Friday October 16, 2015 5:37 PMParents may see lower pay-to-participate fees as soon as this winter.Westerville school board members are prepared to approve proposed changes to the current pay-to-participate fee model.A resolution will be introduced at the next board meeting to suspend the current fee schedule and implement a tiered model, similar to that of… Continue reading Board might slash costs by 37 percent
WESTERVILLE NEWS Wednesday October 7, 2015 8:34 AMFor the third year in a row, the Westerville City School District earned the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.State Auditor Dave Yost stopped by the district office Sept. 22 to present the award, which recognizes the audit for July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014.According to Yost's office, the… Continue reading District three-peats, earns another state audit award
Wednesday October 7, 2015 8:33 AMA summer of hard work has resulted in a new Center for Inspiration multimedia center at Walnut Springs Middle School.Even though school has been in session for a while, district officials still wanted to have a formal dedication. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 17 for students, staff and school… Continue reading Media center debuts with up-to-date amenities
Wednesday October 7, 2015 1:06 PMEmily McGeorge, a seventh-grader at Heritage Middle School, doesn't need to take any business classes. She's getting firsthand experience.She has been running her own jewelry business and selling her jewelry at Pure Roots, 18 N. State St., for more than a year now.She's occasionally sold her "Em's Gems" at special… Continue reading 7th-grader already an entrepreneur with ‘Em’s Gems’
Thursday October 1, 2015 1:25 PMCandidates running for seats on the Westerville Board of Education answered questions from about 20 community members at an open Meet the Candidates forum Thursday, Sept. 24, at OhioHealth's Westerville Medical Campus, 300 Polaris Parkway.Incumbent appointee Richard Bird and challengers Jim Burgess, Gerrie Cotter and Greg Lawson attended the event, which was… Continue reading Candidates make case for school board votes
Thursday October 1, 2015 11:54 AMAfter noticing a lot of students didn't understand the word "feminism," a group of dedicated students at Westerville North High School came together to start a new Young Feminists group.Senior Dion Mensah was one of the founders of the club.The idea came up in March of this year, when she… Continue reading Young Feminists Club hopes to educate at North
Wednesday September 16, 2015 9:12 AMStudents of Westerville Central and South high schools took time Friday to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001.Westerville South High School displayed 3,000 tiny American flags in front of the building to commemorate the 3,000 lives lost on 9/11.The student group Young Americans for Freedom organized the effort. They… Continue reading High school students mark 9/11 anniversary
Wednesday September 16, 2015 9:13 AMWith the district in a better place financially than in years past, departments are coming forward and asking the board for some help.At the regular Westerville school board meeting Monday, Sept. 14, board members heard presentations about potentially revising transportation models and pay-to-participate fees.Scott Reeves, the district's executive director of… Continue reading Athletic, transportation officials pitch for restorations
Thursday September 10, 2015 1:28 PMThe Westerville Board of Education approved a new contract with the Westerville Education Association in a special meeting this morning, Sept. 10.The contract between the board and its teachers union is retroactive to Sept. 1 and remains in effect through the 2017-18 school year.The three-year agreement includes base salary increases… Continue reading Westerville teachers get new contract
Wednesday September 9, 2015 7:52 AMWhen a dilapidated building next-door was torn down, members of the Church of the Messiah United Methodist constructed a colorful outdoor learning space for the church's preschool.Charity Monroe, director the Ourday Preschool at Messiah, had a vision of a space that was different from a park or a playground yet… Continue reading Church, scouts build outdoor preschool classroom
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