West Liberty Community School District - Home of the Comets

Attention 8-12th grade parents: Would your student like to explore London & Paris in Summer 2028 with WLHS English Teacher Skyler Appler and EF Tours? ✈️ RSVP for an informational meeting where Mrs. Appler will share details about the trip.
📅 Wednesday, November 4th
🕧6:00 - 7:00 pm
📍High School Auditorium
➡️ RSVP here: https://rsvp.eftours.com/uwwafv3?utm_source=ptk_meeting_1

🧹 Congratulations to our latest Golden Broom Award winners! 🏆 They took top honors for showing incredible responsibility in keeping their classroom clean and organized. Keep up the great work! 🎉

Get ready! The show starts in one hour.

📚 Work hard, play hard! Our 4th graders spent the last couple of weeks mastering vowel teams and earned a fun literacy activity this past Friday! 🎒

Students got to dive into their favorite books, hunt for words with vowel team spelling patterns, and write them onto backpack-shaped cards. Now they have whole backpacks full of new words! Great job, 4th grade! 👏

A group of high school students attended the Design Dash STEM event on Friday, October 16th, in Ankeny, sponsored by the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. Students from West Liberty brought back awards in three categories: Best Pitch (best overall idea): Dorie Kordick-Wanek and Kenley Harned; Best Impact for End User: Addison Guerra and Jacob Lugo; Investors' Choice (chosen by all participants): Ethan Hayes and Huxley Rock.

After the competition, the deputy director of Research for the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center approached Dorie and Kenley’s group and informed them of his decision to take their idea, FLAME - increasing interest and job shadows to improve access to medical care in rural areas, back to the Holden Cancer Center for implementation!

Great work by all!! #CometPride

Our Main Event winners this past week! 💙

Congratulations to WLHS Comet Marching Band on an AMAZING day of competition and honor on Saturday!
IHSMA State Marching Festival in Davenport:
🥇 Division 1 Superior Rating with a score of 76.2
Music On The Mississippi Competition in Clinton:
🏆 Outstanding Drum Majors, Class 3A
🏆 Outstanding Color Guard, Class 3A
🏆 Outstanding Hornline, Class 3A
🥇 First Place, Class 3A with a score of 82.1
#wlcomets #wlcometpride #marchingband

Tonight, the WLHS Comet Marching Band will bring their 2026 field show, Paint it Black, home for one final performance in the WLHS Gymnasium! Join us at 7:00 pm to celebrate their amazing season! #wlcomets #wlcometpride #marchingband

Join us today for the Elementary PTO Carnival from 3:00-5:00 pm in the West Liberty Elementary School gym! We hope to see you there!

Good luck, Comet Marching Band, as they compete today at the IHSMA STATE Marching Band Festival, at Brady Street Stadium in Davenport, IA, and at the Music On The Mississippi Competition in Clinton, IA, at Coan Field!

University of Iowa Free Mobile Clinic is here in West Liberty today from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm at 111 W 7th St. Free and open to the public; first come, first served; no appointment needed. See you there!

🏈 THE COMETS ARE PLAYOFF BOUND!
The Comets have officially qualified for the State Playoffs!
Proud of your hard work and determination 💙
First round of playoffs is October 23rd,
Let’s keep the support strong as we head into postseason football!
PLAYOFF SHIRT ORDERS ARE DUE SUNDAY, October 18th, AT 11:59 PM!
Please plan accordingly, as late orders cannot be accepted.
🔗: https://southpawprintco.chipply.com/store.html?eid=657238
Let’s keep the momentum going!!

Thinking about voting early? If you already know who you'll vote for, you can cast your ballot this Sunday, October 18, at the West Liberty Public Library from 11:00 AM–5:00 PM. Don’t forget your ID! 🪪🗳️
For more information, visit: https://www.muscatinecountyiowa.gov/auditor/elections/

There will be a School Board meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 19th, in the Boardroom, 1103 N. Elm Street. The meeting will be broadcast live on the District's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@WestLibertyCSD/streams. Please see the link below to view the agenda: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oj4U2VRvHBHDg8Z8tgXU1QxFnIf5hViN/view?usp=drive_link

COMET WINTER SPORTS STORES ARE LIVE
Stores are now open for Basketball & Wrestling
Get your Comet gear and show your support for our athletes this winter!
⏰ Stores close Sunday, October 25th at 11:59 PM! Don't miss out!
💙🤍 Go Comets! ☄️
🔗 Check out the stores and get your orders in!
Basketball
🏀 https://southpawprintco.chipply.com/store.html?eid=664077&action=viewall
Boys Wrestling
🤼 https://southpawprintco.chipply.com/store.html?eid=645300&action=viewall
Girls Wrestling
🤼‍♀️ https://southpawprintco.chipply.com/store.html?eid=663190&action=viewall

Reminder: The U of I FREE Mobile Clinic will be in town tomorrow, October 17th, from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. This clinic is free and open to the public; no appointment is needed.

Today we are celebrating Boss's Day by sending a huge THANK YOU to Marcie, Jen, and Kirk! 🌟

Thank you for all that you do to make West Liberty a great place to learn and work! 👏✨ #BossesDay #ThankYou #WLComets

Happy Boss's Day, Superintendent Kruger! Your dedication to our growth and development as professionals has made all the difference in our careers. Thank you for your leadership. #wlcomets #nationalbossday