Senior parent, Cheryl Douthwaite, has created an Adopt-A-Senior facebook group supporting our WL-S seniors. If you are on facebook you can check it out and join by searching WL-S Class of 2020. Questions regarding the page can be asked on the page directly. If you do not have a facebook and would like your senior to participate, you can have a friend or family member post them to facebook group. Cheryl can be reached at cherylwade@gmail.com.
Bexley Harrigan, senior, has also created an Instagram page dedicated to our graduating class! You can find it by searching “wlsseniors2020” on Instagram. Thanks, Bexley, for your hard work and dedication to you class!!
Today, we are screaming loud and proud for these four seniors! Congratulations to Jack Eggleston, Hollie Erwin, Hallie Erwin, and Michael Farquharson!!!
West Liberty-Salem is in need of assistant football coaches at the Middle School and High School level for the upcoming season. If interested, an application can be obtained from the school website. Questions can be fielded through AD Jake Vitt at jvitt@wlstigers.org or Head Coach Dan McGill at dmcgill@wlstigers.org
CONGRATULATIONS to the following students for having perfect attendance for the 2019/20 school year!
Kindergarten:
Parker Knight, Kynslie McIntosh, Layla Millice
1st:
Jameson Griffith
2nd:
Liam Baldwin, Elin Leichty, Kase McIntosh, Jude Roberts
3rd:
Sydney Conley, Landon Hoops,Phoenix Keaton
4th:
Isla Leichty, Rachel Stanford, Josiah Thoman
5th:
Terrence Hayes, Ashlee VonDeylen, Benjamin Wall
6th:
Wyatt Bell, Lance Campbell, Lynne Harrison, Caleb Heater, Caleb Larson, Elise Longshore, Bremen Louden, Isaac Sertell, Matthew Spriggs
Seventh:
Jacob Evans, Grace Hacker, Alec Putt, Grant Saylor, Craig Stanford, Joshua Thomas
8th:
Peyton Hull, Addison McAuley, Austin Olejniczak, Katerina Spriggs
9th:
Amelia Hudson, Raven Johnson, Payton Knight, Brittany Neer, Dallas Yoder
10th:
Madison Casto, Vicky Dong, Madison Ewing, Natalie Hacker, Logan Saylor
12th:
Logan Humphrey
Today, we honor 4 more seniors, Ya mur ‘Rain’ Bereket, Denver Cushman, Hailee Davis and Tate Derr! Congratulations and best wishes to you!
Long, but wonderful post alert! We received an email from 4th grade Language Arts teacher Miss Kale recognizing Gunnar Lehman for a very special journal entry he wrote about his quarantine experience. This is definitely worth the read!! Gunnar, we are SO PROUD of you!
Non-Fiction Journal Entry
By: Gunnar Lehman
I hear my mom keep saying that extraordinary times call for extraordinary solutions. When you’re 10 years old, like I am, you really have no clue what that means. However, Natalie – that’s my mom – says people are born to innovate and invent and she has no doubt the problems caused by this COVID-19 coronavirus will be solved one day. When you’re 10 years old, you hope that is true.
This week Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that schools will remain closed for the remainder of the school year due to the coronavirus. When you’re 10 years old, you want to be with your friends. You want to play games at recess. You want to talk to one another over your peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. You want to be a normal kid. So, when the Governor made his announcement about the schools, I felt sad. It wasn’t the kind of sad like you have when your dog runs away or the kind of sad when your bike gets a flat tire. It was the kind of sad that feels like disappointment.
As much as I want to be a normal kid who goes to school, I’m here learning online. I miss my classroom. I miss the other students. I miss the way Miss Kale sounds when she reads to us aloud (even though she has online activities, it’s still not the same).
During this time – you know the one my mom says is extraordinary – many things have happened. The lowest point so far is that my grandfather passed away. He was a really good person and he knew how to fix anything. I’m certainly going to miss him. The best part of my time has been able to spend the days and nights with my sister and my mom. During this time, I’ve also dreamt of many things.
My imagination takes hold of me sometimes. From this shutdown, I heard that pollution is lower in Los Angeles, California. I’ve thought of ways for people to be mobile and conserve the environment. Maybe those hoverboards I saw on Back to the Future is a smart idea after all! I thought of a way to make your own toilet paper, but I soon flushed that idea. I’ve thought of new video game themes, too.
When you’re 10 and forced to be quarantined, the one thing you really like to dream about is when we get to go back to school.
So, here I am – at home and social distancing – wondering how the world is going to change. Will I be able to go to camp? Will I be able to play soccer this fall? Will I be able to play with my friends again? Will I be able to visit my extended family soon? Will we be able to go back to West Liberty-Salem Elementary this fall?
By staying home, fewer people are out and about, so the virus is less likely to spread. So, I am #stayingathome. I am #quarentineandchill while I’m watching National Treasure for the 20th time on Netflix. I am #doingfine because I have my family with me. I am #insafehands because I know there are many brave doctors and nurses helping people. I am #flatteningthecurve by doing schoolwork at home. I am creating art with #chalkthewalk.
When you're 10 years old, you just have to trust your mom and believe her when she says someone somewhere will invent a cure to this and that one day we will be normal again.
It’s another SENIOR SHOUT OUT and this time we are sending our congrats to Cierra Brown, Cade Clerico, Jason Council, and Rachel Davis! Congratulations, Seniors!!
Here are some tips for keeping your children focused and well during these uncertain times. We hope you are all doing well and miss you so much!
Hello Families, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, with information to share about the remainder of the school year. Since students we will not be returning to the school building for the remainder of the year,I wanted to provide an update on a few items. Elementary and MS/HS families will receive information in the next few days on how to pick up items that belong to students that were left here at the school in desks or lockers. Along with this information will be details on how to return library books, textbooks, iPads, and any other school owned materials at the end of the school year. The last day of school will remain May 28th and your building principal/teachers will provide details of when all work will need to be submitted in order to receive credit for course assignments. Most school related events have been canceled for this school year, however, the district is hopeful that this summer some of the social distancing measures will be relaxed to allow for a graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020. Mr. Johnson has sent a survey to students to seek input on options for graduation. This may include postponing the graduation ceremony until July, if necessary, to hold traditional ceremony on school grounds. Other options, like a virtual ceremony or parade have also been discussed. Details about graduation and other events will be shared by the end of next week, with dates, that will allow families to plan accordingly. The district understands how disappointing the closure of school has been for our students and families. We encourage our students to continue to complete schoolwork for the remainder of the fourth quarter. Thank you to all of our staff, students, and parents who have learned alongside us as we continue to improve distance learning at WL-S and make the best of this situation. Have a great evening and weekend.
Today’s SENIOR SHOUT OUT goes to Adalyn Caudill, Sam Benedict, Elizabeth Davis, and Dylan Domachowski. Congratulations, seniors!!!!
It's Gold Card Friday! Join us for another edition with some surprises from Mr. Hollar and Mr. McGill https://youtu.be/qTQE3aGfxrk
Today, our SENIOR SHOUT OUT goes to Jessie Boy, Alex Burton, Ethan Cole, and Levi Chapman! Congratulations, seniors!!
Today, we are giving our first senior shout out to Grace Adams, Julia Ames, Trent Berry and John Buckenroth! Congratulations, seniors!
The Specials teachers have provided several awesome activities for Earth Day you can view here: https://wlsmrsblair.weebly.com/
Congratulations to Mrs. Farris and Mrs. Seymour! You have been selected as our Teachers of the Month! Thank you for your dedication to your students and continuing to make a difference in their lives!
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Hello, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, with some information regarding internet access. The district recently purchased hotspots through Sprint to help students access the internet that did not have connection at home. After providing hotspots to those families, we have 12 hotspots remaining that will be available to any student/family on a first come, first serve basis. The cost for the lease of the hotspot is $20 for April and May or $180 for 12 months. That is unlimited data, with no cap or slow down speeds for $15/month. This would be something to consider if you would like to try a Sprint hotspot or if you have multiple children in your household who are having trouble accessing the internet at the same time. Please call the school at 937-465-1060 between 8 and 3 pm to find out more information or to request a hotspot while our supply last. Thank you.
On April 20, 2020, at 8:20 pm, or 2020 in military time, WL-S lit up the Tiger stadium for 20 minutes while over 100 cars drove through honking and showing their support for our seniors! As the stadium and scoreboard lit the sky, we were all reminded of the bright future ahead for our seniors. We were hopeful for a time when we can all come back together to celebrate your dedication, accomplishments and resilience. We miss you, we are proud of you, and we stand together with you in this very difficult time. Here is the video from last evening. We are #tigerstrong. #seniors2020 https://youtu.be/VV1T7RzRehI
Are you looking for some fun ideas & activities to do with your family? If so, please visit the following link from the Kids for Peace organization (they help us celebrate the Great Kindness Challenge each year). https://5il.co/fd4r
Seniors,
Tonight we drove by the stadium to salute you and all you have accomplished. We know this isn’t an ideal end to your academic, musical, artistic and sports careers at WL-S, but we hope this small tribute to your accomplishments helps you know how much we appreciate your resiliency in these trying times. There will be a video tomorrow sharing the outpouring of support from our whole community.
With love,
The entire West Liberty-Salem community
