Westerville Schools

📣 Natalie Cross, a school counselor at Wilder Elementary, and Sherri Pastiva, a school counselor at Walnut Springs Middle School, have been named Neighborhood Bridges’ Advocates of the Year for the 2025-26 school year.

The annual award celebrates the work of Westerville educators to support students and their families in need. Cross and Pastiva were selected for their ongoing advocacy on behalf of students and families.

🔗: https://tinyurl.com/yhp3r79h

📣 Congratulations Adalynn Kenny, one of three students who received an Outstanding School Safety Patrol award for the 2025-26 school year by the AAA Club Alliance based in Worthington.

While in the fifth grade at Cherrington Elementary, Kenny completed all 39 of her Safety Patrol assignments. And when she wasn't on patrol duty, Kenny served as a kindergarten bus buddy where she made sure younger students arrived at school and home safely.

🔗: https://tinyurl.com/4uuyhnv6

For several members of the Class of 2026, the next stop after commencement is a major one. These graduates have committed to serving in the Armed Forces:

WESTERVILLE CENTRAL
• Lexie Berner, Air Force

WESTERVILLE NORTH
• Jarat Adams, Army Reserves
• Jackson Hunley, Army
• Rory Pretorius, Army National Guard
• Andrew Wachowiak, Navy

WESTERVILLE SOUTH
• Michael Adjei, Army National Guard
• Anthony Clark, Air Force
• Brooklyn Hogenbirk, Air Force

🎉 Congratulations to Westerville Central's Stacy Smith, who was recently named a High School Assistant Principal of the Year by the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators (OASSA).

Smith, who won the award for Zone 10, is now a finalist for the Ohio Assistant Principal of the Year. The OASSA Board of Directors will select the winner later this year.

🔑 Communication is the key to connection and speech language pathologists help unlock that door for students across the District.

May is Better Speech and Hearing Month (and May 18 was National Speech Language Pathologist Day).

We are thankful for our speech language pathologists who work hard to help students find their voices, improve their communication and thrive.

🎉 Congratulations to the Westerville middle school students who recently competed in the Ohio High School Athletic Association 7th and 8th Grade Track Meet 🏅

Four Minerva Park Middle School students are state champions and more than a dozen middle school students across the District made the podium.

🔗: https://tinyurl.com/mr283u8n

Westerville City Schools Treasurer/CFO Nicole Marshall recently testified before the House Finance Committee in support of House Bill 413 — proposed legislation that would create a new public online resource for taxpayers to see how their tax dollars are collected and spent.

🔗 Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3ahy79zt

You did it, Class of 2026 🎓

Thank you for your leadership, energy and spirit.✨ While we'll miss you in our hallways, always remember Westerville is where you belong.