Academy welcomes new college counselor, Jon Wagshul. (Andrew Barren’22/Media editor) What do Tom Cruise and Assistant Director of College Counseling, Mr. Wagshul, have in common? Besides high school roots in the northeast, they were both lawyers in the Navy JAG Corps, one in the movies, one in real life. Mr. Jon Wagshul joined our school…

Alexis Cunningham’23, seniors Kathan Reddy and Grant Hillman, and Tara Hoffman’22. (Courtesy/Alex Graham’20) Twenty-five Academy Speech and Debate students faced off against 7 schools in 4 rounds per category at Upper Arlington on Saturday, December 7. Ninth-grader Alexis Cunningham won 2nd place in Declamation. The Public Forum team of seniors Grant Hillman and Kathan Reddy…

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the Presidential Gun Safety Forum in August. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)     Michael Bloomberg joined the democratic primary on November 24, and with him came his net worth of 55 billion. While his foray into the race drew plenty of media attention, it also begs the question: for…

Senior Philip Soderberg and sophomore Andrew Zaki. (Henry Rubey’22/Media) On Sunday, November 24, Academy traveled to Cincinnati to face off against Archbishop Moeller. The Crusaders are top-ranked in the division-ahead of the Vikes. Academy fought hard, but could not compete with the powerhouse, losing 6-0. After a week-long break, the Vikes retook the ice on…

Gavin Lewis’23. (Julia DeVore’22/Media) The Academy boys swimming team kicked off its season with two victorious meets on Friday, December 6, and Saturday, December 7, proving CA is still a team to be reckoned with-despite losing key seniors last year. The Vikes started the season with a bang, conquering Bexley 95-73 in a dual meet.…

Carter Warster’20 drives for a layup. (Sarah Neltner’20/Media) The boys basketball team kicked off its 2019-2020 campaign with a road trip to Fredericktown on Friday, November 30. The team hopes to bounce back from its loss of 7 key seniors and to lean on some of its underclassmen in the upcoming year. Fredericktown jumped out to…

Sophomore Diana Ulbrich. (Liesel Goldfarb’22/Media) In the Vikes’ first three games, the Columbus Academy girls basketball team picked up two big wins over Wellington and Delaware Christian and lost in a tough defensive battle against Grandview Heights. On Tuesday, November 26, the Vikings traveled to Grandview to take on the Bobcats. In the season opener, there…

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Tori Sirak’23 as Clara. (Courtesy/ Bridget Sirak)  Over the upcoming holidays, many people enjoy celebrations and traditions. The Nutcracker, written in 1892 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, is a favorite performance during the Christmas season.The New Albany Ballet Company (NABC) features this classic annually, and this year was its 20th anniversary of the production.  Four of our…

Wikimedia Commons As early as 2007, Netflix unveiled a streaming service for movies and television, the first of its kind. Though Hulu debuted the next year, Netflix has remained the most popular streaming service of its kind for years. But this may no longer be the case. The Walt Disney company released Disney+ in November,…