Van Wert High School held its Senior Awards Convocation for the Class of 2022 on Friday, May 6, 2022, in the Saltzgaber Music Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.
U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked Van Wert High School 160th in the state of Ohio and 4,196th in the nation for “Best High Schools”.
It was the first full in-person gathering for the R.K. Thompson Self-Reliance Awards since 2019.
Months of campaigning and spreading information paid off at the polls with the passage of a bond issue to renovate and improve Eggerss Stadium in downtown Van Wert.
The junior and seniors of Van Wert High School held their forest themed prom for 2022 Saturday evening.
Van Wert High School has scheduled final semester exams for the 2021-22 school year for Wednesday, May 18, and Thursday, May 19, according to Principal Bob Priest.
It was an evening for laughter, tears, and applause as students and educators at Van Wert City Schools met at Willow Bend Country Club to honor those educators who have had an impact on students as well as those who will be retiring this school year.
The 2022 FIRST Robotics World Championships was presented in Houston, Texas, last Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the Van Wert High School Robotics Club participating in it for the first time.
Van Wert City Schools was recognized with four professional Achievement Awards at the Ohio School Public Relations Association (OHSPRA) annual spring conference held in Columbus on April 28-29.
Five area boys have been selected as finalists for the 2022 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 local girls have been selected for the 2022 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.
The Optimist Club of Van Wert awarded three Van Wert High School students as the winners of its annual essay contest. The students addressed the topic “How Does an Optimistic Mindset Change My Tomorrow?”
Ethan Rupert, a senior at Van Wert High School recently signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
This past weekend, the Van Wert High School Robotics team competed in the big robot division at the Buckeye Regional FRC competition in Cleveland, OH with 59 teams from Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania.
Updates and various reports made up the majority of Wednesday night’s meeting of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education.
The March 2022 edition of The Cougar Connection is now available for viewing!
Congratulations to the February winners of Van Wert Cinema’s Student of the Month!
Van Wert High School and Middle School welcomed Senator Rob McColley on Wednesday, March 9.
Van Wert High School seniors participated in the annual business tours on Tuesday, March 1.
For the third year in a row, Van Wert High School’s FCCLA students were awarded a $1,000 grant from Families Acting for Community Traffic Safety (FACTS) to help bring awareness to a traffic safety issue.
Van Wert High School senior Connor Pratt recently signed his letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career with Hillsdale College in Michigan.
Van Wert City Schools is pleased to release its 2021-2022 Quality Profile.
Congratulations to the November, December, and January winners of Van Wert Cinema’s Student of the Month!
Evan Sroufe, a senior at Van Wert High School, has been selected to perform in Cleveland on Friday, February 4, as a member of the 2022 Ohio Music Education Association’s All-State Band.
A few short weeks ago, on the night of Jan. 5, 2022, two hometown heroes saved their family of seven adults and children from a devastating house fire.
Congratulations to the following students for making the 2nd nine weeks honor roll:
Anthony Adams will again serve as president of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education.
Van Wert High School Theatre Department is excited to announce our 2022 spring musical production.
The public is invited to join us this week as we celebrate Allie (Clifton) Kalsow, a Van Wert High School alumna, for her various accomplishments as a VWHS student-athlete.
The Ohio Department of Education began the College Credit Plus program for all students enrolled in Ohio schools.
It is with profound sadness that we inform you about the tragic loss of an 8th grade student to our school community.
Van Wert City Schools Board of Education met Wednesday at First Federal Lecture Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center and approved resolutions necessary for the Eggerss Stadium project.
Van Wert High School senior Mariana Ickes recently signed her letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career with Bluffton University next fall.
Van Wert High School recently honored 146 students with an Academic Award for the 2020-2021 school year.
Recently I visited Eggerss Stadium on a crisp and breezy fall day.