It’s graduation week, and we are wrapping up our series of senior shout outs! Let’s congratulate 8 seniors today! Congratulations and best wishes to Mason Powell, Alyssa Putt, Hannah Riblet, Garrett Richardson, Kathleen Rollins, Robert Rollins, Emily Scott, and Ashlie Spencer!
There is a change to the location of the elementary Relay for Life walk happening this Thursday. Details for the walk and new location are detailed below.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
In honor of our recently retired elementary art teacher, Sally Engle, we would like to hold a relaxed Relay for Life walk with the students at school on our last day, Thursday, May 27th. Relay for Life is a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society and many other cancer related associations. If you would like to donate any monetary amount to honor a loved one and help with the American Cancer Society’s mission to help save lives, we will make sure it is given to the American Cancer Society. You may put your donation in a baggie or envelope marked for Relay for Life or make sure your child knows what the money is for and they can give it to one of the specials teachers any day next week. Mr. Hollar has also given permission for you or any family member to walk the service drive that runs along the elementary playground. Your child’s time listed below. If you choose to participate, please park in the bus parking lot. You are not required to come in the building to sign in. Thank you in advance and for ALWAYS being generous, caring, and big-hearted supporters, parents, and guardians of our WL-S students and community.
The Specials Teachers
Mrs. Hollar, Mrs. Smucker, Mrs. Blair, and Mrs. Frederick
3rd Grade 8:00 – 8:30
Kindergarten 8:30 – 9:00
5th Grade 9:00 – 9:30
2nd Grade 9:30 – 10:00
1st Grade 10:00 – 10:30
4th Grade 10:30 – 11:00
Third graders enjoyed their annual field trip to The Ohio Caverns on Friday. They spent the day taking a guided tour of the caverns, enjoying a picnic lunch, visiting the gift shop and playing at the play ground! Thanks for your hospitality, Ohio Caverns! It’s a favorite among our elementary field trips!
Below is the link for any middle school or high school girl interested in signing up for cross country next fall. Go Tigers!
https://www.bornandracedinwestliberty.com/signup.html
The West Liberty-Salem girls track and field team won its third consecutive DIII Southwest District team title Saturday at Piqua Stadium.
Team Scores (Top 10): 1st WLS 144, 2nd Anna 116.5, 3rd Ft. Loramie 84.5, 4th Lehman Catholic 84, 5th Botkins 61, 6th Russia 32, 7th Ansonia 29, 8th Fairlawn 26, 9th (tie) Newton & Triad 16
The top four individuals in each event qualified for next week's Regional meet in Troy.
The Lady Tigers were powered by first place finishes from Ashley Yoder 1600 meter run 5:14.47, Emily Hollar 400 meter run 57.75, Katelyn Stapleton 800 meter run 2:20.26, the 4x200 relay team of Kaylee LeVan, Grace Estes, Madison Bahan and Hollar 1:46.06, and the 4x400 relay team of Hollar, Bahan, Estes and Stapleton 4:02.22.
Kaylee LeVan set a new school record in the long jump 16'6.25" placing second. Also placing second were Megan Adams in the 1600 meter 5:14.64 and the 3200 meter run 11:51.2, Emily Hollar in the 200 meter dash 26.48, and the 4x100 relay team of LeVan, Stapleton, Lilly Weaver and Estes 51.20.
Madison Bahan placed third in the 400 meter dash 59.78, and rounding out the Regional qualifiers in fourth place were Grace Estes 100 meter dash 12.88 and Ashley Yoder 800 meter run 2:25.85.
Also scoring for WLS were Claire Longshore fifth place 300 meter hurdles 50.69, Kaylee LeVan sixth place 100 meter dash 13.18, Selena Weaver sixth place discus 98'0, Sophia Hardwick seventh place 100 meter hurdles 18.51, and Lilly Weaver eighth place in long jump 15'2.50"
The DIII Regional meet will be held Wednesday and Friday at Troy Stadium.
Exams start this week for our high school students and what better way to take a mental health break before than with a little outdoor play! The freshman wrapped up their unit on Romeo and Juliet and enjoyed snacks compliments of Mrs. Phelps, games and sunshine!
It’s time for a senior shout out to four awesome seniors! Let’s congratulate Blayne Oder, Jon Payer, Trinity Perkins and Hayden Phillips! You’re almost there!!
Thank you to everyone who tried out for Middle School Cheer. We appreciate all of your hard work!
The squads will be as follows:
MS FOOTBALL
Baylee Cooksey
Audri Evilsizor
Alivia Campbell
Ashlee VonDeylen
Sadie Paul
Emery Longaberger
Elie Heath
Raylea Henry
MS BASKETBALL
JV SQUAD
Sadie Paul
Emery Longaberger
Baylee Cooksey
Alivia Campbell
Ashlee VonDeylen
Lilli Heminger
Varsity
Raylea Henry
GiGi Estep
Sunny Lhamon-Waller
Elise Longshore
Mylee Dooley
Chloe Griffith
Congratulations to three seniors who were celebrated for their distinguished music careers during last night’s virtual Band and Choir Awards Banquet.
Katelyn Stapleton and Andrew Stoner received the top choral award, National Choral Award. Hannah Bowman was awarded Directors Award for Chorus. Congratulations for your dedication to the West Liberty Salem musical program!
Any student interested in playing 7th/8th Grade Football in the fall please contact coach Kyle Wilkins at kylewilkins22@gmail.com.
Our third graders wrapped up their fairytale unit creating a group project describing their own favorite tales! Students were grouped together with others who enjoyed the same popular stories that we all know and love. They read variations of those tales that have evolved over time. Some of those variations included a different outcome or storyline all together but the theme, or general idea, was still present. They used poster board to present and summarize similarities and differences, illustrate the characters from the variations and find their own creative ways to tell the story. Great job, third grade! They were creative and fantastic!
Congratulations to four awesome seniors! Today we recognize Ryan Motzko, Olivia Muirhead, Olivia Neer and Rose Neer!
Our fourth grade ELA teachers set up a very cool and fun way to review all that they have learned and are still learning this year! Their classrooms became operating rooms and students became surgeons. They studied case files of “patients” and answered questions about them, looked over x-rays and other lab work to make predictions and interferences. What a neat way to be hands on with learning!
The West Liberty-Salem girls track and field team is sitting in third place in the team standings after day one of the DIII Southwest District Meet in Piqua on Tuesday.
Team Standings (top 5): 1st Ft. Loramie 21.5, 2nd Anna 19.5, 3rd WLS 19, 4th. Botkins 17, 5th Lehman Catholic 10 and Triad 10
The Tigers 4x800 relay team of Megan Adams, Ashley Yoder, Madison Bahan, and Katelyn Stapleton qualified for next week's Regional meet, placing first and setting a new district record with a 9:27.12.
Selena Weaver also punched her ticket to the Regional meet placing second in the shot put 33'02.25"
Mandilyn Weaver placed 8th in high jump 4'08".
Qualifying for Saturday's finals were:
Sophia Hardwick 100 meter hurdles 18.43
Grace Estes 100 meter dash 13.23
Kaylee LeVan 100 meter dash 13.47
Emily Hollar 400 meter dash 59.89 and 200 meter dash 26.47
Madison Bahan 400 meter dash 1:00.87
Claire Longshore 300 meter hurdles 50.25
Katelyn Stapleton 800 meter run 2:28.65
Ashley Yoder 800 meter run 2:29.92
4x100 Relay LeVan, Stapleton, Lilly Weaver, Estes 51.19
4x200 Relay LeVan, Estes, Bahan, Hollar 1:46.93
4x400 Relay Stapleton, Bahan, Estes, Hollar 4:05.41
Finals will be held Saturday with field events starting at 10:00 a.m.
Hello,
If you signed your child up for the Free Health Exam for fall sports tomorrow, Please remember to complete the required paperwork prior to your visit. Thank you!
Senior shout out time! Help us congratulate Tanner LeVan, Jaden Marchal, Cody Matthews-Moore, and Ian Maurice!
High school summer reading assignments have been released. The attached information includes the assignment appropriate for your student’s specific English course. If you have any questions please reach out to the teacher listed on the flyer. This assignment is for students in grades 9-12 for the 21-22 school year. Thank you!
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The Champaign County Health Department will be offering a vaccination clinic for 12-15 year olds this Thursday, May 20th from 3PM-7PM. To sign up call, 937-484-1605 or go to; www.champaignhd.com. This is free of charge and will utilize the Pfizer vaccination with 2 shots about 3 weeks apart.
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Tonight, we are giving four more senior shout outs to Allyssa Johnson, Hannah Jones, Hayden Kennedy and Kaylee LeVan! Congratulations to four more awesome seniors!
Let’s start off Monday giving a huge shout out to some more of our awesome seniors! Today we congratulate Rachel Hostetler, Luke Hudson, Madeline Hutton-Ashcroft and Dawson Jenkins!
