Metro Early College High School -

Congratulations to 10th grader Andrew Wissman (center of photo) on his first place Men's Singles finish at the Columbus City Schools' Coaches Tournament last night. Andrew is a member of the Centennial H.S. tennis team.

Metro H.S. Staff Spotlight: Ms. Sessa, ENL & Senior Advisor

Metro H.S. Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Edussuryia, English/Language Arts

Engaged Learning: Sixth graders added to their study of Egyptian history in Metro's Regions & People class by exploring COSI's Tutankhamun exhibit.

Ms. Vee's Advisory is partnering with "Seeds of Caring" to complete service projects each month. In March, they learned about the power of words and delivered thank you letters to essential (but sometimes overlooked) staff - Ms. Kate, Ms. Sylvia, Ms. Marshall, Ms. Fries, Mr. A.

Metro H.S. Staff Spotlight: Willa Handy, Science

This month's "Action for Happiness" calendar is filled with ideas to help you breathe, stretch, move and feel better each day in April!

3D Art & Algebra 2 classes collaborated on a project tied to the story of Sadako Sasaki and the 1,000 Paper Cranes. Students learned origami and solved systems of equations to calculate the length of lever arms for rotational equilibrium. The mobiles will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Congratulations to 7th grader Hana Fathima on her 3rd place finish at the Regional Spelling Bee Saturday at Ohio University! Hana was among 51 students in the competition. Great j-o-b!

Congratulations to Senior Dema Wali on her signing ceremony! Dema will be playing soccer at Otterbein University.

The "Mindful March" calendar (from Action for Happiness) is filled with ways to take good care of yourself this month.

Superintendent Meka Pace and Director of External Affairs Anthony Alston accompanied students to the Ohio Statehouse to seek support for OAISS, the Ohio Alliance of Independent STEM Schools. Students met with local Representatives Bird, Blessing, Manning, Willis, and Johnson.

Chris Suel, Regional Community Development Manager at Meta, and the Code Remix team partnered with Metro computer science teacher Hadeel Atala to give students an opportunity to create music through coding.

Metro welcomed Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo to hear from staff and students about the benefits of STEM education.

Hands-On Learning: Bodies pathway students use cow bones to learn proper procedures for dissection in Anatomy class.

Biology classes use Chalk Talk protocols to study genetics and heredity. (For a Chalk Talk, students respond to open-ended questions in writing on a shared space to demonstrate their understanding of the topic.)

State Senator Bill DeMora heard from students about their experiences and reflections on the Metro program during an on-site visit today.

Students enjoyed the opportunity to interact with presenters and the tools of their trade during Career Day!

Thanks to all the presenters who joined us for Career Day. Our students learned much from your expertise and experiences!

Several Metro parents and former students were among the professionals who shared their career journey with students today.