Four WL-S students participated in the Young Americans workshop at Bellefontaine HS this past Sunday-Tuesday. Young Americans is an educational performing arts workshop specializing in voice, dance, song writing and acting. They learned an hour-long show in 3 short days and participated with over 200 students from area schools. The lessons they learned were immeasurable both for music and for life. Young Americans strives to provide a confidence boosting, team building, and educational experience for all. Pictured are Dylan Domachowski, Music Teacher Brice Henry, Illa Kerns, Sophia Holland, Anna Byrd, and a group photo of the final performance.
Our annual Homecoming Parade will take place Thursday, October 3rd at 6 pm. All students participating in the parade need to arrive no later than 5:30 at Lions Park to line up. Youth, middle-school, and high-school clubs and athletes should receive information from their coaches/advisors about where exactly to meet. We hope to see you there!
Little Tiger Cheerleaders concluded a three day camp experience under the lights Friday evening when they cheered our Tigers to a 56-8 victory over Madison Plains! Varsity Cheerleaders led three after school practices teaching sidelines cheers and a dance to 76 students in grades K-5. The Little Tigers were especially excited to show what they learned while cheering the whole first quarter of Friday night’s game. Great job to all of our Tiger cheerleaders for a great show this weekend!
Do you need some new WLS gear? Or are you looking for the perfect holiday gift? Visit the WLS Spirit Store by midnight on Sunday, September 29 to place your order. https://wlspride2019.itemorder.com/
Lights were low, music was groovy and the books were hot at the 4th grade Language Arts ‘Book Tasting Cafe’. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Kale set the mood this morning with a real coffee house feel, while students “tasted” five different genres of literature. This was a fun way to help students understand the concept of successfully finding good-fit books. Good-fit books are books that students understand yet provide a little challenge, are interesting to their individual taste, and are appropriate length for their reading level. Way to make reading fun!
WL-S football players were up before the sunrise to help ‘Logan County Vets to DC’ load luggage, wheelchairs, and walkers on the busses transporting 51 veterans to Washington DC this morning. Cheerleaders helped lined the streets in Bellefontaine to wish our Veterans well and thank them for their service. Thanks to this great bunch of student athletes for volunteering very early for such a great cause.
WL-S sent 103 FFA students to the Farm Science Review where they helped the Ohio Cattle Womens Association in the food tent. The Cattle Womens Association works hard to organize, prepare and serve a lot of people during the FSR, and it was an honor to be invited to help out! Special thanks to the Cattle Womens Association and our chaperones for making this day a success!
Howdy partners! Check out today's Gold Card video where Cowboy Hollar and Cowboy McGill explain the WLS High Fives! https://youtu.be/3Dxk3ch60ow
We are proud to announce our September seniors of the month! Eli McGill and Grace Adams were selected and voted on by their teachers for being good leaders and great students! They have been active members of our Tiger community for four years and both plan to continue their education next year. Congratulations Grace and Eli!
Does your 3rd-6th grader want to join the Champaign County Youth Choir? If so, sign up on Oct 5 at 9 am at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany on the corner of Scioto and Kenton Streets in Urbana. No auditions, the only requirement is to love singing! Flyer: https://5il.co/abet
We had a great turn out for our first “Walk at School”! It was a beautiful morning with a great sunrise over our campus! Mark your calendars and join us next time on October 2 at 7 am!
Tomorrow is our first “Walk At School” for the year! Bring the family and meet us at the track to get a jump start on your steps for the day! We will meet at 7 am and walk until 7:30. Park in the back lot near the track. See you in the morning!
It’s fall picture time!! Picture day for grades 6-11 is tomorrow, 9/17! Ohio Hi Point picture day will begin at 7:25 on 9/18, at WL-S, prior to bus departure to OHP. Seniors, including OHP seniors, and any makes up will be on 10/23. If your student needs a new form, they can pick one up in the main office.
The Marching Tigers looked and sounded great at the Bellefontaine Band Spectacular this evening! They played a fantastic medley of popular hits from The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley! Way to represent, Tigers!!
Congratulations to the 2019 Homecoming Court!
Homecoming Court for Fall 2019
Freshman attendant: Allie Bolton
Sophomore attendant: Ally Gaver
Junior attendant: Chiara Podda
Queen Candidates:
Grace Adams
Bexley Harrigan
Lydia Moell
Savannah Weaver
Tori Wilson
King Candidates:
Trent Berry
Trenton Douthwaite
Matthew Loffing
Eli McGill
Trevor Woodruff
See the short video below to watch!
https://youtu.be/LkXFVd3M8zk
The Athletic Department has made a few changes to the Athletic Pass Policy. Please see below and let us know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Athletic Pass Policy
Effective September 20, 2019, all athletic pass holders (senior citizen, family, individual or student) will be required to show their physical pass before entering athletic events held at WL-S. In the event that you forget your pass, you will be required to pay. If you have purchased a family pass and don’t have passes for each family member, please contact Audrey Jones or Jake Vitt at 937-465-1060.
Congratulations to this week’s Middle School & High School Gold Card winners!
6th: Marisa Smith
7th: Leigha Cox
8th: Riggs Lapp
9th: Skyler Woods
10th: Grant Schoenleben
11th: Madeline Hutton-Ashcroft
12th: Zach Glock
Each student wins a $5 gift card to their choice of Subway, Ice Cream Parlor, Chipolte, Panera Bread, Maries Candies, or The Depot Coffee House! Congrats to these students who were ‘caught being good’! Elementary gold card drawings will begin next week.
Do you ever hear your student talking about those silly “Gold Card Friday” videos? Here is your chance to check them out for yourself. Stop back each Friday to see what Mr. Hollar and Mr. McGill are up to.
https://youtu.be/EGJUbZG1iXE
There will be a brief parent meeting Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 6pm, for any student in grades 8-11 interested in going to London next summer (2021). All students and their parents are invited to attend the meeting and find out about this great opportunity! Check out our events page to add it to your calendar!
On behalf of The West Liberty-Salem School District, I am very proud of our students and staff and their accomplishments each year. I want to congratulate our students on their hard work and efforts on the tests and our entire staff for the work they do with our students that truly makes the difference. I am very proud of everyone and the results on this year's report card.
Kraig Hissong, Superintendent
Stay tuned for a detailed report of our districts specific report card. Have a great evening!