!!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.
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!
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!
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.
