Homecoming court practiced for the ceremony on the field along with the Marching Band today. We are looking forward to kicking off homecoming weekend events tonight at 6:30 with the parade through the Village. The parade will leave Lions Park. Head down Pickrelltown Road, south on Route 68, and back to Lions Park on SR 245. Join us after for a community Bonfire!
Mrs. Peterson's 5th graders tried solving their first set of BreakOut boxes in Math class. Students were challenged to find their Super Student skills to solve several math problems that unlocked the codes for our winners. Congratulations to students in 5A, 5C and 5D for successfully breaking out of the challenges!
Peak of Ohio will stream all of the events happening on Friday night – Homecoming ceremony and game on 106.9 and their TV streaming platform.
The game will be video streamed on www.PeakofOhioTV.com and on both 98.3 WPKO’s & 107.3 The Drive’s Facebook pages. It will also be on their YouTube channel (PeakofOhioTV). In addition, the game will be audio streamed on all of 106.9 The Bull’s streaming platforms.
Go Tigers!
Congratulations to our Lady Tiger Golf Seniors on their senior night! The team went 3-6 this season! Go Tigers!
Pictured are Riley Knox, Mia Elliot, Brooklyn Wilcoxon, Bella Meister, and Zoe Kauffman.
Any elementary student interested in both Little Tiger Cheer and Little Twirlers, don't fret! You can sign up for both and our cheerleaders and majorettes will get them to their practices. If you haven't registered for Little Tiger Cheer, you can still send in registrations tomorrow, 9/21.
Our October 6th Varsity home football game against Burg is a big game that requires a lot of extra hands in our concession stand! We will have the Pink Out ceremony for our breast cancer survivors during pregame, Little Tiger Cheer, MS band, and Little Twirlers. If you can spare a few hours to help in the concession stand, it would help us out tremendously and reduce wait times for concessions. Sign up at the link below! Go Tigers!
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/60b0a49aeac2fa6fc1-20231
Western day was fun when Mrs. Perdue is leading the round up!
Our 8th grade scientists are studying magnetic field through lab investigation this week. They were asked to use a magnet along with various materials like paper clips and washers and record their observations. They will continue investigations all week long.
8th grade ELA students recently read the short story, 'Fishcheeks,' by Amy Tan. The story is a coming of age, somewhat autobiographical encounter of a young Chinese girl living in America struggling with her identity, cultural differences and heritage. The story, first published in 1987, is commonly used in curriculum to highlight themes of growing up, acceptance of differences, culture, heritage, and family. Students were challenged to use those themes to recreate 'Fishcheeks' in their own world. They created short films to showcase their version of the story, and the creativity was amazing! This lesson highlights the readers ability to relate to the role of a narrator, pick out themes, and apply them to tell a different story. Pictured are students creating their short films, watching them, and credits.
Fourth grade teachers hosted their annual "Book Tailgate Party" this week, and the weather was perfect! The perfect fall tailgate introduces students five different genres of literature (each tailgate has a different genre of books to select). They sampled the books by reading the book jacket or a few pages, and if they liked it, they recorded the title and genre to remember later. This is a fun fall tradition to help students understand the concept of successfully finding ‘good-fit books’, and what genre they might be most interested in. Good-fit books are books that students understand, yet provide a challenge, are interesting for individual taste, and are an appropriate length for their reading level. Finding good fit books encourages students to seek literature they enjoy reading. Following the tailgate, students and their teachers will set and achievable reading goal. Finally, students will express their comprehension through short quizzes after completing a book. They really enjoyed their time at the ‘tailgate party’ and are excited to read some of the books they discovered!
Congratulations to our Livestock Judging Team who placed 2nd at The Big E! All 4 members also placed in the top 25 individually! They competed against 7 other states in the competition. Way to represent West Liberty-Salem!
Don't forget to order your pink out shirts for the Pink Out at West Liberty Salem on October 6th! Proceeds will benefit the Logan County Cancer society! Orders must be completed by 9/21.
https://pinkoutfootball.itemorder.com/shop/home/?fbclid=IwAR2qkVfeXDdoIuBVXd3FjYObUXjN6JtjEGt-yACeW6QSIMEwhezYr2bC748_aem_AbQxJ2uNjoQdzqRlqAQCgpTcwmLuEplBMwOwnpz92aRy2JS7lie_nZ3Oq9b-WgCtEhU
Your K-5th grade elementary student is invited to Little Tiger Cheer Camp on October 3rd and 4th! They will learn cheers, jumps, and a dance that they will showcase during the second quarter of the WL-S Varsity Football game on Friday, October 6th, at 7:00 PM. The cost is $25 and will include a t-shirt to wear during their performance. Please register as soon as possible! Go Tigers!
Registration form will come home with students or can be found here:
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1083/WLS/3539563/LTC_Football_Season_Camp_Registration.pdf
Print and return to the office or their teacher.
Junior and Senior Counseling Department updates and newsletters can be found in the news section of our website. Molly Smith, HS Guidance Counselor, spent the better part of last week visiting homerooms to go over grade level specific information. Parents and students should have received a recap of those meetings via email; however, they are also posted on the main page of our website for easy access. Please note important dates and mark your calendars accordingly!
The West Liberty-Salem Big Orange Middle School cross country team competed Saturday at the Cedarville Friendship Invitational.
The boys team was 1st out 16 teams.
Top 5 scoring:
1. WL-S 23
2. Beavercreek 57
3. Kings Mill Kings 76
4. Milford 133
5. Hillsboro 204
WL-S finishers out of 225 runners:
Asher Cole 1st 10:51
Brayan Gullett 3rd 11:21
Adly Knox 4th 11:22
Zeke Longshore 5th 11:32
Eric Hoover 10th 11:47
Everett Brooks 94th 14:05
Peyton Zeigler 147th 15:07
Landon McKenzie 165th 15:53
The girls team was 4th out of 13 teams
Top 5 scoring:
1. Minford 55
2. Beavercreek 71
3. Franklin-Monroe 101
4. WL-S 130
5. Kings Mill Kings 156
WL-S Finishers (out of 180 runners)
Top 5 scoring:
Addi Wallen 2nd 12:49
Isla Leichty 10th 13:20
Charlee Albers 34th 14:25
Mia Dooley 36th 14:28
Ella Albers 95th 16:23
Brianna Blair 128th 18:11
The West Liberty-Salem girls cross country team won its first meet of the season competing in the DI race at Cedarville University's Friendship Invitational. The Big Orange currently ranked second in the DIII OATCCC state rankings placed five runners in the top 20 for the win.
Team Scores: 1st WLS 64, 2nd Oakwood 76, 3rd Little Miami 76, 4th Thomas Worthington 124, 5th Pickerington North 137, 6th King 168, 7th Fairmont 176, 8th Chillicothe 192, 9th Lima Shawnee 227, 10th Hilliard Bradley 267, 11th Franklin 305, 12th Monroe 365, 13th Xenia 380, 14th Springfield 442
WLS Placers:
4th Malia Miller 19:21.21
12th Ashley Yoder 20:22.07
13th Addie McAuley 20:27.38
17th Mallory Bostick 20:52.14
18th Breece Gullett 20:57.07
26th Gwen McCullough 21:40.28
49th Lily Yoder 22:30.31
76th Mylee Dooley 23:34.65
112th Emma Smith 24:56.74
142nd Isabella Hughes 26:05.11
147th Celia Fernandez 26:10.22
WLS will host the 51st Annual Ohio Caverns Max Evans Memorial Invitational on Saturday, September 23rd.
West Liberty-Salem announces their 2023 Homecoming Court and Attendants.
Homecoming spirit week kicks off on September 18th, 2023. See website for full list of spirit week themes.
Homecoming Court:
Senior Queen Candidates include Mallory Bostick, Madeline Cole, Megan Hollar, Brooklyn Wilcoxon, and Isabelle Wygal
Senior King Candidates are Riggs Lapp, Joey LaRoche, Sam Lauck, Gabe McGill, and Carter Titus
Junior Attendant: Londyn Loveless
Sophomore Attendant: Marisa Smith
Freshman Attendant: Kiersten Stoll
This year’s Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal is Louise Dunham. Mrs. Louise Dunham has been an active part of the West Liberty-Salem community since 1970 when she was hired to teach HS physical education and health for girls only. Over the years at West Liberty-Salem, she taught high school, middle school, and elementary physical education. Her passion for the development of interscholastic female sports motivated her to organize many of the varsity girls’ sports programs that are so successful at WL-S today. She coached JH track and field, volleyball, basketball, and cheer. She is also responsible for developing the best elementary track and field day that continues today. It is noted to be the inspiration behind the many runners who join the great running programs offered at WL-S. Later in her career, Mrs. Dunham would be hired as one of the first female athletic directors in the area where she served until she retired from both athletic directing and teaching in 2003. She continues to serve local school districts as a substitute teacher and volunteers with West Liberty-Salem athletics officiating, bookkeeping, and mentoring coaches and young athletes.
The Homecoming Parade will begin at 6:30 PM on Thursday, September 21st. Homecoming Court will line up at 5:45 PM at Lions Park and floats should line up at 6:00 PM. The Parade will begin leaving Lions Park on Pickrelltown Road, traveling down Route 68 into the Village, turning left on State Route 245, and back to Lions Park. A community bonfire will immediately follow. Principal Greg Johnson will introduce the Homecoming Court, Attendants, and fall sports teams.
On Friday, students in K-12 will attend the school pep rally. They will follow the Tiger Jungle student section theme of Neon Day for their spirit day theme.
On Friday evening, the homecoming ceremony will begin at 6:15 at Tiger Stadium. The court, attendants, and their escorts will be introduced on the field followed by the presentation of your 2023 Homecoming Queen and King. The court, attendants, and escorts should arrive at the main entrance of the school for pictures at 5:15. The homecoming game will kick off at 7:00 PM.
The Marching Tiger Band will host an alumni cookout beginning at 4 PM, on Friday evening sponsored by the Band Boosters followed by practice and an alumni/Tiger Band halftime show.
The weekend will commence with the Homecoming dance at West Liberty-Salem High School from 7-10:00 PM.
High School Counselor Molly Smith visited high school students in homeroom this week. She introduced this year's counseling topics and upcoming events. All students and families should receive an e-mail with information she covered, however you can also visit our website's 'News' section for more.
https://www.wlstigers.org/
NAME: Emma Bails
SCHOOL: West Liberty-Salem
PARENTS: Joe and Stephanie Bails
School Activities and Awards: marching band (majorette)
If I were principal for a day: let everyone have the day off.
Favorite school memory: spending time with friends and teachers.
People who have been an inspiration to me include: My grandma and sister
Because: they always support and encourage me through everything.
Lately, I have been reading: Lord of The Flies for English
My advice to parents: Make time to listen to your child’s feelings.
My biggest regret: Letting my fears hold me back from doing things I love.
Next year I will be: Attending a university to further my education.
Advisor: Greg Johnson, MS/HS Principal
NAME: Sam Lauck
SCHOOL: West Liberty-Salem
PARENTS: Aaron and Mandy Lauck
School Activities and Awards: Football, Baseball, Link Crew, Key Club, Prom Committee, and FCA
If I were principal for a day: I would cancel the school day and make all lunches free.
Favorite school memory: goofing off with my friends in classes.
People who have been an inspiration to me include: My siblings, parents, friends and Ava Johnson.
Because: They encourage me to do my homework and work hard in school.
Lately, I have been reading: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
My advice to parents: Trust your kids.
My biggest regret: Not packing enough food in my lunch.
Next year I will be: King of the world, or be in trade school for electrical work.
Advisor: Greg Johnson, MS/HS Principal
The Tigers Varsity football team, band and cheerleaders will travel to Madison Plains today for week 5. Kickoff is at 7:00 PM. The student section theme is camouflage.
The JV Football team has a home game tomorrow at Tiger Stadium against the Graham Falcons. Kickoff is 10:00 AM.
Go Tigers!
Graphic courtesy of School Resource Officer and Assistant Football Coach Deputy Jarzab
