Congratulations to Class of 2024 Kerrigan Burgel! Kerrigan has enrolled at Mount Vernon Nazarene University where she has also signed to play soccer!
Congratulations to senior Eli Bell! After graduation, Eli will remain in the workforce with Logan Lawn and Landscaping, LLC. where he has been employed for more than 6 years.
Congratulations to our 2024-25 FFA Officer team! New officers went through an application and interview process ahead of being tapped earlier this week.
FFA/Ag would like to thank the following volunteers on their interview panel:
Lora James, Ben Logan FFA Advisor
John Stoner, HS English Teacher
Jana Caudill, Farmer/entrepreneur
Shane Oekler, Police Chief
Megan Wilkins, Asst. Treasurer WL-S School
Pictured is the new officer team!
From left to right - back row:
Owen Barger, Vice President
Cam Bair, Parliamentarian
Jadon Lowry, Reporter
Caleb Heater, Asst. Treasurer
Wyatt Bell, Treasurer
Carson Spencer, Historian
Front row:
Lydia Schmidt, Chaplain
Addison Hutton (Carter), Asst. Secretary
Ella Vondenhuevel, Student Advisor
Shyanne McClintick, President
Eliza Halterman, Asst. Reporter
Kay Connolly, Secretary
Sami King, Sentinel
Not pictured are elected co-Chairs for:
The Ag Shop:
Tevis Cox and Levi Yelton
The Ag Garden/Outdoor Classroom:
Kiersten Stoll
Reagan Winters
Senior retiring FFA Officers: Eli Bell, Sophia Hardwick, Austin Olejniczak and Izabella Meister
The new officer group will be officially inducted at our Annual FFA Banquet on May 11th, 2024, at West Liberty-Salem.
If you are interested in attending our Banquet, please RSVP to our current secretary at shyanne.mcclintick@wlstigers.net by May 1st.
Congratulations to our Seniors of the Month Sidney Larison and Malachi Christison! Seniors of the Month are nominated and voted on by teachers and staff for being great students, leaders in the school and community, and exhibit overall good character. They are awarded with local gift cards provided by Malia Hughes, Powered by Fathom Realty, Maries Candies, and more! Keep up the great work, Sidney and Malachi!
Full bios of each senior can be found at the link below:
https://www.wlstigers.org/documents/senior-of-the-month/581495
Students supporting students! Last night, our girls varsity softball team enjoyed a walk off win over West Jeff, and our middle school girls softball team was there to support them! Keep it up, girls!
Congratulations to Class of 2024 Mason Barger! Mason is currently employed, and will remain after graduation, at Barger Family Farm, a third-generation grain farm since 1936.
Congratulations to Class of 2024 Emily Asbury who will attend Clark State College in the fall!
⚾️🥎Tonight!
Varsity baseball at West Jefferson, and varsity softball at Home versus Fairbanks are canceled tonight.
The West Liberty-Salem Girls Track and Field team dominated the six team OHC North Meet Tuesday at Tiger Stadium.
Team Scores: 1st WLS 148, 2nd Fairbanks 80, 3rd Mechanicsburg 62, 4th Triad 54, 5th Northeastern 29, 6th West Jefferson 7
Junior Delaney Jones led the Lady Tigers winning the long jump 15'6" and the 100 Meter Dash 12.23. Also placing first for WLS were Tori Douthwaite in pole vault (8'6), Sophia Hardwick 300 Meter Hurdles (48.97), Malia Miller 3200 Meter Run 12:17.40, the 4x800 Relay team of Addison McAuley, Ashley Yoder, Mallory Bostick and Malia Miller (10:20.06), the 4x200 Relay team of Sophia Hardwick, Hattie Jacobs, Claire Longshore and Gwen McCullough (1:53.76) and the 4x100 Relay team of Tori Douthwaite, Delaney Jones, Chloe Griffith and Claire Longshore (52.26).
Second Place: Sophia Hardwick 100 Meter Hurdles (17.0) and Discus (96'0), Addison McAuley 1600 Meter Run (5:42.96), and the 4x400 Relay team of Gwen McCullough, Ashley Yoder, Addison McAuley and Mallory Bostick (4:23.94).
Third Place: Claire Longshore 100 Meter Hurdles (17.10) and 300 Meter Hurdles (50.27), Ashley Yoder 800 Meter Run (2:34.14), Lyndee Harrison Shot Put (29'4), Chloe Griffith Long Jump (13'5.75), Anna Cole 3200 Meter Run 17.50.85) and the 4x800 B Relay team of Lily Smith, Mariska Smith, Mylee Dooley and Taylor Kennedy (11:34.05).
Fourth Place: Isabella Hardwick Discus (93'2), Alaina Irving 100 Meter Hurdles (17.90), Chloe Griffith 100 Meter Dash (13.59), Mariska Smith 1600 Meter Run (6:20.27), Gwen McCullough 400 Meter Dash (1:04.4), Hattie Jacobs 300 Meter Hurdles (53.87) and the 4x100 B Relay Team of Lexi Hausler, Elise Longshore, Alaina Irving and Hattie Jacobs (56.84)
Fifth Place: Hattie Jacobs 100 Meter Hurdles (18.11), Lily Smith 1600 Meter Run (6:23.16), Mallory Bostick 400 Meter Dash (1:04.82) and Gwen McCullough (28.35)
Sixth Place: Lyndee Harrison Discus (83'4), Tori Douthwaite 100 Meter Dash (13.90) and 200 Meter Dash (28.65),Taylor Kennedy 1600 Meter Run (6:25.77) and the 4x400 B Relay team of Lily Smith, Taylor Kennedy, Emma Smith and Mariska Smith (4:49.89).
WLS will compete at the Minster Memorial Invitational on Saturday.
Congratulations to senior Eli Allen who will attend the University of Rio Grande in the fall! Eli will continue his athletic career as a Redstorm on the baseball team!
Over the next few weeks, we will give shoutouts to the Class of 2024 as they declare their post-graduation plans! Stay tuned!
Congratulations to our March Middle School Students of the Month! Students are nominated and selected by their teachers for being good students and leaders in and out of the classroom! They are recognized with a t-shirt from BOSS, gift cards from Malia Hughes, Powered by Fathom Realty, and Maries Candies! Congratulations to the following students!
8th Grade: Avery Randall & Caydon Stir
7th Grade: Annabelle Booze & Braylon Lucas
6th Grade: Mallory Bishop & Layne Ferryman
Are you looking for an easier way to shop for school supplies? Educational Products delivers student school supplies right to their classroom! Shop products at www.educationalproducts.com/ShopPacks and use the school code attached! Deadline for orders is May 21, 2024.
Biology test review is underway! Today, students in Mrs. Harman's Biology class hunted for Easter eggs with review questions inside. Each group engaged in a lot of great discussion and peer reteaching. Groups earn "money" for their efforts to be spent on prizes and incentives next week! Good luck during testing, students!
April 14th - 20th is OHSAA Spring Sports Officials Appreciation Week. Every year, these officials attend clinics, participate in rules meetings, and take tests in preparation for the season. During the season, these dedicated men and women take time away from their personal and work schedules and their families to provide our student-athletes the opportunity to play the games they love and contribute to the overall experience our student-athletes receive while participating in educational athletics. Prior to all contests this week, the West Liberty-Salem Athletic Department asks that we all show our appreciation for the time and effort these men and women put into allowing our athletes to compete in the sports they enjoy. Thank you!
Junior Jadon Lowry captured this incredible photo during yesterday's solar eclipse while working on his family's farm. Share your photos of this once in a lifetime experience in the comments!
Congratulations to our Middle School track teams who both won first place at the Triad Invitational yesterday!
Mrs. Brandie Roberts and her college physics class shared a fun STEM activity with first graders this week! The activity used both Math and Science and combines concepts that first graders are currently learning with physics concepts. Physics students explained different concepts of Force and Newton’s Law and ended the activity with a friendly game of Tug of War! Tug of War shows how different levels of force and gravitational weight create differences in Frictional Force. Attached is a video link for first graders in Mrs. Spring/Patton's boys vs. girls tug of war!
https://1drv.ms/v/s!ApfkeF_mFKtlmRXHHd--IQU-Q6PT
Fifth Grade students in Mrs. Orahood’s science classes have been studying the eclipse through labs provided by COSI! The first lab they did called "Create a Corona" allowed students to create a chemical reaction that created a yellow burst on paper that they covered with a black disc. The second lab was " Let's Explore UV Light". Students used pipe cleaners and clear UV beads to make a bracelet that reacts to sunlight and turns the beads different colors. They had a great time learning about the upcoming solar eclipse while applying other scientific concepts in their lab work!
Students in Mrs. Alycia Smith's class wrote and published a class biographical book this week! They interviewed a classmate learning their birthdays, their favorite things, and shared what they enjoy doing together! After they wrote their biographies, they drew pictures of who they interviewed. They did a great job and are very proud to be published authors and illustrators! Keep up the great work, class!
The WLS HS baseball team has teamed up with the Cincinnati Reds Box Office to offer a ticket-sharing program that also helps raise funds for future years and much needed equipment! Follow the directions on the attached flyer and use code: TIGERS to purchase a $12 ticket to any of the offered games. When you purchase the WL-S Baseball program gets $9 of the ticket returned to our program to use at BSN next season! If you plan to go to a Reds game this season, please think about using this ticket-buying program, and support our student athletes! Thanks Go Tigers!
