Brian A. (@academyvikings on Instagram) On August 26, the boys soccer team traveled to Westland to face off against the Panthers. The Vikes fought hard in their offensive shootout, but could not contain the Panthers stellar offense, ultimately falling 6-4. Two days later, the Vikings looked to gain their first win taking on Bishop Hartley…

(ca/flickr) The boys and girls cross country teams’ first meet of the season started with a bang, hosted at Centerville on Saturday, August 23rd. In the 5000-m. Giuseppe P. placed second, and Henry S. placed third. In the 5000 championship, Chris H. placed 31st, and Dane C. came in 64th out of 117 total runners.…

Morgan S. (CaFlickr)  Last Saturday, the Vikes entered a double-header weekend looking for success, first against Open Door Christian, but even as Morgan S. and Kyndal S. kept the Vikes in the game, it just wasn’t enough. A second zero -2 loss results followed with the match against Northside Christian, leaving the Vikings 0-2 on…

Lila P./Staff For over two decades, Academy has hosted one of its most impactful programs for faculty and staff: the National Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity Project (SEED). Though not widely known among students, SEED has played a significant role in building community, fostering empathy, and encouraging deep reflection within our school community. Initiated by…

Pixabay With summer around the corner, librarians Ms. Popelka and Ms. Yanke launched the summer reading program with forty-seven books making the cut out of fifty-five faculty nominations. Contrary to past years, Yanke says that there is a spike in the number of non-fiction titles present in this year’s selection. The most popular novel is…

Pixabay UCA(United Columbus Academy), an organization for diversity and affinity groups, held its end-of-year celebration on April 24, in the Dining Hall’s fireside at 12:50 p.m. with hungry and excited students streaming in, listening to a mix of cultural music. For lunch, food choices came from all affinity groups, such as empanadas, spring rolls, fried…

Pixabay After six math league contests, Columbus Academy brings home the first place title for the first time in the school’s history. Math League is a club run by Mr. Feinberg and is open to all upper school students offering the opportunity to compete in six challenging competitions throughout the year. In each round, students…

Jack W./Staff Friday, May 16, marked the Sixth Grade’s annual Business Fair which challenges this grade’s students to come up with a product to sell to the Academy community. The students started working before spring break in Language Arts class  to think through a need or a problem and figure out a way to solve…

Dane C. hands off to Timmy F. in the 4x800m. (Courtesy/Academy Communications Flickr) The boys track team entered its postseason with the Central Buckeye League Championships, competing in two days of competition at Franklin Heights: field events, the 4x800m, and running preliminaries were on Tuesday, May 13, and athletes who advanced to finals ran on…

Lizzie B. (Courtesy/@academyvikings instagram) The girls track team competed at the Central Buckeye League Championship this week and placed 9th overall. Mila B. took 8th in the 100m dash, with a time of 13.39, and Morgan S. placed 3rd in the 200m with a time of 26.57 seconds. Morgan also ran a new personal record…