Katie N. ,Morgan S., and Kyndal S. (ColumbusAcademy/Flickr)  In the first round of the playoffs, girls basketball travelled to Fredericktown to face off against the Freddies. The Vikes struggled from the start, only putting up two points on the Freddies strong defense. Fredericktown took full advantage of the Vikes shortcomings and jumped ahead to a…

(Courtesy/@academyvikings instagram) On Friday, February 14, the varsity boys bowling team placed 25th in the Division II sectionals at HP Lanes. Craig E. bowled a 505 across three games making him the team’s leading scorer. Phinn B-M. and Nathan M. added 458 and 435 across three games. Marc D. scored 403 across three games, while…

On Sunday, February 2, the 67th annual Grammys Award was hosted in Los Angeles, California. Every year there’s typically controversy over who won what. This time, the topic of dispute is the winner of The Country Album of the Year. The five nominees consisted of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Chris Stapleton’s Higher, Kacey Musgraves’ Deeper Well, Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion,…

Courtesy/Flickr) Four songs, five Grammies, and a high-profile lawsuit. Kendrick Lamar has had arguably the biggest year of his career so far, sweeping every category he was nominated for at the Grammys, holding the charts for 48 straight weeks and counting, and performing on one of the world’s biggest stages last weekend: the Super Bowl…

(Courtesy/Flickr) There’s a difference between being alone and being lonely. In the age of technology, with access to others being a message or call away, it seems like everyone knows everything about everyone. But is this perpetual access a good thing? Or do we need moments of solitude to decompress and center ourselves? I’ll admit,…

(Pixabay) While structured classes may seem effective at improving test scores and maintaining order, they harm students’ long-term learning and development. This debate is even more relevant as Houston has recently shifted to a new educational system based on strict schedules and curriculums. Houston’s new strict schooling model, although it seems effective at boosting schools’…

(Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) The American Mathematics Competition (AMC), one of the most prestigious and difficult math competitions in the US, consists of just 25 questions that students take 75 minutes to answer. These questions test complex problem solving in algebra, geometry, number theory, and more. There is an AMC exam level for 8th, 10th, and 12th…

(Courtesy/Melissa Clarke Beckett) From Tuesday, February 25, to Thursday, February 27, Academy will hold its first Upper School Book Fair in the Sophomore Lounge. This idea originated from PACA, the Parents’ Association of Columbus Academy, which met with Mrs. Beckett, the Director of Parent Relations, and decided to email several Upper School English teachers and…

(Courtesy/Ms.Bening) Friday, February 20, marked Faculty Staff Appreciation Day(FSAD), and students presented those celebrated with snacks, coffee, letters, and much appreciation. Starting at 8:20 a.m., four sessions of volunteers, each session dividing and conquering with one of five carts delivering tasty treats such as chips, chocolates, bars, and fruit snacks with drinks like sparkling water,…

Jason S. throws down against Grandview Heights (Courtesy/Sunil S.) Three games, three wins. Buckeye Valley, Beechcroft, and Horizon Science were the next three victims of the Red Hot Vikings. Thanks to a Franklin Heights victory over Bishop Ready, Academy can secure the top spot if they win one of their last two games of the…