The city of this weekend’s tragedy. (Thomas Hawk/Flickr) The following letter is in response to the Las Vegas attacks. Georgia Tuckerman has sent this to her representatives: Beatty, Brown, and Portman. Dear Representatives, I took a foreign relations course the summer before my junior year with students from all over the world. The international students…
Convocation, 2017. (Courtesy/Andy Morris) The sun shined, and birds chirped during Convocation on Tuesday morning, August 22. Instead of the background scenery of my sophomore year that included in-process various construction on campus and a lone, incongruous column, we listened to Shreyah and Mrs. Soderberg’s thoughtful words surrounded by first-rate completed buildings. The first week…
Dear France, We thought future history textbooks were already being printed. “The Nativist Revolution” would be the heading. The first subsection would be the United Kingdom. Second, the United States. Third, you guys. We were positive your presidency was going to to be handed to Marine Le Pen, the far-right and anti-European Union candidate. Until…
(Courtesy/Andy Morris) To paraphrase the “Man in the Chair” in “The Drowsy Chaperone,” the theatre is escapism. It takes us out of the never-ending chaos and anxiety of real life and transports us into an enchanting new reality. Thank you to the cast, crew, and directors of CA’s 2017 production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” for…
(Chris Heerman’18/Media Team) This year’s ballot was far from typical. Only one duo, Shreyah Mohanselvan and Nick Robie, chose to run, and thus, automatically won. I can understand the concern with the lack of competition they’ve faced, therefore, removing one method of checks and balances, but to those who preach that the issue lies in…
My head leaned against the tour bus window as I looked out into a world that seemed light years away from the one in which I had spent 17 and a half years. The Hamilton soundtrack narrated the movie in my mind, entering my body through booming ear buds and sending chills down my limbs.…
In 1920, renown American journalist and disputant of populism, H. L. Mencken, wrote, “[a]s democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House…
Members of our fantastic crew are (from left) Michael Ray, Holly Auten, Stephanie Campbell, Erwin Reed, Leslie White, Rosemary White, Elaine Braisted, Lana Spaulding, Ruth Ward, David Hill and Edwin Jimenez. (Photo/Bob Lee.) We interviewed Stephanie Campbell, Lana Spaulding, and Ruth Ward for this feature. The Academy Life takes pride in showcasing the best in…
The Columbus Academy
4300 Cherry Bottom Rd.
Gahanna, OH 43230
