Senior Neena Baliga invites Ms. Garita, teachers, and staff to lunch. Riley Hennessy’20’/Media With busy schedules and daily distractions, it can sometimes be easy to take our faculty and staff at Academy for granted. From helping us with our learning to making us better citizens, Academy’s wonderful teachers, coaches, staff, and administrators are the foundation…

Students take part in Indian Dance. Sarah Neltner’20/Media staff The Upper School held its biannual ArtsMania day on Wednesday, February 14, coordinated by the Upper School Art Department. Each student took part in three sessions: some taught by CA teachers and others by community artists. Across campus, upper school students and teachers created paintings, jewelry,…

 Anna Linder’22, Andy Zhang’18, and Ginnie Ma’19 at Concerto Finals.(Andy Zhang’18) The Columbus Symphony Orchestra holds an annual concerto competition to promote the achievements of young musicians. Each competition round features some of the most talented students in the state. Only the best performers in each division advance to the next round. This year, Academy…

(Julia Gurevitz’19/Media) Morris Hall’s most recent art exhibit provides the Academy community with a rare opportunity, featuring the work of world-renowned ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu. This marks an important milestone, for the collection is by far the most prestigious Academy has yet to host. The gallery took diligent effort to coordinate, and each piece had to…

(Courtesy/Columbus Crossing Borders Project) On Sunday, December 10, Academy’s visual arts department hosted the traveling art exhibit created by the Columbus Crossing Borders Project, featuring 34 local artists with stops at the University School in Nashville, Xavier University, and the Zanesville Museum of Art before its return to Columbus for a week long engagement here…

Caption: Chairman Ajit Pai speaks for the FCC. (flickr) On Tuesday, November 21, FCC’s chairman, Ajit Pai, released a controversial proposal to dismantle regulations, coined as net neutrality, that protect equal access to the internet. If this plan passes, ISP’s (Internet Service Providers like Time Warner Cable, Verizon, etc.) can charge consumers more for a…

Lauren Fumi’18 during a live show of her art. (Inji Kang’19)   Students and faculty in the Dining Hall during lunch on Wednesday, October 25, were treated to a curious sight. Instead of lunch’s usual clamor, everyone was intrigued with the 2017 QUEST Art Fair. Academy’s QUEST, a group dedicated to student artwork, planned the event,…

Mr. Yakscoe rolls up for first blood drive of the year. (Marcus Grewal’19/Staff) Following the abbreviated school day due to the PSAT, Academy held its first Blood Drive of the year on Wednesday, October 11. The athletic lobby was filled with various medical equipment, along with refreshments for the donors. Students and faculty alike arrived to…

Ludi at Fall Forum (Ellie Kammerer/Ohio student historian for OJCL) Academy’s halls were filled with over 100 students from across the state on Saturday, October 7, as our school hosted the Ohio Junior Classical League’s (OJCL) second Fall Forum. Designed to unite students in a celebration of the classics, this important event was planned for months…

Bollywood at Arts Mania, 2016. (Maggie McCann’17) All of Academy’s art classrooms were void of their teachers on Tuesday, September 12 because these teachers were at the Crane Outdoor Learning Center to plan the coming 2018 Arts Mania event. Taking place only every other year, Arts Mania is a celebratory day in which students can…