The cross-country teams excelled in their Senior Night on October 13, celebrating Andy B., Luke K., Jacob L., Jiaqi L., and Giuseppe P. on their home course. Both teams placed first, beating Newark Catholic. The girl won with 18 points; the boys had 17.  “I’ve been running for six years,” Giuseppe says, “and this year…

On Tuesday, October 13, Academy faced off at Bexley for the seniors’ last chance to take down the Lions. The game started hot with an intense offensive shift for the Vikings, but Bexley held its ground. Both teams battled for possession as the strength of the rivalry hung over the field. Senior Lila P. denied…

Courtesy/ Mark Masek Academy’s Environmental Science class (led by Ms. Eisert) traveled to the Columbus Zoo on Friday, October 9. Rather than an ordinary visit to view wildlife, this trip was designed to show students environmental science in the real world. To start the trip off, the class split into smaller groups, ensuring everyone had…

The words “Global Scholars Sign-Out” were scrawled on a green piece of paper. Holding my phone, recently retrieved from the cart, I carefully printed my name on the sheet. Signed out, I eagerly walked out to the MS bus circle, ready for the day ahead. Piling onto the bus at 8:30, our group was small:…

(Courtesy/@noahbergmedia Instagram)  Volleyball suffered a 3 – 0 loss against Tree of Life on October 12. The Vikes rebounded the next day, when they faced Whitehall and honored seniors, Captains Kyndal S. and Nour S. The Vikes dominated this matchup, winning 3-0, commanding the game from the start. The girls set the tone early, winning…

Courtesy/Ms. Bening; Layout: Avery M./Staff Two power reds, 29 Whole Blood, 51 donors, and 33 units of blood will save 99 lives from Academy’s Fall Blood Drive on Thursday, October 15. Organized by lower school teacher Ms. Crain, Upper School teacher and Service Board Advisor Ms. Bening, and Service Board’s Shapers,  Gabi M., Fumei S.,…

Courtesy/Coach Miller After 12 seasons leading Academy football, head coach Robin Miller tallied his 87th win with a 29-9 victory at Franklin Heights on Friday, October 2, surpassing the previous school record of 83 wins by four victories for a head football coach. Miller has served as Academy’s head varsity football coach since 2015. During…

(Courtesy/ Dr. Morris) Layout: Stephanie L./Staff The junior class won the second CA-Ditarod, a Service Board relay race that kicked off this year’s Kids 4 Kids season, planned with advisor, Ms. Bening and Service Board, President Lila P. and Katie N., Emily N., Ashley H., Camille B. The purpose of thus event is to get…

(CA/Instagram0 A lot of us love listening to music when we study, need to relax, or just in general. So next time you open Spotify, why not take a listen to the album Royalty by the Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra, featuring CA’s very own band director, Jessica Sneeringer. I was lucky to be able to…

Pixabay In March, Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives Mark Huffman said, in reference to the twenty-eight planned and 40 active data centers in New Albany that “we are at the front of some very glorious times.” I’d like to take a look at what these “glorious times” actually entail. To start, it should…