At its April 14 Regular Session, the Westerville City Schools Board of Education and Superintendent recognized Westerville students Allison Ubry, a junior at Westerville Central, and Yensong (Ted) Li, a sophomore at Westerville North, for achieving top scores in the district on the Americanism and Government Test. In addition, Jeremy Paul, a junior at Westerville North, and Ubry were lauded for earning the highest overall score (tie) of all the students tested in Westerville City Schools. American Legion Representative Bev Etling presented the students.
American Legion Young Budd Post 171 of Westerville, Ohio conducted the 2013-2014 Americanism and Government Test in each of the Westerville high schools for 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. The test consisted of 50 questions covering Federal, State, County, and Local government; the United States flag; the U.S. constitution; and the Declaration of Independence. 65,000 students throughout the State of Ohio and at more than 500 schools took part in this testing program.