West Liberty-Salem Local School District - Home of the Tigers

The West Liberty-Salem girls track and field team opened the season with a third place finish at the Anna Quad meet Tuesday. Senior Megan Adams led the Tigers winning the 1600 meter run (5:29.6) and 800 meter run (2:30.3). Also grabbing first place finishes were Delaney Jones 100 meter dash (12.91) and the 4x400 relay team of Mallory Bostick, Ashley Yoder, Sophia Hardwick and Adams (4:23.73) Second place finishes were provided by Sophia Hardwick in the 300 meter hurdles with a personal best of 52.03., Ashley Yoder in the 800 meter run 2:44.23, and Delaney Jones in the 200 meter dash 28.29. Mallory Bostick had two third place finishes in the 400 meter dash (1:06.19) and 200 meter dash (29.27). Mandilyn Weaver also placed third in high jump (4'08"). Placing fourth were Ashley Yoder in the 1600 meter run (5:53.35) and Taylor Kennedy in the 3200 meter run (13:27.13). Rounding out the Tiger placers were fifth place finishers Kenzie Bahan in shot put with a personal best (30'05), Teagan Boyd 400 meter dash (1:08.31) and Alaina Irving 100 meter hurdles (18.2). The Lady Tigers are back in action Monday at the OHC Preview meet hosted by Northeastern.

GREEN HILLS COMMUNITY Business Description: Green Hills Community is a faith-based, not-for-profit “Life Plan Community” for seniors. We offer long term care, assisted living care, adult day services, independent living, home health and hospice, and even on-site childcare! Positions Available: State Tested Nursing Assistant, Dietary Aide, Environmental Services Aide, Life Enrichment Assistant Training: Most are “on-the-job” training. State Tested Nursing Assistant involves a 75-hour training course, and then successfully passing a State Test Do you offer short term, summer employment? Yes Do you offer long term employment? What are the opportunities for advancement, if any? Long term employment is encouraged. Not only is there opportunity to advance within your department, there is opportunity to cross-train in other departments and grow your knowledge and skill base! Age Requirements: Must be at least 14 years of age Rate of Pay: Starting rates range from $11.25 - $16.50 To Apply or For More Information: Go to www.greenhillscareers.org or www.greenhillscommunity.org

Attention parents of 8th/9th graders going on our Washing D.C. trip: Please join us for a student/parent meeting at 6pm in the main gym on Wednesday, March 30th. We will review trip details and protocols at this time. See you there!

Congratulations to West Liberty-Salem’s Middle School Science Olympiad team for a great performance at the Western Ohio Regional Science Olympiad tournament on March 19th. Seventeen team members won awards in fifteen different events. By finishing fourth in our region, our school has qualified for the State Science Olympiad tournament for the sixteenth year in a row. The State virtual tournament will be sponsored by The Ohio State University on Saturday, April 9th. Top awards went to: Aiden Taylor and Levi Kitchen won gold in the event Rocks & Minerals; Thaddeus Kitchen and Zachary Carter won gold in Storm the Castle; Ashlyn Taylor and Levi Kitchen won gold in Write It Do It; Lexie Wiesner and Conner Leichty won silver in Storm the Castle; Aiden Taylor and Zachary Carter won silver in Ornithology; Emery Longaberger and Hailey Earles won bronze in Bio Process Lab; Greyson Horsley and Ashlyn Taylor won bronze in Crimebusters; Zachary Carter and Thaddeus Kitchen won bronze in Disease Detectives

We continue to feature a “Business of the Day” to highlight opportunities for WL-S students planning to go straight into the workforce. Today’s Business of the Day is: COLEPAK, INC. Business description: ColePak, Inc. is a family-owned business in Urbana that is one of the largest Interior Packaging Producers in the country. ColePak employees over 125 people in a wide range of positions and skillset. Positions Available: There are many different positions that you are able to go straight into with no prior training from a Machine Tender to a Machine Operator. Do you offer short term, summer employment? Yes Do you offer long term employment? What are the opportunities for advancement, if any? ColePak does offer long term employment and advancement. Attendance and ability to work well with others and a strong work ethic are important when being considered for advancement. Rate of Pay: Hourly rate depends on the positions. Starting pay for basic position is $15.50/hour. Machine operators pay starts at 18.50/hour. Age requirements: Must be 16 years or older How to Apply: Stop in the office to complete an application. For more information: Go to www.colepak.com or contact Mary.Dudash@ColePak.com if you have any questions.

Due to the predicted extreme cold temperatures, WL-S baseball and softball games are cancelled for this evening, Monday, March 28th.

Good luck to Aubree Timmons at the state power lifting tournament this weekend!

The High School Counseling Office Business of the Day is MARY RUTAN HOSPITAL. Business Description: Mary Rutan Hospital is a leading not-for-profit healthcare organization with a comprehensive and integrated system of inpatient, outpatient and community services connected to meet the health and wellness needs of all members of the community. Positions Available: Medical Support, Food and Nutrition Staff, Patient Access/Receptionist, Patient Clearance, Maintenance Staff, Environmental Services Staff (cleaning crew), Courier (mail runs and deliveries to the offsite clinics), Lab Assistant (Phlebotomist), Health Unit Coordinator, Cardiology Tech, Materials Staff Training: Hospital orientation and on the job training Do you offer short term, summer employment? We offer PRN positions which are an “as needed” role Do you offer long term employment? What are the opportunities for advancement, if any? We offer PRN, part-time and full-time employment Age requirements: Graduated with high school diploma. Can work in our food and nutrition department in our student position as a current high school student Rate of Pay: Wages are different depending on the positions but for some of the entry level position the wage starts around $13.50 and higher. How to Apply: Go to https://www.maryrutan.org/careers/employment-opportunities For more information: https://www.maryrutan.org/

Check out Mr. Hollar's March Madness skills in today's edition of Gold Card Friday! https://youtu.be/sTQz-_4IQ6E

High School students in Mrs. Arnold’s English class recently finished a novel study of Just Mercy by lawyer Brian Stevenson. Stevenson gives a first-hand account of his decades helping marginalized Americans who have been treated unfairly by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through his work he realizes his compassion for the poor and broken inspires his passion to bring mercy and compassion to others. Students were then asked to create a power point presentation about something impactful that spreads mercy and kindness to others. Lexy Lee, a junior, shared that hunger and poverty, both locally and internationally, can impact anyone, even those we assume aren’t in need. She shared ways to help locally, as well as the the mission her church serves in other countries to provide clean drinking water in underserved communities. You can watch Lexy’s presentation by clicking the link below! Thanks, Lexy for letting us film and inspiring others to spread mercy and kindness. https://youtu.be/Y9nP5gZE-XU

You may remember that just a few weeks ago Elliot Hager, senior, received a superior rating at Science Fair advancing him to districts. This week, he competed at districts earning a near perfect score of 39 out of 40, a $200 cash prize, superior rating, and qualified for State! His project was on the software development life cycle. Elliot shared, “This cycle is used by companies like Microsoft and Google and other software development companies. It involves talking with the clients, figuring out what they want, building mock-ups, building the application and then putting it to use.” His presentation included a trifold board, laptop setup with demo, and a 34 page paper detailing the process of the software development cycle and how he built the band database web application. The State Science Fair is entering their third year of being virtual, so this week Elliot will be busy building a power point presentation of his project, recording his presentation and sending it off for judging! Help us wish Elliot the very best of luck!

We have an Irishman teaching 5th grade today! Mr. Sertell vowed to speak in an Irish accent for the duration of St. Patrick’s Day. It’s 11:00, and he’s still going strong! Watch this short clip of his class discussing short stories about life as a new student on Mars and enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day cheer. https://youtu.be/jMFnZZyvQ6g

Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Dallas’s second graders worked with fifth graders in Mr. Sertell’s class to write a “snow buddy” story together. Today, they hung up their stories in the cafeteria and made snowmen with “snow”. They are really proud of their projects and loved making new friends with the older kids!

The High School Counseling Office Business of the Day LOGAN LAWN & LANDSCAPING! Business Description: Jake, Vitt, owner of Logan Lawn Landscaping, will take care of your property so that you can enjoy life to the fullest. LL&L brings professional experience for all of your lawn care and landscaping needs. Job descriptions: Laborers, landscapers, landscape design techs Training: Not required, but commercial applicators license for chemicals, landscape design classes, small engine repair- are all a plus Short Term & Long Term Employment: We offer short term and long term employment, especially for the lawn mowing season. Long term is available if the proper credentials are acquired as you could turn into a year-long employee. Age requirements: 16 years of age or older How to Apply: Contact Jake Vitt at loganlawnwl@gmail.com or call (937)465-3370. For more information: https://www.loganlawnlandscaping.com/

Twenty-two high school fine arts students attended the OHC Fine Arts Festival last week. They attended workshops hosted by Wright State University guest conductors and were featured in an evening showcase in their respective fields. Click the link for the full story and list of students selected to attend. https://www.wlstigers.org/article/687669

Thirty four seniors were honored at the 45th annual Bellefontaine Rotary Club Honors Night last night at Bellefontaine High School. Nearly 200 students who maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher from seven Logan County schools were invited to attend. In addition, 7 Logan County students were awarded a $1,000 scholarship. Naomi McGill was selected as the WL-S scholarship recipient. Please help us congratulate the following students for this academic achievement!

The High School Counseling Office Business of the Day is WEST CENTRAL OHIO NETWORKING (WestCON). Business description: West Central Ohio Networking or WestCON is a Council of Government that provides services for 12 county boards of developmental disabilities in Ohio. One of the services provided is assisting people to become Independent Providers. An Independent Provider is a self-employed person who directly provides services to people with disabilities. Positions Available: Independent Provider Training: All training is provided online by the Department of Developmental Disabilities, as well as, for free by WestCON Do you offer short term, summer employment/ Do you offer long term employment? Yes, this path will give you the ability to choose who you work with and how often you work. What are the opportunities for advancement, if any? This position has the potential to be what you want it to be. The more clients you provide services to the more money you have the potential to make. Rate of Pay: Logan County Independent Providers are starting out at $21.36 an hour. The state is giving pay increases yearly and waiving all certification fees at this time. Age requirements: 18 years and older and must have a high school diploma or GED How to apply and for more information: The first step is to reach out to Natosha Frost by email nfrost@westcondd.org or visit our provider page on our website at https://westconcog.org/new-provider/

Hello WLS Families, We have had some questions regarding Mobile Hotspots that are available to a limited number of students who do not have internet connectivity at home. Please read our responses to the questions below. Is the district planning to return to remote instruction since WL-S is providing hotspots? No, the district has no plans to return to remote instruction. These mobile hotspots were purchased with grant funds that we either used on connectivity or had to return if they were not used. Since we were able to get free devices and 100GB of data each year, we thought it made sense to provide some assistance for students that did not have internet connection at home. How much service does 100GB of data provide? According to T-Mobile, 100GB of data is enough to provide service to a student for a school year as long as they are using the hotspot for school purposes only. If a student tries to watch movies, play games, etc., they will run out of data at which point the mobile hotspot will no longer function until it resets for the following year. What can a student do with 100GB of data annually? According to T-Mobile: 140 Hours of Streaming Educational Videos 320 Hours of online learning 5000 Hours of internet research 200 Hours of online college test prep. What type of devices can connect to the mobile hotspot? Preferably the student's iPad. Any device that supports wifi connection, like a smart phone or home computer can also connect to the mobile hotspot.

Are you a female interested in being a part of the golf team?? There will be an informational meeting for any girl in grades 8-11 interested in playing golf this fall. Please meet in Mr. Stormes’ room on Wednesday, March 16 during second lunch.

Congratulations to Grace Winters and Brady Forsythe for being selected as our March Seniors of the Month. Brady and Grace were nominated and voted on by their teachers for always doing their best and being highly active in our school. Keep up the great work!!