Dr. Suzanne Ritter, Upper School psychologist. (Andrew Barren’ss/Media editor) The pursuit of a meaningful and fulfilling life is an awareness and a practice our Academy administrators and teachers believe is just as important as our academic, artistic, and athletic pursuits, particularly in our developing years as high school students. Our questionnaires on personal issues and…

Andrew Swartz’20 runs to take a shot on goal. (Andrew Barren’22/Media) After winning all of their games the previous week, the CA boys lacrosse team rode their momentum to three more victories against Granville, Bexley, and Bellbrook. Next was a matchup against rivals, the Bexley Lions on Thursday, May 9. By the end of the…

The Vikes had a field day on Monday, May 6, during their Senior Night, with Hayden Compton’19 pitching a no-hitter as they decimated Whitehall-Yearling 10-0 before turning around the next day and beating #2 seed East Knox in a 5-4 slugfest. On May 8, the Vikes again faced the Rams, who failed to stand their…

Evie Gee’22 runs towards the goal. (Katie Rankin’22/Media) Our girls lacrosse team had two games last week, beginning with a home matchup against Worthington Kilbourne on Tuesday, May 7. The Wolves came into this matchup as the 20th ranked team in Ohio, making them one of Academy’s toughest opponents yet. They quickly justified their ranking,…

Ryan Panley’22 returns ball in sectionals. (Katie Rankin’22/Media) On Wednesday, May 8, Academy’s tennis team kicked off postseason play in the individual sectional tournament. On the doubles side, first seeded Suriya Sundaram’19 and Rhian Seneviratne’20 defeated the second seeded cousins Jack Madison’21 and Arie Tuckerman’21. Both teams look to reach the finals once again at…

Regan Cornelius’21 rounds the bend in the 4 by 800. (Courtesy Dr. Sweazy-Grammel) This week the Vikes raced in the MSL championships at Whitehall Yearling. On this large stage, our girls showed they were ready for postseason. Starting the meet with the preliminary races on Tuesday, May 7, the majority of our girls qualified to…

Upper left: New locker rooms are coming along. Work is adjacent to Athletic Department offices. (Isabella Morris’22/ Media)  Upper right: Clearing space for the new field house, which will located next to the new locker rooms. (Sari Shocket’22/Media) Middle: Exterior of new weight room, next to current weight room. (Liesel Goldfarb’22/Media) Bottom: Interior of new…

CA families throw colors and celebrate Holi. (Panya Bhinder’21/Staff) On Sunday, May 5, from 2 to 4 pm, Columbus Academy families came together at the Lower School playground to celebrate the Indian festival of Holi, ushering in spring with love and color. Traditionally held in mid-March, Holi, also called the festival of colors, commemorates the…

Senior David Barren slings a pass to his teammate. (Jenny L’Hommedieu’19/Media) The CA boys lacrosse team wasted no time in returning to form after its first loss in three weeks, as the Vikings posted blowout wins over Pickerington North, Westerville North, and Gahanna Lincoln. Academy hit the road for a matchup with Pickerington North on…

Academy in the lead. (Charlie Belford’22/Media) Our girls had their last two regular season meets before leagues, which gained confidence for postseason. The first meet was on Wednesday, May 1 against Bloom Carroll at home.  In the 100 meter dash, three Vikings placed in the top four. Kiersten Thomassey ‘20 flew to a first place…