Congratulations to our lady Tigers golf team! The team advanced to districts yesterday, which is a first in program history!⛳️
Do you have good pics from the homecoming parade, football game, or dance/pre-dance? Send them to Mrs. Cotrell for a chance to be featured in this year’s yearbook. You can email her at alcotrell@wlstigers.org or stop by the office and airdrop them.
Reminder!
Picture day for grades 9-11 is tomorrow, September 25th. This includes Hi Point students.
Middle School students in grades 6-8 AND SENIORS will have their pictures taken on Wednesday, October 9th.
Elementary Picture Day is on October 3rd.
The attached order form is for MS/HS only. Elementary order forms will be sent home with your student.
You may see some new faces in our Community Health and Wellness Partners School-Based Health Center this year! Mrs. Jennifer Douthwaite, a Certified Nurse Practitioner, is still our main healthcare provider. Mrs. Douthwaite is able to provide primary care services for things like ear infections, strep throat, and other common illnesses. She can also provide additional services like nutrition, pharmacy, and social services to name a few.
Kelli Northup, LPN, will assume the role of the school nurse providing traditional school nursing services and assisting Nurse Douthwaite.
Community Health & Wellness Partners also provides opportunities to nursing students and partners with The Ohio State University to provide students with internships. Alyssa joins CHWP from OSU and will be with us for the remainder of first semester.
Welcome to the team, Kelli and Alyssa!
If you would like to arrange for your child to be seen in our school-based health center, please call 937-599-1411 to schedule an appointment.
(Pictured are Kelli and Alyssa.)
Congratulations to Homecoming Queen Isabella Hardwick and King Teagon Miller!
Over the last three days, our sixth graders have been discussing ideas in science that would help them build a container to house an egg for an egg drop! They first reviewed the ideas of force, gravity, inertia, and stress. Next, they came up with their own design for a container that would keep their egg from cracking. They were able to use one cup, one egg, one foot of tape, five cotton balls, four rubber bands, six toothpicks, and one sheet of paper. They built and tested their container for durability. Students were allowed to rework and rebuild as many times as they wanted after testing. We ended with a final build and went to the track for a series of egg drops. We did 4 drops from differing heights. The lowest was one meter high and our highest drop was from the top of the stadium bleachers onto the concrete! This is a project Mrs. Symmat’s young scientist do each year to kick off the unit "Skills of science," which touches on careers in science. The science careers they highlighted were Marine Biology, Inventors, and Engineering. The kids did a fantastic job becoming egg container engineers!
Congratulations to our lady Tiger golfers who received All-OHC recognition this fall! Olivia Reichardt was name 2nd team All-OHC, while Geneva Estep and Kennedy Wallace both received Honorable Mentions! Great work, ladies!
Mrs. Unger’s classes are learning card games that help to reinforce and practice their multiplication facts. Games with decks of cards or dice are great ways to practice at home and include family members to help review and solidify quick recall of their math facts!
Our Homecoming Court and Attendants will be featured in various local media sources today announcing this week's homecoming festivities! Celebrations kick off on Thursday at 6:30 with the Homecoming Parade featuring our fall sports teams, band, auxiliary flags, majorettes, cheerleaders, clubs, and youth sports teams. In addition, it will feature our homecoming court, attendants, and this year's Grand Marshall, high school art teacher, Mrs. June Seymour! The community is invited to attend a community pep rally at Lions Park directly following the parade. Due to drought conditions, we will not have a bonfire this year.
West Liberty-Salem band members (MS/HS/Marching/Concert) are holding their laundry detergent fundraiser! This popular fundraiser offers a variety of options beyond just detergent! They now offer dish detergent, body wash, laundry soap, fabric softener and other cleaning supplies! Every bit of profit funnels back to the bad program, providing the positive impact and experience the program has on the youth involved and our community! Please see any band member or contact Mr. Waibel at pwaibel@wlstigers.org if you’d like to purchase!
Are you a student and a Women interested inSTEMM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math and Medicine) Careers? The Women in STEMM expo is something you might want to check out! This is a professional conference for young women interested in STEMM related career paths. SPACE IS LIMITED! Students learn how STEMM relates to the world of work through fun and interactive activities. SIGN UP ASAP outside of Mrs. Harman's room, take a permission slip (Due 11/4 to Mrs. Harman), and bring your iPad to register during first homeroom with Mrs. Harman
any WEDNESDAY from 9/18-10/16.
Physics students in Mrs. Roberts' class completed a lab this morning that reinforced their understanding of vectors. A vector, in physics, is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction. Most common examples of vectors are velocity, acceleration, force, and increasing and decreasing temperatures. Students went on a vector "treasure hunt" in our halls and then hid more vectors for the next classes to discover!
Congratulations to Londyn Loveless on reaching 1000 career assists during last night's game against Greenview. The Tigers won in four sets increasing their record to 7-3 overall.
The WLS Homecoming Dance will be Saturday, September 21st from 7:00-10:00 PM in the Cafetorium. Tickets went on sale Monday, Sept 16th, during both lunch/HR. Tickets are $5.00 per couple or $3.00 for a single. OHP students can purchase before or after school or at the door.
Reminder! If you are bringing a student from another school, forms are due by tomorrow, September 18th, to the main office.
You matter! This is the theme our staff has chosen for the year! On Friday, they wore their "You Matter" t-shirts and shared the theme with their students!🧡🖤
Mrs. Godwin's class visited the library today for story time, checking out books, and to meet Melvin! Melvin is our librarian therapy dog! Check out all that red, white, and blue for spirit week, too!
The marching Tiger band is hosting a homecoming halftime show featuring our current band, alumni band, and middle school band on Friday, September 20th! If you were a part of our Marching Tiger Band you are invited to take the field for one more halftime show! Please fill out the following form and share with anyone who may be interested! We hope to see you there! https://forms.office.com/r/aq40hpfCT5
West Liberty-Salem athletic week at a glance! Come out and support your Tigers!
West Liberty-Salem high school girls soccer team took a break from the pitch on Monday to care for their minds and bodies. Head Coach Mandy Lauck used the practice to inspire the team to remember the importance of not only their physical health but also the importance of their mental well-being. They began practice with deep stretching and relaxation exercises followed by surprise guest speaker, Gabby Hollar.
Gabby Hollar, a 2019 graduate of West Liberty-Salem and daughter of elementary principal Aaron Hollar and elementary physical education teacher Kim Hollar, signed with Perth Glory, an A-League Australian Professional Soccer Club in Perth, Australia. A 2017 and 2018 High School All-American Soccer Player, Gabby catapulted into an equally impressive collegiate career with Purdue, West Virginia, and South Alabama. In 2023 Gabby received the esteemed Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Award, but her career would not stop there. In 2023, Hollar moved to Melbourne to play for Boroondara in the National Premier League, a top tier league supporting professional soccer leagues. The move led to a dream come true for Hollar. In June of this year, Gabby confirmed at first signing with Glory for the 2024/25 A-League Women’s professional season.
Gabby spoke to the team she once called her own about her journey, what it took to be successful, and pursuing their own dreams. The lady Tigers asked great questions and took advantage of their time with Hollar whose dream started on the very field they call home. Gabby will return to Australia on Friday, September 13th to prepare for preseason that begins on September 25th. Her season officially kicks off the first weekend of November.
The JV game scheduled for Saturday, September 14th, is cancelled due to a low number of players on the opposing team. The Tigers will play on the road at Southeastern tonight. Kickoff is at 7:00 PM. Go Tigers!
