All News & Announcements

Westerville City Schools Competition Dance Team is headed to the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators (OASSA) Dance State Championship following their performance at the regional competition on Jan. 12 at Centerville High School.

Westerville Central High School freshman Brock Baumann has been named to the second team of the Maxpreps All-American Freshman Team.

The Rotary Club of Westerville recognized its January 2025 Students of the Month during a Jan. 16 meeting.

The Westerville Central High School Athletic Booster Club is hosting a bingo night at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at the high school commons. 

The Superintendent’s Student Advisory Committee for Westerville Central, North and South high schools is accepting nominations for their respective Alumni Hall of Fame. The deadline for nomination submissions is Jan. 31 for Westerville Central and Feb. 15 for Westerville North and South.

Westerville World Wide, a district-wide travel club organized by educators from all three high schools, has added international educational traveling opportunities to Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii during 2027.

All three high school show choirs — Jazz Central, Notables and Soundsation — performed together during a special showcase on Wednesday for eighth-grade choir students across the District. 

The recently renovated Wolf Pack Shack opened for students at Walnut Springs Middle School on Friday, where they packed macaroni and cheese, pasta fixings, canned goods, snacks and other donated items for meals over the weekend.

Fourth-graders at Robert Frost and Mark Twain elementaries explored wind energy thanks to a special lesson with science students at Westerville North High School this week.

Westerville students, staff and community members can now nominate District staff and adult volunteers for a Great Educator Mentor (GEM) Award, which is presented to individuals who go the extra mile to make a positive impact in the classroom and schools.

Westerville Central, Westerville North and Westerville South high schools are each hosting an  Information Night where high school students, as well as current eighth-graders, can learn more about classes and activities for the 2025-26 school year. 

The Westerville Central High School football team has been named as one of the top five academic teams in the state during the 2024-25 season by the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association.

Akua Asarewaa Owusu-Ampadu, a senior at Westerville Central High School, is headed to the Poetry Out Loud state competition after winning the regional semifinal contest.

Five students from Minerva Park Middle School and one from Blendon Middle School participated in the Ohio String Teachers Association Middle School Honors Orchestra on Dec. 14 at Dublin Coffman High School.

Westerville Central High School freshman Annette Isabella Gutierrez Saravia and Minerva Park Middle School eighth-grader Matheus Pereira Do Nascimento performed at the Columbus Symphony Academy Winter Recital on Dec. 14 at the Ohio Theatre.

The first-graders at Alcott Elementary toasted to the holidays with their annual Holiday Lights Show on Wednesday. Students performed for the entire school in the morning and held a repeat performance for parents and family members in the evening at Westerville Central High School.

A school walking club, a student recording studio and materials to help students regulate through nature are among the 12 proposals totaling $12,537 that were awarded a 2024 Fall Grant from the Westerville Education Foundation (WEF). 

Throughout the district, Westerville students and staff have raised thousands of dollars, collected hundreds of donations to support families in need during the holidays. 

The first cohort of the Visionaries Innovative Lab at Westerville Central High School is choosing a challenge they’d like to work on.

Ten WCSD seniors recently signed letters of intent to play athletics in college. Westerville Central hosted a signing ceremony on Nov. 13 while Westerville North and Westerville South hosted events on Wednesday.

The Rotary Club of Westerville recognized its December 2024 Students of the Month during a Dec. 5 meeting.

“If you had 20 minutes to leave your home, and never see it again, what would you bring?”

Researchers at Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center shared their current work examining climate stress on the forests and mountain glaciers to students in Kristen McAninch’s and Anastasia Levakis’ science classes on Thursday.

Westerville Central High School’s Warhawk Theatre is bringing to life the Broadway version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast for its winter musical.

Westerville Central High School students whose memoirs were published in the book, The Ones Among Us: Memoirs of Culturally Diverse Students in America, were recently part of a keynote presentation at the 2024 Ohio Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Conference in Lewis Center.

Westerville North High School senior Max Thomas was named Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year for the Capital division in boys soccer — the first time in nearly 20 years a WNHS boys soccer player has received the honor.

In addition, WNHS boys soccer coach Nate Hartnell and WNHS girls soccer coach Nick Wheeler earned OCC Coach of the Year honors while Westerville Central High School’s Brad Baker received the OCC Coach of the Year for girls tennis.

Eleven students at Westerville South High School and one at Westerville Central High School have been selected to perform or serve as crew members in John Proctor is the Villain, the 2025 All-Ohio Show at the Ohio State Thespian Conference this spring. 

Westerville Central High School kicked off a new initiative that gives students an interactive way to learn more about the different cultures and traditions of its diverse school community.

National School Psychology Week, which runs from Nov. 11 to Nov. 15, celebrates the contributions of school psychologists and the role they play in schools and communities. It is also an annual opportunity to recognize school psychologists' work to help children thrive in school, at home and in life. 

The Rotary Club of Westerville recognized its November 2024 Students of the Month during a Nov. 7 meeting.

Westerville South High School is hosting two events to help students and families prepare for life after high school.

The Big Bus, a mobile classroom that provides academic help to Westerville City Schools elementary students, will now be able to expand its reach thanks to the newest addition to its fleet.

Leaders behind The Big Bus recently launched The Big Bus II — a retired transit bus that has been converted into a mobile classroom — to support WCSD middle and high school students in need of classroom support and services.

The One Westerville Choir, which features more than 260 choir students from the district’s three high schools, will perform for the first time 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Alum Creek Amphitheater, 221 W Main Street.

For the Westerville Central High School football team, the work they do off the field is just as important as the work they do on it.

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.

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. 

Twenty-one students representing all three Westerville high schools have been selected to the College Board’s 2024 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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.