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The Spanish lesson for third-graders at Robert Frost Elementary covered the same topic they’ve been learning about in language arts: the sea and the animals that call it home.

Westerville North High School hosted its third annual AllN Olympics on Thursday, where students with multiple disabilities across the district’s three high schools came together for an inclusive sporting event. WNHS athletes served as their support peers, running each event and helping the AllN Olympians through each activity.

Students in Brooke Cochrane’s second-period Medical Interventions class at Westerville North High School explored a prototype shirt designed to measure stress responses in the body.

Westerville Central High School has been named to the 2024 Advanced Placement School Honor Roll, a national recognition for schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access. 

Fifteen students representing all three Westerville high schools have been selected to the College Board’s National Recognition Programs, which highlight students from underrepresented groups who have excelled in their PSAT or AP scores.

The Rotary Club of Westerville recognized its October 2024 Students of the Month during an Oct. 3 meeting.

Westerville City Schools students and families interested in participating in the College Credit Plus (CCP) program can attend a virtual information night from 7 to 8 p.m. Dec. 5 on Zoom.

Fourteen Westerville seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Rachel Martin, an intervention specialist at Westerville Central High School, has been recognized by the Westerville Sunrise Rotary for going above and beyond to serve students.

The new director of the Westerville North High School theatre department is kicking off this year’s theatre season with one of Agatha Christie’s most enduring murder mysteries, “The Mousetrap.”

A wall along Westerville Central High School’s mallway is home to a new mural that reflects the countries, backgrounds and cultures that make up the school’s student body.

Jermaine Guice, the girls basketball coach at Westerville South High School, was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame of STB Le Havre, a professional French basketball team where he spent three seasons.

Westerville Central High School’s Warhawk Theatre is bringing the high school edition of She Kills Monsters to the stage, a show theatre director Meredith Casto said represents her students.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Westerville MLK Fouse Award, which recognizes Westerville City School District students in grades 6-12 who have demonstrated tolerance, respect for others and/or bravery in the face of adversity; or whose actions have inspired change in their school community and beyond.

Starting Monday, schools throughout the district are rolling out various activities and events to build community and foster a sense of belonging in honor of Start with Hello Week.

Created by the Sandy Hook Promise organization, Start with Hello Week runs Sept. 16-20 and is focused on helping students build empathy, healthy relationships and social awareness through social-emotional lessons and activities.

Sarah Krause’s love of the viola started in fifth-grade and deepened through lessons, practices and performances in middle and high school.

Six Westerville seniors are semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, according to a recent announcement by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).

Westerville North High School’s student news publication, The Odyssey, earned a 2024 International First Place Award from the Quill & Scroll International Society for High School Journalists.

The Westerville Central High School Football Boosters, in partnership with WCHS Athletic Booster Club, is hosting a bingo night at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 at Grizzlybird Brewing Company, 5901 Chandler Court in Westerville.

Westerville South Theatre Troupe 513 is bringing Jiehae Park's “Peerless,” an Off-Broadway adaptation of Shakespeare's “Macbeth,” to the stage as part of their Diverse Voices Project to celebrate and showcase plays written by playwrights from underrepresented communities and feature diverse casts. 

The Westerville Central High School teacher who helped create a memoir project that recognizes the cultural diversity at the school was recently recognized in a City of Westerville proclamation honoring Hispanic Heritage Month.

Chemistry and geology students at Westerville Central High School got a deeper understanding into natural gas on Wednesday, diving into what it can be used for, its chemical makeup, natural gas safety and jobs in the industry.

Westerville City Schools students and families preparing to apply for colleges can learn more about the financial aid process during a Financial Aid Information Night 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at Westerville North High School.

Westerville World Wide, the district travel club, is hosting a virtual meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 to share details about international educational traveling opportunities during 2026.

High school students across the district are coming together in song, performing as one voice, one choir and one community.

Westerville North High School’s Music Boosters is hosting a fall bingo fundraiser at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at the high school.

Westerville City Schools’ Transition Team is partnering with other Central Ohio districts on a College Seminar for students with an IEP or 504 to support them and their families as they make their way through high school and beyond.we

The Westerville Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7783 is accepting submissions for the national VFW youth programs as well as nominations for teachers who promote civic responsibility and patriotism.

The newest members at several Westerville City Schools elementaries have spent the past week starting to build relationships in their school communities.

Families and students have multiple options to purchase tickets to athletic events at the district’s middle and high schools for the 2024-25 school year.

Westerville North High School kicked off a new school year with its annual yellow rose ceremony, which sets the tone for seniors embarking on their last year of high school and gives freshmen a chance to see what awaits them in the future.

Members of the 2022-23 Genoa Middle School Future City team — all of whom are now in high school — are continuing their work from their project to foster water security for the Mashuuru community of Kenya.

Westerville World Wide, a district-wide travel club organized by educators from all three high schools, took 93 people to three different continents and seven different countries over the past summer.

Westerville City Schools kicked off a new sportsmanship campaign on Tuesday by bringing members of the high school athletic community together to show what sportsmanship looks like in the district.

A proposal to bring an American Sign Language interpreter for one performance of each theatre production at Westerville South High School was awarded an additional $500 in funding from the Westerville Education Foundation.

The Westerville Area Resource Ministry (WARM) is partnering with all three Westerville City Schools high schools to host food drives during cross-town football games this year.

Former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones shared a message to members of Westerville Central High School’s football team on Wednesday ahead of their upcoming season: Be prepared. You have to step out of your comfort zone. Hold your friends accountable.

Zoe Mieras, a math teacher at Westerville Central High School, has been selected as the recipient of the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics Lynn Aring Scholarship for her dedication to students, her enthusiasm on math education issues and her involvement in the council’s conference planning efforts.

Owen Drake, an incoming freshman at Westerville Central High School, recently dedicated his Eagle Scout project to refreshing a playground at Alcott Elementary.

The Westerville City School District Board of Education on Monday, July 8, 2024, voted unanimously to request additional funding for facilities and operations by placing a combined levy and bond issue on the Nov. 5 ballot. 

The Westerville City Schools’ new Strategic Plan serves as a road map to guide and prioritize the district’s most critical work in the coming years.

The Westerville City School District (WCSD) Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Angie Hamberg as the next Superintendent of Schools at Monday’s meeting.

Two Westerville City School District outgoing seniors — Andrew Boyd of Westerville Central High School and Samson Gurgiolo of Westerville South High School — are recipients of college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships, according to a recent announcement by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).

Recent graduates Ben Gableman of Westerville North High School and Olivia Pace of Westerville Central High School earned top honors at the 2023-24 Central Ohio High School Sports Awards on June 21 at Ohio State University’s Mershon Auditorium.

More than 70 students, staff and family members from the district’s three high schools visited Japan in June as part of an EF Educational Tour with Westerville World Wide — the district’s traveling club.

The Westerville community is invited to vote on three Westerville Education Foundation classroom grant proposals during the Westerville Music & Arts Festival on July 13-14. WEF will award the proposal with the most votes an additional $500 for their project.

Westerville South High School incoming senior Aubrielle Behary was honored for her costume design work during the 2024 CAPA Marquee High School Musical Theatre Awards on June 6 at the Ohio Theatre.

Noor Benlemlih, a recent Westerville South High School graduate, is one of four Central Ohio students selected into the Class of 2024 Columbus Bank of America Student Leaders program.

Five educators at Westerville City Schools participated in a weeklong immersive experience with employers in various in-demand industries in June, bringing the lessons from the workplace to the classroom. 

The Westerville Education Foundation is among 10 recipients of a 2024 Meta Data Center Community Action Grant, which provides funding for nonprofits and schools to boost STEM education, improve communities through technology and help connect people online.