It’s a short week but still so much to do! Week at a glance! Go Tigers!
Elementary classes enjoyed guest readers while teachers enjoyed breakfast with their colleagues this morning! Pictured are Athletic Director Morgan Sullivan, Middle School Principal Andy McGill, and Superintendent Kraig Hissong enjoying time in the classroom.
Elementary teachers were treated to a potluck breakfast with an ugly Christmas sweater theme by our student council! Student council organized and served breakfast and administrators assisted by covering class time and reading to our students so that each teacher could participate.
Today, Linda Harr, Transportation Director, retires after 31 years of service to our district, families, community, and most importantly the safe transportation of our students. She selflessly dedicated herself to our school district making difficult decisions when weather was rough, while taking into consideration the safety of her own drivers, our parents and our student drivers. She organized field trip transportation, athletic event transportation and the numerous clubs and other extra-curricular activities that needed to get where they were going. She navigated driver shortages, rising gas prices, and any other obstacles with ease and grace. She will surely be missed, but we wish her the very best life has yet to offer! After school Mrs. Harr was joined by staff and her family for a presentation of cards and flowers. Busses made their way through the pick up lane, stopped and a student from each bus presented her with 2 flowers. By the time the line was finished she received 31 flowers for her 31 years of service. Thank you, Linda Harr, for your selfless dedication to the students, staff and families of West Liberty-Salem Local Schools.
Key Club Fun Friday, Holiday Edition! This month’s Fun Friday featured ‘Finish the Lyric’ with Christmas music. Freshman lost to sophomores, Juniors lost to Seniors, but the Seniors beat the Sophomores for the final victory! Each losing team got to smash a whip cream pie in the face of brave volunteers from the losing team. It was certainly a fun and festive time!
First graders gave the audience an early Christmas treat with their holiday concert! They looked so festive and sounded beautiful!
We are celebrating next week! Here are some activities to keep in mind when you are preparing for the short week ahead!
Hi parents! This is a reminder that our annual Santa Shop will be held on Mon & Tues, Dec 19 & 20 (with make-up shopping Wed morning, Dec 21). At this shop, your student will have the opportunity to purchase hand-chosen gifts for family/friends at very reasonable prices. Prices start at $0.25, but most average $2-$6. If you'd like your child to participate, please send cash or check (made payable to WLS PTO) in the provided envelope.
West Liberty-Salem Athletic Director Morgan Sullivan recently attended the National Athletic Directors Conference in Nashville, TN. He was one of nearly 3,000 attendees from all over the world. The 5-day workshop included education on sports law, technology for athletic directors, crowd management, and more.
Second Harvest Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help with food distribution for their Christmas delivery. In the photo attached, you will find locations and contact information to sign up. If you wish to participate and you have high school students, they can use these hours to help meet their community service goal. Happy helping!
The West Liberty-Salem Chapter of The National Honor Society inducted 25 new members on Monday, December 12th. New members include two seniors and 23 juniors. Emma Kauffman presided as the Master of Ceremony, and the theme was, “Reach for the Stars.” President Abbigayle Long offered the opening remarks with her speech that encourage members to persevere, even when something feels like it’s to demanding or so far out of reach. She shared that just 100 years ago, we couldn’t fathom reaching outer space, but now we have footprints on the moon, and for a small fortune, you can even take a trip there! Her words were meant to inspire our students to continue that forward progression, even when the task is daunting. Senior Representative Shae Stoner and Secretary Lexy Lee, and Historian Brittany Neer introduced new members and presented their induction certificates and Gold Cords. The ceremony was followed by light refreshments and dessert sponsored by senior NHS members. The following students were inducted:
Front Row (Left to right): Whitney Ridenbaugh, Rylie Schultz, Addison McAuley, Abigail Miller, Sari Kitchen, Julia Wilson, Ashely Yoder, Isabelle Wygal
Second Row: Mallory Bostick, Makenzy Sandefur, Kenzie Phillips, Jaycee Yelton, Megan Hollar, Kerrigan Burgel, Ivy Cline, Abby Guest, Olivia Wilcox
Third Row: Joey LaRoche, Madeline Cole, Lily Smith, Carter Titus, Veronica Wall, Lillian Weaver, Bailey Poppe, and Chaley Wade
The National Honor Society recently hosted their annual blood drive with Community Blood Centers. Thirteen faculty members and 21 students registered to donate blood allowing for 21 units to be collected. The NHS met their goal and donations will go on to save 87 lives! We have several student who wish to receive their red cords for graduation and are well on their way. The red cord represents that they have donated at least 3 times either in school or in community blood drives. NHS will host the next blood drive in December 2023.
Congratulations to Emma Krois, fourth grader, who is our elementary Spelling Bee Champion! Sixteen of the top spellers in the fourth and fifth grade competed for 17 rounds and spelled a total of 137 words in about an hour. Rosemary Sokolow, 5th grade, was the runner up. Emma takes a written spelling exam in February that will determine her placement in the state Spelling Bee at Ohio University in March. Congratulations, again, to Emma and Rosemary! Great job!
Save the date for Middle School club baseball try outs! Please read over the attached flyer for dates, cost, and registration information. Register by scanning the QR code below or visiting http://tinyurl.com/wlscmsbb..
Catch the elementary Spelling Bee on Livestream tomorrow, Tuesday, December 13th, at 8:00 AM. You can access the event by visiting wlstigers.org and clicking the Live Events tab at the top of the homepage. The top spellers in the 4th and 5th grade will compete for a chance to advance to the regional Spelling Bee in February! Good luck to our elementary spellers!
Congratulations to Marie Lenk who is our Educator of the Week!
Our first graders visited the Ohio Theatre Friday morning to see the iconic holiday ballet The Nutcracker. This annual field trip is one of our elementary favorites. The awe and excitement as our students enter the beautiful Ohio Theatre for the first time is an absolute favorite experience for our teachers. Many are seeing the beautiful theatre and show for the very first time. The memories were priceless as we immersed our students into the fine arts culture of theatre! Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Patton are pictured with their first graders ready to see the show!
Sound Check, the West Liberty-Salem high school show choir, was proud to be a part of the West Liberty Tour of Homes event on Saturday evening. They performed a set of songs from this year’s showcase performance in the beautiful West Liberty Town Hall Opera House. The evening included 8 beautifully appointed stops including at tour of area Air BnB’s, carriage rides, and ended with the well attended concert! Thank you to the West Liberty Business Association for inviting our students to be a part of a special evening in our community!
The WLSAA November spirit wear online order is in!! Please pick up your order in the spirit store tomorrow during the boys basketball game! (Spirit store is next to ticket table.)
Oh, Christmas Tree! Oh, Christmas Tree! Art classes are working on a Christmas project that goes along with a lesson on tessellation. They are working on trees, strands of colored lights and other designs that will fit together as a beautiful Christmas scene! Looking good, guys and girls!
