Football, 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.
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
[edit]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
The West Liberty-Salem boys set a school record during the 2023-2024 school year winning a total of 5 conference championships (Football, Cross Country, Basketball, Baseball, and Track & Field). The boys and girls 8 conference championships in 2023-2024 tied a school record for total combined (2012-2013, 2010-2011, 2009-2010, 2005-2006).
^"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.
^Bondus, Brian (2015-03-29). "WLS to start $30M renovation Monday". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved 2024-03-01. The first phase of the project will add a new state-of-the-art science wing for high school students and a new elementary wing for preschool, kindergarten and first-grade students, Hissong said.
