Van Wert High School News

The week of Oct. 19 - 23 is National School Bus Safety Week and the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is concerned about the safety of children riding to and from school. “School Bus Safety Week is important because it concerns our community’s children,” said Lt. Jonathon Gray, post commander of the Van Wert Post. 

Van Wert City Schools is actively seeking applicants for substitute custodians. Learn more today!

A cool October evening. Eggerss Stadium. Halftime. The Cougar Pride Marching Band. Trash cans. And 22 hobos, ready to take the field.

The Van Wert High School Theatre Department would like to announce that our production, Disney’s Tarzan®, The Stage Musical, originally set for this past spring will now be produced and available for streaming late fall.

Van Wert City Schools is actively seeking applicants for substitute paraprofessionals. Learn more today!

Have you ever considered becoming a substitute teacher? Learn more today!

Former Van Wert DARE officer Greg Blackmore is the newest member of the Van Wert City Board of Education.

Van Wert City Schools is committed to the safety and health of our students and staff.

Prior to Van Wert's game on Friday, Tayzia Havill was crowned 2020 Van Wert High School Homecoming Queen.

Van Wert High School’s Student Council is proud to announce the 2020-2021 Homecoming Court.

Van Wert City Schools is committed to the safety and health of our students and staff.

Effective immediately, Interim Grades will no longer be printed and sent home with students.

Van Wert City Schools Library was recently awarded a $3,000 CARES Act Mini-Grant to help its student libraries prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Van Wert City Schools district participates in the National School Lunch Program and has received notification that the breakfast and lunch program will offer breakfast and lunch at no charge for all students in preschool through grade 12 regardless of free/reduced status.

Parents of students in grades 5-12 are reminded to sign up to receive student grades in ECHO. 

The following graphic is a visual representation of when drivers must stop for a school bus in the state of Ohio:

During Wednesday’s regular meeting, the Van Wert City School Board listened to Superintendent Mark Bagley and Assistant Superintendent Bill Clifton speak about how the school year is going with all the new requirements in place.

The Van Wert City Board of Education seeks applicants to fill the unexpired term of board member Tom Losh, who resigned his position August 26, 2020.

2020 - 2021 Fall Athletics Ticket Policy

Van Wert City Schools would like to remind parents/guardians that in order to receive alerts, they must be signed up for the Honeywell Instant Alert® for Schools system.

I, Lance D. Himes, Interim Director of the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), pursuant to the authority granted to me in R.C. 3701.13 to "make special orders...for preventing the spread of contagious or infectious diseases" Order the following to prevent the spread of COVID-1 9 into the State of Ohio:

In a sense, it’s back to the drawing board for Eggerss Stadium.

The Van Wert County Health Department has answered some frequently asked questions regarding Covid-19 isolation and quarantine. 

Due to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) guidelines and the reduced number of regular season football games, Van Wert City Schools will not be able to sell season tickets for the 2020 football season.

Governor DeWine announced yesterday, August 4, that the Ohio Department of Health will issue a health order requiring that K-12 children wear face coverings while at school.

It's official! Saturday was my first day of retirement. It has been a joy and a pleasure to serve as superintendent of Van Wert City Schools these past two years.

The Educational Boards of Van Wert City Schools and Lincolnview Local Schools met in special meetings on Thursday to approve remote learning plans and district calendar changes.

During the 2019-2020 school year, all Ohio schools were closed for the remainder of the school calendar year beginning on March 17, 2020 by order of Governor DeWine and State Health Commissioner Acton in response to the COVID 19 pandemic. 

In 2019, the Weiss family celebrated their son Jacob who had obtained a college degree before graduating high school.

FinalForms is now open for parents to make updates for the 2020-2021 school year. 

With an eye on safely returning students to classrooms next month, Van Wert City Schools is working on plans to do so.

Rather than doing a spring fundraiser this year, the Van Wert Federation of Teachers collected donations from members to donate to the YWCA summer food program. 

The 5th annual Operation Back to School outreach event, sponsored by First United Methodist Church, is set for the afternoon of Aug. 2, 2020.

Wednesday’s Van Wert City Board of Education meeting was the final one for Superintendent Vicki Brunn.

The Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce partnered with Sister’s Embroidery and More to offer Van Wert Strong t-shirts to the community.

The following is a list of events for the Brumback Library's Summer Reading Program, "Imagine Your Story," for the week of June 15-20:

Eight area High School seniors competed in the Ohio Memorial All-Star Game at Ottawa Memorial Field over the weekend.

Registration for the Brumback Library’s 2020 annual Summer Reading Program is underway.

During Van Wert's graduation ceremony, students Delaney Eyanson, Kathryn Hauter, and Ryan Chen gave speeches.

Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has announced the awarding of a $2,000 scholarship by the Elks National Foundation to Ryan Chen.

Covid-19 and its impact on Van Wert City Schools was the focus of the majority of the Board of Education meeting held on Wednesday, May 27.

Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Watch the 149th Annual Van Wert High School Commencement. 

Van Wert High School is proud to announce the following awards and recipients for the graduating class of 2020:

The Van Wert City Schools Food Services department would like to thank Tecumseh Packaging Solutions and Leland Smith Insurance Services/Erie Insurance for their generous donations that helped provide meals to students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Registration for fall athletics is now open for students who will be in grades 7 - 12 for the 2020 - 2021 school year.

The Van Wert Service Club will sponsor a summer speech and language clinic again this year.

Greater Lima Region, Inc. has canceled Makerfest 2020, which had been scheduled for Oct. 16 – 17 at the Allen County Fairgrounds.

The 2020 Peony Pageant, originally scheduled for April 3, had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to crown a queen and award scholarships, the contestants will be competing virtually this year and will be scored by a panel of judges. 

Van Wert High School senior TJ Reynolds signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Muskingum University.

Van Wert’s Lorrie Decker finished tied for 28th at the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Division II State Bowling Tournament at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl on Saturday.