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Monthly Archives: February 2020

Sports

Girls Basketball Falls in First Round of Playoffs

Sophie Spolter’22. (Liesel Goldfarb’22/Media) On Saturday, February 22, the CA girls basketball team fell in the sectional finals to North Union, 53-42. Going in as the underdogs to the eighth-seeded Wildcats, the fourteenth-seeded girls started out strong. Sophomore Sophie Spolter came out hot, scoring 6 early points to lead the Vikes to a 10-9 lead…

Model UN & JSA Vikes Take the Nation’s Capital

Suzy L’Hommedieu, Ashi Gunawardena, and Jake Huddleston at this year’s Model UN. (Courtesy/Amy Berkley) Over the long Presidents’ Day weekend, two groups of Columbus Academy students traveled to Washington, D.C. for Model United Nations and Junior States of America events.  Over 40 Upper School students joined nearly 3,000 national and international high school delegates at The…

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Girls Swimming Ends Season at States

(Andrew Barren’22/Media editor) The Vikes wrapped up the swim season with some fabulous performances at states on Friday, February 21, and Saturday, February 22, at the C.T. Branin Natatorium. Our girls 200 medley relay of seniors Annalise Grammel, Taylor Warren, and Abby Yalam, along with talented sophomore Lauren Klinefelter, took 1oth place in the preliminary…

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Bowling Season Ends

(Courtesy/Nikki Turley’20) Vincent White‘22 rounded out the Striking Vikings season with an individual thirty-first place at districts on Saturday, February 21, at HP Lanes. White bowled 117, 173 and 197 for an impressive 487 total.  The Vikes said goodbye to some stellar seniors at the conclusion of the season, including Gigi Bates, Michael Hoffman, Ellie…

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Ice Hockey Tournament Run Closes

(Henry Rubey’22/Media) On Saturday, February 22, Academy took on Sycamore at the Ice Haus for the first round of the OHSAA state qualifying tournament. Understanding the high stakes of the game, the Vikes came out firing, with junior Luke Budzik scoring only three minutes into the first period, assisted by classmate Andrew Golden. Unfortunately, Sycamore…

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Wrestling Prepares for Sectionals

(Sarah Neltner’20/Media) The wrestling team continues to be plagued by injuries and fell to Whetstone and New Albany on Wednesday, February 19. With an overall record of 6-8, the team is now focused on preparing for Sectionals on Friday, February 28, and Saturday, February 29, at Ridgedale.

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Boys Basketball Heats Up To End Regular Season

Kevin Reeves shoots a fadeaway. (Josh Tu’21/Staff) The Columbus Academy boys basketball team hosted Centerburg on Tuesday, February 18, in a game that was bound to be a tough matchup for the Vikes, with Centerburg entering the game with a 15-6 record.  CA started off in rhythm and maintained an early 13-8 lead after the…

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Social Media in Real Life with The Circle

(Wikimedia Commons) If you’ve ever been catfished, The Circle, hosted by Michelle Buteau, might be the show for you.   Eight competitors meet a hotel, are placed in separate rooms, and must interact through “the circle,” a voice-activated system in which they can set up their profiles and have private or group chats. No one…