Monthly Archives: September 2016

It was a cold, rainy night, and the Academy football team had traveled to Newark Catholic for a showdown between two undefeated teams. Unfortunately, it was the Green Wave that came out with the victory, grinding out a 34-26 win over the resilient Vikings.

  Amanda Bundy is a teacher of Honors US History, Comparative Government, US Government and a freshman advisor. She joined the Academy community in 2015.

Almost drowned in the hubbub of the iPhone 7 event was the announcement of collaboration features for Apple’s iWork software suite. The collection of productivity apps, which includes Pages, Keynote, and Numbers, will soon gain the ability to have multiple users edit a document simultaneously.

To those of you who are new to our community,The Academy Life is the student newspaper of Columbus Academy. We have been enjoying an online-only platform since November 28, 2011. Unlike many other student publications, ours is the product of a zero-period journalism class rather than an extracurricular group. We strive to be the voice of the…

Student Council kicked off the school year with a carnival-themed tailgate to precede the first home football game of the season. The quad, adorned with games ranging from corn hole to potato sack racing, was packed with students lining up at the face paint and hairspray stands to add a little more color to their…

Daughter transcends what the music industry refers to as a “sophomore slump.” Powerful and cathartic, “Not to Disappear,” its second and latest album by the indie-dream-pop band, is both dreamy and intense. Daughter takes opposites and entwines them until they are inseparable.

Colin Kaepernick ignited a media firestorm several weeks ago when he sat down before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. The action itself wasn’t considered egregious. Rather-it was the timing of his sitting. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback decided to not stand during the national anthem. After the game, Kaepernick explained his reasoning:…

Colin Kaepernick ignited a media firestorm several weeks ago when he sat down before a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. The action itself wasn’t considered egregious. Rather-it was the timing of his sitting. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback decided to not stand during the national anthem. After the game, Kaepernick explained his reasoning:…

On Friday, September 2, Academy’s football team had its home opener, facing off against Linden-McKinley. Like their last game, the Vikes struck on their opening possession, with senior quarterback Nick Stringer hooking up with junior Jerome Buckner for a 35 yard touchdown. Buckner caught the ball on the sideline, burst upfield, and then juked a…