Back to School 2024-2025

August 1 - Back to School plans released.

August 16 - Deadline to complete School Policy Forms in Veracross.

August 18 - Welcome to Wellington (new families). Welcome Back to Wellington (returning families) events. Event details can be found here.

August 21 - First day of 2024-2025 school year! Go Jags!

Click here to view all major school events for the 2024-2025 school year.

In preparation for the first day of school, please complete the following steps by Friday, August 16:

Log in to Veracross

• Your username is firstname.lastname
• To change your password, click here

Use the icons along the top or to the top right:

FAMILY PROFILE CHANGES - Expand every section and confirm your family's data, including directory preferences. REQUIRED: Click the School Policies tab to complete General School Policies & Aftercare Opt-In.

MY CALENDAR - View your household calendar. RECOMMENDED: Click the Subscribe tab and subscribe to your household calendar on all personal devices. 

SCHOOL NEWS & INFO - View news pages for divisions, athletics, library, WPA, and more. 

DIRECTORIES - Browse the school directory. Practice filtering and searching for teachers and friends. You may choose to download a PDF of the directory. 

AFTERCARE OPT-IN - From the parent portal home page, click the orange button to make your selections. You may also navigate to the school policies screen to complete, as described above.

Questions? Email technology@wellington.org.

Please complete by August 16 

New Families (all grade levels) - Don't forget to submit your Medical Information Form prior to the first day of school, along with the Physical Exam Form for Little Jags and prekindergarten students.  

Please complete by August 16 

Returning Students (PK, K, and Grades 7 & 12) - View the Immunization Updates Form for important details about updates required by grade level. Prekindergarten students also need to complete a Physical Exam Form with their pediatrician. 

As we return to campus for a new school year, we remind you that the safety and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff are our top priorities. In addition to nurturing a highly connected and caring community where individuals feel welcome and known, we maintain a comprehensive emergency operations plan, including regular reviews and updates, scenario drills, and consultation from safety experts. We also partner with the Upper Arlington Division of Police and welcome School Resource Officer E.J. Windham to our campus throughout the year.  

All community members can help us uphold our commitment to safety and security by observing the following guidelines: 

• Enter via the Main Entrance and check in via Verkada, our new visitor management system 
• All visitors must prominently display the printed visitor pass.
• Do not hold doors for other incoming guests
• Do not park or leave cars unattended in marked fire lanes
• Refrain from cell phone use while waiting in carline 

Parents, caregivers, and visitors will enter through the Main Entrance (rotunda) and sign in using Verkada Guest. Parent visitors may sign in using the iPad station or their mobile device. Access the mobile version through a QR code displayed in the rotunda and save the URL for future use. Parents and caregivers are prompted for their phone number, name, and photo. When sign-in is complete, a badge will print. You may pick up your badge from the lower right shelf of the reception desk. Please prominently display the badge while in the building. Upon leaving the building, sign out either on the front desk iPad or by replying BYE to the visitor text message you received.  

Questions? Please contact technology@wellington.org.

Early Childhood and Lower School (view the car line traffic flow map)

7:30-8 a.m. - Before Care will either be on the ECLS Playscape or in the Brisk Commons.

8-8:15 a.m. - Arrival: Parents and caregivers may drop their student off through car line or park in the front parking lot, enter through the rotunda, sign in using Verkada, and walk their student to the classroom. If a student is dropped off after 8:15 a.m., you will say goodbye to them at the rotunda doors and they will walk independently to their classroom. 

3:25 p.m. - Dismissal: Parents and caregivers may pick up their student through car line in the front parking lot. Students staying for Aftercare will be walked to the designated location.
 

Middle School (view the car line traffic flow map)

7:45-8:25 a.m. - Arrival: Parents and caregivers may drop their students off in the back parking lot. 

7:45-8 a.m. - Supervision in the Middle School Commons

8-8:25 a.m. - Students head to advisor’s room

8:25 a.m. - Classes begin

3:25 p.m. - Classes end

3:25-3:40 p.m. - Dismissal: Parents and caregivers may pick up their student in the back parking lot.
 

Upper School (view the car line traffic flow map)

8-8:30 a.m. - Arrival: Parents and caregivers may drop their student off in the back parking lot. Students may park in the back parking lot.

8:30 a.m. - 1st or 5th period class begins

10-10:15 a.m. - Morning meeting

3:30 p.m. - Classes end. Parents and caregivers may pick up their student in the back parking lot.

View the car line traffic flow map here.

Car line tips and tricks:

• Please have patience. Over 150 students need to be safely loaded into cars. 
• Display the placard you receive at your intake conference in the passenger side visor and pull it down when picking up your child(ren).
• Little Jags, prekindergarten, and kindergarten families use the third (curb) lane for arrival and dismissal. Teachers are unable to load your child into a car seat or buckle them into a car seat.
• 1st - 4th grade parents will use the first two lanes (closest to the soccer field) for arrival and dismissal.
• Siblings always load in the youngest sibling’s car line, including middle school students who will join early childhood or lower school car lines.
• Ensure authorized pickups are updated in Veracross. Otherwise, the adult will need to present a state ID.
• Car line gets faster as people have more practice! Please have patience while people learn this process.

For more information about local school district transportation options or Wellington bus options, click here.

The 2024-2025 school year is open on Vidigami, our secure photo sharing site! New families as well as returning families who have not activated their accounts will receive an email invitation to access Vidigami soon. 

Vidigami has released a new version of the mobile app called "Vidigami for Education." It is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for free.

Questions about Vidigami or any of the photos on the platform? Please contact communications@wellington.org.

Welcome to the WPA!

As a parent or guardian of a Wellington student, you are automatically a member of the Wellington Parents Association! 

Getting involved and volunteering your time at school events throughout the year is a great way to use your skills, meet new people, build lasting friendships, and support our children. Parent volunteers are always needed and most welcome. The WPA's goal is to support, promote, and strengthen the school community. Wellington has a wonderfully diverse community, and both values and celebrates individual voices. 

We hope you will join us in our effort to support the school and the entire Wellington community. We still don’t know exactly what this year will look like, but we will keep you up to date on all events and activities. Please keep an eye out for WPA emails and join us for our monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. 

We look forward to meeting you soon!

Varsey Laurelle, president

Visit www.wellington.org/wpa or browse the WPA page in the Veracross parent portal to learn more and to register to volunteer. 

Join monthly meetings at 8:15 a.m. in Edwards conference room in person or remotely via Microsoft Teams (meeting link can be found on the WPA page in the Veracross parent portal). 

2024-2025 WPA Meeting Schedule

• Tuesday, September 10
• Tuesday, October 8
• Tuesday, November 12
• Tuesday, January 14
• Tuesday, February 11
• Tuesday, April 8
• Tuesday, May 13

Browse our collection of used dress code-appropriate clothing at discounted prices! We are now permanently located in Room A105.3 (enter through the ROHR).

2024-2025 Pre-Loved Apparel Sale dates:

• Sunday, August 18, 2-4 p.m.
• Tuesday, August 20, 9-11 a.m.
• Friday, September 6, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, October 4, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, November 1, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, December 6, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, January 10, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, February 7, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, April 4, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
• Friday, May 9, 7:30-8:30 a.m.

The Wellington Parents Association supports its members in a variety of ways. The following affinity groups have been formed by WPA members, and all Wellington parents are encouraged to get involved. Visit the WPA page in the Veracross parent portal for contact information for each group. 

• Parents Raising Black Students Affinity Group (MOSAIC) 
• LGBTQ+ Families Affinity Group
• Muslim Parents Affinity Group
• AAPI Affinity Group
• Jewish Parent Affinity Group
• ¡Hola! Hispanic Origin Latin American Parent Affinity Group
• Neurodiversity Parent Affinity Group
• Single Parent Affinity Group

The Sokol Store is open daily from 8-8:25 a.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. Visit www.wellington.org/wpa to sign up as a volunteer. They will also be open for special hours on Sunday, August 18, 2-4 p.m. and Tuesday, August 20, 9-11 a.m. You may also shop The Sokol Store online anytime by visiting the online store.