Today's senior shout out goes to Savanna Edwards, Zyler Evilsizor, Trinity Floyd, and Owen Garman-King! Congratulations, seniors!
"Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential." -Kerry Washington
Softball at Graham tomorrow, Saturday, 4/29, has been canceled. No reschedule date at this time.
Good luck to our FFA Livestock judging team as they head to state top ten finals today! West Liberty-Salem is proud of you! Now go and do your Tiger best!
Happy Administrative Professionals' Week to our amazing team who keep our offices running smooth every day! Thank you!
All high school students in Advanced Algebra 1, Algebra 1B, Advanced Geometry, and Geometry will take their end-of-course exam Part 2 on Friday, April 28th, from 7:40-9:40 am. All other high school students can follow a 2-hour delay schedule. Students NOT taking the end of course exams should report to school by 9:30 AM, as first period will begin promptly at 9:40 AM. Non-tested students, who ride the bus or who arrive at 7:40, will report to study hall.
Our 8th graders stopped for a photo in front of The White House this morning. Thank you, Kristie Herlong, for sending us the picture!
West Liberty-Salem 8th graders are on their class trip in our Nation's Capital. The first stop on the tour was Gettysburg Battlefield. They were led on a guided tour of the Battlefield learning it's rich history and significance. After the tour and dinner, they headed straight for Washington DC where they visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, and Jefferson Memorial all before checking into their hotel. Today, they will make several stops including a White House photo opportunity! Stay tuned as we follow along.
I scream! You scream! We all scream for Ice Cream! Mr. Spencer's students are learning about physical versus chemical changes in 7th Science class. Ice cream is an emulsion which is a type of heterogenous colloidal mixture. The goal was to build the largest tower. The group with the winning tower received Skittles and M&Ms to eat with their ice cream. It was a fun and delicious lab experiment!
High School girls' soccer coaches Mr. Cotrell and Mrs. Hollar and team will host a youth soccer camp at West Liberty-Salem May 8, 9, and 11! You may return the form your student brought home or email the digital version to Mrs. Cotrell at alcotrell@wlstigers.org. Cash or checks made payable to WLS should be sent to the office. Form available here: https://5il.co/1tc
Congratulations to our Middle School boys and girls Track and Field Champaign County Champions!
Mrs. Stayrook's hosted at a poetry reading at her coffee house this week! Students selected a poem they have been working on to share with the class. They enjoyed donuts and juice while sharing their poems with the class. Keep up the good work, pet
Mrs. Stayrook's class hosted at a poetry reading at her coffee house this week! Students selected a poem they have been working on to share with the class. They enjoyed donuts and juice while sharing their poems with the class. Keep up the good work, pet
Kindergarten Screening will be held on May 15 & 16, 2023 for students enrolling for the 2023-2024 school year. All students must be age 5 before August 1, 2023, to be eligible to attend kindergarten. Sign up for a Kindergarten Screening appointment here: https://signup.com/go/zrHccCP 1) After you sign up for a screening appointment for your student, Mrs. Cotrell will send you several forms to complete via email within 5 business days. You may return these forms via US mail to 7208 US Hwy 68 N, West Liberty, OH 43357 or email to Mrs. Cotrell at alcotrell@wlstigers.org. You may send a picture, a PDF attachment, a scanned copy, or a printed copy of these forms. 2) Each student will meet with teacher(s) and both parents may attend the screening appointment with the student. 3) After the teacher(s) meets with your student, you may choose to meet briefly with the school nurse (Mrs. Douthwaite) if you have medical concerns such as: allergies, asthma, diabetes, daily medication, seizures, or any other significant medical issue. You will receive a separate email later this year with information about immunizations and wellness policies. More information available here: https://www.wlstigers.org/page...
West Liberty-Salem Junior Varsity Tigers stayed in it until the end, but Fairbanks Junior Varsity Panthers pulled away late in a 7-5 victory on Monday. The game was tied at two with Fairbanks Junior Varsity Panthers batting in the top of the fifth when Aidan Luellen doubled on a 2-2 count, scoring two runs.
Fairbanks Junior Varsity Panthers opened up scoring in the first inning.
Wyatt Stice was on the pitcher's mound for Fairbanks Junior Varsity Panthers. Stice went three innings, allowing two runs on three hits, striking out four and walking one.
Timmy Howells was on the hill for West Liberty-Salem Junior Varsity Tigers. The pitcher lasted four innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out five. Dallas Koons threw three innings out of the bullpen.
Caleb Hershberger went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead West Liberty-Salem Junior Varsity Tigers in hits.
Fairbanks Junior Varsity Panthers tallied nine hits on the day. Michael Rogers, Luellen, and Stice all collected multiple hits for Fairbanks Junior Varsity Panthers.
The West Liberty-Salem girls won the Champaign County Meet Monday evening at Mechanicsburg.
Team Scores: 1st WLS 144, 2nd Mechanicsburg 65.5, 3rd Urbana 49, 4th Graham 48, 5th Triad 41.5
WLS Placers:
1st Place: Isabella Hardwick Discus (104'05") PR, Elise Longshore Pole Vault (8'06"), Sophia Hardwick 300 Meter Hurdles (48.48) PR, Breece Gullett 800 Meter Run (2:33.94), Ashley Yoder 3200 Meter Run (12:04.97), 4x800 Relay Malia Miller, Teagan Boyd, Gwen McCullough, Breece Gullett (10:30.30), 4x200 Relay Claire Longshore, Gwen McCullough, Sophia Hardwick, Mallory Bostick (1:53.91), 4x100 Relay Tori Douthwaite, Elise Longshore, Chloe Griffith, Lena Kauffman (54.71)
2nd Place: Tori Douthwaite Pole Vault (8'06"), Kenzie Bahan Shot Put (31'09"), Sophia Hardwick 100 Meter Hurdles (17.17), Chloe Griffith 100 Meter Dash (13.27),
Mallory Bostick 200 Meter Dash (27.72) PR, 4x400 Relay Claire Longshore, Teagan Boyd, Breece Gullett, Mallory Bostick (4:29.02)
3rd Place: Claire Longshore 100 Meter Hurdles (17.53) and 300 Meter Hurdles (51.77), Malia Miller 1600 Meter Run (5:36.5), Ashley Yoder 400 Meter Dash, (1:04.03), Teagan Boyd 800 Meter Run (2:29.54), Chloe Griffith (27.97) PR, Sophia Hardwick Discus (96'04"), Lena Kauffman Pole Vault (8'0"), 4x400 Relay B Team Lexi Hausler, Malia Miller, Emma Smith, Lily Smith (4:49.21)
4th Place: Taylor Kennedy 1600 Meter Run (6:03.96) and 800 Meter Run (2:47.7) PR, Gwen McCullough 400 Meter Dash (1:05.00) PR,
Gwen McCullough and Anna Knox High Jump (tie) (4'02"),
4x100 Relay B team Lexi Hausler, Izabella Meister, Bexley Wilcoxon, Tina Douthwaite (59.23)
5th Place: Tori Douthwaite 100 Meter Dash (13.93) and 200 Meter Dash (29.81), Tina Douthwaite Pole Vault (7'06"), Chloe Griffith Long Jump (13'09.75"), 4x200 Relay B Team Lexi Hausler, Emma Smith, Bexley Wilxcoxon, Izabella Meister (2:07.25).
West Liberty-Salem will compete at the Wayne Invitational on Thursday.
West Liberty-Salem Tigers Week at a Glance! Go Tigers!
Our elementary students are having a blast on the newly installed playground equipment! This piece replaced an older piece was no longer going to be a long-term safe option for our students. Because we take playground safety very seriously, our maintenance crew is always inspecting each piece of equipment to determine whether or not it meets not only our safety standards but also standards for public school safety. New playground equipment is paid for through continuous improvement funds and is budgeted for accordingly. Would you check out those sweet smiles?!
Please help us congratulate to our Educator of the Week, Kim Adams! Congratulations, Mrs. Adams!
Mrs. Brandie Roberts Physical Science class built catapults last week and tested them this morning during class. The catapults had to be functional. All catapults had to throw a projectile forward at least half a meter. The projectiles had to be historically accurate. One group got bonus points for building a trebuchet instead of a catapult. It took a lot of trial and error and engineering skills to get the catapults to be functional. When they were done, they had to calculate the force exerted and the work done by the catapult.
The West Liberty-Salem girls track and field team finished second at the 16 team Milton Union Bulldog Classic Saturday.
Team Scores (Top 5): 1st Ft. Loramie 140, 2nd WLS 112.5, 3rd Botkins 105.5, 4th Springfield Northwestern 42, 5th Milton Union 38
WLS Placers:
2nd Place: 4x200 Relay - Sophia Hardwick, Gwen McCullough, Claire Longshore, Mallory Bostick (1:53.93)
Sophia Hardwick 300 Meter Hurdles (49.64)
Malia Miller 3200 Meter Run (12:09.81) PR
3rd Place: 4x800 Relay - Breece Gullett, Ashley Yoder, Teagan Boyd, Mallory Bostick (10:11.72)
Chloe Griffith 100 Meter Dash (13.44)
4x100 Relay - Lena Kauffman, Elise Longshore, Chloe Griffith, Gwen McCullough (54.08)
4x400 Relay - Ashley Yoder, Breece Gullett, Gwen McCullough, Mallory Bostick (4:25.35)
Elise Longshore - Pole Vault (9'0)
Sophia Hardwick - Discus (98'05) PR
4th Place: Sophia Hardwick - 100 Meter Hurdles (16.93)
Breece Gullett - 1600 Meter Run (5:39.04) PR
Claire Longshore - 300 Meter Hurdles (50.74)
Chloe Griffith - 200 Meter Dash (28.54) PR
Isabella Hardwick - Discus (94'10)
Kenzie Bahan - Shot Put (31'2.75)
5th Place: Claire Longshore - 100 Meter Hurdles (17.21) PR
Ashley Yoder - 1600 Meter Run (5:42.64) and 800 Meter Run (2:34.78)
Mallory Bostick - 400 Meter Dash (1:05.45)
Taylor Kennedy - 3200 Meter Run (13:12.49)
WLS will compete Monday at the Champaign County Meet hosted by Mechanicsburg.
