Columbus Crew fans celebrate after securing a win. (flickr via Jim Bach) Around this time last year, Anthony Precourt, CEO of Precourt Sports Ventures and owner of the Columbus Crew SC, announced that he was considering the relocation of the beloved soccer team to Austin, TX—a shock to many. Outraged fans took to social media…

Students attending Haunted Homecoming. Riley Hennessy’20/Media On Saturday, October 13, Columbus Academy upper schoolers gathered in the Dining Hall for the annual Homecoming dance. With Halloween just a couple of weeks away, the 2018 Sophomore Committee chose a fitting “Haunted” Homecoming. The walkway up to the Dining Hall building was transformed into a ghostly cemetery…

COSI’s new Hot Wheels exhibit. (Carolyn Zhang’20) Following COSI’s annual two-week closure, the museum opened to the public once again on September 22, with a new exhibit and different movies for guests to enjoy. From now until January 6, 2019, COSI is hosting a Hot Wheels exhibit, produced by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and…

Chaos at Delaware County’s Door. (Pixabay) Roller-coasters. Indoor skydiving. An e-sports video-gaming arena. Sounds great, right? Not everyone, however, is on board with the business venture of Planet Oasis, a $2 billion entertainment venue project, coming to Delaware County, OH. Following the public announcement of Planet Oasis’ plans on June 28, an opposition group created…

(Flickr) Established in 2014, Columbus Academy’s relatively new Upper School Science Olympiad Team had its first meeting of the year last October. For those who are unfamiliar with the Science Olympiad competition, its main objective is to test students’ adeptness in solving different challenges by applying their knowledge of science. In the weekly practices that…

Mrs. Bening with Neena Baliga and Angel Watkins along with Shreya Mohanselvan, Nick Robie, Mrs. Eden and Ms. Stout celebrate a successful, enriching year of working together. (Riley Hennessey’20/Media staff) On Friday, April 27, both Service Board advisor, Mrs. Bening, and Student Council advisors, Mrs. Eden and Ms. Stout, gave heartfelt thanks to their devoted…

Students participate in author Melanie Crowder’s writing workshop. (Carolyn Zhang’20/Staff) On Monday, April 16, Columbus Academy hosted Melanie Crowder, acclaimed author of Audacity, Three Pennies, and Parched, as the annual “Voices of Authors Series” guest speaker. Crowder is also the recipient of the Jefferson Cup and the Bulletin Blue Ribbon awards. In the morning, all…

Digital design by Sasha Ahern’20 Earth Day has taken place annually on April 22 since 1970. From its humble beginnings, the occasion has since then, grown to a global scale as it continues to raise awareness of the increasing environmental problems on Earth due to air, water, and soil pollution. On this day of every…

Andrew Barren’22 created 360 degree films for Project Discover. Jacob Liu’20/Staff) Every year around March, Columbus Academy 8th graders begin participating in Project Discover. As the name suggests, the project gives students the opportunity to explore new interests such as music, art, dancing, or in Andrew Barren’s case, 360 degree videos. Barren initially became fascinated…

Juniors listen to seniors’ comments. Julia Gurevitz’ 19/Media At the end of last semester, Charlie Sabgir‘20 was considering the classes that he wanted to take as a junior but soon became overwhelmed with all of the possibilities. The lack of details in the online course descriptions, such as specific homework loads and frequency of tests…