West Liberty-Salem Elementary raised $20,000 for the American Heart Association through the Kids Heart Challenge! Kids Heart Challenge, formerly Hoops for Hearts, is a program designed to teach our students about people with special hearts while raising money for healthy hearts everywhere. During the Kids Heart Challenge students are taught the risks of using tobacco, heart conditions, tips for eating healthy, being physically active and managing stress. They are given tools to make decisions that leave them feeling confident in improving and maintaining their own health, while also helping improve the study and treatment of kids and adults with heart disease..
We are thrilled to know that our students, their families and our staff will make an impact with such an exceptional donation. Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible! If you’d like to learn more about healthy living. Kids Heart Challenge website is full of resources that will encourage your family to adapt to a healthIer lifestyle. Ask your student what they learned about making their hearts happy and healthy!
The West Liberty-Salem High School Counseling Office hosted a College Fair on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, in conjunction with the College Credit Plus Parent Meeting. WL-S High School and Middle School students and parents were invited to attend both events.
College reps who participated in the Fair were:
Bowling Green State University, Clark State Community College, Columbus State Community College, Edison State Community College, Franklin University, Rhodes State, Sinclair Community College, The Ohio State University – Lima Campus, The Ohio State University – Main Campus, The Ohio State University – ATI, Tiffin University, University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH),
University of Rio Grande, University of Toledo and Wittenberg University.
The events wrapped up this month’s HS Counseling Office “2-year versus 4-year College” theme. High School Counselor, Molly Smith, visited 9th, 10th & 11th grade homerooms throughout February to discuss the costs and benefits of both options.
Next month’s theme will be Workforce Development where the focus will be on students planning to head directly into the workforce. Additional details will be announced soon to parents and students.
Elementary student council is hosting a spirit wear fundraiser! The shirts read, “Once a Tiger, Always a Tiger” and are available in t-shirts, long sleeve t-shirts, and sweatshirts.
You can order your shirt at the link below! Let’s support our elementary school!
https://www.spiritwear.com/estore.php?eml=amcnabb@wlstigers.org
Hello Families,
This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. The school board has approved a recommended calendar change for Monday, March 7th. On this day, students will be learning remotely from home. This will allow school staff to attend Professional Development that was canceled in February due to weather conditions. The day will be considered a regular school day for all students, but students will not report to school on this day. Teachers will provide assignments for students that they can work on at home that will reinforce lessons they have been learning in the classroom. Students should be able to complete the assignments independently or with support from parents, depending on the grade level of the student. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the school.
Thank you for your assistance,
Kraig Hissong
Superintendent
FFA spirit week continues Thursday with two different themes! Middle school and high school should dress in camo and elementary may dress like their favorite animal! Let’s show some spirit for our FFA!
Second graders celebrated TWOs-day on 2-22-22, and it’s the 22nd week of school! Their day was filled with fun activities like dressing as twins or wearing a tu-tu, creating pairs with animal crackers and fruit snacks and making a craft using the number 2! Pictures are from Mrs. Collins’ class. Happy TWOs-day!
We were finally able to celebrate the 100th day of school today! First graders starred in the annual 100 days of school fashion show. Students are tasked with decorating a shirt with 100 objects. They glue, sew, paint, and pin everything from feathers to buttons, stickers and pom poms. They get really creative! There is never a winner of the fashion show. It’s just a chance to showcase their creativity to their peers, teachers and administrators. They did a fantastic job! Here is a sneak peek at just a few of their designs.
Mrs. Harman and Fullenkamp’s eighth grade scientists are still studying DNA. This time students isolated and extracted the DNA from a strawberry. The lesson all students to make connections to methods of reproduction, variety in species and chromosome numbers. Students were excited to actually “see” the DNA! They are learning great things and working hard!
The rest of the week high school baseball try out schedule is attached. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be announced this afternoon at try outs. Good luck to all trying out this season!
See the attached flyer regarding spring ACME baseball tryouts. The league is open to any WL-S 8th-12th grader. Interested baseball players can sign up on the WLSBA’s website at www.westlibertyball.com.
Our FFA spirit week theme for Wednesday, 2/23, is Western Wednesday! Show your spirit for WL-S FFA!
Sixth grader Robert Park shared his vast knowledge of rocks with Mrs. Smith’s class! They are beginning their study of rocks, also known as Petrology. They will look at igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary and the process that form and transform them. Robert shared some chemical reactions involved in weather of rocks as an introduction. Thank you, Robert, for sharing your passion and knowledge with Mrs. Smith’s class!
Show your spirit for our FFA chapter this week! Tomorrow’s spirit day theme is America. Wear your red, white and blue!
JV/Varsity boys basketball will take on Triad tonight at home beginning at 6 PM. Come out and support the Tigers!
Hello, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. Due to slick road conditions we are closed for the day, February 18. Thank you and have a safe day.
Hello, this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. WLS is on a 2 HR delay for today, Friday February 18th. This includes Hi-Point Mack, and alternative school students. School will start at 9:40 for MS and HS and 9:45 for Elementary.
Middle School Tiger Track and Field practice will start Wednesday, February 23rd from 3:00-4:45 p.m. and will meet in the music room. Please be prepared to practice outside with sweatpants, jackets, hats/handband, gloves, running shoes and a water bottle. Athletes will need a current physical and be registered on Final Forms to participate in practice. Go Tigers!
Elliott Hager, a senior at WL-S, participated in the Benjamin Logan Local School Science Fair this week. He received a Superior rating and will advance to districts. Hager presented his honors portfolio as a requirement towards receiving his honors diploma at graduation. Part of Hagers project included a quantum computing portfolio. He was one of the first high school students in the world to complete a Quantum Computing class and complete the portfolio work associated. Other projects include a complete website build, a new database for the WL-S band, a web game, and a text-based bingo caller machine! Congratulations, Elliot. We wish you much luck at districts!
West Liberty-Salem presents Legally Blonde Jr, The Musical! Opening night is
Friday, March 11 at 7 PM. Other showtimes are Saturday, March 12 at 2 PM and 7 PM and Sunday, March 13 at 2 PM.
Musical tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and go on sale on Tuesday, February 22 in the HS Office.
It’s almost time for Literacy Week! Elementary will celebrate Read Across America February 28-March 4th with games and activities that promote a love of reading and literacy! See the attached schedule of events that will happen during school hours. Spirit Week themes are included in the schedule of events. We can’t wait to celebrate because Reading is Sweet!
