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New clubs promote creativity, passion through student leadership

Two new clubs are being created at the high school along with two other clubs that have recently been created following a surge of interest from students. A few of the new clubs in the high school include Engineering Club created by junior Fisher Ireland, Music Production Club created by juniors Jon Cervantes and Leo […]

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Love Your Alley preparing May kickoff event for community

Love Your Alley, a part of Bexley City Council’s Green Bexley initiative, is gearing up for its summer kickoff event in May with an emphasis on student involvement.  Chair of Love Your Alley Rebecca Ness said the event will be Saturday, May 11 at the Clifton Shelter House near the Bexley Pool. She said there […]

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Panorama survey administered to measure mental health, atmosphere

The Panorama survey was administered Monday, March 4 to all middle and high school students with the hopes of improving the school environment to further benefit and allow students to grow. Students in the middle school and high school are asked to take the Panorama survey every fall and spring, Principal of Secondary Schools Jason […]

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Prom Committee finalizes plans

 The high school Prom Committee consisting of students and parents has been planning for the May 11 event and decided on an Enchanted Forest theme, a $5 ticket price increase and a new venue in downtown Columbus. Heather Dixon, who helps with budgeting on the Prom Committee, explained individual prom tickets will cost $80, an […]

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Car break-ins prompt heightened security protocols, resident concerns

Around midnight Tuesday, Feb. 1, five unidentified men searched for open car doors and accessible parked cars to break into throughout the streets of central and South Bexley. Bexley Chief of Police Gary Lewis said the perpetrators damaged 24 vehicles. There were seven officers on patrol that night, making the team fully staffed, he said. […]

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Peace Corps visitors inspire student involvement, participation

Two members of the Peace Corps, Mike and Gail Messick, visited the high school Thursday, Feb. 15 to share their stories of volunteer work with students in English 12 and Healthy Cuisine classes. During their visit, the Messicks explained volunteers must always be asking themselves what can be done to help and improve the lives […]

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Students compete in LLS fundraiser

Bexley students and community members have raised over $15,000 this year for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending blood and bone cancers, as part of the organization’s Student Visionaries of the Year program. Leukemia and lymphoma are two forms of cancer that start in the blood and lymphatic system before […]

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Student Council ends Charity Month with assembly

Student Council’s Charity Month concluded with an assembly Friday, March 1, raising over $700 for Charity Newsies. Charity Month project manager and senior Jonah Young said he felt it was important to highlight the work Charity Newsies does. “The charity was founded locally,” Young said. “They mainly focus on helping children in Columbus with less […]

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New science, finance classes being offered

The science department is planning to offer an Advanced Biology class and the allied arts department will offer a new Personal Finance class without Capstone next school year after both were approved by the Board of Education.  Biology teacher and science department chair Janet Mulder said the Advanced Biology class was created because the only […]

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Robotics team improves strategy for competition

The high school Robotics team finished 33rd out of 62 teams at their first competition of the year in the Vex Robotics Competition Jan. 27. Robotics team adviser and computer science teacher Patrick Cummins said Vex Robotics creates a new competition each year in which teams can earn points for completing different challenges. This year’s […]