Wednesday March 11, 2015 11:53 AMWesterville City Schools' renovation and expansion of Pointview Elementary School will take an estimated 18 months to complete and cost $5.5 million, district officials said.The renovation and expansion, carefully designed to create "inspirational learning environments," should be complete for students' return to class for the start of the 2016-17 school… Continue reading Renovated, expanded Pointview to welcome students in fall 2016
Read it online here at ThisWeekNews.comTuesday March 3, 2015 8:54 PMSuperintendent John Kellogg updated Westerville school board members last week on the district's plans for all-day kindergarten, which will start this fall.A lottery to determine enrollment in the 260 spots to be offered in the program's first year likely will mirror the district's current magnet… Continue reading Not all will have to pay for all-day kindergarten
119 students involved in 'good ol' classic' musicalWednesday March 11, 2015 11:57 AMThe Westerville North High School Theatre and Music Departments will say "hello" to spring with the musical Hello, Dolly!Junior Taylor Crumrine stars as Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi in Westerville North's production of Hello, Dolly!The show will be performed at 7 p.m. today through… Continue reading North presents showcase ‘Hello Dolly!’
See it online at ThisWeekNews.comTuesday March 3, 2015 8:53 PM Two Westerville middle school students have qualified for the Ohio University's Scripps College of Communication Region II final local spelling bee on March 14.Aishu Ilangovan of Genoa Middle School and Katie Graves of Heritage Middle School will compete against 52 students at the university's Baker University… Continue reading Genoa, Heritage students make regional spelling bee
See it online at ThisWeekNews.comSunday March 1, 2015 3:52 PMThe salt supply in Johnstown and surrounding areas appears to be in good shape thus far this winter.Jack Liggett, Johnstown's service director, said more than 350 tons of salt have been used during the nine snow events in the village. Even having used that much salt,… Continue reading Salt supplies still in good shape, despite snowfall
Proceeds will fund the Westerville Christian Church's Friday Fare programWednesday February 25, 2015 8:53 AMOhio State football legend and two-time Heisman trophy winner Archie Griffin will speak at the Friday Fare fundraiser at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at Westerville Christian Church, 471 E. College Ave.It's the first time the church has hosted such a well-known… Continue reading Griffin to speak at church fundraiser for meal program
As seen online on ThisWeekNews.comMonday February 23, 2015 9:41 AMJohnstown's finance director position has been a revolving door for several years, culminating in two months without a director in 2014, just as the village's 2015 budget was being planned.Dana Steffan, who was hired in October, has found her footing after less than five months on… Continue reading Tax refund will cost village $175,000
As seen on ThisWeekNews.comWednesday February 18, 2015 7:08 PMStudent actors at Westerville Central High School this weekend will present Our Town, a play about a fictional but relatable American small town.The play, written by Thornton Wilder in 1938, centers around the young love of George Gibbs and Emily Webb and the hopes, joys and heartaches… Continue reading Central ready for earnest ‘Our Town’
Tuition will be charged and 260 spots will be available in the first year, with a lottery to decide openingsWednesday February 11, 2015 11:10 AMThe Westerville Board of Education with a 4-1 vote approved plans to offer all-day kindergarten for a limited number of students, starting this fall.Selection for one of 260 available spots will… Continue reading School board OKs all-day kindergarten
Wednesday February 11, 2015 11:08 AMSee it on ThisWeekNews.comMore than 330 Genoa Middle School sixth-graders participated in National Novel Writing Month -- NaNoWriMo for short -- collectively writing 1,211,471 words.Deanna McDaniel, Genoa's media specialist, helped lead the NaNoWriMo writing challenge.Traditionally, NaNoWriMo is an annual, Internet-based creative writing project where any adult can challenge themselves to… Continue reading Genoa students become published authors
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