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The student council at Walnut Springs Middle School kicked off its No Place for Hate campaign this week, building on their work from last year to build a safe and inclusive space for their school community.

April Hynes, a fifth-grade teacher at Mark Twain Elementary; Scotti Smith, a third-grade teacher at McVay Elementary; and Peter Wegley, a sixth-grade teacher at Walnut Springs Middle School, have been honored as the Westerville Education Foundation’s November Teachers of the Month.

Twenty-eight students from all five of Westerville City Schools’ middle schools participated in the 2024 Ohio Music Education District 15 Middle School Honor Band on Nov. 16 at Westerville Central High School.

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 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.

Walnut Springs Middle School is hosting a traveling exhibit that captures the history of voting rights in the United States.

Artwork created by eighth-graders across the District’s middle schools will be featured in a special art exhibition as part of the Westerville Public Library’s Wizards and Wands Festival.

Throughout the week, students at Walnut Springs Middle School have come to school in jerseys of their favorite Latino soccer players, dressed in shirts featuring colors of Latin American flags and worn socks and neon that reflect colors and/or patterns inspired by Latino cultures.

A team of sixth-grade students at Walnut Springs Middle School spent Friday in the front of the building painting on four snow plow blades as part of Ohio Department of Transportation’s Paint the Plow program.

Lucas Ray knew he wanted to join the orchestra as a sixth-grader at Minerva Park Middle School this year. He favored the sounds of the string instruments but didn’t settle on the viola until after taking a couple of orchestra classes.

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.

The Westerville Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7783 is accepting submissions for the national VFW youth programs as well as nominations for teachers who promote civic responsibility and patriotism.

The newest members at several Westerville City Schools elementaries have spent the past week starting to build relationships in their school communities.

Families and students have multiple options to purchase tickets to athletic events at the district’s middle and high schools for the 2024-25 school year.

The Westerville City School District Board of Education on Monday, July 8, 2024, voted unanimously to request additional funding for facilities and operations by placing a combined levy and bond issue on the Nov. 5 ballot. 

The Westerville City Schools’ new Strategic Plan serves as a road map to guide and prioritize the district’s most critical work in the coming years.

The Westerville City School District (WCSD) Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Angie Hamberg as the next Superintendent of Schools at Monday’s meeting.

Westerville sixth-grade students in advanced math classes competed in the 2023-24 Continental Mathematics League Contest with the Genoa Middle School team earning honors as one of a dozen national winners across the United States and the only national winner in their competition region.

For weeks, the sixth-graders in Katherine Conley’s Connections class at Walnut Springs Middle School have researched what the world needs and how it aligns with their passions, strengths and career interests.

Students from Blendon, Genoa and Walnut Springs middle schools were recognized for their essays about perseverance, humility and compassion as part of the 2024 Laws of Life essay contest organized by the Better Business Bureau’s Center for Character Ethics.

Westerville City Schools students have multiple opportunities to receive meals over the summer. 
The district is participating in the Summer Food Service Program.

Members of the Sunrise Rotary Club of Westerville honored the nine recipients of the Service to Youth Award during the 2023-24 school year at their Wednesday meeting. 

Sixth-graders in Maria Soisson’s math classes at Walnut Springs Middle School hosted a carnival on Thursday featuring games they created that applied their latest lesson: inequalities — a comparison between two numbers, values or expressions.

Genoa Middle School’s sixth-grade team earned top honors at a district-wide Battle of the Books competition on Wednesday at Westerville North High School’s auditorium.

Students in Walnut Spring Middle School’s band, choir and orchestra earned Superior ratings and first place in their respective categories during the Music Showcase Festival at Kings Island on May 4.

The Westerville Education Association honored educators at its annual Spring Reception on Wednesday, recognizing the 2023-24 Educators of the Year and celebrating the 14 teachers retiring this spring.

Students interested in joining the Westerville City Schools’ Summer Enrichment Theatre production of “SpongeBob The Musical” must complete an interest form by April 30. The form is available here.

Fourteen Westerville City Schools employees were honored for their contributions to students, dedication to their schools and their commitment to district values as part of the A+ Award recognition at Monday’s school board meeting.

The Westerville Branch of the American Association of University Women, with cooperation from the WCSD Gifted Education department, has awarded five $325 partial scholarships to the Be WISE Camp at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio this summer. 

More than 275 seventh- and eighth-grade band and orchestra students from Blendon, Genoa, Heritage, Minerva Park and Walnut Springs middle schools performed at the district’s annual Westerville Middle School Solo & Ensemble Contest on April 6 at Heritage. 

Westerville World Wide, a district-wide travel club organized by educators from all three high schools, is hosting multiple meetings in April to share details about international educational traveling opportunities during 2026.

Executive Director of Secondary Schools Anne Baldwin visited Amber Ferguson’s sixth-grade language arts classes at Walnut Springs Middle School on Wednesday to talk about her role in the district and to let them know their voices have been heard.

Westerville City Schools’ Summer Enrichment Theatre program is bringing “SpongeBob The Musical” to the stage. 

The Mock Trial teams at Genoa, Heritage and Walnut Springs middle schools came together at the City of Westerville’s City Council chambers on Thursday to practice for the upcoming Mock Trial competition. 

The sixth-graders in advanced classes at Westerville City Schools’ middle schools were issued a challenge: build the tallest straw tower possible that could hold a tennis ball for at least one minute with specific materials.

Twenty students from Westerville South High School, Genoa Middle School and Walnut Springs Middle School are moving on to the state competition after participating in the Region 6 Ohio History Day Competition on March 9 at the Ohio Statehouse.

Joanna Reser, artist and owner of Blackbird Book & Page, worked with Spirit Book Club members at Heritage and Walnut Springs middle schools this week on a project that merged their love of books and art. 

Westerville South High School senior Nabiha Ilkaqor was named the Ohio Association of Student Leaders Ambassador of the Year during the association’s state conference March 1 and 2 at New Albany High School.

In addition, Westerville Central High School junior Landon Fulkerson and WSHS junior Daria Lesmerises were elected by their peers to serve on the 2024-25 OASL Board of Representatives.

The Walnut Springs Middle School Acting Club — which had different iterations over the years — has returned with new advisors and a new production that debuted this week.

Westerville City Schools students and families are invited to donate their used books — and pick up ones they haven’t read before — during the Minerva Park Community Book Swap on Friday, May 3 at the middle school. 

Ohio fourth-graders can explore state history at museums or historical sites for free thanks to a new state-wide promotion celebrating the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Walnut Springs Middle School’s newest club offers students an opportunity to interact with peers of all abilities while working on skills outlined in the district’s Portrait of a Graduate framework such as communication and collaboration. 

The Westerville Education Foundation is accepting applications for its Spring 2024 grant cycle.

Parents and caregivers planning to attend Westerville City School District’s upcoming Parent Prep workshop series can now map out their schedules for the March 9 event at Westerville Central High School.

Walnut Springs Middle School is hosting a traveling exhibit that captures the life of African-American civil rights leader Frederick Douglass.

For the first time, fifth-graders across the district are discovering instruments they’d like to play in middle school without leaving their music classroom.

Kelly Bluth, a third-grade teacher at Pointview Elementary and Ashley Summers, a teacher at the Early Learning Center preschool program have been named Westerville Education Foundation’s December Teachers of the Month.

Meanwhile, Whitney Pyke, a first-grade teacher at Robert Frost Elementary; Marty Wicks, a science teacher at Heritage Middle School; and Sharon Owens, a language arts teacher at Walnut Springs Middle School, have been named WEF’s January Teachers of the Month.

The Westerville City Schools Board of Education will convene in a regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 12 at the district's Early Learning Center, 936 Eastwind Drive, in Westerville.