West Liberty-Salem Local School District

On Thursday, April 28th, students in Pages and Ms. Haney's Creative Writing Class went to the Wexner Center for the Arts to attend the end of year Pages Open Mic. Students toured the most recent exhibition, ate lunch with other participating Pages' schools and met newly published poet Aline Resende Mello. Many WL-S students then participated in their first open mic, MCed by Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour. Students recently submitted their own pieces of art and writing to be published in this year's Pages book.

This week is teacher appreciation week, and we are blessed with the best at West Liberty-Salem! Please help us thank our teachers for all they do to ensure our students are getting the best education, support and love all year!

Mrs. Stayrook’s class celebrated the end of their poetry unit at their very own “Poetry Coffee House”. The coffee house was complete with donuts, juice and milk and a poetry reading! Each student selected their favorite poem that they wrote during the unit and read them aloud to their friends! They did a great job!!

Mr. McGill, Middle School Principal, took a few of our 8th grade WEB leaders to Vancrest this morning to serve residents and do some activities with them! WEB, Where Everyone Belongs, is a volunteer group of 8th graders who host 6th grade orientation and other activities to create a sense of inclusion and welcoming.

There was a small traffic jam in the drop off lane caused by a very cute family this morning. We are happy to report that all ducklings and mom made it safely to Mad River watershed that runs through the WL-S land lab!

High school zoology students visited The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for a behind the scenes tour of the Animal Hospital and more! The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium operates it’s own conservation program and hold more than 7000 species of animals. Students got to see conservation efforts in action and how zoologists and other specialists are rehabilitating animals and aquatic life that are no longer safe in the wild.

Girls, entering 7th-12th grade, interested in participating in our school’s Big Orange cross country team can sign up on the Born and Raced in West Liberty website. Registration is live! https://www.bornandracedinwestliberty.com/#

Mrs. Douthwaite, CNP at CHWP School Based Health Center and School Nurse, spent the morning in high school health classes teaching CPR and first aide. They were all excited to learn techniques that could be potentially life saving! Thank you, Mrs. Douthwaite!

West Liberty-Salem competed last night at Urbana for the Champaign County Meet.. The boys finished 4th out of 5 teams with 55 points. Winning the meet with 95 points was Mechanicsburg followed by Urbana with 62 and Graham with 41. Scoring for the Tigers: 1st Place: 4x800 Relay – Caleb Larson, Taryn Bradley, Jake Lauck, Brevin Louden 10:00.86 4x200 Relay – Casey Boyer, Alex Boyer, Terrence Hayes, Tanner Myers 1:58.00 800m – Brevin Louden 2:22.94 Pole Vault – Taryn Bradley 8-0 2nd Place: 1600m – Caleb Larson 5:11.08 4x400 Relay – Jake Lauck, Wyatt Longaberger, Casey Boyer, Caleb Larson 4:31.46 3rd Place: 4x100m Relay – Alex Boyer, Terrence Hayes, Zander GLuckle, Tanner Myers 56.85 4th Place: High Jump – Casey Boyer 5-0 5th Place: 100m – Tanner Myers 13.71 400m – Wyatt Longaberger 1:09.62 200 Hurdles – Taryn Bradley 31.38 800m – Wyatt Longaberger 2:43.8 Long Jump- Jake Lauck 13-10.5 The girls team won the meet scoring 132 points. Urbana was 2nd with 62, followed by Mechanicsburg with 54, Graham with 41, and Triad with 35. Scoring for the Tigers: 1st Place: 4x800 Relay – Gwen McCullough, Malia Miller, Mylee Dooley, Breece Gullett 11:05.71 100 Hurdles – Hattie Jacobs 18.34 100m – Tori Douthwaite 14.54 4x100 Relay – Tori Douthwaite, Elise Longshore, Chloe Griffith, Gwen McCullough 55.36 200m Hurdles – Elise Longshore 33.17 4x400 Relay – Breece Gullett, Raylea Henry, Mariska Smith, Hattie Jacobs 4:57.55 Shot Put – Lyndee Harrison 32-6 Long Jump – Chloe Griffith 13-9.5 Pole Vault – Elise Longshore 8-0 2nd Place: 100 Hurdles – Geneva Estep 20.59 4x200 Relay – Hattie Jacobs, Lexi Hausler, Ashlee VonDeylen, Raylea Henry 2;09.39 800m – Gwen McCullough 2:42.62 200m – Chloe Griffith 30.86 Pole Vault – Tori Douthwaite 7-6 3rd Place: 1600 – Mariska Smith 6:26.31 200 Hurdles – Geneva Estep 38.80 800m – Mylee Dooley 2:54.46 200m – Ashlee VonDeylen 32.48 Shot Put – Addison Hutton 27-0 Discus – Lyndee Harrison 67-8.5 4th Place: 400m – Breece Gullett 1:11.29 800m – Malia Miller 2:55.04 Discus – Addison Hutton 60-5.5

West Liberty-Salem JV baseball improved to 8-1 (6-0 OHC) with a 17-3 win over Fairbanks (6-2 overall) on Tuesday. Cody Crawford and Brodey Deam combined to pitch 6 innings of 1-hit baseball, striking out 12. Dylan Wing paced the offense going 3-5 with a double and 5 RBI. Deam was 2-5 with 4 RBI. Jacob Griffith was 2-3 with a double and 3 RBI and Caleb Hershberger went 3-4. WL-S JV baseball next plays West Jefferson at home on Thursday.

One of only a few home track meets for the entire season is this Saturday. We need help!!! Consider signing up for a shift at the concession stand! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E4EA4A62DA7FB6-concessions

Please help us wish our fantastic secretaries and administrative professionals a Happy Administrative Professionals' Day! They truly keep the wheels turning at West Liberty-Salem! They have answers to all the questions, do the behind the scenes 'big stuff' for our biggest and best programs, find time for all of those last-minute projects or tasks, reward, help and get to know all of our students, and are the best welcoming committee when you visit our front office! We are truly blessed with the best! Thank you Jen Wilcoxon, Attendance Secretary, Candace Watson, Counseling Office, Julie Nieman, HS Secretary, Alysson Cotrell, Elementary Secretary, and Liz Carter, Central Office!

2020-2021 WL-S High School Yearbooks are now available for purchase in the HS office! The hard-cover, color, 48-page yearbook is available for $25 and can be purchased Monday-Friday, 7:30-3:00 PM. Cash or checks made out to WL-S will be accepted. Information about pre-ordering a 2021-2022 WL-S High School Yearbook will be shared in just a couple of weeks.

The West Liberty-Salem girls track and field won the five team Champaign County Meet Monday at Triad High School. Team Scores: 1st WLS 133, 2nd Graham 71, 3rd Mechanicsburg 56, 4th Triad 54, 5th Urbana 39 First Place Finishers: 4x800 Relay: Megan Adams, Teagan Boyd, Mallory Bostick, Ashley Yoder 10:07.34 4x200 Relay: Delaney Jones, Sophia Hardwick, Mandilyn Weaver, Megan Adams 1:53.24 4x100 Relay: Lily Weaver, Delaney Jones, Alaina Irving, Claire Longshore 53.94 4x400 Relay: Claire Longshore, Megan Adams, Teagan Boyd, Mallory Bostick 4:24.95 Ashley Yoder 1600 Meter Run 5:49.84 Megan Adams 800 Meter. Run 2:32.73 Delaney Jones 200 Meter Dash 27.47 Lily Weaver High Jump 4'6 Second Place Finishers: Sophia Hardwick 100 Meter Hurdles 17.59 Mallory Bostick 400 Meter Dash 1:03.49 Teagan Boyd 800 Meter Run 2:41.83 Lily Smith 3200 Meter Run 14:11.58 Mandilyn Weaver High Jump 4'6" Tina Douthwaite Pole Vault 7'6" Third Place Finishers: Lilly Weaver 100 Meter Dash 14.46 and Long Jump 14'6.25" Sophia Hardwick 300 Meter Hurdles 49.93 Lena Kauffman Pole Vault 7'6" Fourth Place Finishers: Alaina Irving 100 Meter Hurdles 18.20 Lily Smith 1600 Meter Run 6:19.07 Claire Longshore 300 Meter Hurdles 51.62 Maggie Davis 800 Meter Run 2:52.07 Anna Knox High Jump 4'4" Mandilyn Weaver Long Jump 13'6.5" Kenzie Bahan Shot Put 29'6" Fifth Place Finishers: Claire Longshore 100 Meter Hurdles 18.74 Lena Kauffman 100 Meter Dash 14.79 Alaina Irving 200 Meter Dash 30.65 West Liberty-Salem will compete at the Wayne Warrior Invitational on Thursday and Friday.

West Liberty-Salem will have a 5-year income tax levy renewal on the May 3rd ballot. Please read over the attached sheet, and feel free to share!

First grade classes hatched baby chicks last week! The students were learned about the eggs and hatching process and waited patiently for the baby chicks for 21 days! Our students and teachers are so excited!

West Liberty-Salem middle school track and field competed Friday night at the Mechanicsburg Mid-Season Invitational. The boys finished 12th out of 17 teams with 17.5 points. Winning the meet with 136.5 points was Marysville Bunsold followed by Mechanicsburg with 73.5 points. Scoring for the Tigers: 2nd Place: 1600m – Brevin Louden 5:02.60 4th Place: 4x200 Relay –Casey Boyer, Casey Boyer, Terrence Hayes, Tanner Myers 56.38 High Jump – Casey Boyer (Tie) 4-10 4x400 Relay – Casey Boyer, Alex Boyer, Kingston Henry, Tanner Myers 4:50.92 8th – Place: 4x100 Relay – Alex Boyer, Colton Neeld, Terrence Hayes, Tanner Myers 56.38 The girls finished 3rd in a tie with Mechanicsburg with 52 points out of 16 teams. Winning the meet was Marysville Bunsold with 133 points, followed by Fairbanks with 64. Scoring for the Tigers: 2nd Place: 4x800 Relay – Breece Gullett, Mylee Dooley, Malia Miller, Mariska Smith 11:29.38 200m – Elise Longshore 29.36 3rd Place: 200m Hurdles – Elise Longshore 33.25 Pole Vault – Elise Longshore 7-6 4th Place: 100m Hurdles – Hattie Jacobs 19.43 4x400 Relay – Breece Gullett, Malia Miller, Raylea Henry, Hattie Jacobs 4:50.92 5th Place: 4x200 Relay – Hattie Jacobs, Ashlee VonDeylen, Gigi Estep, Raylea Henry 2:07.56 6th Place: 1600m – Mylee Dooley 6:18.30 Shot Put – Lyndee Harrison 30-10 7th Place: 400m – Breece Gullett 1:09.69 Discus – Lyndee Harrison 70-11

West Liberty-Salem JV baseball defeated rival Mechanicsburg 10-3 on Friday evening to improve to 6-1 (4-0 in the OHC). Peyton Hull and Nathan Webb combined to pitch 7 innings allowing just 4 hits, one earned run and striking out 7. Owen Deere led the offense going 3-3 with 1 RBI and three stolen bases. Jacob Griffith was 2-4 with 2 RBI and three stolen bases. West Liberty-Salem JV baseball improved to 7-1 (5-0 in the OHC) with an 8-inning, 7-5 win at Greeneview on Saturday. Jacob Griffith singled in Aaron Campbell in the top of the 8th for the go-ahead and eventual game winning run. Dylan Wing, Jacob Evans and Brodey Deam pitched 8 innings combining for 15 strikeouts and allowing just 3 hits and 2 earned runs. Owen Deere led the offensive attack going 3-4 with 1 RBI. Griffith and Deam each had 2 RBI. The JV Tigers are back in action on Monday at home against Northeastern.

There is still time to order boys track gear! The store is open until tomorrow!! Click the link to shop! https://ernstapparel.chipply.com/wlsboystrack22/store.aspx

Our New Yorkers are wrapping up their final day in the City. They’ve had a very busy few days seeing some of NYC’s most popular and iconic sites, but all good things must come to end!