Emma Yakam’22 finishes her freestyle. (Ella Morris’22/Media) On Saturday, February 8, our girls took on other top D2 teams at sectionals, looking to move on to districts after earning a stellar second place as a team. Sophomores Lauren Klinefelter, Mary Kate Prall, and Emma Yakam, along with senior Annalise Grammel, swam to a second place…

Cyrus Hannallah’22 starts off strong. (Ella Morris’22/Media) The CA boys swimming team kicked off the postseason by hosting the Division II Sectional meet on Saturday, February 8. The AquaVikes finished with a total of 157 points, securing a second-place finish.  The boys started off with a bang, as senior James Cao, sophomore Cyrus Hannallah, and…

Junior Max Crane positions to stop the fast break and keep the lead.(Henry Rubey’22/Media) On Friday, February 7, following a tough stretch of defeats amid a great season, Academy faced off against Bishop Watterson at home for the Capital Hockey Conference Blue Division title.  Watterson kicked off the scoring in the first five minutes in,…

Our wrestling team hosted Bloom Carroll, Briggs and Desales for a Super Tri Round Robin on Wednesday, February 5. The Vikes dominated the competition, outscoring them 69 to 30. The team traveled to a Regional Tournament on Saturday, February 8, but was knocked out by Mapleton 54 – 20. CA looks to take on New…

Sophomore Tanner Compton jumps back for a shot.  (Josh Tu’21/Staff) On Tuesday, January 21, the injuries and sickness plagued the Columbus Academy basketball team, which traveled to the league powerhouse Grandview Heights to take on the Bobcats. Grandview jumped out to an early lead and wouldn’t allow the Vikes to score, ending the first quarter…

Senior Mackenzie Smith shoots a free throw. (Charlie Belford’22/Media) On Tuesday, February 4, the Columbus Academy girls basketball team took on Patriot Prep for its Senior Night.  Seniors Emma Belford and Mackenzie Smith contributed early, as Belford knocked down an early three while Smith provided a couple of steals to fuel the Vikings in the…

Dr. Morris types a quote on his Olympia. (Sarah Neltner’20/Media) After its invention in 1867, the typewriter was revolutionary for writers all across the world and made the creation of documents more efficient, and in turn, it became widely popular.  As more advanced technology began to emerge in the 1980s, these machines became things of…

  Ready to Jam. (Liesel Goldfarb’22/Media)   Judging by the 2020 CA Winter Formal Instagram page, which featured creative quizzes and hilarious geography-themed interviews conducted by resident expert Anay Reddy ’20 in weeks leading up to the dance, this year’s Winfo Committee stayed up until nearly midnight prepping the night before the dance, only to…

Ms. Sneeringer enjoys Servive Board’s beautiful food display. (Sarah Neltner ‘20/ Media) On Wednesday, February 3, the Service Board hosted its annual Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day in gratitude to the dedication of our school’s staff, educators, administrators, security, and kitchen and maintenance teams.  This year’s celebration was organized and executed by Ms. Bening, Ms.…

Organizing Japanese flower pots in the Flower Arrangements class during Arts Mania. (Sari Shocket’22/Media)  On Wednesday, February 5, the Columbus Academy Arts Department orchestrated the biennial event known as ArtsMania. With about 40 scheduled sessions, students were tasked with ranking 12 choices they would find interesting. The three-session format allowed participants to explore varied classes…