West Liberty-Salem Local School District

The West Liberty Ball Association will close youth baseball registration on 2/12. Spring is around the corner!

Elementary year books are available to order thru March 11! Orders are online only. Get yours today!

Mrs. Harman's biology students learned about the health benefits of pickled foods and the role of good bacteria in our bodies. During their study students followed a recipe and made their own pickles. They really enjoyed them (well, most did)!

Please note that this schedule is still subject to change this week. Stay tuned for updates! Go Tigers!

Isaac Brown signed his letter of intent to play soccer for Capital University this fall on Saturday, February 5, 2022. Isaac was joined by High Point Soccer Club Coach Chad Studebaker, WLS Soccer Coach Tim Wolfe, and his family Avery, Rylie, Sarah and Matt Brown. Isaac plans to major in criminology and minor in International Studies.

The West Liberty-Salem Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet is on as scheduled for Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Urbana Christian Conference Center. Social hour begins at 5:30, dinner at 6:30 and the ceremony at 7:30.

All afternoon activities including the boys basketball game are cancelled for this evening. The game is tentatively rescheduled for tomorrow at 1 PM. Stay safe!

Hello families, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent with a reminder that we do not have school for tomorrow as this was originally scheduled as a professional development day for staff. Due to weather and road conditions, however, all school day activities, including our staff professional development day, are canceled. There is no school for Friday, February 4th. Thank you.

West Liberty-Salem is seeking an EMIS Coordinator/Records Clerk. Please send a letter of interest and resume to Chelsea Baldwin by 2/11/22.

Did you know that our School Based Health Center is available on snow days? Mrs. Douthwaite, CNP, can do telehealth visits for your child! You can schedule an appointment by e-mailing her at jdouthwaite@wlstigers.org.

Mrs. Harman & Mrs. Fullenkamp's 8th grade science classes built edible DNA models this week! Students focused on the structure of DNA in this lab and then got to eat them too!

All evening activities are cancelled today. The Varsity girls basketball game scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 9th. JV will start at 6:00. The HS girls game schedule for Saturday has been rescheduled to Monday, February 7th. Freshmen will begin at 5 followed by JV around 6:30 and Varsity immediately following. (This is unrelated to weather.)

Hello, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. Due to the weather forecast, which is still predicting ice and heavy snow for overnight and tomorrow, WLS will be closed for Thursday, February 3rd. Thank you and have a safe day tomorrow.

Sixth graders in Mrs. Symmat’s science class tested rocks with hydrochloric acid for the presence of calcite. This experiment was part of their study of sedimentary rocks. They created and tested hypotheses on how the rocks would or would not react to the acid. Some of the rocks fizzed, steamed or didn’t react at all. They look like official scientists and had fun with this lab!

West Liberty-Salem is please to announce the Middle School 2nd Quarter Honor Roll. Please help us congratulate the following recipients! Highest Honors Honor Roll (3.75-4.0 GPA) 6th Grade Kylee Bell, Owen Hardwick, Samuel Myers, Celena Cheetham, Brayan Gullett, Wyatt Shoemaker, Bennett Sutherin, Eli Gilley, Josiah Thoman, Jerome Cordrey, Levi Kitchen, Robert Park, Delaney Anane-Sefah, James Brehm, Carter Henderson, Gunnar Lehman, Isla Leichty, David Roberts, Emma Schmelzer, Rachel Stanford, Ashlyn Taylor, Derek Wall, Arianna Weaver, Ellery Wygal, Caydon Stir, Bridgette Fisher 7th Grade Grace Jones, Natalie Fish, Audrianna Evilsizor, Ashlyn Pope, Kash LeVan, Tucker Searles, Sutton Wilcoxon, Zoe Carter, Braden Hershberger, Delilah (Lyla) Breon, James (Patrick) Brooks, Emma Liggett, Benjamin Wall, Isabelle Sarver, Savannah Gluckle, Thaddeus Kitchen, Casey Boyer, Sophia Landon, Conner Leichty, Claire Ling, Noah Sarver, Mariska Smith, Alex Griffin 8th Grade Alexa Cheetham, Brock Burgel, Lance Campbell, Haylee Earles, Caleb Larson, Caleb Ling, Levi Miller, Sadie Paul, Taryn Bradley, Ava Astorino, Victoria Douthwaite, Breece Gullett, Brevin Louden, Brielle Milliron, Mason Helms, Addison Hutton, Brady Kauffman, Dustin Bolton, Lyndee Harrison, Ava Poppe, Abbie Thoman, Elijah (Eli) Christison, Geneva Estep, Dylan King, Emery Longaberger, Emma Smith High Honors Honor Roll (3.5-3.74 GPA) 6th Grade Addison Farley, Zade Bieleski, Blaine Hughes, Gavin Bell, Elijah Filio, Cohen Evans, Timothy Krabill, Avery (Avery Grace) Randall, McKenzie Reames, Kathy Roehm, Logan Zanfirov, Asher Cole, Alauna Kinchen, McKayla Reames, Brayden Hupp, Kendal Carroll, Reagan McCullough 7th Grade Alivia Campbell, Zachary Carter, Lilliann (Lilli) Heminger, Xzavior Nicholl, Maverick Reames, Kiersten Stoll, Garrett Hull, Eliza Halterman, Bayes Lapp, Colton Neeld, Jill Fullenkamp, Morgan Gibson, Miles Christison, Avi Lehman, Carson Spencer, Levi Yelton 8th Grade Wyatt Bell, Elli Ullery, Gwenyth McCullough, Elise Longshore, Addyson Mattox, Abigail Timmons, Bryant Eaton, Jacob Lauck, Cooper Titus, Kaylee Blair, Olivia Reichardt, Kamden Hissong, Kaylee Powell, Marisa Smith, Naomi Cole Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA) 6th Grade Liam Barger, Brianna Blair, Drew Boyer, Daniel (Danny) Erne, Parker Harrington, Amelia Barth, Hayden Cauley, Abigail (Abi) Frederick, Colton Hall, Jenny Reprogle, Samuel (Sam) Bradford, Brylan Cox, Easton McGuire, Zachary (Zach) Cordell, Ivan Meister, Delaney Borders, Nevaeh Gravely, Savannah McClintick, Kyerah Marchal, Austin Markin, Thaddeus Smith, Evalyne (Eva) Decker, Alanee Horsley, Xavier Smith, Ezekiel (Zeke) Longshore, Britton Carter 7th Grade Bryson Jones, Aiden Hull, Ashlee VonDeylen, Sullivan Foster, Isabella Hughes, Brady Lightner, Eli Sertell, Madden Kilgore, Avery Northup, Emma Vigar, Ezekial Sidders, Carson Stokes, Alexis Wisner, Jenna Cline, Troy Christison, Aubralyn (Aubra) Wiant, Reagan Winters, Braydon Thompson 8th Grade Zaylor Eggleston, Gaven Nance, Noah Boyd, Olivia Deere, Marshall Sutherin, Alexis (Lexi) Hausler, Isaac Sertell, Cody Ferryman, Alexander Boyer, Mylee Dooley, Wyatt Longaberger, Taylor Cook, Baileigh Engle, Caden Stokes, Timothy Howells, Devon Jones, Joran Mouton, Alayna Hackley, Malia Miller, Landon Mitchell, Cameron Pope, Reese Oder, Lydia Schmidt, Tru Maxam, Carson Poppe, Dallas Koons, Ella Vondenhuevel

We are please to announce the West Liberty-Salem 2nd quarter high school Honor Roll. Please help us to congratulate the following recipients. Highest Honors Honor Roll (3.75-4.0 GPA) 9th Grade Greyson Horsley, Teagon Miller, Andrea Stokes, Connor Garman-Ferguson, Owen Barger, Clayton McAuley, Sophia Holland, Aaron Campbell, Audrey Collins, Isabella Hardwick, Rebekah Hudson, Ava Johnson, Taran Logwood, Luke McGill, Madeline McGill, Marley Myers, Max Rudolph, Quentin Rudolph, Kennedy Wallace, Londyn Loveless, Nathan Neuerman, Jessa Beard, Ava Chamberlain, Teagan Boyd, Caleb Hershberger, Illa Kerns, Daniel Neer, Isaiah Reames, Craig Stanford, Akira Whitman, Bexley Wilcoxon, Hayden Wise 10th Grade Matthew Christison, Madeline Cole, Jaycee Yelton, Kenzie Phillips, Malachi Christison, Abby Guest, Sari Kitchen, MaKenzy Sandefur, Emma Bails, Sophia Hardwick, Joseph LaRoche, Lillian Weaver, Ivy Cline, Alexis Helms, Abigail Miller, Chaley Wade, Mallory Bostick, Kerrigan Burgel, Megan Hollar, Addison McAuley, Lily Smith, Veronica Wall 11th Grade Kiersten Holtvoigt, Chandler McCafferty, Rylie Schultz, Ava Buck, Tina Douthwaite, Lexy Lee, Max Spencer, Delaney Wade, Kenzie Bahan, Kayla Cole, Carlee Hausler, Adam Stapleton, Shae Stoner, Alisa Bolton, Arianna Chapman, Ellie Cheetham, Anika Christison, Christian Davis, Maggie Davis, Trinity Floyd, Ezekiel, Amelia Hudson, Lena Kauffman, Brittany Neer, Logan Phillips, Whitney Ridenbaugh, Makenna Smith, Isabelle Wilson, James Howells 12th Grade Ayden Estep, Emily Hollar, Macy Roth, Natalie Hacker, Logan Godwin, Madison Casto, Jamie Gluckle, Owen Johnson, Adam LaRoche, William Motzko, Micah Stoner, Gabrielle Williams, Avery Davis, Savannah Perdue, Dani Smith, Megan Adams, Kylie Burgel, Mekylie Christison, Amanda Domachowski, Brady Forsythe, Ali Gault, Elliott Hager, Jamo Legge, Audrey McGill, Naomi McGill, Isaac Reames, Gavin Schoenleben, Hallie Smith, Michele Smith, Rebecca Vincent, Mandilyn Weaver, Aubrey Williams, Grace Winters High Honors Honor Roll (3.5-3.74 GPA) 9th Grade Samuel Peraza, Grant Saylor, Silas Kauffman, Delaney Jones, Isaiah Reminder 10th Grade Payton Lightner, John Richards, Isabelle Wygal, Hanna Schwaderer, Abigail Scott, Julia Wilson, Bailey Poppe, Xander Waldren, Dylan Wing, Whitney Strapp, Leah Ropp, Eli Bell, Zander Fahnestock, Evan Fullenkamp, Ashley Yoder, Carter Titus 11th Grade Emma Kauffman, Hailey Berry, Andre Jones, Caitlyn King, Payton Knight, D.J. Yoder, Andrew Kimball, Owen Harrison, Payton Eckurd, Abbigayle Long, Phillip Marr, James Powell, Travis Cropper 12th Grade Holden Shafer, Samuel Erne, Allyson Gaver, Gibson Knox, Ashley Good, Brandon LaRoche, Dylan Lauck, Avery McGuire, Hayden Miller, Logan Saylor, Levi Shafer, Bella Kauffman, Marissa Bailey, Joelynn Kennaw, Luke Heater, Cody Cushman, Carson King Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA) 9th Grade Aidon Koons, Aiden Taylor, Nick Shifflet, Lily Langhardt, Cam Bair, Jacob Evans, Jackson Steider, Troy Bradley, Reagan Bradford, Luke Thomas, Reagan Simpson, Collin Thompson, Laila Butler, Jack Bahan, Grace Hacker, Emily Hager, Alaina Irving, Myla Thornburg, Silas King, Sami King, Lincoln Henderson, Carson Kerns 10th Grade Emily Asbury, Cale Hall, Riley Knox, Anna Byrd, Nathan Webb, Grace Tomlin, Taylor Kennedy, Abigail Harris, Izabella Meister, Zoey Kaufman, Xan Schmidt, Claire Longshore, Owen Deere, Peyton Hull, Gabriel McGill, Adam Jennings, Austin Olejniczak, Brooke Dunn, Aubree Timmons, Olivia Wilcox, Miles Hostetler, Cara Deam, Samuel Lauck, Karter Spriggs, Riggs Lapp, Zoie Vermillion, Brooklyn Wilcoxon, Kendall LeVan 11th Grade Jonathon Stoner, Kambria Claybaugh, Aubrey Laing, Brandon Petry, Evan Cook, Faith Instine, Anna Wintersteller, Hannah Nibert, Devin Grime, Michael Jones, William Dowden, Wylie Harbour, Renee Neer, Gaven Wilcoxon, Matthew Jones 12th Grade Mady Ewing, Clayton Fissel, Birdie Lewis, Shaden Shafer, Vicky Dong, Alicia Szakacs, Jordan Stocksdale, Kathryn Hissong, Grant Schoenleben, Kalieb Laing, Aleah Reed, Marenna Cox

Middle School OHC Tournament change! 7th grade girls will play at West Jeff Middle School tomorrow, February 2, at 5:30. (bus will leave at 4:00) 8th grade girls will host West Jeff tomorrow, February 2, at 5:30 in the main gym. Go Tigers!

Logan County student United Way delegates participated in the the first of a four part series on living in poverty in Logan County. This morning our seniors Avery Davis, Micha Stoner and junior delegate Abbie Long participated in a poverty simulation experience. The experience allowed students the opportunity to participate in real life challenges like paying the rent or mortgage, utilities, buying groceries, paying for child care, finding and maintaining reliable transportation and maintaining work. They were assigned a family unit, and scenarios related to the three most common causes of poverty, systemic, situational and generational. Scenarios included being a single working parent, a family unable to afford or obtain credit to purchase a car, or a grandparent raising grandchildren on a fixed income to name a few. In each case, they were required to find the resources to fill in the gaps where income failed to provide. In all cases, students found empathy in the struggles and were enlightened by the resources available through #211 and United Way when the proper education is shared in the community. Today’s experience was also open to Logan County business leaders who hope to better relate to employee needs and learn what resources are available to avoid eviction, providIng food for families and keep the utilities turned on. The next poverty simulation experience is March 15 and is open to anyone who may want to attend. Contact United Way for more details.

Stay tuned for weather related cancellations this week. Reminder, all middle school and elementary practices and events are cancelled if there is no school due to inclement weather. Go Tigers!

West Liberty-Salem Middle School has named their Spelling Bee Champion! Jill Fullenkamp (7th grade) was the overall winner in the 17th round with the word “transept”. Ellis Koons (6th grade) was runner up. The MS spelling bee takes place in the gym in front of their peers and words are given by curriculum director Stacy Dunn. Congratulations Jill and Ellis!