Preschool Screenings for the 2024-2025 school year are being scheduled! Call Madison-Champaign ESC at937-653-5214 for more information.
The WL-S Musical Theatre Department is offering local businesses an advertising opportunity while helping offset the costs of musical production. Ad space will be granted in our printed Playbills in 4"x7" or 8"x5" dimensions. Approximately 1200 audience members will view the Playbill during the weekend's shows.
All ads should be mailed to wlsmusicaltheatre@gmail.com by March 1st, 2024, with your ad preference (small ads are $50 and large ads are $100). Checks can be made out to WLS Musical and mailed to:
Attn: Jakob Schaufelberger
West Liberty Salem High School
7208 US HWY 68 North
West Liberty, OH 43357
All questions should be directed to Jakob Schaufelberger at jschaufelberger@wlstigers.org
Elementary school recently completed the Kids Heart Challenge raising more than $18,000 for the American Heart Association! Students were able to fundraise for about 2 weeks while learning how to keep your heart healthy.
Kids Heart Challenge, formerly Hoops for Hearts, is a program designed to teach students about people with special hearts, while raising money for healthy hearts everywhere.
During the Kids Heart Challenge, students are taught the risks of using tobacco, heart conditions, tips for eating healthy, being physically active and managing stress. They are given tools to make decisions that leave them feeling confident in improving and maintaining their own health, while also helping improve the study and treatment of kids and adults with heart disease.
West Liberty-Salem continues to be one of the leading schools in the state who donate to the cause. Thank you to everyone who helped our students make such a big impact on special hearts everywhere!
Mrs. Kim Hollar, with the help of specials teachers, is an integral part of planning the activities and education associated with Kids Heart Challenge. Students wrapped up the challenge with a fun obstacle course promoting heart healthy activities that are fun for students of all ages!
Hello, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent of WL-S. Due to dense fog in our area, WL-S will be closed for today, Friday February 23rd. Please have a safe day today.
Hello Families, we apologize for the late notice, but conditions have changed this morning and the fog has become worse in parts of the district. We will be on a two hour delay this morning, Friday, February 23. School will start at 9:40 for MS/HS and 9:45 for Elementary. Thank you.
Community Health & Wellness Partners invites students and families to a Prom Dress Swap Event on Saturday, March 16, from 9am to 12pm at their Bellefontaine Community Health Center location: 212 E. Columbus Ave., Bellefontaine. Swap a dress or purchase a dress for $10. Students are limited to only one dress. Accessories will also be available. Proceeds to benefit CHWP School-Based Health Center student resources. Everyone is welcome to the event!
Our 24/7 Tiger gear store is now offering Carhart brand Spirit Wear. Click the link below to see additional styles and for all your spirit wear needs.
"We’re excited to welcome Carhartt to Sideline Store. A brand known for its style, comfort and durability, each piece is crafted of quality materials and built to last. Follow these simple steps to promote both new and classic styles today."
https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/ohio/westliberty/west-liberty-salem-high-school
!!Attention 7th grade families:
Save the Date! February 28th at 6pm in the elementary cafeteria we will be having an informational meeting for the Fall 2024 trip to Washington DC! We are transitioning our annual 8th grade trip from the spring to the fall. While attendance is not mandatory it is extremely helpful to hear all the information presented.
The 8th grade trip planned for this spring will not change. This is for current 7th graders and their families only.
Carter Titus was recognized on President's Day at the Champaign County DAR meeting for being selected as the West Liberty-Salem Good Citizen of the Year!
Carter Titus, a senior at WL-S, was selected by his peers and faculty as the 2023-24 DAR Good Citizen of the Year. The faculty nominated three deserving seniors, who met the DAR criteria, and fellow seniors then voted for one winner. The DAR Good Citizen Award is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship among students. Particularly, students selected for the award should display dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools and communities to an outstanding measure. Principal Greg Johnson had this to say about Titus, "Carter possesses the many qualities of a good citizen and beyond. He participates in soccer, marching band, clubs, volunteer organizations and other co- and extra-curriculars. He diligently seeks out service opportunities in his school and community and is respected among his peers for integrity and the quality of his character."
The Annual DAR Good Citizen event recognizes each selected senior from the five Champaign County Schools. Carter was accompanied to the event by his family and (pictured)High School Counselor Molly Smith. Congratulations, Carter!
There is only one week left to support our elementary student council by purchasing from their spirit wear fundraiser! Get your spirit gear at the link below!
https://www.spiritwear.com/estore.php?eml=amcnabb@wlstigers.org
Save the date!
West Liberty-Salem's musical cast presents Footloose on Thursday, March 14th, at 7:00 PM, Friday, March 15 at 4:00 and 8:00 PM, Saturday at 8:00 PM.
Footloose is a story of Forgiveness and Redemption. The story is about a Reverend who lost his son and a teenage boy who lost his father, and how they help each other to heal. This is not a story about a town, but rather a story about people and how they change each other. Somewhat a story about what we call LIFE. The characters help each other grow and change, and just maybe, they connect to the audience and help them change and grow too. One High School that performed the play said, "Every time you see or hear the word dance replace it with forgive." It works for the most part, and we learn about forgiveness and redemption without even trying. Enjoy the show and feel uplifted when the curtain closes.
This week's tournament action includes our Girls Bowling team competing today at Districts at Beaver-vu Lanes.
This evening at 7:15 PM, Girls Varsity Basketball will take on Greenon at Northridge HS. Ticketing information and brackets are attached.
On Wednesday February 21, at 9:45 AM Boys Bowling will head to Beaver-vu Lanes
to compete in Districts.
Good luck to our Tiger teams in the post season!
Tickets can be purchased at the link below:
https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets
Girls Basketball – Division III
https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/DAB/SouthWest/Basketball-Girls/24GBKD3SECT.pdf
Boys Basketball – Division III
https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/DAB/SouthWest/Basketball/24BBKD3SECT.pdf
Bowling – Division II
https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/DAB/SouthWest/Bowling/OHSAA-2023-2024%20SW%20District%20Bowling%20Tournament%20Schedule.pdf
Wrestling – Boys Division III, Girls Division II
Elementary students and their teachers recently celebrated 100 days of school, 100 days of memories made, 100 days with our friends, and 100 days of learning! We had several fun activities to celebrate the 100th day of school! Here are some photos and stay tuned for a fun filled fashion show recap video coming soon!
Is your student registered to vote?
If you are 18 or are 17 but will be 18 before Nov. 5th, then you are eligible to vote in the March 19th Primary, but you must register TODAY to do so. Registration is super easy and can be done online in about 5-10 minutes. Make sure you have your driver’s license with you and that you know the last 4 digits of your social security number.
TODAY is the voter registration deadline for the March 19th Primary. Anyone that is 18 years old, or will turn 18 before November 5th is eligible to vote in this Primary. Students can register online at www.myohiovote.com. To utilize the online registration system, they need all of the below information:
Ohio driver’s license or Ohio identification card number
Name
Date of Birth
Address
Last four digits of your Social Security number
We are celebrating our School Resource Officer, Deputy J! Deputy Jarzab is more than just a resource officer at our school! You can often find Deputy J in the halls giving hi-fives or talking with students, in the lunchroom checking in with how someone's day is going, in the elementary reading a book to a class, or jumping in anywhere help is needed! We are so thankful he is part of our Tiger Family! We appreciate and thank you for your dedication to our students, staff, and Tiger community! Happy SRO Day!
The WL-S 7th and 8th grade choir went to the Holland Theatre yesterday to see a production of Moana Jr.! Our music department always does a wonderful job exposing our younger students to musical theatre early so they learn what aspects of music they are interested in. There were a number of WL-S students involved in this production:
Ashlyn Taylor- Gramma Tala
Abigail Frederick- Tomatoa
Alexa Beard, Cecilia Kerns, Silas Kerns- Ensemble
Jessa Beard- Stage Crew,
Illa Kerns and Sophia Holland- Spotlights
Great job to our students who took part in the production!
Congratulations to the lady Tigers bowling team who made it to Districts for the first time in school history. They join the Boys who also made Districts. This is the first time in school history that both teams made it to Districts in the same year. Go Tigers!
Seniors in Mr. Stoner's English 12 class visited ColePak as part of an ongoing Career Exploration study! Seniors in English 12 are focused on earning the Ohio Means Jobs Career Readiness Seal. Part of earning that seal means that students will learn about local and national employment opportunities, while exploring the 15 important skill areas of 'Career Readiness'. Ryan Cole, Colepak's Vice President of Operations, spoke to the 16 seniors about acceptable employee characteristics and current trends and wages in the manufacturing industry. Students were also given a plant tour. Thank you, Colepak and Mr. Ryan Cole, for being a part of the Career Readiness Series!
The freshman boys' basketball team will host the Graham Falcons tonight at 5:30 in the main gym! Go Tigers!
Community Health and Wellness Partners' School Based Health Center's Mrs. Wing and Mrs. Douthwaite talked about the importance of healthy eating habits with tasty Tuesday! They passed out fruit during elementary lunch times and had a lot of fun while doing it! Thank you for sharing and always encouraging those healthy habits with our students!
