Westerville Central High School is a public high school located in Westerville, Ohio northeast of Columbus, Ohio. It is the newest of three high schools in the Westerville City School District, the first classes starting in fall of 2003.
The late 1990s brought a surge of population growth to northern Westerville, particularly in Genoa Township. In order to keep up, the district announced that it would build two new elementary schools, as well as ...
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Westerville Central High School is a public high school located in Westerville, Ohio northeast of Columbus, Ohio. It is the newest of three high schools in the Westerville City School District, the first classes starting in fall of 2003.
The late 1990s brought a surge of population growth to northern Westerville, particularly in Genoa Township. In order to keep up, the district announced that it would build two new elementary schools, as well as a third high school. Westerville was the second Greater Columbus school district to have to build a third high school. The district turned to the taxpayers to help foot the bill for the new buildings, with Central costing the district $40 million, but voters turned the district down. Eventually, funds were secured and Central opened its doors in August 2003. Students had the opportunity to select the school mascot and colors. The winning nickname was the Wombats, but the Westerville School Board deemed it unacceptable, and thus selected the...
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