The boys cross-country team turned heads at the Centerville Invitational, battling through a packed 34 team field to capture 15th place. Senior captain Andy B. led the Vikes, clocking 18:50 and placing 31st among all runners.  This is a great start for this year’s new squad, as the team lost many impactful seniors, and that…

The girls cross country team fought for the second-place spot on September 5, when they competed in an invitational at Highland High School. They earned 104 points in total. Runners Claire C., Claire H., Livia P., Maryam C., and Julia M. placed in the top 35 in the race, with 121 participants overall. “Since it’s…

Large, bright canvases line Morris Hall’s walls, filling Academy’s art gallery with layers of vibrant colors and pigments. But beneath the abstract surfaces of Mark Ross’ work are stories drawn from world events. The current exhibition came together through a collaboration between Sarah Gormley, who sells contemporary art on High Street and upper school art…

@ca_scioly/instagram Rain forced our annual Club Fair out of its usual spot on the Lazarus Courtyard and into the Dining Hall, but the event still drew its usual crowd of students exploring tables and signing up for clubs.  Club Fair runs in the afternoon of Service Day. It is a fantastic opportunity for students–especially freshmen…

(Courtesy/ Dr. Morris) 1200 chairs, 94 seniors, 60 kindergartners, our faculty, staff, guests, and all grades rallied in the Senior Quad for Academy’s 116th Convocation on Friday, August 28. This tradition launches us into the new school year and encourages reflection on the growth to come over the next 280 days. Head of School, Melissa…

(Flickr) Fifty feet up in the air and clipped into a harness with nowhere to go, I had a lot of time to think. Technically, my platform was only supposed to hold three people–but one of them, many platforms ahead, had been struggling on an element for the past twenty minutes, causing a traffic block.…

Courtesy (Wystan C. and Maryam S.) Filing library books, visiting the elderly, packaging hot meals. Whether we were bused to the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, travelling to Sunshine Manor, or upgrading playground equipment, nearly 385 students in 45 Upper School advisories visited over 12 sites on Friday, September 4, to serve the Greater Columbus community on…

Sparks of orange spurted upward from a large fire at the center of a circle of seniors holding sticks with golden marshmallows over flames, while others munched on the s’mores they had already made. Bursts of laughter and conversation overshadowed the crackling fire until a boom thundered in the darkness. A downpour sent students running…

(Courtesy/Ms. Carmichael) For years, Upper School English teacher Ms. Elizabeth Carmichael taught her students about Ireland through pages of classic literature. This past June, however, she finally got to experience the landscapes behind the stories for herself. Carmichael’s connection to Ireland began long before her teaching career. In college at St. Francis University, she took…

(Courtesy/@ca__baseball Instagram) Baseball honored its seniors, Tyler A., Nolen C., Hayes D., Dominic D., Grant L., Cooper L., and Jameson R., on Monday, May 4, before a league game against Bishop Ready. The game followed the Vikes usual trajectory this season: either winning or losing by large margins with few close games. The Silver Knights…