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WPA Pre-Loved and Ski Apparel Sale
Friday, January 10, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Jag Friday (Dress Down Day)
Friday, January 10
WPA Meeting
Tuesday, January 14, 8:15-9:15 a.m.
ECLS Parent and Caregiver Coffee - Love and Limits
Wednesday, January 15, 8:15-9 a.m.
Register
ISACS Parent Webinar Series
Wednesday, January 15, 7:30 p.m.
Register
School Closed: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, January 20
Online Re-Enrollment Opens
Wednesday, January 22
Well Life Series - Developmentally Appropriate Approaches to Drug Safety
Thursday, January 30, 5:30 p.m.
Register
Save the Date: Athletic Boosters Piada Spaghetti Dinner
Friday, February 7, 4:30-8:30 p.m.
Purchase tickets
Save the Date: State of the School & All Things Wellington
Thursday, February 20, 6:30 p.m.
Reserve your seats
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Online Re-Enrollment Opens January 22
Online re-enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year opens on Wednesday, January 22, at noon. Contracts are due on Friday, January 31. More details will be sent via email from Head of School Eliza McLaren.
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State of the School & All Things Wellington 2025 - February 20
You are invited to an evening celebrating Wellington’s community and vision for the future. On Thursday, February 20, at 6:30 p.m., Head of School Eliza McLaren will deliver a State of the School address, providing key insights into her learnings about Wellington, updates on current programs and initiatives, and announcements about upcoming plans and the strategic planning process. Additionally, the evening will showcase student performances and include videos that highlight Wellington’s enduring values. This event is open to parents, caregivers, faculty, staff, and members of the Board of Trustees. We look forward to seeing you there. Reserve your seat.
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Summer Program 2025 - Registration Opens Soon
The 2025 Wellington Summer Program offers eight weeks of exciting opportunities for students in prekindergarten through grade 12. Registration opens for Wellington families on Tuesday, January 21, and for the general public on Tuesday, February 18. The program catalog will be shared in the ECLS and MS Friday emails on January 17, so you can start planning ahead. For more information, visit www.wellington.org/summer.
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Well Life Series - Developmentally Appropriate Approaches to Drug Safety - January 30
Join Wellington's school counselors and Upper Arlington Resource Officer EJ Windham on Thursday, January 30, at 5:30 p.m. in Doerschlag Den for an important discussion on drug safety. This session will address youth substance use, misuse, and abuse, offering strategies to educate and support children in developmentally appropriate ways. Complimentary childcare is provided. Please register here.
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Athletic Boosters Piada Spaghetti Dinner - February 7
Mark your calendar - the Athletic Boosters Piada Spaghetti Dinner is back Friday, February 7, from 4:30-8:30 p.m.! Enjoy a delicious meal and stick around to cheer on our varsity basketball teams and celebrate our senior winter athletes. Tickets are $10 per person if purchased in advance, with proceeds benefiting Wellington Athletic Boosters. For more details and to buy tickets, visit www.wellington.org/spaghetti-dinner. Online auction items are coming soon!
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2025-2026 Major Dates Now Available
The major dates calendar for the 2025-2026 school year is now available. You can access it here or through the School News & Information page in the parent portal.
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Now Accepting Sibling Applications
We are now accepting sibling applications for admission for the 2025-26 school year. Learn more and apply through the Admissions Portal using your regular Veracross login. Siblings of current Wellington students are given early consideration if the application is submitted by January 31. Please get in touch with the Admissions Team at admissions@wellington.org or 614-324-1564 with questions.
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Birthday Book Program
We are excited to formally relaunch one of Wellington’s longest-standing traditions – the Birthday Book Program! Your donation will provide a new book to the Abbott Family Learning Center's collection and will include a nameplate with your child's name and birthday. An email with more information will be sent during your child’s birth month, or you can use this form now. Contact Patty Dunn at dunn@wellington.org with any questions.
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ISACS Parent Webinar Series
The Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) continues its parent webinar series with “How to Raise Socially Skilled Tweens & Teens Who Can Navigate Friendship Challenges.” Licensed mental health therapist and author Phyllis L. Fagell will share practical strategies to help kids in grades 3–10 boost social skills, manage setbacks, take risks, and find their place in peer groups. The live webinar is Wednesday, January 15, at 7:30 p.m. You must pre-register before January 15 to access the recording. Register here.
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Wellington to Host 2025 State Chess Championships
Wellington is thrilled to host the 2025 Ohio Elementary, Middle, and High School State Chess Championships on April 26-27, welcoming over 300 students! Learn more and register here. Interested in volunteering or have questions? Contact Kathy Lin at lin@wellington.org.
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Grandparent Information Needed for Grandparents & Special Friends Celebration - May 2
Grandparents and special friends are invited to our annual celebration on Friday, May 2, 2025. We need your help to ensure invitations are sent to grandparents. Please log in to your Veracross parent portal and navigate to Family Profile Changes, Household Contacts, and Contacts for My Children to ADD grandparent email and mailing addresses (please no parent information). For existing grandparent records, you must email to share address updates. To request that grandparents DO NOT receive a printed or digital invitation in March, email eggleton@wellington.org by February 15. If your child does not have a grandparent to attend on May 2, consider sharing the registration link with a special friend (18+) once registration opens on March 28. Questions? Email eggleton@wellington.org.
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Join the WPA Leadership Lab
Parents and caregivers are invited to join the Wellington Parents Association on Tuesday, January 21, from 8:30-11:30 a.m., for a sampler of the Leadership Lab. In this unique session, you'll experience and co-create together a change-making process that will build our connectedness as a team and offer a chance for us to formulate a shared vision for our work together. As leaders in the school, this promises to be a rare chance for this group of caring parents and caregivers to come together for deep listening, connection, and collaboration around our common purpose - our Wellington community and ensuring all thrive in it! This session is facilitated by the Leadership Lab founders, parents Jenn and Jason Miller P '26, and Head of Upper School Rishi Raghunathan P ’27 ’30. Sign up now!
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WPA Pre-Loved and Ski Apparel Sale - January 10
Join the WPA on Friday, January 10, from 7:30-8:30 a.m., in A105.3 just inside the ROHR. Enter through the rotunda and look for a sign in the lower school hallway. The sale will have ski apparel available for all ages, regardless of participation in the winter ski program. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gear up for the season!
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Winter Sports Update
Upper School:
Upper School Girls Basketball:
The upper school girls basketball team is continuing their hot start to the season, winning their 3rd straight Jaguar Invitational, with Elodie Ware ’25 being named tournament MVP for the 3rd year in a row. The team is off to an 8-3 start, including a win against undefeated Dayton’s Dunbar and league wins against Bishop Rosecrans, Fairfield Christian, Millersport, Berne Union, and Miller!
Upper School Swimming and Diving:
The upper school swimming and diving team continued to swim well over the winter break, including meets on December 28 and January 4, in which Wellington athletes won 23 events across the two meets. The team beats the competition and beats themselves, with 10 different personal bests being secured over the two meets!
Middle School:
Middle School Swimming:
The 200-medley relay team of Emily Ricci ’29, Madeleine Scantland ’30, Avery Pugh ’29, and Adela Palmer ’29 broke the middle school record by almost five seconds with a time of 2:10.35 at their last meet before winter break! At the meet, Wellington also finished with four first places finishes: 200 medley relay, 200 free (Adela Palmer ’29), 50 free (Madeleine Scantland ’30), and the 50 butterfly (Emily Ricci ’29).
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