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Congratulations to our 2025 WEC Scholarship winners!
Congratulations to Westerville Education Challenge's 2025 Westerville high school scholarship winners! Through the support of our generous sponsors, WEC offers three $500 scholarships each year. We award one each to graduating seniors at Westerville Central, North and...
Hope Week starts Monday at Westerville’s middle and high schools
By Charlie Boss, Westerville City School District Community Engagement CoordinatorJanuary 24, 2025 - The Hope Squads at all WCSD middle and high schools are kicking off Hope Week on Monday, Jan. 28, organizing events and activities that promote hope, spread kindness...
Twinkle, Spriestersbach are national model for Canine Companions Facility Dog Program
By Charlie Boss, Westerville City School District Community Engagement Coordinator — It’s not hard to run into Twinkle at Westerville South High School. The 5-year-old Canine Companions facility dog welcomes students arriving at school in the morning, greets them in...
ROX groups from Westerville Central, Alcott Elementary connect
The Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX) girls groups at Westerville Central High School and Alcott Elementary gathered for the first time on Tuesday, Dec. 17, to create ornaments and connect. Advisors plan to host more meetings between the groups to foster mentorships...
Blendon Middle School, Mark Twain Elementary celebrate World Kindness Day
All of Mark Twain Elementary celebrated World Kindness Day Nov. 13 with kindness T-shirts, building decorations, a photo booth, kindness caroling and positive “pranks” by classes. Staff and students traded kindness bracelets with each other throughout the day....
WCSD recognizes National School Psychology Week
National School Psychology Week, which ran this year 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 Westerville school psychologists' work...
Blendon Middle School introduces Hope Squad
Blendon Middle School formally introduced Hope Squad to the entire study body on Thursday, Oct. 10, the school district announced. Advisors gave a special announcement in the morning to introduce the group and noted that all student leaders were wearing their Hope...
WEC adopts ROX program as supported initiative
Westerville Education Challenge is pleased to announce the adoption of ROX – the Ruling Our eXperiences program – as one of our supported initiatives in the Westerville City School District. WEC’s goal with ROX is for every female student in the WCSD to be invited to...
Thanks to YOU, Night of Hope 2024 set a new bar for success
By Laura Hammer, President, Westerville Education Challenge — What a great Night of Hope 2024! Our third annual Westerville Education Challenge event to raise mental health awareness in the community was a tremendous success Saturday, Aug. 24! We pushed well past our...
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