Senior Maggie Walther. Junior Emma Yakam cuts to space (Lorn Spolter/ Courtesy) Our girls soccer team kicked off a busy week on Tuesday, October 13, facing off against rival Wellington at home. Junior Sophie Spolter played her way to a shutout, while goals by senior Katie Schiano and junior Emma Yakam propelled the Vikes to a 2-0…

Summer warm-ups. (Josh Tu’21) The Vikings were looking to pick up steam this week against two league rivals as the regular season begins to draw to a close.  Our girls opened up the week traveling to Buckeye Valley on Wednesday, October 7. CA came out a little shaky, conceding a goal early in the first…

Caitlynn Hinds’24 sprints to the finish line. Samantha Frickel’23 strides ahead. (Courtesy/Julie Hinds) On Tuesday, October 6, our girls cross country team ran in crisp fall weather at Hilliard Darby’s 2-mile Dash. Frickel took the lead for the Vikes with a 41st place finish, running a 13:44. Hinds and Julia DeVore’22 blew past the finish…

Brooke Tumeo’22 works at socially distance. Newly designed ceramics room now fits spacing needs .Junior  Lindsey Butler draws in Mr. Block’s art class. Art displays in Mr. Block’s art class as Maya Walter’22 and Jake Calodney ’23) work more than 6 feet apart. (Sari Shocket’22/Media)  Dear teachers, We want you to know that although we may…

Sophie Spolter’22 punts the ball. (Courtesy/Lorn Spolter) This week, our girls soccer team looked to continue its momentum from defeating Bexley in a thrilling match-up against two tough opponents.   The Vikes opened up the week traveling to rival Worthington Christian on Wednesday, September 30. The Warriors tied Bexley just a week earlier, so our girls…

Senior Allison Bergman races to the ball (Courtesy/Lorn Spolter) Our girls soccer team started off the week with an away game on Wednesday, September 23, against league opponent CSG.   The Vikes held off the Unicorns for most of the first half, but CSG managed to slip one through our girls tightly-packed defensive, which gave…

The Academy Life welcomes all members of our Academy community back to school after these past few trying months. We have been so inspired by how our Viking family has responded to new health protocols and the transition to both virtual and hybrid learning.  From our faculty’s enduring efforts to ensure a safe, comfortable learning…

Everyone could use a little sweetness in these uncertain times, and that is just what Ms. Popelka provided us through Candy Madness, the ultimate candy tournament to see what treats the Academy community would like to see in the Library Bowl. Thirty-two delicious sweets were whittled down by student and faculty votes, as the daily…

My family has always been big into traditions, from reading of A Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve to baking monkey bread for breakfast on holiday mornings. Another custom we celebrate is on Easter, having our grandma (sometimes accompanied by our little cousin) join us for dinner, along with her signature batch of cinnamon sticks. With…

With the uncertainty surrounding school returns amid the Coronavirus pandemic and the move from postponing the ice hockey, wrestling, and basketball state tournaments to cancellations, the OHSAA has started discussing the postponement of fall sports. Scott Kaufman, an OHSAA board of directors member and athletic director of Lakota West, says we have” too many unknowns…