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When Westerville Central High School junior Sahr Julian Rashid Noah was invited to design a t-shirt to be considered by L.A.-based clothing brand PacSun, he was uncertain about what to do.

The first letters from high school students at Montevideo, Uruguay arrived last week, providing students in Erin Moehl’s Advanced Placement Spanish 5 class a glimpse of life for peers living roughly 5,500 miles away.

Amid uncertainty in state funding, unexpected expenses and legislative changes, Westerville City School District has been able to stretch funds from a 5.9-mill levy voters approved in 2019 and delay deficit spending longer than originally anticipated. 

Since October, the inaugural members of Hawthorne Elementary’s Ruling Our Experiences (ROX) girls group have been gathering each week to explore topics to help them navigate relationships, experiences and decisions.

Westerville City Schools Special Education Department is hosting a family engagement forum from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the Early Learning Center. 

Westerville Central High School’s Thespian Troupe 6750 is diving into character roles with their winter production of The Man Who Came to Dinner, a madcap play that serves as a homage to 1930s intellectualism and pop culture. 

Westerville City Schools' English Learner Department hosted its third parent meeting on Thursday, covering topics such as school closings in the event of inclement weather, All-Day kindergarten, special education and graduation requirements.

The Westerville City Schools Board of Education will convene in a regular meeting/work session at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 27 at the district's Early Learning Center, 936 Eastwind Drive, in Westerville. Board meetings are open to the public.

Student leaders across Westerville Central High School gathered for the school’s inaugural Warhawk Student Leadership Summit on Monday, where they learned how important their role is in making WCHS a place where staff and students love to be everyday.

Students in Jen Kiko’s Advanced Painting 1 classes are creating artworks inspired by a variety of different cultural celebrations: Diwali, Carnival, Chinese New Year, Ramadán + Eid al-Fitr and Día de los Muertos.

Westerville Central High School junior Prisha Malik is part of a new statewide group focused on the safety, health and wellness of Ohio's adolescents.

Two Westerville City School District teachers have been awarded grants totaling $1,050 from The Bette Marschall Memorial Education Fund of The Columbus Foundation.

Westerville Central High School art teacher Jen Kiko and her husband and Westerville North High School alum Eric Rausch were featured in Thursday’s WOSU Broad & High online magazine show.

Four Westerville Central High School students participated in the Capital University Honor Band as part of the university’s 2023 Band Festival Nov. 10 and 11.

Westerville families can join Santa for all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausages at Westerville Central High School’s annual Santa Breakfast on Dec. 2.

The Melanated Queens, a Black female empowerment group at Westerville Central High School and Westerville South High School, gathered for their monthly meeting this week to discuss topics that mattered most to them.

Choir members from Westerville’s three high schools joined their peers from across Central Ohio to perform in the annual Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) Honor Choir hosted by Capital University on Nov. 8.

Undesign the Redline, a national traveling exhibit aimed at educating communities about the impact of the historic policy known as redlining, will be on display at Otterbein University’s Stichweh Gallery through Dec. 17. 

The Rotary Club of Westerville recognized its November 2023 Students of the Month during a Nov. 2 meeting.

With the Nov. 1 early application deadline for many colleges approaching, Westerville high school counselors have been hosting workshops, events and individual meetings with students to help the Class of 2024 navigate their next steps after they graduate.

Westerville Central High School senior Jeilen Thompson has always been fascinated with cars. It was an interest his father shared with him as a child and Thompson wanted to continue learning about them, how they operate and how to troubleshoot problems.

Ten Westerville seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Every Friday during the last period of the day, Minerva Park Middle School opens Panther Pantry — a pop-up market stand where students can grab macaroni and cheese, pasta fixings, canned goods, snacks and other donated items for meals over the weekend.

Westerville North High School hosted its second annual AllN Olympics, 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.

Julie Chance, a science teacher at Westerville North High School; Tom Cook, a social studies teacher at the Academic Enrichment Center; and Zoe Mieras, a math teacher at Westerville Central High School, have been named Westerville Education Foundation’s September Teachers of the Month.

The Westerville Central High School students sat in a circle, their faces composed, as art students at Otterbein University carefully sketched their portraits in charcoal.

In an artist’s studio at Otterbein’s Department of Art & Art History, the college artists shaped and shaded their subject’s facial features for a realistic drawing that will serve as reference for the painting they will create. 

Since the start of the year, students in Jody Christy’s Material Science classes at Westerville Central High School have been building their base understanding on the topic, covering crystal structures, atomic bonding and the chemistry behind what’s happening in a variety of materials. 

The Rotary Club of Westerville recognized its October 2023 Students of the Month during an Oct. 5 meeting.

Students and parents interested in learning more about earning free college credits through the College Credit Plus (CCP) program can attend a virtual information night from 7 to 8 p.m. Dec. 5 on Zoom.

Westerville City Schools’ Transition Team is co-hosting two upcoming events with other districts to support students with developmental disabilities and their families as they make their way through high school and beyond.

The newest addition to Westerville Central High School joined the Warhawk community on Tuesday.

Maverick, a one-year-old English Labrador Retriever, joined his handler, School Resource Officer Joe Graham and high school administrators in welcoming students during morning arrival and greeting them during lunch. He will be dedicated to WCHS, supporting and offering comfort to students and staff during the school day.

Westerville community members interested in acquiring skills needed to help prevent suicide can participate in a virtual training hosted by Westerville City Schools, in partnership with the Westerville Education Challenge.

The staff at Westerville Central High School have taken a new spin with their staff member of the month award. 

Westerville Central High School’s Thespian Troupe 6750 is kicking off its 2023-24 season with “And Then There Were None,” a murder mystery students hope audience members will try to figure out before the end of the play.

Nine 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 Central High School Assistant Principal Eric Nickel is among 11 assistant principals who have been named finalists for the Assistant Principal of the Year by the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators.

Westerville Central High School senior Isaac Leigh has been selected to perform in the 2024 Ohio Music Education Association All-State Band.

A column near the entrance of Valentina’s, a new Italian restaurant at Bridge Park in Dublin, features the latest public art project by Westerville Central High School art teacher Jennifer Kiko and her husband and Westerville North High School alum, Eric Rausch.

The Westerville City School District Records Commission will hold its annual meeting at 5:50 p.m. on Monday, June 26, 2023, in the Board Training Room of the district's Early Learning Center, located at 936 Eastwind Drive.

Two Westerville high school alumni have been awarded the Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. 

Westerville families can enjoy hands-on educational activities with WOSU Classroom as part of Second Saturday Kids Day during the Columbus Arts Festival 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 10 in front of COSI.

Westerville City School District (WCSD) Treasurer/CFO Nicole Marshall recently informed Board of Education members that her financial projections in November — where the district delayed entering deficit spending for at least one more fiscal year — have remained steady.

Those attending the commencement ceremonies for Westerville City Schools’ three high schools on May 27 at the Celeste Center on the Ohio State Fairgrounds should be prepared for heavy traffic around the area.

Julianne Schaffer, an English teacher at Westerville Central High School, Angela Zimmerman, a fourth-grade teacher at Whittier Elementary and Lowry Wisner, a third-grade teacher at Emerson Elementary have been named Westerville Education Foundation’s (WEF) May Teachers of the Month.

Westerville City Schools’ Summer Enrichment Theatre program will now be bringing “Mean Girls the Musical” to the stage this summer. 

The Westerville City Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at the district's Early Learning Center located at 936 Eastwind Drive.

Westerville parents and caregivers interested in learning more about how to navigate and access Google Drive can attend an upcoming course created by the Westerville Public Library.

The Ohio Department of Education is now accepting applications from families to establish Afterschool Child Enrichment (ACE) Educational Savings Accounts for the 2022-23 school year.