Hello WL-S Families, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent with a couple of announcements. First, a quick reminder that we do not have school tomorrow, Friday, October 21. Next, we have added a two-hour early release day on Tuesday, November 22, for staff professional development. This is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving Break. Students will be dismissed at approximately 1 PM on this day and will arrive home or to their bus stop approximately two-hours earlier than normal.
Thank you and have a great weekend.
Reminder Tiger Families:
There is no School on Friday, October 21, 2022. Have a great weekend!
Get your Tiger Football Playoff Gear!
Orders are due, online only, by 10/20 at 1:00 PM. Orders will be delivered to school on 10/26.
Go Tigers!
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Any Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior interested in being on this year’s High School Science Olympiad team must attend a meeting in the High School Media Center on Tuesday, October 25th at 5:00 pm. If you cannot come to the meeting but want to be on the team, or if you have any questions please contact
Mrs. Danielle Wall at d_rturner@yahoo.com or Ms. Alicia Matthews at cjlesha@yahoo.com.
Parent Teacher Conferences for K-12 are November 10 & 17, from 3-6 PM. Parents/Guardians should have received a text for students in grades 6-12 containing a link to schedule a time to meet with your student’s teacher(s). Elementary students will receive specific instructions from your student’s teacher for scheduling. See you there!
First graders giggled through /Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins/, read by Mrs. Perdue during their visit to the library this week!
Mrs. Harman and Mrs. Fullenkamp's 8th grade science students explored Newton's laws today. Ask your 8th grader which of Newton's laws was demonstrated!
October has been named, for the first time ever, Ohio School Safety Month. While safety has always been a top priority at WL-S, Ohio School Safety Month is meant to raise awareness of school safety programs like Stay Safe. Speak Up!
Stay Safe. Speak Up! Is a safety reporting system in place to help students and families report concerns to school officials. Concerns may include bullying, abuse, cyber threats, discrimination, fighting or weapon concerns, and suspicious behavior. Help us keep our building a safe place for students to learn and love.
Report concerns to 1-866-547-8362. And, as always, you can reach out to us directly, at any time at 937-465-1060.
We had a great turnout for sophomore lunch with family today! We have really enjoyed seeing so many family members taking time out of their busy schedules to join their students! We welcome our Freshman families on Wednesday, October 19th, at 12:05. See you there!
The West Liberty-Salem Middle School Big Orange Cross Country teams competed Saturday morning at the Ohio Heritage Championships held at Cedarville.
The Boys were OHC Champions with a perfect score of 15 points!
There were 33 finishers.
Asher Cole 1st 11:14-Champion
Brayan Gullett 2nd 11:27-1st Team OHC Honors
Zeke Longshore 3rd 11:36-1st Team OHC Honors
Adly Knox 4th 11:36-1st Team OHC Honors
Zac Carter 5th 11:40-1st Team OHC Honors
Calen Craig 21st 14:23
Casey Boyer 28th 15:15
The girls were OHC Champions with 23 points!
There were 44 finishers.
Addi Wallen 1st 12:23-Champion
Hattie Jacobs 2nd 12:29-1st Team OHC Honors
Mariska Smith 5th 13:01-1st Team OHC Honors
Ellery Wygal 7th 13:15-1st Team OHC Honors
Isla Liechty 8th 13:26-1st Team OHC Honors
Brianna Blair 34th 16:58
Lexie Wisner 41st 18:20
The teams plan to compete at the OHSAA Middle School Invitational next Saturday.
West Liberty-Salem, # 3 in this weeks OATCCC D3 State Poll, captured the OHC Championship. It marks the 32nd time the Big Orange have won the conference championship and the 12th over the past 14 seasons.
Sr. Owen Harrison 4th 16:37.8 1st Team All OHC
Fr. Garrett Wallen 5th 16:53.6 PR 1st Team All OHC
So. Asher Knox 7th 17:08.4 1st Team All OHC
So. Troy Bradley 8th 17:16.4 1st Team All OHC
Fr. Dylan King 9th 17:17.7 PR 2nd Team All OHC
Jr. Joey LaRoche 10th 17:19.3 PR 2nd Team All OHC
Fr. Brevin Louden 11th 17:22.7 PR 2nd Team All OHC
Sr. Michael Jones 12th 17:23.2 2nd Team All OHC
Sr. Micah Smith 14th 17:32.2 PR 2nd Team All OHC
So. Quentin Rudolph 16th 17:39.3 Honorable Mention OHC
Fr. Taryn Bradley 17th 17:40.4 PR Honorable Mention OHC
Fr. Caleb Larson 18th 17:43.1 PR Honorable Mention OHC
Jr. Ryan Henry 23rd 18:02.3
Jr. Mason Barger 31st 18:52.3 PR
Sr. Chandler McCafferty 32nd 18:53.6 PR
Jr. Maxwell McCombs 67th 23:47.6
OHC Standings
1. West Liberty-Salem 32
2. Cedarville 59
3. Mechanicsburg 87
4. Fairbanks 116
5. Greeneview 136
6. Greenon 148
7. Northeastern 164
Total Runners: 73
Meet Record: 6-0
Season Record: 87-17
"I'm very proud of the entire program today, four wins speaks volumes to what these young men and women put into this sport each and every day. Winning a conference championship is something we definitely take great pride in and doing it is definitely a big deal for these young men. I was very pleased with all sixteen guys performances, but especially proud of the four seniors that competed in their final conference championship. Owen Harrison, Michael Jones, Micah Smith, and Chandler McCafferty.
Two opportunities to cheer on the Tigers tonight! WLS boys soccer play at home at 7:00 PM. The WLS Varsity Volleyball team will travel to Brookville HS and play at 7:30. Brookville is located at 1 Blue Pride Drive, Brookville, Ohio 45309.
The West Liberty-Salem girls cross country team won its eighth consecutive Ohio Heritage Conference title Saturday at Cedarville University's Elvin R. King Cross Country Course. This is the sixteenth OHC title in the program's history.
Team Scores: 1st WLS 20, 2nd Fairbanks 58, 3rd Cedarville 80, 4th Mechanicsburg 81, 5th Greenon 121
Malia Miller continued her impressive freshman campaign leading WLS with a second place finish (19:20.6) and earning first team all-conference honors. The Big Orange went on to take the next four places and first team all-conference honors with Ashley Yoder finishing 3rd (19:35.3), Addison McAuley 4th (20:10.1), Gwen McCullough 5th (20:17.6) and Breece Gullet 6th (20:27.5).
Earning second team all-conference honors were Taylor Kennedy 11th place (21:22.8) and Teagan Boyd 15th (21:28.0).
Honorable mention conference honors went to Claire Longshore 16th (21:32.8) and Emma Smith 18th (21:35.8)
WLS went on to place thirteen runners in the top 30 with Mallory Bostick 22nd (21:56.6), Elise Longshore 23rd (22:25.4), Chloe Griffith 25th (22:42.9),
and Mylee Dooley 30th (22:53.9).
Also placing for the Big Orange were Abriley Krabill 36th (23:54.0), Geneva Estep 37th (23:57.8), Lily Smith 38th (23:59.0) and Anna Knox 48th (25:14.4).
"We take pride in keeping the conference trophy at WLS," said Big Orange head coach, Ann Vogel. "Our girls raced with confidence and focus today. I love the energy and the team first attitude they're bringing into championship season."
WLS ranked fifth in the latest OATCCC state coaches poll will compete in the DIII Southwest District meet Saturday at Cedarville University.
Mr. Johnson and Mechanicsburg Principal Mr. Schultz presented a check to Blessing Bag Board members for $2,335 to support the Champaign County Blessing Bag Program Friday evening. 'Blessing Bags' is a program that supports students facing hunger at home and provides student-friendly foods that do not require refrigeration or the help of an adult to prepare. Students and staff in both schools raised money to help support the food program for students. West Liberty-Salem raised $900 last week, and Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Lenk’s homerooms tied for raising the most money. Money raised by WL-S students and staff will stay within our district to support bags for our students. Donations will be accepted all week to present another check this Friday during the football game at Triad. Students are encouraged to donate $5 in their homeroom. Let’s help support this initiative!
Pictures below are:
Left to right
Greg Johnson - principal, WLS
Elaine Riley - Mechanicsburg UMC
Mandy Alexander - Blessing Bag Board
Ashley Spriggs - Blessing Bag Board
Jason Shultz - principal, Mechanicsburg
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Tournament Ticket information! For all post season OHSAA tournament contests, go to www.ohsaa.org/tickets. Select the sport at the bottom, search West Liberty Salem, then select the event to which you desire to purchase the tickets. Please ensure you have the correct game and date. Then purchase the ticket. No cash will be taken at the gates for any OHSAA tournaments. You can show your digital ticket (on your phone or tablet), or a printed ticket at the gate for entry into the contest.
Congratulations to this week’s Educator of the Week, Mr. Sean Stormes!
West Liberty-Salem JV football beat Burg in what was a tough game, start to finish, yesterday. Josiah Stidham scored the touchdown for the
Tigers, and Cade Stokes threw the 2 point conversion scored by Sam Strapp. Reese Oder had an interception. Final score was 8-6. Great job, Tigers!
Elementary students and staff will take advantage of the nice weather as long as it stays! Fifth grade enjoyed eating lunch outside in the courtyard this week!
Community Health & Wellness Partners School Based Health Center is offering winter athletes only three opportunities to complete your sports physicals. The Sports Physical clinic is free of charge, but you must fill out the physical paperwork prior to your appointment. Paperwork can be picked up in the office or in the nurses office. Go Tigers!
The West Liberty- Salem FFA Chapter fed more than 135 local farmers last evening during their ‘Feed the Farmers’ annual event. Trista Havens, Agricultural Education Instructor and FFA advisor, and her students request the community’s help in suggesting local farm families to receive the meals each year! Feeding those who feed us is just a small way we can show appreciation to the farmers who spend long seasons away from their families ensuring the American livelihood. Meals are prepared by FFA students and volunteers and delivered by our FFA officer team and other volunteer members. The ‘Feed the Farmers’ program has grown each year and they have plans to double this initiative in the future! If you would like to add yourself or another farmer to our growing list please e-mail Mrs. Havens at THavens@wlstigers.org.
