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Monthly Archives: January 2021

News

A bar of soap, a tube of toothpaste: every item helps

(Courtesy/Columbus Blessing Boxes Project) The next time your family or you visit the grocery store, think about purchasing a tube of toothpaste or a bar of soap for the Blessing Boxes sponsored by CA Service Board (SB). Even one item per US student will help because people are already using our school’s Blessing Boxes, located…

Opinion & Editorial

Before Unity We Must Heal

(Carolyn Vaziri’22/Staff) In President Joe Biden’s inaugural speech, he mentioned the word “unity” nine times. It was the cornerstone of his address.  But what does “unity” mean in a democratic society?  Does it mean that we all suddenly agree on the same issues and priorities? No. It rather means that we agree on adhering to…

Sports

Ice Hockey Triumphs on Senior Day

Vikes battle at DeSales’s net (Courtesy/@CAIceHockey on Twitter) Academy’s ice hockey team dedicated this week to its Seniors. Luke Budzik, Max Crane, Patrick Daly, Andrew Golden, Campbell Gwin, Suzy L’Hommedieu, Nate Rausch, and Xander Wood were celebrated from January 19 through January 22, with the team’s twitter account honoring two seniors per day. Academy kicked…

Sports

Girls Swimming Racks Up a 2-1 Week

Florence Lin’23, Charlotte Baker’24, Lauren Prall’24. (Julia DeVore’22/Staff) The Columbus Academy girls swimming team looked to continue its winning streak with three big meets on Tuesday, January 19, Friday, January 22, and Saturday, January 23.   The Aquavikes started off the week with a bang, securing a victory over Bishop Hartley, Ohio Ready, and Wellington with…

Sports

Winning Record for Boys Swimming

Raaghuv Vazirani’22 and Rowan Hennessy’21 sprinting backstroke.            Gavin Lewis’23 dominating breaststroke. (Julia DeVore’22/News) Our boys swim team started off its week with a bang, scoring 96 points against Bishop Hartley’s 38 and Wellington’s 34 on Tuesday, January 19, at home. Cy Richardson’22 and Jono Hammond’23 took the Vikes to an…

Sports

Boys Bowling Makes CA History

(Vincent White’21 readies for a strike /Courtesy Cindy Wilson) On Tuesday, January 19, the Columbus Academy boys bowling team broke the all-time program record for a single game with 2072 points against Hamilton Township. Academy’s star bowler, Vincent White’21, broke the individual record, putting up 212 before securing 267. Following a 278 in practice, Jacob…

Sports

Tough Week for Girls Basketball

After securing a three-game winning streak last week, Academy’s Girls basketball team was looking to continue their dominance on the court this week.  The girls played their first game of the week at home on Tuesday, January 19 against Whitehall. Juniors Claudia Warstler and Sophie Spolter, as well as Kayla McClendon’21 and Claire Cahall’23 all…

News

Vaccine Update

(Pixabay) As a greater vaccine distribution moves forward, the volume of information regarding the vaccine itself–who gets it and the timeline–can be confusing. First, every state has received a limited supply of vaccines proportional to its population, and as states move forward with their plans, more will be provided. Ohio has a phased approach to…