Read the story at ThisWeekNews.comWednesday March 25, 2015 12:33 PMThe Chip ChallengeHow would you mail a single potato chip?Westerville sixth-graders grappled with this salty question during their advanced science classes in the fifth annual districtwide Chip Challenge.Student teams designed compact, lightweight containers that could safely ship a single Pringles potato chip to Superintendent John Kellogg… Continue reading Blendon sixth-graders win annual Chip Challenge
Read it online here at ThisWeekNews.comWednesday March 25, 2015 12:34 PMAt the regular Westerville City School Board meeting, board members approved increasing school lunch prices by 10 cents for the 2015-16 school year.Elementary school lunches this year are $2.50 and will rise to $2.60. Middle and high school lunches will rise from $2.75 to $2.85.Schools… Continue reading School lunch prices will go up a dime this fall
See the online ThisWeek News article by clicking hereWednesday March 25, 2015 12:36 PMNorth Mock Trial Team celebrating their State victoryFor the first time, the Westerville North High School Mock Trial team will be advancing to the national competition in Raleigh, N.C.North's Team Darrow won the Ohio Mock Trial State Championship by defeating Ashland High… Continue reading Mock Trial crown, preps for nationals
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
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 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
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