Westerville North - The Building & City!
If you find a mistake, can assist in helping identify the people in the pictures, or would like to contribute additional photographs, please contact Dr. Hartnell at hartnelb@wcsoh.org!
(Circa 1975) Here's WNHS as it looked during the school's first year in existence! Originally, and until major renovations 15 years later, the Front Entrance to the school was off of County Line Road and where the Gallery is today. [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 1975) Aerial shot of WNHS. Donde esta Heritage?! [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 1990) This gorgeous aerial picture of WNHS and the surrounding land was taken by Mr. Jeff Johnston and shows the massive renovations the school underwent in the late 1980s. [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 2015) This is how students recognize the entrance to WNHS today. The Front Entrance moved from facing County Line to now being on the west side of the building. [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 1975) The original Front Office of WNHS was located where Mrs. Amy Brill's classroom is currently. [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 1979) When the school first opened, the Media Center was where Locker Street is today. Gotta love the "open air" concepts from the '70s! [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 1977) Here we find the Cafeteria all spirited out for the North/South football game. [Click picture for a larger version.]
A North student stands outside Do-Jo Donuts & Coffee, a staple of the Westerville Square in the 1970s and 1980s, in this picture from 1982. [Click picture for a larger version.]
Need a quick "pick-me-up" between classes? The WNHS School Store, originally called "Warrior World" and seen here in its inaugural year (1992), sold candy, school supplies, and North apparel. [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 1977) A quality prank played by the Class of 1977 saw the high school put "up for sale". [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 1977) Any buyers? [Click picture for a larger version.]
During the 1970s, Apples III was a popular gathering place for high school students to, according to their ad, "boogie down on Saturday nights". The entry way, seen here in this picture from 1977, says it all. [Click picture for a larger version.]
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(Circa 1978) Another view of the original entrance to the building - now sporting a tree and flag pole! [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 1977) A second aerial shot of WNHS shows exactly why students wondered why they would put a new school "out in the middle of nowhere". [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 1990) Another aerial shot of WNHS by Mr. Jeff Johnston.
(Circa 1999) Ariel shot of WNHS - long before the man-made lake and Hempstead connected to County Line! [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 1976) Driving down the very narrow County Line toward Sunbury Road was always a good time, especially during the winter! [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 2008) The best day of the year... a snow day. [Click picture for a larger version.]
(Circa 1980) It started as Gold Circle... then it became Hills... and now it's Kohl's. There was even an AMC movie theater inside the "mall". [Click picture for a larger version.]
The Westerville Six Theatres (later AMC 6) were located in the Westerville Mall (where Kohl's sits today), tucked back over in the general area where OfficeMax can be found today. [Click picture for a larger version.]
Yes, it's Dairy Queen in 1978... in the same exact location and building as it is today! (Although some renovations in the 2000s created a larger dining space in front.) [Click picture for a larger version.]
With written parental permission, students could enjoy a smoke break at "The Pit" just outside the cafeteria. [Click picture for a larger version.]
How many of you even knew Westerville had a bowling alley? Today, the space is near where the Schrock Road Panera sits. [Click picture for a larger version.]
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