District News

Season tickets for the 2021 varsity Cougar football season are now available.

The new school year, COVID-19 and masks, personnel, Eggerss Stadium and critical race theory were among the topics addressed during Wednesday’s Van Wert school board meeting.

Class schedule pick up times for Van Wert High School students will be as follows:

Seth Baker, CEO of The Van Wert County Foundation, is pleased to announce designated grant funds to local school districts from the Richard L. and Nadie O. Klein Memorial Trust. 

Dr. Robert Laing and staff volunteered their day off to make upper dental impressions for the Van Wert High School football program members.

The Elementary School Supply List for 2021-2022 is now available:

The Van Wert Federation of Teachers recently donated funds to Brumback Library for its summer reading program and to the YWCA for its summer food program.

Van Wert Superintendent Mark Bagley talked about some concerns with school funding in the yet-to-be-approved biennial state budget proposal, while the Van Wert City Board of Education dealt with personnel and financial actions related to the upcoming school year during Wednesday’s June meeting.

Funded by the State of Ohio through the Department of Higher Education and operated as a program of The Ohio Academy of Science, Believe in Ohio is a STEM and entrepreneurship program that teaches students how to commercialize products and services and create business plans that are driven by innovation.

Van Wert High School’s National Honor Society (NHS) students recently donated $150 to Van Wert’s Haven of Hope and $150 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, earning them the Bronze Champions donation status for Hero Squad.

The May 2021 edition of The Cougar Connection is now available for viewing.

Van Wert High School held its Senior Awards Convocation for the Class of 2021 on Monday, May 10, 2021 in the Saltzgaber Music Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. 

Wednesday evening, students and educators from Van Wert City Schools gathered at Willow Bend Country Club to honor teachers who had a special impact on students and those who will be retiring this school year.

In continued support of the program, Central Insurance Companies donated padfolios to all student interns involved in the Van Wert High School Career Education Opportunities (CEO) program.

U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked Van Wert High School 107th in the state of Ohio and 3,075th in the nation for “Best High Schools”.

Van Wert High School seniors will graduate during an in-person commencement ceremony scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at Van Wert High School, and, during Wednesday night’s monthly meeting, the Board of Education approved the list of members of the Class of 2021.

Five area boys have been selected as finalists for the 2021 R.K. Thompson Self Reliance Award, according to Breanne Sudduth, Keri McClure and Anthony Adams, co-chairpersons of the Van Wert Service Club’s selection committee.

Five area girls have been selected for the 2021 R.K. Thompson Self Reliance Award, according to Breanne Sudduth, Keri McClure and Anthony Adams, co-chairpersons of the Van Wert Service Club’s selection committee.

Wednesday morning, students involved with the high school Career Education Opportunities (CEO) program gathered to celebrate the fifth successful year of the program.

On Wednesday, seven Van Wert City Schools students were honored at the Van Wert County YWCA for the work they did in creating an art display that encompasses the YWCA mission.

The Gateway to Technology class at Van Wert Middle School recently received a $3,000 grant from the Van Wert County Foundation’s Flickinger Memorial Trust.

LifeWise Academy, the Released Time Bible Education program of Van Wert City Schools, is growing.

 The 55th class reunion for Van Wert High School Class of 1965 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The YWCA of Van Wert County is a Community Partner with Van Wert Middle School Cougar Leaders.

Van Wert City Schools recently released its 2020-2021 Quality Profile. The Quality Profile is designed to be an at-a-glance summary of the outstanding educational experience VWCS offers.

Congratulations to the following students for making the 3rd nine weeks honor roll:

Van Wert High School’s Select Choir recently participated in Purdue University Fort Wayne’s annual Three Rivers Choral Festival.

Van Wert sixth-grader Adria Webster and Lincolnview’s Linkyn Bailey each baked and sold $500 worth of cupcakes towards this year’s “Cupcake War,” which was handled in virtual fashion.

Three longtime Van Wert City Schools employees are retiring at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.

Van Wert High School hosted the annual Northwest Ohio Regional Robotics Competition a few weeks ago, however, the sights and sounds were a little different this year as the teams competed entirely remotely.

Van Wert City Schools, in correlation with Ohio Revised Code 3313.64 or 3313.65, will again permit students from other school districts in Ohio to apply and enroll in the district's school system through "open enrollment" for the 2021-2022 school year. 

The YWCA of Van Wert County is a Community Partner with Van Wert Middle School Cougar Leaders.

During Wednesday's regular Board of Education meeting, Van Wert Superintendent Mark Bagley gave an update regarding the district's response to COVID-19. Recently, area teachers got the opportunity to be vaccinated.

During Wednesday's regular Board of Education meeting, Van Wert Superintendent Mark Bagley gave an update regarding the district's response to COVID-19. Recently, area teachers got the opportunity to be vaccinated.

The YWCA of Van Wert County is a Community Partner with Van Wert Middle School Cougar Leaders.

Forty-six students in the Career Education Opportunities (CEO) program from Crestview, Lincolnview, and Van Wert toured various downtown buildings on Tuesday with the Van Wert County Foundation to learn more about the Van Wert Forward Project.