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Monthly Archives: February 2017

News

Academy’s Annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day

(Photo/Inji Kang’19/Media Team) Staying up late to grade papers, skipping lunch to teach us material, and being available when we need them, our teachers do so much for us. So, Faculty Staff Appreciation Day (FSAD) is a day when we, the students, show our gratitude. This day also acknowledges former faculty and staff and those…

Opinion & Editorial

We Have Facts in Common

Upper School Ethics teacher, Tim Leet. This feature is the third in our “Faculty and Staff” column—new to our paper this year—and to which all staff, administrators, and faculty are welcome to contribute views of their choice. It’s hard to talk about politics at school. We’re not very good at it, and strong emotions often…

Opinion & Editorial

Responsibility Required: POTUS

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…

Sports

Weekly Bowling Update

(Photo/Maggie McCann’17. Media team.) Both the girls and boys bowling teams competed against Grandview Heights on Wednesday, February 1. The boys began this month with a tough loss. On senior night, the Vikes fell to Grandview with a score of 1936-1696. Senior Nick Smith continued his terrific season, as he bowled an average of 163.5.…

Sports

Wrestling Update

On Wednesday, February 1, the wrestling team was short handed because juniors Angus Soderberg and Josh Pearson had no opponents in their weight classes. Without a good showing, the team came away without any wins. On Saturday February 4, the boys travelled to London high school to take on several teams at the MSL Championship.…

Sports

Girls Basketball Trudges Through More Losses

The girls’ basketball team faced another trying week in its games against Grandview Heights and London. On Tuesday, January 31, the Vikings faced a rematch Grandview Heights, to whom they fell to 54-23 earlier in the season.  Even with an improved upon score deficit from its previous game against the Bobcats (with a six-point increase),…

Sports

Boys Basketball Falls to Worthington Christian

The CA boys basketball team’s 9-game winning streak was finally snapped on Friday, February 3, as the Vikes lost to Worthington Christian in a battle for the MSL title. It was all Warriors to begin the game. They raced out to a 7-0 lead and looked to be in complete control. But the Vikings quickly…

Sports

Boys Basketball Defeats Utica

(Photo/Inji Kang’19) After a  67-43 win against Utica on Tuesday, January 31, Academy’s basketball team and its fans are ready for this Friday’s challenge against WC, who defeated the Vikes early in the season. The Vikes are planning to execute the same hot start that they’ve been playing in the past few games, in all…