Boys track continued their postseason at Watkins Memorial, starting with field events on Tuesday, May 14. They continued onto preliminaries on Thursday, May 16, before wrapping up the meet with finals on Saturday, May 18. The Vikes took second place in the stacked field with a whopping 101 points. The boys needed to be in…
Mentor-Mentee. (Wikimedia Commons) In our next school year, all upper school students will have an opportunity to participate in a peer tutoring program, offering mentorship from upperclassmen to freshman and sophomores. As of now, the program includes only math, science, and world language courses, as they are more conceptually challenging and can be interpreted through…
Luke Nester’21 cheers on Annalise Grammel’20 in the 800 meter dash (Vaughn Armour ‘21/Sports) Our girls track team began the race to qualify for states last week, as they competed at districts. The meet started on Tuesday, May 14 with field events before moving onto the preliminary races on Thursday, May 16, and finals on…
Moving beyond the “hush hush” of harassment in K/12 schools. (Mabel, Joe. Eckstein Middle School Hallway 02. 9 Feb. 2008. Wikimedia Commons. The thought of spending an hour discussing touchy topics like sexual harassment and rape may make one uneasy, but at times, uncomfortable conversations can be the most impactful. Columbus Academy has taken some…
The Vikings were looking forward to the beginning of the state tournament after a phenomenal regular season and proved they weren’t here to mess around. Facing off against Olentangy Berlin on Monday, May 13, our boys wasted no time getting ahead. Many people contributed to the Vikes 20-7 victory, including a whopping five goals from…
It was a busy week for the Columbus Academy tennis team, as it competed in the state quarterfinals for the team tournament and the district tournament for individuals. The second-ranked Vikes began the week with their state quarterfinal match against top-seeded Wellington. The Vikings fell to the Jaguars 3-0, ending their run towards the state…
Carolyn Vaziri’22 heads towards goal. (Katie Rankin’22/Media) Our girls lacrosse team ended its regular season by hosting Centennial on Thursday, May 16. The Vikings used this opportunity to prepare for postseason and refine offensive strategies. The ball moved like clockwork as the Vikes silenced Centennial 21-0. In the first game of the postseason, Academy hosted…
On Wednesday, May 8 and Friday, May 10, the Columbus Academy boys track team faced off at Whitehall against Bexley, Grandview Heights, Whitehall-Yearling, and Worthington Christian for the MSL title. Getting the ball rolling, senior Harry Mills sprinted to first and second place finishes in the 100 and 200, with junior Ezra Johnson close behind…
Hayden Compton’19 hitting the ball getting him to third base. (Katie Rankin’22/Media) Our boys baseball team cruised through its first two rounds of districts this past week. Madison Plains did not receive a warm welcome on Tuesday, May 14, as Academy trounced them 10-0. Noah Glimcher’20 gave no quarter, pitching a shutout against the Golden…
Collage by Katie Rankin’22/Media (Top left) New locker room construction for Upper School sports’ teams, adjacent to the Athletic Department offices. (Isabella Morris’22) (Top right) Interior of weight room extensional, next to our present weight room and athletic entrance. (Sari Shocket’22) (Bottom left) Exterior of the newly built extensional weight room. (Isabella Morris ’22) (Bottom…
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