Officers and other members of the WL-S FFA attended the 'Connect-I Am' leadership conference with Ohio FFA last weekend. They spent their time in break-out groups that will help elevate their chapter and become leaders in FFA.
The West Liberty Lions' Club stuffed blessing bags for West Liberty-Salem students this month. The bags include nonperishable food items and snacks that are easy to prepare and don't require much help. The Lions Club provided WL-S with enough bags to cover students in need for one whole month! Thank you, Lions Club! Your service and commitment in our community is as much of a blessing as the bags your helped make possible!
The following message went out to all students today. If you know that your student might be missing the following, please have them visit the front office to give a description.
We have a LOT of lost items....of value.....in the front office.
If you have lost anything this school year:
phone, airpods, keys, jewelry, watches, glasses, etc....please see the front office!!
Congrats to our newest school swimming record holders!
Lilly Smith (WLS) - 200 free
Peyton Hull (WLS) - 200 free
Kam Hissong (WLS) - 100 free
Our fifth grade girls’ basketball team spent last evening volunteering at The Caring Kitchen. They helped with cleaning, serving a meal, and other tasks as needed. What a wonderful outreach opportunity for our young Tigers to serve in our communities! Way to go, ladies!
Congratulations to West Liberty-Salem’s Science Olympiad team for winning
an 8th place team trophy at the Northmont Invitational on Saturday! Seventeen team members won awards in nine different events including gold medals for Brady Kauffman and Zachary Carter in the event Meteorology. Levi Kitchen and Ashlyn Taylor won silver medals in the event Rocks & Minerals, and Tristan Casto and Braelyn Northrop won bronze medals in the event Wheeled Vehicle. Next up for our team is the Southern California Satellite Invitational on Saturday, February 11th.
Team Champ swimmers competed in a meet at the Champaign Family YMCA in Urbana on January 13th against Marysville, Jonathan Alter, Urbana, Fairbanks, and Columbus Hamilton Township.
West Liberty Salem:
200 Medley Relay of Tina Douthwaite, Lilly Smith, Lydia Schmidt and Laney Craig (2:31.81) 5th
200 Freestyle - Lilly Smith (2:30.21) 4th and Laney Craig (3:00.23) 9th
50 Freestyle - Lydia Schmidt (33.39) 10th
100 Freestyle - Tina Douthwaite (1:11.82) 1st and Lydia Schmidt (1:18.85) 6th
500 Freestyle - Laney Craig (8:05.26) 2nd
200 Freestyle Relay - Tina Douthwaite, Lydia Schmidt, Laney Craig, and Lily Smith (2:14.09) 5th
100 Breaststroke - Lilly Smith (1:28.32) 6th
Juniors and Seniors will bring home a permission slip this week to attend a field trip on Friday, January 20th, at Urbana High School. Urbana High School and Stephen McCall, Champaign County Engineer, will host an interactive assembly designed to inform and educate young drivers to minimize crashes and accidents. ThinkFast is an experiential awareness program that provides an engaging experience to promote prevention, responsibility and awareness. Students will ride the bus to and from Urbana and arrive back to campus before lunch. Please remind your students to get their permission slips signed and turned in before Friday.
Your Tiger Athletic week at a glance!
Attention Seniors:
The Bellefontaine Rotary Club is now accepting applications for a $1000 scholarship!
The Bellefontaine Rotary Club has awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships since 1963.
2022-2023 Scholarship Criteria:
Must be a graduating senior at one of the following schools: Bellefontaine City Schools, Benjamin Logan Local School District, Calvary Christian School, Indian Lake Schools, Ohio Hi-Point Career Center, Riverside Local School District - DeGraff, and West Liberty-Salem Local School with a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA.
Eight scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded based on need, merit, community service, and extracurricular activities.
It is not guaranteed that there will be a recipient from each school, however the Rotary Club will award no more than three scholarships per school.
This scholarship is not available to dependents of Bellefontaine Rotary Club members.
Scholarship recipients will be honored at their respective school’s Senior Awards Night.
All portions of this application must be submitted by February 17, 2023.
https://forms.gle/maEkNsCyrrrXBAMh9
Photo: Rotary Scholarship Application
Crown gymnastics' Crown Jewels performed during halftime of the varsity boys' basketball game on Friday evening. The Crown Jewels featured two students from WL-S, Hadley Robison and Rachel Stanford. The halftime show highlighted their best skills and definitely kept the crowd entertained! If you are interested in learning more about Crown gymnastics, visit www.crowngymnastics.com.
The West Liberty-Salem JV/Varsity Cheerleaders were honored at this month's Village Council meeting by Mayor Jill McKelvey and Village Council. They were recognized for their volunteer efforts in the community during 2022. They have helped with a number of community projects including the Labor Day Festival, Paint Logan County Pink, The Spooktacular, and Cookies and Cocoa with Santa to name a few. Keep up the great work, girls!
This week's Educator of the Week is High School Counselor Mrs. Molly Smith! Help us congratulate her!
WL-S Junior and Logan County Fair Queen Izabella Meister spent the last few days representing Logan County at the Ohio Fair Manager Association Convention. She had an amazing few days working with fair queens from all across the state, in interviews, and competing in the Ohio Fair Queen's Contest. She will wrap up the event today representing the Logan County Fair for the Ohio Fair Manager Association. Great job, Izabella!
Congratulations to Seniors of the Month Adam Stapleton and Lena Kauffman! Adam and Lena were nominated and voted on by their teachers for being good students and leaders in the community and at school. They receive gift cards to local business donated by Malia Hughes, Powered by Fathom Realty, candy from Marie's Candies, a free lunch in the cafeteria, and a certificate. Keep up the great work, Adam and Lena!
Don't forget to buy your calendar for 28 chances to win great prizes!! (And you are supporting our fieldhouse fundraising efforts!) Calendars are $20 each, and you go back in the drawing even if you win! Grand prize $500!!
All high school students are invited to attend the Sadie Hawkins Winter dance on February 11th, following the boys' basketball game. A Sadie Hawkins dance means that the girls will be asking their dates! The dress code for both the game and the dance is 'Sunday's Best', so it should be something you already have in your closet. No need to purchase anything new. Come support the boys' basketball team and enjoy the dance after!
Do you enjoy working with children and making an impact in your community? Would you like to enjoy the same schedule as your own school-age children? We need you! West Liberty-Salem has an immediate need to fill part-time and substitute positions in the following areas:
Kitchen Staff
Bus Drivers
Teacher Aides/Para Professionals
West Liberty-Salem provides paid training and certification for applicable positions. Application is available by scanning the QR code attached. Please submit applications to CBaldwin@wlstigers.org.
Mrs. Carrie Smith's freshman welcomed Mrs. A Smith's class back from break with a special 'Happy New Year' gift! Jake Lauck led the idea of gifting her students a sensory item that would be helpful when her students need a hands-on activity. After some research, they discovered that play doh serves many purposes for students in Mrs. A. Smith's class and would provide multiple uses, endless projects, and most important-FUN! Nick Mouton, Brady Kauffman, and Wyatt Longaberger helped to collect the play doh and encouraged classmates to donate! Thank you to everyone in Mrs. Carrie Smith's class (and Mrs. Smith) for your thoughtful donation!
This week's Educator of the Week is Mr. Dan Robb! Congratulations, Mr. Robb!
