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Westland High School (WHS) senior Yhozuany “Josse” Arizmendi-Rivera has been named the recipient of the ‘2023 Ohio Educational Library Media Association’s (OELMA) ReadOn! Ohio Award.’ Annually, OELMA, Ohio’s professional association for grade K-12 school libraries, recognizes enthusiastic readers nominated by school and public libraries in primary grades (K-3), intermediate grades (3-5), middle grades (6-8), and…

The South-Western City Schools Council of PTAs, along with the South-Western City School District, recently hosted their annual awards ceremonies together, for the first time in district history, earlier this week at the 2023 District Awards Gala. Annually, these events serve as a time to recognize the contributions of countless individuals who add so much…

Grove City High School – The Purple Star designation, from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), recognizes schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military. This week, Grove City High School was named one of nearly 200 schools statewide to receive the prestigious honor. At the center of…

Home to the Automotive Technology program and the Auto Body Collision program, South-Western Career Academy (SWCA) students work daily in the shop on a variety of cars, trucks, and SUV’s in their pursuit of industry recognized credentials and hands-on knowledge in these areas. As students work to hone their skills working on these vehicles, most…

For Central Crossing High School senior Samuel Bovshovets coding and artistic expressions are passions. Recently, he created a unique digital art project for the annual Ohio Governors Youth Art Exhibition. Bovshovets created this project in his free time after discussing art shows with his art teacher, Mrs. Will. The piece is composed of seven different…

South-Western City School District (SWCSD) Board of Education president Anthony A. Caldwell and vice-president Lee Schreiner have been named recipients of the Ohio School Boards Association’s (OSBA) STAR Training Award. The OSBA STAR Award program consists of four individual awards in the categories of: service, training, aptitude and recognition. The OSBA STAR Awards program is…

Norton Middle School (NMS) 8th grade students Audrey Alves, Yoselin Cortez Zurita, Makayla Malone, and Maria Ventura Sanchez have recently been recognized for their artistic submissions to the upcoming YAM and YPAE art show hosted by the Ohio Art Education Association (OAEA) at the Kings Art Center on March 11th. Annually, OAEA sponsors the Young…

Amidst bus driver shortages felt in the South-Western City School District (SWCSD), around central Ohio, and nationally, we find ourselves incredibly fortunate to have 180 bus drivers going to great lengths to make sure students get to school each and every day. To help share some of the stories of our incredible bus drivers, and…

Amidst bus driver shortages felt in the South-Western City School District (SWCSD), around central Ohio, and nationally, we find ourselves incredibly fortunate to have 180 bus drivers going to great lengths to make sure students get to school each and every day. To help share some of the stories of our incredible bus drivers, and…

The South-Western City School District (SWCSD) is now enrolling for the 2023-2024 school year for any Kindergarten student who will be 5-years-old before September 30, 2023. Whether you are a new or returning family to the district, we welcome you and are proud to partner with you on your child’s educational journey over the next…