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Monthly Archives: September 2018

News

Service: The Best Day of the Year

All upper school advisories contributed to service work in  Central Ohio on Friday, September 7th. (Pixabay) Promised to be “the best day of the year” by Ms. Bening, students participated in Academy’s annual Service Day on Friday, September 7. The day began with several advisories heading out to their sites while others stayed in school…

Sports

Golf Winds Down Regular Season with Another Win

Ali Khan’20 watches his drive. (Courtesy/Cindy Wilson) Our CA golf squad is no stranger to victories, and the Vikings added yet another to the list on Wednesday, September 5. Academy battled at Bishop Watterson and earned a narrow win by 12 strokes. Junior Ali Khan led the team with an impressive score of 35.  Fellow…

A&E

Crossword and Mr. B’s Puzzle Solutions: 9/07/18

Crossword Solution: by Rekha Marar’19   Mr B’s Puzzle Solution: a) Form a square within a square. b) By crossing the toothpicks we can form four little squares, one medium square, and the entire large square. A Special Thanks to Mr. Bolognese!

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2018 Club Fair Reels in Interest

One of the many interactions that the clubs had for students. (Kayla Podgurski’19/Media) The Senior Quad was filled with energy and excitement on Friday during Academy’s annual Club Fair. After a morning of service, the Club Fair provided plenty of snacks and fun activities to entertain everyone. The Latin Club stole the focus of many…

A&E

10,000 Calories without the Beverage

A Half Mighty Macaroni Sandwich with kettle chips. (David Cooperman’20/Staff) 5 pounds of food. 3 slices of grilled bread. 13 cheeses. 4 pickle spears. Piles of fries and coleslaw. Upwards of 10,000 calories. Consuming this massive amount of food is what the bravest diners face when trying to complete the Legendary Melt Challenge.  Melt Bar…

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Movie Review: Operation Finale  

 Lead Actors Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac in Operation Finale. (wikimedia commons)   In the 73 years since World War II, there have been countless movies about the espionage, violence and heroics that transpired from 1939 to 1945. Now, there’s a new movie, released August 29th, that deals with the international repercussions and effects of…

Sports

Girls Soccer Loses to Worthington Christian

Goalie Sophie Spolter’22 clears the ball up field. (Jenny L’Hommedieu’19/Media) On Wednesday, September 5, the girls soccer team lost to Worthington Christian. After giving up an early goal, the Vikes fought back with junior Emma Belford tying up the game with under two minutes left in the first half. The score remained 1-1 until the…

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Volleyball Holds onto Winning Streak

Junior Sophia Freytag leaps into the air. (Riley Hennessey’20/Media) Coming into this week with a strong 6-1 record, the Volleyball Vikings were excited to improve their season record on home turf.  On Tuesday, September 4, the Vikings suited up for a game against Tree of Life. After traveling for all of last week’s spars, a…

News

Sleep-Out Raises Awareness for Homeless Teens 

Seniors Leah Pierre-Louis, Rekha Marar and Himaja Reddy work on blanket.(Courtesy/Mrs. Bening) Late at night on Thursday, September 6, close to 30 CA students participated in the sleep-out, an activity designed to build empathy for teen homelessness. The night of the sleep-out stimulated the hardships a homeless teen would have to endure. For that reason,…

Sports

Cross Country Takes First and Eighth in Heavy Rains

Teams Fight their Way through the Pack. (Courtesy/ Andrea Grammel) Coming off a strong beginning to the season, the Columbus Academy cross country team eyed a victory at the McGowan Invitational on Saturday, September 8. While most other sports’ games and matches were cancelled, the invitational still went on. Academy’s boys took first. The girls placed…