Coming off of last week’s victory at Worthington Christian, the Vikes went into their first home meet against Tree of Life, Northside Christian, and Patriot Prep on Tuesday,  April 9, with confidence and continued their impressive form, winning the meet. In distance events, Abhi Ramesh’19 and Alex O’Connor’20 flew past the competition to earn the…

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Harry Mills ’19 anchors the 4×200 relay. (Sarah Neltner’20/Media) The Vikings started off their season on a high note, racing to team and individual victories on Tuesday, April 2, at Worthington Christian. Senior Caleb Crawley won both shot put and discus, while fellow senior Harry Mills left the competition in the dust in the 200…

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Sara Abou Rashed wears an American flag scarf as she delivers her final words, “I am America.” (Jenny L’Hommedieu’19/Media) On Friday April 5, Sarah Abou Rashed performed her one woman show, “A Map of Myself” for the Upper School. Rashed grew up in Damascus, Syria, and since the age of eight, she has been a…

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A customized pizza lets customers add their favorite seasonal items. (Ethan Weiser’22/Staff) Columbus is strapped for good pizza options. Donatos, Jets, Papa John’s, and all other fast food delivery pizza chains are the norm. These mass produced pizzas may be good for a large event or to order for a late night slice, but the…

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Eric Dozier. (Eric Dozier/flickr) In honor of Black History Month, on Monday February 25, Eric Dozier, the former director of the Harlem Gospel Choir, co-founder and National Director of Arts and Education for One Human Family Music, Inc., spoke to our Upper School about music’s impact on society, especially African-Americans, and how it connects people.…

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Ginnie at the Simons Summer Research Poster Symposium. (Courtesy/Shili Lin) Last summer, senior Ginnie Ma spent seven weeks at Stony Brook University as a Simons Summer Research Program Fellow, along with 50 other high school students from across the country. Ginnie worked under Dr. Richard Moffitt in Biomedical Informatics, which, as Ginnie says, “. . .involves…

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Jacob Sardo’19 turns the corner and looks for his shot. (Jenny L’Hommedieu’19/Media) After a close second round exit from the CBJ cup on February 10, the Vikings played in their first varsity district tournament on February 16 against the Centerille Elks. Academy, ranked 15 in the tournament and was the favorite going in against 16th ranked Centerville. Both…

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Patrick Daly’21 passes to the forward line.(Jennifer L’Hommedieu’19/Staff) On February 8 and 9 2019, the Vikes played in their inaugural Varsity Columbus Blue Jackets Cup. On Friday, 14 seeded Academy looked to defeat 11 seed Bishop Watterson in the first round of the tournament after narrowly losing to them on January 27. The game started…

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Allen Koganov’22 maneuvers the ice after gathering a deflection. (Jenny L’Hommedieu’19/Media) The Vikes aimed to break their three-game losses with a JV game against Westerville on Friday, February 1. The game began with three unanswered goals from Westerville to start the first period, with senior David Li pulling one back for Academy.  Senior David Li scored in…

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Senior Night’s massive student section. (Courtesy/Tan Walker/Twitter) Following their disappointing loss in the championship game of the Walter F. Ehrnfelt Memorial Tournament, the Vikes took on DeSales in their inaugural Senior Night on Friday, January 25, then Bishop Watterson on Sunday, January 27th. Senior co-captains Cole Walker and Gunnar Geiger, assistant co-captains David Li and…

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