Hello Families, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, with a reminder that FREE sport physicals will be offered by Community Health and Wellness Partners for the 2022-23 school year. If you have a child that is currently in grades 6-11 and plans to participate in one or more WL-S sports next year, this is an excellent opportunity and a free way to meet this requirement. The physicals will be offered in the mornings beginning May 16 through May 25. Sports Physical packets can be picked up in the nurse’s office or in the main office. Paperwork/parent signature should be completed prior to appointment time. To sign up use the link below https://signup.com/go/YABWkUg
Mrs. Stayrook’s class is having a lot of fun lately! Here is what they were up to today!
From Mrs. Stayrook:
Our class began the strategy of determining importance. What better way to do that than by making pizza? We had to decide which ingredients were important and which were extra. The catch was, we could only choose 3! After discussion, we decided that we had to have crust, sauce and cheese. All the other things were extra.
We then celebrated by making pizzas of our own inside the classroom. The kids loved it and it helped the strategy “stick.”
We are pleased to announce the renewal of the district’s 1% Income Tax Levy! West Liberty-Salem continues to thrive as a school of excellence due, in large part, to the support of our community, families, alumni, teachers, staff, administrators and local business owners who helped promote and ultimately, renew the levy. Thank you for your continued support of our district, students, and their future!
There are several opportunities to support the Tigers this week!
On Thursday, April 28th, students in Pages and Ms. Haney's Creative Writing Class went to the Wexner Center for the Arts to attend the end of year Pages Open Mic. Students toured the most recent exhibition, ate lunch with other participating Pages' schools and met newly published poet Aline Resende Mello. Many WL-S students then participated in their first open mic, MCed by Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour.
Students recently submitted their own pieces of art and writing to be published in this year's Pages book.
This week is teacher appreciation week, and we are blessed with the best at West Liberty-Salem! Please help us thank our teachers for all they do to ensure our students are getting the best education, support and love all year!
Mrs. Stayrook’s class celebrated the end of their poetry unit at their very own “Poetry Coffee House”. The coffee house was complete with donuts, juice and milk and a poetry reading! Each student selected their favorite poem that they wrote during the unit and read them aloud to their friends! They did a great job!!
Mr. McGill, Middle School Principal, took a few of our 8th grade WEB leaders to Vancrest this morning to serve residents and do some activities with them! WEB, Where Everyone Belongs, is a volunteer group of 8th graders who host 6th grade orientation and other activities to create a sense of inclusion and welcoming.
Hello, this is Kraig Hissong Superintendent of the West Liberty-Salem Local School District calling all WLS families and reminding you to remember to vote tomorrow on the Renewal of the 1% Income Tax. Remember, this is not a new tax and will not increase your current taxes. The renewal of the 1% income tax will maintain the funding that the school district has received since 1992. The income tax has been renewed by voters on 10 different occasions for the last 30 years. This funding is important for the day-to-day operations of the school district and costs the average family about 97 cents per day. With school funding from the state remaining about the same, local tax dollars are more important than ever to help provide high quality educational programs and staff. Thank you very much for your continued support of our school district and please remember to vote tomorrow on the Renewal of the 1% Income Tax. Thank you!
There was a small traffic jam in the drop off lane caused by a very cute family this morning. We are happy to report that all ducklings and mom made it safely to Mad River watershed that runs through the WL-S land lab!
West Liberty-Salem JV baseball improved to 8-1 (6-0 OHC) with a 17-3 win over Fairbanks (6-2 overall) on Tuesday. Cody Crawford and Brodey Deam combined to pitch 6 innings of 1-hit baseball, striking out 12. Dylan Wing paced the offense going 3-5 with a double and 5 RBI. Deam was 2-5 with 4 RBI. Jacob Griffith was 2-3 with a double and 3 RBI and Caleb Hershberger went 3-4. WL-S JV baseball next plays West Jefferson at home on Thursday.
Girls, entering 7th-12th grade, interested in participating in our school’s Big Orange cross country team can sign up on the Born and Raced in West Liberty website. Registration is live!
https://www.bornandracedinwestliberty.com/#
High school zoology students visited The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for a behind the scenes tour of the Animal Hospital and more! The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium operates it’s own conservation program and hold more than 7000 species of animals. Students got to see conservation efforts in action and how zoologists and other specialists are rehabilitating animals and aquatic life that are no longer safe in the wild.
Mrs. Douthwaite, CNP at CHWP School Based Health Center and School Nurse, spent the morning in high school health classes teaching CPR and first aide. They were all excited to learn techniques that could be potentially life saving! Thank you, Mrs. Douthwaite!
West Liberty-Salem competed last night at Urbana for the Champaign County Meet.. The boys finished 4th out of 5 teams with 55 points. Winning the meet with 95 points was Mechanicsburg followed by Urbana with 62 and Graham with 41.
Scoring for the Tigers:
1st Place:
4x800 Relay – Caleb Larson, Taryn Bradley, Jake Lauck, Brevin Louden 10:00.86
4x200 Relay – Casey Boyer, Alex Boyer, Terrence Hayes, Tanner Myers 1:58.00
800m – Brevin Louden 2:22.94
Pole Vault – Taryn Bradley 8-0
2nd Place:
1600m – Caleb Larson 5:11.08
4x400 Relay – Jake Lauck, Wyatt Longaberger, Casey Boyer, Caleb Larson 4:31.46
3rd Place:
4x100m Relay – Alex Boyer, Terrence Hayes, Zander GLuckle, Tanner Myers 56.85
4th Place:
High Jump – Casey Boyer 5-0
5th Place:
100m – Tanner Myers 13.71
400m – Wyatt Longaberger 1:09.62
200 Hurdles – Taryn Bradley 31.38
800m – Wyatt Longaberger 2:43.8
Long Jump- Jake Lauck 13-10.5
The girls team won the meet scoring 132 points. Urbana was 2nd with 62, followed by Mechanicsburg with 54, Graham with 41, and Triad with 35.
Scoring for the Tigers:
1st Place:
4x800 Relay – Gwen McCullough, Malia Miller, Mylee Dooley, Breece Gullett 11:05.71
100 Hurdles – Hattie Jacobs 18.34
100m – Tori Douthwaite 14.54
4x100 Relay – Tori Douthwaite, Elise Longshore, Chloe Griffith, Gwen McCullough 55.36
200m Hurdles – Elise Longshore 33.17
4x400 Relay – Breece Gullett, Raylea Henry, Mariska Smith, Hattie Jacobs 4:57.55
Shot Put – Lyndee Harrison 32-6
Long Jump – Chloe Griffith 13-9.5
Pole Vault – Elise Longshore 8-0
2nd Place:
100 Hurdles – Geneva Estep 20.59
4x200 Relay – Hattie Jacobs, Lexi Hausler, Ashlee VonDeylen, Raylea Henry 2;09.39
800m – Gwen McCullough 2:42.62
200m – Chloe Griffith 30.86
Pole Vault – Tori Douthwaite 7-6
3rd Place:
1600 – Mariska Smith 6:26.31
200 Hurdles – Geneva Estep 38.80
800m – Mylee Dooley 2:54.46
200m – Ashlee VonDeylen 32.48
Shot Put – Addison Hutton 27-0
Discus – Lyndee Harrison 67-8.5
4th Place:
400m – Breece Gullett 1:11.29
800m – Malia Miller 2:55.04
Discus – Addison Hutton 60-5.5
One of only a few home track meets for the entire season is this Saturday. We need help!!!
Consider signing up for a shift at the concession stand!
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Please help us wish our fantastic secretaries and administrative professionals a Happy Administrative Professionals' Day! They truly keep the wheels turning at West Liberty-Salem! They have answers to all the questions, do the behind the scenes 'big stuff' for our biggest and best programs, find time for all of those last-minute projects or tasks, reward, help and get to know all of our students, and are the best welcoming committee when you visit our front office! We are truly blessed with the best!
Thank you Jen Wilcoxon, Attendance Secretary, Candace Watson, Counseling Office, Julie Nieman, HS Secretary, Alysson Cotrell, Elementary Secretary, and Liz Carter, Central Office!
2020-2021 WL-S High School Yearbooks are now available for purchase in the HS office!
The hard-cover, color, 48-page yearbook is available for $25 and can be purchased Monday-Friday, 7:30-3:00 PM.
Cash or checks made out to WL-S will be accepted.
Information about pre-ordering a 2021-2022 WL-S High School Yearbook will be shared in just a couple of weeks.
The West Liberty-Salem girls track and field won the five team Champaign County Meet Monday at Triad High School.
Team Scores: 1st WLS 133, 2nd Graham 71, 3rd Mechanicsburg 56, 4th Triad 54, 5th Urbana 39
First Place Finishers:
4x800 Relay: Megan Adams, Teagan Boyd, Mallory Bostick, Ashley Yoder 10:07.34
4x200 Relay: Delaney Jones, Sophia Hardwick, Mandilyn Weaver, Megan Adams 1:53.24
4x100 Relay: Lily Weaver, Delaney Jones, Alaina Irving, Claire Longshore 53.94
4x400 Relay: Claire Longshore, Megan Adams, Teagan Boyd, Mallory Bostick 4:24.95
Ashley Yoder 1600 Meter Run 5:49.84
Megan Adams 800 Meter. Run 2:32.73
Delaney Jones 200 Meter Dash 27.47
Lily Weaver High Jump 4'6
Second Place Finishers:
Sophia Hardwick 100 Meter Hurdles 17.59
Mallory Bostick 400 Meter Dash 1:03.49
Teagan Boyd 800 Meter Run 2:41.83
Lily Smith 3200 Meter Run 14:11.58
Mandilyn Weaver High Jump 4'6"
Tina Douthwaite Pole Vault 7'6"
Third Place Finishers:
Lilly Weaver 100 Meter Dash 14.46 and Long Jump 14'6.25"
Sophia Hardwick 300 Meter Hurdles 49.93
Lena Kauffman Pole Vault 7'6"
Fourth Place Finishers:
Alaina Irving 100 Meter Hurdles 18.20
Lily Smith 1600 Meter Run 6:19.07
Claire Longshore 300 Meter Hurdles 51.62
Maggie Davis 800 Meter Run 2:52.07
Anna Knox High Jump 4'4"
Mandilyn Weaver Long Jump 13'6.5"
Kenzie Bahan Shot Put 29'6"
Fifth Place Finishers:
Claire Longshore 100 Meter Hurdles 18.74
Lena Kauffman 100 Meter Dash 14.79
Alaina Irving 200 Meter Dash 30.65
West Liberty-Salem will compete at the Wayne Warrior Invitational on Thursday and Friday.
West Liberty-Salem will have a 5-year income tax levy renewal on the May 3rd ballot. Please read over the attached sheet, and feel free to share!
