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Monthly Archives: September 2019

Sports

Volleyball Vikes Battle Grandview Heights in 5 Sets

Junior Lily Plaugher goes up for a hit against Buckeye Valley. (Courtesy/Shane Zhang) The Volleyball Vikes were busy this week. After losing two away games at  Westerville North and at Worthington Christian, our girls were determined  to round off the week with a home win against Grandview Heights on  Thursday, September 19. The Vikes started…

Sports

Academy Cross Country Dusts Competition at Tiger Invitational

After a week of rest and preparation, the Columbus Academy cross country team was looking to take advantage of its fresh legs at the Tiger Invitational on Saturday, September 21. The Academy boys drew a fourth-place finish among nine teams while the girls placed fifth overall. Coming in only eleven seconds shy of the school…

Sports

Girls Tennis Impresses with 3-0 Week 

Anna Chang (’23) hits a strong forehand.  The Columbus Academy girls tennis team continued its winning streak with a dominant set of matches, picking up three big victories. With a record of 10-4, the Vikes are determined to continue their momentum to districts.  The Vikings triumphed over Olentangy with a 3-2 win on Monday, September…

News

Welcome, Mr. Jason Singleton, who shares Field House news

Mr. Jason Singleton, Academy’s New Athletic Director (Andrew Barren’22/Media editor) What is 1½ times the size of a hockey rink,⅓ the size of the White House. and ⅕ the size of a Manhattan city block? Columbus Academy’s upcoming 24,000-square-foot indoor Field House. A project that has been in construction since early this year, the initiative to…

A&E

Max’s Recipe of the Week: Taco Salad

(Max Walker’22/Staff)   This one is for the late nighters-a meal you can make in 5 minutes.   When a hot pocket doesn’t sound quite right, this can be your new go-to quick and easy meal: a beef taco salad.   It is healthy, tasty and has the perfect crunchy and creamy mix with lettuce…

A&E

Concert: Review: Shawn Mendes

(Vivian Bradner-Young/Staff) The crowd exploded as Shawn Mendes burst onto the stage. Everyone was clapping and cheering, which set the rest of the concert up to be full of energy. At any point you could hear the song lyrics being screamed by the crowd. Mendes encouraged the audience to participate by having them clap to…

News

Club Fair Raises Extracurricular Interest

The Senior Quad was buzzing with excitement at Academy’s annual Club Fair on Friday, September 13. After a packed morning of serving the community, CA’s students returned to campus for an afternoon filled with food and activities. Students held 41 clubs and entertained sought multiple sign-ups. Three of them stole much of the attention. Art…

Sports

Volleyball Vikes Go Two-for-Two in Undefeated Week

On Thursday, September 12, the Volleyball Vikes were in The Mack to play Buckeye Valley. After defeating Whitehall in an away game on Tuesday, September 10, the Vikes were ready to add yet another win to their record.  Our girls kept Buckeye Valley on their toes throughout the first set. With kills from Sophia Freytag’20…