Nineteen students from 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 11 at the Ohio Statehouse.

The deadline to contribute gently-used books for Westerville elementary students is April 14.

Westerville Central High School senior Sidney Choo is organizing a book drive, collecting gently-used books from individuals and community members with plans to distribute them to elementary students. 

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. 

Anna McCracken, a seventh-grader at Walnut Springs Middle School, received an honorable mention in a national essay competition conducted by the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and Math for America.

McCracken’s essay, “I Use Math to Catch Bad Guys,” will be published on the AWM’s website as well as in the May/June issue of the AWM newsletter.

The Westerville City School District (WCSD) Board of Education on Monday approved the resignation of Superintendent Dr. John R. Kellogg, who has accepted a new Superintendent in Residence position that will work jointly with Columbus State Community College (CSCC) and the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio (ESCCO).

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