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!
Students and staff are celebrating the West Liberty-Salem School-Based Health Center!! Experience the success, peace of mind, support, love, relationship building, trust, and convenience families are talking about! Community Health & Wellness Partners - Grow with you, a lifetime of care your family deserves. To become a patient or schedule an appointment, contact CHWP at 937-599-111 or visit CHWPcares.org.
Order your Literacy Night T-shirts now through 2/16 for elementary Literacy Week & Literacy Night on Thursday, March 7th at 5 PM.
https://wlsliteracyweek24.itemorder.com/
More from our Ag Department!
Jadon Lowry and Eli Bell finished in 2nd place at the District Ag Power Diagnostics (Tractor trouble-shooting) contest on Friday, just one away from moving on to the state contest. Thank you Lora James for putting together the contest and the John Deere Training Center staff for a great contest and the hats! Congratulations guys!
Lots of good news from FFA!
This weekend the General Livestock Judging team attended the Patriot, held in New Madison, Ohio. Both Reasons and Non-Reasons teams competed. Members sorted through classes of cattle, sheep, hogs, and goats and after were provided with lunch. One of our reasons teams - Jaycee Yelton, Owen Barger, Shyanne McClintick and Soohia Hardwick placed 1st and Shyanne placed second the Reasons division. Thank you to everyone who helped put some awesome groups of livestock together for us to judge, as well as providing lunch! Thank you OSU Livestock Judging team for evaluating the stock and coaching reasons! #osulivestockjudgingteam
Here are the themes for the rest of middle school spirit week!!
Ticketing information below for all postseason tournament contests.
Go to www.ohsaa.org/tickets, click the sport, click the division, and click the green “Get Tickets” button on your event.
Basketball – Division III
Bowling – Division II
Boys Wrestling - Division III
Girls Wrestling – Division I
Swimming – Division II
Tickets will be available online for all OHSAA tournaments. OHSAA tournament events held at high school venues may have tickets available for sale at gate.
Sectional/District Regional
Student $5 $5
Adult $8 $12*
*Adult Girls Regional Wrestling Tickets are $8
Senior volleyball player Bailey Poppe made history at West Liberty-Salem by becoming the first player to record 1,000 digs and 1,000 kills during her career. She was honored during halftime of the boys' basketball game on Saturday night with a jersey that will be displayed on the wall to represent her outstanding achievements. Bailey also received recognition as District 9 Player of the Year and OHC North Player of the Year. Congratulations, Bailey!
"Candy hearts, oh so sweet! On Valentine’s Day, they can’t be beat."
We shared sweet treats and Valentine's cards on Friday in elementary! Here are a few sweet photos from parties in Mrs. Spring, Mrs. Watson, and Mrs. Spencer/Patton's classes!
West Liberty-Salem Quick Recall ended their season 4th overall after placing 5th in their most recent tournament. The team had stellar performances from Quentin Rudolph and Abigail Miller as two of this year's top scorers. Quick Recall is gaining momentum after seeing an increase in members this year! Many new members are underclassmen, with great performances from younger players like Brady Kauffman and new commers Avi Lehman, Zoe Carter, and Gavyn Greenhill. The team is looking forward to next year’s season as they can only improve as they continue to learn and expand their knowledge and understanding of the world.
Quick Recall also mentioned that they really enjoyed their outings at Cane's after the matches where they received free merch for being part of a school event!
The Elementary Student Council is holding a spirit wear fundraiser today, February 12th through Monday, February 26th. Proceeds from the fundraiser will be used for school improvement projects, as well as supporting our teachers and staff! All orders will be delivered to school and sent home with students, or a pickup date/time will be arranged when items are available. Check out the link below to place your order!
https://www.spiritwear.com/estore.php?eml=amcnabb@wlstigers.org
Our 8th graders visited Ohio Hi Point on Friday for a tour and information session on all OHP has to offer. Students were able to see areas of campus that were of interest to them and meet current students and teachers.
High School Student Council sponsored a fun evening for the high school students after Saturday evening's home basketball game. The event was called, "Games after the Game" where more than 60 high school students stayed to play games like 9-Square, cards, and cornhole. We had music, refreshments that included pizza, popcorn, hotdogs and amazing snow cones! This was the second year that they sponsored this event for students and the students enjoyed hanging out with friends after our OHC Co-Champs beat Graham!
Congratulations to Tiger senior Claire Longshore for setting a new school record in the 60 Meter Hurdles (10.69) at Otterbein. Claire also holds the outdoor school record in the 100 Meter Hurdles (outdoor).
Indoor track members Elise Longshore (10’2) and Tori Douthwaite (9’2) both secured career PR’s in pole vault today at Otterbein University. Go Tigers!
The 8th grade boys basketball team wins back to back OHC Championships! Yesterday, the Tigers won their championship game against Fairbanks to secure their second OHC title in middle school. Also performing well were the 7th grade boys who are OHC runners up! Congratulations, Tigers!
Congratulations to our boys basketball team who clenched the OHC Co-Champion title this weekend! The team was able to celebrate with fans after Saturday's win against Graham Falcons.
Update: There is no freshman game. JV begins at 6:00.
Join us tonight to celebrate our boys basketball, cheer, and winter sports seniors between the JV and Varsity boys basketball game.
West Liberty-Salem selected 22 Fine Arts students to attend the Ohio Heritage Conference Fine Arts Festival at First Christian Church in Springfield, Ohio on February 6, 2024. The annual event allows students across our conference to collaborate and showcase their talents in a shared love for the arts. Mr. Paul Waibel, Mr. Jakob Schaufelberger, Mrs. June Seymour, and High School Principal Greg Johnson joined our students for the all-day event.
More than 200 area students were selected by their art and music teachers based on their excellence and consistency in their area of study. The day included workshops with guest conductors, artists and peers from Cedarville, Fairbanks, Greenview, Madison Plains, Mechanicsburg, Northeastern, Southeastern, Triad and West Jefferson. Art students spent the day preparing for an evening showcase featuring a collaborative composite project, along with their personal artwork during intermission of the Honors Choir and Band Showcase. Choir and band students closed out the day with a concert featuring four pieces selected and directed by a local master director/conductor. It is an honor for students selected for the opportunity to work with collegiate conductors and other students who excel in the fine arts. The following WL-S students were selected:
Art with Mrs. Seymour
Anna Byrd
Sophia Holland
Sidney Larison
Kendall LeVan
Hanna Schwaderer
Band with Mr. Waibel
Jessa Beard
Brock Burgel
Gavyn Greenhill
Greyson Horsley
Brady Kauffman
Illa Kerns
Abigail Miller
Teagon Miller
Reagan Simpson
Choir with Mr. Schaufelberger
Alexa Cheetham
Ava Chamberlain
Emery Longaberger
Claire Ling
Conner Leichty
Xan Schmidt
Zac Carter
Kamden Hissong
Happy National School Counseling Week to our fantastic school counselors! They handle the big challenges, the small tears, and are always ready to be a listening ear to all who come through their doors. They help navigate our students differing academic journeys, promote self-assurance, and help build servant leaders in our community. THANK YOU for all you do for our students, staff, and the West Liberty-Salem community!
