Good luck to our wrestlers headed to Districts tomorrow and Saturday! You can follow all of their matches at West Liberty-Salem Wrestling on Facebook.
Mrs. Stayrook had another mystery reader from Whoville for Dr. Seuss Day! First graders loved their visit from Mrs. Cotrell and her Seussical attire !
Today’s High School Counseling Office Business of the Day is LEVAN’S EXCAVATING, INC (LEI)
Business description: LeVan's Excavating, Inc. (LEI) mainly performs commercial excavation, municipal work, and turf preparation. Examples: Site development for a new building, a city waterline improvement, or laser grading for an artificial turf football field.
Positions Available: Laborers
Training: OSHA training; CDL highly recommended
Do you offer short term, summer employment?
Yes
Do you offer long term employment? What are the opportunities for advancement, if any? Yes, over time, a laborer can learn to operate equipment. Operators have a more difficult role, but they also earn more.
Rate of Pay: Depending on experience, $18-20.
Age requirements? Must be 18+
How to apply? Complete an application (available upon request) and deliver to our office
For more information: www.leiohio.com; LeVan's Excavating is also on Facebook.
Hello Families,
Just an important reminder on a few items as we wrap up this school week.
1. The Middle School and High School Band Concerts are this evening. The times have changed. Middle School will start at 7 PM and the HIgh School will start at approximately 7:30 PM.
2. Tomorrow, Friday March 4th, Students will have a 2 Hour Delay Start to allow for teacher/grade level meetings. School will start at 9:40 for the MS and HS; and 9:45 for the Elementary.
3. Monday, March 7th, there is no school for students to allow for a rescheduled Professional Development day for staff. This day was canceled due to weather conditions in early February
Thank you and have a Great day!
Kraig Hissong
West Liberty-Salem presents Legally Blonde, Jr. The Musical! Performances are March 11 at 7pm, March 12 at 2pm & 7pm, and March 13 at 2pm. Tickets are available for $10 for adults and $7 for students in the main office.
This year you can celebrate your cast/crew member by pre-ordering flowers available at the door the night of your selected performance(s). Flowers are $20, and a portion of the proceeds will go back to support future musical performances. Help us support our musical department and save yourself time! Click the link form below to complete your order. (Money and form are due to the WL-S office by 3/7.)
https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApfkeF_mFKtljgzI2KysjVVzphnf?e=qrHmAb
Tomorrow is dress like your favorite Dr. Seuss Character day and $5.00 book fair. All students can shop for one book each. All books are $5.00, and all students will leave with a book regardless of ability to pay. See you tomorrow!
Second graders in Mrs. Dallas and Mrs. Cordell’s classes learned about different types of force from our high school Edison State Physics students today. Owen Johnson, senior, demonstrated how to create a paper boat that floats on water. Students blew through straws to create a push force that made the boats move. They also used bouncey balls to demonstrate the use of pushing and pulling. Our students did a great job listening and following directions and were able to tell what types of force were used in the experiment. Hands on learning is the best!
Join the West Liberty-Salem Athletic Association for their monthly meeting tonight, 3/2, at 6 PM in the elementary cafeteria.
Iron City in Bellefontaine is also supporting our athletes today by donating a portion of all food sales back to WLSAA. Dine in or carry out a meal and support the our student athletes!
The High School Counseling Office Business of the Day is Link Construction Group.
Business Description: Link Construction is a leading Design / Build General Contractor in the local Ohio area for the following construction markets: commercial, industrial, and interior renovations. Most of the work completed is self-perform; completed by actual Link employees. Link Construction is looking for the next generation of hard working, dedicated, problem-solving employees to help build the future.
Positions available: General Laborer, Welder, Mason, Steel Fabrication & Erecting, Concrete (form, place, and finish)
Opportunity for advancement into: Superintendent, Estimator, Project Manager
Link Construction offers full time and seasonal employment
Training: Link Construction will train for general and specialized skill development and certifications
Age Requirements: 18 years of age
Rate of Pay: Hourly starting wage is $18.00 + Bonuses
For more information and to apply: Visit https://www.linkconstructiongroup.com/
Elementary Literacy Week is off to a great start! Tomorrow, 3/2, is pajama day and the gently used book exchange! Let’s snuggle in for a new book!
On Thursday, there will be a small $5 book fair. Please send $5 for one book if your student wishes to purchase a book. (Thanks to a very generous donation, all students will be able to purchase a book regardless of their ability to pay.)
Help support your elementary student council by ordering from their spirit wear store! The fundraiser will be active until March 9th, and proceeds will be used to purchase items that improve our learning and support our teachers! To order your apparel, please visit www.spiritwear.com/estore.php?eml=amcnabb@wlstigers.org. Thanks for your support!
This month the High School Counseling Office will feature a ‘WORKFORCE Business of the Day’ for students who desire to go straight into the workforce upon graduation.
We will feature local job and career opportunities where on-the-job training is the norm. These jobs may or may not require short-term training, such as apprenticeships and/or certifications.
The jobs highlighted provide a good level of income for those who are ready to enter the workforce immediately upon graduation.
Today’s WORKFORCE Business of the Day is: RELIANT MECHANICAL
Reliant Mechanical, located in East Liberty, Ohio, is a full-service mechanical business involving HVAC, plumbing and piping construction, maintenance and repair.
Job/Career Titles: HVAC installers/technicians, plumbers, pipe-fitters, and pipe welders
Training: RELIANT hires entry level employees and teaches them the trade through on the job training (apprenticeships). They are a merit based company meaning, you can advance in position and income level as quickly as you can learn and perfect the trade.
All full-time employees are considered “permanent.” Advancement pace is determined by how quickly someone learns the trade. Full time and summer employment opportunities are available.
Full time employees are offered a minimum wage of $14.00 per hour, and many employees achieve $18-$20 per hour within the first 2 years. Top employees earn well over $100k per year.
How to Apply: Apply in person, or via email. Email your interest to mfailor@reliantmechanicalins.com
Age Requirements: Full time employees must be 18 years of age. They can hire summer help at 17.
For more information, reach out to:
Myra Failor – mfailor@reliantmechanicalinc.com
Chris Harr – charr@reliantmechanicalinc.com
Pat Adams – padams@reliantmechanicalinc.com
Tuesday’s literacy week theme is Reading Colors Your World! We are bright and colorful clothing! On Wednesday there will be a book exchange with gently used books. Bring a book you have already read and exchange it for a book that you are interested in. Please bring a book appropriate for your age! Reading is sweet!
First graders will enjoy mystery readers all week during Literacy Week celebrations! Mr. Hollar was their special visitor today and read Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss. Our students can’t wait to see who will stop by tomorrow!
Hello WL-S families,
COVID cases across the state are decreasing and many areas of the state are no longer seeing high spread of the virus. In response to this, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is no longer requiring a mask mandate for busses and vans operated by a public school district as of February 25, 2022. The Champaign County Health Department has confirmed this change and we have received word that we no longer have to wear masks. This change will begin today, February 28th. For more information you may go to this website; https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/masks/mask-travel-guidance.html or read the paragraph below.
Effective February 25, 2022, CDC is exercising its enforcement discretion to not require that people wear masks on buses or vans operated by public or private school systems, including early care and education/child care programs. CDC is making this change to align with updated guidance that no longer recommends universal indoor mask wearing in K-12 and early education settings in areas with a low or medium COVID-19 Community Level.
Thank you,
Kraig Hissong
Superintendent
The West Liberty-Salem 6th grade girls basketball team earned runner up at this weekend’s Triad Classic. The team went 3-1 in the gold bracket agains Northwestern, Triad, Urbana and North Union respectively. The team is coached by Darrin Leichty and Adam Cole.
Literacy spirit week is finally here, and we are ready for all the fun themes and activities! Monday Is Poem in your Pocket day. Wear lots of pockets! Tuck a poem in one of your pockets. If you get caught with a poem, you’ll get a sweet treat!
Elementary loves reading, and we are teaming up to share the love of books with a book exchange on Wednesday, March 2nd. This is a great opportunity for students to trade in a book they already read for another book that interests them!
HOW IT WORKS:
Students may bring in one gently used book they have already read to exchange for a different book. The reading level should be within the age range of your student (grades PK-1, 2-3, 4-5) Only students that bring a book will participate in the swap.
Please have your book for the exchange here at school by Tuesday, March 1st. Search those closets and bookshelves and together let’s encourage a love for reading!
Members of the West Liberty-Salem FFA Chapter had the opportunity to assist Ray Archuleta during his presentation at WL-S last evening. Archuleta, a professional soil scientist with over 30 years experience in soil conservation, water quality and conservation agronomy, had three speaking engagements while visiting Logan County yesterday. The lectures were provided by Friends of the Logan County Land Trust.
West Liberty-Salem 4th and 5th graders are invited to join Chess Club!
The elementary Chess Club is for 4th & 5th graders to learn the fundamentals of chess and to learn the game by playing together and having fun! We meet every Wednesday after school to learn through activities, videos, and playing each other in real games of chess. The club instructors include seniors that lead the high school chess club, Brandon LaRoche and Holden Schafer.
Students can still join for the next few weeks. (Uness they already have some experience playing chess and know the basics.). The club meets every Wednesday from 4-5:15 in the elementary art room. See attached flyer for more details.
