West Liberty-Salem Ag Sciences hosted Ag Science Day for elementary students yesterday, a tradition that has become both a Chapter and elementary student favorite. Ag Science Day teaches young students about all things Agriculture. They visit several stations featuring farm animals and farm implements that are used in everyday farming practices in our community! All of the animals and most equipment are owned by our students and their families. Students are offered the opportunity to interact with the animals, climb up in the seat of a tractor or combine, ask questions, and of course, receive a sweet popsicle treat at the end. Our Ag students were eager and ready to answer so many well-thought questions from students. The future of WL-S FFA is bright!
The Matt Roach Memorial Scholarship fund will host a fundraiser this Friday, May 19th, at Sweetie Pie's. Join them for coffee, breakfast, or lunch, and a portion of proceeds will raise money for future,
local scholarship opportunities.
Good afternoon! Starting today, May 15th, 2023, Bus #19 is now Bus #17 for the remainder of the year. No other changes will be made other than the bus number. Thank you!
Today's Senior Shoutout goes to James Howells, Gabbi Hudson, Lauren Hunter, and Faith Instine! Congratulations to four fantastic seniors!
"It’s your turn to choose and define what success means to you. Now, others will try to define it for you, but yours is the only voice that matters." — Octavia Spencer
Congratulations to this week's Educator of the Week, Mrs. Stephanie Spencer!
As we wrap up the spring sports season, we will communicate the weekly schedule, day by day. Tonight, varsity baseball will host Anna at our home field at 5 PM. Go Tigers!
Due to the possibility of inclement weather, the senior lunch with family has been postponed until Wednesday, May 17th! We hope you will still join us for lunch outside, games, music, and fun with your seniors. Thank you!
Congratulations to Hattie Jacobs who placed 22nd at the State Track Meet running the 200m hurdles in 31.32! Great season, Hattie!!
Congratulations to our Middle School Tiger Track and Field 4x800 team who just placed 7th out of 24 teams at the State Track Meet! Their time was 8.59.72 setting a new school record by beating their own previous relay record! Runners include Adly Knox, Brayan Gullett, Zeke Longshore, and Asher Cole. Great job, guys! Stay tuned as we cheer on Hattie Jacobs who runs later this afternoon.
On Tuesday, May 16th, our West Liberty Subway will host 'CF Subway Day' to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. For many years, Greg and Crystal Johnson have actively pursued ways to support the Foundation on behalf of Addy and Ava's Angels.
For more information, visit http://fightcf.cff.org/goto/AddyAvaAngels.
Now you can support the Foundation's search for a cure simply by having lunch, dinner, or both at Subway!
West Liberty-Salem elementary celebrated out highest honored fourth and fifth graders during the Breakfast of Champions Award Ceremony on Friday morning. Students are invited to attend if they are in the fourth of fifth grade and cumulatively received all A's and only one B or B. on grade cards all year. Students and their families were served a special breakfast that included donuts, milk, juice and coffee. Mr. Hollar offered the opening remarks congratulating students for their accomplishments and letting them know just how proud he is of the effort it takes to be there. Each Breakfast of Champions Ceremony offers guests the opportunity to hear from the graduating class Valedictorian. This year, Brittany Neer was that guest speaker.
She shared how she set goals for herself in high school and realized that getting good grades and being active at school and in her community was how she wanted to make her mark during her four short years of high school. The ceremony concluded with a drawing for 1 of 20 boxes full of delicious treats from Maries Candies. The following students were recognized at the 2022-23 Breakfast of Champions:
Nate Adams, Raurie Adams, Caizen Anders, Danni Andrews, Natalie Arthur, Jacob Bahan, Liam Baldwin, Michael Beard, Mallory Bishop, Henry Bolton, Addison Brannon, Ava Brookman, Wyatt Brooks, Braxton Catron, Shiloh Cole, Josh Collins, Kipton Crowder, Kolbie Crowder, Calvin de Roziere, Nathan Deitrick, Raegan Evans, Foster Fairchild, Rylee Falloon, Layne Ferryman, Jacob Gilley, Elayna Hoover, Sophia Jackson, Bella Johnson, Foster King, Emma Krois, Penny Kromer,
Eve Lamb, Zeke Lauck, Tyler Leas, Greyson Leichty, Kennedy Logwood, Robison Lucas, Chafer Matthews, Iris Meister, Amelia Miller, Katie Moxley, Wyatt Phelps, Lucas Piacentino, Ava Prater, Avery Randall, Jackson Reichardt, Zoey Richardson, Sam Ridgway, Jude Roberts, Izzie Semaan, Gabriel Shoemaker, Rosie Sokolow, Leah Stalling, Chloe Staten, Harrison Sutherin, Raider Tester, Hannah Thoman, Lilly Thomas, Noah Tomlin, Callie Trimble, Dawson Turner, Quyn Vermillion, Mason Wallace, Connor Watson, Lakota Webb, Gabriel Wilson, Miles Wright, Cale Wygal, Lilly Yeater, Jett Ziegler
Reminder! The cornhole tournament scheduled for today is cancelled.
Fifth graders let the curtain close on their elementary music career with what was certainly a grand finale! They entertained the crowd with Hits of the Decade, The Musical. They sang hits from the 40's through present day. The Musical was directed by Bethany Smucker, who ended the show with a sweet slide show featuring photos from the year to the soundtrack of Count on Me by Bruno Mars. Every student, and should be proud of their hard work that wowed everyone who attended. Great job, fifth grade and Mrs. Smucker!
Emily Krempansky shared about rocks with Mrs. Alycia Smith's class today!
On Monday, May 15th, 5th graders will sell lemonade at their own lemonade stands during recesses as a culminating activity for a project in Math class. They are collecting donations off $.25 per cup of lemonade to donate to the Barely Used Pets Rescue in Urbana. Today, they are working on lemonade stand preparations!
Sixth graders in Mrs. Symmat's science class are studying Kinetic Energy. This week their lab exercise was to test kinetic energy, potential energy, and thermal energy as they move along on three wheeled balance car scooters. They measured their speed and noticed how adjusting the friction, gravity, and mass altered their results. We think they had a little fun, too!
The West Liberty-Salem girls track and field team won it's eleventh consecutive Ohio Heritage Conference title Thursday evening at Triad high school Thursday evening.
North Division Team Scores: 1st WLS 180, 2nd Fairbanks 155, 3rd Triad 88, 4th Mechanicsburg 68, 5th Northeastern 29, 6th West Jefferson 1
WLS Placers: (DAY 2)
First Place: Kenzie Bahan Shot Put (32'6.5") PR, Mallory Bostick 400 Meter Dash (1:01.98) PR, Ashley Yoder 3200 Meter Run (11:58.95), 4x200 Meter Relay-Tori Douthwaite, Gwen McCullough, Claire Longshore, Mallory Bostick (1:50.94), 4x100 Relay-Tori Douthwaite, Gwen McCullough, Lena Kauffman, Chloe Griffith (52.50)
Second Place: Chloe Griffith 100 Meter Dash (13.02), Gwen McCullough 800 Meter Run (2:30.52) PR, Mallory Bostick 200 Meter Dash (27.39) PR, Gwen McCullough 800 Meter Run (2:30.52) PR
Third Place: Claire Longshore 100 Meter Hurdles (16.54) PR, Tori Douthwaite 100 Meter Dash (13.42) PR, Breece Gullett 1600 Meter Run (5:28.94) PR, Ashley Yoder 400 Meter Dash (1:03.62) PR, Sophia Hardwick 300 Meter Hurdles (48.90) and Long Jump (14'4.5") PR, Taylor Kennedy 3200 Meter Run (13:10.81) 4x400 Relay-Ashley Yoder, Teagan Boyd, Breece Gullett, Mallory Bostick (4:19.38)
Fourth Place: Sophia Hardwick 100 Meter Hurdles (16.94), Claire Longshore 300 Meter Hurdles (49.89) PR, Chloe Griffith 200 Meter Dash (28.42)
Fifth Place: Breece Gullett 800 Meter Run (2:34.07)
Sixth Place: Chloe Griffith Long Jump (13'7"), Malia Miller 1600 Meter Run (5:39.89)
"I'm so proud of the effort our women gave throughout the meet," said WLS Head Coach Ann Vogel. "We had a big day on prelim night and never let off the pedal from there. Kenzie Bahan winning shot put on her last throw for a career PR was huge and set the tone for the rest of the meet. Fairbanks is such a strong team and gave us all we could handle, but in the end our depth put us on top. It goes to show you, track and field is a team sport, and that's been our focus all year. We're a young team and a lot of people counted us out, but this team is feisty and not afraid to chase their dreams."
WLS will compete in the DIII Southwest District Meet at Graham High School with prelims on Tuesday and finals on Saturday.
Photo Credit: John Coffman
Gwen McCullough handing off to Claire Longshore in the 4x200 Meter Relay
Ashley Yoder winner of the 3200 Meter Run
Happy International Nurse's Day to our Nurse Practitioner Mrs. Douthwaite and Nurse Mrs. Wing, who keep our students healthy and learning all year! We are so thankful for the services they provide as school nurses and in the School-Based Health Center!
West Liberty-Salem celebrated Senior Awards Night on May 9, 2023. They spent the evening honoring every senior and awarding more than $50,000 in local scholarships.
Principal Greg Johnson introduced Brittany Neer, Valedictorian, and Christian Davis, Salutatorian.
The Class of 2023 Top 10 was released and includes, in order:
Brittany Neer
Christian Davis
Elyssa Cheetham
Isabelle Wilson
Trinity Floyd
Allie Bolton
Maggie Davis
Arianna Chapman
Logan Phillips
Adam Stapleton
Pictures include Wright State University Army ROTC Rep, Edward Wittig, and LTC Jason Douthwaite and COL Jen Douthwaite, present the ROTC Scholarship to Tina Douthwaite. Tina’s total scholarship winnings for both, the Army ROTC Scholarship and Wright State University was $110,580.
Meghan Vogel presents the $2,500 Meghan Vogel Sponsorship sponsored by Wright Construction and given to Wylie Harbour.
Photo of all scholarship recipients including:
Allie Bolton
Arianna Chapman
Kayla Cole
Christian Davis
Maggie Davis
Tina Douthwaite
William Dowden
Trinity Floyd
Maddox Havens
Wylie Harbour
Owen Harrison
Christian Herron
Gabbi Hudson
Aubrey Laing
Lexy Lee
Emma Kauffman
Andrew Kimball
Chandler McCafferty
Phillip Marr
Brittany Neer
Logan Phillips
James Powell
Whitney Ridenbaugh
Rylie Schultz
Makenna Smith
Micah Smith
Adam Stapleton
Jonny Stoner
Shae Stoner
Isabelle Wilson
DJ Yoder
Valedictorian Brittany Neer and Salutatorian Christian Davis
Photo of Christian Herron who received the OHSAA Courageous Student Award
Read the full story and list of scholarship recipients here https://www.wlstigers.org/article/1112229
West Liberty-Salem students Ivy Cline, Abbigayle Long, Makenna Smith and Carter Titus are among students from all over Logan County who are making an impact on their peers by improving the mental health of Logan County youth. At the initial Student United meeting, students set goals to not only address issues of substance misuse, hunger, and personal hygiene, but to also make a financial impact that provides solutions. When Carter Titus, a junior, was asked about the impact Student United had on him he shared, “United Way shows others the problems people face that you couldn’t even imagine. It helps create change and goodness in the world by encouraging people to help those in need.”
After much self-determination and hard work, the Student United Way committee awarded $29,050 in Youth Allocations grants to 15 local applicants this week.
West Liberty-Salem Schools received $1400 to invite Scott Frank, a speaker with the Digital Empowerment Project to talk with students and families about internet safety and the impact that social and digital media has on mental health.
United Way shares the full story here: https://www.uwlogan.org/student-united-way-awards-15-grants-support-logan-county-youth?fbclid=IwAR1JQyafcVieqjEm5dG_WCFN4Ov6wosP4gyBfFQrKPJq0hsgKSG4tuKGE0o