Student council class officers were elected after presenting their speeches to their peers this week! Congratulations to the following students:
Class Officers and Student Council for 2023-2024
Seniors:
President: Anna Byrd
Vice President: Maddie Cole
Secretary: Chaley Wade
Treasurer: Lilly Weaver
Senior Student Council members at large:
Megan Hollar, Carter Titus, Lily Smith,
Addy McAulley, and Sidney Larison
Juniors:
President: Luke McGill
Vice President: Max Rudolph
Secretary: Ava Johnson
Treasurer: Quintin Rudolph
Student Council: Londyn Loveless
Sophomore:
President: Brevin Louden
Vice President: Wyatt Longaberger
Secretary: Emery Longaberger
Treasurer: Dylan King
The following 8th grade students have been named student council class officers after this week's election. Congratulations to the following students:
President Conner Leicthy
Vice President: Zoe Carter
Secretary: Isabelle Sarver
Treasurer: Noah Sarver
The Bellefontaine Examiner asked fifth graders to participate in their annual 'Design An Ad' contest! Students were asked to design an ad for a Logan County Business, and winners were selected this week! West Liberty-Salem fifth graders will be well represented in the June 15th edition of the Bellefontaine Examiner when they will feature winning ads from Alissa Dixon, Autumn Kessler, Mason Wallace, Addison Brannon, Olivia Waibel, Allison Miller, Nate Adams, Braxton Catron, Jacob Gilley, Sarah Monroe, Mills Lapp, Amelia Miller, Jaylynn Martin, Jessie Spencer, Bella Johnson, Lilly Yeater, Walker Williams, Isabella Semaan, and Hayden Watkins. Each winner will receive a $10.00 gift card to a locally owned Logan County business on behalf of The Examiner. Great job, fifth grade!
Fifth Graders in Mrs. Peterson's math classes planned and held a lemonade stand as a culminating activity for a math project this quarter! Last week, they sold their lemonade at recess for 25 cents a cup and raised $161.85. Students selected a charity and decided that all proceeds would support Barely Used Pets in Urbana. Thank you to everyone who made generous donations to support our students and a local charity!
West Liberty-Salem will host the Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony on Sunday, May 28th, 7:00 PM, at Tiger Stadium. Speakers include Valedictorian Brittany Neer and Salutatorian Christian Davis. Seniors should report to the Cafetorium at 6:00 PM. Photos will begin in the cafetorium at 6:15 PM. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to the gymnasium, same date and time. The ceremony will also be livestreamed on our district’s website! Please visit wlstigers.org and click Live Events at the top of the page to tune in. Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Please join us on Thursday, May 25th, at 9:00 AM, when we will promote the 8th grade Class of 2027 to high school. Eighth graders will be released to go home at the conclusion of the ceremony. We look forward to celebrating with you!
Today's Senior Shoutout goes to Chandler McCafferty, Phillip Marr, Abbie Long, and Brittany Neer! Congratulations, seniors!
"Don’t be afraid of fear. Because it sharpens you, it challenges you, it makes you stronger; and when you run away from fear, you also run away from the opportunity to be your best possible self."—Ed Helms
The Senior Class of 2023...Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/CzsDUEHswkQ
We are giving a senior shoutout to Payton Knight, Caitlyn King, Lexy Lee, and Aubrey Laing! Congratulations, seniors!
"You and you alone are the only person who can live the life that writes the story that you were meant to tell." — Kerry Washington
Second graders are playing games led by our specials teachers today! They are playing freeze tag, running relay races, and having a lot of fun!
Mrs. Dallas invited local Auctioneer Todd Woodruff to auction off classroom items that she no longer needs. Items included school supplies, backpacks, completed projects, and more! Students were given counting cubes to bid on items that were given a designated "sale price" ahead of the auction. Students loved learning the bidding process and enjoyed a little friendly auction competition with their friends. They used their addition and subtraction skills to ensure they had enough cubes for the items they wanted. Thank you, Mr. Woodruff, for creating a fun experience!
A morning walk is always a great way to start your day! Mrs. Smith's class is taking advantage of the beautiful weather during their last days of school!
In first grade, students create a time capsule filled with favorite memories of who they were when just beginning their journey at WL-S. Today, they opened them. They found small toys, pictures they drew, a note to their future self, and notes and pictures from their family. Time capsules will come home with them today, so be sure to revisit that little one who is now your graduate!
The West Liberty-Salem girls track and field team held off Botkins to win its fourth DIII Southwest district title in six years.
Team Scores: 1st WLS 121, 2nd Botkins 113.5, 3rd Anna 86, 4th Legacy. Christian 54, 5th (tie) Lehman Cathooic 48 and Houston 48, 7th Fairlawn 42, 8th Triad 40, 9th Cedarville 39.5, 10th Jackson Center 14, 11th Greenview 13, 12th Southeastern 12, 13th Emmanuel Christian 8, 14th Yellow Springs 7, 15th (tie) SCC and Northeastern 6, 17th Calvary Christian 3, 18th Riverside 1
The top four finishers move on to next week's DIII Southwest Regional meet.
The Tigers were led by the hurdling duo of Sophia Hardwick and Claire Longshore. Hardwick won the 300 Meter Hurdles (47.38) and took third in the 100 Meter Hurdles (16.26). Longshore placed second in the 100 Meter Hurdles in a new school record time of 16.20 and placed fourth in the 300 Meter Hurdles (49.31)
WLS qualified all four of its relays to the Regional meet. Along with the 4x800 relay that qualified on prelim night, the 4x200 Relay team of Tori Douthwaite, Gwen McCullough, Claire Longshore and Mallory Bostick placed third (1:51.10), the 4x100 Relay team of Tori Douthwaite, Gwen McCullough, Lena Kauffman and Chloe Griffith placed third (52.77) and the 4x400 Relay team of Ashley Yoder, Gwen McCullough, Teagan Boyd and Mallory Bostick placed second (4:16.02).
Also qualifying for the Regional Meet were third place finishers Breece Gullett in the 1600 Meter Run (5:24.43) PR, Mallory Bostick 400 Meter Dash (1:02.06) Malia Miller 3200 Meter Run (11:52.45) PR, and fourth place finishers Ashley Yoder 1600 Meter Run (5:25.88), Elise Longshore Pole Vault (9'0), Sophia Hardwick Discus (99'03") PR.
Rounding out the scoring for WLS were Chloe Griffith fifth place in 100 Meter Dash (13.14) and 200 Meter Dash (28.38), Gwen McCullough 800 Meter Run (2:29.48) PR, Lena Kauffman Pole Vault 6th place tie (8'06"), Tori Douthwaite 100 Meter Dash 8th place (13.50) and 200 Meter Dash 6th place (28.67), Ashley Yoder 8th Place 800 Meter Run (2:31), Taylor Kennedy 6th Place 3200 Meter Run (13:23.98).
It's always a fun meet when the championship comes down to the 4x400," said WLS head coach, Ann Vogel. Our women showed a lot of fight and composure for a young team. Botkins is a well-coached team and gave us all we could handle. I'm proud of the way we battled until the very end."
WLS will compete in the DIII Southwest Regional Meet at Troy Stadium with prelims on Wednesday and finals on Friday.
Hello families, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, with a reminder that students will be released one (1) hour early on the last day of school, Thursday, May 25th. Students will be dismissed at 1:55 PM and you should expect your children to arrive home approximately 1 hour early if they ride the bus. Thank you, Kraig Hissong
Fifth graders toured the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright Patterson AFB yesterday! They were able to climb aboard some of the most storied planes in U.S. history, watched an IMAX movie, had a picnic lunch, and participated
in simulator activities. It was a great day! Thank you to Mrs. Orahood and 5th grade teachers for organizing, chaperones, and bus drivers for getting us to and from safely! It was a great day!
It's a beautiful day for a cookout! Ag Sciences/FFA honored their seniors today with a potluck and cookout!
Today's Senior Shoutout is for Andrew Kimbal, Lena Kauffman, Emma Kauffman, and Nina Ke! Congratulations, seniors!
"Now go, and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here." —Neil Gaiman
A long standing senior tradition at West Liberty-Salem is painting blocks in the HS science wing. Blocks are painted during seniors last weeks of school and remain in the hall displaying their message for the next full school year. We have some talented artists in the Class of 2023!
Seniors enjoyed a special and final WL-S lunch with their family event today. The weather was beautiful for courtyard games like Spikeball and Cornhole, and just spending time with friends.
What a great turnout for a great day!
