NFL Comissioner Roger Goodell at the draft. (Courtesy/Creative Commons) The NFL has a major domestic violence problem. Ever since Ray Rice was charged with assaulting his fiancee in 2014, domestic violence issues have plagued the league. The NFL tried to take a harder stance on domestic violence in recent years, but the pendulum seems to…
Suriya Sundaram’ 19. (Inji Kang’19/Media Team) Academy’s tennis team played three matches this week, winning all of them. On April 24, the Vikes matched up against the Granville Blue Aces, who forfeited two matches, with Academy winning 3-0. The Vikings went up against their biggest rival on the 25th against the Bexley Lions. In a tough…
(Riley Hennessy’20/Media Team) Columbus Academy opened the week with a huge league matchup against West Jefferson High School on Monday, April 24. The Vikings and Rough Riders played two games. The first was to finish the game that was postponed due to severe weather on April 5. The home game began in the bottom of the…
Ginnie Ma’20, Bri Dragin’18, Jessica Griffin’17, Muriel Goldfarb’18, and Clare Neltner’19 lead the pack in the 100 meter dash. (Chris Heermann 18/Media Team). The girls track team held its own on Senior Night, triumphing over Centerburg in an intense dual meet on April 25. Our girls then traveled to Hamilton Township High School on April…
Caleb Crawley’19. (Chris Heermann’18/Media Team) The Vikes started off a successful week ,with a win on senior night, Tuesday, April 25, in a dual meet against Canterbury on the 28th. The team’s Senior Night was bittersweet. For Bob Kirk’67, it was his year of coaching 43 years of track With four team state titles, four…
(Julia Gurevitz’19/Media Team) For over 20 years, Academy’s annual Senior Art Show has been held in the Theatre Lobby. This year, however, the art show was repositioned to take advantage of the new arts complex in the renovated Morris Hall. Despite the change in location, the brilliant artistic spirit and undying passion demonstrated remained the…
(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…
(Julia Gurevitz’19/Media Team) From April 17-22, the girls lacrosse team faced four opponents and clasped a win from all but one competitor. Its first match-up on April 17, Thomas Worthington, took an 11-9 win, even as the Vikes fought their best to the end. Seniors Michelle Daoud and Baylee Mueller, sophomores Lexi Leader and Tani…
Sophomore Jacob Beck (Chris Heerman’18/Media Team) After a dominant week in which the CA boys lacrosse team went 4-0, the Vikes split a couple of home games this week against two tough opponents. On Monday, April 24, the Vikings took on the Buckeye Valley Barons. The squads traded blows for the majority of the game,…
(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…
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