Ms. Haney, Mrs. Phelps, and Mr. Warren pose for a selfie while waiting for their first round of Covid-19 vaccinations on Friday. Read the full story on staff vaccinations here https://www.wlstigers.org/article/392728?org=wls!
Hello, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. Due to continued icy and drifted road conditions, WLS is closed for the day. Again, WLS is closed for the day. Thank you.
Hello, this Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. Due to the poor road conditions, WLS will be on a two hour delay for Tuesday, February 2. School will start at 9:40 for MS/HS and 9:45 for Elementary. Again, WLS is on a 2 hour delay for tomorrow. Thank you.
Good afternoon! All afternoon/evening activities for today have been cancelled. Stay safe!
We are pleased to announce the opening of our school based health center on January 19th! Many of our families have had questions on how billing will work for services. If you wish to have your student seen if necessary, please take a moment to log into Final Forms and fill out the consent form. Once your student has received services (remember, you will be notified in advance) you can call Community Health and Wellness at any time to have your insurance on file. Our families will be billed just like any visit to their primary health care visit, so in the event that you have copays, an invoice will be mailed to your home. We do not except (or want) students to pay for services at school. If you need to have insurance placed on file at that time, you may call 937-599-1411. Please let us know if you have any other questions by messaging or calling the office. Thank you!
Our elementary classes wrapped up The Great Kindness Challenge week by making signs to thank local businesses and organizations that impact both our students and community! First graders made this sign for our Fire and EMS front line workers! Thank you for keeping our community safe!
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Hello, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent of West Liberty-Salem, with an important message. Due to current road conditions, continuing snow fall throughout the night and refreeze, school will be closed for tomorrow, February 1st. Again, school is closed for tomorrow, Monday February 1st. Thank you.
This week’s staff spotlight goes to Nikki Burkhamer. Mrs. Burkhamer joined the WL-S elementary paraprofessional team in November. Please help us give her a warm welcome to the WL-S family!
My name is Nikki Johnson Burkhamer. I am from West Liberty, and I attended WL-S from kindergarten to graduation. So, I am very excited to now be part of the staff at "my school." I am the mother of 4 boys, and I recently married James, who added another son to our household. Now, we have four boys all together! My guys are very into music, theater, Jazz, and gaming, of course. I am a recent grad from Liberty University, and I thoroughly enjoyed my studies, there. I worked at The Logan County Libraries for 16 years, and I love everything about reading, writing, and books. While working there, “Writers Rule” was a middle-school writing group that I presented to the area youth. It was a joy to work with these students over the 14 years that our library has offered this program. I love theater, and I especially enjoy doing make-up for productions at The Holland Theatre. It is one of my favorite places to be. For many years I have lived in the Ben Logan School District where my youngest son is a freshman. I am a big supporter of their Music Booster Organization. Fewer things bring me more joy than spending time with my friends and family, and I love to plan parties and get-togethers for them. I began working at WL-S in November of 2020, and I am a paraprofessional that works alongside teachers in Kindergarten, 4th, and 5th grades, here. It has been my pleasure to be in these classes and to have the opportunities to work with several students in one-on-one sessions or in small groups. I also serve as a substitute teacher, in the afternoons, when needed. It’s a great day to be a Tiger! I am looking forward to the rest of this school year!
We are excited to officially announce the opening of the WL-S School-Based Health Center (SBHC) that opened on January 19th. In partnership with Community Health & Wellness Partners, we have the opportunity to provide healthcare services to our students and faculty on the WL-S campus for anyone who wishes to participate. If you elect for your student to receive services, the clinic is able to offer many services that you would typically receive in a doctor’s office or urgent care. The new health center offers these services in addition to the traditional school nurse services you have always received. If a family member choses to have their child be seen at the School-Based Health Clinic, there are two main ways this clinic could be beneficial to you.
First, as an Urgent Care. You can use our clinic similarly to an urgent care facility to receive many of the same services. The advantage is the convenience of having services available for you at school. This could speed up the process to receive treatment that may have required an additional trip to an urgent care or time to schedule a Dr. visit. Some of the common services a student or staff member could be seen for are the following:
• Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
• Allergies and asthma
• Pink Eye
• Mono
• Bronchitis
• Common Cold
• Flu (influenza)
• Ear Infection
• Strep Throat
• Head Lice
• Diagnosis and possible treatment for minor injuries, (Fractures, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, and Falls).
Second, for Primary Care Services. If you are already a patient of CHWP or you do not have a Primary Care Physician, CHWP would be happy to assist you in your primary care needs. Our School-Based health clinic is an extension of the larger CHWP array of services for our community, including mental health services, and has 5 locations throughout the area and its main office is located on US HWY 68, north of West Liberty, formally known as Oak Hill. Health Screenings, Wellness exams, etc. can also be conducted here on-site, at the CHWP School Based Health Clinic.
Jennifer Douthwaite, Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP), our school nurse for the past six years, will serve as the licensed care provider along with her nurse, Beth Wing LPN. We recommend that all families preregister your children for the most convenience in accessing these new services. To do so please. please log in to your Final Forms account and complete the Health Center and Demographic Information forms. You can access these on our website at wlstigers.org -> Menu -> Final Forms-> and log into your Parent or Staff account. Once login is complete, you will see your children listed. Select a child to pre-register and go to there forms. You should see two forms in the list highlighted in RED. (Health Center and Demographic Information) Complete these forms and you will be all set to be seen at WL-S School Based Health Center. You will ALWAYS be called, by health center staff , for permission to treat your child if or he/she appears to need professional services. You can find more information about the Health Center on our website at wlstigers.org -> Menu -> Wellness -> WL-S School Based Health Center.
The WLS Athletic Association is wrapping up their Good Clean fundraiser on 2/1.
“Here is a chance to actually save money and support your school at the same time by purchasing products that we all use. Our 5-gallon buckets are 640oz (Almost 6 ½ of the 100oz family sizes) of Detergents, Softeners, and Dish Soaps come with a convenient dispensing pump. That is almost half the price of the brand names you are already buying from your local stores.”
The Good Clean fundraiser offers detergent (180ct), Dishwasher (200ct) Pod-Packs, & In-Washer Scent Booster (plastic jug 8 lbs.). ALL products are $45.00 with a 100% money back satisfaction guarantee.
Orders can be placed online at www.goodcleanfundraising.com, click ORDER and follow instructions completely. Orders may also be placed with any WLSAA member.
The West Liberty-Salem Middle School completed it’s second round of the Spelling Bee last week after class competitions took place last month. After 12 rounds of competition, 7th grader Caleb Ling was named the Champion. The winning word was intoxicating. In second place was Elijah Christison (7th grade), and third place was Owen Barber (8th grade). Congratulations to our winners! Caleb will go on to compete in an online spelling bee for a spot to compete at the state level in the spring.
Congratulations to all of our participants and winners!
Rehearsals for this year’s production of ‘Shrek: The Musical’ are in full swing! Mr. Henry, Mrs. Arnold and the entire cast and crew are hard at work after school and sometimes during their home room time to make sure things are falling into place. Yesterday, Mr. Henry got in some extra time with the fairytale creatures. The production is set to take stage March 19 & 20, and we can’t wait!
Join Tigers basketball via tonight’s live feed!
Go Tigers!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCofYOGFkrru2U3qbVuOvFMA/videos
Hello, Due to icy and slick road conditions on county roads, WLS will be closed for January 26th, again, WLS will be closed for the day. Please have a safe day. Thank you.
Good morning, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, with an important message. West Liberty-Salem will be on a two hour delay this morning, Tuesday, January 26th due to freezing rain and slick road conditions. School will start at 9:40 for MS/HS and 9:45 for the Elementary. Again, WLS is on a two-hour delay. Thank you.
Hello WL-S Families, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, with an important message. This Friday, January 29th, we will dismissing school early at 1:30 PM to allow for our staff to receive the first round of COVID 19 vaccinations as provided by the State of Ohio's vaccination plan. Please be sure to make arrangements now for your child(ren) as necessary to ensure that they have a safe trip home. Again, WL-S will be dismissing school early on Friday, January 29th at 1:30 PM. Your child should arrive home approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes earlier than normal this Friday. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the school.
Thank you,
Kraig Hissong
This week our elementary students will participate in the Great Kindness Challenge. Each grade eleven/classes will make signs to thank local businesses that impact our school and community! In addition there is a spirit week celebration as a daily reminder to be kind to ourselves and our peers!
The schedule is as follows:
Spirit Days (Jan 25-29)
Monday: Dream of Kindness (PJ Day)
Tuesday: Hats on to Kindness (hat day)
Wednesday: Aloha to Kindness (Hawaiian day)
Thursday: Wear your Heart on your Sleeve (wear reds/pinks)
Friday: Tiger Kindness Best (orange and black day)
It’s cool to be kind!
Tiger Track and Field sign-ups are underway for our middle school boys and girls teams. Students can sign up outside of Mr. Clapp or Coach Aaron Lauck’s rooms. Mandatory practice starts February 22nd. Student athletes will need a sports physical if they have not received one this school year. Practice schedules will be posted soon.
The boys JV basketball game tonight at Catholic Central is cancelled, varsity will start at 7:00. You can view the game at the link provided.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC--E-eNxc1yvdJ4IKKWxIIg
Tomorrow's OHC wrestling competition hosted at WL-S can be viewed from WLS home page live stream.
Go Tigers!