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Since October, the inaugural members of Hawthorne Elementary’s Ruling Our Experiences (ROX) girls group have been gathering each week to explore topics to help them navigate relationships, experiences and decisions.

Beth Baryon, a media specialist at Minerva Park Middle School, served as a keynote speaker during a subcommittee meeting at the National Council of Teachers of English’s (NCTE) national conference in Columbus last month.

About 20 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students from all five of Westerville City Schools’ middle schools participated in the 2023 Ohio Music Education District 15 Middle School Honor Band on Nov. 11 at Westerville Central High School.

Minerva Park Middle School’s music department made its debut performance with music students from Walnut Springs Middle School Wednesday night at Minerva Park.

Kathy Klosterman, a secretary at Minerva Park Middle School, has been named the Westerville Educational Support Staff Association’s Staff Member of the Month for October.

Minerva France Elementary and Minerva Park Middle School have been recognized for their facility design in the 2023 Columbus Interior Design Awards sponsored by the Ohio Kentucky chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).

Every Friday during the last period of the day, Minerva Park Middle School opens Panther Pantry — a pop-up market stand where students can grab macaroni and cheese, pasta fixings, canned goods, snacks and other donated items for meals over the weekend.

When Minerva Park Middle School students stepped into their new media center at the start of the year, media specialist Beth Baryon wanted to be clear about the space they were in:

“There are 9,759 brand new books in the library,” she told them during their library orientation. “And they are here for you.”

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.

Artwork created by two seventh-graders at Minerva Park Middle School has been chosen to be displayed at Nationwide Children’s Hospital as part of its “Growing Gallery” exhibit. 

For years, art teachers across Westerville’s middle schools have rolled out a trading card lesson, where students create mini-art works applying media, materials and techniques of their choosing.  

Minerva Park Middle School engineering students now have another skill they can add to their toolbox: sewing.

Westerville community members interested in acquiring skills needed to help prevent suicide can participate in a virtual training hosted by Westerville City Schools, in partnership with the Westerville Education Challenge.

Minerva Park Middle School has formally launched its Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) following its charter meeting on Aug. 10.

About 1,000 students, staff and family members joined district, school and community leaders for the ribbon-cutting ceremony and school-wide picnic for Minerva Park Middle School, which opens this fall. 

Minerva Park Middle School families and caregivers interested in participating in the school’s PTSA can join their Facebook group page as well as complete a membership form here.

The Westerville City School District Records Commission will hold its annual meeting at 5:50 p.m. on Monday, June 26, 2023, in the Board Training Room of the district's Early Learning Center, located at 936 Eastwind Drive.

Westerville families can enjoy hands-on educational activities with WOSU Classroom as part of Second Saturday Kids Day during the Columbus Arts Festival 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 10 in front of COSI.

Westerville City School District (WCSD) Treasurer/CFO Nicole Marshall recently informed Board of Education members that her financial projections in November — where the district delayed entering deficit spending for at least one more fiscal year — have remained steady.

Julianne Schaffer, an English teacher at Westerville Central High School, Angela Zimmerman, a fourth-grade teacher at Whittier Elementary and Lowry Wisner, a third-grade teacher at Emerson Elementary have been named Westerville Education Foundation’s (WEF) May Teachers of the Month.

The Westerville City Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at the district's Early Learning Center located at 936 Eastwind Drive.

Westerville parents and caregivers interested in learning more about how to navigate and access Google Drive can attend an upcoming course created by the Westerville Public Library.

The Ohio Department of Education is now accepting applications from families to establish Afterschool Child Enrichment (ACE) Educational Savings Accounts for the 2022-23 school year. 

Following interviews on May 1 with three finalists, the Westerville City School District (WCSD) Board of Education selected Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA) to lead its upcoming Superintendent search.

Families whose children are receiving transportation services for the 2022-23 school year may obtain their student’s school bus information through PowerSchool. Available information includes a student's bus number, stop location and stop times.