West Liberty-Salem Local School District

Hello WL-S families, Tonight are Parent/Teacher conferences until 6:15 PM. During conferences, our new School-Based Health Clinic will be open. This would be a great opportunity, to stop by and pre-register your child for medical services in the event that they would be ill and need to see Jen Douthwaite, our Licensed Nurse Practitioner. You can also register online using Final Forms from your phone that can be found on our website under the menu tab. Thank you, Kraig Hissong

Hello, WLS will be on a 2 hour delay today do tonslick road conditions. school will start at 9:45 for the elementary and 9:40 for MS/HS.

Hello WL-S families, I have a couple of announcements. First, a reminder that this Friday, February 12th, is a regular day of school. Originally, this Friday was a Professional Development (PD) day for staff. However, due to COVID, the PD day was moved to the beginning of the school year and the 12th is now a regular day of instruction. Next, on Friday, February 19th, our staff are scheduled to receive their second required round of COVID vaccination shots. Since our scheduled time is in the middle of the school day, we felt it would be best to make Friday, February 19th be a virtual school day. Students will complete assignments provided by staff and will be informed ahead of time of what those assignments are and how to participate in their courses from home. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your flexibility. This will conclude the COVID vaccinations for staff that were able to participate. If this vaccination clinic would, for some reason, change or be canceled, we would have a regular day of school. Thank you and have a good evening.

Congratulations to our varsity girl’s OHC undefeated CHAMPS! They had a very impressive 20-0 record this season and were able to cut down the net after taking down Cedarville Monday night! Go Tigers! Photo credit: Josiah Wade

Aubree, freshman, and Abigail Timmons, 7th grade, recently competed in the Regional High School Powerlifting Meet representing WL-S. Both girls brought home 1st place finishes. Aubree left having the heaviest lifts in both squat and bench press. With a meet total of 825 pounds, Aubree benched 160, deadlifted 305 and squatted 360. Abbie, who also competes at the high school level had a meet total of 545 pounds, benching 105, deadlifting 205 and squatting 235. Both girls are coached by Greg Timmons. Great job to both ladies!

The bowling tournament taking place at Ben Logan today and tomorrow can be viewed via livestream on the Ben Logan Boys Bowling Facebook page. Head over and see how your Tigers are doing! Go Tigers!

The best ladies cross country team in the state of Ohio, Division 3, were recognized in a state championship ring ceremony Monday night after winning their first ever state title last Fall. They began their undefeated season by winning the OHC, went on to finish first in the District, and then claimed the Regional title, only to go on to the State of Ohio Cross Country meet and finish FIRST PLACE! As tradition for any West Liberty-Salem State championship team, a banner is hung next to the scoreboard in their honor, and Association officers, along with Athletic Director Jake Vitt, presented each member of the team their ring. Recognized in order of their finish: Megan Adams- placed 5th with a time of 18:43 and is a three time All Ohioan and Academic All Ohio Ashley Yoder- placed 8th with a time of 18:49 earning all Ohio honors Addison McAuley- placed 10th with a time of 18:56 earning All Ohio honors Katelyn Stapleton- placed 18th with a time of 19:20 and is a three time All Ohioan and Academic All Ohio Madison Bahan- placed 31st with a time of 19:30, earning Academic All Ohio Taylor Kennedy- placed 89th with a time of 20:49 Claire Longshore – placed 127th with a time of 21:51 Finally, their leader and coach, Mrs Ann Vogel Ladies- your hard-work and dedication to your sport proved that dreams do come true! Congratulations and thank you for working hard all year long!! You truly are THE BEST IN THE STATE!!

Don’t forget to support the WLSAA field house fundraiser at Chipotle tomorrow evening in Bellefontaine! Give your kitchen and the cook at home a break and join us or order online. Show the flyer or this picture on your phone (or use the code on the flyer) so WLS gets the credit! WLSAA thanks you for your support!

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Hello, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, calling to inform families that WL-S is on a 2 hour delay due to slick road conditions. School will start at 9:40 for MS/HS and 9:45 for the Elementary. Thank you, Kraig Hissong

You can catch the girl’s basketball game tonight at 6 by going to www.wlstigers.org and clicking on the Livestream link at the top of the page! You’ll also get to see the Cross Country girl’s receive their state champion rings between the JV and Varsity games! Go Tigers!

Congratulations to Selena Weaver who was recently selected as the county DAR essay winner! Her essay will advance to the district competition with the possibility of state and national advancement. Selena Weaver was selected by her peers and faculty as the 2020-21 DAR Good Citizen of the Year. The faculty nominated four deserving seniors, who meet the DAR criteria, and fellow seniors then vote for one winner. The DAR Good Citizen is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship among students. Particularly, students selected for the award should display dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools and communities to an outstanding measure. Weaver possesses the many qualities of a good citizen and beyond. She participates in many sports, clubs, volunteer organizations and other co- and extracurriculars. She displays exemplary academic stewardship and is a respected among her peers for integrity and the quality of her character.

Are you interested in enrolling your child in preschool? Upcoming enrollment screenings are being scheduled, so check out the flyer and give them a call!

Hello WL-S Families, The last two Mondays have been unusually busy during morning parent drop off. I think this may be due to weather and more parents choosing to take their children to school. Overall, everyone has been doing a great job despite having to wait longer than normal in line. Here are just a few tips to remind everyone of how best to navigate morning drop off. Thanks! 1. Be Patient! Take your time making decisions and allow yourself at least 10 minutes to get through the parent drop off line when it is busy. Over 300 cars are dropping off each morning , and we want to ensure everyone’s safety! 2. Be Ready! Make sure your kids shoes, coat, and book bag are on and ready so it does not create any additional time for your child to exit your vehicle. 3. Use the front parking lot if your child needs assistance getting out of the car or getting organized. Then use the crosswalk to walk your child to the school. This is very helpful to parents with younger children. 4. Pull forward as far as you can before you stop and drop off. Don’t forget that you can go past the flag pole and the fire lane to drop off. This helps to spread cars out! 5. ALWAYS use the curb lane to let your child out of the car or use the front parking lot. We want to ensure no students have to cut between traffic. This could lead to a dangerous situation. 6. To avoid the crowd, try to arrive before 7:25 AM 7. Be Patient and Cautious! Having spoken to parents and families who have dropped children off at other school districts, I think we have one of the best designed and efficient drop off lanes in the area for parents, but it relies on everyone looking out for each other’s children to make sure it is safe. Thanks for being a part of the team to ensure everyone gets to school safely! Thank you, Kraig Hissong

Selena Weaver scored her 1000th career point during last night’s game against Legacy Christian. The lady Tigers won 57-37. Congratulations, Selena!

Good morning Elementary parents! This is WLS with two announcements. 1) The Kids Heart Challenge will be held next week with A & C classes participating on Monday, Feb 8 and B & D classes participating on Tuesday, Feb 9. Please have students dress in comfortable clothing. 2) Please show today's Gold Card Friday video to your student(s). https://youtu.be/U_6BSYGQBOk. Have a great weekend everyone!

Hello, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. Due to slick icy road conditions, WLS will be closed for the day. Thank you and have a safe day!

Hello, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent calling to inform families that WLS will be on a 2 hour delay for Friday, February 5th due to slick road conditions.  MS/HS will start at 9:40 and Elementary at 9:45.  Again, WLS will be on a 2 hour delay for tomorrow, February 5th.  

On Thursday, Pages‘ students worked with book binder and artist, Jonna Twiggs, as well as the Wexner Center’s Dionne Custer-Edwards (Director of Learning & Public Practice). Due to Covid restrictions this year, Pages’ students are participating in virtual field trips and workshops. The Journal Making Workshop was led by Jonna, who is a professional book binder. All students received the book binding materials at the start of the workshop. Through Zoom, Jonna showed the students how to sew and bind their own Pages Journals, using needle and waxed thread. Once complete, the students were given a short writing activity by Dionne. They will be using those journals throughout their Pages experience this school year. Pages, provided by The Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio is a creative arts experience offered to students at WL-S in Mythology class, as well as other interested student participants, and led by Jessica Haney. Pages: Art & Writing is a multi-disciplinary program that supports literacy and writing skills through the exploration of contemporary art, film, and performing arts. This program is free for students and pairs educators and artists from the Wexner Center with high school teachers from across central Ohio in the planning of writing-based experiential learning opportunities.

Congratulations to MS/HS 2nd Quarter Honor Roll recipients! Keep up the good work! 4.0 Honor Roll 6th Grade James Brooks, Zoe Carter, Troy Christison, Audrianna Evilsizor, Morgan Gibson, Troy Gibson, Tristin Halterman, Braden Hershberger, Conner Leichty, Claire Ling, Isabelle Sarver, Noah Sarver 7th Grade Ava Astorino, Lance Campbell, Eli Christison, Geneva Estep, Lyndee Harrison, Dylan King, Emery Longaberger, Brevin Louden, Brielle Milliron, Joran Mouton, Ava Poppe, Emma Smith, Elli Ullery 8th Grade Jessa Beard, Isabella Hardwick, Caleb Herschberger, Rebekah Hudson, Ava Johnson, Luke McGill, Daniel Neer, Isaiah Reames, Maximilian Rudolph, Craig Stanford, Akira Whitman, Bexley Wilcoxon 9th Grade Emma Bails, Kerrigan Burgel, Megan Hollar, Miles Hostetler, Faith Jones, Sari Kitchen, Sidney Larison, Addison McAuley, Lily Smith, Chaley Wade, Veronica Wall, Lillian Weaver 10th Grade Kayla Cole, Christian Davis, Maggie Davis, Brittany Neer, Delaney Wade 11th Grade Megan Adams, Macie Campbell, Brady Forsythe, Ali Gault, Emily Hollar, Lauren Kindle, Douglas Legge, Audrey McGill, Hallie Smith, Micah Stoner, Mandilyn Weaver 12th Grade Lance Baldwin, Regan Boyd, Nicholas Burden, Sophia Cole, Morgan Damron, Tyler Douthwaite, Grace Estes, Emma Hostetler, Rachel Hostetler, Luke Hudson, Dawson Jenkins, Alyssa Johnson, Hannah Jones, Kaylee LeVan, Jaden Marchal, Ryan Motzko, Hayden Phillips, Selena Weaver, Kienna Whitman, Isaac Wilson 3.8 Honor Roll 6th Grade Grace Jones, Kash LeVan, Zachary Carter, Hattie Jacobs, Bayes Lapp, Brady Lightner, Tucker Searles, Carson Spencer, Jill Fullenkamp, Emma Liggett, Miles Christison, Natalie Fish, Sophia Landon, Kiersten Stoll, Levi Yelton, Lyla Breon, Thaddeus Kitchen, Benjamin Wall 7th Grade Promise Alkire, Marisa Smith, Alexa Cheetham, Dustin Bolton, Taryn Bradley, Wyatt Saxton, Haylee Earles, Kaylee Blair, Naomi Cole, Breece Gullet, Wyatt Longaberger, Mason Helms, Atticus Loudenback, Victoria Douthwaite, Kaylee Powell, Brady Kauffman, Caleb Ling 8th Grade Greyson Horsley, Sami King, Silas Kauffman, Ava Chamberlain, Audrey Collins, Madeline McGill, Nathan Neuerman, Kennedy Wallace, Quentin Rudolph, Treyton Helms, Owen Barger, Teagan Boyd, Taran Logwood, Aaron Campbell 9th Grade Evan Fullenkamp, Leah Ropp, Julia Wilson, Izabella Meister, Kendall LeVan, Whitney Strapp, Zander Fahnestock, Olivia Wilcox, Abby Guest, Carter Titus, Kenzie Phillips, Madeline Cole, Isabelle Wygal, Mallory Bostick, Ivy Cline, Sophia Hardwick 10th Grade Abbigayle Long, Renee Neer, Isabelle Wilson, Carlee Hausler, Shae Stoner, Lena Kauffman, Amelia Hudson, Rylie Schultz, Tina Douthwaite, Lexy Lee, Arianna Chapman, Adam Stapleton, Logan Phillips, D.J. Yoder, Ellie Cheetham, Trinity Floyd 11th Grade Jocelynn Kennaw, William Motzko, Logan Saylor, Harley Knox, Alexandrea Caldwell, Adam LaRoche, Kylie Burgel, Owen Johnson, Avery Davis, Naomi McGill, Isaac Reames, Aubrey Williams 12th Grade Mearic Campbell, Maria Henderson, Olivia Neer, Andrew Stoner, Maguire Stratton, Josh Spinner 3.0 Honor Roll 6th Grade Aisyln Whitaker, Isabelle Richards, Tanner Myers, Bryson Jones, Eli Sertell, Silas Krabill, Avi Lehman, Braydon Thompson, Savannah Gluckle, Madison Jones, Emma Vigar, Joseph Griffiin, Skyler Ropp, Ezekial Sidders, Garrett Hull, Isabella Hughes, Rylan Trimble, Carson Stokes, Alivia Campbell, Colton Neeld, Aubralyn Wiat, Reagan Winters, Bayleigh Deam, Sutton Wilcoxon, Aiden Hull, Casey Boyer, Ashlyn Pope, Avery Northup, Colton Randall, Eliza Halterman, Xzavior Nicholl 7th Grade Noah Boyd, Van LaFollette, Ella Vondenhuevel, Dallas Koons, Caden Stokes, Zaylor Eggleston, Kaitlyn Benetos, Caleb Heater, Alexander Boyer, Amani Grantham, Samuel Strapp, Alexzander Gluckle, Taylor Cook, Timothy Howells, Cody Ferryman, Cameron Pope, Isaac Sertell, Landon Mitchell, Bryant Eaton, Sunny Lhamon-Waller, Reese Oder, Addison Hutton, Marshall Sutherin, Malia Miller, Addyson Mattox, Levi Miller, Cooper Titus, Eli Bremer, Gwenyth McCullough, Ian Cox, Wyatt Bell, Elise Longshore, Mylee Dooley, Caleb Larson, Jacob Lauck, Olivia Reichardt, Abigail Timmons, Lydia Schmidt, Kamden Hissong, Brock Burgel, Sadie Paul, Carson Poppe 8th Grade Kaydence Connolly, Leigha Cox, Edna Keller, Shayanne McClintick, Luke Thomas, Talon Castle, Grace Hacker, Jacob Evans, Anna Cole, Jackson Steider, Allison Ferryman, Alaina Irving, Collin Thompson, Joshua Wilcoxon, Reagan Simpson, Sophia Holland, John Bahan, Silas King, Aiden Taylor, Marley Myers, Troy Bradley, Laila Butler, Lincoln Henderson, Isaiah Reminder, Nick Shifflet, Samuel Peraza, Clayton McAuley 9th Grade Brooklyn Wilcoxon, Lauren Kimball, Adam Jennings, Emily Asbury, Mason Barger, MaKenzy Sandefur, Riley Knox, Anna Byrd, Zachary Damron, John Richards, Xan Schmidt, Cara Deam, Aubree Timmons, Alyse Bremer, Peyton Hull, Jane Fullenkamp, Zoie Vermillion, Taylor Kennedy, Connor Shover, Alexis Helms, Riggs Lapp, Payton Lightner, Claire Longshore, Gabriel McGill, Abigail Miller, Dylan Wing, Samuel Lauck, Malachi Christison, Ashley Yoder, Matthew Christison, Joseph LaRoche, Zoey Kaufman, Bailey Poppe, Eli Bell, Jaycee Yelton 10th Grade Michael Jones, Whitney Ridenbaugh, Eli Shafer, Makenna Smith, Samuel Wilkins, Anika Christison, Bailey Wick, Eli Ullery, Hannah Turner, Faith Instine, Aubrey Laing, Maddox Havens, Devin Grime, Wylie Harbour, Phillip Marr, Ava Buck, Travis Cropper, Trevor Berry, Gaven Wilcoxon, Evan Cook, Caitlyn King, Brandon Petry, Owen Harrison, Andrew Kimball, Emma Kauffman, Matthew Jones, Chandler McCafferty, Raven Johnson, Payton Eckurd, Alisa Bolton, James Powell, Aubree Snyder, Mackenzie Bahan, Blair Boyd 11th Grade Luke Heater, Bella Smith, Savannah Perdue, Hayden King, Brandon LaRoche, Matthew Roach, Macy Roth, Ayden Estep, Aleah Reed, Carson King, Marissa Bailey, Tate Yoder, Dylan Lauck, Roberta Lewis, Samuel Erne, Logan Godwin, Michele Smith, Gabrielle Williams, Austin Smith, Allyson Gaver, Bella Kauffman, Jamie Gluckle, Grace Winters, Natalie Hacker, Amanda Domachowski, Kathryn Hissong 12th Grade Anna McGill, Emily Scott, Jacob Wilcoxon, Jacob Webb, Rose Neer, William Levan, Wyatt Wilcoxon, Ashlie Spencer, Katelyn Stapleton, Jon Payer, Kathleen Rollins, Madison Bahan, Mason Powell, Garrett Richardson, Lilian Davis, Andrew Hardwick, Noah Cline, Alexa Stoll, Victoria Strickland, Logan Campbell, Brynn Cropper, Hannah Bowman, Cooper Havens, Olivia Muirhead, Gavin Woodruff, Trinity Perkins