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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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

More than a dozen students across Westerville City Schools’ three high schools are welcoming new refugees and immigrants to Central Ohio in their native language through a new video project they completed this year.

Westerville City Schools students have multiple opportunities to receive meals over the summer. 
The district is participating in the Summer Food Service Program.

All three Westerville high schools are hosting athletic camps for elementary and middle school students throughout the summer.

Nearly 50 students and teachers at Westerville North High School recently toured The Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust and Humanities Center in Cincinnati, where they explored the stories of Holocaust survivors who settled in Ohio and connected the lessons of the past to consider creating positive change today.

Hawthorne Elementary principal Ernest Clinkscale is the first school administrator in Franklin County to be awarded a Community Star Award by Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin.

Thirteen seniors at Westerville South High School and one at Westerville North High School recently signed letters of intent to play athletics in college.

The Westerville Education Association honored educators at its annual Spring Reception on Wednesday, recognizing the 2023-24 Educators of the Year and celebrating the 14 teachers retiring this spring.

The discussion topic for the new boys group at Wilder Elementary was about making good decisions.

A Westerville North High School senior who has chosen to enlist in the United States Navy following graduation was honored in the school’s annual Military Signing Day on Thursday.

The Rotary Club of Westerville recognized its May 2024 Students of the Month during a May 2 meeting.

The Westerville North and Westerville South high school communities raised $4,377 for the Friends of Faith Pruden Foundation as part of WNHS’ eighth annual Faith’s Spirit Week and their fourth annual Strike Out Cancer baseball and softball fundraiser on April 20. WSHS joined the festivities for the first time this year, hosting its own Strike Out Cancer fundraiser games.

The inaugural group of Link Crew student leaders across Westerville’s high schools took their first steps learning how they can help support the newest members of their school community.

Westerville high schools earned high marks in the annual U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools Rankings, which was released this week.

Westerville North High School senior Jacob Fouse is the recipient of a National Merit Nationwide Foundation Scholarship, according to a recent announcement by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).

More than 200 drawings, paintings, sculptures and other pieces students across Westerville City Schools created this school year are now on display — in-person and virtually — as part of the annual art show sponsored by the district and the Arts Council of Westerville.

Students interested in joining the Westerville City Schools’ Summer Enrichment Theatre production of “SpongeBob The Musical” must complete an interest form by April 30. The form is available here.

Westerville North High School’s Music Boosters is hosting a summer bingo fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 10 at the high school.

Twenty-five students across Westerville’s three high schools — the most among Central Ohio school districts — marked their final year in the Global Scholars Diploma program with a showcase of their Take Action projects and graduation commemoration on Tuesday at Otterbein University.

Westerville North and Westerville South high schools are hosting the 2024 Strike Out Cancer fundraiser during softball and baseball games on April 27 to raise money to combat childhood cancer.