Congratulations to Senior Malachi Christison! Malachi plans to join the workforce upon graduation!
Weekly athletic schedule! Go Tigers!
WLS will host Prom, Hollywood's Red Carpet Event, on April 27th, at the Urbana Country Club. The March will start at 6:30 pm and dancing will be from
7:00-10:00 pm. Prom tickets are on sale now through April 19th!
• Senior tickets are free, but all seniors need to sign up for your ticket in order to attend.
• If students plan to bring a non-WLS Senior as a date, you will need to purchase a ticket for them.
• If you are a WL-S Junior, are bringing an underclassman, or if you are bringing a non-WL-S Junior, the cost is $25 per ticket or $45 for a pair.
*If you are bringing a guest from outside WLS, be sure to submit a completed guest form with picture (available in the front office hallway) before
Wednesday, April 24th. *Remember your guest will need to have their school sign and approve so allow time for this part of the process, too.
Congratulations to Senior Matthew Christison! Matthew has plans to directly enter the workforce upon graduation.
The West Liberty School-Based Health Center will provide provided a convenient opportunity to complete sports physical for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.
Friday May 10th- Friday May 17th, 2024, from 9:00am to 3:00pm during school hours in the clinic in the school.
Parents can schedule an appointment by contacting CHWP at (937) 599-1411.
The required OHSAA paperwork must be completed prior to the appointment. OHSAA 2024-25 PPE
Parents are welcome to attend or be easily accessible by phone.
Sixth graders are enjoying the weather with outdoor recess time today!
West Liberty-Salem senior, Ashley Yoder signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her cross country and track and field careers at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Yoder, a standout distance runner for WLS was on the 2020 state champion cross country team and 2021 state champion track and field team, and has earned All-Ohio and Academic All-Ohio honors in both sports.
“Ashley is hard working, focused and determined. Mount Vernon is a great fit for her and we’re excited to see her compete at the collegiate level,” said WLS head cross country and track and field coach, Ann Vogel. She has made such a positive impact on our cross country and track and field programs and will go down as one of the all-time best distance runners at WLS.”
Pictured are Ashley with her parents, Tim and Amy Yoder and Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s head cross country coach, Simon Taylor.
Congratulations to Senior Anna Byrd! Anna will attend Ohio University in the fall and plans to major in Communications.
Congratulations to Class of 2024 Kerrigan Burgel! Kerrigan has enrolled at Mount Vernon Nazarene University where she has also signed to play soccer!
Congratulations to senior Eli Bell! After graduation, Eli will remain in the workforce with Logan Lawn and Landscaping, LLC. where he has been employed for more than 6 years.
Congratulations to our 2024-25 FFA Officer team! New officers went through an application and interview process ahead of being tapped earlier this week.
FFA/Ag would like to thank the following volunteers on their interview panel:
Lora James, Ben Logan FFA Advisor
John Stoner, HS English Teacher
Jana Caudill, Farmer/entrepreneur
Shane Oekler, Police Chief
Megan Wilkins, Asst. Treasurer WL-S School
Pictured is the new officer team!
From left to right - back row:
Owen Barger, Vice President
Cam Bair, Parliamentarian
Jadon Lowry, Reporter
Caleb Heater, Asst. Treasurer
Wyatt Bell, Treasurer
Carson Spencer, Historian
Front row:
Lydia Schmidt, Chaplain
Addison Hutton (Carter), Asst. Secretary
Ella Vondenhuevel, Student Advisor
Shyanne McClintick, President
Eliza Halterman, Asst. Reporter
Kay Connolly, Secretary
Sami King, Sentinel
Not pictured are elected co-Chairs for:
The Ag Shop:
Tevis Cox and Levi Yelton
The Ag Garden/Outdoor Classroom:
Kiersten Stoll
Reagan Winters
Senior retiring FFA Officers: Eli Bell, Sophia Hardwick, Austin Olejniczak and Izabella Meister
The new officer group will be officially inducted at our Annual FFA Banquet on May 11th, 2024, at West Liberty-Salem.
If you are interested in attending our Banquet, please RSVP to our current secretary at shyanne.mcclintick@wlstigers.net by May 1st.
Congratulations to our Seniors of the Month Sidney Larison and Malachi Christison! Seniors of the Month are nominated and voted on by teachers and staff for being great students, leaders in the school and community, and exhibit overall good character. They are awarded with local gift cards provided by Malia Hughes, Powered by Fathom Realty, Maries Candies, and more! Keep up the great work, Sidney and Malachi!
Full bios of each senior can be found at the link below:
https://www.wlstigers.org/documents/senior-of-the-month/581495
Students supporting students! Last night, our girls varsity softball team enjoyed a walk off win over West Jeff, and our middle school girls softball team was there to support them! Keep it up, girls!
Congratulations to Class of 2024 Mason Barger! Mason is currently employed, and will remain after graduation, at Barger Family Farm, a third-generation grain farm since 1936.
Congratulations to Class of 2024 Emily Asbury who will attend Clark State College in the fall!
⚾️🥎Tonight!
Varsity baseball at West Jefferson, and varsity softball at Home versus Fairbanks are canceled tonight.
The West Liberty-Salem Girls Track and Field team dominated the six team OHC North Meet Tuesday at Tiger Stadium.
Team Scores: 1st WLS 148, 2nd Fairbanks 80, 3rd Mechanicsburg 62, 4th Triad 54, 5th Northeastern 29, 6th West Jefferson 7
Junior Delaney Jones led the Lady Tigers winning the long jump 15'6" and the 100 Meter Dash 12.23. Also placing first for WLS were Tori Douthwaite in pole vault (8'6), Sophia Hardwick 300 Meter Hurdles (48.97), Malia Miller 3200 Meter Run 12:17.40, the 4x800 Relay team of Addison McAuley, Ashley Yoder, Mallory Bostick and Malia Miller (10:20.06), the 4x200 Relay team of Sophia Hardwick, Hattie Jacobs, Claire Longshore and Gwen McCullough (1:53.76) and the 4x100 Relay team of Tori Douthwaite, Delaney Jones, Chloe Griffith and Claire Longshore (52.26).
Second Place: Sophia Hardwick 100 Meter Hurdles (17.0) and Discus (96'0), Addison McAuley 1600 Meter Run (5:42.96), and the 4x400 Relay team of Gwen McCullough, Ashley Yoder, Addison McAuley and Mallory Bostick (4:23.94).
Third Place: Claire Longshore 100 Meter Hurdles (17.10) and 300 Meter Hurdles (50.27), Ashley Yoder 800 Meter Run (2:34.14), Lyndee Harrison Shot Put (29'4), Chloe Griffith Long Jump (13'5.75), Anna Cole 3200 Meter Run 17.50.85) and the 4x800 B Relay team of Lily Smith, Mariska Smith, Mylee Dooley and Taylor Kennedy (11:34.05).
Fourth Place: Isabella Hardwick Discus (93'2), Alaina Irving 100 Meter Hurdles (17.90), Chloe Griffith 100 Meter Dash (13.59), Mariska Smith 1600 Meter Run (6:20.27), Gwen McCullough 400 Meter Dash (1:04.4), Hattie Jacobs 300 Meter Hurdles (53.87) and the 4x100 B Relay Team of Lexi Hausler, Elise Longshore, Alaina Irving and Hattie Jacobs (56.84)
Fifth Place: Hattie Jacobs 100 Meter Hurdles (18.11), Lily Smith 1600 Meter Run (6:23.16), Mallory Bostick 400 Meter Dash (1:04.82) and Gwen McCullough (28.35)
Sixth Place: Lyndee Harrison Discus (83'4), Tori Douthwaite 100 Meter Dash (13.90) and 200 Meter Dash (28.65),Taylor Kennedy 1600 Meter Run (6:25.77) and the 4x400 B Relay team of Lily Smith, Taylor Kennedy, Emma Smith and Mariska Smith (4:49.89).
WLS will compete at the Minster Memorial Invitational on Saturday.
Congratulations to senior Eli Allen who will attend the University of Rio Grande in the fall! Eli will continue his athletic career as a Redstorm on the baseball team!
Over the next few weeks, we will give shoutouts to the Class of 2024 as they declare their post-graduation plans! Stay tuned!
Congratulations to our March Middle School Students of the Month! Students are nominated and selected by their teachers for being good students and leaders in and out of the classroom! They are recognized with a t-shirt from BOSS, gift cards from Malia Hughes, Powered by Fathom Realty, and Maries Candies! Congratulations to the following students!
8th Grade: Avery Randall & Caydon Stir
7th Grade: Annabelle Booze & Braylon Lucas
6th Grade: Mallory Bishop & Layne Ferryman
Are you looking for an easier way to shop for school supplies? Educational Products delivers student school supplies right to their classroom! Shop products at www.educationalproducts.com/ShopPacks and use the school code attached! Deadline for orders is May 21, 2024.
