Elementary Literacy Week is fast approaching, so mark your calendars for one of our favorite weeks! Be sure to save the date for Literacy Night on March 7th, from 5-7 PM!
West Liberty-Salem HS is seeking a qualified person to fill the position of Varsity Head Girls Soccer Coach. Applicants are preferred to have prior coaching experience in the sport, demonstrated leadership experience, and should possess both knowledge of the game (current research included) and an understanding of how to coach the athletes.
Individuals interested in applying for this position will submit a digital portfolio with the following information to the West Liberty-Salem Athletic Director (contact information below).
a. Resume’, including teaching, coaching, and playing experience
b. Coaching philosophy
c. Brief description of educational licensure
d. Two letters of recommendation
e. A paragraph telling us why you want to coach this sport
Please reach out to West Liberty-Salem Athletic Director Morgan Sullivan by email at msullivan@wlstigers.org for more information.
West Liberty-Salem Middle School announces their 2nd quarter honor roll recipients. Congratulations to the following students on their academic achievements!!
2nd Quarter Honor Roll
Highest Honors Honor Roll
(3.75-4.0 GPA)
6th Grade
Emily Leas, Kara Hartzler, Cale Wygal, Brodie Milliron, Wyatt Brooks, Maverrik Kilgore, Kipton Crowder, Bella Johnson, Jacob Gilley, Chafer Matthews, Lakota Webb, Jaylynn Martin, Mallory Bishop, Amelia Miller, Wyatt Phelps, Addison Brannon, Silas Kerns, Layne Ferryman, Allison Miller, Rylee Falloon, Isabelle Semaan, Ava Brookman, Braxton Catron, Nathaniel Adams, Ezekiel Lauck, Jacob Bahan, Sophia Jackson, Dawson Turner, Liam Baldwin, Jackson Reichardt, Callie Trimble, Rosemary Sokolow, Lillian Yeater, Aubree Joseph
7th Grade
Charlie Oelker, Rylan Leichty, Ava Martin, Kamden Yang, Eli Jones, Carver Wallace, Landon Zanfirov, Tyler Hershberger, Eric Hoover, Madilynn Sprinkle, Reese Winters, Loretta Moxley, Carter Pratt, Mackenzie Damron, Ashlyn Yeater, Micah Proudman, Kate Bolton, Dahlia Sokolow, Isabella Spencer, Emily King, Drew Piacentino, Peyton Ziegler, Braylon Lucas, Julianna Loveless, Kenna Wright, Cecilia Kerns, Patience Fosnaugh
8th Grade
McKayla Reames, Ella Albers, Gunnar Lehman, Jerome Cordrey, David Roberts, Reagan McCullough, Kendal Carroll, James Brehm, Ryrie Matthews, Ellery Wygal, Emma Schmelzer, Delaney Anane-Sefah, Carter Henderson, Arianna Weaver, Eli Gilley, Isla Leichty, Rachel Stanford, Ashlyn Taylor, Addison Wallen, Bridgette Fisher, Bentley Sadlier, Caydon Stir
High Honors Honor Roll
(3.5-3.74 GPA)
6th Grade
Jaron Christison, Autumn Keasler, Hayden Watkins, Piper Wick, Devyn Carter, Avery Randall, Xander Ault, Connor Watson, Wyatt Patton, Walker Williams, Joshua Collins, Anastasia Krempasky, Sarah Monroe, Cole Cooper, Adalyn Nickels, Lochlan Jenkins, Jude Roberts, Paysley Wesson, Malachi Titus, Olivia Waibel, Foster King, Noah Hayes, Mason Wallace
7th Grade
Isaiah Barth, Mia Titus, Michael Wisner, Ella Jacobs, Everett Brooks, Landon McKenzie, Isabella Vesey, Karlee Lucas, Lucas Cook, Mia Dooley, Bryson Johnson, Phoenix Keeton, Brandel Sullivan, Griffin Astorino
8th Grade
Gavin Bell, Brayden Hupp, Brayan Gullett, Zachary Cordell, Timothy Krabill, Kathy Roehm, Cohen Evans, Owen Hardwick, Bennett Sutherin, Hadassah Stidham, Robert Park, Celena Cheetham, Levi Kitchen, Alauna Kinchen, Amelia Barth, Ellis Koons, McKenzie Reames, Samuel Myers, Wyatt Shoemaker, Josiah Thoman, Derek Wall
Honor Roll
(3.0-3.49 GPA)
6th Grade
Lilly Collins, Calen Fairchild, Solomon Warye, Mills Lapp, Elin Leichty, Isaiah Lee, Zoee Mathews, Jonathan Kirkham, Kennedy Bowman, Brynn Davis, Liam Harrington, Lance Hinds, Caroline Foster, Braylynn Boggs, Brody Vernik, Kynlee Rostorfer, Alissa Dixon, Marissa Fish, Kayla Schwaderer, Macklain Heminger, Kenzie Underwood, Hayden Gundolf, Gabriel Mason, Kase McIntosh
7th Grade
Sydney Conley, Karter Harris, Hayden Knotts, Payton Rowley, Charlee Albers, Cora Benavides, Jack Harman, Caden Hodge, Brylee Liggett, Ashton Brannon, Nathan Shively, Griffin Evans, Peyton Cramer, Gabriel Myers, Dominic Purdy
8th Grade
Ivan Meister, Eva Decker, Beckett Sullivan, Liam Webster, Jay Young, Avery Randall, Savannah McClintick, Colton Hall, Drew Boyer, Elijah Filio, Abigail Dunlop, Logan Zanfirov, Kyerah Marchal, Olivia McQuinn, Kiarah Ingram, Daniel Erne, Ezekiel Longshore, Kylee Bell, Asher Cole, Nevaeh Gravely, Justice Moore, Blaine Hughes, Britton Carter, Delaney Borders, Lucas Trimble, Jenny Reprogle
West Liberty-Salem High School announces 2nd Quarter Honor Roll recipients. Congratulations to the following students on their academic achievements this quarter!
Highest Honors Honor Roll
(3.75-4.0 GPA)
9th Grade
Audrianna Evilsizor, Zoe Carter, Grace Jones, Xzavior Nicholl, Zac Carter, Casey Boyer, Lyla Breon, Haley Brockmeier, Kash LeVan, Mariska Smith, Maverick Reames, Aleah Laforge, Benjamin Wall, Ashlyn Pope, Braden Hershberger, Maddie Adkins, Patrick Brooks, Savanah Gluckle, Thaddeus Kitchen, Conner Leichty, Emma Liggett, Claire Ling, Isabelle Sarver, Noah Sarver
10th Grade
Sadie Paul, Addison Hutton, Abigail Timmons, Dustin Bolton, Olivia Reichardt, Naomi Cole, Brevin Louden, Levi Miller, Ava Astorino, Brielle Milliron, Elijah Christison, Victoria Douthwaite, Ava Poppe, Abbie Thoman, Kaylee Powell, Geneva Estep, Lyndee Harrison, Dylan King, Caleb Ling, Emery Longaberger, Emma Smith
11th Grade
Alaina Irving, Lee Stocksdale, Andrea Stokes, Grace Hacker, Aiden Taylor, Myla Thornburg, Ava Chamberlain, Rebekah Hudson, Delaney Jones, Isaiah Reames, Craig Stanford, Bexley Wilcoxon, Sami King, Grant Saylor, Ava Johnson, Jack Bahan, Aaron Campbell, Caleb Hershberger, Nathan Neuerman, Kennedy Wallace, Eli Adkins, Jessa Beard, Teagan Boyd, Audrey Collins, Isabella Hardwick, Illa Kerns, Taran Logwood, Londyn Loveless, Jadon Lowry, Clay McAuley, Luke McGill, Madeline McGill, Daniel Neer, Max Rudolph, Quentin Rudolph, Akira Whitman
12th Grade
Abby Guest, Joseph LaRoche, Riggs Lapp, Makenzy Sandefur, Kendall LeVan, Tommi Payne, Anna Byrd, Owen Deere, Xander Waldren, Mallory Bostick, Kerrigan Burgel, Malachi Christison, Matthew Christison, Ivy Cline, Madeline Cole, Megan Hollar, Sari Kitchen, Addison McAuley, Abigail Miller, Leah Ropp, Lily Smith, Veronica Wall, Lillian Weaver
High Honors Honor Roll
(3.5-3.74 GPA)
9th Grade
Isabella Hughes, Eli Campbell, Avery Northup, Josiah Johnson, Jill Fullenkamp, Natalie Fish, Madden Kilgore, Sophia Landon, Carson Spencer, Avi Lehman, Morgan Gibson, Tucker Searles, Alivia Campbell, Kiersten Stoll, Reagan Winters
10th Grade
Brock Burgel, Alexa Cheetham, Brady Kauffman, Kaylee Blair, Alayna Hackley, Caleb Larson, Addyson Mattox, Dallas Koons, Reese Oder, Garrett Wallen, Haylee Earles, Breece Gullett, Gavyn Greenhill, Lexi Hausler, Wyatt Longaberger, Ella Vondenhuevel
11th Grade
Kaydence Connolly, Jackson Steider, Owen Barger, Sophia Holland, Marley Myers, Lincoln Henderson, Teagon Miller, Allison Ferryman, Silas King
12th Grade
Emily Asbury, Xan Schmidt, Julia Wilson, Peyton Hull, Ashley Yoder, Carter Titus, Mason King, Cliff Kensler, Sophia Hardwick, Miles Hostetler, Chaley Wade, Eli Bell, Kenzie Phillips, Samuel Lauck, Nathan Webb, Sidney Larison, John Richards
Honor Roll
(3.0-3.49 GPA)
9th Grade
Wyatt Zinn, Brady Lightner, Zander Dickinson, Jenna Cline, Garrett Hull, Troy Christison, Sutton Wilcoxon, Miles Christison, Aiden Hull, Lilli Heminger, Colton Neeld, Bayleigh Deam, Skyler Ropp, Ashlee VonDeylen, Eliza Halterman, Hattie Jacobs, Aubra Wiant, Bayes Lapp, Levi Yelton, Caleigha Fasse, Cali Benavides, Ezekial Sidders, Shelby Vincent
10th Grade
Bryant Eaton, Gaven Nance, Elli Ullery, Tevis Cox, Isaac Sertell, Carson Poppe, Sam Strapp, Jacob Lauck, Jeremiah Johnson, Lydia Schmidt, Shade Smith, Taylor Cook, Timothy Howells, Taryn Bradley, Bradley Petry, Marisa Smith, Noah Boyd, Mylee Dooley, Devon Jones, Tru Maxam, Elise Longshore, Cooper Titus, Wyatt Bell, Lance Campbell, Malia Miller, Kamden Hissong, Zaylor Eggleston, Amani Grantham
11th Grade
Josh Wilcoxon, Connor Garman-Ferguson, Hunter Knotts, Lily Langhardt, Isaiah Reminder, Silas Kauffman, Shyanne McClintick, Greyson Horsley, Hunter Little, Troy Bradley, Anna Cole, Gideon Cole, Emberly Cox, Anna Eleyet, Cam Bair
12th Grade
Brooke Dunn, Gabriel McGill, Grace Tomlin, Dylan Wing, Mason Barger, Izabella Meister, Jaycee Yelton, Briley Sullivan, Emma Bails, Taylor Kennedy, Zoie Vermillion, Isabelle Wygal, Cara Deam, Bailey Poppe, Olivia Wilcox, Hanna Schwaderer, Austin Olejniczak, Whitney Strapp, Claire Longshore, Abigail Scott
This Friday during half time of the JV and varsity boys' basketball games we will host the Champaign County Special Olympics Wheelchair Basketball game! There are 2 boys from our district participating in the game, so come out and support them!
Congratulations to West Liberty-Salem’s middle school Science Olympiad team for a great performance at the Centerville Invitational on Saturday where they won a 7th place team trophy. Fourteen WL-S team members won awards in nine different events including a gold medal for Ashlyn Taylor and Levi Kitchen in their event Write It Do It. Also winning awards for our team were: Jill Fullenkamp, Thaddeus Kitchen, Carter Henderson, Ellis Koons, Braylon Lucas, Drew Piacentino, Loretta Moxley, Everette Brooks, Eric Hoover, Wyatt Brooks, Rosie Sokolow, and Lily Yeater. Next up for our team is our very own 14th annual West Liberty-Salem Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament to be held here on Saturday, February 24th. We expect to host nearly 1500 visitors including students, coaches, parents, and community members from 23 different schools. Everyone in the community is invited to come and watch us compete.
Jostens will be handing out orders that were previously placed this fall for seniors on Wednesday, January 31st during lunchtime in front of the cafetorium. Extra clothing and items will be available for sale at this time. CASH and CREDIT CARD sales ONLY – no checks. If you have not already place an order, you will need to contact Josten’s directly: 937-552-9904 between 9-4:30 pm OR go online www.jostens.com
under WLS to place an order.
Our Middle School Scientists are experimenting with Ice Core Replica's this week! Mrs. Fullenkamp created minutiae ice core replicas that contained shells, fossils, and ash for students to analyze and create a geological timeline.
School record alert! Congratulations to Delaney Jones on setting a new school record in the 60M dash!
Congratulations to the West Liberty-Salem Ag Power Diagnostics Team! They secured a third place finish out of 14 teams at the sub district contest today. The two-person team of Eli Bell and Jadon Lowry will progress to the district contest in February at the John Deer training facility located in Dublin, Ohio. Also of notable accomplishment, Jadon Lowry placed 1st in the state on the online exam earlier this week. Keep up the good work as you both work toward becoming a state qualifier!
The West Liberty-Salem community extends our condolences to neighboring Indian Lake Community and OHP after the tragic passing of a high school student. Our prayers are with her family, community, and classmates of the Class of 2025.
Eighth grader Rachel Stanford performed with her gymnastics team, The Crown Jewels, during half time of last nights varsity basketball game. Stanford has been with Crown Gymnastics for many years and did a great job exhibiting her many skills! Keep up the great work, Rachel!
Today the WL-S mock trial team competed in their district tournament in Marion. The team has prepared for a full semester for this trial experience! The team competed in two trials and were named district runner up. Anna Byrd received Outstanding Attorney Award for her trial. The team worked hard and performed very well today. Keep up the great work, Mock Trial Team!
Boys basketball update.....
The 6th grade rec. boys basketball team spent last evening serving at The Caring Kitchen in Urbana. After a team meal at Mumford's Potato Chips and Deli, they headed to the shelter to help with their community meal and cleaning. The goal of Coach Ben Yeater is to instill the value of service in his young athletes. Go Tigers!
The WLS boys youth teams were recognized during halftime of the varsity boys basketball game this week. Teams in grades 4-6 were in attendance. The girls will be recognized next week during the girls varsity game. More opportunities to see our youth will include a short game tonight during half time of the middle school boys games featuring fourth grade, 5th grade on February 1st during the high school girls game, and 6th grade on February 8th during the high school boys games. Go Tigers!
West Liberty-Salem HS Counseling Department hosted their annual College Fair and College Credit Plus Info Session last evening. If your student plans to enroll in the CCP program next school year, please review the information at the link provided. There you can view the Power Point presentation along with a list of frequently asked questions.
If you need to schedule a CCP Counseling Session, please reach out to Mrs. Smith at 465.1139 or email mosmith@wlstigers.org.
https://www.wlstigers.org/article/1427516
Middle School and High School Track & Field sign-ups are now hung in the middle school/high school hallways and outside the AD office. If interested in joining the track team to run, jump or throw please sign up! MS Track practices will begin the end of February and HS Track February 19th.
Hello, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. Due to dense fog in our area, WLS is on a Two-hour Delay for Thursday, January 25th. School will start at 9:40 for MS and HS and 9:45 for the Elementary. Thank you
West Liberty-Salem's 6th grade girls basketball team spent time serving their community this week at MC Thrift Store after a team meal at Liberty Gathering Place. The team is coached by Ben Yeater. Keep up the great work, Tigers!
