Attention Seniors:
There are a few changes to scholarship due dates and procedures. Some due dates have been extended, and we will continue to monitor and update any additional changes as they occur. Please see the attached list for those dates.
Students should now plan on submitting their scholarships either directly by email, mail or brining to the HS office as indicated on the attached document.
Students who need transcript, may email Mrs. Watson or Mrs. Smith, who can email a copy within 24 hours or less. Thanks!
Good Afternoon! We hope you are all staying healthy! We continue to update the COVID-19 file on our website with current information as we receive it. Currently, we have uploaded information from the school lunch text message, as well as an easy how-to for accessing email accounts for grades 3-5. We also added a list of websites where you can find the most up to date information about the virus and hopefully answer some of the most frequently asked questions.
Our teachers have been in meetings and planning for how they can best serve our students during this time. This morning, our veteran SeeSaw users led a training for those who plan to using it moving forward. Our highschool teachers worked on creating videos and other distance teaching methods that should be most effective right now.
If you have any questions for your student’s teacher, you or your student can reach them during normal school hours, Monday-Friday via phone or email. We thank you for your support and patience and we will continue to work through this together!
Beginning Tuesday, March 17, West Liberty-Salem will offer sack lunches to students. Sack lunch will include a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, fruit, vegetable, and a milk. If you have a food allergy (peanut, gluten, lactose, etc.) please specify when placing your order. Parents must call (937-465-1060 x101, 102, 103) or email (k5@wlstigers.org or ksmith@wlstigers.org) the lunch order in NO LATER THAN 9:00 a.m. daily or for the entire week. If you are on the free lunch program, student lunch will be free. If you are on the reduced lunch program, student lunch will be $.40. If you wish to purchase a sack lunch, the cost is $3. You can use your PaySchools account to pay for this service. These lunches will be delivered between 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. each day, by a WL-S school bus. Lunches can only be delivered to existing bus stop locations in our district. EACH STUDENT MUST be there to pick up the lunch, so please make sure students are watching for the bus. No lunches will be given if the student is not present. Parents, grandparents, siblings, etc. may NOT pick up a lunch on behalf of a student. An aide will deliver the lunch to the student at the stop. Students will not be required to cross streets. During spring break, NO LUNCHES will be offered.
Reverse Raffle ticketholders!!! Don't forget to pick up your delicious dinner at the West Liberty Firehouse🚒, 5-7 pm.
Also, tune in to West Liberty-Salem Athletic Association facebook page at 5:00 to see Steve Barth & Tim Siegenthaler draw the Early Bird 🐣 mini-vacation winner from Tim's amazing new machine 🎰, plus the "first loser" drawing,
AND the grand prize winner!!!
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Stay healthy, Tigers! 🐅
We are working with the Ohio Department of Education on a plan to serve lunches to those students in need of meals during our unexpected school closing. We submitted the necessary application and will hear back on Monday or Tuesday. When/if that application is approved, meals will be provided for pick up at The United Methodist Church in Kingscreek and Thoman’s in West Liberty. Our community continues to provide support to our students and families during times of need and now is no different. The Mad River Farm Market is providing free lunch to those students in need Monday-Friday beginning 3/16. Lunches consist of Ham and Cheese or Turkey, Chips and a treat. Orders should be called in to the Farm Market 30 minutes in advance. Additionally, Blessing Bags of food will be provided to anyone who needs them. Pick up dates and locations will be announced soon and we will relay that information as soon as it is available. Community members are also working with Second Harvest Food Bank on family meal boxes. Again, we will share those dates and pick up locations very soon. Finally, The West Liberty Church of God will begin serving free carry out community meals every Tuesday beginning March 31st. Anyone is welcome to receive a meal. We appreciate the outpouring of support and are constantly reminded of the wonderful community that we live. Stay tuned for these dates, and remember to check our website and live feed often for the most up to date information. Stay well!
We may not have celebrated Literacy Night this week, but Reading is ALWAYS Sweet! Our students were able to catch staff members in costume despite the change in plans. https://youtu.be/UomGF_Z-1V8
We will regularly update this live feed as more information develops regarding COVID-19. Additionally, we have created a section of the website dedicated to any mass communication thus far. Please refer to this regularly. You can access those documents in the Menu section of the website. We thank. You for downloading our app, and staying up to date as we provide more information.
What an awesome community of students and families we have! So many of our staff have received notes just like this, apologizing to US for having to cancel things. Wow! We know how many of our students were sad about Literacy Night, but Tyler reminded Mr. Hollar that he knew he was sad too. Thanks, Tyler, for being so kind!
Here are a few tips from Mrs. Leichty, Middle School Guidance Counselor, on how to talk about COVID-19 with your children. Thanks, Mrs. Leichty, for taking the time to put this together!
Literacy week celebrations continue! Mrs. Reed’s class had a mystery reader yesterday, and they were excited to learn it was Mr. Hollar! He read ‘Snack Attack’ by Terry Borders and highly recommends it! If you are looking for something fun to read with your younger students over break, definitely check this one out!
District calendars for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years are now posted! You can find them on the Website under the general information tab. Note that Professional Development days and delays are not yet on the calendar. Those will be added at a later date. Communicating this information two years in advance is important to us so our district and families know what to expect. Head over and check them out!
Hello, If your Child has medication that they will need over the three week break, please have a parent or guardian come to the school to pick that medicine up today or Monday if possible during regular school hours, 7: 30 am to 4 PM. Thank you, Kraig Hissong
Many elementary families are receiving emails, Remind messages, or Seesaw messages regarding the availability of WiFi and computer access in your homes. Please take a moment and respond according to the request. Thank you!
Hello families, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent of West Liberty-Salem Local School District with an important message regarding the Coronavirus. Today, the Governor announced that all schools in the State of Ohio will be on an extended 3-week spring break beginning Monday afternoon. In Response, West Liberty-Salem will be on a 2-hour delay for tomorrow, Friday, March 13, to allow teachers time to prepare materials for students for the extended break. Students will report to school at 9:40 am for the MS/HS and 9:45 am for the elementary. Ohio Hi-Point and Alternative students should report to school at their regular time and school will be closed Mac students. Students will be sent home on Friday with work that will help them review and apply information they have learned this year and take home any items they will need for the next three weeks.
Monday will be a Teacher/Staff work day and students will not report to school. Students will remain on break through April 3rd. We will provide families with additional information as we learn more details from the state. I appreciate your understanding as we all navigate this unprecedented situation and appreciate all the support our schools receive from the community.
There have been changes to our events list, which is attached below. Please check back several times a day for the next several days as things continue to unfold. We also ask that you refer to our website, live feed and facebook for the most accurate and current information. This will eliminate the sharing of inaccurate information.
NYC trip has been cancelled. Mr. Johnson sent an e-mail with information regarding the details, so please look for that today.
Again, we thank you for your patience as we follow the directives of the CDC and Governor DeWine. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out.
The West Liberty-Salem School District, like many organizations is receiving continual updates regarding the threat of the Coronavirus in our community and State. In an attempt to be proactive and mitigate the spread of this disease, the district will be following the recommendations of the CDC, health departments and the Governor of Ohio. At this time school will remain open as scheduled, however, many events will be canceled due to the increased chance of exposure of our students and our community to the virus. Please see more information and a complete report of these cancellations on our school website under news. As new information is received hourly from the health department and the Governor's office, we will continue to update how the Coronavirus will impact our school district. Thank you very much for your understanding during these next few weeks or months. I can not express how disappointed I am in having to cancel or alter scheduled school events, however, the threat of spreading this illness and the importance of keeping our community healthy is very important. Thank you, Kraig Hissong
Hello, This is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent, with a correction to the text message sent earlier, school will be on a 1 hour delay for all WLS MS/HS and elementary students. School will start at 8:40 for MS and HS students and 8:45 for elementary students. JVS, Mac and Alt school students will go at their regular scheduled time. The JVS Mac and Alternative school students need to be at the school by 7:30 and bus #6 will be departing at 7:35 from the bus parking lot. Thank you
Good evening! This is just a friendly reminder that WL-S is on a 1 hour delay tomorrow, March 11th. MS/HS will begin at 9:40 and Elementary at 9:45. See you in the morning!
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There are several scholarship applications due in the next few weeks. Attached you will find a link to the WL-S high school counseling department page with scholarships available, how to apply and their due dates, along with other important information. Take a look!
http://westlibertysalemoh.apptegy.us/o/WLS/page/scholarships--197
