**Please note: there is a time change from earlier communication for Pregame festivities. Pregame will start at 6:15.
West Liberty-Salem will host our annual Homecoming parade and bonfire on Thursday evening beginning at 6:30pm (parade line up begins at 5:30 or when you're coach/advisor told you to arrive). We would like to invite the community, our families, and alumni to head downtown and support our student floats, king and queen candidates and homecoming court attendants. The parade, led by Grand Marshall Kathy Smith and the ’21 Homecoming Court, will feature floats with fall sports, the Tiger Marching Band, middle school and rec soccer teams, and student council to name a few! The parade leaves the park and will head down Pickrelltown Road, turn left on Main Street heading south through downtown, and left at the Shell Station on Baird Street returning to the park.
Immediately following, the community is invited to attend a bonfire at the park! The band will play, and the cheerleaders and team are ready to get everyone excited for the weekend!
WL-S will host a pregame ceremony beginning at 6:15 Friday evening. Tiger Stadium gates open at 5:30. The evening begins with homecoming court in the parade of Jeeps followed by crowning your 2021 Homecoming King and Queen! Kick off against West Jeff is at 7 pm.
The homecoming dance is set for Saturday evening from 8-11. We hope you are looking to a fun weekend in our community!
Thank you to Alise Photography for taking our homecoming photos. And, once again, congratulations to our Homecoming Court.
Front L to R: Teagan Boyd, Megan Hollar, Emily Hollar, Aubrey Williams, Grace Winters, Megan Adams, Allyson Gaver and Brittany Neer.
Back L to R: Owen Johnson, Logan Saylor, Isaac Reames, Holden Shafer, and Clayton Fissel
Sneak peak of the Homecoming Court photo shoot this morning.......Stay tuned for more!
Tiger up for Tiger spirit day! Wear your favorite spirit wear tomorrow and show your Tiger pride! Have a great evening!
Congratulations to Kathy Smith who is named Grand Marshall for the 2021 Homecoming parade! Thank you Kathy, for your many years of service to West Liberty-Salem Local Schools.
I am very honored to be the Grand Marshall for this year’s homecoming parade. I have been employed by West Liberty-Salem for 30 ½ years. My husband and 4 children (Julie, Nick, Stephanie and Ashlee) all have graduated from WL-S. The thing I loved the most about working here is the friendships I have made over the years and the students I have worked with from being the Majorette and Flag Corps advisor for 25 years and helping with the High School Musicals as the choreographer. I will be retiring this summer and I will miss the great staff I have in the food service.
-Kathy Smith
The WLS Vocal Music Program is holding their annual soaps fundraiser! If you are interested in any of the following items, please contact a choir members or email pwaibel@wlstigers.org.
The West Liberty-Salem girls cross country team hosted the 49th Annual Ohio Caverns Max Evans Memorial Invitational Saturday with the Big Orange placing first as a team.
Team Scores: 1st WLS 27, 2nd Hilliard Darby 57, 3rd Graham 125, 4th Bellefontaine 129, 5th Kenton 139, 6th Dayton Christian 147, 7th Fairbanks 155, 8th New Bremen 184
The Big Orange took the first three places in the race led by Megan Adams 1st (19:02), Ashley Yoder 2nd (20:12) and Addison McAuley 3rd (20:38). Claire Longshore cracked the top 10 with an 8th place finish (21:50). Taylor Kennedy and Mandilyn Weaver cracked the top 20 with Kennedy placing 15th (22:40) and Weaver placing 17th (22:49).
Also placing for West Liberty-Salem were Lily Smith 25th (23:36), Maggie Davis 28th (23:51), Anna Knox 35th (24:33), Dani Smith 44th (25:35), Joy Hudson 56th (26:32) and Laney Craig 73rd (28:37).
The Big Orange currently ranked 3rd in the DIII OATCCC state coaches poll will compete at the Anna Rocket Invitational October 9th.
Champaign County Youth Choir is now accepting new students for their winter and spring sessions! Sign up today!
Good luck to our youth Tiger cheer squad as they compete at youth OHC competition today! Go Tigers!
Good morning! This a reminder that there is no school on Monday for Professional Development, and it’s SPIRIT WEEK! Spirit week kicks off on Tuesday with Pajama Day! Watch for announcement all week and join us for all the Homecoming festivities!
West Liberty-Salem needs you! Do you or someone you know have a desire to work with children? Do you want to work at your child’s school? We currently have a paraprofessional position available in the high school and middle school. Apply today!
It’s gold card Friday, Spirit week edition. Below are the links to our gold card videos. Watch to hear the winners!
Middle School:
https://youtu.be/acjyVEW6ynQ
Elementary:
https://youtu.be/s7h_0jVZFV4
And congratulations to our HS Gold Card winners!
9th Mary-Jane Kimmel given by Mrs. Hall
10th Ashley Yoder given by Mrs. Neer
11th Adam Stapleton given by Mrs. Havens
12th Ayden Estep given by Mrs. Seymour
Homecoming week is right around the corner! Mark your calendars and plan on joining the festivities! Watch our Live Feed or Facebook where we will announce HoCo Royalty and this year’s Grand Marshall!
West Liberty-Salem’s golf team participated in the OHC tournament yesterday and had a great day on the course! The team shot a 470, led by Greyson Horsley, who shot 98. Coach Sean Stormes shared, “This team score is significantly lower, roughly 50 strokes, than our score earlier this season and is 100% attributed to the hard work the athletes put in this season.“ Greyson Horsley, freshman, received OHC honors as 2nd Team All OHC, and was only 2 athletes away from 1st team. The team has worked very hard this season. Congratulations!!
Yesterday’s cancelled volleyball game is rescheduled for next week! Go Tigers!
West Liberty-Salem High School announced their September Seniors of the Month!
Hallie Smith is the daughter of Tobin and Carrie Smith. She is involved in soccer, basketball, band, musical, drama club, show choir, National Honor Society, french club, student council, a class officer, book club and Calc club.
Student of the Month Questionnaire:
If I were principal for a day:
If I was principal for a day, I would allow everyone to eat outside for lunch, and I would
turn up the heat in the school because it’s always freezing.
Favorite school memory:
One of my favorite memories from high school has been all the late night practices for
musical.
People who have been an inspiration to me include: Soccer, Basketball, Band, Musical, Drama Club, Show Choir, NHS, French Club, Student Council, Class Officer, Book Club, Calc Club
Lately, I have been reading:
At the moment, I am reading The Lambs Supper by Scott Hahn and Left to Tell by
Immaculée Ilibagiza.
My advice to parents: My advice to parents would be to allow your kids to make their own decisions in high school so they can try new things. This will allow them to become their own, unique, person.
My biggest regret:
My biggest regret in high school was not becoming more involved in the arts freshman
year. As a senior involved in the arts, it has been one of the best experiences of my
high school career.
Next year Hallie plans to attend a four year university in Ohio to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Advisor Greg Johnson, HS Principal
Owen Johnson is the son of Crystal and Greg Johnson. Owen is the president of the Calc club, on student council, Link Crew, Key Club, and plays soccer and basketball.
If I were principal for a day: I would organize as many activities as possible for future Homeroom periods
Favorite school memory:
Football Friday Nights
People who have been an inspiration to me include: My father because he is a very hard worker and treats everyone with respect.
Lately, I have been reading: Lord of The Flies
My advice to parents: To keep doing what they’ve been doing.
My biggest regret: I have no regrets.
Next year Owen plans to attend college pursuing a four year degree.
Advisor Greg Johnson HS Principal
Congratulations to your September Students of the Month!
The Varsity volleyball game against Greenon is cancelled for this evening. MS events are on as scheduled and now taking place in the main gym.
Are you, or someone you know, interested in working at WL-S? We are currently hiring for kitchen subs! Apply in person today!
Next week is Homecoming Spirit Week! Mark your calendars and join in the fun! More details about HoCo ‘21 events will follow this week. Go Tigers!
The West Liberty-Salem girls cross country team won the team title at the Piqua Under the Lights Invitational Saturday evening.
Team Scores: 1st WLS 44, 2nd Botkins 67, 3rd Butler 78, 4th Brookville 126, 5th Tippecanoe 140, 6th Sidney 158, 7th Troy 173, 8th Piqua 193, 9th Covington 210, 10th Fairborn 261, 11th West Carrollton 358
Senior Megan Adams led the Big Orange with a convincing first place finish in 18:35.9. Four other runners cracked the top twenty for WLS with Ashley Yoder placing 3rd (19:30.3), Addison McAuley 6th place (20:11.1), Claire Longshore 15th place (21:22.8), and Mandilyn Weaver 19th (21:42.7). Also placing for the Big Orange were Taylor Kennedy 29th place (22:52.6), Anna Knox 32nd place (23:16), Maggie Davis 38th place (23:34.6), Dani Smith 68th place (25:21.9), Joy Hudson 77th place (26:20.4) and Laney Craig 79th place (26:37.7).
Coach Ann Vogel said that Megan Adams took control of the race early and pulled away from the field. “The team ran well today. Running late at night is a new experience for us, so our main goal was to work together as a team and be mentally strong throughout the race. We know we have areas we need to work on, but it was good to see improvement from last week,” Vogel shared.
West Liberty-Salem hosts the 44th Annual Ohio Caverns Max Evans Memorial Invitational on Saturday. There will be an Alumni Race open to the public at 8:00 a.m. and the school races will begin at 8:40 a.m.
Hello WL-S families,
I hope everyone is having a good week. We have finished our 13th day of the school year and to date we have had 28 students and 4 staff positive with COVID. We have had another 83 students and 1 staff member who have had to quarantine as close contacts. Please remember that quarantines can be avoided for those who have not had COVID in the past by wearing a mask or getting a vaccination for ages 12 and older. Our goal is to keep students in school and our doors open. Please help by making decisions with your family that help to avoid quarantine. Learn more daily numbers by visiting our COVID dashboard, https://www.wlstigers.org/page/covid-dashboard. Thank you and have a great evening. Go Tigers!
Kraig Hissong,
Superintendent