Westerville City Schools presents We Are the 'Ville!: a podcast about the ins and outs of WCSD Episode 12: Setting a Course for Graduation and Beyond

Host Melanie Amato welcomes Director of Career and College Pathways Matthew Misener to discuss the ways students and families can use WCSD scheduling to get a head start on college, careers, and more.

Westerville City Schools presents We Are the 'Ville!: a podcast about the ins and outs of WCSD

Episode 11: Black History Month

Host Melanie Amato welcomes our first student guests, as Imani, Rodav, Isaac, Milani, Mel B, and Lanaiah join us to preview the student-directed Black History Month performances, highlighting the rich cultural influences and diversity that make Westerville City Schools an enriching and wonderful community.

Westerville City Schools presents We Are the 'Ville!: a podcast about the ins and outs of WCSD

Episode 10: A "Super" Conversation

Host Melanie Amato welcomes Superintendent Angie Hamberg to discuss the first half of the 2025-2026 school year, and how she came to be known as the "Queen of Snow Days."

Westerville City Schools presents We Are the 'Ville!: a podcast about the ins and outs of WCSD

Episode 9: Winter Athletics Preview

Host Melanie Amato welcomes our three high school athletic directors, Wes Elifritz from North, Andy Ey from Central, and Jeff Good from South, to discuss the 2025-2026 Winter Sports season and how each school balances the competitive fire with good sportsmanship and district pride.

Westerville City Schools presents We Are the 'Ville!: a podcast about the ins and outs of WCSD

Episode 8: Music Makes the People Come Together

Host Melanie Amato welcomes Annehurst Elementary School music teacher Mary Rebekah Fortman and Westerville South High School choir teacher Darius McBride to discuss the ways music education helps enrich and nurture our students, and the efforts made by WCSD's music educators to bring students together.

Westerville City Schools presents We Are the 'Ville!: a podcast about the ins and outs of WCSD

Episode 7: The 11-Minute History of Westerville City Schools

Host Melanie Amato welcomes Chief Personnel and Policy Officer and local history buff Scott Reeves to the podcast to introduce our new series, "They Are ALL Our Kids."

This series will explore how the WCSD boundaries have grown and changed over the last 200 years to become the district we know today.

Westerville City Schools presents We Are the 'Ville!: a podcast about the ins and outs of WCSD

Episode 6: The Rise and Fall of the Win-Win Agreement with special guest Dr. Nancy Nestor-Baker

Host Melanie Amato welcomes Chief Personnel and Policy Officer and local history buff Scott Reeves to the podcast to introduce our new series, "They Are ALL Our Kids."

This series will explore how the WCSD boundaries have grown and changed over the last 200 years to become the district we know today.

Westerville City Schools presents We Are the 'Ville!: a podcast about the ins and outs of WCSD

Episode 5: Central Ohio's Boundary Free-For-All with special guest Dr. Nancy Nestor-Baker

Host Melanie Amato welcomes Chief Personnel and Policy Officer and local history buff Scott Reeves to the podcast to introduce our new series, "They Are ALL Our Kids."

This series will explore how the WCSD boundaries have grown and changed over the last 200 years to become the district we know today.