West Liberty-Salem Local School District

Owen Harrison was nominated by 4th grade teacher, Crystal Johnson, for the Madison-Champaign County ESC STAR Service Award. This award recognizes students who exemplify the four dimensions of being a servant-leader including serving others, teamwork, attitude, and reliability. Owen is a senior at WL-S. He serves both his school and his community in his dedication to cross country and track, the WL-S Athletic Association at the Labor Day Festival and concession stand, and his 4-H Club at the Champaign County Fair to name a few. While Owen does many things to serve others, it’s his responsibility and kindness that make his servant leadership to impactful. Owen was recognized at the Madison-Champaign County ESC Award ceremony on Wednesday, 11/9/2022. Please help us congratulate him for being a Community Star.

The West Liberty-Salem Athletic Association is hosting a Fall/Winter apparel spirit sale now through 11/18/2022, at 1 PM. Items will be delivered 3 weeks from the close of the sale, so just in time for Christmas! https://wlsaa22.itemorder.com/shop/home/

West Liberty-Salem High School announces our first quarter Honor Roll. Congratulations to the following students! Highest Honors Honor Roll (3.75-4.0 GPA) 9th Grade Taryn Bradley, Lance Campbell, Gavyn Campbell, Victoria Douthwaite, Dustin Bolton, Brielle Milliron, Abigail Timmons, Alexa Cheetham, Kamden Hissong, Zaylor Eggleston, Wyatt Bell, Brock Burgel, Sadie Paul, Addison Hutton, Caleb Ling, Brevin Louden, Eli Christison, Brady Kauffman, Mason Helms, Lyndee Harrison, Kaylee Blair, Naomi Cole, Jacob Lauck, Levi Miller, Abbie Thoman, Emery Longaberger, Ava Astorino, Haylee Earles, Geneva Estep, Breece Gullett, Dylan King, Ava Poppe, Emma Smith, Marisa Smith 10th Grade Jessa Beard, Isaiah Reminder, Grant Saylor, Londyn Loveless, Isaiah Reames, Rebekah Hudson, Nathan Neuerman, Kennedy Wallace, Teagan Boyd, Caleb Herschberger, Ava Johnson, Delaney Jones, Quentin Rudolph, Aaron Campbell, Marley Myers, Bexley Wilcoxon, Eli Adkins, Taran Logwood, Max Rudolph, Colton Gaidusek, Isabella Hardwick, Illa Kerns, Luke McGill, Daniel Neer, Craig Stanford, Akira Whitman 11th Grade Jaycee Yelton, Kenzie Phillips, Aubree Timmons, Brooke Dunn, Abby Guest, Abigail Scott, Gabriel McGill, Xan Schmidt, Sidney Larison, Owen Deere, Madeline Cole, Joseph LaRoche, Claire Longshore, Mallory Bostick, Carter Titus, Chaley Wade, Olivia Wilcox, Kerrigan Burgel, Malachi Christison, Megan Hollar, Sari Kitchen, Addison McAuley, Abigail Miller, Lily Smith, Veronica Wall, Lillian Weaver 12th Grade Maggie Davis, Whitney Ridenbaugh, Rylie Schultz, James Powell, Owen Harrison, Logan Phillips, Maddox Havens, Isabelle Wilson, Allie Bolton, Arianna Chapman, Ellie Cheetham, Anika Christison, Kayla Cole, Christian Davis, Payton Eckurd, Trinity Floyd, Kiersten Holtvoigt, Makenna Smith, Adam Stapleton, Delaney Wade High Honors Honor Roll (3.5-3.74 GPA) 9th Grade Elise Longshore, Malia Miller, Caleb Larson, Dallas Koons, Jaden Lowry, Wyatt Longaberger, Garrett Wallen, Kaylee Powell, Olivia Reichardt, Cooper Titus, Ella Vondenhuevel, Reese Oder 10th Grade Alaina Irving, Silas King, Aiden Taylor, Cam Bair, Kaydence Connolly, Greyson Horsley, Troy Bradley, Madeline McGill, Luke Thomas, Clayton McAuley, Carson Kerns, Audrey Collins, Ava Chamberlain, Owen Barger, Teagon Miller, Laila Butler 11th Grade Whitney Strapp, Ashley Yoder, Samuel Lauck, Peyton Hull, Matthew Christison, Zoie Vermillion, Zoey Kaufman, Cara Deam, Eli Bell, Kendall LeVan, Izabella Meister, Lauren Kimball, Ivy Cline, Brooklyn Wilcoxon, Sophia Hardwick, Miles Hostetler, Emma Bails, Riggs Lapp, Makenzy Sandefur, Nathan Webb, Bailey Poppe, Isabelle Wygal, Julia Wilson 12th Grade William Dowden, Ava Buck, Carlee Hausler, Matthew Jones, Connor Shover, Lexy Lee, Hailey Berry, Andrew Kimball, Travis Cropper, Evan Cook, Aubrey Laing, Amelia Hudson, Nina Ke, Brittany Neer, Lena Kauffman, Max Spencer Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA) 9th Grade Raylea Henry, Wyatt Saxton, Jeremiah Johnson, Sam Strapp, Noah Boyd, Tevis Cox, Ian Cox, Elli Ullery, Silas McCombs, Carson Poppe, Caleb Heater, Lexi Hausler, Lydia Schmidt, Devon Jones, Isaac Sertell, Logan Edwards, Makayla Rowley, Bradley Petry, Addyson Mattox, Tru Maxam, Bryant Eaton, Timothy Howells, Alayna Hackley 10th Grade Aidon Koons, Jack Bahan, Nick Shifflet, Hunter Little, Jayden Temple, Reagan Bradford, Silas Kauffman, Emberly Cox, Samuel Peraza, Jacob, Evans, Jackson Steider, Myla Thornburg, Emily Hager, Sophia Holland, Collin Thompson, Gideon Cole, Alec Putt, Lily Langhardt, Reagan Simpson, Joshua Wilcoxon, Connor Garman-Ferguson, Lincoln Henderson, Shyanne McClintick, Andrea Stokes, Grace Hacker, Sami King, Tanner Green 11th Grade Hanna Schwaderer, Grace Tomlin, Damen Young, Kaden Francis, Briley Sullivan, Jaelyn Smith, Anna Byrd, Julia Neuherz, John Richards, Karter Spriggs, Riley Knox, Leah Ropp, Taylor Kennedy, Austin Olejniczak, Dylan Wing, Zachary Damron, Jacob Huston, Cale Hall, Tommi Payne 12th Grade Kenzie Bahan, Michael Jones, Renee Neer, Dylan Glunt, Dejah Hiltman, Phillip Marr, Brandon Petry, Naomi Aldo, Lauren Hunter, Faith Instine, Ezekiel Greene, Emma Kauffman, DJ Yoder, Wylie Harbour, Shae Stoner, Kambria Claybaugh, Eli Shafer, Anna Wintersteller, Jonny Stoner, Chandler McCafferty, Abbigayle Long, Caitlyn King, Tina Douthwaite, Payton Knight, Hannah Nibert

West Liberty-Salem Middle School announces first quarter Honor Roll. Congratulations to the following students! Highest Honors Honor Roll (3.75-4.0 GPA) 6th Grade Landon McKenzie, Isabella Vesey, Everett Brooks, Griffin Evans, Rylan Leichty, Payton Rowley, Alexa Beard, Kody Dalton, Bryson Johnson, Carver Wallace, Mackenzie Damron, Ava Martin, Brandel Sullivan, Kenna Wright, Michael Wisner, Charlie Oelker, Eli Jones, Jules Loveless, Madilynn Sprinkle, Reese Winters, Eric Hoover, Peyton Ziegler, Kate Bolton, Mia Dooley, Tyler Hershberger, Cecillia Kerns, Emily King, Mikel Ling, Braylon Lucas, Loretta Moxley, Drew Piacentino, Carter Pratt, Micah Proudman, Dahlia Sokolow, Isabella Spencer, Ashlyn Yeater, Landon Zanfirov 7th Grade Bennett Sutherin, Blaine Hughes, David Roberts, Emma Schmelzer, Owen Hardwick, Brayan Gullett, Gunnar Lehman, Samuel Myers, Ellery Wygal, James Brehm, Ellis Koons, Josiah Thoman, Delaney Anane-Safah, Robert Park, Derek Wall, Arianna Weaver, Jerome Cordrey, Eli Gilley, Carter Henderson, Isla Leichty, Rachel Stanford, Ashlyn Taylor 8th Grade Audrianna Evilsizor, Kiersten Stoll, Grace Jones, Zoe Carter, Avi Lehman, Alexis Wisner, Casey Boyer, Miles Christison, Benjamin Wall, Patrick Brooks, Sophia Landon, Kash LeVan, Xzavior Nicholl, Isabelle Sarver, Maddie Adkins, Lyla Breon, Alivia Campbell, Emma Liggett, Claire Ling, Savannah Gluckle, Braden Hershberger, Thaddeus Kitchen, Conner Leichty, Noah Sarver, Mariska Smith High Honors Honor Roll (3.5-3.74 GPA) 6th Grade Mia Titus, Jack Harman, Griffin Astorino, Ella Jacobs, Owen Thornburg, Karlee Lucas, Xander Ward, Lucas Cook, Gabriel Myers, Alaina Caldwell, Bently Dingey, Auna Kissling, Nathan Shivley, Cora Benavides, Ashton Brannon, Dominic Purdy 7th Grade Amelia Barth, Avery Grace Randall, Beckett Sullivan, Elijah Filio, Alauna Kinchen, Addi Wallen, Zach Cordell, Justice Moore, Zeke Longshore, Reagan McCullough, Wyatt Shoemaker, Brayden Hupp, Ryrie Matthews, Levi Kitchen, Drew Boyer, Asher Cole, Kendal Carroll, Caydon Stir, Bentley Sadlier, Bridgette Fisher 8th Grade Troy Christison, Eliza Halterman, Aleah Laforge, Carson Spencer, Ashlee VonDeylen, Aiden Hull, Jenna Cline, Bayleigh Deam, Caleigha Fasse, Maverick Reames, Zachary Carter, Morgan Gibson, Isabella Hughes, Sutton Wilcoxon, Ashlyn Pope, Tucker Searles, Lilli Heminger, Bayes Lapp, Reagan Winters, Natalie Fish Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA) 6th Grade Bo Miller, Rachel Simpson, Brylynn Roberts, Riley Krois, Makayla Bier-Moffitt, Brylee Liggett, Caden Hodge, Sydney Conley, Grant Krabill, Isaiah Barth, Logan Behlmer, Phoenix Keeton, Kamden Yang 7th Grade Olivia McQuinn, Ivan Meister, Abi Frederick, Asher Starkey, Samuel Bradford, Eva Decker, McKayla Reames, Britton Carter, Sully Cox, Brianna Blair, Addison Farley, Daniel Erne, Kyerah Marchal, Abigail Dunlop, Parker Harrington, Savannah McClintick, Easton McGuire, McKenzie Reames, Jaden Caldwell, Kylee Bell, Cohen Evans, Nevaeh Gravely, Colton Hall, Austin Markin, Jenny Reprogle, Logan Zanfirov, Kathy Roehm, Celena Cheetham, Zade Bieleski, Delaney Borders, Timothy Krabill, Gavin Bell 8th Grade Zander Dickinson, Rylan Trimble, Reilly Recker, Shelby Vincent, Bryson Jones, Silas Krabill, Hattie Jacobs, Brady Lightner, Aubra Wiant, Cali Benavides, Colton Neeld, Avery Northup, Troy Gibson, Julius Butler, Madden Kilgore, Braydon Thompson, Carson Stokes, Ezekial Sidders, Jill Fullenkamp, Nathan Sowers, Emma Vigar, Levi Yelton

Congratulations to our Class of 2023 DAR Good Citizen Award Winner, Wylie Harbour! The DAR Good Citizen of the Year recognizes and rewards high school seniors who exemplify good citizenship through a nomination and voting process by teachers and peers. Students who are selected for the award display dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and communities to an outstanding measure. Harbour possesses the many qualities of a good citizen. He participates in many sports, clubs, volunteer organizations and is a respected by his peers for integrity and the quality of his character. Wylie received $50 on behalf of the DAR, earned a spot to compete in the DAR Scholarship competition, and will be recognized at the county ceremony in February.

It's almost time for our elementary book fair! This year we are partnering with Usborne books to provide high-quality books for a variety of reading levels and interests. The book fair kicks off tomorrow evening, November 10th, from 3-6 PM. Next week students will have two opportunities to visit the book fair with their class. Book fair dates and hours are November 14th through 16th, from 8-3 PM, and November 17th, from 8-6 PM. “Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.” – Dr. Seuss

Our Food Service Department is seeking sub food service staff members. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking for the flexibility to work when it fits your schedule. Typical shifts are 3-6.5 hours (7 AM – 1:30 PM). Please email Robin at rokauffman@wlstigers.org or call 937-465-9166 for more information.

The Elementary Student Council is having a supply drive to support 4 Paws for Ability now through Monday, November 14th. 4 Paws is dedicated to enriching the lives of people with disabilities by placing life changing service dogs with people who need them most. 4 Paws for Ability is located in Xenia, Ohio and has placed service dogs with veterans and families of children with disabilities from almost every state across the country. 4 Paws is always in need of volunteers and supplies to help care for their dogs in training. Therefore, we are asking for any donations of the following items: Pupperoni Baby Shampoo (for the puppies) Ziplock Bags (all sizes) Newspapers (puppies potty on these!) Paper Towels There is a collection table in the lobby where students in grades k-12 can make their donations. If you would like to make a donation, and do not have a student at school, you can drop off your donation to the front office.

Please help us recognize Mrs. Renee Arnold who is our Educator of the Week!

West Liberty-Salem Middle School has awarded their October Students of the Month. Students are selected by their teachers for good behavior, grades and being good citizens to their peers. They are rewarded with a t-shirt from BOSS, Maries Candies, and a gift certificate from Malia Hughes, Fathom Realty. Congratulations to the following students of the month! Left to Right: 8th Grade: Maddie Adkins & Sutton Wilcoxon 7th Grade: Jenny Reprogle & Dane Reams 6th Grade: Ashlyn Yeater & Drew Piacentino

The West Liberty-Salem Show Choir is preparing for a weekend show case of their fall show, 'Earth, Wind, Fire and Water'. Performances are Friday at 6:30, Saturday at 3:00 and 6:30. Tickets are $5.00 at the door.

The West Liberty-Salem girls cross country team wrapped up its season with a fourth place finish at the OHSAA DIII State Championships Saturday in Obetz. This is the fifth top five state meet finish for the Big Orange is as many years and ninth overall top 10 state meet finish. Team Scores: 1st Minster 63, 2nd Fort Loramie 119, 3rd Colonel Crawford 165, 4th WLS 183, 5th Liberty Center 184, 6th Maderia 227, 9th Mogadore 231, 10th Patrick Henry 232, 9th Norwayne 255, 10th Ottawa Hills 284, 11th Huron 285, 12th McDonald 290, 13th Ft. Recovery 312, 14th Fredericktown 316, 15th Sandy Valley 388, 16th Dalton 297, 17th Fort Frye 4-6, 18th Grandview Heights 415, 19th Garway 417, 20th Tuscarwaras Valley 438 Big Orange placers: Malia Miller 34th (19:48), Ashley Yoder 44th (20:03), Addison McAuley 58th (20:20), Breece Gullet 62nd (20:23), Claire Longshore 109th (21:35), Taylor Kennedy 112th (21:37), and Gwen McCullough 134th (22:13). "We have 18 girls on the team this year and all season we talked about the importance of everyone's role on the team, and how when everyone does her part, we'll have a successful season," said WLS head coach Ann Vogel. "The girls ran their hearts out, and their teammates not running supported them every step of the way. I'm so proud of their effort and energy throughout the season. To finish in the top five is a testament to the investments our athletes make year-round to be competitive runners and supportive teammates." Photo credit: John Coffman

WL-S students are impacting our community in big ways. Faith Instine, Bailee Wick, Veronica Wall, Brock Burgel, Carter Titus, Cooper Titus and Noah Boyd helped watch 50+ kids today at the brunch Raising Arrows hosted for foster and kinship moms. “We couldn’t have done it without them,” Co-Founder and board member Crystal Burgel shared. Thank you for serving our community! #buildingabettertomorrow #service

West Liberty-Salem is currently seeking a Transportation Supervisor for the 2022-2023 school year. Qualified candidates must possess the following Licenses: • Possesses and maintain a valid Ohio Driver's License or Commercial Driver's License. • A satisfactory driving record as verified through checks made by the employee agency • Pre-Employment FMCSA-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug and Alcohol Clearing House to determine drug or alcohol violation information. • Preferred Class B Driver’s License ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. • Develops all aspects of transportation services in support of the mission, tasks, functions, and goals of the school district. • Develops and monitors board policies and administrative regulations associated with assigned areas. • Consults with governmental agencies to ensure compliance with State and Federal procedures and mandates. • Develops and implements District pupil load, service, extensions, modifications and other phases of transportation operations. • Prepares and administers contract specifications and documents, vendor service agreements, rate adjustments and compliance with contract specifications for pupil transportation services. • Oversees the monitoring of fleet operations and service performance of vehicles transporting students. • Oversees and manages the Federal Department of Transportation mandated Drug and Alcohol Testing Program. • Prepares general fund budget proposals, purchases of school buses and other District vehicles relating to support facilities and activities. • Manages departmental expenditures and ensures prudent fiscal management in the application of assigned funds. • Manages the legal and operational requirements of students with disabilities, including the transporting of the medically fragile passengers. • Administers the assignment of transportation personnel; provides ongoing reviews of organizational structure, staffing and departmental policies and procedures, including performance evaluations. • Serves on the District safety committee The full job description can be found here https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1083/WLS/2550964/TRANSPORTATION_SUPERVISOR_8649_.pdf.

A mandatory parent/guardian meeting is scheduled for all student athletes in grades 7-12 on November 16th, at 6:00 PM. If you have a student playing a winter sport, please plan to attend.

West Liberty-Salem students enrolled in Physics through Edison State University built an awesome water rocket as part of their unit on Newton’s First Law. Mrs. Brandie Roberts, who also teaches high school physical science, assisted her class in a successful launch this week! They spent several days building the rocket, followed by a test launch that proved their project needed a little more work. The wind caught the rocket, and it landed right on the roof! (Shout out to our custodian for climbing right up after it!) Students were required to use an astrolabe and calculus to determine the height of the rocket in several different launches. Great job on a successful launch!

Last week, we posted about the cookie bake-off in our 8th grade Health and Consumer Sciences class. The final verdict is in and Kim Leichty and her team of Mariska, Savannah and Claire were the ultimate champions! Mrs. Molly Smith and her team of Hattie, Aubra and Audri were runners up! Thank you to all of our staff volunteers who include Mr. Westfall, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Leichty, Mrs. Schuster and Mrs. Carter, and to our judges who were dedicated taste testers!

Mrs. Phelps eighth graders are studying the life, death, and career of Edgar Allan Poe while reading "The Tell-Tale Heart". To get students engaged, they examined a staging of the crime scene from the story. They examined evidence, formed hypotheses on the crime, and connected that information with what they learned in the story. Students loved playing CSI!

Seventh graders are reading S.E. Hinton's 1967 novel The Outsiders'. The story is a coming-of-age novel exploring the themes of class conflict, friendship and loyalty. The novel serves as an example of several literary devices like personification, alliteration, allusion, and onomatopoeia to name a few. Students were asked to dress like the groups depicted in the story, Socs or Greasers, for a class discussion on point of view and perspective. The Greasers tend to be the most popular group for costume day!

Champaign County Economic Partnership is kicking off a month-long celebration of manufacturing and education with their fourth annual Manufacturing Design Challenge for our county schools. We had two teams enter the challenge this year. Team 1 consisted of Taryn Bradly, Craig Stanford, Teagon Miller, Quentin Rudolph and Conner Ferguson. Team 2 included Max Rudolph, Joy Hudson, Caleb Hershberger, Isiah Reminder, and Aaron Campbell. Each team was required to make a boat out of cardboard and duct tape. The cardboard must be 1'x1'x1', and the boat was required to move 1 pound of sand and sustain up to 5 pounds of sand without sinking in 4 feet of water. Both boats successfully sailed with 1 pound of sand, and both were still floating with 9 pounds of sand! It was a very tight race, but team 1 was ultimately victorious. They will compete on Friday morning at the county competition against our neighboring schools. Please help us congratulate both teams and wish our winners the best of luck on Friday!