(Pixabay) Once Academy moved to 100% capacity, my family and I, like many others in our community, made the difficult decision of going all online to protect ourselves or loved ones at home. Online learning has its bright sides. Avoiding the transportation time to get to and from school and sleeping in are a luxury,…
(Flickr) From Regan Cornelius, Josh Tu, and Carolyn Vaziri Given former Vice-President Joe Biden’s win over President Donald J. Trump and the divisive climate surrounding the election, we at “The Academy Life” extend invitations for all points of view. If your beliefs differ from our greater school’s population, please feel encouraged to let your voice be…
(Carolyn Vaziri’22) Etched on our school’s walls are Respect, Responsibility, Compassion, Honesty, Fairness. Integrity, and Moral Courage: these are the core values, commonly referred to as our “5+2,” that comprise the foundation of our moral code. The Columbus Academy community strives to live by these values both during our time at Academy and beyond. In the…
Thirty upper school students participated in the Service Board’s 3rd annual sleep out for KIDS 4 KIDS on Friday, November 6. Student and teacher volunteers put thumbs up for a job well done at finishing part of the drive. (Courtesy/Ms. Bening) While many Vikings are blessed with a surplus of food and personal items,…
(Courtesy/Pixabay) Many eligible CA seniors cast their ballots for the first time for the 2020 presidential election. This year, voting looked different than past elections, and our eighteen-year-old seniors had the option to fill out an absentee ballot or wear masks and practice social-distancing while standing in line at the voting stations. To avoid the…
Academy raises a second tent in our school’s observance of social distancing (Charlie Belford’22/Media) Lunch line systems and unpredictable weather were just two of many concerns Academy faced when it moved to 100% capacity in mid-October. Many faculty members have stepped up and taken on new roles, from supervising the lunch line to ensuring students…
Emma Stone and Penn Badgley lead characters in Easy A ((Flickr.com) There are many teen dramas produced around the 2000’s that are arguably unrivaled by any new teen dramas. For example, Clueless and Mean Girls, and Easy A is up there with them. Easy A stars a high schooler named Olive Pendergast (Emma Stone), who within her school…
(Flickr) As someone who has played chess for over a decade, I couldn’t be more pleased with The Queen’s Gambit. Producer Scott Frank captures the intensity of the game and the internal battle Beth Harmon faces, all on a sixty-four square board. Set in the 1950s, Beth Harmon ( Anya Taylor-Joy), an orphan after a…
Having met the 28th place regional cutoff, senior Regan Cornelius individually advanced to states on Saturday, November 7 at Fortress Obetz. With splits of 88th in 6:09 and 81st in 12:46 at the first and second mile, Cornelius finished in 20:24, placing 77th out of 177 Division 2 runners and rounding out the girls cross…
(Courtesy/Lorn Spolter) Continuing the Vikings outstanding run, our girls made the trek out to Berlin Hiland for the regional semi-finals on Tuesday, November 3. CA stayed tough, but so did the Hawks, with both teams having opportunities but neither able to capitalize. The score remained 0-0 throughout the 90 minutes of regulation and the…
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