(Ella Morris/Media) Boys soccer lost a hard-fought match against Bishop Watterson on October 12. Both Davey Agrawal and Leo Kass scored, but the Vikings failed to prevent Watterson from scoring double the Vikes’ shots, ending in 4-2.  The Vikes ended the season with a 6-9-3 record. Districts information TBA.

(Courtesy/Mike Chang)   On October 24, 2021, the Vikes competed in states at Lakewood Racquet Club and faltered against Hathaway Brown with an overall 2-3 loss.  They bounced back against Bryan High, with Arya Chabria and Grace Phillip winning first and second singles (8-2, 8-0). Second doubles, Emily Motta & Yasemin Bilgin cleaned the board at…

Andrew Barren/Media) On Friday, October 22, the varsity football team finished off its regular season with a close loss at home against Whitehall. After a scoreless first quarter, the Vikes grabbed the first points with a fumble forced by Jake Colodney and a recovery return for a touchdown by Ryne Whitt. Our boys continued their…

Beggar’s Night on Hondros: players dress in costumes. On Wednesday, October 20, the 4-seed Academy field hockey team hosted 16-seed Dublin Jerome in the first round of states. The Vikes impressed in the match, winning 6-0 with contributions from throughout the squad.  The team plays in the second round against 5-seed Upper Arlington, who tied…

Madeline Proctor charges on at districts. Liam Ross ‘22 and Stephen Wright at MSL’s.   With the regular season schedule winding down and postseason meets ramping up, seniors Liam Ross and Madeline Proctor reflect fondly upon their time on the cross country team. Both will miss their teammates, according to, who Ross mentioned they are…

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Girls golf did the unexpected this year: proceeding to states after only forming the team three years ago.  The girls played at the Ohio State Golf course on October 15 and 16. After the first day, the girls were in 7th place with a team score of 346. After day two, they moved up to…

(Henry Rubey/Media) How’s the job so far? “I’m enjoying it. I think the biggest change is the constant – and this is a positive – the constant interaction with students. And it’s all day every day. As you know, I’m in education because I like kids! So that’s been good.” What part of the job…

Carson James and Eliora Teferi cut tape for their canned foodbox (Milana Biswas/Staff) Community service is an important aspect of our Columbus Academy values, for it allows us to reflect on the ways that we help those outside of our walls. Following the half day on Thursday, October 13, over 15 upper school students devoted…

Working on the sticker table (Julia DeVore/News) On October 11, 1987, a march with over half-a-million participants commenced in Washington D.C. for Lesbian and Gay Rights. In the following months, members of the LGBTQ+ community gathered in D.C. and created a day to celebrate coming out beginning on October 11, 1988, the one year anniversary…