West Liberty-Salem Local School District

First Grade Valentine’s Day Fun! ❤️🎉 Our first graders had a blast celebrating Valentine’s Day with fun games, yummy snacks, and adorable crafts! They loved exchanging valentines with their friends, too! It was a day full of laughter, love, and sweet memories! 💌💕

Sweet Celebrations in 2nd Grade! ❤️🎉 Our second graders had the best time at their Valentine’s Day parties! They played fun games, made adorable crafts, and enjoyed delicious snacks. The highlight? Exchanging valentines in their super creative boxes and bags! It was a day filled with friendship, fun, and lots of love. 💌💕 #ValentinesFun #SecondGradeCelebrates #FriendshipAndFun

Good Apple Party! 🍏✨ Our 4th graders earned a well-deserved Good Apple Party for having no missing assignments and showing great behavior! They had a blast playing games, testing their knowledge with trivia, and enjoying a tasty snack. Way to go, 4th grade—we're so proud of your hard work and responsibility! Keep it up! 🎉👏 #GoodAppleParty #4thGradeSuccess #HardWorkPaysOff

West Liberty-Salem High School Names Brad Jarzab as New Head Football Coach West Liberty-Salem High School is proud to announce the hiring of Brad Jarzab as the new Head Football Coach. With deep roots in our local football community and an impressive track record both as a player and a coach, Jarzab brings a wealth of experience and passion to our athletic program. A proud alumnus of Shawnee High School, Coach Jarzab played on the football team from the 2009 through 2011 seasons. He further honed his athletic skills at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a four-year contributor on the football field while earning his bachelor’s degree. Coach Jarzab began his coaching career at his alma mater, Shawnee, serving as the quarterbacks coach during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. In 2018, he joined the West Liberty-Salem coaching staff, where he has since been instrumental in developing our quarterbacks and safeties. His progression from local high school standout to a respected coach within our community makes him an ideal leader to guide our football program into its next chapter. Morgan Sullivan, Athletic Director at West Liberty-Salem High School, expressed his enthusiasm about the appointment: "We are thrilled to welcome Brad Jarzab as our new Head Football Coach. His exceptional background as both a player and a coach, along with his commitment to excellence, perfectly aligns with the values of our athletic program. Brad’s intimate understanding of our local football landscape, having the majority of his coaching career in this community, will be a tremendous asset as we continue our tradition of success developing future leaders of our community with great football stories." Commenting on his new role, Coach Jarzab stated: "I am honored to take on the responsibility of leading the West Liberty-Salem football program. For the past seven years I have been able to witness an excellent tradition here, and I hope to continue that hardworking culture that I have grown to love about West Liberty-Salem. I look forward to working with a group of dedicated student-athletes, and this great community.” West Liberty-Salem High School is excited for the future under Coach Jarzab’s leadership and invites the community to join in supporting the team as they embark on a new era of competitive spirit and academic achievement.

🏀🔥 SENIOR NIGHT – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 🔥🏀 Join us as we celebrate ALL our winter senior athletes at the Tigers’ last home basketball game of the season against Fairbanks! Let’s pack the stands and make it a night to remember! Schedule of Events: 🏀 JVB kicks off the night at 5:00 PM 🏀 JVA follows at 6:00 PM 🎉 Senior Night Recognition immediately after JVA 🏀 Varsity game to follow! 📣 Student Section Theme: ORANGE OUT! Wear your brightest orange and bring the energy! Let’s fill the gym and show our support for our Tigers one last time at home! 🐅🏀 #SeniorNight #GoTigers #OrangeOut

📢⚾ WLS Tigers Baseball Camp – Registration Open!⚾📢 Calling all 2nd-8th grade baseball players! Join us for the WLS Tigers Baseball Camp, hosted by our high-school baseball team, on March 22nd, at the WLS Tigers Baseball Stadium. This is an exciting opportunity to build your skills before the season and have a lot of fun! 🏆 Focus Areas: ✔️ Offense ✔️ Defense ✔️ Baserunning ⏰ Time: Noon – 4 PM 💲 Cost: $45 (includes a camp T-shirt!) 📍 Location: WLS Tigers Baseball Stadium 📝 Registration: Open Feb 14 – Mar 2 Scan the QR code on the flyer or contact MSertell@WLSTigers.org for more information. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to train with the best!

Congratulations to our students on a fantastic showing at the OHC Fine Arts Festival! This week at Mechanicsburg High School, our talented art, choir, and band students participated in the annual Ohio Heritage Conference Fine Arts Festival, a celebration of creativity and performance. The day featured an inspiring art showcase, culminating in a combined OHC choir and band concert that highlighted the incredible talent from across the conference. We are so proud of the following students for representing our school with excellence: 🎨 Art Students: Alexa Cheetham, Geneva Estep, Sophia Holland, Illa Kerns, Gwenyth McCullough, Myla Thornburg, Akira Whitman 🎶 Choir Students: Claire Ling, Zoe Carter, Jessa Beard, Braden Hershberger, Kamden Hissong, Zac Carter (Invited but unable to attend due to other obligations were Ava Chamberlain, Conner Leichty, and Braden Hershberger.) 🎺 Band Students: Lyla Breon, Brock Burgel, Connor Garman-Ferguson, Troy Gibson, Savannah Gluckle, Gavyn Greenhill, Greyson Horsley, Teagon Miller Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success, and congratulations again to our incredible students! 🎭🎶🎨 #OHCArtsFestival #Tigers #FineArtsExcellence

Hello this is Kraig Hissong, Superintendent. Due to icy roads that have begun getting slick since temperatures are dropping, especially in the northern part of the district, WLS is on a 2-hour delay for today. We apologize for the late notice. School will start at 9:40 for MS and HS and 9:45 for the elementary.

🏀 West Liberty-Salem Basketball Update 🏀 Big wins across the board for our Tigers! Thanks to everyone who came and cheered loud tonight! Varsity (12-9, 11-4 OHC) took down Indian Lake in a thriller, 62-60! 🔸 Beckett Sullivan – 16 🔸 Sutton Wilcoxon – 13 🔸 Troy Christison – 12 🔸 Isaiah Reames – 11 🔸 Sam Strapp – 8 🔸 Caleb Hershberger – 2 JVA (18-2) kept rolling with a 47-35 win over Indian Lake! 🔥 Josiah Johnson – 15 🔥 Asher Cole – 8 🔥 Tucker Searles – 8 🔥 Casey Boyer – 7 🔥 Noah Sarver – 6 🔥 Braden Hershberger – 3 JVB (12-3) secured a 48-36 victory over Northwestern! ⚡ Reagan McCullough – 11 ⚡ Liam Barger – 10 ⚡ Brayan Gullett – 9 ⚡ Asher Cole – 5 ⚡ Zeke Longshore – 4 ⚡ Zade Bielski – 4 ⚡ Braden Hershberger – 3 ⚡ Elijah Filo – 2 📅 Next Game: Friday, Feb. 14 – Home vs. Fairbanks and its SENIOR NIGHT! 🏀🐅 Let’s pack the gym to celebrate our senior winter athletes and cheer on our Tigers! #GoTigers

And for the ladies: West Liberty-Salem is proud to recognize these outstanding bowlers for their achievements in the OHC Conference this season! 🏆🔥 🏅 First Team All-Conference: Alyssa Mueller 🎳 Second Team All-Conference: Sadie Paul 👏 Honorable Mention: Elli Ullery & Lilly Gearhart Congratulations ladies, Tigers! 🖤🧡 #WLSBowling #TigerPride #StrikeHard #OHCStandouts

West Liberty-Salem is proud to recognize these outstanding bowlers for their achievements in the OHC Conference this season! 🏆🔥 🏅 First Team All-Conference: Devon Jones 🎳 Second Team All-Conference: Luke Thomas & Tucker Searles 👏 Honorable Mention: Zander Gluckle Keep rolling, Tigers! 🖤🧡 #WLSBowling #TigerPride #StrikeHard #OHCStandouts

West Liberty-Salem Middle School & High School will be hosting its own Scholastic Book Fair from February 18-21, 2025, in the MS/HS Library! 📖🎉 📅 Dates: February 18-21, 2025 📍 Location: MS/HS Library ⏰ Hours: During every school day & Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:30-6:30 PM) Website: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/wlstigers 💛 Share the Fair! Parents and students can donate through the Scholastic eWallet to help ensure that every student at WLS has the chance to purchase a book of their choice. This is a great way to pay it forward and spread the love of reading to those who may not have the funds to buy the book they want. You will see the option to add funds when you set up an eWallet for your student on the Scholastic Website (above). Don't miss this amazing opportunity to explore new books, discover exciting reads, and support our school library! 📚✨ #WLSTigers #ScholasticBookFair #ReadMore #SupportOurSchool #TigerPride #ShareTheFair 🧡🐯

🌟 Congratulations to West Liberty-Salem Middle School’s January Students of the Month! 🌟 We are proud to recognize these outstanding students for their hard work and positive impact on our school community: 🏅 8th Grade: Bella Vesey & Owen Thornburg 🏅 7th Grade: Kara Hartzler & Maverrik Kilgore 🏅 6th Grade: Chloe Staten & Calvin de Roziere Each student is being rewarded with a BOSS t-shirt, treats from Marie's Candies, and gift cards to local establishments, generously provided by Malia Hughes, Key Realty! Great job, Tigers! Keep up the amazing work! 🖤🧡 #WLS #TigerPride #StudentSuccess #BOSS #MariesCandies #KeyRealty

🏀🎉 Huge congratulations to Junior Ava Astorino and Freshman Addison Wallen for being named All-Area, Division 6 First Team this basketball season! 🌟🔥 Your hard work on the court truly paid off, and this recognition is well deserved!

🏀 Our 6th grade girls' basketball team hit the court and entertained the crowd at the varsity girl's basketball game tonight! We are proud of the hard work and dedication this season! The future of Tiger basketball is bright!✨🏀 #TigerBasketball #LadyTigers #WLS

🏊‍♂️ SCHOOL RECORD ALERT! 🏊‍♀️ This past Friday and Saturday, the West Liberty-Salem Swimming Tigers competed at the Sectional Tournament at the Dayton Raiders Aquatic Center (DRAC) in Beavercreek—and they made waves! 🌊 Both Kamden Hissong and Lydia Schmidt set new school records and personal bests in their events! 🔥👏 Meet Results: 🐯 West Liberty-Salem Swimming Tigers 🏅 Kam Hissong 🚨 SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🚨 🏊 50y Freestyle – 25.13 – 7th Place (11.5 pts)* 🏊 100y Freestyle – 57.34 – 3rd Place (16 pts) 🐯 West Liberty-Salem Lady Swimming Tigers 🏅 Lydia Schmidt 🚨 SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🚨 🏊 50y Freestyle – 29.23 – 10th Place (7 pts)* 🏊 100y Freestyle – 1:06.57 – 8th Place (11 pts) Congratulations to these incredible athletes on their record-breaking performances! 🎉👏 Keep pushing the limits! 💪🏆 #GoTigers #SchoolRecords #WLSSwimming

📢 Save the Date! Washington, D.C. Trip Info Meeting 🇺🇸 Good evening, everyone! We’re excited to announce the initial meeting for Washington, D.C. trip for Fall 2025! If your student is interested in going, don’t miss this important informational meeting where you’ll also have the chance to meet a representative from our new travel company. 📅 Date: February 26th ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM 📍 Location: HS Cafeteria We look forward to seeing you there! Feel free to share this post with other families who may be interested. ✨

🚀📚 Join Us for Literacy Night at West Liberty-Salem! 📚🚀 Mark your calendars! On March 6th from 5:00-7:00 PM, we invite all elementary families to our Literacy Night—an evening filled with games, crafts, and activities designed to support early literacy and spark a love for reading! This year’s theme, "Open a Book, Unlock the Universe," will take young readers on an exciting journey beyond the stars. 🌟✨ 👕 Literacy Night T-Shirts Available! 👕 T-shirts are available to purchase now through February 18th! Students and parents are encouraged to wear them on the night of the event and during Literacy Spirit Week, March 3-7. 📌 See attached flyers for more details! We can't wait to see you there for a night of fun, learning, and exploration! 📖💫 #WLSLiteracyNight #UnlockTheUniverse #ReadExploreGrow

🏀 Congratulations, West Liberty-Salem Lady Tigers! 🏀 What a night for our Lady Tigers as they became Co-OHC Champions at home against Burg! Even more special—it all happened on Senior Night! A huge shoutout to our incredible seniors, Ava Johnson and Maddie McGill, for their leadership and dedication to this team. Thank you to the amazing crowd who showed up and cheered loud, our fantastic student section who kept the energy high, our cheerleaders for cheering tonight, our 2024 basketball players who came back to support, our phenomenal coaches, pep band, and everyone who made the night unforgettable. And thank you to Logan Lawn and Landscaping and Michael’s Pizza for feeding our student section! Way to go, Lady Tigers! Final Stats: 🔸 Addie Wallen – 17 pts 🔸 Maddie McGill – 8 pts 🔸 Ava Johnson – 4 pts 🔸 Ava Astorino – 5 pts 🔸 Ava Poppe – 2 pts 🔸 Lucy Cole – 2 pts 🏀 Team Total: 14 FGs, 8-11 FT, 38 points Tigers 38 Burg 34 🏆🐅 #OHCChamps #SeniorNight #TigerPride

Congratulations to Owen Barger, Sami King, Shyanne McClintick, and Ella Vondenhuevel for qualifying for the State Finals in Ag Communications at OSU! By placing in the top 20 in the state on the online exam, they earned the opportunity to compete at the state level today. This was a brand-new event for our team, and they worked hard to rise to the challenge! 💪 A huge THANK YOU to parent chaperone Shannon McClintick and driver Jill Brunke for their support! Way to represent WL-S FFA! 🌟🚜 #WLSFFA #AgCommunications #State