Middle school yearbook orders are due tomorrow! Students can pay with cash, check, or by scanning the QR code attached. MS yearbooks are $20 or $26 with personalization.
Elementary yearbooks orders are due April 3rd. Order at https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob?jobNumber=6590023.
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Students in Mrs. Brandie Roberts' Edison State Physics class gave second graders a fun lesson in force today. They began with a short description of how we use force in our daily activities. After, they set up a fun experiment to show the force of motion. The experiment involved a balloon that is taped to a straw and looped onto a piece of long string tied to their chairs (photos attached). The balloon, although blown up is not tied, so as it releases air it quickly slides the straw across the length of the string. Next students used bouncy balls to show how an act of force, the ball impacting the surface, creates motion. Finally, they wrapped up the lesson in force with a friend game of tug of war where A LOT of force was used. We love these interactive lessons taught by our own students! Thanks to our Physics students, Gabe McGill, Allie Bolton, Adam Stapleton, Logan Phillips, Christian Davis, and James Powell, for having fun with second graders!
Taran Logwood, Luke McGill, and Abbie Thoman are teaching Junior Achievement to our elementary students. This week, they are working with first graders! Junior Achievement is a K-12 program that helps young people connect what they learn in school to life outside of the classroom. Their philosophy is to help students invest in their future, pursue their dreams, and gain a better understanding of how the world works. Taran and Abbie, pictured in Mrs. Stayrook's and Mrs. Patton/Spencer's classes, are helping students understand needs versus wants and how it relates to real life. Examples of wants included puppies, kittens, toys and candy. Needs included food, shelter, clothing and water. Our students are making connections and enjoy learning from older students!
Elementary yearbook orders are due now through April 3rd. Get yours today at https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob?jobNumber=6590023.
The West Liberty-Salem FFA Chapter had had a busy week in livestock judging! Last week our General Livestock team attended both the Southeastern and Miami Trace Invitationals. Our team finished in first place at Southwestern out of 35 teams and 300 contestants. WL-S represented in the top ten, and our top four students made up the team score.
Top four include:
Maddox Havens-1st
Cale Hall-3rd
Eli Bell-6th
Sophia Hardwick-14th
The General Livestock team placed second out of 73 teams and 424 contestants at Miami Trace. The top four, again, made the team score.
Shyanne McClintick-3rd
Ella Vondenhuevel-13th
Sophia Hardwick-18th
Maddox Havens-24th
Our Poultry judging team, a recent addition to our chapter, placed 31st out of 51 teams at the Ohio Marysville Invitational. Addison Hutton was 150th, followed by Isabelle Wilson and Aubrey Laing.
Visit their Facebook page, West Liberty-Salem FFA Chapter, to follow all of their contests and chapter happenings!
Eighth grade parents are encouraged to attend the parent meeting for our Washington D.C. class trip, tomorrow, March 15th, at 6:00 PM, in the HS Cafetorium. Students and their parents will receive information regarding cost, itinerary, and transportation.
Charlie Oelker, a sixth grader, shared his antique microscope with his science class this week! Sixth graders are studying the modern-day microscope and all of its working parts during their unit on cells. It was neat for students to compare the microscopes and see how they have evolved. Charlie and his dad found his microscope at an auction and are restoring it. Thanks for sharing your project with us, Charlie!
Today, all high school sophomores took the YouScience “test”, a combined survey and aptitude test that helps gauge student interests and aptitudes in emerging and existing career fields. The test begins with 11 different brain games that match students with information related to their interests. They were encouraged to take their time and give their best effort to get results that will be most valuable to them as they figure out their post-secondary plans. Results review a student’s natural strengths and interests and match that information to more than 500 careers. Students receive detailed information about each career including salary, requirements like education, training, and day-in-the-life of. The YouScience website shares, “YouScience gives students hope, relevance, and direction by expanding their vision of opportunities. Unlike traditional interest surveys, YouScience uses fun, engaging brain games to capture real measures of aptitude. YouScience then translates those talents into real world, high-demand careers.”
Seniors and sophomores are the first to take the survey, with juniors following in April. We are excited to continue navigating this new program and use it as a planning tool to help guide students as they plan for graduation and beyond.
We are accepting cereal donations through Wednesday!
The high school baseball team is hosting a fundraiser to help pay for this season's (and beyond) operating costs. You can help them by either connecting with a member of the team or simply scanning the QR code attached.
Middle School yearbooks are on sale Now through Friday, March 17th. Yearbooks are $20 or $26 for a personalized yearbook with your student's name on the cover. Students received an order form and may return it with cash or check to Mrs. Milliron or the school office. Checks should be made out to West Liberty-Salem Schools.
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Scan the QR code and order online today!
Key Club is ready for spring and celebrating with spring break spirit week! The themes are attached. Join in the fun!
Congratulations to this week's Educator of the Week, Mr. Andy Cotrell!
Here’s a great opportunity for our future baseball and softball umpires. Sunday March 26 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm is a FREE clinic to obtain an umpire certification for baseball and softball. It provides the chance to:
obtain the junior umpire certification
learn life skills such as goal setting, handling situations, financial literacy and perseverance
get direct access to flexible and well-paying jobs
receive mentorship from umpires at multiple levels
group outing to your local MLB ballpark to meet with the umpires
receive swag from UMPS CARE and your local team
graduates who start working will be gifted credit to purchase a starter umpire set
ongoing mentorship and support from UMPS CARE and local instructors
create your custom Topps umpire card
receive pizza, snacks, and other goodies throughout the program
Our elementary students are still in need of cereal donations for our dominoes event on Friday! Our goal is to provide 1500 boxes of unopened cereal to local food pantries after the school wide domino challenge. Help them meet their goal by sending new boxes of cereal with your student or dropping them off in the office by March 15th. Thank you for supporting this fun and charitable event!
Join us for one of three remaining shows of The Addams Family this weekend! Tickets are available at the door for today at 3:00, 7:00, and tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.!
Join us for one of three remaining shows of The Addams Family this weekend! Tickets are available at the door for today at 3:00, 7:00, and tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.!
ALL ABOARD THE IMAGINATION TRAIN for a look back at all the fun we had at Literacy Night! BIG thanks to everyone that helped make this happen! Planning begins months in advance, and Mrs. Cotrell does an amazing job of organizing ideas that lead us to the grand finale. We had so many community sponsors (noted in the attached video), educators, student helpers, PTO members, administrators, resident artists, and more that helped pull our big night off. And, thanks to all of our students and their families for joining us for another elementary Literacy Night!
Click the link to see more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URiyE8gnQL8
The results are finally in! Congratulations to Chloe Griffith, the OHC Female Wrestler of the Year and 1st Team All OHC!
The Logan County Board of Elections spoke to our juniors and seniors this morning about the importance of voting. They shared information on how and when to register, absentee voting for college students, and how election results are interpreted. Thank you, Logan County BOE, for your visit today!
