Junior Luke Budzik punts ball out of Viking’s defensive end.(Ella Morris’22/Media)  On Tuesday, October 1, the Columbus Academy boys soccer team hosted Westland High School to try to extend its three-game win streak. Our boys controlled the game from the start with good defense and passing, allowing the striker unit to go to work. Seniors…

(Max Walker’22/Staff)   This recipe is one that is sure to impress.  The salt water from the clams along with the added spices makes this a balanced dish. The parsley mainly adds color, but you can always add more. This meal is sure to come through when you are craving a Italian treat.   Ingredients:…

Scrolling through Twitter last Friday, I couldn’t believe what filled my timeline. Attacks on Greta Thunberg and the international climate strikes littered my home page, and after just minutes of reading tweets from fervent politicians and enraged citizens, I had to put my phone away. It’s a well-established fact by now that climate change is…

Maggie Rogers enters to the pantheistic hymn, “Color Song.” (Charles Belford ’22/Media) Three years ago, Maggie Rogers was a second-semester senior at New York University, and she found herself in a creative slowdown with her lyrics, even contemplating the idea of becoming a music journalist instead of an artist. This weekend, she performed her first…

Brad Pitt with scientist Jennifer Trosper at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. (Courtesy/ NASA/JPL-Caltech ) Ad Astra is the slow burn of slow burns. It’s a wrenching story of a son chasing after his long lost father and explores humanity and the harsh reality of space travel, paired with gorgeous cinematography. The only problem, however, is that this…

(Courtesy/MadLab) Every year, students from around central Ohio open a new file on Google Docs, brainstorm, and begin to write. By November 17, all viable submissions will have been sent to MadLab, one of Columbus’s blackbox theaters.  The Young Writers Short Play Festival is an annual event held by MadLab in an effort to connect…

Academy’s boys and girls golf squads achieved mid-ranked placings with standout individual scores. Our girls had sectionals at Blacklick Woods on Monday, September 23. With a score of 402, they placed 4th out of 9 schools. The all-9th grade squad put up impressive individual numbers, led by Grace Luo with a 95, and closely followed…

Vikings dash to the front of the pack. (Courtesy/ Andrea Grammel)   On Saturday, September 28, the Columbus Academy cross-country team took its talents to Olentangy Berlin’s Bear Den Dash. The boys varsity competed against ten teams while the girls varsity raced against an equally high-level competition. The boys sped to a 5th place finish…

Junior Brady Hess. (Josh Tu’21/Staff) On Friday, September 27, the Columbus Academy football team suffered a blow to its state playoff hopes when they dropped to Harvest Prep, 45-24. The game started horribly for the Vikes, as they were forced to punt on their first possession and then allowed a long, exhausting Prep drive which…

Junior Carolyn Tsung. (Andrew Barren’21/Media editor)  After three victories the previous week, the Columbus Academy girls tennis team continued its success with two big wins against rivals Granville and Worthington Christian. With a record of 13-4, the Vikes look forward to their last regular match before the postseason tournament. The Vikings travelled to Granville on…