Tag: Van Wert High School

Jeremy Best to Van Wert

The Van Wert Athletic Department is pleased to announce that Jeremy Best, a two-time state champion, is set to become the head boys basketball coach at Van Wert High School, subject to board approval. Best has an impressive 17-year tenure leading the Crestview Knights boys basketball team with a record of 291-110. During this time,…

PPEC awards Scholarships to 7 local seniors

Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) knows career preparation can be expensive. That’s why one of PPEC’s cooperative principles, “Education, Training, and Information,” aims to uplift the next generation of leaders and help them succeed through the co-op’s Children of Members Scholarship Program. First place, $1,000 Local senior Chelsea Erford of Miller City High School received…

LADY COUGARS SLIP PAST RAIDERS IN FOURTH QUARTER

By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer HAVILAND – In a game that went back and forth it was the pivotal fourth quarter that was enough for Van Wert to ease past Wayne Trace in girls basketball action 29-26.  Van Wert, who improves their season mark at 4-1, took their first lead of the contest midway through…

VAN WERT GRAD DONATES TO THE CEO PROGRAM

Dalton Heppeard, a 2018 graduate of Van Wert High School, spent this past weekend behind a booth, satisfying the sweet tooth of many Apple Festival goers.  For the fourth consecutive year, Dalton chose to donate a portion of his proceeds to the CEO Program.  His experiences throughout Van Wert High School, including participating in the…

VWHS Receives Donation from BMM

Black Mark Mafia recently donated $500 to Van Wert High School to assist students experiencing hardships. Pictured left to right are Rob Ellis, Tom Buzard, Jody Huth, Bob Priest (VWHS Principal) and Rick Lamb. (Not pictured is Tyler Turnwald.)

Hernandez Donates to Athletic Department

Willie Hernandez, a 1953 Van Wert High School graduate, donated funds to the athletic department for the purchase of a digital yard marker. Willie worked the chain crew for the Van Wert Cougars for 60 years, a tradition passed on to his son, Mike, who has worked the sidelines for 32 years. Willie made the…

STEM & Entrepreneurship Scholars earned $274,000 in Scholarships During an Online Believe in Ohio – State Competition

Dublin, Ohio – Funded by the State of Ohio through the Department of Higher Education and operated as a program of The Ohio Academy of Science, Believe in Ohio is a STEM and entrepreneurship program that teaches students how to commercialize products and services and create business plans that are driven by innovation. A total of 37 STEM…

VWHS Living Literature Presentations Open to the Public

Van Wert High School would like to invite community members to experience the Living Literature presentations on Monday, May 16 in VWHS room 102. Juniors in Mrs. Wilhelm’s English 11 class have been studying various works of literature, and the culminating event is a 3-D experience representing a scene from one of the literary works…

#WhyYouMatter at Van Wert Middle School

Van Wert Middle School is excited to be participating in the #WhyYouMatter project. Led by District Media Specialist, Mrs. Nellie Schmidt, and Library Assistant, Mrs. LeAnn German, the goal is to lift up and celebrate each student and staff member for his or her unique qualities.  “It’s been a hard year and it’s important to…

VWHS Robotics Team Advances to World Championships

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. The Van Wert team won the prestigious top award, the Engineering Inspiration Award which “celebrates outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within…

Clay Signs Letter of Intent to Attend Central Michigan

Van Wert High School senior Austin Clay recently signed his letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career with Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Surrounded by his family and former coaches, Austin committed to the Chippewa Track & Field program. Austin received several honors and awards during his high school career…