Wednesday September 9, 2015 7:51 AMWesterville South High School kicks off its 2015-16 theater season with the family comedy Leaving Iowa.The show written to be "realistic and relatable" will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 at the high school, 303 S. Otterbein Ave.The play stars an intimate… Continue reading Intimate Westerville South cast is ‘Leaving Iowa’
Wednesday September 2, 2015 10:39 PMTeachers have fresh faces in their classrooms and the Westerville City School District's Early Learning Center also has a fresh, yet familiar, face.Suzanne Kile is the center's new director.She started the job in July following the resignation of former director Ann Lockett, who left to pursue another professional opportunity.Kile began… Continue reading Kile up for new challenge at Early Learning Center
Wednesday August 26, 2015 12:16 PMMore than 300 teachers came to the regular meeting of the Westerville school board Monday, Aug. 24 to ask for a fair contract.In the public comments section toward the meeting's end, one by one, teachers approached the podium. Each gave their name, position, years taught in district, years lived in… Continue reading Teachers plead for ‘fair contract’
Wednesday August 26, 2015 12:10 PMWesterville students are taking the time to show how much they value the service of local military veterans.Working with Honor Flight Columbus, Westerville students and the general public are invited to write letters of gratitude to local veterans.The Honor Flight Columbus program flies senior veterans from World War II and… Continue reading Students join Honor Flight work with letters to vets
Wednesday August 12, 2015 8:18 AMWith Jim Burgess tossing his hat into the ring, four candidates now will vie for two seats up for election this fall on the Westerville school board.In addition to Burgess, Gerrie Cotter, Greg Lawson and incumbent appointee Richard Bird last week submitted their nominating petitions to the Franklin County Board… Continue reading Four will seek two seats on school board
http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/westerville/news/2015/08/18/paying-for-meals-just-got-a-touch-faster.html Wednesday August 19, 2015 12:59 PMBuying lunch will be a little simpler for some students this school year.The Westerville City School District Food Service Department is phasing in biometric finger scanning, starting with Blendon Middle, Longfellow Elementary and Pointview Elementary schools.Instead of swiping their ID card to pay for lunch, students now will use a… Continue reading Paying for meals just got a touch faster
Wednesday August 12, 2015 8:24 AMEpiPens may become the latest school supply at every Westerville City School District building.At its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 10, Westerville school board members discussed the possibility of purchasing $15,000 worth of the generic epinephrine auto-injectors -- or "EpiPens" -- for district schools.Epinephrine is a prescription drug used to treat… Continue reading New year school supplies: pencils, paper, notebooks and EpiPens?
WESTERVILLEÂ NEWSWednesday August 19, 2015 1:00 PMI took this pic from a cherry pickerThis year, the Westerville Central High School marching band has a new show symbolizing both stormy weather and the joys of sunshine."It's entertaining music that's accessible to anyone. It has hints of classical, modern and jazz music," said Doug Hildreth, Westerville Central's band… Continue reading Central band heats up show with weather theme
WESTERVILLEÂ NEWSWednesday August 19, 2015 1:01 PMIn the Cinderella Scholarship Pageant, dreams really do come true.Molly Thvedt, 21, from Westerville, was crowned the 2016 International Cinderella Woman.First, the senior dance student at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa., won the 2015 Ohio Cinderella State Pageant, held May 29-31 at the Doubletree Hotel in north Columbus.Then she went… Continue reading Cinderella story continues for Westerville woman
Wednesday August 5, 2015 10:52 AMThe National Merit Scholarship Corp. released the names of approximately 1,700 additional winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities.Included on the list is Jacqueline E. Kloos, a 2015 Westerville North High School graduate, who this fall will begin studying medicine at the University of Chicago, where her father also attended.Her… Continue reading Kloos to study medicine at University of Chicago
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