The Middle School Spelling took place on Thursday, January 19th, with 23 of the middle school's top spelling competitors. Ashlyn Taylor, 8th grade, won in the 10th round by correctly spelling “thorax” and then “reference.” Runners up were also 8th graders, Danny Erne and Alauna (Jordan) Kinchen. The Champion will go on to spell in an online spelling bee in the spring for a chance to spell in the state Spelling bee later this year. Congratulations to Ashlyn, Danny and Alauna!
Pictured left to right are Danny Erne, Alauna Kinchen, and Ashlyn Taylor.
Jessica Anders visited fifth graders in Mrs. Creager's class and shared her service dog, Natalie, with them. She taught students the difference between service dogs and therapy dogs, and each student had the opportunity to practice the commands that Natalie knows. Students were excited to learn all the ways that Natalie helps people and how service dogs serve many different types of owners. Thank you Jessica and Natalie!
Middle school counselor Kim Leichty is visiting middle school classes to discuss good communication skills this week. Her message talks about how our body language often can portray something different than how we are feeling or verbally communicating. She talked about shaking hands when we meet someone new, making eye contact when someone is speaking to us, and how our body language communicates how we are feeling in a group setting. At the end of the lesson, students were asked to share what they learned. One student shared that she noticed that her teachers might think she is bored in class, when is reality, she is learning and taking in information, but realized her body language reflects something different. Many great lessons were learned!
Good morning! High school sports cancellations will be determined later in the morning/early afternoon. If it is determined that the Tigers will not play tonight's home basketball game, a text will go out to Little Tiger Cheer families with a new date our Little Tigers will cheer. Thank you!
Hello, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. Due to slippery road conditions this morning and with more snow expected throughout the morning hours, West Liberty-Salem will be closed for Friday, January 19th. Thank you and have a safe day.
West Liberty-Salem's December and January Seniors of the Month were treated to lunch today by the Logan County Kiwanis Chapter. They enjoyed lunch at The Syndicate alongside other Logan County Seniors who were also honored. Pictured are Gabe McGill, Riggs Lapp, Anna Byrd, and Mallory Bostick. They were accompanied by high school counselor Molly Smith.
Registration is now open for youth baseball! Register with the West Liberty Baseball Association!
https://wlsyouthathletics.org/baseball?fbclid=IwAR3ntRDciiotzGte-RiDMcOA_CFn6pc4o8qczgum7XtG3eqYkbncol6InlQ_aem_AaH3vumP2N60ratg097OCew7d_eSHX6Q8TP3oarnZle8ZW72_oCbtyqhFbVFLtWkYCs
High school students ended their first semester with community service. Following their final exams they engaged in service projects on and off school campus. Several students served the community at The Caring Kitchen, Adriel, and Green Hills, while others stayed on campus to clean up and decorate the halls, bake cookies, and clean out storage closets and the shop room. Our students look forward to our quarterly service days, and we can't wait for the next opportunity!
We are working to resolve an issue with our All Call/phone system and apologize for repeated communication. We hope to remedy this issue quickly and be back to normal communication by morning.
Good evening, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. Due to possible refreezing of roads tonight and cold temperatures, WLS will be on a two-hour delay for tomorrow, January 17th. School will start at 9:40 for MS and HS and 9:45 for the Elementary. Thank you
High School sports are on for today, January 16th, with the exception of high school wrestling. Practice schedules will be communicated by team coaches.
JV/Varsity basketball are on the road tonight and play at Madison Plains at 6 PM.
There are often questions about what is for lunch after a school closing. Tomorrow's lunch menu will remain the same. While middle school and high school have many options to choose from, here is your elementary lunch menu for Wednesday, January 17th.
All Middle School practices and games are cancelled for today, January 16th. Rescheduled dates will be announced soon.
Friendly reminder that when school is cancelled, indoor walking after school is also cancelled. There will be no indoor walking at WL-S today, Tuesday, January 16th.
Congratulations to West Liberty-Salem’s Middle School Science Olympiad team for winning an 8th place team trophy at the Northmont Invitational on Saturday. Nine team members won awards in seven different events including bronze medals for Thaddeus Kitchen and Carter Henderson in the event Disease Detectives and Ellis Koons and Thaddeus Kitchen in the event Optics. Also winning awards for our team were: Jill Fullenkamp, Ashlyn Taylor, Levi Kitchen, Daliah Sokolow, Drew Piacento, and Braylon Lucas. Next up for our team is the Centerville Invitational on Saturday, January 27th .
School fees are due by tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 11th. At least ½ of the original amount should be paid by this date to keep in good standing. Students with accounts not in good standing will be unable to access Progressbook and will not receive a report card next week.
If students have a balance, they received an invoice last Friday. If you want to check if your student has a balance due, email Mrs. Nieman at jnieman@wlstigers.org,
Congratulations to our West Liberty-Salem Middle School Students of the Month! Students are nominated and selected by their teachers for being good students and citizens in their classes. They are recognized for their efforts with candy from Maries Candies, a shirt from BOSS, and gift cards to local businesses from Malia Hughes, Powered by Fathom Realty. Congratulations to the following students:
8th Grade: Abby Dunlop and Liam Webster
7th Grade: Izzy Spencer and Landon Zanfirov
6th Grade: Rylee Falloon and Wyatt Patton
Team Champ swimmers competed against Marysville and Fairbanks Monday, January 8th at the Union County YMCA in Marysville.
West Liberty Salem:
200 Medley Relay - Laney Craig, Lilly Smith, Lydia Schmidt, and Addison McAuley 5th (2:39.77)
200 Freestyle - Addison McAuley 7th (3:01.44) and Laney Craig 8th (3:04.40)
50 Freestyle - Lydia Schmidt 5th (32.14) and Alexandra Schmidt 12th (41.42)
100 Freestyle - Lilly Smith 2nd (1:07.15), Lydia Schmidt 7th (1:13.66) and Addison McAuley 12th (1:22.87)
500 Freestyle - Laney Craig 5th (8:10.50)
200 Freestyle Relay - Lydia Schmidt, Addison McAuley, Laney Craig, and Lily Smith 2nd (2:16.67)
100 Backstroke - Alexandra Schmidt 8th (2:01.27)
100 Breaststroke - Lilly Smith 3rd (1:25.41)
Kam Hissong - 200 Freestyle 5th (new school record time of 2:27.08) and 100 Freestyle 6th (1:04.41)
Pictured: (Photo by Nathan Parke)
West Liberty Salem Senior Addison McAuley swims in the 200 Freestyle to a 7th place finish.
Goodmorning, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, Due to slick road conditions this morning being caused by slushy roads, WLS is on a Two-Hour Delay for all students. School will start at 9;40 for MS and HS and 9:45 for Elementay. Thank you.
Little Tiger Cheer registrations are coming home this week for K-5th grade Little Tiger Cheer Camp! The form is also attached here. Join our JV and Varsity Cheerleaders for a fun camp and cheer at half time of the boys Varsity basketball game on January 19th!
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1083/WLS/3539563/LTC_Basketball_Cheer_Registration.pdf