West Liberty-Salem senior Josh Spinner, son of Ellen and Scott Spinner, signed his National Letter of Intent to run Cross Country at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in a ceremony hosted by Athletic Director Jake Vitt on Thursday afternoon. Spinner is a four year varsity cross country runner, two time Team Scholar Athlete, and Academic All Ohioan. In addition he is a three year varsity track athlete, member of the choir, Key Club VP, Co-President of NHS, co-President of Calculus Club and Link Crew leader. Spinner plans to major in Human Physiology and Nutrition while running Cross Country and Track.
West Liberty Salem Varsity Cheerleading and Mascot Tryouts are now scheduled! Practices will take place on Monday, May 17 and Tuesday May 18 from 6-8 p.m. in the elementary gym. Tryouts will be held on Wednesday May 19 from 5:30-7 p.m. This tryout is being held for both football and basketball cheer seasons. Please stop by the Athletic Office to sign up for tryouts today. If you have have any questions, please contact High School Cheerleading Coach, Kim Long, 937-215-2079. We are looking forward to another great year - Go Tigers!
Today is National Nurse’s Day and we are proud to say that we are blessed with the best at West Liberty- Salem! Jennifer Douthwaite and Beth Wing always go above and beyond the call for our families, staff, and students, so THANK YOU for all you do for us!
Let’s celebrate a few more seniors! Today’s Senior Shout Out goes to Koby Griffith, Dylan Gruber, Andrew Hardwick, and Layne Harman! Congratulations, guys!
Check out what’s been happening in the HS Science Wing! Thanks, Mrs. Smith’s class, for showing us around!
https://www.wlstigers.org/article/454353
Our April, Middle School, Students of the Month have been announced! Congratulations to eighth graders Grace Hacker & Cam Bair, seventh graders Marisa Smith & Sam Strapp, and sixth graders Emma Liggett & Madden Kilgore!
The students are awarded a t-shirt from BOSS, candies from Marie’s Candies and a certificate. Keep up the good work!
Boldman Printing in Urbana has West Liberty Salem 2021 Graduate yard signs available! If you would like one, place an order today!
Call: 937-653-3431
Email: boldmanpc@ctcn.net
In Person: 1333 N. Main St., Urbana (just across from Skelley Lumber and down the street from the airport)
Who doesn’t want another reason to leave the cooking to someone else? Dine at the Mad River Farm Market next Wednesday and support The Field House Project!
It’s that time of year for our final seniors of the month! Our May Seniors of the Month are Trinity Perkins and Josh Spinner!
Congratulations!
West Liberty-Salem would like to invite our community to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at Subway Day Tuesday, May 11th. Purchase lunch, dinner or BOTH at the West Liberty Subway location, and a portion of ALL sales go directly to the CF Foundation. May is CF Awareness Month and for the last 19 years, Principal Greg Johnson and Crystal Johnson, 4th grade teacher, have hosted fundraisers for CF research. Their efforts support a ‘path to a cure’ for people like their two daughters, Ava Johnson, 8th grade, and Addy Johnson, alumni. Come out next Tuesday, let Subway do the cooking and support a great cause! See you there!
This week we show our sincerest thanks to our teachers. In an incredibly challenging year, they show us time and time again that they are resilient, committed, and compassionate. And we are thankful to have the best of the best! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
What better way to start the morning than with a fresh donut from Schuler’s Bakery? Mrs. Neer and Mrs. Jurich, pictured, stopped in the office this morning where the donuts were being served by Alysson Cottrell and Julie Nieman, compliments of the PTO and High School Student Council. There will be a variety of other activities to celebrate our teachers this week, and we hope you will join us by encouraging your students to thank a teacher as well!
Good evening Elementary Parents. You should have received a flyer about the WLS Kids Soccer Camp in your student's folder late last week. This is a reminder that registration and payment are due this Friday, May 7. Please contact Mrs. Cotrell with any questions at alcotrell@wlstigers.org or 937-465-1060 x101. Thanks!
Hello families, Tomorrow the Ohio Department of Transportation will begin road work on US 68 from Urbana to Ricketts Road. This will likely impact your commute to school and home at some point this week. This could delay bus routes or cause delays for those driving to and from school. Please plan accordingly to ensure you have safe travels and to be prepared for possible delays to busses. Thank you.
The West Liberty-Salem Open Enrollment period is now OPEN. If you do not live in the West Liberty-Salem School District and would like your child to attend WL-S, you may apply for Open Enrollment from May 1 - June 1, 2021 . Please visit this page for more details. https://www.wlstigers.org/o/wls/page/open-enrollment-process
Let’s do a Friday senior shout out to four more graduates! Help us congratulate Tyler Douthwaite, Haley Elliot, Grace Estes, and Makena Gardner!
Attention Seniors and families! There are several important dates approaching that your senior needs to be aware of. Click on the picture for the full list and be sure to mark your calendar! Just a few more weeks, seniors!
Recently West Liberty-Salem High School hosted their annual Winter Athletic Awards Ceremonies. Among the many athletes honored, there were many outstanding accomplishments.
In Bowling, 4 year participation and letter awards went to Nate Aldo, Andrew McCall, Bobby Rollins, Katie Rollins and Adam Watkins. Andrew received scholar athlete and high average.Katie received sportsmanship and high average. Natalie Hacker received scholar athlete and varsity
hustle. Skylor Mueller got varsity hustle. Holden Shafer received sportsmanship. Blair Boyd and Eli Ullery were most improved.
In Girls Basketball, four year participation and letter awards went to Sophie Cole, Grace Estes and Selena Weaver. Sophie was most valuable defense and OHC honorable mention. Grace was most improved and OHC 2nd team. Selena was scholar athlete and most valuable offense
and OHC player of the year. Madeline Hutton also received a 4year participation. Emily Hollar received varsity hustle and Caitlyn King was named reserve hustle.
In Boys Basketball, four year participation and letter awards went to Nick Burden, Drew Hardwick, Tanner Levan, and Cam Strapp. Nick was scholar athlete and most valuable player. Strapp was named most
improved and ‘Glue Guy’. Isaac Brown received varsity hustle and Hayden King received reserve hustle.
In Cheerleading, Kaylee Levan 4year participation and letter, varsity hustle and scholar athlete. Abbie Long got reserve hustle. Whitney Strapp and Julia Wilson received dedication award.
In Wrestling, Ian Maurice received a four year participation, letter award and most valuable. Logan Instine received the Bob Griffith Impact. Slayde Merriman got the hustle award.
It’s time for senior shout outs! Today, we are congratulating Brynn Cooper, Morgan Damron, Lilian Davis, and James Dillon! Help us wish them well as their last weeks quickly wrap up!
Registration is now open for this summer’s Big Orange Elementary Running Club! The run club is free and open to all student athletes grades PreK-6th grade. All participants will receive a Big Orange Running Club t-shirt. The club’s mission is to encourage a healthy lifestyle, while developing participants’ strength, speed, endurance and especially confidence as an athlete through fun and challenging activities. For more information visit the following link.
https://www.bornandracedinwestliberty.com/big-orange-elementary-running-club.html
The West Liberty Salem track and field program is excited to team up with Jones Elite Training to host a summer track and field camp for grades 7-12 on June 21st-24th. WL-S student athletes can use the code TigerJET2021 to get a reduced fee. This is an excellent opportunity to learn from some of the best coaches in the country. Registration can be found at the following link:
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