Be sure to tune in to Newscenter 7 at 6:00 pm, this evening, when Jenna Lawson, from WHIO, features a story on the USDA free lunch program at our school. Lawson was on campus today to interview staff and visit some classes, so you may catch a glimpse of a familiar face!
Update on pre-sale tickets:
30 tickets remain for the Middle School football game Thursday
50 tickets remain for the High School football game Friday.
Tickets are available from 8:00-12:00 Thursday and Friday morning. For students, tickets are available throughout homeroom and lunch period at the Athletic Office.
Any 4th-6th grade girl or boy attending WLS in person, or homeschool, is welcome to join the YMCA fall volleyball league! More information can be found in the attached flyer!
Wow! Our community keeps on giving! Freshman, Anna Byrd and her mom made a large donation of masks to our elementary students! If your student needs a mask, please feel free to send them to the office. There are Frozen, Mickie Mouse, plaids, plain, and many other characters and patterns to choose from! Thank you for your generous donation to our students!
This Friday night’s football game at West Jefferson will be available to livestream on the West Jefferson Digital Network. Tiger fans can access the video broadcast at the link below. This game will also be available to watch on demand or download after the game.
https://team1prep.com/oh/?S=WJRiders&B=191171
See what our 8th grade Biology students have been up to in the most recent article, located in the News section of our website. While you’re there, take a look around! You can find some neat things that happen at our school!
https://www.wlstigers.org/article/307140?org=wls
Remember that free breakfast and lunch begin this week! Here is a link to this week’s dining menus! Enjoy!
https://www.wlstigers.org/o/wls/dining
West Liberty-Salem Athletic Pre-sale ticket information for Sept. 12th -Sept. 19th
Pre-sale tickets will once again be sold every morning, 8:00-12:00 PM in the vestibule at door #2. If you are unable to make it there in the morning, we will be selling them Tuesday night Sept. 15th at the main ticket booth at the stadium from 6:00-8:00 PM. All tickets are $7.00 each, no refunds are available, Cash or check is accepted.
At press time, the following is individual game ticket information:
Friday’s varsity football game at West Jeff:- we will be selling 200 presale tickets starting Monday morning around 10:00 (or whenever they are delivered) and then every other morning from 8:00-12:00 until they sell out. We will also open up Tuesday night from 6:00-8:00 PM at the main ticket booth at the stadium for those who cannot make it during the morning hours. NO tickets will be sold at the gate Friday night at West Jeff. You may purchase up to 4 tickets at a time.
All Middle School and High School games being held at WLS next week, tickets are the same policy as before- we recommend you purchase ahead of time, but history has shown that we are not reaching full capacity on many games other than varsity football and sometimes varsity volleyball. ON an occasion, some tickets are still available at the gate prior to the game.
Below is information on AWAY game policies or special instructions for HOME games(not every game is included as it is assumed you know the policy by now)
HS Volleyball at Southeastern Thursday night- tickets will be purchased at the gate, your coach will let you know how many is allowed per player.
Middle School football Thursday night- presale tickets will be available, the game will be played on the auxiliary field, 2 tickets per athlete will be allowed. You will want to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Game time is 5:30
Middle School volleyball Monday and Thursday night- presale tickets will be available, this game will be played in the main gym, 3 tickets per athlete are permitted. Game time is 5:30
High School Boys and girls soccer Thursday night, pre-sale tickets will be available, 6 tickets per athlete will be permitted. Game time is 5:30/7:30
Middle School and High School Cross Country at Cedarville- $5.00 per car
JV football vs West Jeff on Saturday morning- 5 tickets per player are allowed. Game time is 10:00
Middle School volleyball Saturday morning at Catholic Central- 2 people per player, tickets sold at the door. 10:00 game time.
Senior night for Football, Band, and Cheerleaders will be held Sept 25th. Prior to the football game. Details are forthcoming on that.
Its important to remember, per OHSAA guidelines, masks are required to be worn at all Athletic events, and social distancing is a must. Each school has marked areas to sit/stand differently, try to cooperate and work with what they have done to make it possible for your athletes to have a season!!
Hello Tiger Fans, Don't forget that you can watch tonight's game on the district's Live Feed. You can access this link on our main webpage. It will take you to our Live Feed page. Press play and you should be able to watch the game. Enjoy your evening and Go Tigers!
We had a great first week getting to know our way around the school, new hallways and our teachers! And what first week wouldn’t be complete without a fire drill? Mask break, anyone? I bet a few classes took the long way back to class!
Any 10th or 11th grader taking their first CCP class at WL-S will have a virtual CCP orientation on Monday, during 3rd period, with Mrs. Smith. If this applies to you or your student, it is important to be there, or make other arrangements with the counseling office.
Students and staff observed a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., in an act of nationwide community service, remembering the lives lost in the tragic events of 9/11. Mr. Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, lowered all flags to half staff for the remainder of the day.
Football tickets for this evening’s game are sold out. You can catch the game live on our website by clicking LIVESTREAM at the top of the page at wlstigers.org
Hello Families, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent with two important announcements. First, ALL OHIO STUDENTS, including those attending WL-S have been approved to receive Free Lunch and Breakfast from the USDA until December 31st 2020. Free lunch will begin Tomorrow, Friday, September 11th and Free Breakfast will begin on Monday, September 14th for all students. This has been approved by the Federal Government to assist families during the COVID 19 Pandemic. This is an excellent opportunity for all families to save some money on lunch and breakfast and help our school food service program increase revenue that has been lost due to less school days last spring. This opportunity is also available for our students who have chosen online instruction for this school year. Please feel free to call the school if you have questions or would like more information. For families that may qualify for free or reduced lunches, we encourage you to still complete your Free and Reduced Lunch Applications, since this program only last until December 31st, and by qualifying for Free and Reduced Lunch, it also benefits you with other school related fees.
Next, Student drop off has gone very well this week in front of the school. Parents have done a very good job of pulling forward and utilizing space beyond the flag pole and crosswalk each morning. Please remember to make sure that you only let your children out the passenger side of the car when you are next to the curb. Tomorrow, Friday, will likely be a very busy day with student drop off since it is the first day this week that all students will be on campus at the same time, due to the elementary school’s staggered start of the school year. Please be sure to be very patient with traffic and make sure your child(ren) are ready to exit the vehicle. If you need to help your child out of the car, please use a parking space in the front parking lot and walk your child across the cross walk to the building. Parents/drivers should not exit your vehicle in the drop off lane. We want to ensure that all students arrive to school safely and by following these guidelines, we will continue to have great days.
Families, Thank you very much for a great start to the school year. It feels great to have students back in the building. Feedback has been positive from those students and staff I have spoken too regarding masks. I think teachers are doing a great job of providing mask breaks each hour as they are able when students are socially distanced. Please remember to call or email me if you have any questions that you have not been able to get answered.
Thank you, Kraig Hissong
Football Friday update:
36 tickets will go on Sale for general admission Friday morning at 8:00 at door #2 at the high school. Once those are sold, the stadium will have reached its full capacity.
NO tickets will be sold at the door Friday night.
Teachers often spend the first day of school getting to know their students and going over routine procedures for the year. This year is different. It’s been hard, it’s been stressful, and we know our parents and students have made some tough decisions. That’s why we are taking extra time to get to know your children and really focus on the social and emotional aspects of how to care for our student’s entire academic experience. Brice Henry, elementary, middle school and high school choir instructor, asked his high school choir students to describe in one word how they felt about the year ahead. The answers weren’t surprising, and will serve as a reminder for us as we navigate these changes together. Mr. Henry created this word cloud. The more times a word was used, the bigger it became. Thank you, Mr. Henry for sharing with the rest of us! It will certainly help when we have those perfectly, imperfect days!
The lady Tiger’s soccer team celebrated the careers of six seniors in a recent 6-0 win over Southeastern! Congratulations to the following seniors, Trinity Perkins, Selena Weaver, Grace Estes, Sophie Cole, Maddie Hutton, and Rose Neer! Have a fantastic season, ladies!
It’s never a surprise when one of our teachers, or staff, go above and beyond for our students. It’s just what they do around here. June Seymour, high school art teacher, is one of those people. She spent the last several months planning for the year ahead and using her personal time, money and many talents to make over 100 masks (and counting) for students and staff. It’s inevitable that a student will forget or soil their mask, or maybe they need a pick-me-up and a new mask does the trick! Staff members have been delighted to select a new mask, knowing it was made just for them, with thoughtful care from a friend and co-worker! Mrs. Seymour made a variety of sizes, colors, and patterns and placed them in the office for anyone, in any grade, who may want or need one, and she didn’t just stop this summer. She continues to replenish them as needed! We are so thankful for her kindness and putting our Tiger family first in these uncertain times. So if your student forgets their mask, no worries! She has their back! One thing is certain, we have the best people caring for each other at WL-S!
Time is running out to respond to the 2020 Census. The deadline is September 30, 2020. Please respond online today at www.2020Census.gov or by phone: 844-330-2020. Your response will take less than 10 minutes and will benefit our community for the next 10 years. Please Complete Your 2020 Census Today if you have not already done so!
Every student in Preschool-12th grade may now receive a free breakfast, beginning Monday 9/14, and a free lunch, beginning Friday, 9/11, while at school until 12/31/20! Yes, EVERY student! If you do not wish for your student to receive these free meals, please make sure your MS/HS student know that or make their elementary teacher aware, or email Kathy Smith at ksmith@wlstigers.org.
Elementary students will receive their breakfast in their class and MS/HS students can pick them up outside of the cafeteria on their way to class, if they wish to receive one.
Reasons why you should take advantage of the free meals our district is offering:
o It saves you time shopping and preparing meals.
o It is convenient!
o It is comforting and familiar to your kids.
o It is delicious and nutritious.
o When schools order foods to make the meals, it helps keep the supply chain flowing. This helps farmers, truckers, and local employees - including some small business we do business with.
o Each meal served provides funding to your district’s Nutrition Services department from USDA – not local monies. If the Nutrition Service department has a shortfall it will need to be made up with local district monies. Taking a free meal can actually save your district money.
o It may extend your household food budget.
o These meals help to keep our staff employed if there is a closure or enhanced distance learning.
o You are not taking food away from someone who needs it more; we have plenty!
o We LOVE to provide meals to our students. It is what we do best and it helps us deal with the disruptions all around us.