Finn Cassidy ’21 showcasing his game to classmate Kieran Gorospe ’21.(Josh Tu’20/Staff)

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Over 100 students presented at our 6th Annual Computer Science Fair.(Katie Ranlin’22/Media) As a digitized character of Mr. Losambe caught a student red-handed wearing airpods in a lounge, “Busted” flashed across the projector screen, and the entire room erupted in an uproar of groans and laughter.  “Grand Theft Academy,” an Academy-relevant take on the popular…

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Hayden Compton’19 hitting the ball getting him to third base. (Katie Rankin’22/Media)  Our boys baseball team cruised through its first two rounds of districts this past week. Madison Plains did not receive a warm welcome on Tuesday, May 14, as Academy trounced them 10-0. Noah Glimcher’20 gave no quarter, pitching a shutout against the Golden…

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The Vikes had a field day on Monday, May 6, during their Senior Night, with Hayden Compton’19 pitching a no-hitter as they decimated Whitehall-Yearling 10-0 before turning around the next day and beating #2 seed East Knox in a 5-4 slugfest. On May 8, the Vikes again faced the Rams, who failed to stand their…

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On April 22, a professional develoopment day, CA’s Blood Drive still collected 16 units of blood. The donations have the potential to save 48 lives.  Carolyn Zhang and Lindsey Dunlap in partnership with the Red Cross, ran the Blood Drive, a service tradition that can save up to hundreds of lives a year.  This month,…

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A CA Shazam! Statue at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 (Gage Skidmore/ Wikimedia Commons) It’s no secret that the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) needs some freshening up. Constantly overshadowed by Marvel’s inability to make an unpopular movie, the company that spawned household names like “Batman” has found it hard to find its footing in creating a…

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Brie Larson meets with former female pilot at the National Air and Space Museum. (Wikimedia Commons) Captain Marvel, the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), premiered Friday, March 8th, and quickly rocketed to a record-breaking $455 million international opening weekend. The origin story about Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), a pilot turned Kree supersoldier…

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Students engage in a Community CAfe exercise, based on Academy’s special showing of The Hate U Give. (Ella Morris’22/Media) On Thursday, February 21, Upper School Dean, Mr. Losambe, hosted a  Community CAfe to discuss the film, The Hate U Give, which was offered to all students after school on Tuesday, February 19. Ms. Brooks and Dr. Jacki attended the discussion as…

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President Trump announces First Step Act (Source: Flickr) In 2002, Weldon Angelos, a father of two, was sentenced to 55 years without parole because of mandatory minimum sentencing laws. The crime? Selling marijuana three times while in possession of a firearm. Now not only is this sentence too severe for a nonviolent drug offender, but…

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House Representative Steve King (R) of Iowa speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Gage Skidmore/Flickr Voters rallied to cast their ballots in the midterms on Tuesday, November 6, with voter turnout hitting a 50 year high. Yet as people strived to make their voices heard, some controversial candidates also made it into…

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