Sixth grade science students hosted first graders in the annual introduction to the land lab this week. This annual trip occurs both in the fall and spring and allows students to make seasonal observations along with general exploration. The land lab has become popular with many classes in K-12. It is used for variety of reasons, but most importantly, discovery-based learning. First graders made scientific observations of patterns, size, shape, and colors. They observed spiderwebs, plants, and looked at the vegetation present in the Mad River Watershed. The sixth graders were responsible for creating and sharing this experience and did a fantastic job pointing out important discoveries and coaching them to draw conclusions about their observations.
Congratulations to our October Seniors of the Month! We are back in the swing of things and these students are working hard in the class room and in their respective fall sports! Keep up the great work, Kaylee LeVan and Nick Burden!
Eli Sertell, 6th grader, rocked out with our kindergarten musicians on Friday afternoon! Below you will find 3 short clips of his demonstration and the full story! Please give him a listen, and tell him what a great job he did! Thanks, Eli! Our students really loved your visit!
https://www.wlstigers.org/article/324875?org=wls
https://youtu.be/9qwMc31CJaE
https://youtu.be/RfmBKlJmoT0
https://youtu.be/pqLNpM8PMJ8
Have you ever wanted to join the WL-S transportation team? We have an opening! Full details are attached...........
Please help us congratulate our middle school class officers, who were elected by their classmates last week!
6th grade:
Natalie Fish, Hattie Jacobs, Connor Leichty, Lilly Heminger
Grace Jones, Casey Boyer, Colton Neeld, Terrence Hayes, Belle Sarver, Jill Fullenkamp
7th:
Jake Lauck, Emery Longaberger, Kaylee Blair, Geneva Estes, Wyatt Longaberger
Brielle Milliron, Olivia Reichardt, Ava Poppe, Brevin Louden, Naomi Cole
8th:
Shyanne McClintick, Ava Chamberlain, Ava Johnson, Joy Hudson
Isabella Hardwick, Cam Blair, Greyson Horsley, Collin Thompson
OHSAA Playoff football game ticket info:
Important information for High School football, cheerleader, and band parents; If you want to purchase tickets for Saturday nights game vs Mariemont here are instructions:
Ticket sales open up on Thursday (10/15) at 11:00 am: www.ohsaa.org/tickets
Click on “football”, click on “Division V Region 20”, Click on “Get Tickets”, under the WL-S/Mariemont game enter your personal ticket code to purchase your ticket. Ticket codes are being sent home with every football player, cheerleader, and band member TONIGHT (Wed night). That is your only way to purchase tickets. Each code is good for 2 tickets, so if only one person in your household is using the code, you may offer the other code to someone else- but it will max out at 2 purchases. No tickets will be sold at the gate, and OHSAA will not allow any general admission, so if you do not have a code to purchase a ticket online, unfortunately you will not be able to attend. This is OHSAA rules, not WL-S. If you do not plan to use your codes, please offer them to others so there are no codes wasted.
The game will be live streamed on our schools website.
The high school counseling department is working hard to keep seniors apprised to information they need through a new Senior Newsletter this fall. Families and seniors received a copy of this letter via e-mail, and can also be found in the attached link, and on our website. If you have a senior, please make sure you take a look and reach out if you have any questions.
https://www.wlstigers.org/o/wls/page/hs-counseling-office--2
If you are a Shawnee fan and plan on attending the JV football game tonight, you are permitted 3 tickets per athlete and may purchase those at the gate for $5 each.
FFA is having their annual fruit sale! If you’d like to purchase you can e-mail Mrs. Havens directly at thavens@wlstigers.org. Be sure to include a student’s name if you’d like them to receive credit for the order. The website below provides a link to available citrus fruits with an option to deliver directly to your home. Please let Mrs. Havens know if you have any questions.
https://floridafruitstore.com/WestLibertyFFA
Warm Clothes for Kids 2020 application process begins this week with the deadline set for 10/30. This program, for students K-12, is led by volunteers from around Logan County, who collaborate with United Way, to provide warm clothes for students in need. If you are concerned about providing your student with necessary items this winter, please reach out to their teacher, the school counselor, our office, or by messaging us on facebook.
West Liberty-Salem Athletic Pre-sale ticket information for Oct. 9th and on
Pre-sale tickets will once again be sold every morning, 8:00-12:00 PM in the vestibule at door #2. If you are unable to make it there in the morning, we will be selling them Tuesday night Oct. 13th at the main ticket booth at the stadium from 6:00-8:00 PM. All tickets are $7.00 each, no refunds are available, Cash or check is accepted. There will be no ticket sales Wed morning, Oct 14th.
At press time, the following is individual game ticket information:
Middle School and High School Cross Country League meet at Cedarville University- (10/17)- pay at the gate for admission.
This Friday night High School JV football will play Shawnee at 6:00- tickets are still available and will most likely be available at the gate.
High School football playoff game (10/17) at 7:00, will all be online through OHSAA, a link will be posted next week. www.ohsaa.org is where the tickets will be purchased.
Middle School girls volleyball at Mechanicsburg (10/15)- will be purchased online- a link will be provided by your coach closer to game day.
High School Volleyball at Triad (10/15) will be purchased online, codes will be distributed to each athlete closer to game day.
Middle School football vs West Jeff at Main Stadium (10/14)- tickets can be purchased presale or at the gate.
All Middle School and High School games being held at WLS this week, tickets are the same policy as before- we recommend you purchase ahead of time, but history has shown that we are not reaching full capacity on many games other than varsity football and sometimes varsity volleyball. ON an occasion, some tickets are still available at the gate prior to the game.
It's Gold Card Friday! Watch today's episode to see how our WLS elementary students are showing socially distant love for each other today https://youtu.be/AQWkEH35a7M. Have a great weekend!
What better way to test your elastic launcher than to take advantage of the perfect weather?! Our 8th grade science students have been learning about different types of potential energy this week. Their study concluded with a lab making elastic launchers to test the force and energy used at rest and with different stretch distances of rubber bands. They did a great job and learned from the different conclusions! Keep up the good work!
This week, we begin introducing our permanent subs, who joined us this year. Today, please help us welcome our staff spotlight, Coralea Collins! Coralea has subbed for us before, but as a permanent sub she will be with us daily and in many different capacities this year!
Mrs. Collins and her husband Brad have three children. Their son Tyler is Sophomore at Miami University. Their daughter Audrey is an 8th grader and Josh is in 3rd grade.
She grew up in Delaware County and went to Olentangy. Mrs. Collings graduated from Otterbein University in 2001 and received her Elementary Education degree. She began teaching in the Olentangy District and taught 2nd grade for 12 years. Then their family decided to become owners of a lodging business in Knox County in 2013. In 2019 they decided to slow life back down and found their forever home in the West Liberty-Salem area. She began subbing last year in the elementary. Mrs. Collins LOVES her permanent substitute position this year! Her favorite part is getting the chance to see all the kids in every grade and help out all the teachers and staff when they need it! “I love having a new adventure everyday!“
As a family, their hobbies include, watching their kids play sports, camping, beekeeping and movie nights at home.
Welcome Mrs. Collins!
The votes are in, and the middle school September students of the month have been released! Congratulations to the following students:
8th Grade: Teagon Boyd & Carson Instine
7th Grade: Malia Miller & Jake Lauck
6th Grade: Natalie Fish & Noah Sarver
Mrs. Douthwaite shares her popular hand washing experiment with first grade this week! Check out the full story here!
https://www.wlstigers.org/article/320722?org=wls
If you need a Monday morning pick-me-up, check out the Elementary Gold Card Friday video from last Friday! https://youtu.be/3vwe88vgWSk
Hello, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, with an important message. This afternoon we have two busses that will be dropping students off late today. This is due to a lack of bus drivers for health related reasons, that are out of the drivers’ and the district’s control. If your child rides bus 12 this afternoon, your child will be approximately 30 minutes late today to their bus stop. If your child rides bus 18, they will be approximately 20 minutes late today. We apologize for this inconvenience. The district has looked at all options and this appears to be the best option to get all student home safely. Your children will be supervised at the school until they are able to depart. If you would rather pick up your child that rides bus 12 or 18 today, please call the school to notify the office that your child will be picked up after school. For elementary students, you will need to sign your child out to be released to you at the main entrance of the school. Again, bus 12 will be 30 minutes late and bus 18 will be 20 minutes late today.
Thank you,
Kraig Hissong
West Liberty-Salem Athletic Pre-sale ticket information for Oct 3rd and next week:
Pre-sale tickets will once again be sold every morning, 8:00-12:00 PM in the vestibule at door #2. If you are unable to make it there in the morning, we will be selling them Thursday night Oct. 8th at the main ticket booth at the stadium from 5:00-7:00 PM. All tickets are $7.00 each, no refunds are available, Cash or check is accepted. Tickets are also available for students throughout their lunch times at the Athletic Office.
At press time, the following is individual game ticket information:
- JV football- will play at home 10/3 vs Bethel @ 10:00 and home again for a “night game” on 10/9 at 6:00 vs Shawnee. Tickets for these games are all $5.00 and can be purchased pre-sale to guarantee your seat or at the gate if any remain. Students will be admitted free into the JV “night game” as long as capacity is not reached with seating.
-Varsity Football has the week off and will not play a game on Oct. 9th. We will host the winner of Cin. Mariemont and Reading game on 10/17 at 7:00. Ticket information for that game will be posted next week.
-Middle School girls volleyball at West Jeff- 2 tickets per player can be purchased at the door.
-High School Girls soccer- (10/8) at Madison Plains, tickets will be purchased online. A link will be provided by your coach. (10/10) at Lehman, vouchers will be passed out to each athlete from your coach.
-High School Volleyball at Fairbanks (10/6), 2 tickets per athlete can be purchased at the gate. At Northwestern (10/12), 4 tickets per player, can be purchased at the gate.
-Middle School football vs Fairbanks (10/8)-2 tickets per player can be purchased at the gate.
All Middle School and High School games being held at WLS this week, tickets are the same policy as before- we recommend you purchase ahead of time, but history has shown that we are not reaching full capacity on many games other than varsity football and sometimes varsity volleyball. ON an occasion, some tickets are still available at the gate prior to the game.
This week we would like to welcome another new member of our staff, and give our staff spotlight to Megan Wilkins, assistant treasurer. Megan is a graduate of Graham High School and currently lives in Urbana with her husband Kyle. Many of you probably know Kyle, Class of 2014 alum, and Head Middle School Football Coach. Prior to WL-S, Megan was a staff accountant at an accounting office in Bellefontaine. Kyle and Megan have been together for 9 years this November so she feels right at home here at WL-S!
Megan and Kyle married September of 2017 and have one daughter, Ella, who will be 2 in December. Ella loves anything livestock, especially going to her grandparents farm and walking and feeding the sheep (“baa’s” as she calls them). Ella is also a big football fan – especially Tiger football! Thursday’s are her favorite day to cheer on Daddy’s team and yell “Touchdown” any chance she gets. If you see a little girl trying to run out on the field yelling “Daddy” - it’s probably her.
Outside of work you can find Megan usually at a livestock show or football game. Supporting others in their endeavors is one of her favorites. She is a lover of all things fall, avid Grey’s Anatomy watcher, and Ohio State fan. Family time is her favorite and loves helping others any chance she gets. Welcome to the Tiger Family, Megan
