West Liberty-Salem Local School District

Middle School Tiger Track and Field practice will start Wednesday, February 23rd from 3:00-4:45 p.m. and will meet in the music room. Please be prepared to practice outside with sweatpants, jackets, hats/handband, gloves, running shoes and a water bottle. Athletes will need a current physical and be registered on Final Forms to participate in practice. Go Tigers!

Elliott Hager, a senior at WL-S, participated in the Benjamin Logan Local School Science Fair this week. He received a Superior rating and will advance to districts. Hager presented his honors portfolio as a requirement towards receiving his honors diploma at graduation. Part of Hagers project included a quantum computing portfolio. He was one of the first high school students in the world to complete a Quantum Computing class and complete the portfolio work associated. Other projects include a complete website build, a new database for the WL-S band, a web game, and a text-based bingo caller machine! Congratulations, Elliot. We wish you much luck at districts!

West Liberty-Salem presents Legally Blonde Jr, The Musical! Opening night is Friday, March 11 at 7 PM. Other showtimes are Saturday, March 12 at 2 PM and 7 PM and Sunday, March 13 at 2 PM. Musical tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and go on sale on Tuesday, February 22 in the HS Office.

It’s almost time for Literacy Week! Elementary will celebrate Read Across America February 28-March 4th with games and activities that promote a love of reading and literacy! See the attached schedule of events that will happen during school hours. Spirit Week themes are included in the schedule of events. We can’t wait to celebrate because Reading is Sweet!

Today, February 15th, is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day, declared by the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO). Please help us show our appreciation for Deputy J and all that he does for our district! He works hard to keep our students safe, supports them in sports and academics, and never hesitates to get involved in Fun Friday, a pep rally or a Gold Card video. Thanks for making a difference, Deputy J!

Reminder!! All OHSAA tournament tickets must be purchased prior to the event at the following link http://www.ohsaa.org/tickets. Go Tigers! Come out and support your Tigers this week at one of the following events! Feb 14 HS bowling at Fairborn 4:00 PM Feb 15 5:30 VBB vs Brookeville at Northmont HS 7:30PM VGBB vs Miami East at Northridge HS 9:00AM HS Boys bowling sectionals at Marion Poelking Feb 17 9:00AM HS Girls bowling sectionals at Marion Poelking Feb 18 VBB home vs Triad 6:00 Feb 21 Opening day of practice for Spring Sports

Student in Mrs. Peterson’s fifth grade homeroom created construction paper Valentine bags this morning! They had to follow directions carefully and use their measurement skills to complete the bag. After completing the bag, they celebrated with a party! Great Job by the Mrs. Peterson’s fifth grade class.

Monday is Kids Heart Challenge Day in elementary! This is a reminder that all money/donations are due on Monday and kids should dress comfortably and wear tennis shoes for specials. If you would like to make a donation, connect with any elementary student for more information!

We are spreading the love in elementary today! We exchanged cards, shared treats, made crafts, played games and displayed our Valentine boxes! Happy Valentine’s Day!

Fourth graders are authors! They have been working on narrative writing this month and completed their very own books about being trapped in a snow globe! What a joy these authors had sharing their books with their first grade book buddies!

It’s Gold Card Friday! Enjoy the Gold Card Friday videos! Elementary: https://youtu.be/z8MinFYj9WY Middle School https://youtu.be/K_I_OFv7kkI Our high school gold card winners are: 9th Anna Eleyet given by Mrs. Salley 10th Jaden Dunn given by Mrs. Roberts 11th Devin Grime given by Mrs. Salley 12th Ali Gault given by Mrs. Neer Keep doing your Tiger best!!

Congratulations to the West Liberty-Salem girls swim team for WINNING the Darby Valley Championships swim meet! Here are the results from the meet: • Darby Valley Champs - WLS Girls Medley Relay & WLS Girls 200 relay (Claire Longshore, Lilly Smith, Andrea Caldwell, & Tina Douthwaite) New School Records were also set at the event. Congrats to the following new school record holders!! • WLS 200 Medley Relay (Andrea, Claire, Lilly, Tina): 2:22.76 • WLS 200 Free Relay (Andrea, Claire, Lilly, Tina): 2:06.78 • Claire Longshore (WLS): 50 free 30.04. • Lilly Smith (WLS): 200 free 2:36.37

Teachers, administrators and staff were treated to breakfast this morning compliments of the West Liberty-Salem Board of Education! The breakfast began bright and early at 6:45, so everyone was able to participate. Thank you, BOE! We appreciate you thinking of our staff and pulling out all the stops for a fantastic Friday morning treat! Left to right: Tim Lamb, Ryan Cole, Amy Pratt, Doug Williams, and Pat Adams

The following teams will be in tournament play this weekend! Tickets must be purchased at the provided link ahead of time. Good luck! Saturday-8th grade boys basketball play West Jeff at Catholic Central at 1:45- OHC north Finals Saturday-9th grade boys play Greeneview at Catholic Central at 3:00- OHC finals High School girls and boys bowling compete in their OHC tournament Saturday at 12:00 at Beaver Vu Lanes. Admission to all of these is $7.00 Tuesday the varsity boys basketball play Brookeville at Northmont HS at 5:30 Tuesday the varsity girls basketball play Miami East at Northridge HS at 7:30 Tickets for both of these events need to be purchased ahead of time at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets

West Liberty-Salem Middle School has awarded their January Students of the Month. Help up congratulate the following students: Left to Right: 8TH GRADE: TORI DOUTHWAITE & RICKY MATTOX 7TH GRADE: JENNA CLINE & CASEY BOYER 6TH GRADE: KENDAL CARROLL & CARTER HENDERSON Keep up the good work! Students are selected for student of the month by their teachers for being good students and good citizens! They receive a t-shirt from BOSS, Marie’s Candies, gift card from Fathom Realty and a certificate!

Congratulations to February Seniors of the Month, Gavin Schoenleben and Micah Stoner. Seniors are nominated and voted on by their teachers for being good students, citizens and being involved in their school and community. Keep up the good work, Gavin and Micah!

Attention MS/HS Students and Families, The WL-S High School Counseling Dept will be hosting a College Fair and CCP Informational Night on Feb 22 from 5:00-7:30p. Both 2 year and 4 year colleges will be on hand to highlight their campus and programs during the college fair from 5:00-6:00 PM. Following the college fair, we will host the CCP Informational Meeting for students and families from 6:00-7:30p. The CCP program is open to students in grades 7-12 each school year and attending the informational meeting is a requirement for participation. See the attached flyer for more information and details.

The middle school and high school girls and boys track and field parents meeting will be held Thursday, February 24th at 6:00 p.m. in the elementary cafeteria. If you are unable to attend, please contact your athlete's head coach to receive the meeting information. High School Girls: Ann Vogel 937-539-1120 High School Boys: Aaron Lauck 937-441-1691 Middle School Girls: Stacey Longshore 937-844-1530 Middle School Boys: Andy Hoover 614-517-7940 High school girls practice will start Monday, February 21st from 9:00-11:30 a.m. High school boys and middle school boys and girls will start Tuesday, February 22nd after school. Join the West Liberty Salem Tiger Track and Field Facebook group for more information about the season.

High School baseball registration is now open. Please be sure to register on the HS baseball team website https://wlsbaseball.weebly.com/ as soon as possible. There, you will also be provided with a link to sign up for Remind. Both parents and athletes should register for Remind to receive communication from Coach Sean Stormes.

Please join us on Saturday, February 12, 2022, when we honor our winter senior athletes and Pep Band. Recognition is before Varsity tip off at 7 PM. Little Tiger Cheerleaders will perform during half time of both the JV and Varsity games. Go Tigers!