The Whetstone Weekly

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Upcoming Dates

• No School - Monday, 5/26
• LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - Thursday, 5/29
• Graduation Rehearsal* - Friday, 5/30 @ 7:30 AM
• GRADUATION* - Saturday, 5/31 @ 6:00 PM

*See below for more info

Whetstone PTA Calendar

https://www.whetstonepta.org/home/calendar

CCS District Calendars

https://www.ccsoh.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2704

Graduation Rehearsal is mandatory and scheduled for Friday, May 30th at 7:30AM.

Graduation will take place on Saturday, May 31st at 6PM. Each graduate gets 10 tickets which will be distributed during Graduation Rehearsal along with Cap & Gowns.

Location is...Nationwide Arena!

Nationwide Arena accommodates folks with limited mobility. There are elevators and wheelchair accessible seating. Get there early for best seating!

Graduates must have all uniforms turned in, outstanding fees and fines paid.

Want (much!) more info? Read the Senior Check Out newsletter at secure.smore.com/n/v2z4n

Want one? Get one!

Students can see Ms. Jakob in the main office to pick up a sign. The student must be on track to graduate.

If you're not already participating, take three minutes and enroll your Kroger Plus card with their Community Rewards program to benefit Whetstone PTA. Visit whetstonepta.org/home/kroger-community-rewards-for-whs-pta for more info.

The Whetstone PTA is a community of parent volunteers, working to provide scholarships for students, grants for teachers, connect school leadership with parents, and enrich the high school experience for ALL the students at Whetstone High School. See below for selected PTA-related information, and visit whetstonepta.org to join and get even more!

• Softball started their OHSAA tournament on Wednesday at Big Walnut.
• Track started their OHSAA tournament run (no pun intended) last Tuesday and Thursday at Hilliard Darby.

Please fill out the post season survey!

• Parents/Guardians: https://rebrand.ly/24ParentSurvey
• Student-Athletes: https://rebrand.ly/24AthleteSurvey

Reminder: Finish the year strong! Fall sports eligibility is based on Quarter 4 grades. You must pass 5 credits and earn a GPA of 2.0+. Summer school does not count towards athletic eligibility.

Congratulations ladies on your THIRD City League Championship!

Congratulations to our Boys' Volleyball Team - the 2025 City League Volleyball Champs

Congratulations to WHS Boys' Tennis on their THREE-PEAT as City League Tennis Champs!

Did you know that your old shoes can help support Whetstone Football 2025 season?

This year, our team, in conjunction with Whetstone Athletic Boosters and Fund2Org is hosting a shoe drive fundraiser until May 31, 20205. We are looking for family, friends, and members of our community to participate in it by recycling their gently worn, used, and new shoes. Can you help us collect 25 pairs of shoes to reach our goal?

Here's how it works:

Start by checking around your home for pairs of shoes you have outgrown, don't fit correctly, or are no longer in style or season. These shoes can be tennis shoes, sandals, boots, dress shoes, heels, or flats. Once you have gone through your stash, ask your family or neighbors to do the same! Once you have collected a total of 25 pairs, you can drop them off at the Whetstone High School Front and South Offices.

Even if you can’t collect a total of 25 pairs, it’s okay. Remember that every pair of shoes helps!

Where do the shoes go?

The shoes our team collects will help raise funds for team meals, updated equipment, new uniforms, road travel expenses and kept out of landfills! After that, they are repurposed to help support microenterprises in developing nations such as Haiti, Cambodia, and Ghana.

We look forward to your help!

Sincerely,

Whetstone Football Program and Athletic Boosters

See past and upcoming matches for all WHS sports at WHS Athletic Schedule and buy your tickets at WHS Athletic Tickets.

Get WHS Baseball news and information at the Whetstone High School Baseball Website. Still got questions? See Coach Broskie in Room 141B or at broskcity@yahoo.com.

If you didn't see it here, you can probably find it in the Weekly Whetstone Athletics Roundup. Visit https://rebrand.ly/WhetstoneWeeklyRoundup for more WHS athletics info!

Show your Whetstone pride and support your Whetstone athlete! The Booster store has options to support WHS Sports, Band, and Cheer. There are Parent/Family, Alumni, and Teacher/Staff logos, too. And most importantly, all proceeds benefit our kids!

Visit the Athletic Booster Spirit Wear store to browse and buy hoodies, t-shirts, hats, blankets, drinkware, and more. Personalization is available on select items. There is something for everyone!

The WHS Athletic Boosters provide team support - paying for various expenses that coaches and teams need to be successful during a season and annual monetary awards for graduating student athletes that have demonstrated excellence in academics. Visit whetstoneathleticboosters.com for more info.

• Friday, May 23, 2025
• 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
• studio133
• Tickets at https://whetstonemusic.ludus.com/index.php

THE STORY: In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father’s funeral, the Turpins’ other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion: Firstborn Ray-Bud drinks himself silly as the funeral bills mount; Junior, the younger son, is juggling financial ruin, a pack of no-neck monster kids, and a wife who suspects him of infidelity in the family car; their spinster sister, Delightful, copes with death as she does life, by devouring junk food; and all the neighbors add more than two cents. As the situation becomes fraught with mishap, Ray-Bud says to his long-suffering wife, “When I die, don’t tell nobody. Just bury me in the backyard and tell everybody I left you.” Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need, and finally, the funeral

• Tuesday, May 27, 2025
• 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
• WAPA Performing Arts Center
• Tickets at https://www.wapa.net/performances-gashZ

Join us for our 7th Annual WAPA Awards Banquet! For ALL WAPA Students & Families. Located in Staff Parking Lot. Parking in South Lot by Stadium. Bring A Lawn Chair or Blanket!

Bring some extra cash or a card to purchase food from our featured Food Truck ChillJoy!

WAPA productions are made possible only through generous support from our patrons. Columbus City Schools does not provide funding to the performing arts.

The program is resourceful and filled with passionate instructors skilled at making something spectacular with very little. Your donation today helps WAPA—its students, its instructors, our community—thrive now and for years to come

WAPA IS...A place to experience inspiring music and theater. A place for students to grow. A place for instructors to shine. A place for our community to come together. WAPA is here to inspire.

WHETSTONE. ACADEMY. of PERFORMING. ARTS.

For more info, visit wapa.net.

Hello Class of 2026!

There are some opportunities for you to earn Internship Hours by volunteering at the Elementary schools in the Clintonville area. They are in need of help with field day for the students at the schools. The schools are Colerain, Clinton, Indian Springs, Hubbard and Kenwood (Alumni of Kenwood ONLY).

Please use the link to sign up for one or more of the opportunities. You must be on track for graduation to participate.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QABr2dcLFLy4sbwBKuaA_gofR0WKTsZX-uo72NeRUog/edit?usp=sharing

Once you have signed up, I will reach out to you to get parent permission.

Please see Ms. Ottey if you have any questions.

Do you like to dance? Through a collaboration between Columbus City Schools and Ballet Met, we want you to sign up for a free two-week Summer Dance Camp with a closing performance on the last day. The Summer Dance Camp is available for all rising 7th through 12th grade students, June 16th through June 27th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. There are limited seats available, so sign up now! You do not want to miss out! Check the flyer for more info!

Are your students looking for volunteer opportunities to earn service hours this summer? Festa is recruiting high school Teen Interns who are interested in social justice, cross-cultural experience and leadership development.

Festa is Serving Our Neighbors. Our mission is to end poverty through life-changing relationships. Our flagship programs are 3-Generation Family ESL and Festa Free Summer Lunch Camp + Adult ESL.

Festa Free Summer Lunch Camp
Since 2007, Festa Free Summer Lunch Camp has welcomed children facing poverty from culturally diverse backgrounds to join us daily for friendship, recreation, reading support, special activities including entrepreneurial learning, and a nutritious, free lunch. This program combats suburban poverty by providing children with a safe space to grow, learn, and be part of a supportive and positive community.

Summer Lunch Teen Intern Opportunity
Who: Students who have completed 9th-12th grade
What:

• Teen Interns support camp staff with program operations, help with children's programming and activities, and act as positive role models to the children we serve.
• Teen Interns learn to be flexible and receive direction and do what it takes to successfully implement the program.
• Teen Interns make a choice to carve out time in their summer to do something meaningful and give back to their community. They are a valued part of our volunteer/staff team and they experience the rewards of serving others.

Hours Required: Students can volunteer as often as they want, as their schedules permit. Students completing at least 30 hours over the course of the summer will receive a letter or recommendation at the end of the summer.

When and Where:

• Teen Intern Training: Tuesday June 10, 2025 from 3:00 - 5:00 PM at Hilliard Church of Christ (4300 Avery Rd., Hilliard, OH 43026)
• Camp Dates: Monday - Friday from June 11 - August 1. Camp is closed on July 4.
• Camp locations and times:
  • Beacon Elementary School (3600 Lacon Rd., Hilliard 43026) 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Hilliard Church of Christ (4300 Avery Rd., Hilliard 43026) 12:15 - 3:15 PM
  • Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church (3500 Main St., Hilliard 43026) 12:15 - 3:15 PM

Come celebrate the last day of school! This family friendly event is open to all and benefits the WHS PTA and Dominion PTSO. See https://www.facebook.com/events/659481186778259 or the flyer for more info!

Can't get enough WHS info? Visit these WHS-related groups and pages online.

• Whetstone HS (Instagram) - instagram.com/whetstonehigh/
  
• Whetstone HS PTA (Instagram) - instagram.com/whetstone_pta/
• Whetstone HS PTA (Facebook) - facebook.com/whetstonehighpta/
• Whetstone HS PTA Family Group (Facebook) - facebook.com/groups/472994289728615
• Whetstone HS Athletic Boosters (Facebook) - facebook.com/WHSAthleticBoosters
  
• Whetstone AD (Instagram) - instagram.com/whetstone_athleticdirector/
• Whetstone Football Program (Instagram) - instagram.com/whetstonehsfootball/
• Whetstone HS Cheer (Instagram) - instagram.com/whsbraves.cheer/
• WHS Baseball (Facebook) - facebook.com/Whetstone-Braves-Baseball-199500710084504
  
• WHS Baseball (Twitter) - twitter.com/WhetstoneBraves
• Whetstone HS boys soccer (Instagram) - instagram.com/whetstoneboyssoccerofficial/
  
• Whetstone HS girls soccer (Instagram) - instagram.com/whetstonegsoccer/
  
• Whetstone Baseball (Instagram) - instagram.com/whetstonebaseball1
  
• WAPA (Instagram) - instagram.com/whetstoneapa/
• WAPA (Facebook) - facebook.com/WhetstoneAPA/
• WAPA Boosters (Facebook) - facebook.com/groups/127079587751458
• Columbus City Schools (website) - ccsoh.us/district
• Columbus City Schools (Facebook) - facebook.com/ColumbusCitySchools

Location: 4405 Scenic Dr, Columbus, OH 43214

Website: ccsoh.us/WhetstoneHS

Email: whetstonehs@columbus.k12.oh.us

Hours: 7:30AM - 2:30PM

Phone: (614) 365-6060

Principal, Janet Routzong: jroutzong2475@columbus.k12.oh.us

Assistant Administrator (11th & 12th), Tara Ottey: tottey@columbus.k12.oh.us

Assistant Administrator (10th), Daniel McElroy: dmcelroyjr4864@columbus.k12.oh.us

Assistant Administrator (9th), Sarah Jaffy: sjaffy6286@columbus.k12.oh.us

Administrative Secretary, Martina Jakob: ejakob@columbus.k12.oh.us

Records Secretary, Susan Jeffers: sjeffers@columbus.k12.oh.us

Attendance Secretary, Lisa Hord: lhord4655@columbus.k12.oh.us

Thanks for reading! If you missed or want to revisit an issue, visit The Whetstone Weekly Archive to find it and catch up!

For lots more info, visit the WHS PTA - Family Ambassador Page. And, as always, if you have suggestions or content for inclusion - or any other questions, comments, or concerns - please feel free to contact me. I'm here to help!

Damian Synadinos

dsynadinos@columbus.k12.oh.us