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.
Today is Earth Day, and Mrs. Orahood, 5th grade Science, shared a fun read aloud link for elementary students to enjoy! Click the link below to share Earth, YAY with your family!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow6OcZHNSR4
Our fourth grade STEM students designed and created paper shoes using a set number of supplies. They hosted a shoe sale displaying their final product where shoe aficionados Mrs. Purdue and Mr. Jarzab "shopped" for their favorites! The decision was a hard one because not only were designs fantastic, the marketing was pretty great too!
Community Health & Wellness Partners will offer free sports physicals at West Liberty-Salem Schools the week of May 8th-12th. Appointments will be scheduled every 15 minutes. Please use the QR code or link below to sign up for a time slot. Please obtain sports physical paperwork from the AD's office or stop by the nurse's office. ALL paperwork must be completed prior to your appointment time.
https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1153324626035/false#/invitation
The softball game at home vs Northeastern scheduled for this evening has been cancelled. No makeup date is set yet.
Junior/Seniors: Prom Tickets are on sale until April 29th. If you are a Senior at WL-S, your ticket will be free, but you will need to sign up for
your ticket in order to attend. If you are bringing a non-WLS Senior as a date, you will need to purchase a ticket for them. If you are a WL-S Junior or
are bringing an underclassman, or if you are bringing someone not from WL-S, the cost is $25 per ticket or $45 for a pair.
*If you are bringing a guest from outside WLS, be sure to submit a completed guest form with picture (available in the front office hallway) before
Wednesday, 5/3. Remember your guest will need to have their school sign and approve so allow time for this part of the process, too.
Contact Ms. Haney to reserve tickets: jhaney@wlstigers.org
The baseball game at Troy Christian tomorrow has been cancelled. It’s rescheduled for May 13th, at noon, at Troy Christian.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and WL-S is supporting the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Logan/Champaign counties sharing their FREE Glow Bowling Event at TP Lanes on Saturday, May 13th from 5pm-8pm. Attached is their flier with more information, as well as information on how to register a team. The link to register online is: https://forms.office.com/r/FchgsWUJfv
More events will follow, so stay tuned.
Attention Juniors:
Are you interested in the healthcare field? Have you thought about getting your STNA (State Tested Nursing Assistant)? There is a free summer STNA Bootcamp, July 10-28, 8:00a-4:00p (1 week at Ohio Hi Point and 1 week of clinicals at The Gables in Marysville). STNA testing will take place on July 28. Applications are due by May 5 (space is limited). Please see Mrs. Smith in the HS Counseling Office to pick up the application.
The fun continued in NYC last evening as seniors broke off into groups to experience a either a Yankees game or to tour Lower Manhattan, the Brooklyn Bridge, Financial District, Battery Park and the Staten Island Ferry. This morning, our Today Show crew made a shoutout on air to all of us back at home! (Video can be viewed in earlier post.) This morning/today they visited Top of the Rock Observation Deck, Rockefeller Center and Columbus Circle. They also enjoyed shopping on 5th Avenue and lunch. They will depart the city around 3:45 this afternoon for home. Our chaperones have thoroughly enjoyed hosting this group and say they have had a lot of fun!
Sophomores studied the play As You Like It by William Shakespeare earlier in the year. Yesterday, they all journeyed down to Cincinnati to see a musical version set in the 1990s at Cincinnati Shakespeare. Ms. Haney thought the clothing felt very familiar and Mr. Wolfe loved the 90s inspired music!
Aubree Timmons, a West Liberty-Salem junior, is making a name for herself in the world of weightlifting, literally. Timmons competed at the 2023 APF/AAPF Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am WPO Semi Finals on Saturday where she broke several national and world records. She lifted a total of 1151 pounds for the day including a 551 lb. squat, 259 lbs. for bench, and 341 lbs. The totals earned her two new PR's, two national records, and set TEENAGE ALL TIME WORLD RECORDS in squat and bench. Aubree is a member of the Valley Drive Barbell Club in Urbana, Ohio.
Time to honor another group of seniors! Today our Senior Shoutout goes to Evan Cook, Travis Cropper, Christian Davis, and Maggie Davis!
"Your life is your adventure. And the adventure ahead of you is a journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential." —Kerry Washington
After a long first day of being tourists in NYC, our seniors headed out under the bright lights of the city to see the Broadway production of The Lion King. This morning they woke early for a run in Central Park and to the Early Show and Today Show. Later they boarded the Subway to Lower Manhattan where they toured the 9/11 Museum and Memorial. From there, they went to Chinatown where they enjoyed lunch there or in Little Italy. This afternoon some students will attend a Yankees game, while others will head to the Staten Island Ferry, Battery Park and the Brooklyn Bridge.
A note from the High School Counseling Department:
All seniors and their families should plan to join us as we celebrate the graduating seniors of the Class of 2023 on May 9th, 2023. The evening will include announcing local scholarship winners, recognizing those joining the Military, students playing sports at the collegiate level, and distribution of departmental awards. Light refreshments will be provided, and the evening will culminate with watching the Senior Video on the big screen.
Please mark your calendars and plan to join us as we celebrate all of our Seniors, their accomplishments, and future plans.
