Large, bright canvases line Morris Hall’s walls, filling Academy’s art gallery with layers of vibrant colors and pigments. But beneath the abstract surfaces of Mark Ross’ work are stories drawn from world events. The current exhibition came together through a collaboration between Sarah Gormley, who sells contemporary art on High Street and upper school art…

Sparks of orange spurted upward from a large fire at the center of a circle of seniors holding sticks with golden marshmallows over flames, while others munched on the s’mores they had already made. Bursts of laughter and conversation overshadowed the crackling fire until a boom thundered in the darkness. A downpour sent students running…

(Courtesy/@ca__baseball Instagram) Baseball honored its seniors, Tyler A., Nolen C., Hayes D., Dominic D., Grant L., Cooper L., and Jameson R., on Monday, May 4, before a league game against Bishop Ready. The game followed the Vikes usual trajectory this season: either winning or losing by large margins with few close games. The Silver Knights…

(Courtesy/Ms. Lucas) Academy’s band hosted its final concert in the Mack Gym on Tuesday, April 28, playing four tunes and honoring its 18 seniors (Adam A., Graham A., Adlana D., Marc D., Dilin G., Nathan M., Nico M., Aubree M., Sarauv M., Nolen M., Chaz M., Marceline O., Josh S., Lauren S., Rachel S., Eesha…

(Courtesy/Mr. Fish & Mr. DeVore) Academy’s Robotics team whirred to life on Thursday, April 16, for three days of competition at the National Robotics Challenge (NRC) in Marion. Over the course of the school year, students have dedicated hours outside of class designing, testing, and building robots ranging from nimble autonomous maze solvers to deadly…

(academyvikings Instagram) Academy’s swim team wrapped up its 2025-26 season at the Division II OHSAA state championship meet, with divers competing first on Wednesday, February 25, followed by swimming preliminaries on Thursday, February 26, and finals on Friday, February 27. The Vikings had nine swimmers and one diver qualify for states; the boys finished 15th…

(academyvikings Instagram) The boys swim team competed at Central Ohio’s sectionals, the first stage in the three-step process to states, on Friday, February 13, with the girls swimming on Saturday, February 14. The boys claimed a narrow victory over second-place Granville, while the girls saw numerous district qualifiers.  Emily R., Maddie E., Rhea K., and…

Luke L. (academyvikings Instagram) Academy’s swim teams competed at the annual Central Buckeye League Invitational against six other DII schools from central Ohio on Saturday, January 24. The girls placed fourth, tallying 163 points, and the boys broke their 12-year winstreak by falling short with a second-place finish of 335 points against Bexley.  The meet…

Wystan C. (academyvikings Instagram)     The boys hosted Bishop Hartley on Thursday, January 15, for their last home meet of the season, taking home a clear and decisive victory with three relay victories and numerous first-place finishes. Academy honored its sole male senior, Mason H., who has swum throughout his high school years.  On…

Kayla R. (academyvikings Instagram) Our girls swim team celebrated its four seniors during its meet against Bishop Hartley on Thursday, January 15, and traveled to Canton to compete at the annual Northeast Classic meet on Saturday, January 17.  On Thursday, January 17, Academy honored Nousha A., Maddie E., Aubree M., and Rachel S. during a…