Education

Ohio State University senior and Olentangy Orange High School (OOHS) alumnus Ashwin Rajkumar started the Be Wise Initiative, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, back at OOHS in 2020 to inspire and facilitate the girls and boys of the next generation to develop a passion for STEM-based majors both here in the United States and internationally. Besides Rajkumar, Ohio State students Esha Sharma (CIO), Nikhitha Vellanki (CAO), Ashley Tarrant (COO), and Pranav Ingale (CMO) also lead the initiative. The initiative hosts afterschool programs at elementary schools where students get hands-on experience through experiments.

Ohio Wesleyan University is launching the Carol Latham Bishop Ventures program this fall to support any OWU student interested in becoming a next-generation business trailblazer.

Ohio Wesleyan University’s Bishop Scholars program is doing more than providing free, post-pandemic tutoring for regional elementary and middle schoolers. The OWU initiative also is helping other Ohio educators think about best practices to enhance their own programs.

A Buckeye Valley High School student who recently began serving on the Ohio Attorney General’s Teen Ambassador Board said she’s excited for the up-close view of government.

Ohio Wesleyan University is hosting a free daylong environment and art symposium titled “Tempest: Poetry, Music and Art for a Regenerative Earth.”

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is awarding a three-year $395,968 grant to Ohio Wesleyan University as part of the federal agency’s new Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) initiative.

After almost 11 years with Delaware City Schools, Treasurer/CFO Melissa Swearingen served her last day on Friday as she prepares to take over as treasurer at Hilliard City Schools.

The Delaware City Schools Board of Education held a special meeting Monday afternoon and appointed Assistant Treasurer Jill Corwin to serve as the district’s new treasurer/chief financial officer.

The Olentangy Local School District (OLSD) placed Olentangy High School (OHS) Principal Robert Griffiths on paid administrative leave on Monday pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation being conducted by the district.

On Friday, seniors from Buckeye Valley High School and Hayes High School toured facilities at Sarah Moore and The Alpha Group as part of the Delaware Area Chamber of Commerce Career Club program to get them hands-on experiences at different jobs.