Bexley City School District

🌱🌼 A beautiful new native garden is taking root at Montrose Elementary!

Thanks to a partnership between the Montrose PTO and Bexley’s Love Your Alley community group, students and volunteers recently helped install a native garden on campus. A special thank you goes to Emily Reiser, Montrose art teacher, and Ricarda Sarkar, business office secretary, for their leadership and hard work in bringing this project to life.

We're also grateful to our student garden helpers who rolled up their sleeves to help create a space that will support local wildlife and beautify our school community for years to come! 🌿

💙 As they prepared to take the next step in their educational journey, Bexley’s fifth graders left behind meaningful gifts that will benefit future students for years to come.

Students at Montrose Elementary gifted a microscope and film to support future learning and exploration, while students at Maryland Elementary donated an outdoor bench and sundial to enhance the school grounds. Maryland’s fifth graders also made a $200 donation to the Cure Sanfilippo Foundation in honor of one of their classmates. Thank you, fifth graders, for leaving a lasting legacy of kindness and generosity! 👏

🎶📚 When passion meets learning, great things can happen! For a recent research project, Bexley High School junior Elena Diez explored the impact of Ticketmaster and Live Nation's dominance in the ticket industry and how it affects concertgoers. As a music fan who has experienced the challenges of purchasing tickets firsthand, Elena chose a topic that mattered to her.

In a remarkable twist, while she was working on her essay, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Live Nation and Ticketmaster, allowing a major antitrust lawsuit over ticket pricing to move forward in federal court.

Talk about studying a topic that's making headlines!

👏 Congratulations to Bexley Middle School on being recognized as a Jostens Renaissance School of Distinction!

BMS recently earned Silver Distinction for its commitment to building a positive school climate and culture during the 2025-26 school year. This prestigious recognition places BMS among more than 150 schools nationwide and in the top 2% of Renaissance schools.

We are proud of the students, staff, and families who help make BMS a place where everyone can thrive. 🦁

Good luck to Bexley junior Mabyn Evans on Saturday when she competes in the OHSAA Jesse Owens Track and Field State Championship! Mabyn qualified for the state championship in the 200-meter dash and is the first Bexley female sprinter to qualify for the state meet since 2011. She runs Saturday at 4:15 p.m. Go Mabyn!!

🎓 Celebrating Bexley’s Rising Fifth-Grade Students!

Congratulations to the students recognized during recent promotion ceremonies as they prepare for the next step in their educational journey:

💙 58 students from Montrose Elementary
💙 57 students from Maryland Elementary
💙 82 students from Cassingham Elementary

We are so proud of all you have accomplished and can't wait to see what you achieve in the years ahead. Congratulations, rising fifth graders! 👏🎉

📝🏆 Congratulations to Bexley High School sophomore Jonah Davis, winner of Park National Bank’s April Essay Contest through the New Albany Community Foundation’s Student Lecture on Civil Discourse and Debate!

Jonah earned the top prize and a $1,000 scholarship for his essay reflecting on a debate between political strategists James Carville and Reince Priebus. His thoughtful writing explored the importance of respectful disagreement and civil discourse in strengthening democracy.

Way to represent Bexley with insight, critical thinking, and strong writing skills! 👏

🌟Big news for Bexley! Congratulations and welcome back to Dr. Katherine Nowak, who was approved this evening as the district’s next Superintendent! 🌟

Dr. Nowak currently serves as Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning for New Albany-Plain Local Schools and previously worked as Bexley’s Director of Curriculum and Gifted Education.

After her appointment, Dr. Nowak shared, “I know how incredibly special the Bexley community is and I am proud to lead a district that champions curiosity, kindness, and equity…The Bexley community is exceptional, from its students, to engaged families, deeply dedicated faculty and staff, and an extraordinary, generations-deep commitment to educational excellence.”

Welcome back Dr. Nowak! We’re excited about the future!

See the full announcement and more about Dr. Nowak online at bex.fyi/nowak.

👏 Bexley Middle School recently celebrated its rising eighth graders during a special recognition ceremony attended by students, staff, and families.

The event honored student achievements through superlative awards, Student of the Month recognitions, and the induction of 102 students into the 96th Laurel Honor Society. Students were also recognized with memorial awards celebrating leadership, citizenship, teamwork, creativity, and a love of learning.

Congratulations to all of our rising eighth graders on an outstanding year! 💙

💼🏆 Congratulations to Bexley Schools Treasurer/CFO Kyle Smith and the district’s finance team for once again earning recognition from the Ohio Auditor of State for excellence in financial reporting and transparency.

Bexley Schools received the prestigious Auditor of State Award for a clean audit—an honor earned by only about 10% of Ohio public entities. The district has now received this recognition seven times since 2015, including each of the past six years.

In addition, Bexley earned the Auditor’s Four-Star “Highest Achievement” designation for public records compliance for the third consecutive year, reflecting the district’s commitment to accountability, transparency, and responsible stewardship of public resources.