High School Announcements Monday, September 9, 2019
IMPORTANT!!!!!! WE ARE NOT USING PAPER FORMS THIS YEAR. YOUR FAMILY SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FOR THE FINAL FORMS SITE TO FILL OUT ALL STUDENT FORMS ONLINE (INCLUDING PARKING). THESE FORMS NEED TO BE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY BOTH PARENTS AND STUDENTS BY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH. CONTACT THE OFFICE ASAP IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN EMAILED THE LINK.
FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE FORMS BY THIS DATE COULD REVOKE YOUR PARKING PASS AND EFFECT YOUR PARTICIPATION ON FIELD TRIPS AND OTHER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
1 HOUR DELAY: There will be a 1-hour delay on Wednesday, September 11th!
JUNIOR SHOW CHOIR: Any interested 5-8 grader who likes to sing and dance should sign up for Junior Show Choir! Mondays after school, you will learn two dances, hang out with high school Sound Check members, and get to perform before their showcase on Saturday, November 16. See Mr. Henry or Mrs. Smucker for an information packet and registration.
FILMING OPPORTUNITY: Any high school student interested in filming the high school boys' soccer games please see Mr. Wolfe for details.
STUDENT COUNCIL: There will be a student council meeting during 2nd HR in Mrs. Robert’s room on Tuesday, September 10th. Voting for homecoming court will take place on September 16th!
DRAMA CLUB: Tryout will be Next Tuesday 4:30-6:30, September 10 and make up day Friday at 3:30, September 13 for those who cannot come Tuesday. The play this year is 3--One Act Plays: Houston, We Have a Problem, Accused of Comedy, and All the Bases.
SENIORS: Do you want to go to NYC on the Senior Trip? Attached is a letter regarding the trip to New York City next April. If you want to go, please get your $50 deposit to Mr. Cotrell or to the school office by next Friday, Sept. 13th. See Mr. Cotrell with any questions.
PICTURES: September 17 is Picture Day at WL-S for students in grades 6-11. All OHP Juniors will be pictured starting at 7:25am on September 18th. Senior Picture Day for seniors at WLS and for seniors at OHP will be Wednesday, Oct 23rd. More information will be coming regarding senior picture day.
ROX: If you are a girl and interested in joining ROX, forms are due to Ms. Haney by Monday, September 9th. Group limit is 12, so it will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you were unable to come to the meeting today, and you are interested in joining, you may stop by room 411 (Haney) and pick up a form.
BAND FESTIVALS: The Bellefontaine Band Spectacular will be happening on Saturday, September 14th and the Graham Band Festival will be on Saturday, September 28th! Come check out bands from different areas and have a fun time while supporting our kids!
JOSTEN’S: Josten’s will be coming to WLS on Friday, September 20th for an informational meeting on how to order rings and graduation items. The meeting will be during HR time in the media center. They will be returning to take orders on Friday, September 27th.
NO SCHOOL!: There will not be school on Monday, September 23rd – enjoy your day off!!
HOMECOMING: Homecoming events will take place on October 3rd- 5th - more info to come!
HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING OFFICE SCHEDULES: Schedule changes can only occur for the first 5 days of the semester AND only after a schedule change request form is completed and signed by teachers and a parent. Forms are available in the High School Counseling office and should be returned there once completed.
CCP Students taking courses at WL-S this year: ALL CCP classes will provide students with a college transcript and grade-if you do not want this, you must see Mrs. Smith to submit the drop form to Edison State. After September 10th, all students will receive both high school and college credit for the CCP course.
COLLEGE NIGHT: Fifth Third Bank is sponsoring a FREE COLLEGE PREP Night at Fifth Third Field Later on September 25th from 6p-8p. The event is free and a great way to learn everything you need to know about college! Raffles, prizes and more. Students can register and be eligible for the raffles by visiting this link: www.daytondragons.com/collegeprep. See Mrs. Smith for more information or with any questions.
COLLEGE VISITS: Fri, Sept 13 Miami University (in Jr/Sr lunchroom or sign up to meet one on one with the rep during HR) Fri, Sept 20 Malone University (in Jr/Sr lunchroom or sign up to meet one on one with the rep during HR) Tue, Sept 24 University of Findlay (Sign up to meet one on one with the rep during HR)
CAREERS: Thinking about a career in Pharmacy? The University of Findlay is hosting a career day for potential Pharmacists Oct 18th. WL-S can nominate 2 HS students (9-12) to attend. Spend the day in the lab compounding chemicals, learning about physical assessment and filling prescriptions under supervision of the College of Pharmacy faculty and teaching assistants. Students who would like to learn more about this career field and excel in math and science are top candidates. See Mrs. Smith if you want to be considered.
Continued on next page….
ATHLETICS
MS Volleyball @ Greenon 5:00
VARSITY FOOTBALL: Tigers beat Ben Logan 54-0 on Friday night.
BOYS SOCCER: The WLS Tiger soccer team continued its winning ways with a victory over Indian Lake. Playing without some injured players the Tigers still managed to score 5 goals to the Lake's 1 for the win. Leading the scoring for WLS was Isaac Reames with 2 goals, Ethan Cole with 1 goal and 1 assist. Lance Baldwin scored a goal as did Mason Powell. Isaac Brown and DJ Yoder each collected 1 assist. The Tigers will travel to Miami East for a 6 pm match this Tuesday.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY: The West Liberty-Salem girls cross country team competed at the 51st Annual Tiffin Carnival Cross Country Invitational Saturday placing 3rd out of 49 teams in the DIII Girls race.
Top 10 Team Scores: 1st Minster 75, 2nd Ft. Loramie 137, 3rd WLS 182, 4th Liberty Center 196, 5th McDonald 281, 6th Mount Gilead 290, 7th Columbus Grove 305, 8th East Canton 428, 9th Woodmore 438, 10th Ashland Crestview 507
WLS Placers: (Varsity Race) Grace Adams 16th 19:44.9 Katelyn Stapleton 29th 20:06.9 Madison Bahan 30th 20:07.8 Lydia Moell 46th 20:46.9 Mandilyn Weaver 69th 21:28.9 Maria Henderson 106th 22:14.8 Maggie Davis 22:17.9 (Open Race) Savannah Weaver 62nd 24:53.5 Kenzie Bahan 90th 25:33 Dani Smith 215th 28:29 WLS currently ranked #1 in the OATCCC DIII state poll will compete at the Galion at the Galion Cross Country Festival Saturday, September 14th. Continued on next page BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: The Big Orange HS Varsity and Junior Varsity teams competed at the Tiffin Carnival Invitational. 2nd biggest meet in the nation. The Varsity Guy’s finished 4th out of 49 teams in the Varsity D2 race. The Big Orange guy’s who came into the meet ranked 19th in this weeks OATCCC State D2 poll were able to knock off 6 of the top 14 teams in the State. The Junior Varsity finished 9th out of 30 teams in the D2 open race.
D2 Varsity Race So.Dylan Lauck 9th 16:19.1 Sr. Noah Smith. 28th. 16:43.5 So. Tate Yoder. 31st. 16:46.4 Jr. Josh Spinner. 38th. 16:55.9 Jr. Hayden Kennedy 70th. 17:31.4 Sr. Gavin Harrison. 99th. 17:52.4 Fr. Andrew Kimball. 153rd. 18:27.1 Total Runners: 332 Meet Record: 45-3 Season Record: 73-3
Junior Varsity D2 Open Race Fr. Michael Jones 26th 18:48.9 Jr. Ian Maurice. 42nd 19:26.7 Fr. Owen Harrison 49th 19:37.4 So. Ayden Estep. 69th 19:53.8 So. Adam LaRoche 118th 20:39.7 So. Hayden Miller 197th. 21:46.1 Total Runners: 361
Sophomore Dylan Lauck moved up to 4th on the schools All Time 5K List with his 16:19.1. Sophomore Tate Yoder moved to 12th with his 16:46.4 and Junior Josh Spinner moved to 17th with his 16:55.9. Next Meet: Galion Festival, When: Saturday September 14th, JV Noon and Varsity 1:30pm
WEIGHT ROOM: Open weight room will begin Tuesday through Thursday, 3-4:30 starting next Tuesday. If you are not accompanied by a coach, you are not permitted in the weight room unless you are there during these times.