West Liberty-Salem High School

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West Liberty-Salem High School
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View of West Liberty-Salem High School from U.S. Route 68
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West Liberty-Salem High School
7208 US Highway N 68

West Liberty
,
Champaign County
,
Ohio
43357

United States
Coordinates 40°12′55.35″N83°45′14.73″W / 40.2153750°N 83.7540917°W / 40.2153750; -83.7540917
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
MottoDedicated to helping students reach their full potential.
Established1961;63 years ago (1961)
NCES District ID3904621 [1]
Educational authorityWest Liberty-Salem Board Of Education
SuperintendentKraig Hissong
NCES School ID390462102472 [1]
DeanAndy McGill
PrincipalGreg Johnson
Grades 6-12
Enrollment652 [1]  (2021-2022)
Student to teacher ratio1:20
Color(s) Black and Orange [2]   
Fight song On You Tigers (On Wisconsin)
AthleticsWest Liberty-Salem is a member of the Ohio Heritage Conference (OHC).
Athletics conference Ohio Heritage Conference [2]
SportsFootball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Wrestling, Track & Field, Football and Basketball Cheerleading Cross Country, Girls Volleyball, Boys Golf, Boys and Girls Soccer, Marching Band, Quick Recall, Science Olympiad, and Boys and Girls Bowling.
MascotTina the Tiger
Nickname West Lib, WLS
Team nameTigers [2]
RivalMechanicsburg Indians, Triad Cardinals
NewspaperJungle News Digital Magazine
YearbookWeLiSaHi Yearbook
Communities servedWest Liberty and Kingscreek, Ohio
AffiliationOhio High Point Career Center, Edison State Community College
Website www.wlstigers.org
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West Liberty-Salem High School is a public high school in Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The only high school in the West Liberty-Salem School District, it is situated along U.S. Route 68 between West Liberty, Urbana.

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West Liberty-Salem partners with Edison State Community College In Piqua, Ohio to allow students in grades 7-12 to take college level courses free of charge, [3] and with Ohio High Point Career In Bellefontaine, Ohio to allow students in grades 11 and 12 to take vocational courses. [4]

West Liberty-Salem is the only school in Champaign County, Ohio that has a Science Olympiad program at the middle school level.

West Liberty-Salem is well known for the success of its track and field and cross country programs having won a total of 23 high school Track and Field OHC championships and a total of 29 high school OHC championships in cross country.

History

Salem Township High School in 1908, the structure still stands in Kingscreek, OH today but now houses apartments. Salem hs.jpg
Salem Township High School in 1908, the structure still stands in Kingscreek, OH today but now houses apartments.

West Liberty-Salem High School was formed in 1961 when West Liberty High School (West Liberty, OH) and Salem Township High School (Kingscreek, OH) merged. In 1985 the West Liberty-Salem School District began construction on a new comprehensive school complex along U.S. Highway 68 just south of West Liberty, opening in 1989, the complex is still being used today. [5]

In 2011, then-high school Track and Field athlete Meghan Vogel made national headlines for carrying a fallen runner to the finish line. [6]

West Liberty-Salem has conducted several renovations since 1989 including new visitor bleachers at the football stadium in 2014, [7] new high school science classrooms in 2016, [8] new kindergarten and first grade classrooms in 2015 [9] and the installation of blinds over the windows on all doors in 2017. [10]

On January 20, 2017 there was a shooting injuring two students, one critically. [11] [12] 17-year-old student Ely Serna was charged in the incident and was sentenced to 23 years in prison. [13]

The school is currently raising funds for an athletic field house which would include bathrooms, locker rooms, a weight room, a basketball court and a track. [14]

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Ohio Heritage Conference Championships

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  7. ↑ "WLU Stadium Renamed for Wests". The Intelligencer. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2024-03-01. The final $3.5 million gift funds the stadium updates including new fan seating with a reserved section, a new and expanded press box, a VIP hospitality box, customer friendly concession stands and restrooms, all ADA compliant.
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