Orchestra recognizes 14 seniors. (Melanie Q./Staff) Spearheaded by Angela H., Drew S., and Abbey Z., the Academy’s Orchestra hosted its inaugural senior night on April 25, with a beach theme inspired by the class pet, Shostakofish, named after composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Colorful leis, a glittering photo backdrop, and tropical props adorned the Dining Hall as…

Emmanuel J. and Gabe D-R. exchange the baton. (Melanie Q./Staff) Boys track hosted its Senior Night on Hondros Field on Wednesday, April 26. The team recognized Gabe E., Jonathan H., Emmanuel J., Monish S., Kevin W., and Max Z. and the team’s 67.5 to Bishop Watterson’s 56.5.  Elliot S. ran to first in both the…

Eesha T., Alaina D., Maria M., and Abbey Z. (Abbey Z./Staff) National History Day (NHD) is an annual contest for students to research a historical event under a given theme and to create a project about it. Project options include documentaries, exhibits, performances, papers, and websites, either individually or collaboratively. In addition, each person writes…

Chaz M. (Melanie Q./Staff) Amid wind and rain, the boys’ track team traveled to Worthington Christian on Wednesday, April 18, and competed at Whitehall Yearling on Friday, April 21.  For their first meet of the week, the boys clinched first place in every running event, emerging victorious with 53.5 points against Bexley, Bishop Hartley, Grove…

Elliot S. (L) and Dane C. (R) compete in a thrilling 1600m finish. (Melanie Q./Staff) With two meets in a week, boys track and field ran at home on Tuesday, April 11, and traveled to Liberty Union’s “Zuber Relays” on Saturday, April 15. For its home meet, the team competed against Columbus Horizon, Cristo Rey,…

Gabe D. surges in the 4×400. (Melanie Q./Staff) After postponing a home meet on Wednesday, April 5, boys track traveled to Big Walnut on Saturday, April 8 for its first competiton of the season in the annual Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays. Field events began in the morning, each featuring a few competitors whose scores…

Mr. Greenwood conducts orchestra. (Melanie Q./Staff) Academy’s Advanced Orchestra traveled to Upper Arlington on March 4 to perform at the Central Ohio String Festival, a two-day event that featured 30 orchestras playing pieces for judges and receiving a ranking from I (superior) to V. Afterward, the judges provided feedback about the performances in a clinic…

(Flickr) Academy hosts several dances for Upper Schoolers beginning with the fall Homecoming then the Winter Formal (WinFo), and finally, Spring Prom. Although Homecoming and Prom resumed after COVID-19, the last Winfo was in 2020.  Upper schoolers cheered in excitement after watching the 2023 Winfo theme reveal during assembly on January 30. The video included…

Academy SDLC participants visit the Alamo (Courtesy/Shannon Walter)  From November 30-December 3, over 7800 students and educators worldwide gathered in San Antonio, Texas, for the 35th annual Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) hosted by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). This multiracial and multicultural gathering focuses on making connections, social justice conversations, and self-reflecting.…

(Flickr) Academy has participated in the annual OCTM (Ohio Council of Teachers and Mathematics) math contest since 2010. In the past, The Ohio State University held the statewide competition. Now it is administered by teachers within each school.  This year, Mr. Olexio supervised 30 students competing in the OCTM contest on September 28. The 45-minute…