West Liberty-Salem Local School District

Please help us extend good luck and safe travels as our Livestock Judging team make their way to compete in the The Big E Livestock Judging Contest in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Big E is the biggest agricultural event in the Northeast. Known as a regional fair, it represents all six New England states at its grounds. More than 7,000 4H and FFA participants compete each year in livestock competitions at The Big E. The FFA team of Sophia Hardwick, Shyanne McClintick, Owen Barger, and Izabella Meister qualified for the contest after becoming 4th in the state of Ohio in General Livestock Judging! They worked countless hours practicing from November through April in the classroom and at over ten in-person contests giving up every Saturday morning/afternoon during that time. Please be sure to encourage them on this huge adventure! All of our FFA Big E contestants also serve on the West Liberty-Salem FFA Officer Team. Pictured are Izabella Meister, Sophia Hardwick, Shyanne McClintick, Owen Barger, and FFA/Ag teacher Mrs. Trista Havens.

Interested in a future career as a pharmacist? Consider registering for the University of Findlay’s ‘Very Important Potential Pharmacist’ event on Friday October 13th from 9a-3p. The event will allow students to learn more about the career of Pharmacy while spending time in their pharmacy lab, talking with students and faculty. Lunch is provided. If you are interested in registering for this event, see Mrs. Smith in the HS Counseling Office.

West Liberty-Salem invites all parents, grandparents, and legal guardians to a free Digital Empowerment seminar hosted by Retired Captain Scott Frank, Internet Safety Expert. Captain Scott Frank is an expert in helping parents empower their children to make safe, healthy choices online navigating the current digital era. Save the date for Wednesday, October 11th, at 6:00 PM. No children please. The Digital Empowerment Project will educate and inspire attendees by providing current information that participants can use to develop a strategy to love, guide, and encourage people engrossed in the land of social media. You can learn more about Digital Empowerment Project at https://digitalempowermentproject.com/

Your Tiger Athletics Week at a Glance! Go Tigers!

West Liberty-Salem FFA welcomed Todd Dallas from Dallas Ag and Paul Kaffenbarger from Heritage as guest speakers on Friday. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge in all things agriculture with our students!

Kindergarteners first day as a whole class is today! They all gathered in the cafeteria this morning for a greeting from Principal Aaron Hollar and all K teachers. They were excited to see friends new and old and meet all the students in their class! It's a great day to be a little Tiger!

West Liberty-Salem announces Homecoming Court and Attendants at our fall assembly. Congratulations to the 2023 Fall Court and Attendants: 2023 Homecoming Court Freshman Attendant: Kiersten Stoll Sophomore Attendant: Marisa Smith Junior Attendant: Londyn Loveless Senior Queen Candidates: Mallory Bostick Madeline Cole Megan Hollar Brooklyn Wilcoxon Isabelle Wygal Senior King Candidates: Riggs Lapp Joseph LaRoche Samuel Lauck Gabriel McGill Carter Titus A full schedule of Homecoming week events will be announced soon, so stay tuned! The assembly also served to recognize our September Seniors of the Month! Congratulations to Emma Bails and Sam Lauck! Full bios will follow soon! Gold Card Winners were recognized for the first week of school. Those receiving the nod were: 9th – Jill Fullenkamp 10th – Abbie Timmons 11th – Treyton Helms 12th – Ricky Kimmel Keep up the great work, students! We are excited to announce that our FFA General Livestock Judging Team finished 4th in the state last spring and will be travelling to Nationals to compete in the Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts. They fly out next Wednesday and return next Saturday. Team members are: Sophia Hardwick Izabella Meister Owen Barger Shyanne McClintick We will keep you updated as their trip unfolds. Way to repress WL-S in the Big E! Finally, let's talk sports! The fall season has been in full swing, and the Tigers have much to be proud of! The following teams were recognized. Go Tigers! Varsity Volleyball is currently 6-1 and 5-1 in the OHC next game is on Tuesday at Catholic Central Varsity Girls Soccer Is currently 8-0 and 3-0 in OHC Next game is tomorrow at home versus Milton Union JV game starts at 11 with varsity to follow Varsity Boys Soccer Is currently 3-2-1 and 1-1 in the OHC Next game is on Tuesday at Jackson Center Varsity Boys Cross Country Is currently 39-0 for the season And ranked #1 in Division 3 Next meet is Saturday, Sept 16th at Cedarville Varsity Girls Cross Country Is currently 28-3 for the season And ranked #2 in Division 3 Next meet is Saturday, Sept 16th at Cedarville Varsity Boys Golf Is currently 7-5 on the season Next match is Monday at home versus Northeastern Varsity Girls Golf Is currently 1-6 on the season Next match will be the OHC tournament on Tuesday Varsity Football Is currently 3-0 Host undefeated Southeastern tonight, game starts at 7 Pictured are Queen Candidates, Mallory Bostick, Madeline Cole, Isabelle Wygal, Megan Hollar, and Brooklyn Wilcoxon. King Candidates Sam Lauck, Carter Titus, Riggs Lapp, Joey LaRoche, and Gabe McGill. Attendants: Londyn Loveless, Junior, Marissa Smith, Sophomore, and Kiersten Stoll, Freshman

Mark your calendar for Picture Day! Elementary Picture Day: October 5, 2023 Middle School Picture Day: September 12, 2023 High School Picture Day: September 11th, for grades 9-11. Hi-Point students will have their pictures taken at 7:20 am. Senior Composite Picture Day: October 17th. Hi- Point students will go before busses leave. Make up day for MS/HS is 10/17.

Varsity Cheerleaders greeted elementary students at morning drop off today! Many of younger Tigers recognized the familiar faces from Little Tiger Cheer and games and were excited to get hi-fives and 'good mornings'! We look forward to athletes helping with this new Friday tradition all year!

Week 4 and it's Military Appreciation Day! A pregame ceremony will feature a few alumni currently serving or have served in the military. In addition, anyone with a Military ID, currently serving, Veterans, and retired military will get in free. Our game day graphics are courtesy of Assistant Football Coach and School Resource Officer Deputy Brad Jarzab.

Marching band alumni, don't forget: Calling all Alumni! Mr Waibel would like to invite you back on Homecoming night for a cookout and halftime performance with the current HS band members! Read details in the link below, and if you can make it, fill out the form! https://forms.office.com/r/aq40hpfCT5

West Liberty-Salem Tigers and Mechanicsburg Indians will support Paint Logan County Pink and the Logan County Cancer Society by painting Tiger Stadium pink on Friday, October 6th, during the football game. Everyone is encouraged to wear pink as we support survivors in a pregame ceremony on the field at 6:30 PM. T-shirts for the event are available for purchase at the link provided. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Logan County Cancer Society. Orders are due by 9/21, and shirts will be delivered and distributed to WL-S. Go Tigers! https://pinkoutfootball.itemorder.com/shop/home/?fbclid=IwAR1JKV4hEE8f527sjYXdvqfMfJQxAf64ZAVXdirLcRZpv29KOZ7XdT3U8dE_aem_Aar6r02sIlvhqxJ4MT7Eh9psxqbHuceg5pGAtqv2QZn_1erb5i2l8aHrPtks9Px15Qc

From our youngest Tigers learning hallway etiquette, to our big Tigers who have it mastered. We are off to a great start!

The United Way of Logan County Lunch Buddy Orientation is tomorrow, September 7th, at WL-S. Please check your email for specific instructions directly from The United Way and for any questions you may have. If you have questions, please direct them to melody@uwlogan.org. See you tomorrow!

Our first group of Kindergarten students are using sensory time in groups to meet new friends!

Your Tiger Athletics Week at a Glance! Go Tigers!

Sixth graders are adjusting quickly! Mr. McGill welcomed them to lunch with an overview of lunchtime rules and encouraged them to enjoy their social time. Later, they met with Mrs. Milliron and Mr. Louden to go over specials.

Mrs. Perdue and Mr. Jarzab show new kindergartners the ins and outs of the cafeteria. Mr. J is demonstrating how to properly dispose of their lunch and lunch tray. There were several giggles because Mr. J is quite the actor!

The West Liberty-Salem girls cross country team placed second in the Gray Division of the Columbus Grove Invitational Saturday. Team Scores: 1st Minster 41, 2nd WLS 57, 3rd Botkins 80, 4th Lincolnview 95, 5th Columbus Grove 166, 6th Delphos St. Johns 187, 7th Antwerp 201, 8th Carey 233, 9th Bluffton 236, 10th Edgerton 247, 11th Convoy Crestview 254 WLS Placers: 5th Ashley Yoder 19:43.85 8th Malia Miller 19:53.15 9th Addison McAuley 19:54.38 16th Breece Gullett 20:49.63 23rd Mallory Bostick 21:16.65 29th Claire Longshore 21:30.43 32nd Gwen McCullough 21:41.31 34th Mariska Smith 21:46.77 37th Hattie Smith 21:58.81 41st Lily Smith 22:05.52 71st Chloe Griffith 24:12.25 75th Mylee Dooley 24:21.81 77th Emma Smith 24:24.05 93rd Celia Fernandez 25:36.22 118th Isabella Hughes 27:13.82 The Big Orange ranked 3rd in the latest OATCCC DIII State Poll will compete at the Cedarville Friendship Invitational September 16th.

Hello Families, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, welcoming you to the 2023-2024 school year. Our staff have been busy preparing to make this a great school year. Many thanks to all of our staff for the hard work they have done to be prepared. Many of the procedures have not changed from last year, but it is important to make sure that you have completed Final Forms for your children and included any updates to information if your address or contact information has changed. Along with Final Forms, please make sure that your child's lunch accounts are ready and that your child has funds available. Remember that you can use the auto replenish feature to ensure that your child's account always has enough funds available. Last, if you are dropping off or picking up your child from school this year, please remember the following: 1. If you are arriving from the North, or from West Liberty, please use the North entrance. Turn slightly right into the main parent drop off loop. If you have HS or MS students, you may use the MS/HS parent drop off loop by continuing straight at the 4 way stop and then turn right into the MS/HS drop off lane. 2. If you are arriving from the South, or from Urbana, please use the South entrance. Turn right at the four way stop and then turn left into the main parent drop off loop. If you have HS or MS students, you may use the MS/HS parent drop off loop, by turning left at the 4 way stop and the turn right into the MS/HS drop off lane. 3. If you need to assist your child into the building, please remember to park your car in the visitor parking in the front lot or in the middle of the MS/HS drop off loop. Do not park and leave your car along the curb during morning drop off to ensure that traffic is able to continue flowing. 4. Last, be very patient and allow yourself plenty of time to drop your children off. There are between 300-400 cars dropping students off in the morning and every child deserves to arrive safely. Please be cautious and follow the directions sent to you from each building secretary. We are so excited to have all students back tomorrow and we hope that we can make this your child's best year yet! If you would like to share any "First day of School" photos, please feel free to send those to Mrs. Cotrell (alcotrell@wlstigers.org) or Mrs. Nieman (JNieman@wlstigers.org and we will place them on our website this week. Thank you, Kraig Hissong