West Liberty-Salem Local School District - Home of the Tigers

Congratulations to our students on a fantastic showing at the OHC Fine Arts Festival! This week at Mechanicsburg High School, our talented art, choir, and band students participated in the annual Ohio Heritage Conference Fine Arts Festival, a celebration of creativity and performance. The day featured an inspiring art showcase, culminating in a combined OHC choir and band concert that highlighted the incredible talent from across the conference. We are so proud of the following students for representing our school with excellence: 🎨 Art Students: Alexa Cheetham, Geneva Estep, Sophia Holland, Illa Kerns, Gwenyth McCullough, Myla Thornburg, Akira Whitman 🎶 Choir Students: Claire Ling, Zoe Carter, Jessa Beard, Braden Hershberger, Kamden Hissong, Zac Carter (Invited but unable to attend due to other obligations were Ava Chamberlain, Conner Leichty, and Braden Hershberger.) 🎺 Band Students: Lyla Breon, Brock Burgel, Connor Garman-Ferguson, Troy Gibson, Savannah Gluckle, Gavyn Greenhill, Greyson Horsley, Teagon Miller Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success, and congratulations again to our incredible students! 🎭🎶🎨 #OHCArtsFestival #Tigers #FineArtsExcellence

Hello this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. Due to icy roads that have begun getting slick since temperatures are dropping, especially in the northern part of the district, WLS is on a 2-hour delay for today. We apologize for the late notice. School will start at 9:40 for MS and HS and 9:45 for the elementary.

🏀 West Liberty-Salem Basketball Update 🏀 Big wins across the board for our Tigers! Thanks to everyone who came and cheered loud tonight! Varsity (12-9, 11-4 OHC) took down Indian Lake in a thriller, 62-60! 🔸 Beckett Sullivan – 16 🔸 Sutton Wilcoxon – 13 🔸 Troy Christison – 12 🔸 Isaiah Reames – 11 🔸 Sam Strapp – 8 🔸 Caleb Hershberger – 2 JVA (18-2) kept rolling with a 47-35 win over Indian Lake! 🔥 Josiah Johnson – 15 🔥 Asher Cole – 8 🔥 Tucker Searles – 8 🔥 Casey Boyer – 7 🔥 Noah Sarver – 6 🔥 Braden Hershberger – 3 JVB (12-3) secured a 48-36 victory over Northwestern! ⚡ Reagan McCullough – 11 ⚡ Liam Barger – 10 ⚡ Brayan Gullett – 9 ⚡ Asher Cole – 5 ⚡ Zeke Longshore – 4 ⚡ Zade Bielski – 4 ⚡ Braden Hershberger – 3 ⚡ Elijah Filo – 2 📅 Next Game: Friday, Feb. 14 – Home vs. Fairbanks and its SENIOR NIGHT! 🏀🐅 Let’s pack the gym to celebrate our senior winter athletes and cheer on our Tigers! #GoTigers

And for the ladies: West Liberty-Salem is proud to recognize these outstanding bowlers for their achievements in the OHC Conference this season! 🏆🔥 🏅 First Team All-Conference: Alyssa Mueller 🎳 Second Team All-Conference: Sadie Paul 👏 Honorable Mention: Elli Ullery & Lilly Gearhart Congratulations ladies, Tigers! 🖤🧡 #WLSBowling #TigerPride #StrikeHard #OHCStandouts

West Liberty-Salem is proud to recognize these outstanding bowlers for their achievements in the OHC Conference this season! 🏆🔥 🏅 First Team All-Conference: Devon Jones 🎳 Second Team All-Conference: Luke Thomas & Tucker Searles 👏 Honorable Mention: Zander Gluckle Keep rolling, Tigers! 🖤🧡 #WLSBowling #TigerPride #StrikeHard #OHCStandouts

West Liberty-Salem Middle School & High School will be hosting its own Scholastic Book Fair from February 18-21, 2025, in the MS/HS Library! 📖🎉 📅 Dates: February 18-21, 2025 📍 Location: MS/HS Library ⏰ Hours: During every school day & Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:30-6:30 PM) Website: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/wlstigers 💛 Share the Fair! Parents and students can donate through the Scholastic eWallet to help ensure that every student at WLS has the chance to purchase a book of their choice. This is a great way to pay it forward and spread the love of reading to those who may not have the funds to buy the book they want. You will see the option to add funds when you set up an eWallet for your student on the Scholastic Website (above). Don't miss this amazing opportunity to explore new books, discover exciting reads, and support our school library! 📚✨ #WLSTigers #ScholasticBookFair #ReadMore #SupportOurSchool #TigerPride #ShareTheFair 🧡🐯

🌟 Congratulations to West Liberty-Salem Middle School’s January Students of the Month! 🌟 We are proud to recognize these outstanding students for their hard work and positive impact on our school community: 🏅 8th Grade: Bella Vesey & Owen Thornburg 🏅 7th Grade: Kara Hartzler & Maverrik Kilgore 🏅 6th Grade: Chloe Staten & Calvin de Roziere Each student is being rewarded with a BOSS t-shirt, treats from Marie's Candies, and gift cards to local establishments, generously provided by Malia Hughes, Key Realty! Great job, Tigers! Keep up the amazing work! 🖤🧡 #WLS #TigerPride #StudentSuccess #BOSS #MariesCandies #KeyRealty

🏀🎉 Huge congratulations to Junior Ava Astorino and Freshman Addison Wallen for being named All-Area, Division 6 First Team this basketball season! 🌟🔥 Your hard work on the court truly paid off, and this recognition is well deserved!

🏊‍♂️ SCHOOL RECORD ALERT! 🏊‍♀️ This past Friday and Saturday, the West Liberty-Salem Swimming Tigers competed at the Sectional Tournament at the Dayton Raiders Aquatic Center (DRAC) in Beavercreek—and they made waves! 🌊 Both Kamden Hissong and Lydia Schmidt set new school records and personal bests in their events! 🔥👏 Meet Results: 🐯 West Liberty-Salem Swimming Tigers 🏅 Kam Hissong 🚨 SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🚨 🏊 50y Freestyle – 25.13 – 7th Place (11.5 pts)* 🏊 100y Freestyle – 57.34 – 3rd Place (16 pts) 🐯 West Liberty-Salem Lady Swimming Tigers 🏅 Lydia Schmidt 🚨 SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🚨 🏊 50y Freestyle – 29.23 – 10th Place (7 pts)* 🏊 100y Freestyle – 1:06.57 – 8th Place (11 pts) Congratulations to these incredible athletes on their record-breaking performances! 🎉👏 Keep pushing the limits! 💪🏆 #GoTigers #SchoolRecords #WLSSwimming

🏀 Our 6th grade girls' basketball team hit the court and entertained the crowd at the varsity girl's basketball game tonight! We are proud of the hard work and dedication this season! The future of Tiger basketball is bright!✨🏀 #TigerBasketball #LadyTigers #WLS

📢 Save the Date! Washington, D.C. Trip Info Meeting 🇺🇸 Good evening, everyone! We’re excited to announce the initial meeting for Washington, D.C. trip for Fall 2025! If your student is interested in going, don’t miss this important informational meeting where you’ll also have the chance to meet a representative from our new travel company. 📅 Date: February 26th ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM 📍 Location: HS Cafeteria We look forward to seeing you there! Feel free to share this post with other families who may be interested. ✨

🚀📚 Join Us for Literacy Night at West Liberty-Salem! 📚🚀 Mark your calendars! On March 6th from 5:00-7:00 PM, we invite all elementary families to our Literacy Night—an evening filled with games, crafts, and activities designed to support early literacy and spark a love for reading! This year’s theme, "Open a Book, Unlock the Universe," will take young readers on an exciting journey beyond the stars. 🌟✨ 👕 Literacy Night T-Shirts Available! 👕 T-shirts are available to purchase now through February 18th! Students and parents are encouraged to wear them on the night of the event and during Literacy Spirit Week, March 3-7. 📌 See attached flyers for more details! We can't wait to see you there for a night of fun, learning, and exploration! 📖💫 #WLSLiteracyNight #UnlockTheUniverse #ReadExploreGrow

🏀 Congratulations, West Liberty-Salem Lady Tigers! 🏀 What a night for our Lady Tigers as they became Co-OHC Champions at home against Burg! Even more special—it all happened on Senior Night! A huge shoutout to our incredible seniors, Ava Johnson and Maddie McGill, for their leadership and dedication to this team. Thank you to the amazing crowd who showed up and cheered loud, our fantastic student section who kept the energy high, our cheerleaders for cheering tonight, our 2024 basketball players who came back to support, our phenomenal coaches, pep band, and everyone who made the night unforgettable. And thank you to Logan Lawn and Landscaping and Michael’s Pizza for feeding our student section! Way to go, Lady Tigers! Final Stats: 🔸 Addie Wallen – 17 pts 🔸 Maddie McGill – 8 pts 🔸 Ava Johnson – 4 pts 🔸 Ava Astorino – 5 pts 🔸 Ava Poppe – 2 pts 🔸 Lucy Cole – 2 pts 🏀 Team Total: 14 FGs, 8-11 FT, 38 points Tigers 38 Burg 34 🏆🐅 #OHCChamps #SeniorNight #TigerPride

Congratulations to Owen Barger, Sami King, Shyanne McClintick, and Ella Vondenhuevel for qualifying for the State Finals in Ag Communications at OSU! By placing in the top 20 in the state on the online exam, they earned the opportunity to compete at the state level today. This was a brand-new event for our team, and they worked hard to rise to the challenge! 💪 A huge THANK YOU to parent chaperone Shannon McClintick and driver Jill Brunke for their support! Way to represent WL-S FFA! 🌟🚜 #WLSFFA #AgCommunications #State

Melvin (and Mrs. Perdue) stopped by this morning to wish his friends on the girls' basketball team good luck after their shoot-around! 🏀 Tonight, the Tigers are taking on Burg, and it’s SENIOR NIGHT for the girls! 🎓🎉 Make sure to come out and cheer them on for their last regular-season home game! Let’s show them some love and support! 🐯🔥

The WL-S FFA's second Livestock Judging Contest took place this morning at The Patriot in New Madison! Sixteen dedicated members gave their all during two hours of judging. 🌟 WL-S A Team (Bayleigh Deam, Eliza Halterman, Kaitlin Metz, and Wyatt Bell) placed 2nd in the Reasons Division! 🌟 WL-S B Team claimed 1st place in the Non-Reasons Division! Special shoutout to our top individual scorers: 🥇 Levi Yelton – 1st place Non-Reasons Individual 🥈 Brodey Deam – 2nd place Non-Reasons 👏 Carson Spencer & Ashlee Vondeylen rounded out our top four! A huge THANK YOU to our amazing driver, Jenny Downing, for always taking care of us, and to Tri-Village FFA Alumni for hosting the contest and providing breakfast & lunch. We also appreciate all the sponsors who helped make this event possible! Way to go, WL-S FFA! 🐂🐖🐑 #WLSFFA #LivestockJudging

🏀🎉 Congratulations to Our 8th Grade Boys Basketball Team! 🎉🏀 We are so proud to announce that our 8th grade boys basketball team has been crowned OHC North Champions! Their hard work, dedication, and teamwork have paid off in a big way!

Londyn Loveless, a senior volleyball player, has made history at West Liberty Salem High School by being one of the few setters to reach the 1000 assist club. Londyn is being honored with a jersey that will be displayed on the wall to represent her outstanding achievement of 1,177 career assists. Londyn is a team captain and 3-year Varsity award winner. She received 1st Team OHC Honors, First Team District 9, Senior All Star in the District 9, and the team Eye of the Tiger Award. Congratulations, Londyn on an excellent high school career!

The 6th grade boys basketball team had the chance to hit the court at halftime during the high school boys basketball game! We couldn’t be more proud of their hard work, teamwork, and sportsmanship! The 6th grade girls will do the same on Monday during our high school girls' games! The future of Tiger basketball is bright!

West Liberty-Salem Musical Theatre proudly presents Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins JR., a musical that will be sure to entertain all ages! Show Dates & Times: • Friday, March 7th: 4:00 PM & 8:00 PM • Saturday, March 8th: 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM 📍 Location: West Liberty-Salem 🎶 Directed by an incredible team: • Stage Director: Renee Arnold • Music Director: Jakob Schaufelberger • Choreographer: Maverick Jacob 🎟️Tickets will be available on February 21st, and will be available online! Save the date for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious time and stay tuned for the ticket link!