
🏅 5th Overall Market Animal, an animal Levi and his family raised!
From the barn to the show ring, these accomplishments represent countless hours of hard work and dedication. Congratulations on an incredible fair, Levi! We’re proud to celebrate your success! 🧡🐯
🐷 More Fair Success for Our Tigers! 🐷
Congratulations to Paisley Lathrop on a fantastic showing in the pig barn! Paisley brought home some impressive results, including:
🏆 2 Division Reserve Champions
🥇 5 First-Place Finishes
That’s a lot of hard work paying off in the show ring! We love celebrating our Tigers and all they accomplish throughout fair season.
Congratulations, Paisley! We’re proud of you! 🧡🐯
Congratulations to Paisley Lathrop on a fantastic showing in the pig barn! Paisley brought home some impressive results, including:
🏆 2 Division Reserve Champions
🥇 5 First-Place Finishes
That’s a lot of hard work paying off in the show ring! We love celebrating our Tigers and all they accomplish throughout fair season.
Congratulations, Paisley! We’re proud of you! 🧡🐯
🐴🏆 More Fair Success for a Tiger!
Congratulations to Ellie Titus on a fantastic showing at the fair with her horses, Gypetto and Sugar!
Ellie and Gypetto earned the title of Top Miniature Horse – All Ages! 🏆🐴
She also had a great showing with Sugar, earning placements in both her Jumping and Equitation classes.
Whether working with a miniature horse or competing in the saddle, success takes plenty of time and patience. We’re proud to see Ellie’s hard work pay off in the show ring!
Congratulations, Ellie, Gypetto, and Sugar!
Congratulations to Ellie Titus on a fantastic showing at the fair with her horses, Gypetto and Sugar!
Ellie and Gypetto earned the title of Top Miniature Horse – All Ages! 🏆🐴
She also had a great showing with Sugar, earning placements in both her Jumping and Equitation classes.
Whether working with a miniature horse or competing in the saddle, success takes plenty of time and patience. We’re proud to see Ellie’s hard work pay off in the show ring!
Congratulations, Ellie, Gypetto, and Sugar!
🐰🎨 From the Rabbit Barn to the Project Hall, Adelyn Whitt Had a Fantastic Fair!
Upcoming West Liberty-Salem 5th grader Adelyn Whitt had plenty to celebrate at the 2026 Champaign County Fair, earning honors with both her rabbits and Girl Scout projects!
🐰 Rabbit Show
🏅 5th Place in Variety Broken Black Mini Lop
🥈 2nd Place & Best of Variety Blue Dutch Bucks
🏆 Best of Variety Steel Dutch
🏆 Best Opposite of Breed Steel Dutch
🎨 Girl Scout Projects
🥇 1st Place Troop Badges, Patches & Try-Its
🥇 1st Place Miscellaneous Crafts
🥈 2nd Place Fine Arts
🥈 2nd Place Nature Art
From caring for and showing her rabbits to showcasing her creativity through her Girl Scout projects, Adelyn had a busy and successful week!
Congratulations, Adelyn, on all of your accomplishments at the 2026 Champaign County Fair! Way to represent WL-S!
Upcoming West Liberty-Salem 5th grader Adelyn Whitt had plenty to celebrate at the 2026 Champaign County Fair, earning honors with both her rabbits and Girl Scout projects!
🐰 Rabbit Show
🏅 5th Place in Variety Broken Black Mini Lop
🥈 2nd Place & Best of Variety Blue Dutch Bucks
🏆 Best of Variety Steel Dutch
🏆 Best Opposite of Breed Steel Dutch
🎨 Girl Scout Projects
🥇 1st Place Troop Badges, Patches & Try-Its
🥇 1st Place Miscellaneous Crafts
🥈 2nd Place Fine Arts
🥈 2nd Place Nature Art
From caring for and showing her rabbits to showcasing her creativity through her Girl Scout projects, Adelyn had a busy and successful week!
Congratulations, Adelyn, on all of your accomplishments at the 2026 Champaign County Fair! Way to represent WL-S!
🐄🏆 A Grand Week for Graham Jenkins!
Congratulations to Graham Jenkins, a West Liberty-Salem 6th grader, on an outstanding showing in the Dairy Show!
Graham brought home an impressive collection of honors:
🏆 Grand Champion Jersey Cow
🏆 Grand Champion Supreme Cow
🥇 Junior Champion Brown Swiss Heifer
🥈 Reserve Junior Champion Jersey Heifer
🥈 Reserve Junior Champion Supreme Heifer
⭐ 2nd Place Intermediate Showmanship Division
From champion animals to a great finish in showmanship, Graham had an incredible week in the ring. These accomplishments represent a lot of time, responsibility, and hard work behind the scenes!
Congratulations, Graham! We’re proud to celebrate another Tiger having a fantastic fair season!
Congratulations to Graham Jenkins, a West Liberty-Salem 6th grader, on an outstanding showing in the Dairy Show!
Graham brought home an impressive collection of honors:
🏆 Grand Champion Jersey Cow
🏆 Grand Champion Supreme Cow
🥇 Junior Champion Brown Swiss Heifer
🥈 Reserve Junior Champion Jersey Heifer
🥈 Reserve Junior Champion Supreme Heifer
⭐ 2nd Place Intermediate Showmanship Division
From champion animals to a great finish in showmanship, Graham had an incredible week in the ring. These accomplishments represent a lot of time, responsibility, and hard work behind the scenes!
Congratulations, Graham! We’re proud to celebrate another Tiger having a fantastic fair season!
What a week for WLS 4th grader Brookston Gentis. In his first year showing pigs in 4H, Brookston’s results were:
🏆Grand Champion Performance Pig
🏅5th Overall Performance Pig
🥈Division 7 Reserve Market Barrow
🏅4 Class wins
🏅1 Class 2nd place
🏅1 Class 3rd place
🏅2 Class 4th places
🏅5th place Rookie Skillathon
🏆Class winner Rookie Showmanship
🏅5th place Overall Rookie Showmanship
🏆Grand Champion Performance Pig
🏅5th Overall Performance Pig
🥈Division 7 Reserve Market Barrow
🏅4 Class wins
🏅1 Class 2nd place
🏅1 Class 3rd place
🏅2 Class 4th places
🏅5th place Rookie Skillathon
🏆Class winner Rookie Showmanship
🏅5th place Overall Rookie Showmanship
🐑🏆 A Championship Week for Kynslie McIntosh!
Congratulations to Kynslie McIntosh on an outstanding week of competition! From the sheep ring to the beef barn, and even putting her livestock knowledge to the test, Kynslie brought home an impressive list of accomplishments:
🏆 Breed Champion Ewe – Tunis
🥈 Reserve Breed Champion Ram – Tunis
⭐ 5th Overall Ram – Open Show
🏆 Breed Champion Ram – Tunis, Open Show
🥈 Reserve Breed Champion Ewe – Tunis, Open Show
🥇 Champion Intermediate Division – Lamb Judging Contest
🐄 5th Place – Beef Steer Class
🐄 5th Place – Breeding Heifer Class
What a great showing across multiple events! Kynslie’s success reflects the time, knowledge, and dedication that goes into preparing and showing livestock.
Congratulations on an incredible week, Kynslie! Way to represent West Liberty-Salem! 💙🐅💛
Congratulations to Kynslie McIntosh on an outstanding week of competition! From the sheep ring to the beef barn, and even putting her livestock knowledge to the test, Kynslie brought home an impressive list of accomplishments:
🏆 Breed Champion Ewe – Tunis
🥈 Reserve Breed Champion Ram – Tunis
⭐ 5th Overall Ram – Open Show
🏆 Breed Champion Ram – Tunis, Open Show
🥈 Reserve Breed Champion Ewe – Tunis, Open Show
🥇 Champion Intermediate Division – Lamb Judging Contest
🐄 5th Place – Beef Steer Class
🐄 5th Place – Breeding Heifer Class
What a great showing across multiple events! Kynslie’s success reflects the time, knowledge, and dedication that goes into preparing and showing livestock.
Congratulations on an incredible week, Kynslie! Way to represent West Liberty-Salem! 💙🐅💛
🐷🏆 Another Tiger Bringing Home the Hardware!
Congratulations to Kase McIntosh on an outstanding showing with his Performance Pig!
Kase brought home several impressive finishes:
🏆 Champion Lean Gain - Performance Pig
⭐ 4th Overall Performance Pig
🥇 Two 1st Place Class Finishes
🏅 5th Place Class Finish
From success in the show ring to earning Champion Lean Gain honors, Kase’s hard work and dedication paid off in a big way!
Congratulations on a great showing, Kase! Way to represent West Liberty-Salem! 🐅
Congratulations to Kase McIntosh on an outstanding showing with his Performance Pig!
Kase brought home several impressive finishes:
🏆 Champion Lean Gain - Performance Pig
⭐ 4th Overall Performance Pig
🥇 Two 1st Place Class Finishes
🏅 5th Place Class Finish
From success in the show ring to earning Champion Lean Gain honors, Kase’s hard work and dedication paid off in a big way!
Congratulations on a great showing, Kase! Way to represent West Liberty-Salem! 🐅
🐄🏆 A Busy & Successful Fair Week for Kenzie Underwood!
Kenzie Underwood, a freshman, had a full week at the Champaign County Fair, exhibiting four beef projects and bringing home some impressive results!
📚 Beef Skillathon - 5th Place in the Intermediate Division
🐄 Cattlemen’s Show
🏅 Two 1st Place Breeding Heifers
🏆 3rd Overall Breeding Heifer in the final drive
🥉 3rd Place Beef Feeder
🐄 Wednesday Cattle Show
🥈 2nd Place Breeding Heifer
🥉 3rd Place Breeding Heifer
🥉 3rd Place Market Heifer
Four projects take a lot of time, responsibility, and dedication, and Kenzie’s hard work certainly showed throughout the week.
Congratulations on a fantastic Champaign County Fair, Kenzie! Way to represent WL-S! 💙🐅💛
Kenzie Underwood, a freshman, had a full week at the Champaign County Fair, exhibiting four beef projects and bringing home some impressive results!
📚 Beef Skillathon - 5th Place in the Intermediate Division
🐄 Cattlemen’s Show
🏅 Two 1st Place Breeding Heifers
🏆 3rd Overall Breeding Heifer in the final drive
🥉 3rd Place Beef Feeder
🐄 Wednesday Cattle Show
🥈 2nd Place Breeding Heifer
🥉 3rd Place Breeding Heifer
🥉 3rd Place Market Heifer
Four projects take a lot of time, responsibility, and dedication, and Kenzie’s hard work certainly showed throughout the week.
Congratulations on a fantastic Champaign County Fair, Kenzie! Way to represent WL-S! 💙🐅💛
🐄🧵 A Great Fair Week for Lexie Underwood!
From the sewing room to the show ring, Lexie Underwood had quite a week at the fair!
Lexie took on two beef projects this year and brought home some impressive results:
🐄 Cattlemen’s Show - Lexie and her beef feeder, Biggie, earned 2nd Place in their class.
🏆 Wednesday’s Cattle Show - Lexie and her Market Heifer earned 2nd Place in their class and went on to be named Reserve Market Heifer!
Add those accomplishments to the honors Lexie earned earlier in the week with her sewing project, and it’s safe to say this Tiger had an incredible fair!
We love seeing our students put their talents, hard work, and dedication on display in so many different ways. Congratulations on a fantastic week, Lexie! 💙🐅💛
🏈🐅 It’s Jamboree Night!
Come out tonight and support the Tigers as they take the field at Climber Stadium for some Thursday night football action!
📍 Climber Stadium
⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 PM
🎟️ FREE admission!
Football is back, the Tigers are ready, and we’d love to see a great crowd in the stands cheering them on!
See you tonight! Go Tigers! 💙🐅💛
Come out tonight and support the Tigers as they take the field at Climber Stadium for some Thursday night football action!
📍 Climber Stadium
⏰ Kickoff: 7:00 PM
🎟️ FREE admission!
Football is back, the Tigers are ready, and we’d love to see a great crowd in the stands cheering them on!
See you tonight! Go Tigers! 💙🐅💛
🐐🏆 What a Week for Ashlee VonDeylen! 🏆🐐
It was a week filled with championships, special honors, a birthday celebration, and plenty of memories for Ashlee VonDeylen! With only Friday's livestock sale left, Ashlee has already put together an incredible fair week.
Check out everything she accomplished:
🏆 FFA Senior Champion Market Showman
🥇 Grand Champion Mother/Daughter – County Fair Show
🥇 Grand Champion Mother/Wether – County Fair Show
🥈 Reserve Champion Yearling Breeding Doe with Diva – County Fair Show
🥇 Grand Champion Mother/Daughter – Open Goat Show
🥇 Grand Champion Mother/Wether – Open Goat Show
🥈 Reserve Champion Yearling Breeding Doe with Jolene – Open Goat Show
👑 Selected as Senior Goat Ambassador for the THIRD consecutive year
⭐ Nominee for 4-H Girl of the Year
🐷 Caught a pig in the Pig Scramble, which means another project is already waiting for her next year!
And somewhere in the middle of all of that, Ashlee also celebrated her 18th birthday! 🎂🎉
What a way to celebrate a milestone birthday and an incredible fair week! Congratulations, Ashlee, on the countless hours of hard work behind each of these accomplishments. We are proud to have you representing West Liberty-Salem! 💙🐅💛
It was a week filled with championships, special honors, a birthday celebration, and plenty of memories for Ashlee VonDeylen! With only Friday's livestock sale left, Ashlee has already put together an incredible fair week.
Check out everything she accomplished:
🏆 FFA Senior Champion Market Showman
🥇 Grand Champion Mother/Daughter – County Fair Show
🥇 Grand Champion Mother/Wether – County Fair Show
🥈 Reserve Champion Yearling Breeding Doe with Diva – County Fair Show
🥇 Grand Champion Mother/Daughter – Open Goat Show
🥇 Grand Champion Mother/Wether – Open Goat Show
🥈 Reserve Champion Yearling Breeding Doe with Jolene – Open Goat Show
👑 Selected as Senior Goat Ambassador for the THIRD consecutive year
⭐ Nominee for 4-H Girl of the Year
🐷 Caught a pig in the Pig Scramble, which means another project is already waiting for her next year!
And somewhere in the middle of all of that, Ashlee also celebrated her 18th birthday! 🎂🎉
What a way to celebrate a milestone birthday and an incredible fair week! Congratulations, Ashlee, on the countless hours of hard work behind each of these accomplishments. We are proud to have you representing West Liberty-Salem! 💙🐅💛
Olympic gold medalist and former 400 meter world record holder, Butch Reynolds visited the Big Orange Run Club Thursday at Lions Park in West Liberty. Reynolds has been a long time supporter of the West Liberty-Salem running community, working with the 2019 and 2021 girls state championship track and field teams.
Reynolds spoke to the athletes about the importance of giving their best in all areas of life and encouraged them to surround themselves with people who support their goals.
“We are privileged to have Butch share his story with our athletes,” said retired WLS cross country and track and field coach, Ann Vogel. “His energy and passion for youth sports is infectious.”
The Big Orange Run Club wraps up its season August 22nd with the Big Orange Summer Run.
Photo credit: John Coffman
Reynolds spoke to the athletes about the importance of giving their best in all areas of life and encouraged them to surround themselves with people who support their goals.
“We are privileged to have Butch share his story with our athletes,” said retired WLS cross country and track and field coach, Ann Vogel. “His energy and passion for youth sports is infectious.”
The Big Orange Run Club wraps up its season August 22nd with the Big Orange Summer Run.
Photo credit: John Coffman
Another great accomplishment to celebrate from one of our Tigers! 🐅🏆
Congratulations to Hudson, who earned Division 2 Reserve Champion Market Goat!
Way to represent WL-S, Hudson! We’re proud to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of our students in and out of the classroom.
🐐🏆 A Great Week in the Show Ring for Aubralyn Wiant!
Congratulations to Aubralyn Wiant, a senior and Ohio Hi-Point Nursing student, on an impressive week of competition!
Aubralyn had success across several events with her goats, including animals raised right at home on her family's Herron Farms.
Her results included:
🥇 1st Place Senior Pygmy Class
🏆 Pygmy Showmanship Class Champion
🥈 Reserve Grand Champion Overall
🐐 3rd & 8th Place Rate of Gain with Market Wethers
🐐 5th Place Born & Raised Market Wether, featuring goats born and raised on her family's farm
From raising animals at home to putting in the work required to succeed in the show ring, Aubralyn has plenty to be proud of!
Congratulations on a great week, Aubralyn! Way to represent West Liberty-Salem! 💙🐅💛
Congratulations to Aubralyn Wiant, a senior and Ohio Hi-Point Nursing student, on an impressive week of competition!
Aubralyn had success across several events with her goats, including animals raised right at home on her family's Herron Farms.
Her results included:
🥇 1st Place Senior Pygmy Class
🏆 Pygmy Showmanship Class Champion
🥈 Reserve Grand Champion Overall
🐐 3rd & 8th Place Rate of Gain with Market Wethers
🐐 5th Place Born & Raised Market Wether, featuring goats born and raised on her family's farm
From raising animals at home to putting in the work required to succeed in the show ring, Aubralyn has plenty to be proud of!
Congratulations on a great week, Aubralyn! Way to represent West Liberty-Salem! 💙🐅💛
🐐🏆 Reserve Grand Champion!
Congratulations to Easton McGuire, a junior, on an outstanding showing with his Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat!
Earning a spot at the top of the show ring takes plenty of hard work, time, and dedication, and we’re excited to celebrate this accomplishment!
Way to go, Easton! 🧡🐅
