The middle school boys cross country teams takes 1st place at the OHSAA Invitational this morning! Great work, guys!
West Liberty-Salem and Triad High Schools presented a $2000 check to the Blessing Bags board during half time of last night’s game. Over the last two weeks, high school students and staff have joined Burg and Triad to contribute more than $4000 to the program. It was nice to join our neighboring county schools and positively impact a program that serves so many of our students experiencing hunger. We will continue to accept donations indefinitely so that Blessing Bags can continue serving our schools!
Any 4th-6th grade boy or girl interested in playing basketball, or any student In k-5th interested in Little Dribblers, can now register online at https://westlibertybasketball.demosphere-secure.com/_registration.
Registration is open and is online only for both Little Dribblers and youth basketball this year. Little Dribblers is coordinated by Kim Hollar and Youth Basketball by the West Liberty Youth Basketball Association.
We look forward to another great year of developing our young athletes! Go Tigers!
The Tigers are at Triad tonight in their regular season finale. There is an opportunity to support the county wide Blessing Bag program by purchasing from the attached drink menu at the Cardinal Concession stands, but if you can’t make it to the game you can catch it on livestream at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ED2qJryREks&feature=youtu.be
Check out the Big Orange Cross Country boys on this week’s Peak of Ohio Chalk Talk!
https://youtu.be/9tKIGFqC1Ls
Students in Mrs. Mazza’s 7th grade Enrichment/Intervention classes are traveling around the world! Last month, they began organizing “suitcases” they will fill with discoveries they make while studying cultures around the world. The suitcases contain their passport where they will record the countries they visit, plane or train tickets for travel within the country, and souvenirs they select that represent important details about the country’s culture.
Mrs. Mazza shared, “ The point is to get them to learn a little something about other countries and to also have a traveling mindset in terms of preparing a passport, purchasing travel tickets (plane, train, boat) and looking for attractions while in these countries. I can’t wait to compare these with what the students will have finished at the end of the year!”
We can’t wait to see “All of the places they will go!”
It’s Gold Card Friday (on a Thursday because NO SCHOOL TOMORROW)!
Elementary Gold Card Video
https://youtu.be/OicALa7q__s
Middle School:
https://youtu.be/w94q_78BPhc
And your HS winners are:
12th Connor Shover given by Mr. Waibel
11th Lilly Weaver given by Mrs. Molly Smith
10th Maddie McGill given by Mrs. Arnold
9th Bradley Petry given by Mrs. Havens
Keep up the good work, Tigers!
Reminder Tiger Families:
There is no School on Friday, October 21, 2022. Have a great weekend!
Hello WL-S Families, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent with a couple of announcements. First, a quick reminder that we do not have school tomorrow, Friday, October 21. Next, we have added a two-hour early release day on Tuesday, November 22, for staff professional development. This is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving Break. Students will be dismissed at approximately 1 PM on this day and will arrive home or to their bus stop approximately two-hours earlier than normal.
Thank you and have a great weekend.
Get your Tiger Football Playoff Gear!
Orders are due, online only, by 10/20 at 1:00 PM. Orders will be delivered to school on 10/26.
Go Tigers!
https://wlsplayoff22.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Any Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior interested in being on this year’s High School Science Olympiad team must attend a meeting in the High School Media Center on Tuesday, October 25th at 5:00 pm. If you cannot come to the meeting but want to be on the team, or if you have any questions please contact
Mrs. Danielle Wall at d_rturner@yahoo.com or Ms. Alicia Matthews at cjlesha@yahoo.com.
Parent Teacher Conferences for K-12 are November 10 & 17, from 3-6 PM. Parents/Guardians should have received a text for students in grades 6-12 containing a link to schedule a time to meet with your student’s teacher(s). Elementary students will receive specific instructions from your student’s teacher for scheduling. See you there!
First graders giggled through /Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins/, read by Mrs. Perdue during their visit to the library this week!
Mrs. Harman and Mrs. Fullenkamp's 8th grade science students explored Newton's laws today. Ask your 8th grader which of Newton's laws was demonstrated!
October has been named, for the first time ever, Ohio School Safety Month. While safety has always been a top priority at WL-S, Ohio School Safety Month is meant to raise awareness of school safety programs like Stay Safe. Speak Up!
Stay Safe. Speak Up! Is a safety reporting system in place to help students and families report concerns to school officials. Concerns may include bullying, abuse, cyber threats, discrimination, fighting or weapon concerns, and suspicious behavior. Help us keep our building a safe place for students to learn and love.
Report concerns to 1-866-547-8362. And, as always, you can reach out to us directly, at any time at 937-465-1060.
We had a great turnout for sophomore lunch with family today! We have really enjoyed seeing so many family members taking time out of their busy schedules to join their students! We welcome our Freshman families on Wednesday, October 19th, at 12:05. See you there!
The West Liberty-Salem Middle School Big Orange Cross Country teams competed Saturday morning at the Ohio Heritage Championships held at Cedarville.
The Boys were OHC Champions with a perfect score of 15 points!
There were 33 finishers.
Asher Cole 1st 11:14-Champion
Brayan Gullett 2nd 11:27-1st Team OHC Honors
Zeke Longshore 3rd 11:36-1st Team OHC Honors
Adly Knox 4th 11:36-1st Team OHC Honors
Zac Carter 5th 11:40-1st Team OHC Honors
Calen Craig 21st 14:23
Casey Boyer 28th 15:15
The girls were OHC Champions with 23 points!
There were 44 finishers.
Addi Wallen 1st 12:23-Champion
Hattie Jacobs 2nd 12:29-1st Team OHC Honors
Mariska Smith 5th 13:01-1st Team OHC Honors
Ellery Wygal 7th 13:15-1st Team OHC Honors
Isla Liechty 8th 13:26-1st Team OHC Honors
Brianna Blair 34th 16:58
Lexie Wisner 41st 18:20
The teams plan to compete at the OHSAA Middle School Invitational next Saturday.
West Liberty-Salem, # 3 in this weeks OATCCC D3 State Poll, captured the OHC Championship. It marks the 32nd time the Big Orange have won the conference championship and the 12th over the past 14 seasons.
Sr. Owen Harrison 4th 16:37.8 1st Team All OHC
Fr. Garrett Wallen 5th 16:53.6 PR 1st Team All OHC
So. Asher Knox 7th 17:08.4 1st Team All OHC
So. Troy Bradley 8th 17:16.4 1st Team All OHC
Fr. Dylan King 9th 17:17.7 PR 2nd Team All OHC
Jr. Joey LaRoche 10th 17:19.3 PR 2nd Team All OHC
Fr. Brevin Louden 11th 17:22.7 PR 2nd Team All OHC
Sr. Michael Jones 12th 17:23.2 2nd Team All OHC
Sr. Micah Smith 14th 17:32.2 PR 2nd Team All OHC
So. Quentin Rudolph 16th 17:39.3 Honorable Mention OHC
Fr. Taryn Bradley 17th 17:40.4 PR Honorable Mention OHC
Fr. Caleb Larson 18th 17:43.1 PR Honorable Mention OHC
Jr. Ryan Henry 23rd 18:02.3
Jr. Mason Barger 31st 18:52.3 PR
Sr. Chandler McCafferty 32nd 18:53.6 PR
Jr. Maxwell McCombs 67th 23:47.6
OHC Standings
1. West Liberty-Salem 32
2. Cedarville 59
3. Mechanicsburg 87
4. Fairbanks 116
5. Greeneview 136
6. Greenon 148
7. Northeastern 164
Total Runners: 73
Meet Record: 6-0
Season Record: 87-17
"I'm very proud of the entire program today, four wins speaks volumes to what these young men and women put into this sport each and every day. Winning a conference championship is something we definitely take great pride in and doing it is definitely a big deal for these young men. I was very pleased with all sixteen guys performances, but especially proud of the four seniors that competed in their final conference championship. Owen Harrison, Michael Jones, Micah Smith, and Chandler McCafferty.
Two opportunities to cheer on the Tigers tonight! WLS boys soccer play at home at 7:00 PM. The WLS Varsity Volleyball team will travel to Brookville HS and play at 7:30. Brookville is located at 1 Blue Pride Drive, Brookville, Ohio 45309.
The West Liberty-Salem girls cross country team won its eighth consecutive Ohio Heritage Conference title Saturday at Cedarville University's Elvin R. King Cross Country Course. This is the sixteenth OHC title in the program's history.
Team Scores: 1st WLS 20, 2nd Fairbanks 58, 3rd Cedarville 80, 4th Mechanicsburg 81, 5th Greenon 121
Malia Miller continued her impressive freshman campaign leading WLS with a second place finish (19:20.6) and earning first team all-conference honors. The Big Orange went on to take the next four places and first team all-conference honors with Ashley Yoder finishing 3rd (19:35.3), Addison McAuley 4th (20:10.1), Gwen McCullough 5th (20:17.6) and Breece Gullet 6th (20:27.5).
Earning second team all-conference honors were Taylor Kennedy 11th place (21:22.8) and Teagan Boyd 15th (21:28.0).
Honorable mention conference honors went to Claire Longshore 16th (21:32.8) and Emma Smith 18th (21:35.8)
WLS went on to place thirteen runners in the top 30 with Mallory Bostick 22nd (21:56.6), Elise Longshore 23rd (22:25.4), Chloe Griffith 25th (22:42.9),
and Mylee Dooley 30th (22:53.9).
Also placing for the Big Orange were Abriley Krabill 36th (23:54.0), Geneva Estep 37th (23:57.8), Lily Smith 38th (23:59.0) and Anna Knox 48th (25:14.4).
"We take pride in keeping the conference trophy at WLS," said Big Orange head coach, Ann Vogel. "Our girls raced with confidence and focus today. I love the energy and the team first attitude they're bringing into championship season."
WLS ranked fifth in the latest OATCCC state coaches poll will compete in the DIII Southwest District meet Saturday at Cedarville University.
