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Monthly Archives: May 2018

A&E

Johnson’s Ice Cream Parlor

Flavors galore at Johnsons. (Eliana Jenkins’20/Staff) There’s no better way to start the summer with an ice cream cone, and Johnson’s Ice Cream, a new addition on Main Street in New Albany, serves it well. Johnson’s atmosphere is welcoming and summer-oriented. And its wide variety of flavors, from “PB Chocolate Tornado” to “Blueberry Pie,” make…

News

2018-2019 Elections for Student Council

(Courtesy/Student Council’s Moodle Page) Student Council elections provide a chance for the student body to choose how they want to be represented, and this year’s elected representatives are sure to maintain excellent leadership and bring new ideas for the upper school student body.  Davey Agrawal will be the Freshmen President, having run against Russel Ahmed,…

Sports

Boys Lacrosse Eliminated in Regional Quarterfinals

  Sophomore Andrew Swartz grapples for possession. (Sarah Neltner’20/Media staff)   After topping Oakwood to open the postseason, the CA boys lacrosse team fell to DeSales in the second round of the regional tournament.   The #10 seed Vikings traveled to Oakwood on Monday, May 14, and used a late offensive flurry to edge the…

Sports

Girls Track Earns Second at Districts

Senior Muriel Goldfarb blazes around the turn. (Chris Heermann’18/Media editor) The Academy girls track team traveled to Watkins Memorial for the district meet, competing in the field events on Tuesday, May 15, running preliminaries on Thursday, May 17, and securing second place after the finals on Saturday, May 19. The Vikings were outstanding throughout the…

News

Academy’s Mission: Reframing “In Quest of the Best”

  In 1916, Paul Schoedinger, a senior at Columbus Academy, created the motto “In Quest of the Best” for the first hard-bound edition of the yearbook,The Caravel. The school community took a liking to Schoedinger’s mantra, and it was eventually adopted as Academy’s official statement.  Ever since, “In Quest of the Best” has served as…

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Real-World Business Class Coming Soon for Academy English Students

(Public Domain Pictures) Next year, junior and senior English students will have the opportunity to enroll in a new semester-long business class taught by Ms. Reifeis. The class will be student-driven with a focus on collaboration, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving.  The inspiration for this course began with a program called Wildfire Education run by…

News

MDA Camp at Academy: 20 Years Strong

Nick Robie’18 with Charlie Sabgir’20 and juniors Liam McCann and Ethan Nankervis. (Courtesy/Christy Bening) On Sunday, May 20, from 11 AM – 2 PM CA hosted the new counselor orientation in Academy’s dining hall. New counselors, Charlie Sabgir, Ethan Nankervis, and Liam McCann, were joined by MDA veteran and newly appointed MDA Cabin Leader, Nick…

Sports

Baseball Wins District Championship

Senior Matt Saling stares down the batter. (Sarah Neltner’20/Media staff) The CA baseball team captured its first district title since 2004 with incredible wins against Johnstown-Monroe and Northridge. The #12 seed Vikes traveled to Beavers Field in Lancaster on Tuesday, May 15, ready to battle #9 seed Johnstown-Monroe in the district semifinals. Sophomore Noah Glimcher…

Opinion & Editorial

Teaching How to “Be Best” 

(commons. wikipedia.org) President Trump should listen to his wife more.  Last Monday, Melania Trump, announced plans for her new platform as First Lady. Her “Be Best” campaign will focus on the mental and social health of children across America, with a particular focus on safe social media and cyberbullying.  Regarding positive social media, Trump asserted, “It…

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The Next Generation of Spectre

Intel, AMD, Nvidia, ARM; no CPU is safe from Spectre. (Unsplash, CC0) On January 3, 2018, three central processing units’ (CPU) vulnerabilities known as Spectre and Meltdown were announced to the public (two types of Spectre and one of Meltdown). Any device with a CPU is a possible target, putting most devices in danger of…