Owen L. and Katie V. skate to their spots before a face-off. (Chang L) The Vikings Ice Hockey team opened its regular season against St. Charles on Friday, November 22.  The game started as a defensive battle for the Vikings before Landon L. found Brady M. in front of the goal. Sadly, the shot went…

Theo F. (Courtesy/Cindy Wilson) Winter sports are here, meaning Academy’s boys basketball will return to The Mack. On Saturday, November 30, the Vikings will travel to take on the Dunbar Wolverines at 2:30 p.m. Dunbar held an impressive 13-11 record last season, considering some of their toughest opponents included Hilliard Bradley and Harvest Prep. Considering…

(Courtesy/Ms.Bening) Academy’s annual service project supporting local families concluded this past week with two key events: transferring boxes to the dining hall and delivering them to their sites. On Friday, November 22, the Service Board organized an event to transfer family boxes from classrooms to the dining hall in preparation for loading cars the following…

(Courtesy/ Senior Class) Trailblazing has been a common theme for the class of 2025. The new senior potluck was no exception as another  tradition has come to fruition. On Wednesday, November 21, from 6-8 p.m, Friendsgiving, a potluck headed by Melanie Q., who saw an “Instagram post about a school’s holiday dinner” and decided to…

(Courtesy/Franklin County Board of Elections) On Tuesday, November 5, for 13 upper schooler students participated in the Youth at the Booth initiative by working at polling stations on Election Day, an undertaking launched by ceramics teacher, Charity White, in 2020, when the pandemic caused a significant decrease in the number of poll workers, as many…

(Courtesy/Ms. Bening) Each winter, Service Board hosts its annual Kids 4 Kids a school-wide event to  support 30 families in partnership with The Childhood League and Royal Manor Elementary. Lower school students collect donations, help wrap gifts, shop for extra food items and create snack boxes.  Middle schoolers gather the food donation bins and create…

(Pixabay) At the end of each quarter, students swarm around teachers for their grades, comparing GPAs with their friends. Some students believe an open grade book policy provides transparency every day.  If you always know where you are, it eliminates having to constantly ask teachers where you stand. Sure, at the end of the quarter,…

(Melanie Q./Staff) As I’m sure we all know, Taylor Swift, American singer and songwriter, has taken pop culture by storm–so much so that on November 19, Academy’s combined Theatre and Orchestra performance, “Fallies,” was “Eras” themed, inspired by Swift’s “Eras Tour.” Just as the Eras Tour represents epochs of Swift’s career, the Fallies concert grouped…

(Wikimedia Commons)  Here’s a look at what you missed in major sports this past week: We are now down to merely three undefeated teams following #6 BYU’s loss to unranked Kansas. With just two weeks remaining in the season, there is more drama than ever before thanks to the new 12-team playoff format. Every game…

Melanie Q./Staff Anyone sitting in Schoedinger Theater on Wednesday, November 13, can confirm it was swirling with harmonious tunes and soulful melodies, thanks to the Academy Middle and Upper School’s first choir concert of the year. With a “Nature’s Harmony” theme, the music centered around our wonderful Earth, creating a peaceful ambience. The sixth grade…