Virginia Kistler’s Untitled sculpture consisting of hanging steel spheres and LED lights. Kistler’s piece is featured in Morris Hall’s second floor gallery. (Andrew Barren’22/Media) Academy’s Upper School Art Department held an opening reception for the French Leave Collective on Friday, February 1, from 6-8 pm in Morris Hall’s gallery. Photography and graphic design teacher, Ms. Tursich,…
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Mezze is a restaurant that follows the popular format of allowing customers to customize meals, similar to Chipotle and Bibibop. Unlike these competitors, Mezze offers a much wider range of small dishes that can be eaten as appetizers or sides. Mezze owners call their cuisine “middle’terranean,” a portmanteau of the Middle East and Mediterranean regions.…
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Aylah Mendenhall’19 performs in Jazz Band’s annual concert. (Grace Harrison’20/Staff) On Friday, December 7, at 7:00 pm, the Jazz Band played its fall concert. Jazz Band is a music elective that meets during zero period, so its membership is smaller than concert band. It’s mostly for Upper Schoolers, but Middle Schoolers who have shown that…
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(Courtesy/The Blue Diamond Gallery) Exams! Talking with your friends about how much you studied over the past week, how tired you are and how badly you’ll do on the upcoming mid-terms doesn’t benefit anyone involved. Although students’ sleep levels can run low during this time of the year, there’s no need to turn these factors…
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Director Jessica Sneeringer conducts the Fall Band Concert. (Jenny L’Hommedieu’19/Staff) On Thursday, November 15, the Upper School Band performed its annual fall concert. Flute Choir took the stage first, performing “Minuet and Trio.” Eight flute players attended extra rehearsals throughout the school year to be ready for their special piece. Mrs. O’Rourke is their director.…
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Camerata and Treble Choir team up to perform “Let the River Run.” Grace Harrison’20/Staff On Thursday, November 7, Camerata and Treble Choir had their fall concert. As is tradition, the singers dressed up in tuxedos with bow ties or floor-length black gowns, giving them a fancy and professional look. Treble Choir started off the…
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Jurors begin deliberation. Grace Harrison’19/Staff On November 2 and 3 at 7:30PM in the Schoedinger Theater, the cast of Twelve Angry Jurors performed a drama of jurors assigned to a murder case. In the beginning, eleven jurors vote “guilty” with one who votes “innocent.” Opinions change as juror question about evidence and facts. Each juror has…
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Old Bag of Nails at Creekside location. Courtesy/columbuspartybuses.com With nine locations in the Central Ohio area, the closest The Old Bag of Nails to school is just 2.4 miles down the road at Creekside. One of the most interesting features of the restaurant’s inside is the ceiling: it is covered with signed playing cards. Every…
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The entire show takes place in a courtroom. (Pixabay) Based on a 1957 movie, Twelve Angry Men, this year’s fall play: Twelve Angry Jurors will have both male and female students in the cast. This drama centers upon an 11-1 vote in a murder trial, focusing on the jury of the case. In the beginning,…
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“Lilly Was Here” by Laurie Clements. (laurieclements.com) Academy’s first art exhibit of the year is on display in the Morris Hall gallery, featuring paintings by local artist Laurie Clements P’02 and ’05. Former Middle School art teacher Scott Neal arranged the exhibit. Art teacher Pedro Mena said, “We decided as a department that Ms.…
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